Best Tender Friends Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 428: Hannah Glavor 1:19:15

20m ago1:19:15

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Hannah Glavor is a Portland, Oregon based singer songwriter. I chatted with Hannah about how her songwriting and storytelling have evolved, outlook on life, continuing to express herself in her most authentic way, and her new record HOLD ON, HOLD TIGHT, available on 9/26/24. --------------------------------------------------- Thank you to DistroKid…

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Episode 427: Bay Ledges 1:01:17

9d ago1:01:17

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Bay Ledges AKA Zach Hurd is back on the podcast! I chatted with Zach about his brand new record ‘Rivers’, how his production and songwriting have evolved, writing and recording music in the comfort of his own home, translating songs to the live form, what drove this new batch of songs emotionally, remixes he’s worked on, and more! To keep up with B…

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There's No Democracy to Save and No One is Telling Ya'll Not to Vote: Hammer, Sickles & Stickers 1:32:37

14d ago1:32:37

1:32:37

Intro: Fannie Lou Hamer's Credentials Committee Testimony (1964) for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party which she co-founded.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRCUUzpfV7kAlt episode titles: Vote and/or DieThe Revolution Will Not Be TikTok'd at the DNCVoting in this country was created as a means of giving those least empowered the veneer of con…

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Episode 426: Maita 1:12:14

16d ago1:12:14

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Maita is a Portland, Oregon based band and the songwriting project of Maria Maita-Keppler. I chatted with Maria about the band’s new record ‘Want’, songwriting, lyrical development, creative perimeters, and more! To keep up with Maita, Distrokid, and the Dan Cable Presents, please check out the links below! -----------------------------------------…

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Episode 425: Noah Simpson 1:48:35

28d ago1:48:35

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Noah Simpson is a Portland, Oregon based trumpet player. I chatted with Noah about his early interest in music, his philosophies behind playing and teaching music, how those ideas have evolved, and experiences that have shaped him as player and a teacher. To keep up with Noah Simpson, Distrokid, and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, please check out …

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LWCCLive: Fear not! 15:43

1M ago15:43

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LWCCLive: Fear not!By Simon Hawkins

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Episode 424: Alex Southworth (Dusty Fox) 2:14:22

1M ago2:14:22

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Alex Southworth aka Dusty fox is a Portland based visual artist, screen printer, musician, and owner and creator of Jungle Television. I chatted with Alex about his early exposure to design and visual art, and his new found passion for making one of one custom hockey jerseys. He went in depth about not only his passion for hockey jerseys as streetw…

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Episode 423: Adriana Wagner 1:28:21

1M ago1:28:21

1:28:21

Adriana Wagner is a Portland, Oregon based Trombone player, composer, and teacher. I chatted with Adriana about her entry into playing music, her approach to playing the instrument, imposter syndrome, expression through music, and more. To keep up with Adriana Wagner, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, please check ou…

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Episode 422: Dobleon 1:26:53

2M ago1:26:53

1:26:53

Dobleon is a Woodburn, Oregon based rapped. I chatted with him about his entry point into rap, growing up in a small town, developing his skill as a rapper, making records, his Mexican roots, and more. To keep up with Dobleon, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, check out he links below! -------------------------------…

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LWCCLive: Don't Look Back! 31:14

2M ago31:14

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LWCCLive: Don't Look Back!

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Episode 421: Brother Swan 1:20:20

2M ago1:20:20

1:20:20

Brother Swan is a Los Angeles, California based band. I chatted with them about their origin, musical backgrounds, creative dynamics, moving away from hometowns, songwriting, and more! To keep up with Brother Swan, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, please check out the links below! -----------------------------------…

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Episode 420: Malachi Graham 1:20:31

2M ago1:20:31

1:20:31

Malachi Graham is a Portland, Oregon based instrumentalist and songwriter, and member of Small Million. I chatted with Malachi about her recent emergency brain surgery, songwriting, her quick return to playing live shows, the influence of her parents, Small Million, and her new solo record ‘Caretaker’ To keep up with Malachi Graham, Small Million, …

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Episode 419: Haley Johnsen 1:19:59

2M ago1:19:59

1:19:59

Haley Johnsen is a Portland, Oregon based singer songwriter. I chatted with Haley about songwriting, how the content of her lyrics and songs has evolved, live performance, and her new EP “Late Bloomer”. To keep up with Haley Johnsen, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, please check out the links below! ----------------…

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Episode 418: Bryson The Alien 1:23:48

3M ago1:23:48

1:23:48

Bryson The Alien is a Portland, Oregon based rapper. I chatted with him about he’s evolved as an artist and as a person in his day to day. The impact of fatherhood, the engine that keeps him creating, working with different producers and more! To Keep up with Bryson The Alien, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, please…

