May 31, 2008

Cecily Friday joins us in hour one to discuss the Scott McClellan book and Robert Shafer in hour two to discuss baseball and other sports.

May 24, 2008

This week we will enjoy the classic 1972 album, Thick as a Brick my Jethro Tull in hour one and then Robert Shafer joins us to discuss the first two months of the baseball season.

May 17, 2008

This Saturday Ashland, Oregon resident Dr. Ramona Rubio, author of "The Alchemical Woman: A Handbook for Everyday Soulwork" joins us. After much research, she and Dr. Catherine Davidson discovered that hidden within the literal interpretations of the timeless tradition of Alchemy, lie the secret symbolic formulas capable of unleasing the Golden energy within each of us. How is such an ancient tradition important to contemporary women? What Golden energy do you carry? How can you use Alchemy as a practical tool for self-discovery? Be inspired to find your Opus, your life's purpose and begin to live it. (For more on Dr. Rubio and "The Alchemical Woman" go to www.thealchemicalwoman.com )

In our first hour we'll speak with a local Brentwood woman who is definitely living her opus. For 16 years, Charmaine Jamieson has helped Kurdish refugees resettle in Nashville. Since 2005, she has traveled to Iraq assessing needs in schools, dispensing medicine to hundreds of people as well as visiting Internally Displaced Persons camps. Wherever there's a need she goes to work connecting resources with people. More recently she just returned from Hyderabad, India a city of ten million people where poverty is overwhelming. Charmaine's present passion is to find support for a multi-purpose building there to house widows and orphans. Charmaine's aware of the trafficing of children and hopes this might also prevent children from being sold into slavery. She imagines this model being utilized throughout India, Africa, Asia wherever there's need for care for those so often considered outcasts. Those with networking interests may contact Charmaine at cjbthere@aol.com

Join us this Saturday for what promises to be inspirational and challenging as these two women share how they've awakened to their lives. Prior shows archived at www.seedsthestory.com/wakeup

May 10, 2008

Sunday is Mother's Day so join us as we honor Mother Earth. We'll ponder what prevents our consideration of her as well as come up with ways for reconnecting.

Many of you will recall that Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" was integral in halting the use of DDT. At
8:00 Central, we'll talk with Nashville's equivalent to Rachel Carson, Rachel Sumner, who has worked tirelessly to alter Nashville's mosquito control laws. Rachel has organized citizens and local non-profits in an effort to bring science, ethics and reponsible mosquito control to Nashville's Health Department Mosquito Control program. Rachel will discuss No-Spray Nashville's heroic journey over the past five years as well as recent policy changes that allow drivers to leave the sprayer on in the presence of pedestrians and takes away our right to opt out of having our property sprayed. Isn't it possible to protect ourselves while also honoring the plant and insect life around us that are affected by these toxins also? Educate yourself at www.nospraynashville.org

At 9:00 Central, we'll find out what edible food gardens and stormwater management have in common as we talk with New York City resident Ariane Burgess. Ariane integrates both of the above in her labryinth landscapes in the city as she inspires city dwellers to reconnect with nature. We'll talk with Ariane about her journey into nature as well as her new passion Regenerative Culture providing training in Urban Sustainability. In addtion, we'll talk about her work at Findhorn in Scotland and the fascinating history behind this once barren area now turned EcoVillage drawing folks worldwide thanks to one woman in the mid-1900's heeding her 'still small voice.' For more about Ariane as well as Findhorn check out www.caminodepaz.org and www.findhorn.org

That's www.radiofreenashville.org one of the country's most successful low power fm stations on-line 24/7 now entering our fourth year on air. For prior archived shows of Wake Up & Live go to www.seedsthestory.com/wakeup