Ep#171 Staying Green with Sierra Club (Encore)
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The movement to protect land and natural resources in the United States has been going on for a long time. Our guests: Rosa Hance and Cindy Dillon have both worked on behalf of The Sierra Club in the state of Maryland.The Sierra Club was founded on May 28, 1892, with John Muir as its first president. It is the oldest and largest environmental group in America, the Sierra Club has 750,000 members. Sierra Club mission statement is “to practice and promote the responsible use of the earth’s ecosystems and resources; To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality...
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EP# 170 Smart Growth (Encore)
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Smart Growth can be defined as development that supports economic growth, strong communities and environmental health. Smart Growth can cover a range of development and conservation strategies that help protect our health and natural environment and make our communities more attractive, economically stronger, and more socially diverse. Our Guest is Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Professor of Urban Studies and Planning and Executive Director of the National Center for Smart Growth Research at the University of Maryland. Knaap’s research interests include the interactions between housing markets and...
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EP# 169 Sit and Listen
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Sit and listen. We are here for you. Maybe baby step and look at those who came before you. Everybody loves the sunshine. Not everything needs to be said outloud. You could write it down. Reinvent your original thought into a poem, a song. Release your sludge and come home. What are you leading with in this life? Stories of Prince and Nina Simone. The dopamine of anger. You know better. All Music and Lyrics by your hosts James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin.
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EP# 168 Rock on without the Power
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Your hosts, Ilyana and James return to ask some questions. In the quest to not be destabilized by all that you are not in control of, you can feel powerless. Yet you can maintain your humanity. Can we become human again? What does it mean to let it all go? What are sacred doodles and what do they have to do with the seed of life? Alchemy and Self Hypnosis. Staying alive inside means making dirt and sifting for gems. And a visit from the Strawberry Express! You can and must ROCK ON! All music, lyrics and performances by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin
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EP# 167 Altered States: Living Inside (*Encore)
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Co-hosts, Ilyana and James speak with Special Guest: Jason Schuler, an Interdisciplinary Performance Artist. You will learn about: Immersive Theater- What is it? Can you hypnotize an audience? Transhumanism- Humans and their relationship with technology (cell phones and all computers) can you go into a spiritual altered state with it? Will we become like our machines? Trans-migration of your spirit and falling in love with your computer? Can you cultivate a "Hallucinogenic" mind that brings enlightenment without using hallucinogens? Plus- an unplugged music performance of "Living Inside" and...
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EP#166 LEGO Serious Play with Stories Love Music (w/ Loretta Veney)
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We welcomed Lego Serious Play facilitator and Stories Love Music team member, onto the podcast! We hear her powerful story about how Lego helped build a bridge between her and her mother when she was diagnosed with dementia. When Loretta joined forces with Stories Love Music we dreamed up the idea of a and we just produced our first one in October 2024 in Ocean CIty, Maryland. We speak about how amazing it was to provide a space and creative experience for caregivers to relax and create. One of the symposium highlights was our collaborative session of We take some time to describe the...
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EP# 165 Dar Williams Interview: What I found in a Thousand Towns (*Encore)
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An impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishes by A musician, educator, author, Dar rose out of the vibrant mid-90’s Boston scene, inspired by the eclectic influences of alt-rockers, Berklee jazz musicians, slam poets, and folk artists, After a year of touring non-stop with her first album, The Honesty Room, in 1994, she was invited by Joan Baez to tour in Europe and The United States. To date she has written 14 albums and 6 books. And we wanted two speak with Dar about one of those books. “What I Found in a Thousand Towns” A Traveling...
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EP# 164 Art and Spirit
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Right now on this planet it's time to wake up to what affects the development of self and our culture as a whole. What if we were to regularly engage in the creative process and what happens to our spirit when we stop creating? Art and Spirit, they are in a marriage and are profoundly dependent on each other in ways we do not understand! What are the steps of the creative process and how is the subconcious at play with this? We have invited someone to shed light on this….an artist, teacher and author. Coeleen Kiebert is a sculptor working in both ceramic and bronze. She exhibits...
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EP#163 Twist of Fate
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Lay down with us and take a deep breath. This episode was recorded in bed, as it is a day we needed to process and remember when we lived in NYC on 9-11-01. All Music and Lyrics written and performed by your hosts: James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin. All episodes archived at: noiknowpodcast.com
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EP# 162 Marriage in a Crab Shell Part Two
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Marriage in a Crab Shell part two with your co-hosts, Ilyana and James. Our conversation in our teardrop camper Barbarella on Chincoteague Island continues. We cover: Addiction and dry drunk behaviors, why flags and bumper stickers are not going to change mindsets, Arts and Culture as the Heart and Soul of a place and why communities need it to thrive, Gen X and Latchkey childhoods and mixing it up in marriage and love. All Music and Lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin. Visit us here: www.noiknowpodcast.com
info_outlineLourdes Curaçao is an Acadian-Cree, a musician, producer, Air Force veteran and a recipient of an Air Force Humanitarian Service medal for her performance as a first responder. She is a former member of the American Indian Movement (1994-2000). An indigenous activist and empirical researcher in applied linguistics and counter-extremism . She currently livestreams on Twitch and works as Director of Research, Training and Outreach at BeyondBarriersUSA.org. She is a story-teller and spoken word performer, and is author of two books, one satire and one parody. This episode includes the radio play "As for Tomorrow" written and produced by James Harrell and performed by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin.All Music and Lyrics by Harrell and Kadushin.