From the Tone Madison "Contributors" fundraising mixtape available on Bandcamp.

I wrote this song 10 years ago during the first winter I lived in Madison. Living in Central America and on the East Coast previously, I had forgotten from my Illinois roots that I basically never get warm all winter. Since, I have become wise in the ways of merino base layers and parkas.

An encampment in Reindahl Park, who's unhoused people have been living in tents for some time, is left with uncertainty as the city and advocates struggle to find both and equitable and a safe solution for the group. 

Brenda Konkel, executive director of MACH(Madison Area Care for the Homeless) OneHealth in Madison. The group’s mission is to bridge gaps in the local healthcare system for people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. 

Brenda and Jessie Brown, a street medic at the encampment, who's responsibilities include: checking on people’s health, providing transportation to the emergency room, organizing meals, and responding to any needs residents may have while being a 24 hour crisis responder join Friday Buzz host, Holly Marley-Henschen, to talk more about the subject.

Uncertainty For The Reindahl Park Homeless Encampment

Can you hear the bird that came into this song meditation?

Draft Horse In The Hills

When nothing clear comes to mind
You know nothing to say
There is no light inside
No dark without
Empty vessel 
Traversing the planescape
No longer a conduit
Cut off from the font
Obliviation is a masterpiece 
I ache to share
Consumed by the void
No room for anything
Inside this vast, open space

Vapid

Circle Of Energy - 3 20 16, 10.59 AM

"Ghost of Friend" from the 2014 Building on Buildings release. Music and words Connie Ward.

Ghost Of A Friend

Summers Embrace Phoebe Frenette

It’s easy to despair at all the bad news and horrific pictures that come at us daily. But Roshi Joan Halifax says this is a form of empathy that works against us. There’s such a thing as pathological altruism. This zen abbot and medical anthropologist has nourishing wisdom as we face suffering in the world.

On Being with Krista Tippett

Joan Halifax — Buoyancy Rather Than Burnout in Our Lives

The Friday Eight O'Clock Buzz brings in some special guests to read portions of  of the just-released Mueller Report.

SAD

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