Music is deep in Bob Reid's genetics, both from his father's record store and his mother's performing. The gift was also nurtured in him by the folk music community around San Francisco, including folks like Melvina Reynolds and Faith Petric. Bob has generously passed the music and inspiration on to generations of kids in schools for decades now - and also to adults. His songs go straight to the heart and require that you sing along.

Guest-host Patricia Stansbury visits with folks connected with the Veterans Resiliency Holistic Clinic, which provides a multidisciplinary approach to trauma, treating the person, not the disease. Jennifer and Aaron tell how it works, providing first hand accounts of how various non-medical modalities ease the pain and anguish of those who've endured trauma at war. Coordinator Karen Henderson explains her path to the work and how the person, body, mind and spirit, can be brought together to heal the trauma.

Andy Douglas was a judge for the 2020 Songs for Social Change, Volume 5, a product of the Renaissance Artists & Writers Association.

Guest-host Peterson Toscano brings highlights from his Bubble&Squeak podcast, including visits with queer writer/film producer Kristin Peterson Kaszubowski about Ringolevio, from various folks, including Dr.

Judi Jaeger grew up in Canada, but moved to the USA decades ago and became a US citizen. Considering her early passion for and proficiency in music, it's surprising that she completely abandoned that side of her soul for about 25 years, while studying and working as a lawyer, and as a parent. And even though she carried her guitar case with her through all of her transitions, it took her a quarter century to finally take out the guitar, and then the flame flared brightly, producing new songs in the acoustic folk/Americana genre, for the last several years partnered with the incredible Bob Reid.

Have you heard the story of Jesus’ hissy fit in the temple, turning over tables and ranting about the house of God being a house of prayer for all the peoples? Have you ever wondered what that apparent temper tantrum was all about? In this episode, Don offers his thoughts about the tale as we find in the Gospel of Mark. In his discussion, Don poses the possibility that Jesus was saying the quiet part out loud - really loud, in fact. Give a listen as Don and Liam take a closer look at the story.

For the Other Text, Liam reads Mary Oliver's Morning Poem from Mary Oliver's Dream Work collection, (1986, The Atlantic Monthly Press.) 

Aidan Quinn is half of Friction Farm, and together with Christine Stay (listen to her Nov 2020 interview) they make beautiful, fun, and inspirational folk-Americana-roots music. Aiden was part of many band phases with his brothers, going by names like Glass Hammer, Asteroid, and Quick Profit.

When a Jewish Trans Educator (Liam Hooper) and a Cantankerous Hermit-ish Mendicant Farmer (Don Durham) come together for a Bible Bash, you'll find radically different lessons from anything taught before.

CCR ##60 Sovereignty, Land Rights, and Climate Change with Mary Kathryn Nagle and Jacques Kenjio

As impacts of climate change affect the places where we live, conflicts and questions arise. This is what happened to Jacques Kenjio and his family in the costal city of Douala, Cameroon. Although a tribal chief provided them with legal documentation to occupy the land, the government forced them and hundreds of others to leave without providing any compensation. This motivated Jacques to learn about social justice and to pursue higher education in the United States.

Cici Artemisia is always swimming on the deep side of the pool, even as she enchants & delights. In addition to the 2 decades she performed as part of Bordertown, she discovered a calling to music related to her personal healing journey after sexual abuse memories emerged. Her voice & lyrics shine & captivate, and the music of her guitar & other instruments pluck heart strings & percolate the spirit. See lots of her music on Cici's YouTube channel.