Best Pachamama Podcasts (2024)

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S7 E2: BC: Before Capitalism 47:04

2d ago47:04

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To fully grasp capitalism, it helps to understand the system it replaced – and the most meaningful differences between feudalism and capitalism. We visit the British Isles of the Middle Ages. By John Biewen, with co-host Ellen McGirt. Interviews with Karen Dempsey, Ben Jervis, and Eleanor Janega. Story editor: Loretta Williams. Music by Michelle Os…

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S7 E1: Market Failure 37:06

2d ago37:06

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Introduction to our 7th season: Capitalism. The world’s dominant economic system is on trial as it hasn’t been for at least half a century. Millions, young people especially, now see capitalism as the problem, not the solution. Others fear throwing out the baby with the bathwater. By John Biewen, with co-host Ellen McGirt. Interviews with John Full…

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Las Musas PRIDE 43:05

5d ago43:05

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This special episode of Las Musas is an LGBTQ+ take over! Musas, Jonny Garza Villa, Elle Gonzales Rose, and Jess C. Parra celebrate pride month and discuss all things Queer Latine Kidlit. Host: Jonny Garza Villa If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase ⁠Jonny Garza Villa⁠'s ⁠contemporary YA Canto C…

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Season 7 Trailer: Capitalism 4:05

16d ago4:05

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Welcome to Season 7: Capitalism. The world's dominant economic system is on trial as it hasn't been for at least half a century. This season tells the story of capitalism -- how people with power built and shaped it over time. We'll also explore what to do now that many people see capitalism as the problem, not the solution. Produced by host/produc…

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Bonus: Long Shadow, In Guns We Trust 42:11

1M ago42:11

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As we get ready to launch our Season 7, a bonus episode from another podcast we think our listeners will want to hear: Long Shadow. Episode 1 of its newest season, In Guns We Trust, with host Garrett Graff. Mass shootings have plagued the U.S. for generations. But in 1999, when shots rang out in a suburban Denver school, it was different. What chan…

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Pachamama 2024

2M ago

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We celebrate our Pachamama with tunes from Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil and Latine musicians from the USA with roots in Ecuador, Mexico…throughout our lands, nuestra música shares the beauties of Pachamama and exhorts us to take good care of her! Happy Earth Day! ¡Feliz Día de la Tierra! Musical Works TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearL…

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Ode to Immigrant Workers

2M ago

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This week, Beat Latino celebrates immigrant workers, and honors the memory of Miguel Luna, Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, Dorlian Cabrera, José Maynor Lopez, Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, Carlos LNU — Immigrant workers fixing potholes in the middle of the night on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, named for the author of the Star-Spangled Banner. They we…

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Songs By and For Women

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It’s a very special edition of Beat Latino dedicated to the divine Femme, closing out a month dedicated to Women’s HerStory. Songs by, for and about women from Mexico, Argentina, Guatemala, Spain, Colombia, Chile, Peru and more spaces where nuestra musica thrives. Enjoy! Musical Works TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthPrólogo: Otra vez la BrujaLizbeth…

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Songs for the Sun and Moon for Eclipse Season

2M ago

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We have a change of seasons happening and lunar and solar eclipses coming up!. This week, we have songs centering the moon and sun for Eclipse Season on Beat Latino…from the romantic to the heart-broken to the joyful, a selection of tunes from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Guatemala and beyond as we celebrate the sources of light in our…

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Classic AfroLatine Diva

2M ago

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This week’s Beat Latino goes Old School! A musical paseo and exploration of the classics: AfroLatine Divas of nuestra música from Cuba, Uruguay, Perú, México, Venezuela…and beyond. The amazing and legendary Divas whose songs are the soundtracks for generations of Latines. Enjoy! Featured photo: Omara Portuondo Musical Works TitleArtistAlbumLabelYea…

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Latine Folk Nuevo

2M ago

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This week’s Beat Latino is an exploration of Nuevo Folk Folklorico from LatinE lands! A selection of lovely, chill, folksy, rootsy tunes that take the strands of our folkloric and ancient traditions and weave songs anew for the 21st century! From Mexico, Colombia, Spain, Argentina, Dominican Republic, our folk folklórico is still a relevant part of…

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Mujeres Empoderadas: Celebrating Our Mothers and Abuelas 36:49

2M ago36:49

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In this episode, we're celebrating our pachamamas—we're talking about our Mamás, Abuelas, and Tías, and how their strength and love influenced us as writers and illustrators. And that's a topic we can all wrap our arms around! Host: Aixa Pérez-Prado If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase ⁠⁠Aixa P…

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Protecting Our Pueblos and Pachamama: Earth Day Edition 38:24

2M ago38:24

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In this episode, we'll be honoring our planet and Earth Day and hearing from our environmentally conscious Musas. Hear their eco-friendly advice and how their books highlight this important topic. Host: Aixa Pérez-Prado If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or two) to say thanks! Purchase Sara E. Echenique's picture book Our Roo…

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BEAT LATINO: At the Movies!

