Placing the Santee Dakota Nation on reservations for the first time in 1851 was an act of cultural genocide. A mere decade thereafter, deprived of the freedom of the hunt, this ancient people stared starvation in its grim face. In August of 1862, there began a final defense of the Dakota Oyate – the long […]

Christmas, the very word means joy.  This is a story of hope, resilience, persistence, and love, which is told in our human families every day. In Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois, Minnesota, where our fellow citizens are made vulnerable by tornadoes and natural disasters. And now throughout the rest of the country.  We are all vulnerable at times […]

In this episode Tom & Larry sing the praises of abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth, Oklahoma Head Start teacher Julia Pauline (Polly) Patterson, and former teacher & principal Marian Sullivan Schwarz, who farmed near Cashton, Wisconsin and lived to be 104 years of age. Featured songs “Polly” and “You Can’t Keep A Good […]

In this episode of Conspiracy of Goodness Larry & Tom honor the writings of Carl Sandburg, John Claire, Emily Bronte, Jacques Prevert, and Mississippi River Poet, Bard, & Philosopher Eddie Allen. Featured songs: Going Home To The Driftless & No Jobs In Texas by Larry Long (BMI)

We chart our ancestry from the roots and limbs of our family tree.  We plant the placentas of our newborn into the ground to give nourishment to the roots of our children’s birth trees. As Suzanne Simard writes in her book ‘Finding the Mother Tree’, “The older trees are able to discern, which seedlings are their own kin. The old trees nurture […]

Tom and Larry share stories and songs of gratitude to those who give so generously in times of need to others.  From those who grow, transport, cook and serve our food to those who teach our children the value of kindness and service to others in action, words, and deeds. Thank you for all you do […]

Tom and Larry share stories and songs of gratitude to those who give so generously in times of need to others.  From those who grow, transport, cook and serve our food to those who teach our children the value of kindness and service to others in action, words, and deeds. Thank you for all you do […]

Dean Eackles hosts Elena Terry discussing Ho Chunk traditional foods

Tom and Larry share stories and songs of peace in this episode of Conspiracy of Goodness.   From reciting the poetry of Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hahn to traveling the length of the Volga and Mississippi Rivers on a Soviet-American Peace Cruise during those days of perestroika before singing on historic Arbat Street in Moscow with Kris Kristofferson.    Featured […]

Celebrating Stories of America  

In this episode Troubadour Larry Long and Servant Leader Tom Thibodeau share stories of Uncle Dale the Plumber,  the Hard Rock Inn along the eastern slopes of the High Sierra Mountain range, a Korean War veteran and tungsten miner’s dream to return home to Montana, and travels with Fiddlin’ Pete Watercott.    Featured songs by Larry Long include “Got To Have Money To Make Money” and “Back to Montana” from “Living In A Rich Man’s World” vinyl release on Waterfront Records.