Episodios

  • 125: Sufi Politics for California with Butch Ware
    Jul 4 2025

    https://www.cosmiclabyrinth.world/

    Our guest is Dr. Rudolph "Butch" Ware, the California Green Party candidate. A distinguished Associate Professor of History at UC Santa Barbara, specializing in African and Islamic intellectual history, Dr. Ware brings a unique blend of academic rigor and lifelong activism to his campaign. He's also a prolific writer, author of works such as "Jihad of the Pen: The Sufi Literature of West Africa" and "The Walking Qur'an: Islamic Epistemology in West Africa," and even an artist as one half of the hip hop duo Slum Prophecy. Having previously served as the Green Party's 2024 vice-presidential nominee, Dr. Ware is now focused on California with a platform advocating for single-payer healthcare, free higher education, and a transformative approach to social and environmental justice. Join us as we explore his vision for a revolutionary change in the Golden State.

    https://www.butchware4gov.com/

    https://www.amazon.com/Jihad-Pen-Sufi-Literature-Africa-ebook/dp/B07RCBR79M

    https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Quran-Education-Knowledge-Civilization/dp/1469614316

    https://linktr.ee/slumprophecy

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    1 h y 9 m
  • 124: Make Taxes Great Again with Erica Payne
    Jun 21 2025

    https://caldec.org/ca-dougnut-snapshot/ ...

    Erica Payne is the founder and president of Patriotic Millionaires. She is a seasoned strategist, an author, and a fearless advocate for economic justice. She's appeared on countless media outlets, always pushing for policies that promote a more stable, prosperous, and equitable nation.

    https://costoflivingexemption.com/

    https://patrioticmillionaires.org/

    https://patrioticmillionaires.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/The-MONEY-Agenda-America-250.pdf

    https://decidersmovie.com/

    https://livingwage.mit.edu/

    https://patrioticmillionaires.org/perspectives/america-needs-our-cost-of-living-tax-cut-act/

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    1 h y 6 m
  • 123: Engineering Civic Possibilities with Tatheer Adnan
    Jun 13 2025

    https://www.cosmiclabyrinth.world/

    Tatheer Adnan worked as a data scientist for two years before transitioning into public service at LA County. Her roles have ranged from managing data and systems for nonprofits receiving the federal ARPA grants to leading operations at Housing for Health. A strong advocate for bringing engineering and systems-thinking into local governance, Tatheer is passionate about the intersection of policy, programs, and science. She recently became involved in local politics to help shape decisions that directly impact her work and community. She officially begins her term as the Social Service Provider on the Downtown LA Neighborhood Council on July 1.

    https://www.iamascientist.info/tatheer-adnan

    https://neighborhoodempowerment.lacity.gov/city-map/

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    56 m
  • 122: Regenerating Generosity with Ruth Andrade
    Jun 6 2025

    https://www.cultivatingself.org/ x https://bioticship.com/ x https://www.cosmiclabyrinth.world/

    Ruth Andrade is an embodiment of the feminine divine operating in a way that empowers all beings, in the modern world, with actual funding and organizational support. Her work with Lush Cosmetics has transformed the landscape of ecological and sustainable business. Ruth co-founded Regenerosity with the incredible goal to empower regenerative cultural practices around the world. She is also a leader with Re-Alliance, a coalition of global superheroes that respond to disasters and displacement.

    https://www.regenerosity.world/

    https://www.youtube.com/@regenerosity_world/videos

    https://www.re-alliance.org/

    https://springprize.org/

    https://www.lime.org/lime-basics/uses-of-lime/construction/soil-stabilzation/

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    1 h y 6 m
  • 121: Intersectional Justice with Lamisa Chowdhury
    May 15 2025

    https://www.cultivatingself.org/

    Lamisa Chowdhury is a leader in creating systemic evolution. She is currently the Program Officer at Patagonia, and leads the Thriving Communities program. She has deep roots with agriculture, both from growing up in Kansas to supporting rural communities across the country and the world.

    https://bioticship.com/

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    54 m
  • 120: Indigenous Rights of Nature & Currency with Drea Burbank
    Mar 5 2025

    https://www.cultivatingself.org/reclaiminghealthcarefellowship

    Drea Burbank is a brilliant delinquent savant. She is an MD, technologist, and serial entrepreneur. Her work with Savimbo is changing the future of the Amazon by empowering farmers and communities with resources to thrive while they steward the Amazon. Drea is also passionate about preventative medicine and is a wealth of wisdom about important intersections in our society.

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    https://www.savimbo.com/

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    https://www.savimbo.com/sexytrees

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    56 m
  • 119: Poverty to Prosperity with Danya Pastuszek
    Feb 21 2025

    https://www.butterflyonbooks.com/book-package/ben ...

    Danya Pastuszek is a leader in the movement to eradicate poverty. She is the President and CEO of the Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement and has been an executive with the United Way of Salt Lake. Danya is committed to serving the community and reimagining ways for all peoples to have a healthy life of possibility and meaning.

    https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/ ...

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    https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/05/successfully-orchestrate-collective-action/

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    https://www.nationalobserver.com/node/40389

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    https://socialinnovationsjournal.com/index.php/sij/article/view/5590

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    1 h y 5 m
  • 118: Reimagining Politics with Nathan Fatal
    Jan 28 2025

    https://www.cultivatingself.org/

    Nathan is a leadership, campaign, and activism trainer, and among other roles is the Director of Community Organizing at the Leadership Institute.

    He has overseen hundreds of volunteers, campaign staff, and operatives across the United States, and trained over 10,000 activists from every state and dozens of countries.

    He led the charge on lawsuits in California and legislation in Arizona which protected the freedom of speech at 66 public universities.

    In 2020 through 2022, he organized business owners and activists in Los Angeles county in mass civil disobedience against lockdowns and mandates.

    Now, he's working on a national project to make government accessible to everyone.


    Nathan's linktree, with links to sign up to volunteer for the Magellan project, and resources that have been built from this project:
    https://linktr.ee/nfatal

    The publicly viewable data compiled for California by the Magellan project
    https://tinyurl.com/MagellanAmerica

    To collaborate with me to build volunteer-driven community projects that give people more power over their own lives, email Nathanifatal@gmail.com

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    1 h y 6 m