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Episode 417: Dadweed 1:22:44

3M ago1:22:44

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Dadweed is a Portland, Oregon based Bluegrass/Americana band. I chatted with them about their take on Bluegrass, their creative dynamics, the sensibilities that they appreciate about one another, playing as a trio, recording, and more! Dadweed's debut EP comes out July 1st. To keep up with Dadweed, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cable Pr…

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Painting the Rainbow Green: The White Cisgaytriarchy’s Oeuvre of the Almighty Dollar 1:31:07

3M ago1:31:07

1:31:07

Alt episode titles: Somewhere Over the Chase Bank, There is Community and Solidarity They Just Want Our Money, Not Our Pride: The Rainbow Capitalism EpisodeIntro Audio Excerpt: Sylvia Rivera (Rest in Power) interview from NYC Pride 2001https://x.com/ben_0207/status/1800675695661842651Who does rainbow capitalism benefit most? Who does it protect?Wha…

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Episode 416: Playlist Diary (Black Decelerant, Seafood Sam, Omerta, Good Looks, Maita) 52:28

3M ago52:28

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This week on the cast I talk about my recent trip to Florida, tuna sandwiches, tv shows, and I share music from: Black Decelerant Seafood Sam Omerta Good Looks Maita To keep up with the artists featured, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, please check out the links below! -------------------------------------- Black D…

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Episode 415: Jared Mees (Tender Loving Empire) 1:50:39

3M ago1:50:39

1:50:39

Jared Mees is a Portland, Oregon based musician, songwriter, and also co-owns Tender Loving Empire with his wife Brianne Mees. Tender Loving Empire has multiple storefronts, acting as a record label and retail locations for makers. Featuring jewelry, clothing, records, and more. I chatted with Jared about his early exposure to music, chasing after …

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Until Black Trans Women are Free, Ya'll Will Have Macklemore Ol' Bleach Blonde Ass ft Elle Moxley 1:37:38

4M ago1:37:38

1:37:38

No Pride without Black Trans Liberation and Reparations--Not Rations, Pooh.Black trans liberation, much like Black liberation and the liberation of all oppressed peoples across the globe, requires a complete redistribution and reorganization of the current power structure/status quo--is GLAAD ready? Is GLSEN ready? Are you ready? Alt episode titles…

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Episode 414: Mike Gamble 1:45:24

3M ago1:45:24

1:45:24

Mike Gamble is a Portland, Oregon based musician, composer, and engineer. I chatted with Mike about his early exposure to music, developing his craft, teachers he's had a long the way, his philosophies around making art, and more. To keep up with Mike Gamble, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, please check out the lin…

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Episode 413: Machado Mijiga 1:42:35

4M ago1:42:35

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Machado Mijiga is a Portland, Oregon based multi-instrumentalist and composer. I chatted with Machado about his approach to making music, exploring different processes, and instruments, keeping an open mind, and more. To keep up with Machado, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, please check out the links below! -------…

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Episode 412: Justin K 1:48:59

4M ago1:48:59

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Justin K is a Portland, Oregon based producer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist. I chatted with Justin about how he got exposed to playing music, his time growing up in Hong Kong, skateboarding, producing techniques and approach, and more. To keep up with Justin K, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, please check ou…

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Episode 411: Soop Dread 1:39:56

4M ago1:39:56

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Soop Dread is a Portland, Oregon based rapper. I chatted with him about writing, life experiences, different styles of rapping, composing music, and more.To keep up with Soop Dread, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, please check out the links below! --------------------------------------------------- Thank you to Dis…

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Episode 410: Foamboy 1:27:31

4M ago1:27:31

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Foamboy is a Portland, Oregon based band. I chatted with them about music backgrounds, what sparked the project, creative dynamics, making records, evolution of the sound, and more. Check out their most recent record EATING ME ALIVE, available where you stream music and on vinyl. To keep up with Foamboy, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Ca…

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Don't fall for the okey doke: Anti-Blackness is Divisive and Perpetuates Settler Colonial Violence 1:35:42

5M ago1:35:42

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For Hind, For Dexter, For Wadea, For Jordan and all others whose names go underreported, whose lives are undervauled, whose resistance is met with no fanfare.Support Within Our Lifetime, Palestinian led NYC based community organization: https://wolpalestine.comThe genocidal settler colonial regime of Israel will be brought to heel, the genocidal se…

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Episode 409: Milc 1:26:53

5M ago1:26:53

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Milc is a Portland, Oregon based rapper. I chatted with Milc about his entry point to making music, what inspires him to write, gaining self confidence, making records, the importance of creating art to his mental health, working with different producers, and more. To keep up with Milc, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cable Presents Podca…

