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Introducing the Raised By Whoops Fake Radio Show!

Raised By Whoops!

Fake Radio for All!

Monkey tooth has come and gone, but coming April, 1, The Raised by Whoops Fake Radio Show (from the minds of Glenn Vanderkloet and Andrew Couch - 1/2 of the Monkey Tooth crew) will bring you a whole new experience. Featuring original music, original stories, and a little something you can either love with all your heart or reject completely. Give it a try! - Available everywhere you listen to Fake Radio, or @ www.rbwpod.com

Michael Veneziano

Meet our new pal, Michael; a multi talented, self-educated sawyer, arborist and man of the people. I sat with him (outdoors and at a safe distance, of course) at the unparalleled O2 Artisans Aggregate in West Oakland to talk about trees, hard work, community, the government, and more. Share with friends!

Links

O2 Artisans Aggregate - Ponderosa Millworks Instagram - Ponderosamillworks.com

Tunes in This Episode

Oscar Aleman - Delicado

Esquivel - Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (Merry Xmas from the Space-age Bachelor Pad)

The Gore-Tex Cocktail Umbrella in My Heart
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My own death and a chemically induced peek into the void are not the only topics on my mind. I was gifted with a unique perspective enhancing experience which sang to me with a mix of hope, bravery, kindness and enormous heaps of sadness; my visit to the cardiac surgery wing of the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in San Francisco.

Tunes in This Episode

Chris Barber - Petite Fleur

Justus et palma Florebit - II Modo

Ray LaMontagne - Truly, Madly, Deeply

Elvis Perkins - Sing Sing

A Friend from the Road - Cristina Torres
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After six years on the road, the Torres family decided to go home; timing is everything. Tune-in to find out how living an unconventional lifestyle can offer stability as civilization crumbles! Share and enjoy!

Links

O Nosso QuintalYoutube - Cristina & Tiff Podcast

Tunes in this Episode

Oscar Aleman - Delicado

Melanie - Brand New Key

Blondie - Heart of Glass

Go Self-Help Yourself!

A broken wrist couldn’t stop this guy from pretending he could play piano; what’s your excuse, bro?

No matter how many times we save Pelé’s life, he’s always a little nervous we might leave him behind with a stranger. If we had done that, he’d be in good company with this character.

Here’s a little episode about “Self-help”. I read an article (with the author’s permission of course) by Kyle Thiermann about the book, “Atomic Habits”. Amazingly, it isn’t about microscopic nuns, but rather about getting your shit together, one minuscule step at a time. I also read you a letter from our pal in Alaska, Nate Atwood. Nate is in deep prep-mode for the Alaskan winter, all while battling the effects of 30 years of undiagnosed Lyme’s disease. Come for the stories, stay for the music, and learn how to get any horrible jingle out of your head with a simple trick I’ve been using for decades! Share and enjoy!

Links

Clafund.org - Undocumented Workers and Families - Kyle’s Website - Nate of The North

Tunes in This Episode

Strange Days - The Doors

Castles made of Sand - Jimi Hendrix

Má Vlast (My Fatherland) Vltava (The Moldau River)

Frazey Ford - Three Golden Trees

Mose Allison - I Don't Worry About A Thing

Update in Smoke
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In this smoke filled episode, we read a couple of letters from previous podcast guests, Joel Solomon and Bill Gilbert. Bill lives in Beirut, Lebanon, and works in the US embassy there. Joel Solomon lives in British Columbia, and works to revolutionize how wealth is invested. We also talk about what's happening with us (Tiff, Andrew & Pelé), and we share some music from Elvis Perkins' new album, "Creation Myths". Tune in for great stories, good music, and a little bit of that sweet ol' ramblin!

Links -

Clafund.org - Undocumented Workers and Families - Elvis Perkins - Joel Solomon - Bill Gilbert

Tunes in This Episode

Oscar Aleman - Delicado

Elvis Perkins - Half Life

Wilco - Wishful Thinking

Ihsan Al-Munzer - Shish Kebab

Ass-Play in Space, With Dr. Chris Ryan

As Pliny the Elder never said, “To live is to ramble!” Dr. Uncle Chris Ryan stopped by our temporary home in Larkspur for a visit; before he left, we took a little time to record this delightful free-form conversation. Pelé and I might technically be the guests in this one, but you get lots of Chris here as well! If you somehow know who we are and don't know who Chris is, well, I don't know how that happened. However, I recommend you take a moment to check out his fantastic podcast, Tangentially Speaking, or one of his books - Civilized to Death, or Sex at Dawn.

Links

Chris’ Website & Podcast - AllAboutErik.com

Tunes in This Episode

Oscar Aleman - Delicado

The Faces - Ooh La La

A Stroke of Good Luck
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I had a little stroke. What now?

