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Welcome to Tending the Roots: Composting Conversations, an exploratory podcast with the co-dreamers and friends of the Rooted Global Village, in conversation with change-makers, scholar-activists and teachers, dedicated to culture change work and seeding future(s). We evoke in these conversations the powerful metaphor of composting. Composting is a process of transformation, wherein organic materials, once alive, break down and decay, eventually becoming rich, nourishing soil. We seek to ide ...
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this humid summer night Mista Montana and Menace do this: The legendary Pete Rock joins us to discuss his latest release "PeteStrumental's 2" and his sought inspiration in Blaxploitation cinema behind some of its soundscapes, all of which had no origins as songs scheduled for other artists. We also discuss the status of "Soul …
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About Heidi J Cardoza: From a young age Heidi has been empathic and expressive, with a love of nature and a desire to understand reality by honoring multiple perspectives. She studied physics, dance and performance art in college and produced several multimedia shows asking questions and inspiring integration and celebration. She joined La Caravana…
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On our own, the desire born from the challenges we’ve faced can be a powerfully transformative force in our lives. Our personal embrace of the Soulful Chainbreaker becomes a cultural force when we gather together, commune, share stories, and support each other to commit to and sustain the journey. We do not disrupt and re/orient within a vacuum, ot…
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Many experiences of trauma/oppression reveal where we’ve failed to belong authentically. The ways in which, as we navigate our social worlds, we come up against blocks and barriers to birthright dignity, authenticity, acceptance and belonging. That is, where we disappoint and fail to conform to the expectations of dominant cultural narratives. This…
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The Chainbreaker as archetype invites critical questioning and reclaiming. We are invited to consider disappointing our families of origin, and the cultural influences at large by rejecting narratives and dictates that reproduce harms.It’s risky, even, for those most marginalized in these narratives. Yet in this risk we open to a vital rebirth: the…
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Transmuting Intergenerational Trauma Through The Creative Principles of Fire This is a story about what it means to be the one who steps out of line. The one willing to be the weak link in the chain. The one willing to disrupt and disobey; to embrace disruption as a portal and disappoint some of the expectations held for us (and the people associat…
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Cliff Berrien has 40-years of experience as a student and teacher of Afro-Diasporic drumming and music traditions. He has combined his music studies, degree in psychology and years of experience as a professional DJ to develop practices that promote collective joy, cultural dexterity and global healing. Cliff has had the honor of using these practi…
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I've learned over a lifetime of experience with people who either steered me away from, or closer to, the intelligence and wisdom my body held, that the teachers I trusted most were those that taught me to trust myself. There is a profound relationship between trust, bodily intelligence, and building authentic connection. From the vast complexity o…
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In this episode we discuss grief as a metabolizer of experience and its role in our lives and the world to come. An End of Life (EOL) Doula, Oceana specializes in the liminal spaces of active dying and grief. She is currently researching the intersection of embodied grief and somatic abolitionism as well as developing and holding space for healing …
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This podcast was recorded in early September, 2023, in the midst of a wave of grief that felt too big for my body; too big to hold alone. In Rooted, we are dedicated to shifting away from cultural forms that perpetuate separation and isolation. Sometimes my heart breaks so deeply at the news of the world that I can hardly keep my head up. At times …
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I’m excited to have Weena on the podcast today. She happens to be a dear friend of mine and also one of our rooted team members. In rooted, Weena is probably the person who more than anyone else, brings us back to the body, to the impulse of bodily knowing, and how we can engage with the themes we’re working with in a space like rooted. Her work is…
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Welcome to the Rooted global village. This podcast episode is an introduction of sorts, to what The Rooted Global Village exists because of, and for. Rooted is an organism made up of the many souls who are a part of it. And like any organism, it has a birth story. And like other birth stories, the birth is not the beginning… As you listen, we invit…
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Akilah is a mother, partner, and liberation worker who helps people unlearn the barriers to being our real selves together, in our homes and all the other ways we connect, work, and serve. In July of 2016, Richards published the first episode of Fare of the Free Child podcast, now known among the short list of must-listen-to podcasts for anyone con…
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Kai Cheng Thom is an author, community worker, somatic healer, lasagna lover, and wicked witch based in Toronto. She has spoken and published widely on the topics of trauma, transformative justice, and mental health. A former clinical social worker, Kai Cheng has also spent over a decade working in public sector mental health with LGBT youth and th…
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Yvette Murrell is a coach, healer, consultant, co-founder, and Connector of the former Playback Milwaukee Theatre Company, has multifaceted, cross-sector national career accomplishments in expressive arts, business, and education. A powerfully-gifted facilitator and shaman with over 30 years of practice, Yvette weaves a deeply embodied approach to …
