Bloom Podcast

Anyka Barber is founder, director and curator of Betti Ono gallery in Oakland, California. We reached out to Anyka in response to Betti Ono's fundraiser to power arts, culture, and community resilience. Contribute at https://bettiono.com/donate/. Betti Ono is an experimentally minded space for art + culture + community. They are 100% Black women led and operated, dedicated to amplifying the work and voices of under-represented artists. Their vision and creative practice embody the bold, curious and unapologetic spirit of the gallery's name-sakes Betti Mabry Davis and Yoko Ono. At Betti Ono, making art is a function of activism, community transformation, and cultural resilience. Bio: Born and raised in Oakland, California Anyka Barber is a mother, an artist/activist, curator and entrepreneur. In 2010 Anyka founded Betti Ono, a creative social enterprise and center for arts, culture, and community committed to the cultural, social, political and economic emancipation and development of low-income, immigran

William is a stellar creator and citizen scientist, changing people's lives with the way he educates people to grow nutritious foods and create economic and arts sovereignty. Here we talk about cultivating mushrooms, music and art, neighborhood permaculture, and more. The title of this episode comes from a quote by him: "Homeostasis will only be achieved via Symbiosis with local Systems." Follow William Padilla-Brown on Instagram @mycosymbiote

In this episode we interview Joshua Fields about Consciousness Hacking's upcoming conference: Awakened Futures Summit, May 18-19 2019 in San Francisco. Joshua is a graduate student in Philosophy and Consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and in a previous life, an Oxford economist, Morgan Stanley analyst and Scottish amateur boxer. After a series of transformational personal events, he turned his focus away from finance and has since dedicated his life to understanding the ideas and techniques that lead to human flourishing. For more info, visit https://bloomnetwork.org/podcast/

This episode is with Robin Gunkel, Bloom Baltimore organizer, poet, and academic advisor. We talk about her experience this past summer with a training and retreat organized by CoRenewal, called the New Moon Mycology Summit. Robin also shares about this year's Mushroom City Art Festival and a bioremediation project that she and fellow organizers are doing in Johnston Square in Baltimore. This quote sums up the vibe of the interview: "I'm seeing regenerative culture as part of grandmother culture.... seeing an interconnected thread and seeing how the work we're doing is intergenerational. That we're processing trauma that has been passed down to us, and we're also building a world for future generations. Recognizing the larger mycelial tapestry that we occupy together." I hope you enjoy this beautiful mesh of an interview. If you would like to support Robin and the civic mushroom festival she organizes, Mushroom City Art Festival, please make a donation at http://mushroomcityartfestival.org/ - the donatio

This episode is with Daniel Christian Wahl, author of Designing Regenerative Cultures. Daniel lives on Majorca, and works locally and internationally as a consultant, educator and activist. In this episode we discuss: ++ tips for getting started with contributing to regenerative culture where you live ++ thinking between different scales, from a specific project to the interconnection of regional, national and global scales ++ the role of policy and political leadership in incentivizing local production ++ building global networks of global collaboration and global solidarity ++ the likely realities of the next 100 years of Climate Change ++ the 4th industrial revolution towards a circular biomaterials economy at the scale of different bioregions Bio: Daniel Christian Wahl was born in Munich in 1971 and grew up in Germany. By the time he was 28 he had travelled in 35 different countries on six continents. His early career was as a marine biologist and scuba diving instructor, before he decided to focus on

Episode Notes Bio: Kim Haxton is a multifaceted, multidimensional educator, rooted in knowledge and steeped in community. She is Potowatami from Wasauksing, currently based in Vancouver BC. She has worked across Turtle Island and abroad in various capacities, always emphasizing local leadership development toward genuine healing. In her work with Indigeneyez, a creative arts based organization she co-founded, Kim works with Indigenous communities toward decolonization and liberation. Grounded in the arts and the natural world for embodied awareness and facilitated rites of passage, Kim develops de-escalation skills and diversity and anti-oppression education. Kim currently leads Peace and Conflict Resolution programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo, cultivating local leadership in Congolese women who have been affected by civil war, poverty and sexual violence. Kim has developed and facilitated programs in over 8 countries, and has been working in land-based education and leadership for the past 20 year

