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Friday Special Blend
Friday December 4th, 2020 with Chris White
Hour 1 – Steven Heighton, Eilidh Kyte, Greta Grip. Hour 2 – Andrea Usworth.

In Hour 1, Chris talks with Kingston-based author and songwriter Steven Heighton whose recently-published memoir 'Reaching Mithymna' describes his experiences with refugee relief efforts on the Greek island of Lesvos -- see https://www.stevenheighton.com. Ottawa Art Gallery representative Eilidh Kyte and visual artist Greta Grip dop by to talk about the exhibits that are on display at the gallery, the programs currently running there, and the *online auction* that includes works by 55 local artists -- see https://www.oaggao.ca/ In Hour 2, herbalist and 'natural wisdom' consultant Andrea Usworth talks about the changing seasons (internal and external), techniques for maintaining a positive outlook in isolation, and some promising developments in the application of psychedelics and other plant medicines -- see https://www.naturalwisdom.ca/.
* Hour 1 *
Snow
Chris MacLean - Feet Be Still Canadian
Interview with Kingston-based author and songwriter Steven Heighton whose recently-published memoir 'Reaching Mithymna' describes his experiences with refugee relief efforts on the Greek island of Lesvos -- see https://www.stevenheighton.com.
Long Monday
Kennedy Road (Sheila Carabine and Brian MacMillan) - . Canadian
Il neige
Kristin St-Pierre and Justin Lacroix - Noël avec toi Canadian
Interview with Ottawa Art Gallery representative Eilidh Kyte and visual artist Greta Grip to talk about the exhibits that are on display at the gallery, the programs that are running there, and the *online auction* that includes works by 55 local artists -- see https://www.oaggao.ca/
* Hour 2 *
Last Night
Lynn Miles - Black Flowers,Vol. 2 Canadian
Angels in the Snow
David Keeble - Christmas Goose - x Canadian
Herbalist and 'natural wisdom' consultant Andrea Usworth talks about the changing seasons (internal and external), techniques for maintaining a positive outlook in isolation, and some promising developments in the application of psychedelics and other plant medicines.
Big Yellow Taxi
Lennon & Maisy - Canadian
Do You Realize
The Flaming Lips - .
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Rest in natural great peace
This exhausted mind
Beaten helplessly
by karma and neurotic thoughts
Like the relentless fury
of the pounding waves
In the infinite ocean of samsara
Rest in the natural great peace
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