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Episode 408: Anna Kellam 1:00:16

5M ago1:00:16

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Anna Kellam is a Savannah, Georgia based singer songwriter. I chatted with Anna at the Treefort Music Fest in Boise, Idaho. We talked about Anna's early exposure to music, how Georgia shows itself in her music, songwriting, how family life has inspired her music, and more! To keep up with Anna Kellam, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cable…

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Episode 407: Backhand 1:11:41

5M ago1:11:41

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Backhand is a Salt Lake City, Utah based punk band. I recorded this episode with the band at the Treefort Music Fest in Boise, Idaho. I chatted with the band about how they got their start, creative dynamics, developing a compelling live show, recording, songwriting, and more! To keep up with Backhand, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cabl…

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Episode 406: Rosie Tucker 1:08:34

5M ago1:08:34

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Rosie Tucker is a Los Angeles, California based musician and songwriter. I recorded this conversation with Rosie at the 2024 Treefort Music Fest in Boise, Idaho. We chatted about Rosie's entry point to music, developing a live show, the evolution and craft of songwriting, and their brand new record, Utopia Now! - available on vinyl and wherever you…

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Episode 405: Byland 1:10:33

5M ago1:10:33

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Byland is a Seattle, Washington based band. I chatted with the group about how the band got started, creative dynamics, lyric and music composing, the magic in making performing music, and the band's new record HEAVY FOR AWHILE. To keep up with Byland, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, please check out the links belo…

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Kundalini Spiritual Energy Explained 19:22

6M ago19:22

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Welcome to Kundalini Explained, my name is Geoff. Kundalini is truly a raw uncontrolled spiritual energy and once it is rising, nothing can stop it from doing its purpose. It is the most powerful experience I have ever felt in my 70+ years of living. I can guarantee you will not be the same after its awakening. In this episode, I explain: 1 What is…

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Episode 404: Ac Sapphire 1:29:26

6M ago1:29:26

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Ac Sapphire is a Portland, Oregon based singer songwriter. I chatted with Ac about her early exposure to music, growing up in a creative environment, how her songwriting has evolved over time, what inspires her to write, and her new record, DECEMBER 32nd, which is available wherever you stream music via American Standard Time Records. To keep up wi…

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Episode 403: The Fourth Wall 1:40:12

6M ago1:40:12

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The Fourth Wall is a Portland, Oregon based band. I chatted with them about how the band started, how the creative dynamics have evolved, shifts in song writing dynamics, and their brand new album RETURN FOREVER, which is available wherever you stream music and on on vinyl.To keep up with The Fourth Wall, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan C…

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Episode 402: Tacit 1:31:00

6M ago1:31:00

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Tacit aka Zach Bowman is a Portland, Oregon based music producer and composer. I chatted with Zach about early exposure to making music, growing up in a creative environment, expressing emotion through instrumental music, and the debut Tacit LP It Comes in Waves.To keep with Tacit, the sponsors the episode, and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, pleas…

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Who Tf Was I Friends With? Community and Friendships in the Age of Aquarius feat Elle Moxley 2:55:48

6M ago2:55:48

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Parts 1 and 2If the shoe fit, go grab some socks"without community, there is no liberation, only the most vulnerable and temporary armistice between an individual and [their] oppression."--Audre LordeJoin us for a special episode of Black People Tell Black History (yes, it's giving very much Anita Baker 365 days of the year same ol love) with our l…

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Episode 401: Mickey Newball 1:34:32

7M ago1:34:32

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Mickey Newball is a Portland, Oregon based songwriter and musician. I chatted with Mickey about his early experience of playing music, finding his voice as a songwriter, how his creative process has evolved, recording his own records, live performance and more!To keep up with Mickey Newball, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cable Presents …

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Episode 400: A Retrospective w/ Dan Cable - Hosted By: Ayal Alves 1:35:44

7M ago1:35:44

1:35:44

On Episode 400 of the podcast, I sit down with Ayal Alves aka Saroon, to reflect back on 400 episodes and 8 years of doing the podcast. Thank you to all the supporters out there. Stay up. Stay tuned. It's a progrum!To keep up with Ayal, the sponsors for the episode and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, please check out the links below!---------------…

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Be a Revolution or Get Swallooowed Up feat Ijeoma Oluo 33:09

7M ago33:09

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Alternate episode titles:-Be a Revolution or Keep it Moving, either way don't step on a n*gga toes-Just Circling Back to Next Steps from 2020-Ijeoma is about to go chill and write mysteries cus a lot of yall dont want to be a revolution nor talk about raceJoin us for a very special episode with Ijeoma Oluo talking about her new book, "Be a Revoluti…

