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#265 of GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines

-Smoke from wildfires in Canada effecting large parts of the U.S.-Nigerian Flooding finds 500 missing and presumed dead and thousands displaced  -Trump administration has terminated National Science Foundation grants-More than 6,400 attacks against human rights defenders worldwide-Widespread use of drifting net devices harm ocean life and coastal communities
#25 of The Jim Motavalli Interview Podcast

Harry Freedman: Bob Dylan's Jewish Roots

Harry Freedman, based in England, has previously explored the Jewish roots of Leonard Cohen, but here he takes on Bob Dylan, who was wont to deny those roots--at least early on in his career. 
#24 of The Jim Motavalli Interview Podcast

Tessa Souter: The Jazz Singer Takes on Erik Satie

Tessa Souter is a jazz singer, originally from England but living in New York, who likes ambitious projects. And adapting and writing lyrics for the music of Erik Satie (who died 100 years ago in 2025) is just the latest one. 
#22 of The Jim Motavalli Interview Podcast

Richard Cortez: Jazz Singer for the LGTBQ Community--And Everyone

Richard Cortez, from Florida originally, had a circuitous route to his role as an emerging jazz singer in New York. He was a confessional Americana singer with messages for his community, did sex work, and stripped in some of the same gay bars where he now performs his beautiful jazz music. 

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