3M ago

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This week’s Beat Latino goes to the movies! A selection of classics from the past to today: Songs from the soundtracks of movies which were composed, produced, arranged and curated by Latines. Nuestra Música at the movies, making its mark on Hollywood and beyond! Feature photo: Oscar Statuette (The famous golden statue was inspired by Mexican actor…

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On the Power of Music and Finding Your Voice 48:11

3M ago48:11

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In this episode, we’ll be talking about the amazing power of music, voice, and expression. And that’s a topic the Musas can definitely all chime in on! Hear powerful messages about what music does for our lives, our joy, and a sense of belonging—and how our books reflect that. Host: Aixa Pérez-Prado If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying…

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International Women’s Day

3M ago

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Piece Description This week’s Beat Latino selection is new music by women for our celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s Herstory Month! New music by femme-fronted artists from all over the Americas and Spain, with tunes about romance, power, resilience and joy. Enjoy! Musical Works TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthVidaAna Tijoux, OmarV…

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Celebrating the Life and Legacy Victor Jara: ¡Viva la Nueva Cancion!

4M ago

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his week’s Beat Latino celebrates Victor Jara, Chilean folk singer and founder of the Nueva Canción Movement with a selection of his and other folk singers’ classic protest songs from the 70’s onward. At the 50th year mark after his death, Victor continues to be an icon illuminating the way forward and was recently awarded the Legacy – Lifetime Ach…

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New for February

4M ago

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This week’s selection for Beat Latino is a prime example of just why we do this! Amazing creative soundscapes from Ecuador and Switzerland (Hermanos Gutierrez) Mexico (Abel Ibañez) Guatemala (Gaby Moreno) Galicia (Baiuca) and Chile (Newen Afrobeat) and more! All new, all surprising as always – nuestra música latina! Enjoy! Musical Works TitleArtist…

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Amores y Desamores

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Piece Description It’s a Beat Latino to remind us of the beauty of love and romance, and loves lost and remembered forever…tunes for amor and desamor, from Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Spain and the Americas, as we celebrate the month of love, February, Beat Latino style. Enjoy! Musical Works TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthDespiértameAbel Ibáñez G.Sin…

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Amor y Café: Love, Romance, and Friendships 54:30

5M ago54:30

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In this episode we're talking about love—friendship make-ups, break-ups, family love, and new romances! This month, Musas Jonny Garza Villa and Elle Gonzalez Rose discuss inspiration and tropes, how to write relatable young characters, and a ~twist~: "Which of your characters would be your prom date of choice?" Tune in for all the feels! Host: Aixa…

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2024 Las Musas Podcasts: Welcome & Meet The Team 2:44

5M ago2:44

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Welcome to the 2024 Las Musas Podcast season. Meet the 2024 podcast team, including the host, audio gurus, and apprentices! Learn about their fabulous books. If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) by the 2024 team to say thanks! Purchase Aixa Pérez-Prado's debut picture book City Feet Purchase Maria Jose Fitzgerald's de…

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S6 E5: A Way Forward 58:18

5M ago58:18

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What would it take, and what would it even mean, to heal from a wound like the Wilmington massacre and coup of 1898 — or from centuries of white supremacist violence, disenfranchisement, and theft? An exploration of that question with community members in Wilmington, and experts on restorative justice and reparations. By Michael A. Betts, II and Jo…

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BEAT LATINO: Latine Music and All That Jazz

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Piece Description The state of the state of nuestro jazz on Beat Latino this week! We explore recent releases that literally, took our breath away! Exquisite, dance-floor ready, complex, heady tunes that never lose sight of their roots. Sit back, serve up an appropriate libation, and savor this selection of the wide and wonderful world of Latine Ja…

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S6 E4: The Forgetting 48:32

5M ago48:32

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After the massacre and coup of November 10, 1898, white supremacists in North Carolina soon finished the job of disenfranchising Black citizens and instituting Jim Crow segregation. They also took control of the narrative. A new propaganda campaign, the one after the fact, succeeded for a century – even as several Black writers tried to tell the tr…

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S6 E3: A Day of Blood 38:21

5M ago38:21

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On November 1898, North Carolina Democrats won a sweeping victory at the polls – confirming the success of their campaign based on white supremacy, intimidation, and fraud. But in Wilmington, the state’s largest city, white supremacist leaders were not satisfied. This episode tells what happened on November 10, 1898, in Wilmington: a massacre of Bl…

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S6 E2: Crying "Negro Rule" 29:12

