Heather Pierson fell in love with music & the piano at a tender age, growing into singing in choirs & playing the guitar along the way. Music of all sorts of genres are her spirit & lifeblood. She was a part of Garajh Mahal, doing progressive rock, then with the country-leaning North Atlantic Band. Heather was one-third of an A Cappella trio, Lightsisters, and does moving work with Bernice Martin. She performs Americana, blues, New Orleans jazz, vocal chants, instrumental piano, & folk, and she does them solo, in duos/trios/quartets, including the Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio (with Shawn Nadeau, Davy Sturtevant).
Most of the talking points about the current worker shortage play to conservative messaging about lazy folks living off the government teat, but Eau Claire's own Zoe Roberts, county board representative for District 27, has written a powerful column in the Eau Claire Leader Telegram about the causes of the worker shortages which counters the conservative doctrines.
Peterson Toscano of Citizen's Climate Radio guest-hosts today, and he shares visits with Chantal Bilodeau of Climate Change Theatre Action, Kathy Baughman McLead of the Atlantic Council and of the
n this Bible Bash episode, Don invites us into a closer look at what is going on with Judas when he rails at Mary for wasting expensive perfume on washing Jesus’ feet. In other gospel versions of the story, the woman who washes Jesus’ feet is unknown to us, but in John’s version of events, it is Mary, sister to Lazarus, who performs the intimate act of foot washing. And it is Judas, Jesus’ eventual betrayer, who complains.
Listen as Don has some things to say about Judas, stealer of the community purse, his self-serving agenda, and Liam offers some thoughts about his own research into this well-known, often superficially read Bible story. In closing, Liam shares some lines from a poem he is working on, “What Place Might Hold Us?,” in which he imagines speaking to his ancestors.
(Poem text if you need it/want it)
What Place Might Hold Us
If we could gather ourselves
together somewhere
18 months ago we had the privilege of interviewing Chief Richard Quiet Thunder Gilbert, a deep visit about his place in creation, and that of his tribe, the Lenni Lenape people, and about their lessons of right relationship with the Earth. Listen to that interview here.
Joy Zimmerman combines consummate instrumental skill, with moving lyrics, and with abundant Light & Love. Immersed in classical music & violin throughout her youth, it was later in life that she picked up a guitar and discovered her gift for songwriting. Joy shares deeply from her rich life and her passion for making a better world, and she does it with wonderful creativity, beauty, and her clear, ringing, passionate voice. Find her in Kansas City and on Facebook.
Past/current religious/spiritual influences: Lutheran, Progressive Christianity, Disciples of Christ, Earth-Based Spirituality
Kori Riesenweber sings sweetly, delightfully, and movingly. She used to perform with Beacon James, but currently performs most with Girl Band, but also solo, with Caleb Horne, as Thistledown, and in other configurations. Just past the birth of her second child, she finally released her first solo recording, a 5-song EP. Visit her on Facebook or via Kori's YouTube channel
Edgar Villanueva is back on Spirit In Action with an importantly updated edition of his book, Decolonizing Wealth 2nd Edition: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance. As a member of the Lumbee tribe of North Carolina and with his experience serving several philanthropic foundations, giving away $25 million a year, Edgar has piercing insights as to the pros and cons of those claiming to help the less fortunate, and he sees the deeper ways that philanthropy is part of the problem, and the way forward to some real solutions.
Kathy Baughman McLeod, SVP, Atlantic Council & Director, Adrienne Arsht - Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center reveals the many risks that come with extreme heat. She also provides multiple solutions, including innovative ways to use insurance to change the way we build and respond to extreme weather.
Guest-host Patricia Stansbury (AKA Sunny Gardener) shares interviews with 2 different guests. First up is Duron Chavis and building Resiliency Gardens is Duron’s life work. Learn local food systems & how they intertwine with justice, prudence and hard work. Part 2 is a visit with Joseph Rogers. He has been part of the Virginia Defenders of Freedom, Justice and Equality since the year a domestic terrorist killed a woman with his car on the streets of Charlottesville at a Unite the Right Rally. A 7th-Generation Virginian, his ancestor Martha Ann Fields was enslaved when she was born in Hanover County.