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I grew up looking into the night sky and the heavens above me. Without concepts that defined the movement of planets and stars, or the mathematics to describe them, I would orient my head and neck upwards, captivated by the beauty of this cosmic mystery stretched out above my head. So expansive that it would take my breath away. For those of us who…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this humid summer night Mista Montana and Menace do this: The legendary Pete Rock joins us to discuss his latest release "PeteStrumental's 2" and his sought inspiration in Blaxploitation cinema behind some of its soundscapes, all of which had no origins as songs scheduled for other artists. We also discuss the status of "Soul …
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this uplifting episode Mista Montana and Menace do this: Blah Records cult-leader Lee Scott joins us to talk about his Dirty Dike helmed latest release "Butter Fly" and his subconscious Jazz musician like approach with improvisation making it. We also talk Dirty Dike's transition as one of the best producers out now, High Focu…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this uplifting episode Mista Montana and Menace do this: Blah Records cult-leader Lee Scott joins us to talk about his Dirty Dike helmed latest release "Butter Fly" and his subconscious Jazz musician like approach with improvisation making it. We also talk Dirty Dike's transition as one of the best producers out now, High Focu…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this sunny episode Mista Montana and Menace do this: We are joined by the legendary B Real to talk about his latest mixtape "The Prescription" and last year's overlooked Serial Killers project as well as the upcoming Cypress Hill album, which he describes its tonality as being dark and psychedelic! We also speak on several fut…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this sunny episode Mista Montana and Menace do this: We are joined by the legendary B Real to talk about his latest mixtape "The Prescription" and last year's overlooked Serial Killers project as well as the upcoming Cypress Hill album, which he describes its tonality as being dark and psychedelic! We also speak on several fut…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this gathering of pioneers Mista Montana and Menace do this: We talk to the legendary Big Daddy Kane about his influence on the tree of Hip Hop and an upcoming EP with KRS ONE, which when finished will be performed on the road using a 1960s "Artist VS artist" show approach. We also talk "Long Live The Kane", the prospects of f…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this gathering of pioneers Mista Montana and Menace do this: We talk to the legendary Big Daddy Kane about his influence on the tree of Hip Hop and an upcoming EP with KRS ONE, which when finished will be performed on the road using a 1960s "Artist VS artist" show approach. We also talk "Long Live The Kane", the prospects of f…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this romantic season premiere, the Winchester Brothers of Rap Mista Montana and Menace do this: Following the release of Eminem's Shady XV's record "Fine Line", Young Zee joins us to explain his response record, namely, "Dear Shady" and discusses 2 upcoming releases, one of which an EP with Tame One titled "Burnoutz", the othe…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this romantic season premiere, the Winchester Brothers of Rap Mista Montana and Menace do this: Following the release of Eminem's Shady XV's record "Fine Line", Young Zee joins us to explain his response record, namely, "Dear Shady" and discusses 2 upcoming releases, one of which an EP with Tame One titled "Burnoutz", the othe…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this festive live event Mista Montana and Menace pull out all the stops and do this: We chop it up with J-Zone about his latest project "Lunch Breaks" and the trial and error of its creation, "Peter Pan Syndrome", Clyde Stubblefield's influence on Hip Hop, classic drum breaks, his hopes of one day developing his ability of pla…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this festive live event Mista Montana and Menace pull out all the stops and do this: We chop it up with J-Zone about his latest project "Lunch Breaks" and the trial and error of its creation, "Peter Pan Syndrome", Clyde Stubblefield's influence on Hip Hop, classic drum breaks, his hopes of one day developing his ability of pla…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this hardcore exposure Mista Montana and Menace do this: A week after his latest album, "If There's A Hell Below", Black-Milk joins us to talk progressing as an artist and how his latest opus is (somewhat) a continuation of "No Poison, No Paradise". We also touch on the status of the new Random Axe project, working with Bun-B …
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this hardcore exposure Mista Montana and Menace do this: A week after his latest album, "If There's A Hell Below", Black-Milk joins us to talk progressing as an artist and how his latest opus is (somewhat) a continuation of "No Poison, No Paradise". We also touch on the status of the new Random Axe project, working with Bun-B …
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this paranormal investigation LIVE from Sherwood Forest Mista Montana and Menace do this: The maestro that is Fabio Frizzi joins us after his SOLD OUT concert at the London Chapel for a 40 minute reflection of his genre defining career in film scoring and his experience of working at the right-hand of cult director Lucio Fulci…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this paranormal investigation LIVE from Sherwood Forest Mista Montana and Menace do this: The maestro that is Fabio Frizzi joins us after his SOLD OUT concert at the London Chapel for a 40 minute reflection of his genre defining career in film scoring and his experience of working at the right-hand of cult director Lucio Fulci…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this prelude to the Halloween Special Mista Montana and Menace do this: The world famous DJ-JS-1 sat down to discuss his new album and the lack of authenticity artists of today claim to have using social media. "It Is What It Isn't" boasts an impressive line up of over 45 artists and a total of 21 songs, many of which become