Make Language Great Again with Tessa Lena

Make Language Great Again with Tessa Lena explores how language can be used to heal wounds, mend holes, and build bridges—and how it is often used to weave arbitrary narratives and build walls instead. Which way will you choose? Tessa's Substack: tessa.substack.com. If you like this work, please consider a monthly or one-time donation.

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Episodes

Steven Newcomb: Language of Domination (Ep.8)

In this episode, Tessa Lena talks to Steven Newcomb. Steven Newcomb (Shawnee, Lenape) is one of the world’s most prominent scholars of the Doctrine of Discovery and Manifest Destiny. He is the author of a best-selling book Pagans in the Promised Land: Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery (Fulcrum, 2008). He is a co-producer of the documentary film, “The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code,” directed and produced by Sheldon Wolfchild (Dakota), with narration by Buffy Sain...

Apr 04, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 8

Kevin Nathaniel: Artists Cut Through Lies (Ep. 7)

In this episode, Tessa Lena talks to Kevin Nathaniel. Kevin is a Scholar of the House of Yale University. Following Yale, he devoted himself to the healing music of Africa, especially mbira music. His recordings have developed a strong following not only among lovers of uplifting dance grooves, but also among the healing and natural medicine world. Kevin has worked with Oprah Winfrey, Jonathan Demme, Madonna, Niles Rodgers, Ephat Mujuru, Miriam Makeba, and many others. Kevin discusses his journe...

Feb 20, 2021•56 min•Ep. 7

Justin Honse: Digital Currency, Propaganda and the Useless Class (Ep. 6)

In this episode, I talk to Justin Honse who is a writer and citizen researcher of banking trends and microeconomics. In the past, he has worked in IT and at financial institutions doing business analysis and risk management. Justin caught my attention when he wrote a very clever article titled, " Merry Christmas, Peasants " about (Santa) Klaus Schwab. In the interview, I pick Justin's brain about negative rates, digital currency, digital ID, etc. We walk about propaganda, "financial inclusion," ...

Jan 10, 2021•45 min•Ep. 6

Ron Thaler: The Beauty of Dialogue (Ep. 5)

In this episode, I talk to Ron "Blondie Boy" Thaler, who happens to be one of my most favorite people in the world. Ron is a 3-time Grammy & 11-time #1 Billboard record producer, recording artist, drummer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is credited on over 450 albums and 43 billion streams. Ron is best known by fans as the drummer on Alicia Keys' double Grammy-award-winning No One , and as a character and bandmember on NBC TV's primetime series Lipstick Jungle . Blondie Boy has worked with...

Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 5

Pete Carma: It Was a Much Simpler Way of Life

In this episode, I talk to Pete Carma. Pete is a true friend, a passionate supporter of independent musicians, and a human being of rare integrity. Do we agree on everything? No! In fact, we argue passionately all the time about many things, including political outlooks. But whether we agree or disagree, there is always respect and honor. In this episode, we talk about how life in New York has changed since 1950s, about the lost sense of community, about police brutality, and hypocrisy of politi...

Oct 17, 2020•23 min•Ep. 4

A Broken Boy's Quest to Control Nature: Audio Theater

I want to build a castle for you, and I want it to be good. I want you to love my castle, and I want you to love me for building it. I want to walk around proudly, knowing that I have created something beautiful, and that I have earned love. I want to be proud and loved. I want to be proud. Are you loving my castle? Are you sure you are loving my castle? Are you really really sure you are loving my castle? Yes, it’s great, and it’s mine. Look at it. Look at the walls, look at the windows, look a...

Aug 29, 2020•4 min•Ep. 3

Peter Isackson: Humans vs. Techosolutionism in Education

Peter Isackson is an author, media producer and chief visionary officer of Skillscaper. He is also the chief strategy officer at Fair Observer and the creator of the regular feature, The Daily Devil’s Dictionary. Educated at UCLA and Oxford University, he settled in France and has worked in electronic publishing — pioneering new methods, tools and content for learning in a connected world. For more than 30 years, he has dedicated himself to innovative publishing, coaching, training of trainers a...

Jul 31, 2020•49 min•Ep. 2

The Physical World Is the Only World We Have: Audio Theater

The physical world is only world we have. As many pundits and many peasants warned, technology is not going to save us. We already have more of it than we can handle. If we hush our own hearts and walk off the cliff with the maniacs, off the cliff we go. [Read more] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 29, 2020•13 min•Ep. 1

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