Paradigms

Basia hit the world stage in the early 1980’s with the band Matt Bianco and then as a solo performer, with her potent brand of jazzy music inspired by latin music, Motown, the blues, and so much more. Celebrated for … More ...

Ayana Young is one of the founders of the For the Wild Collective. Ayana talks about rewilding and unlearning as part of living sustainably. By spending less time with electronics and the trappings of modern life, and by spending more … More ...

Colton Davis, founder of Chicago Food Rescue, tells about this bike powered organization that picks up and delivers food that would otherwise go to waste; preventing waste and feeding hungry people with fresh food! Rehan Choudry tells us about Emerge, … More ...

“ My story starts long ago and far away, in a family of Irish immigrants on a voyage to the unknown, leaving everything and everyone behind in search of better livelihood. My life-long musical voyage to the unknown is fueled … More ...

Petite Celine is a Franco-American singer/songwriter. Her new album is Man Made Fire. The songs vary in style, as Celine is intent upon bringing cross cultural and creatively diverse material to the world. Celine and Baruch had a conversation about … More ...

John Westmoreland is a native of North Carolina. He’s been playing music since he was a kid, inspired by the likes of Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits. John has a new album called Cast Fire which is remarkable in it’s … More ...

Yoeke Nagel is a journalist and author from The Netherlands. In this book Yoeke tells the story, quilted together over decades of research, of her Grandmother Jeanne van Emden, a member of the Dutch Resistance during WWII. This is the … More ...

Phil Hewitt is a journalist and a marathon runner. In 2016 Phil was stabbed and nearly died. Phil’s new book Outrunning the Demons is a collection of vignettes, accounts of people who have faced a trauma of one sort or … More ...

Philip Be’er tells an interesting story of how his experiences of trauma led him to psychology and to work with trauma recovery. Philip has developed his own methods for discovering, mapping, and recovering from trauma. Baruch and Philip discuss ways … More ...

Poranguî is a person whose life and work are informed by growing up tri-cultural . His roots are in Brazil, Mexico and the US and he’s just released a new recording of vibrant “journeying” music Poranguî Live. There is also … More ...

Frances Moore Lappé is a visionary, a writer, a world changer. Her first book Diet For A Small Planet changed the way many Americans eat and view their relationship with food. Frankie has just written her 19th book, along with … More ...

T O B I A H  is a singer-songwriter from the UK. Her new record Are We Angels is a remarkable collection of original songs. Tobiah’s connection with animals, and people, and her compassion, shine through the music. You can … More ...

Del Shores is a writer, producer and performer. He is the creator of numerous stage plays as well as Sordid Lives: The Series and two feature films Sordid Lives and A Very Sordid Wedding which are brilliant, funny, compassionate, and … More ...

Metanioa of Vermont is the creation of Lisa and Mark Kutolowski, combining the ruggedness of living in Vermont and the relationship with nature that fosters, with a Christian spiritual/religious paradigm. Given the resistance to loving/caring for nature that is often … More ...

Cha Wa is a New Orleans band steeped in the traditions of Mardi Gras. J’Wan Boudreaux is a Mardi Gras Indian in the tradition of his forefathers. Along with Joe Gelini, Joe Maize, Thaddeus “Peanut” Ramsey, Ari Teitel and Clifton … More ...