Joan Zen and Jason Hicks talk about music, inspiration, the new album they’re working on, and life in the Bitterroot Valley, in western Montana.

Music by Joan Zen, Karrin Allyson, and The McCoy Tyner Trio with Michael Brecker.

Photo: Ken Stolz

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Gelong Thubten is one of the founders of Kagyu Samye Dzong in Scarborough, UK. He discusses his own path as a Buddhist and how he became a monk and a teacher of meditation.

Music by: Inner Peace Music Collective, Traffic, Choying Drolma & Steve Tibbetts, Tobiah, John Lennon, Phil Thornton, and Suzanne Sterling.

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Freda and Toghestiy discuss the situation currently on native lands surrounded by western Canada. There are numerous crude fossil fuel pipelines being planned by Canadian and multinational corporations to go through Wet’suwet’en land. The Unist’ot’en Camp exists to prevent Canadian and multinational corporations from trespassing and building fossil fuel pipelines on unceded lands belonging to the Wet’suwet’en clans.

Meet these inspired people whose commitment is 100% What they have to say will speak to you.

Music by: Three Trees featuring Pitz Quattrone Tomchess and Jon Seligman, Patrick Dodd, Nahko and Medicine for the People, Layah Jane, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Medicine Dream.

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Tom Begich discusses his life, inspirations, and new CD Traveling Through. We are also joined by Dennis Lind-Beery who recorded and produced “Traveling Through.”

Music by:Tom Begich

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The 2014 Curry Stone Design Prize winner is Studios Kabako. Tonight we meet Studios Kabako founder Faustin Linyekula, with an introduction from CSDP Director Emiliano Gandolfi.

Music by: Franco, Caetano Veloso, Fabrizio Cassol, and Pasnas.

Thanks to Cockos Inc. for Reaper Digital Audio Workstation

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Recorded live at Drifter’s Bar ‘n R & B Entertainment Venue in Negril, Jamaica on February 28, 2014; a jam session, with assorted musicians, featuring the owner Luddy Samms of The Drifters.  Luddy Samms and his wife Lady Jan Samms, are working with Jamaican educators like Angela Haye, Founder and Director of the Hanover Educational Institute in Lucea, Jamaica.

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Scott Crow discusses activism, inspiration, the Zapatistas, and more.

Zapatismo – Mexico Solidarity Network

Music by: Matthew Dear, Aaron Flinn, Blackfire w/Cyril Neville, Tin Bird Choir, William Onyeabor, Alan Price, and Tobiah.

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Tret Fure joins Baruch to talk about her career as a musician, her inspirations, and her new CD A Piece of the Sky. The background music for this episode is Spencer Davis’ rendition of Tret’s song Rainy Season.

Music by: Tret Fure, Tret Fure & Cris Williamson

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Tobiah brings us I’m Not Asking For A Miracle the enchanting Christmas EP from England’s own angelic acoustic songbird, and featuring New York composer Kenneth Hope. All proceeds go to Animals Asia to help the moon bears.

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