April 5, 2008

Wake Up & Live - Our Third Anniversary --- 8-10 Central Sat. Mornings

It's been three years since the rain-soaked weekend in early April 2005 when over one hundred folks from around the world (yes, Japan and Canada) joined us to raise the tower for Radio Free Nashville( photos at www.radiofreenashville.org) . Seeds have grown from those rains. "Wake Up & Live" will host four prior guests, seeds of the shift in relation to the New Story, to celebrate our three years in Nashville.

Just after 8:00 Central time I'll speak with Bernie Ellis with Gathering to Save our Democracy (www.votesafetn.org) about events unfolding to bring about verifiable voting. Bernie spearheaded the National Conference in Nashville after the questionable election results two elections ago and has continued to be active in this area. At 8:30 Dorie Bolze, the Executive Director of the Harpeth River Watershed Association (www.harpethriver.org) will join me to cover what's new along the Harpeth River including new kayaking ramps in the future.

At 9:00 Central time, we'll get a laugh out of Susan & Luther Ludwig of Laughter Yoga (www.backintouchwellness.com) . Literally, we'll join one of their laughter groups for some laughs and find out how many groups have sprouted since we spoke a few months ago. They'll be followed around 9:30 by Ellie Morse, the Dickson High senior who started a Schools 4 Schools program at her school to raise money for Uganda student (www.invisiblechildren.com )

Interwoven through the two hours will be poems by Russ Peery (www.russpeery.com) and music by former guests Steve Conn, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Gerry Dignan and Rob Wortzel.

Check out our archives at www.seedsthestory.com/wakeup

March 29, 2008

The topics on "Wake Up & Live" this Saturday are deep and challenging. Join Dawn as she talks with Dorothy Marcic then Leslie Blackburn about the possible interconnectedness between the Divine Feminine, Sacred Sexuality, Sacred Geometry and Sex Trafficking. For a year now, Dawn has found herself curious as to why these topics are rising in these times. Dorothy, Leslie and Dawn will attempt to share hope and shed light as to how it's all connected.

In our first hour at 8:00 Central Nashvillian Dorothy Marcic, a former Vanderbilt business management professor and writer, will join Dawn. Dorothy's more recently known for her hit "Respect: A Musical Journey of Women." From Hollywood to Chicago, St. Paul to Atlanta, Dorothy's gotten rave reviews for her use of Top 40 songs to trace the progress of women in our society. ( http://www.respectamusicaljourney.com/reviews.html ) Dorothy was one of 6,000 women in attendance at the recent 52nd Session of the UN's Comission on the Status of Women addressing issues such as the trafficking of women and children. (http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008803180377) She'll share her experience and perspective.

In the second hour at 9:00 Central, Leslie Blackburn will discuss Sacred Sexuality and Sacred Geometry. Trained as an engineer, Leslie is also an artist, yogini and Tantrika. She has combined her managerial and speaking skills with her creativity and passion for the spritiual path to form One Space, LLC, a conscious teaching/learning community and an avenue for the sharing of her art. Her artwork incorporates the principles of sacred geometry and balance and is a flowing exploration of the inner self as well as the power and beauty of the human form. Through her exploration and practice of sacred sexuality/Tantra, she has experienced deep healing and release on a personal level and is called to share this path of potential with others. Leslie’s personal path and work has been the integration of the ever-unfolding feminine in body and psyche with masculine direction and purpose- Love in action! See http://www.onespaceconnected.com/

Join us as we bring sexuality out of the shadows and listen for the sacred this Saturday from 8-10AM Central time on "Wake Up & Live' at http://www.radiofreenashville.org/ . How exciting during this month honoring women that we get to hear from two amazing women who are utilizing both their right and left brain capacities to bring healing and wholing to the world.

Prior interviews archived at www.seedsthestory.com/wakeup You can now listen to prior interviews on-line. At the archive site, click mp3 and a tiny player shows up presto on your screen where you can listen or you can also download to itunes and your mp3 and listen as you walk, drive or drink your latte.

March 22, 2008

Spring's here and today's show is filled with seeds of inspiration and restoration. In our first hour we talk with John DeVault author of "Unum: Questions for Reuniting an Indivisible America," (available at lulu.com) and jazz artist Denis Solee about his journey to jazz. Denis has played with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Sarah Vaughn and many more and now teaches at Blair School of Music aand the Nashville Jazz Workshop. You can catch Denis on Sunday nights here in Nashville at Bistro 215 in Green Hills from 5-8.
At 9:00 our attention turns to local farming, foods and sustainability as we talk with Lisa Shively, editor of Local Table, Nashville's exceptional new magazine supporting all things local, including wine, pastries, pastas and of course farmer's markets. (See www.localtable.net ) We're check in briefly with prior guest Marty Johnson, a localvoire, who committed last fall to eating within a 100 mile radius of her home, Mendecino, CA.

You won't want to miss our final fifteen minutes with Chicago poet and prior guest Mary Ann Bennett Rossberg who will weave word magic around America, jazz and sustainable living.
Prior shows archived at www.seedsthestory.com/wakeup

March 15, 2008

March 15 - Join us as we explore and restore our relationship to the earth through music, poetry and dialogue. in our first hour, we talk with Carol Ohmart Behan from upstate New York about the upcoming World Water Day, consciously using intention and attention to change water using Dr. Masaru Emoto's work and Onondaga Lake, the historical home of the Peacemaker and once one of America's dirtiest lakes. (See www.worldwaterday.net and go to www.hado.net and http://www.masaru-emoto.net/english/e_ome_annai.html for photo's of Dr. Emoto's water crystals and more. His work is a testament to the potential of intention. See www.http://onondagalakepeacefestival.org/index2.htmor for more on Onondaga lake.)

At 9:00am, we use music, poetry and dialogue to devote time to the mountains of Appalachia, the second most biodiverse area of the world. Margaret Stewart of Louisville, KY talks about www.ilovemountains.org and her journey to Mountaintop Removal, what it is, how we contribute in our own homes to the painful destruction of mountain tops and what we can to do help heal and reclaim these mountains. This is an ongoing issue in TN too. See www.tnleaf.org. for efforts legislatively to protect Tennessee's mountains. (The Tennessean carried Dawn's efforts on the front page today. http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=NEWS ) Please take a moment to read this story and contact the Senator and Representative listed in Tennessee in support of Senate Bill 3822 and House Bill 3348.
Other resources include the books "Lost Mountain," "Strange as this Weather Has Been," the dvd's "Lost Kilowatt Hours," and "Black Diamonds." In addition don't miss Kathy Mattea's upcoming cd "Coal" out in early April.

Interviews are archived at www.seedsthestory.com/wakeup where you can download to itunes and your ipod or play on your computer at any time.

March 8, 2008

This week we have pre programmed music once again.