The Nature of the Beast

  Photo by Lanvi Nguyen. Thank you for sponsoring Planet Waves FM The new Planet Waves FM is ready. This week’s theme is The Nature of the Beast: for example, how it is that police are beating on people who are protesting against police brutality, as if to prove their point for them. For this discussion, I am grateful to my American Studies professor and mentor at SUNY Buffalo, Mike Frisch.

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How to Come Down from the Tree

  Photo by Lanvi Nguyen Thank you for sponsoring Planet Waves FM Here are the time markers: the first segment is intro and astrology; the second segment, beginning at 49 minutes, is on Covid, where I cover two of the top non-issues. Then the third segment beginning at 1:32 is the Laurie Buchanan interview; and finally the fourth segment is Vesta Studio and begins at 2:45. This week I focus on the fear issues surrounding the seeming pandemic and its aftermath, and how to manage our own inner responses. My guest is a psychotherapist named Laurie Buchanan, who helps…

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PWFM for May 24, 2020: How Not to Believe Lies & Your Relationship To Yourself

  Attempted social distancing or virus barrier at the Kingston Farmer’s Market on Saturday, May 23. Thank you for sponsoring Planet Waves FM In tonight’s program — the longest ever — I look into the psychology of why people resist considering ideas about environmental issues. I talk about getting out of the desperate, conflicted and authority-driven paradigm of health and wellness, and into a more autonomous model of self-care. In the second segment beginning at about one hour and four minutes, I explore the astrology of our moment, featuring Gemini galore, Vesta, Venus retrograde and Mercury. In the third…

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PWFM for May 17: Introducing Zach Bush, the Virome, and Sex in the Age of Covid

  Lips mask by Cheryl Corson; guitars and bass guitars by Jim LeClair. Thank you for sponsoring Planet Waves FM In this week’s program, I offer the work of Dr. Zach Bush, interviewed by Del Bigtree on the program The HighWire. Here’s a transcript and the original video, with links back to the presenters. You may read my review of the interview here. I’m sure I’ve promised some other resources; if you hear me mention one that’s not listed here, please drop me a note at efc@ericfrancis.com. The last musical piece, at the very end, is “Solar Eclipse House…

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