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Albert and Christina share what they know about cooperative housing and other collective experiments in the solidarity economy and beyond. (A podcast of the Intercollective Plenitary)

Foment: Community Land Trusts 02/18/2025

Foment: Community Land Trusts Christina and Albert answer a friend's question: "I was wondering if you could point me to any good resources for learning about how community land trusts work." Notes, Links, & Resources: Jessica Gordon Nembhard's book Collective Courage , and their work around Permanent Real Estate Cooperatives (PRECs) Article: (resources for starting coop houses) (not mentioned in episode, but the book Creating a Life Together by Diana Leafe Christian) If you have questions for us about radical housing alternatives like cooperatives or community land trusts, please email them to us at , and we'll do our best to answer in future episodes! /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35322715

Foment: Mutual Aid + Revolutionary Congregations 02/16/2025

Foment: Mutual Aid + Revolutionary Congregations In this episode, Albert and Christina discuss revolutionary congregations, mutual aid in the aftermath of the LA wildfires in Jan 2025, and other spaces where people can show up as their whole selves. Shownote Links Crimethinc's call for in the lead-up to Trump's inauguration "Revolutionary Congregation" by Jeremy Souza (email albert for the PDF lol) (their 1-pager ) Buddhist Peace Fellowship's framework (an inspiring Ayni Institute's framework Authors we reference: Kropotkin, David Graeber, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Mariame Kaba /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35297765

Episode 17: Amateur Hour 02/04/2020

Episode 17: Amateur Hour In this episode, Albert, Christina, and Aranea discuss the beginner's mindset and the value of approaching things with passion and curiosity. /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206370

Get Back in the River 01/15/2020

Get Back in the River This week, an experiment: an audio essay for whenever you may be feeling adrift in your creative process. /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206375

Episode 16: Artists Adrift 01/01/2020

Episode 16: Artists Adrift In this episode, Christina, Aranea, and artist-in-residence Lulu look for *any*thing to help us when we are feeling adrift in our creative process. /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206385

Happy Holidays - We're on Break! 12/02/2019

Happy Holidays - We're on Break! We're on break for the month of December. See you next year! /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206390

Episode 15: Question-driven and Learner-Directed 11/15/2019

Episode 15: Question-driven and Learner-Directed In this episode, four non-masters question the conundrum of power, equity, and education through stores over tea. /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206395

Episode 14: Art for Healing 11/01/2019

Episode 14: Art for Healing In this episode, Christina talks with resident artists Donna and Kaori about the process and challenges of making art for healing trauma. /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206400

Episode 13: Plenitude and Abundance 10/16/2019

Episode 13: Plenitude and Abundance In this episode, Albert, Christina and Aranea discuss abundance and how practicing and attitude of plenty is necessary for creating community. /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206405

Episode 12: Grassroots Event Production - An Open Debrief 09/19/2019

Episode 12: Grassroots Event Production - An Open Debrief In this episode Aranea, Albert and Christina do a debrief of the Public Domain Variety Show, a recent event hosted at Mt. Caz. They share lessons they've learned about grassroots and amateur event production. /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206410

Episode 11: Randomly Stumbling into Unexpected Conversations 09/01/2019

Episode 11: Randomly Stumbling into Unexpected Conversations "Trust me: I’m going to send you to a random place." /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206415

Episode 10: Quotidian Poetry 08/16/2019

Episode 10: Quotidian Poetry In this episode Albert, Christina, Aranea and artist-in-residence Will Rogers discuss poetry and the value of paying attention and finding pleasure in the quotidian (everyday things). /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206420

Episode 9: Is it Real? Does it Matter? 08/01/2019

Episode 9: Is it Real? Does it Matter? In this episode, Aranea, Albert, Christina, and artist-in-residence Matteo sit down for a conversation about the ethics of sharing information when creating fictional realities, and the responsibilities that designers have to their audiences. /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206425

Episode 8: "Lil Roleplay Bag" 07/01/2019

Episode 8: "Lil Roleplay Bag" Hop into the lil roleplay bag with us. In this episode, Laura, Brian, Albert, Michael, and Aranea discuss the spectrum of roleplaying games and the creativity involved in playing and designing them. /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206430

Episode 7: "Sharing Art is Integral to Being Human" 06/02/2019

Episode 7: "Sharing Art is Integral to Being Human" In this episode Nathan, Albert, Christina and Aranea talk about the "I did a thing!" feeling. That feeling of satisfaction that comes from sharing a thing in person. /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206435

Episode 6: "Finding Inspiration is a Practice" 05/15/2019

Episode 6: "Finding Inspiration is a Practice" In this episode Brian, Albert, Aranea and artist-in-residence Ahran discuss the relationship between motivation and inspiration, and the tribulations therein. /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206440

Episode 5: Delicate Lines 05/02/2019

Episode 5: Delicate Lines Follow our "book club" conversation, responding to our viewing of Meow Wolf: Origin Story, from grungy art outsiders to powerhouse installation producers. /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206445

Episode 4: "Don't Forget the Joy" 04/16/2019

Episode 4: "Don't Forget the Joy" In this episode, Aranea, Christina, and artist-in-residence Ahran discuss their creative processes and the growing pains of building new ones. /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206450

Episode 3: "Your mileage may vary" 03/04/2019

Episode 3: "Your mileage may vary" In episode 3, Alisha, Aranea, Albert, Christina, and Mt Caz artist-in-residence Alex Roberts discuss rhythms of being and escaping the cult of productivity. /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206455

Episode 2: "The Power of Naming Something Makes It Real" 02/16/2019

Episode 2: "The Power of Naming Something Makes It Real" In this episode, Albert, Aranea, Alisha, and Christina talk about the origins of the name 'Dispatches from Mt. Caz' and the power of language to manifest realities. /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206460

Episode 1: Introductions 02/01/2019

Episode 1: Introductions In our introductory episode, we introduce ourselves and Mt. Caz. We discuss making stuff for the sake of making stuff, the catalyzing energy of creative community, and the seasons of an artist's life. /episode/index/show/f8c3b871-fe1c-4ae3-b7f8-85b3493a5f55/id/35206465

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