by Kelly Curry In this episode we launch a new project  called Welcome Home to the Garden. Kelly is on a pollinating mission to connect and spread the invitation. However,  as we are launching this season of growth, we are confronted by the patriarchal violent white supremacist practices that attack our communities and our planet....

I confront a 20th century war criminal who is offered an “endowed chair” at Columbia University.  Former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger must endure the gauntlet of student protest to land the position. My roommates, sister and I launch a campaign of resistance. We win! This story was recorded live at...

Working as a lab assistant at the Columbia University Psychology Department, I’m called to work on a unique project: chimp-proofing a mansion at the Delafield Estate in Riverdale. Professor Terrace is experimenting with raising a chimp in as close to a human home as possible in an effort to see if a chimpanzee can be...

Trapped in KKK Maryland with no friends, I am completely miserable. My step-sister gets a horse from her father and the story takes a turn as two lonely animals sort out a way of connecting. Performed and recorded at the Marsh Theater SF on May 15, 2024. Want to support radical storytelling and journalism?   Become...

Every day after school I have to hitchhike across Howard County Maryland to get back to my father’s hippy haven mansion. As a femme-looking teenager who can be seen as a girl or a boy, this is no simple mission. Performed and recorded at our own Third Thursday storytelling series co-sponsered by Joyful Raven Studios...

At 13 years old, I head to Mendocino California to try and reconnect with  my mother. She used to be a straight, uptight, Catholic, Montessori teacher and is now an acid-dropping free love hippie shacking up with the boy-man next door. Our relationship takes a turn and I begin to explore who I will become....

My father dumps my mother for a beautiful woman. Then he makes a big mistake–he marries her. I’m ripped out of my androgynous hippie life in Washington DC and arrive at a decrepit southern mansion in KKK Maryland. Facing harassment at school for my feminine looks and harsh social isolation, I find solace with my...

I confront the challenge of choosing a new saint’s name in the confirmation ceremony of the Catholic Church. The saints I most admire are Joan of Arc and St. Bridget. The nuns at the school often choose male saints for their names, so I’m wishing I can choose a girl’s name. To get the right...

On todays show our Host Preeti Shekar will interview three social and environmental justice activists on the topic from Bhopal to the Bay looking at connections between environmental justice struggles in India, San Francisco, and beyond. Host: Preeti Shekar Guests: Rachna Dhingra, International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal Arieann Harrison, Marie Harrison Community Foundation for Social...

Preeti Gamzeh interviews veteran radio journalist and author Sonali Kolhatkar on her new book Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice. Sonali Kolhatkar is the host of the show Rising Up with Sonali, the longest running morning, drive-time radio program hosted by a woman. In addition to hosting the daily show, she’s...