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KPFA - The Visionary Activist Show

KPFA - The Visionary Activist Show

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 Dedicated to “anything we need to know to have a democracy”: Democratic Animism, Pragmatic Mysticism, Applied Divination, Renaissance of Reverent Ingenuity. Hosted by Caroline Casey. Her guests are allies contributing to a culture of reverent ingenuity. Critique and Solution.2026KPFA 312700 Political Science Politics & Government
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  • Replay: Cultivate our Craft for Complex Storytelling

    Replay: Cultivate our Craft for Complex Storytelling
    Apr 23 2026
    replay of our 3.26.26 show ~ “No to monarchy, no to having a supreme leader, Yes to Democracy-Equality!” Chant from students/citizens in Iran… Caroline plays a short clip of Maryam Ishani, And long proffering from Omid Safi’s recent teaching: “What we all need to know about Iran” We be Global Coalition: Re-imagining the world beyond false polarity… Like Scheherazade, who liberates the land, women, even the tyrant, from the sociopathic murderous king, Let’s all Cultivate our Craft for Complex story-telling…. Omid Safi @brotheromid Most recent book: Radical Love: Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Tradition (published by Yale). Teacher in the Sufi tradition of Radical Love & Founder of Illuminated Courses & Tours “Omid’s passion for teaching has been recognized through the ten times that he has been nominated for professor of the year awards. He is currently a professor at Duke University specializing in Islamic spirituality and contemporary thought. A leading Muslim public intellectual, Omid is committed to the intersection of spirituality and social justice.” https://www.illuminatedcourses.com/ The post Replay: Cultivate our Craft for Complex Storytelling appeared first on KPFA.
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  • Defiant Joy – Honed by Adversity…

    Defiant Joy – Honed by Adversity…
    Apr 16 2026
    Visionary Activist Show 4.16.26 #KPFA 2 pm PT (#KPFK 4,17.26 in wee hours & 1 pm) Defiant Joy – Honed by Adversity… Rising Aroused in Apocalyptic Times How we animate the world Allying with Liberating Mars within and without….dedication to desirable vision – See Hungarian Election in cahoots with Mars and Neptune… Honoring Pacifica radio’s 77th birthday, humming with Marian Anderson, segue from last week’s honoring of Paul Robeson, Positive woof – in culture and nature, with which to metabolize the pandemic cruelty of uninitiated Mars. The War on Life supplanted by our dedicated alliance with Flora Fauna Fungi Potomac River – now the most endangered River in America.National parks under assault… Bee keepers targeted by Israel Followed by Responsive Bee Swarm in Israel…guiding critiques by Omid Safi, Professor Jiang, and the remedy of the Orishas Chango and Yemaya….and yes, GlenFrey….”Heat is On” The post Defiant Joy – Honed by Adversity… appeared first on KPFA.
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  • The Visionary Activist Show – Embodied Positive Mars

    The Visionary Activist Show – Embodied Positive Mars
    Apr 9 2026
    Paul Robeson (Wikipedia) Caroline welcomes ancestor Paul Robeson, (astounding athlete, actor, singer, cultural scholar, author, and political activist) whose birthday is today… April 9, 1898 (- Jan 23,1976) Let’s invite his embodied positive Mars, expressed through his powerful baritone voice (advocate, for beauty, kinship, dedication to democracy) – into the testosterone fueled maelstrom of now: the imminent April 12th Hungarian election… over which Mars-Neptune preside… Let’s see! desirable vision of democracy triumphing over tyranny, en tout le monde Magyar A youth-led push for change threatens Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary’s elections https://apnews.com/article/hungary-election-youth-voters-orban-58e71836ef9e3a38bc478bdbde9ca0b0 And the US thuggish death threat to Pope Leo, the horrific atrocities being inflicted on life by the NetanTrumpstein-yahoo monstrosity (Lebanon, Iran, Gulf states, myriad repercussions rippling through the world -collapse of Dubai) CoyoteNetworkNews.com · Events, Councils, & More Visionary Activist on Patreon The post The Visionary Activist Show – Embodied Positive Mars appeared first on KPFA.
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