t…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this prelude to the Halloween Special Mista Montana and Menace do this: The world famous DJ-JS-1 sat down to discuss his new album and the lack of authenticity artists of today claim to have using social media. "It Is What It Isn't" boasts an impressive line up of over 45 artists and a total of 21 songs, many of which become t…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this cool Autumn night Mista Montana and Menace do this: We are joined by one quarter of Slaughterhouse Joell Ortiz to detail his latest and 3rd solo release "House Slippers". Described by Mr Yaowa as his most honest record to date, we discuss his current creative space, feeling comfortable and why he no longer feels he has an…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this cool Autumn night Mista Montana and Menace do this: We are joined by one quarter of Slaughterhouse Joell Ortiz to detail his latest and 3rd solo release "House Slippers". Described by Mr Yaowa as his most honest record to date, we discuss his current creative space, feeling comfortable and why he no longer feels he has an…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this explosive threat level, Mista Montana and Menace do this: Duck Down Records' Statik Selektah discusses his new album "What Comes Around", breaking down the inspiration and creation behind such tracks as "Alarm Clock", The Thrill Is Gone", "Drunk & High", working with Snoop Dogg and being inspired by the late great Guru's …
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this explosive threat level, Mista Montana and Menace do this: Duck Down Records' Statik Selektah discusses his new album "What Comes Around", breaking down the inspiration and creation behind such tracks as "Alarm Clock", The Thrill Is Gone", "Drunk & High", working with Snoop Dogg and being inspired by the late great Guru's …
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this new season starter Mista Montana and Menace do this: Cormega gets personal and shares his goals and demands of being accepted as an artist with his latest release "Mega Philosophy" in a typically engaging engaging interview with the seasoned veteran. We discuss his change of perspective through travelling and how its enab…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this new season starter Mista Montana and Menace do this: Cormega gets personal and shares his goals and demands of being accepted as an artist with his latest release "Mega Philosophy" in a typically engaging engaging interview with the seasoned veteran. We discuss his change of perspective through travelling and how its enab…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this live-from-the-pool special Mista Montana and Menace do this: Fresh off a trip to Marrakesh, Morroco, senior editor of Forbes, Zach O' Malley Greenberg details his recent experience of unlocking the Wu-Tang Clan's secret album "The Wu - Once Upon A Time In Shaolin" with Producer Cilvaringz. We talk the bold conception init…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this live-from-the-pool special Mista Montana and Menace do this: Fresh off a trip to Marrakesh, Morroco, senior editor of Forbes, Zach O' Malley Greenberg details his recent experience of unlocking the Wu-Tang Clan's secret album "The Wu - Once Upon A Time In Shaolin" with Producer Cilvaringz. We talk the bold conception init…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this event-filled investigation Mista Montana and Menace do this: Minneapolis mouthpiece Slug,joins us to celebrate and explore Atmosphere's 8th full-length album "Southsiders", an ode to Minnesota and a testament to their illustrious and influential careers. We discuss its creation and explore the differences with their relea…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this event-filled investigation Mista Montana and Menace do this: Minneapolis mouthpiece Slug,joins us to celebrate and explore Atmosphere's 8th full-length album "Southsiders", an ode to Minnesota and a testament to their illustrious and influential careers. We discuss its creation and explore the differences with their relea…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this epic controversial interview Mista Montana and Menace do this: DJ Whoo Kid takes time out his ever-busy cake-throwing schedule to spend over an hour at the Conspiracy Worldwide Studios discussing a massive range of topics including 50 Cent's new album, the future of G Unit as a collective, Eminem's relationship with 50 an…
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this star-studded investigation Mista Montana and Menace do this: Asher Roth enters the show for the first time for a feature length interview exploring his forthcoming album "RetroHash", his colourful career to date and how he's now as free as ever creatively. Filled with optimism and a new found smile on his face, we travel …
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this star-studded investigation Mista Montana and Menace do this: Asher Roth enters the show for the first time for a feature length interview exploring his forthcoming album "RetroHash", his colourful career to date and how he's now as free as ever creatively. Filled with optimism and a new found smile on his face, we travel …
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this breezey investigation Mista Montana and Menace do this: RA The Rugged Man joins us from a recording session to discuss his on going promotional campaign for "Legends Never Die" and his latest video "Still Get Through The Day". We travel through his grind over the past several months and talk his recent collaboration with …
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this breezey investigation Mista Montana and Menace do this: RA The Rugged Man joins us from a recording session to discuss his on going promotional campaign for "Legends Never Die" and his latest video "Still Get Through The Day". We travel through his grind over the past several months and talk his recent collaboration with …
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STREAM or DOWNLOAD On this terrifying reality movie Mista Montana and Menace do this: The legend that is Pharoahe Monch opens up and walks us through the making of his forthcoming album "PTSD", citing dark clouds and depression in his life as its inspiration. We talk his cinematic approach in recording music, his often overlooked abilities as a pro…
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