Journalist Jacqueline Beaudette, and film maker Karim El Hakim speaking from Cairo courtesy of KRUU FM and then again from France.

Sussan Deyhim is an Iranian artist in exile with music from her new CD, here is our complete conversation.

Meled Sah’ Uriel Ma’ahes an Egyptian American and ethnic Bejawi.

Here is the video that started it all! Watch and be inspired! Asmaa Mahfouz

Music by Ahmed Adaweyah, Umm Kulthum, Amr Diab, Amr Ismail, Sussan Deyhim, Khaled, and Rhany.

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Actor/Director Derek Magyar talks about why he is an actor, and his latest directorial film work Flying Lessons which will be in theaters in September, 2011.

Shyla Nelson founder of The Good Earth Singers talks about song, inspiration, and the global chorus December 12, 2012.

Music by: Nanci Griffith, Ari Gold, Paul Winter, The Earth Quest Singers, Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris, Fleetwood Mac, Johnny Clegg & Juluka, Crosby Stills & Nash, Rufus Martha and Loudon Wainwright.

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Jimmy Ryan, mandolin player with The Blood Oranges, talks about music, former bands, and pushing the beat! We’ll hear selections from Jimmy’s time with The Blood Oranges as well as on his own. You can find his CDs at CDBaby.

We also pay tribute to Charlie Louvin who died this week. Charlie, with brother Ira, wrote some of the most well loved country songs, performed at the Grand Old Opry, and toured for decades.

Music by: Jimmy Ryan, The Blood Oranges, Charlie Louvin, Emmylou Harris, The Buffalo Gals, and Gram Parsons.

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Tonight, a retrospective featuring musicians who were guests on Paradigms in 2010. Thanks to all of you!

Music by: Will McCoy The Rhythm Rancher, Ahamed Said, Derrik Jordan, Patrick Dodd, Aaron Flinn, Sinéad O’Connor, Cosy Sheridan, David Bromberg, Pitz Quattrone & The Earthman Band, Evergreen Erb, Jon Anderson, Martin Guigi, Sarah Monroe, Tobiah, Julia J. Slone, and TR Ritchie.

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The Curry-Stone Design Prize honors individuals or groups for developing and implementing visionary design innovations. Tonight’s guests are Curry-Stone Design Prize Director Emiliano Gandolfi and winners Alejandro Echeverri of Transformative Public Works in Columbia, Carlos Marroquin and Daniel Perera of Maya Pedal in Guatemala, and Cece Camacha of Sustainable Health Enterprises in the United States.

Music by: Joe Arroyo, Eskimosis, Pedro Laza y su Banda, Garifuna Boys, Sonora Ideal, Cecile Kayirebwa, Miss Jojo, and Juanes.

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TR Ritchie joins us for conversation and a sampling of music from his 5 CDs.

We also meet Michael John Burrows, a long term permanent resident of the US facing deportation over criminal charges which actually don’t exist.

Music by: TR Ritchie, Buffalo Springfield, Elvis Costello, Leonard Cohen, and Richard Shindell.

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Julia Josephine Slone joins us with music from her new CD The Baby And The Bathwater and and to talk about being a performing artist/educator living in Vermont.

Baruch reads from the bill he is writing for Congress.

Music by: Julia J. Slone, Tom Lehrer, Laura Duncan, Patrick Dodd, Neil Young, Paul Pena, Paul Brady, Keb’ Mo’, and Maria Muldaur.

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Rev. Dr. Katherine O’Connell of East-West Faith Seminary, Rabbi Roger Ross of The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies, and Rev. Tim Miner of the Council of Interfaith Congregations of the United States join us to discuss Interfaith. We learn about World Interfaith Harmony Week, February 1 – 7, 2011.

Music by: George Harrison, PMP, Dave Carter and Tracy Grammar, Jonathan Elias, Rosanne Cash, Stevie Wonder, Reclaiming, Sinéad O’Connor, Women’s Circle Songs, Buffy Sainte-Marie.

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Tobiah ‘s music is beautiful, light, filled with meaning, symbol, and personal revelation. Her new CD is called Step Up

We are also joined by two elected office holders who are members of the Green Party, Dave Marshall from Portland Maine and Dan Hamburg from Mendocino California.

Music by: Tobiah, Maire Brennan, Original cast of Hair, The Jam, and TR Ritchie.

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Nine people join Paradigms tonight from around the country; California, Minnesota, Florida, Vermont, Tennessee, and New York, talking about the election, their thoughts, and their advice to lawmakers.

Music by: Johnny Clegg and Savuka, Tom Cobb, Nina Simone, Robbie Robertson, Derrik Jordan, Anne Feeney, Janis Ian, KBC Band, Bob Miller, Maria Muldau, Sonny Landreth, and Buffy Sainte-Marie

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