Episode Notes This episode is with Robin Gunkel, Bloom Baltimore organizer, poet, and academic advisor. We talk about her experience this past summer with a training and retreat organized by CoRenewal, called the New Moon Mycology Summit. Robin also shares about this year’s Mushroom City Art Festival and a bioremediation project that she and fellow organizers are doing in Johnston Square in Baltimore. This quote sums up the vibe of the interview: _ “I’m seeing regenerative culture as part of grandmother culture… Seeing an interconnected thread and seeing how the work we’re doing is intergenerational. That we’re processing trauma that has been passed down to us, and we’re also building a world for future generations. Recognizing the larger mycelial tapestry that we occupy together_.” I hope you enjoy this beautiful mesh of an interview. If you would like to support Robin and the civic mushroom festival she organizes, Mushroom City Art Festival, please make a donation at http://mushroomcityartfestival.org/ – (t

Episode Notes Jose Acosta, lead producer with Bloom Los Mochis, Mexico describes their civic ecoparks initiative, in collaboration with local government, nonprofits and neighborhood residents. In this conversation you’ll find: ++ Tips on organizing successful collaborations ++ An amazing example of what’s happening in local Bloom chapters ++ Insights on group governance ++ And much more! This is the raw, unedited interview. You can keep up with Bloom Los Mochis’ projects on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/proyectofeac/

Episode Notes Our guest for this episode is John Light, a Bitcoin consultant who describes an entry level overview of Bitcoin, the blockchain, and the various applications and potentials of peer-to-peer technologies.

Episode Notes Interview about hydrology with Evolver* Sporeganizers Andrew Stocker, a geologist from Santa Fe New Mexico, and Jacob Aman, a researcher working on toxic cleanup projects near Santa Cruz, Silicon Valley and the surrounding region. We cover: How the Earth’s water cycles work What dangers we face with the current ways people and governments manage waterways How water management is complicated because it crosses so many legal jurisdictions And we even touch on… space weather! *Bloom was initially called Evolver Network

Episode Notes Interview about hydrology with Evolver* Sporeganizers Andrew Stocker, a geologist from Santa Fe New Mexico, and Jacob Aman, a researcher working on toxic cleanup projects near Santa Cruz, Silicon Valley and the surrounding region. We cover: How the Earth’s water cycles work What dangers we face with the current ways people and governments manage waterways How water management is complicated because it crosses so many legal jurisdictions And we even touch on… space weather! *Bloom was initially called Evolver Network

Episode Notes This episode is an insightful panel discussion about psychedelics, recorded at Imagine Festival on Orcas Island in September 2015. Moderator and panelists: Rick Ingrasi, Donna Dryer, Richard Yensen, and Magenta Ceiba. Some of the topics we touch on include the legal history of psychedelics, possibilities for intergenerational collaboration, and the different types of settings people can create for their trips. We also describe several entrypoints for receiving training in therapy for altered states. This panel is rich with wisdom and experience, and we hope you enjoy it! To stay tuned to other podcasts, media and in person events about psychedelic community integration and activism, you can sign up at  http://bloomnetwork.org for our quarterly newsletter.

Episode Notes Interview with filmmaker Janine Sagert, the director of Veterans for Entheogenic Therapy, Ryan LeCompte of Veterans for Entheogenic Therapy, and Saj Razvi, director of Trauma Dynamics. Note, this podcast was recorded back when Bloom was called Evolver Network. From Shock to Awe is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the journeys of military veterans as they seek relief from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with the help of ayahuasca, MDMA (“Ecstasy”), and cannabis. It takes an intimate look at how these substances can be used to heal our wounded warriors—and, by extension, their loved ones. Our intention with this film is to raise awareness of the healing properties of, and help change the laws regulating, ayahuasca, MDMA, and cannabis so that these substances can be legally available for responsible use in therapeutic, and spiritual, settings—especially for veterans with PTSD. Because we believe that all vets have a right to choose their own path to healing.