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Resting My Eyes (with a pistol in my apron): Tricia Hersey's Ministry is About More Than Naps 31:57

7M ago31:57

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...and can save your life. Join us for a very special episode of Black People Tell Black History with the one and only Tricia Hersey (IG @thenapministry) as she gives you a quick 30 minutes of necessary game on this Monday afternoon made for wage theft and dream death on how imagination was a requisite for our ancestors' freedoms, the blueprint the…

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While White People Didn't Create Country Music, They Did Manage to Invent Colorism feat. Mayowa 51:48

7M ago51:48

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...it is now a multiracial collaboration, an amerikkkan "folk" tradition, if you will. From its pseudoscientific, colonial roots to nick cannon, join us for another episode of Black People Tell Black History and a deep deep conversation with one of the leading voices drawing attention to and upending colorism as it iterates itself in all facets of …

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Episode 399: Lee H. Tillman 1:36:35

7M ago1:36:35

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Lee H. Tillman is a Portland, Oregon based comedian. I chatted Lee about his early exposure to standup comedy, his early experiences of getting stage time in Los Angeles, how his style of joke telling has evolved, rebooting his interest in standup in Portland, and his new special BAD AT MATH. To keep up with Lee H. Tillman, the sponsors for the epi…

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Saifa is Not About the Silos: What Black Intersex Justice Got to do With It? Everything. 47:03

7M ago47:03

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“There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.”― Audre LordeJoin us in discussing the Black intersex revolution, imagination beyond violence visited upon our bodies and community as home with our dear love Saifa Wall.Sean Saifa Wall (he/him/his) is a Black queer intersex activist and rising scholar. Bo…

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The Night the Devil Whispered in my Ear - Episode 5 51:43

7M ago51:43

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Welcome to the culmination of my spiritual journey, where we embark on the thrilling conclusion, which is split into two captivating parts. On the fateful night of May 26th, 2021, I encountered the enigmatic figure of the Devil in a dream, his whispers igniting a cascade of mystical symbols and releasing powerful blinding white energy which surged …

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My Trips to India - Episode 4 31:35

7M ago31:35

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Welcome. Join me as we delve into the remarkable episode of “My Trips to India,” spanning over 11 years of profound experiences from the age of 37 to 48. In this episode, we explore the transformative odyssey of my trips to India, where each journey unfolds with its own set of challenges and revelations. These trips test the limits of resilience an…

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Twin, Where Have You Been?: A Tender Conversation with Dr. Joy James 1:04:12

7M ago1:04:12

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Alternate episode titles: -Dr. Joy James Might Break the Internet If You Would Let Her Upgrade You-This is a wonderful, Establishment, Trump and Swiftie friendly episode, absolutely nothing to shadow ban here, nope not at all (devil emoji)If you couldn't tell, we are super juiced to invite you all to a very special, mind reconfiguring politic shaki…

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Episode 398: New Constellations 1:22:10

7M ago1:22:10

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New Constellations is a Portland, Oregon based band. I chatted with them about how their band came together, the creative dynamics in the band, songwriting, production, touring, and more. To keep up with New Constellations, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, please check out the links below! --------------------------…

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Black Midwives Existed Before Doctors and are Still Delivering Us Today ft. Racha 1:28:23

7M ago1:28:23

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Traditional Midwives were criminalized, exploited and erased, their 1000 year old practices mined to create the field of obstetrics and this marginalization of Black and Indigenous midwives continues today. Learn more about the origins of the Black maternal health crisis in this country and movements to resist it--one birth at a time. Alternate epi…

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Episode 397: Growing Pains 1:22:40

7M ago1:22:40

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Growing Pains are a Portland, Oregon based band. I chatted with them about how they started their band, group dynamics, songwriting, the democratic nature of their creative process, live show development, recording music, and more. To keep up with Growing Pains, the sponsors for the episode, and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, please check out the …

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Rebirthing & Kundalini Experiences - Episode 3 36:01

8M ago36:01

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Welcome to the third episode of “My Spiritual Journey,” where we dive deep into two profound spiritual experiences that left an indelible mark on my life. First, I'll take you through a powerful emotional cleansing that traces back to my conception, inherited from my mother. You'll be captivated by the intricate details of how I harnessed a spontan…

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From the river to the sea (who gon check me boo?): Someday We'll All Be Free 1:43:22

8M ago1:43:22

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It's me again...and we're back...Alternate episode titles: -One genocide minds-Destabilize, Disrupt and Destroy: US Foreign Policy in Palestine, Syria, Yemen and the entire Middle East -AFRICOM: Obama's Scramble for Africa Still Scraping By Under the Doppler in 2024-Freedom ain't free: On a politics of indifference to Black death From Congo to Tigr…

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