The Whimsy Farm Podcast
The Whimsy Farm Podcast
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Carolyn Crane speaks with good people doing good things for social and environmental justice issues.
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The show focuses on social justice, environmental advocacy, grief surrounding political issues, and accountability for elected officials. Episodes include deep conversations with activists like Seth Donnelly discussing governmental accountability in genocide and Dr. Kim Bateman exploring grief during political unrest, particularly how it influences personal communication.
Carolyn Crane speaks with good people doing good things for social and environmental justice issues.
Celebrating National Poetry Month and Earth Day: Poetry Sustains with Maryam Barrie
Show Notes for Poetry Sustains 4/15/26
Maryam and I read and discuss the following poems:
“A Short Story of Falling” by Alice Oswald
“Ichthysaur Speaks: Notes from the Benthos” by Kyle E Miller/An excerpt from his novel The Idiot’s Garden
“Trying Hard Not to Become a Nature Poet” by W. Joe Hoppe
“Exhausting Weather” by Maryam Barrie
“Between” by J.C. (Chris) Olander
“A Litany for Survival” by Audre Lorde
“A Shadow Under the Boughs” by Maryam Barrie
From “The Cure of Troy” by Seamus Heaney
For comprehensive show notes, see my YouTube channel: Carolyn Crane and Whimsy Farm
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