Rand, Joanne — Folksinger

Sharing interpretations of the human condition and the love of music with lyrical power and determination is the artistry of Joanne Rand, our guest on this edition of Radio Curious.  Currently based in Arcata, California, after growing up in the Georgia, and studying art, her passion as a singer – songwriter gripped and has shaped her life since.

I met Joanne Rand at a house concert in here in Ukiah soon after she released her tenth CD album “Snake Oil and Hummingbirds.”  We visited in the Radio Curious studios on March 29, 2010 and began our conversation with recollections of her early memories and how they helped shape the woman she is now.

The book Joann Rand recommends is “Universe: A Journey To The Edge of The Cosmos,” by Nicholas Cheetham.

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Muldaur, Maria — Sing, Maria, Sing

Maria Muldaur is a name that has been familiar to my ears since I was a teenager, she could be familiar to your ears too on this edition of Radio Curious.  After the popularity of her songs “I’m A Woman” and “Midnight at the Oasis” in the late 60’s and early 70’s she has explored her love of American “roots music.” During this conversation we discover what drew her to “roots” music, who influenced her and  what “I’m A Woman” means to her.  We began our conversation with her to sharing stories about her early life in Greenwich Village, New York.

The books Maria Maldaur recommends are: “The Game Of Life And How To Play It,” by Florence Scovel Shinn, “The Wisdom Of Florence Scovel Shinn,” “ The Power Of Positive Thinking” by Norman Vincent Peale and  “The Code” by Tony Burroughs.

This interview was recorded in the studios of Mendocino College on April 19 2010. The books Maria Maldaur recommends are: “The Game Of Life And How To Play It” by Florence Scovel Shinn, “The Wisdom Of Florence Scovel Shinn,” “ The Power Of Positive Thinking” by Norman Vincent Peale and  “The Code” by Tony Burroughs.

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Clancy, Susan A., Ph.D. — Sexual Abuse of Children (and the Catholic Church)

If you have been sexually abused as a child, or know someone who was, listen to this edition of Radio Curious with host Barry Vogel and Susan A. Clancy, Ph.D, author of “The Trauma Myth:  The Truth About the Sexual Abuse of Children – and Its Aftermath.”  This conversation discuss’s the myth of when trauma of child sexual abuse takes place, how and the abuse is perceived by the victim, and the effects of denial, minimization and blame, and how this issue within the Catholic Church is not being resolved.  Susan A. Clancy, Ph.D. is currently the Research Director of the Center for Women’s Advancement, Development and Leadership at the Central American Institute for Business Administration in Nicaragua.  This interview was recorded on April 12, 2010, with Susan A. Clancy Ph.D. from her home in Managua, Nicaragua.

The books she recommends are “Happiness: A History” by Darrin M. McMahon, and “In The Woods,” by Tana French.

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