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Michaeleen Doucleff, Ph.D. works as a correspondent for NPR’s Science Desk.  In 2015 she was part of the team that won a George Foster Peabody Award for their coverage of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. She holds a Doctorate in chemistry.

Doucleff’s new book, a New York Times Bestseller, is Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans. The book offers a variety of perspectives on parenting, with stories from Doucleff’s travels with her child, experiencing how families function and different parenting styles in a Mayan village in the Yucatan, an Inuit family in the Arctic Circle, and Hadzabe families in Tanzania.

Doucleff is a journalist, so her writing style is very accessible and direct. The book is well organized, and offers practical approaches for parents to increase harmony at home and which will benefit children developmentally.

Baruch and Michaeleen discuss the book, the impact of different parenting styles on society as a whole, and specifics about how to handle anger, motivational concerns, and how to include children so they grow up with confidence and feel valued.

Music by: Craig Chaquico, The Funk Brothers, Los Folkloristas, John Trudell, The Minor Key and Buddy Dubay, Swahili 4 Kids, Miriam Makeba, and Susan Aglkukark.

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Duncan Reed returns to Paradigms to share his new record The Road Part I. It’s a collection of songs inspired by places Duncan has visited on his travels.  The music is poignant and beautiful. The Road Part II will be out around the end of the year.

Duncan treats us to a live mini-concert and tells us about the songs. which range in subject from World War I to Britains stone circles.

Duncan and Baruch discuss a few things including the obsolescence of war.

Music by: Duncan Reed

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Alexander McCabe is a saxophonist and composer. Originally from Boston, he’s made his life in New York City since the 1980s. He’s a regular on the Jazz scene, but he has also played in the Ska band Mephiskapheles, toured with Ray Charles, and composes for film and television.

The new record I’d Prefer is a wonderful collection of original songs that feel familiar and comfortable. The songs are fun, the musicianship is excellent; Alexander on alto saxophone, George Coleman on tenor saxophone, Paul Odeh on piano, Chris Haney playing bass and Jeff Brown on drums. The singer Anne McCabe, Alexander’s sister, takes us into the timelessness of a Jazzy Swinging vibe.

Baruch and Alexander talk about the music, the inspiration, and life during Covid.

Music by: Alexander McCabe and Friends

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The Americana soul artist / activist Lilli Lewis, known as the Folk Rock Diva, ushered in 2020 curating Folk Alliance International’s Louisiana Red Hot Records Roots & Rhythm Showcase as Label Manager and A&R Head, and is spearheading FAI’s new “Committing to Conversation” cultural equity, race and social justice initiative. – LilliLewis.com

Lilli Lewis returns to Paradigms to share her new EP My American Heart. Lilli composes and writes songs.  She dreams about pianos, and touches the keys as if they were part of her self. She sings truth with love and caring. This collection is about being a Black American, and what that means to her. This new music is part of a larger project, but given the events of the last few months Lilli decided this collection was timely.

It’s Valentines Day 2021.  Heart to Heart!

Music by: Lilli Lewis

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Debbie Aung Din Taylor is one of the principals in Proximity Designs, founded in 2004 with the commitment to bring social interest design to Myanmar’s underserved rural families.

Debbie explains to Baruch what Proximity Designs has been working on and how their projects are changing lives, in the areas of Farm Tech, Agronomy, Finance and Research.

This interview recorded on January 18, before the military coup in Myanmar. Since the coup there have been reports of repression, violence, and mass demonstrations. The internet was shut down within Myanmar, then reinstated after a large protest.

• Latest news on Myanmar

Music by: Kitaro, Myo Gyi, Myanmar Idol Group, Myanmar Pyi Thein Tan, Adham Shaikh, Myanmar Songs, and Ah Moon

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In 2018 John Redmon and Thomas J. Dawson, Jr. teamed up to record a fresh and new jazzy version of What a Wonderful World arranged by Dawson. Next thing you know they have recorded a whole album Honoring Louis Armstrong.

The record is a beautiful tribute and a musical feast of memories and classic songs. Great music!

What does it mean to give tribute to an artist? John, Thomas, and Baruch have a spirited discussion about the music, the man Louis Armstrong, his significance to his time and to ours.

• Imagine video

Music by: John Redmon and the Thomas J. Dawson Orchestra

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Steven Keene is paying attention to what he perceives, and writing songs. Born in Brooklyn, Steve came up through the club and café scene in Greenwich Village in the 1990’s.

Steve has recorded a number of records. The new one Them & Us offers perspective on current cultural challenges, along with the universal theme of relationships and love.

Steve and Baruch discuss the album, the meaning of the title track, recent events in the US (this was recorded between the January 6 attempted coup and the inauguration), and Steve has some amusing stories.

Music by: Steven Keene

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“In Fermentation as Metaphor, Sandor Ellix Katz— bestselling author and James Beard Award winner—meditates on his unique art and work, drawing fascinating connections between microbial communities and aspects of human culture: politics, religion, social and cultural movements, art, music, sexuality, identity, and even our individual thoughts and feelings. ” – wildfermentation.com

We are seeing a lot of “ferment” in our human societies right now. Sandor and Baruch discuss the literal and metaphorical aspects of fermentation.

We’ll also be listening to music that is on topic, some old and some new!

Music by: The Earl Klugh Trio, Buddy Guy, Emmylou Harris, Buck Reid, Allen Toussaint, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Stevie Wonder, and Lindsey Buckingham.

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Andy Desmond was a rocker who played with many of the great Rock’n’Roll artists of the 20th century; Fleetwood Mac, Fairport Convention, Hall and Oates, Randy Newman, Ry Cooder, and others.

Then something happened and he discovered a different path. Andy Desmond became Miten, and devoted his life and his music to spirituality. Together with partner Deva Premal he embarked on a journey as student of an Indian Guru called Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, making music to honor the divine, and sharing the peacefulness they were finding.

Miten shares with Baruch some of his experience, what drove him and what changed. We’ll also be listening to music from the new record Devotee.

• Full interview

Music by: Miten and Deva Premal

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“Legend has it that Celtic Monks used a specially prepared mixture of ashes obtained from the burning of the boughs of nine sacred trees – Alder, Ash, Birch, Elm, Hazel, Oak, Rowan, Willow and Yew. The use of the ash in ceremonies was important, but for the monk, the collection of the individual woods was an act of worship in itself. ” – mattsteady.com

Matt Steady is a multi-instrumentalist who is inspired by many aspects of life. His music crosses genres. His most recent record Nawglan is a celebration of ancient mystery and our deep roots as part of the nature of Earth. Each piece is a sonic dive into a vibrant musical sacred space related to a specific tree. This is not background music, it’s foreground music.

Music by: Matt Steady

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