Your human right to choose or refuse medical treatment. Filmmaker Tobe Carey on the building of the Ashokan Reservoir. Intimacy amidst the digital trance

Possibly the town of Olive City during the building of the Ashokan Reservoir circa 1907. The town was soon submerged under 100 feet of water, along with 11 others. Photo from the Department of Environmental Conservation archives, provided by my guest Tobe Carey.

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Tobe Carey interview begins at 1:19. Tantra Studio begins at 2:44

Listen to the audio only from Deep Water, full documentary. See on Vimeo below.

Dear Friend and Listener:

Tonight’s Planet Waves FM beings with a discussion of the basic human right to choose or refuse medical treatment. This is fundamental to a sane and civilized society.

Photo by Lanvi Nguyen.

Then I have an interview with filmmaker Tobe Carey, who has directed many “forgotten history” documentaries about the Hudson Valley, north of New York City. We will talk about his background as a filmmaker and videographer, and then consider the history of the Ashokan Reservoir. This was the subject of his film Deep Water.

In Tantra Studio (available separately in advance), I continue my discussion if sex, intimacy and trust in the digital age. What does it mean to live your truth in a time when anything about you can be revealed to others?I offer ideas how to awaken from the digital trance.

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Here is Tobe’s documentary Deep Water on Vimeo.

Here is a slide show related to the lost towns.

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