Martha Cinader, Judy Talaugon and Jay Rodriguez Sierra are joined by Craig S. Harris, a trombonist, composer, bandleader, and gifted sonic shaman.

Listen & Be Heard Remix Volume Three: a timely blend of our guests reading from their work, highlights from previous episodes, and a few surprises.

Listen & Be Heard Remix Volume Two: a timely blend of our guests reading from their work, highlights from previous episodes, and a few surprises.

Martha Cinader, Judy Talaugon and Jay Rodriguez Sierra are joined by Arnoldo García, community-based poet, musician, visual artist, human rights organizer and dedicated restorative justice practitioner/trainer. The conversation begins with a comparison between west coast and east coast activism. It progresses from there to land based activism, and the difference between the idea of an immigrant worker and a displaced indigenous person. It ends with a discussion about the role of art and artists in the ongoing struggle for human rights and the environment.

Our featured guest is essayist, Monica Macansantos, author of Returning to My Father's Kitchen, interviewed by Tony Robles Our featured poet is Elizabeth Perlman. New music by Billy Harper, sung by Judy Bady, and a montage of words of music created by Jay Rodriguez Sierra, featuring poetry by Martha Cinader, Kahlil Gibran, Zora Neal Hurston, Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin.

Our featured guest is poet, Dorsía Smith Silva, author of In Inheritance of Drowning. We also feature Wendy Loomis of COPUS, celebrating the CD, The Assignment, a tribute to poet Royal Kent. Elizabeth Perlman talks with young writer, Stella Pollock. New music by Jay Rodriguez Sierra featuring legendary percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo, and Martha's new single Get on Your Rocket.

Martha Cinader, Judy Talaugon, Jay Rodriguez Sierra and Tony Robles are joined by award winning photo journalist Ozier Muhammad. The conversation begins with Judy talking about the native history and the names of the tribes who lived and came during the roundup period where she lives in California, and Ozier talking about his experiences in Chicago in the Nation of Islam, as the grandson of Elijah Muhammad.

Listen & Be Heard Remix Volume One: a timely blend of our guests reading from their work, and other highlights from previous episodes.

Our featured guest is pianist, poet and essayist Matthew Shipp, talking about his book of essays and prose poems, Black Mystery School Pianists. We also feature pianist Richard Clements talking about the legacy of the legendary pianist and teacher Barry Harris. Our new music this week is Jay's take on Nessum Dora, with Jay on tenor saxophone, Victor Jones - drums and Alex Blake- bass. Martha's new poem is Teardrop.

In today's episode Martha Cinader, Judy Talaugon and Jay Rodriguez Sierra talk about a 100th Birthday event for Malcolm X that Jay participated in, in Harlem, NYC. Jay talks about how he felt playing in the street, and the poets who asked him to play with them after his gig was over. He explains cipher, and the conversation turns to its origins in prison, the abolitionist movement, what Malcolm X would be saying about our situation today, peri-urban populations and codifying international human rights in our own municipalities.