5M ago29:12

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By 1898, two decades after the end of Reconstruction, white elites, backed by violent terror groups, have installed Jim Crow across most of the South. North Carolina, led by its largest city, Wilmington, is different. A Fusion coalition, made up of mostly-Black Republicans and mostly-White members of the Populist Party, controls the city and state …

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S6 E1: What Was Lost 40:12

6M ago40:12

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This series tells the story of the only successful coup d’etat in U.S. history, and the white supremacist massacre that went with it. It happened in Wilmington, North Carolina in November 1898. But before we get to that story, we explore the surprising world of Wilmington in the 19th century – the world that the massacre and coup violently destroye…

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Season 6 Trailer: Echoes of a Coup 2:48

6M ago2:48

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Introduction to Season 6, a series co-produced by Michael A. Betts II and Scene on Radio producer and host John Biewen, with story editor Loretta Williams. Music by Kevin MacLeod, Okaya, and Lucas Biewen. Echoes of a Coup is a project of America’s Hallowed Ground and Scene on Radio, from the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University.…

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Real Talk: The State of Latine Lit 1:03:41

8M ago1:03:41

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On this very special episode of the Las Musas Podcast, recorded at the close of Latine Heritage Month, Musas Jonny Garza Villa, Elle Gonzales Rose, and Jess C. Parra talk about Latine Lit, our visibility in publishing, the value of our books and stories, and reading Latine Lit all year round. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider buying a bo…

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¡Celebracion! Episodio Español #1 34:41

10M ago34:41

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¡Estamos muy emocionados de presentar nuestro primer podcast en español! Hoy, María Dolores Águila está acompañada por Musas Paola Santos y Aixa Pereze Prado y el tema es ¡celebración! Únase mientras charlamos sobre el aprendizaje del idioma, cómo usamos el español en nuestros cuentos, los libros que crecimos leyendo, los libros que nos han hecho s…

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Debut Diaries Ep. 23: the Middle Grade and Young Adult Edition 55:06

11M ago55:06

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This week, our middle grade and young adult Musas—Lauren Yero, Maria José Fitzgerald, and Tamika Burgess—discuss their debut year experience, the lessons learned so far, and managing expectations from reality. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase Tamika Burgess's debut middle grade novel, Sin…

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EP 37: Part 4 - Best Practices for Working with Indigenous Healers and Their Communities 18:14

11M ago18:14

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In the last episode of the mini-series "Best Practices for Working with Indigenous Healers and Their Communities," we're sharing a coca reading about Traditional Medicine and Caara's work. We asked the Q'ero to ask Mother Earth and the Sacred Mountains what they think of this project and if it's good. We're working to have the coca reading up on Yo…

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EP 36: Part 3 - Best Practices for Working with Indigenous Healers and Their Communities 24:56

11M ago24:56

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Our last episode discussed how worker-owned or community-owned cooperative business structures harmonize with Amazonian and High Andean Q'ero traditions. Democratic workplaces safeguard communities, ensure no abuse takes place, and helps distribute wealth more evenly. Although projects can take on a more conventional business model until the projec…

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Debut Diaries, Ep. 22: the Picture Book Edition 39:37

12M ago39:37

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Resources galore! You're going to want a pen and paper for this episode as Aixa Pérez-Prado brings fellow debut picture book Musas, Sheila Colón-Bagley, J. de la Vega, Gabriela Orozco Belt, and Delia Ruiz, for a conversation on resources, support groups, mentorships, and all things, groups, best practices that have helped them through the door into…

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EP 35: Part 2 - Best Practices for Working with Indigenous Healers and Their Communities 20:37

12M ago20:37

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This episode discusses how worker-owned or community-owned businesses are the best structures for projects working with these indigenous healers and their communities. These businesses bring democracy into the workplace and harmonize with these healing traditions. The idea of capitalism is not native to the Americas. Although we live in a capitalis…

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EP 34: Part 1 - Best Practices for Working with Indigenous Healers and Their Communities 20:49

12M ago20:49

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In this episode, we're discussing best practices for working with indigenous healers and their communities. To start this conversation, we must examine the science behind keeping human populations healthy and happy. We will review what anthropologists and epidemiologists (health experts who study large human populations) have found out regarding th…

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EP 33: Part 4 - What is Power? 25:59

12M ago25:59

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In our mini-series on what power is, we've talked about how power is the ability to hold space for good things to happen and how virtues like radical compassion and service to this planet are part of the keys to unlocking high levels of power. Now in this episode, we discuss Mother Earth and her energetic role in helping us to reach new levels of p…

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EP 32: Part 3 - What is Power? 34:20

1y ago34:20

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In this episode, we delve deeper into the exploration of power, drawing from personal experiences. I share insights gained from Ayahuasca training, recounting simulations in ceremonies that illuminate the essence of power. Join me on this journey through the Amazonian and High Andean Q’ero healing traditions, uncovering valuable lessons along the w…

