From the Queer Madison Mixtape, released Feb. 14, 2021.

Holly Marley-Henschen (she or they) has performed in a handful of projects and bands (Ivy Underhill, The History Eraser Button, Cerah Tohnen, Forget-Me-Now). Her influences for this song include Tenney Park, Madison native Alicia Lemke of Alice in the Glass Lake, author Brené Brown, comedian Lane Moore and all the badass femme and queer musicians she's ever encountered. 

Music description: Femme vocals and rock-punk guitar. 

SLove, Finally

You are doing good things, good things, good things 

You are doing good things for yourself

There are times have been times

When nothing in this world is feeling right

It always changes, rest your mind

And there are times

When you can't make it work for all your might

Just give it space, let it align

You are doing good things, good things, good things 

You are doing good things for yourself

There was a time

When you were fighting, fighting to survive

You made it out of there alive

You made the best choices with the data you had at the time

You always handle it alright

You are doing good things, good things, good things 

You are doing good things for yourself

You made it out

In a world you knew nothing about

You fucking badass, take a bow

You made it through 

All the karma they foisted on you

I love you the most, have no doubt

Guitar break

You are doing good things, good things, good things 

You are doing good things for yourself

SLove, Finally

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.

SLove, Finally

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