Tunes in This Episode

Koshi-oi and Torgalyg

Spoonfull - Howlin' Wolf

Up From The Skies - Jimi Hendrix

Many Faces - The Karnataka College of Percussion

Talk to the Wind - King Krimson

Ride a White Swan - TRex

The Colour of Spring - Mark Hollis

I'll be Doggone - Marvin Gaye

Orlando - Miriam Makeba

Kayan Traditional Music

Phyllis Dillon - Perfidia

Nafas - The Spy From Cairo

Golden Mile - Daniel Rossen

A Three Sweetheart Circus

Flavi and Oren…Airplane?

Flavi, Oren and Sivan are doing their bit to redefine the circus, one handstand at a time. Each of these three has a unique motivation and a set of skills and passions which we find interesting. Join us for a discussion about the circus, movement, art, storytelling, hair-hanging, dedication, the language of nonsense and more. Share and Enjoy!

LINKS

Momentum Collective - Learn Handstands With Oren - Oren’s Website - Oren’s Instagram - Sivan’s Facebook - Flavi’s Facebook

TUNES IN THIS EPISODE

Oscar Aleman - Delicado

Circus Theme - Mixed with…

Harold Budd - Bismillahi Rrahmani Rrahim

¡El Salvador!

Thanks to our pal and listener, Jimmy Lynch, you will get a chance to hear a lovely El Salvadoran tune at the end of this episode. Thank you, Jimmy! Also, Tiff and I do our best to describe what it's like to drive around in El Salvador.

Links

Tusell Tostadores

Tunes in this Episode

Oscar Aleman - Delicado

Yolocamba Ita - El Profeta

Sister Peggy O'Neil

Sister Peggy O’Neil has lived in El Salvador for the past 35 years, having moved there to be of service to the poor during their devastating 12-year civil war.  We stayed with Peggy at the “Centro Arte para la Paz” (Center for Art through Peace) where we talked about her life as a friend of the poor, a feminist role model, a shoulder to lean on, and an absolute hero of human solidarity.  We are so fortunate to be able to bring you this incredible story, told by the youngest 81-year old we know! 

 

Links

Centro Arte Para la Paz - Daniel Berrigan - Philip Berrigan - Video of Sister Peggy

 

Tunes in this Episode

Oscar Aleman – Delicado

Department of Eagles – In Ear Park

Harold Budd - Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord Butterfly Sunday

Buena Vista Social Club - El Carretero (Guajira)

Mercedes Sosa - Balderrama

Raj Kalki

Raj, Tiff, & many empty bowls!

Mr. Kalki is the owner and operator of The Everest Restaurant in Belmopan, Belize. Originally from Nepal, he now lives in Belize, cooks with love, and makes his living with a smile on his face! We got the chance to sit with him after a delicious meal to chat about his life and his food. Don't listen without a little food in your belly or, at the very least, in your very near future. Share and Enjoy!

Links

Everest Restaurant

Tunes in This Episode

Oscar Aleman - Delicado

Pandit Nikhil Banerjee - Raga Mishra Khamaj/Gat In Medium and Fast Teen Taal

Kutumba - Aasarai Mainama

The Karnataka College of Percussion - River Yamuna

Anya Kaats

Sweet and thoughtful as ever, our pal Chris Ryan hooked us up with another guest, Anya Kaats! Anya is the host of two podcasts, A Millennial’s Guide to Saving the World and The Whore Rapport . We caught up on the street in San Francisco and had a little chat about pronunciation, family, identity, her podcast and what it means to fix yourself. I like this lady, I think you will too. Share and Enjoy!

Links

Anyakaats.com - The Whore Rapport

Tunes in This Episode

Oscar Aleman - Delicado

The Beta Band - Dr. Baker

Brigitte Bardot - Une histoire de plage

Koffee - Toast

Lloyd Kahn
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Lloyd & Lesley

On a recent trip back to the USA, I got a chance to meet with the inspirational and charming, Lloyd Kahn. Lloyd is an author, a photographer, a builder, and a man of action! He has written over 40 books on subjects ranging from health and stretching to he ephemeral charm of driftwood structures on the Pacific Coast. We talked about his work as a builder, and as an editor of the “Whole Earth Catalogue”, living healthy, and the life-force giving capacity of working with your hands. At 85 years old, Lloyd has more energy, enthusiasm and spark than most people I know! It is with great pleasure that we bring you this conversation with a true treasure of a human being. Share, enjoy, and buy a book!

Gerardo Moyano

Gerardo is a journalist, an explorer and a story teller. We met Gerardo in San Cristobal De Las Casas in Chipas, Mexico. It was our pleasure to talk about politics, journalism, natural childbirth, travel, death and much more. Oh yeah, there are howler monkeys in this one too! Share and enjoy!

Links

Poloapolo.net - Youtube - Facebook - Twitter - Espacio 4

Tunes in This Episode

Oscar Aleman - Delicado

The Arcs - Tomato Can

Andrew Bird - First Song

Beastie Boys - Lighten Up