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Book Talk: The Power of Love, Culture, and Community 52:15

1y ago52:15

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On this episode of the Las Musas Podcast's were joined by Musas: Alyssa Reynoso-Morris, Ana Siqueira, Jackie Morera, María Dolores Águila, Sheila Colón-Bagley, and Jonny Garza Villa who talked about the Power of Love, Culture and Community in their writing. They talked about how writing about culture and family are not only doors and windows for La…

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EP 31: Part 2 - What is Power? 21:32

1y ago21:32

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In today's episode, we continue discussing power and what power is for wisdom keepers in the Andes and the Amazon. And it's not just the way wisdom keepers of the Andes or the Amazon view power; it is multiple religions and spiritual disciplines saying the same thing. Why? Because they are tapping into the same truth. Today we talk about how Amazon…

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EP 30: Part 1 - What is Power? 16:47

1y ago16:47

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For indigenous healers in both the Amazon and High Andes, power is the ability to hold space for good things to happen. To build and access power, healers must undergo a challenging, energetic, and spiritual refinement process that helps them bring powerful medicine into this world. In this episode, we discuss what power means in these traditions a…

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Ask a Musa: Advice from Our Sophomores! 1:03:08

1y ago1:03:08

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Adriana Hernández Bergstrom, Jonny Garza Villa, and Vanessa Torres join debut Musas Jackie Morera, Aixa Pérez-Prado, and Elle Gonzalez Rose for a Q&A about post-debut life, lessons learned, what our sophomore Musas wish they would've done and known, and a general sharing of wisdom and chisme in this delightful conversation. Links— From Adriana: Sta…

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EP 29: How the Q'ero Perceive Energy 21:49

1y ago21:49

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This episode discusses the genius of Q'ero's wisdom and healing tradition. The Q'ero Healing Tradition has simplified complex energetic and spiritual concepts to the bare minimum. It has established ways to bring their entire community effortlessly to higher levels of consciousness alongside mother earth and the sacred mountains. We cover how they …

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Update: Scene on Radio status report 2:45

1y ago2:45

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Scene on Radio is on an extended hiatus, but is on its way back. Host and producer John Biewen explains that the show has found a new home: the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University.By Kenan Insitute for Ethics at Duke University

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EP 28: How Does Our Mind Interpret Energy? 21:08

1y ago21:08

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In today's episode, we review how our minds interpret energy. First, we cover how our world is both physical and spiritual. We, as humans, are both physical and spiritual as well. Humans capture information regarding their physical environment through the senses and energetic/spiritual information regarding their environment through inborn intuitio…

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Debut Diaries, Ep. 21: the Young Adult and Middle Grade Edition 49:53

1y ago49:53

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On this episode of the Las Musas Podcast's Debut Diaries series, debut young adult and middle grade Musas Elizabeth Santiago, Lauren Yero, and Angela Montoya discuss debut year jitters and mental health. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Pre-order Elizabeth Santiago's debut young adult novel, The M…

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EP 27: Part 2 - Introduction to the Amazonian Healing Discipline 17:12

1y ago17:12

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We're continuing our mini-series on the Amazonian Healing Disciplines with Part 2. In this episode, we're focusing on the healers. What does it take to become an excellent Amazonian healer? We will discuss how healers embark on a lifelong journey of self-development, service to others, building connections to sacred Amazonian beings, and integratin…

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EP 26: Part 1 - Introduction to the Amazonian Healing Discipline 19:48

1y ago19:48

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We're starting a mini-series on the Amazonian healing disciplines in today's episode. This discipline is best known for its work with sacred plants like Ayahuasca and even the sacred frog known as Kambo. Today we'll cover the three critical ingredients which made this Amazonian traditional indigenous discipline possible, along with the High Andean …

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Debut Diaries, Ep. 20: Picture Book Edition 57:41

1y ago57:41

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In this episode of the Las Musas Podcast's Debut Diaries series staring our debut and sophomore picture book Musas, Mónica Mancillas and Alyssa Reynoso-Morris join Aixa Pérez-Prado to talk all about inspiration! What inspires them, what they do with that inspiration, and how they manage the excitement of being inspired is all covered in this deligh…

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EP 25: Three Important Things You Need to Know as a Mental Health Expert When Your Client Wants to Incorporate Traditional Indigenous Disciplines Into Their Healing Journey 25:53

1y ago25:53

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In this episode, we're going over why your client must find the proper discipline and medicine to help alleviate their problem, the 3-step process indigenous healers use to help clients, and what you need to know as a mental health expert to support your client before and after these healing sessions. www.traditionalmedicinemiami.com https://www.in…

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