Paradigms

In late 2015 a group of San Diego neighbors built a tiny house for Red, a man who is houseless who lives in their neighborhood. After three nights in the tiny house the police arrested Red and confiscated the tiny house. We meet Red, Lisa, Bishop Steve, his sons Steven and Travis, Juan and Sue, and hear about what happened.

Music by: The Funk Brothers, Tom Begich, Laura Nyro, Richard & Linda Thompson, Bob Dylan & The Band, Sam & Dave, and Ryn Weaver.

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Patty & Vince Wixon are long-time poets and really fun interesting people. They both taught High School English, and loved teaching.  We’ll be talking about poetry and poets, including Poet Laureate William Stafford, who they both knew. We’ll hear some poems and some great music by poet/musicians.

Music by: Warren Barker & Warner Bros. Star Instrumentalists, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, and Telmary Díaz w/Ignacio Vázquez & Marina.

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Prophet Ashanti and Jeannie Harden live in Jamaica where they make herbal tonics and preparations. Learn about the Jamaican (African) tradition of the Bush Doctor, and hear some great music!

Music by: Vershon, Delroy Wilson, Errol Dunkley, Kabaka Pyramid, Junior Byles, & Prophet Ashanti.

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Richard A. Morse runs the Hotel Oloffson in Port au Prince, Haiti.  Richard grew up in Connecticut, the son of a Haitian woman and an American man.  He moved to Haiti in the 1980’s where he leads the band RAM.  Richard discusses his life, the music and what it means. When not touring internationally RAM plays regular gigs in Haiti. Richard’s cousin is Haiti’s current president Michel Martelly, who is currently embroiled in an election scandal.

Music by: RAM

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Will Kreth is, among his many talents, the sound man for Stick Against Stone, a 1980’s Post-Punk band that had a following in it’s day. Will is releasing a bunch of old recordings and working with the band members on new ones.  They are about to release Instant, a CD of old songs re-recorded with contemporary technology. Will talks about the band, the era, and his inspiration for bringing this music to the world.

Music by: Stick Against Stone

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