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In the Cab with Dream Queen
by Dream Queen
In The Cab Radio is a multi-media project that incorporates storytelling and music for fun, collective healing and discourse. "In the Cab with Dream Queen" is a two-hour radio show which airs live Saturday mornings, 8AM-10AM MT on KMRD-LP. The vibe is music peppered with musings on personal growth, social justice, self-awareness and actualization, from a perspective rooted in Revolutionary Love acted out by the Collective (that's us). I bring hope in the dark light of mourning with a soundtrack consisting of old and new school artists who inspire us with their lyrics and grooves: Funk, Soul, R&B, Pop, Hip-Hop, and Rock. Due to music licensing, we can only provide the talk portion of the show for podcasting. Please check our linktree for full show archives. "In The Cab On The Road" is where we take the show on the road, collecting stories, photos and videos of everyday folks o
Episodes
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ITC 11-22-25 Radical Round Up with Hawt Diggity & Little Queen Trash Mouth
Hawt Diggity (“Welcome To Heck,” KMRD-LP) and Little Queen Trash Mouth (“The Hatch Attack Hours,” KMRD-LP) join me for a “Radical Roundup” of the week’s headlining events. We chat about Mamdani and 45/47’s visit, socialism vs. communism vs. Democrats, striking Starbucks workers, 45/47’s recent...
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ITC 11-08-25 SNAP & Food Security This Week with LQTM
My cohort, Little Queen Trashmouth (host, “Hatch Attack Hours” on KMRD-LP) joins me to talk about the history and present state of SNAP, the news this week regarding benefits and the government shutdown, the SCOTUS decision on releasing funds, and local food programs. LQTM’s alter ego works in an...
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ITC 11-01-25 Helen McCloskey PT 2: Voting/Civics 101/Israel, Palestine & U.S. Then & Now
Political organizer/activist Helen McCloskey returns for a conversation covering the basics of US Civics and voting in a way that is interesting, inspiring and easy to grasp. We also talk about the relationship between Israel, Palestine and the U.S. from Helen’s own experience as a community...
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ITC 10-25-25 Helen McCloskey, Political Activist/Organizer
Political organizer/activist Helen McCloskey joins me to talk about the current social & political crisis in America, threats to the US Constitution, Middle East relations past and present, environmental issues, voting and action, and how to stay engaged and avoid burnout. Helen is a lifelong...
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ITC 10-18-25 Babblin’ On In Babylon: No Kings/Mutual Aid
Babblin’ on in Babylon is the official segment title for my solo live show musings. Keeping it real for better or worse. Today’s reflections are on the No Kings rallies taking place across the country, the explosives launch at Ft. Pendleton, the government shutdown and how it relates to what…
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ITC 10-11-25 A Chat with Travis: Bubble-Casting, Posturing & “The Labyrinth”
Travis makes a surprise visit. What a relief! We talk a lot about what I am now calling “bubble casting,” the mindful art and mysticism of blowing bubbles. The metaphors are enlightening: bubbles inside of bubbles, without and within. Also, personal and political posturing, and what all of this…
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ITC 09-27-25 ITC Book Club: "Mutual Aid” by Dean Spade CH 1 w/ TRAVIS
ITC Book Club continues with “Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)” by Dean Spade. Travis joins me to discuss chapter 1: “Three Key Elements of Mutual Aid.” Topics include what can be expected of us when our basic needs are not met, consolidation and dispersal of...
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ITC 09-20-25 On Trey, Cory, Lynching & State Sanctioned Violence
A somber show. I talk about the violence in America this week: Trey Reed, Cory Zukatis, the two homeless encampment shootings in Minneapolis, Brian Kilmeade’s words, and the history of state sanctioned violence against marginalized people. Also, story-time about “Strange Fruit,” the song’s…
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ITC 09-13-25 "What’s Going On” Marvin?: Then & Now (Did You Know?)
The voices in my head urged me to pull a thread on a Marvin Gaye t-shirt. I followed it down a rabbit hole and learned about what we know as The Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye, his brother, his fighting spirit, and how the album “What’s Going On” almost fell into a hole of its own, possibly never to…
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ITC 09-06-25 Book Club: "Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)” by Dean Spade with guest Travis
“Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)” by Dean Spade is the current ITC Book Club selection. Travis joins me to talk about the Introduction of the book, what mutual aid is and why we need to practice it. We also chat about burn out, anxiety, and combating an…
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ITC 08-30-25 Radical Radio with Hawt Diggity & Little Queen Trash Mouth
My friends and fellow radio hosts Hawt Diggity & Little Queen Trash Mouth join me to talk about Palantir’s broad launch of Gideon: an AI threat detection software reserved exclusively for American law enforcement. On his website, Peter Thiel said it “…signals the entry into an era of algorithmic...
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ITC 08-23-25 Oriana Lee, Multifaceted Artist/Wellness Coach
Oriana Lee is a person undefinable within a social media word count. In this episode we explore Oriana’s gifts to The Collective in the modes of therapist/wellness coach, MC, parent, visual artist and teacher, among several other roles. We discuss Oriana’s work with Wise Fool New Mexico…
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ITC 08-16-25 Lilly Whiteswan, Traditional Healer/Curandera
Lilly Whiteswan is known by many in the village of Madrid, New Mexico as a traditional healer, spirit worker, actor, poet, singer/songwriter and loving mother figure. I have been curious to learn her story and hear tell of her deeds first hand, as most of what I know of Lilly’s work has been from...
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ITC 08-02-25 Interview with Ken Wolverton Artist, Storyteller
Ken Wolverton is a gifted visual artist, storyteller and a really interesting guy. He joins me to satisfy my curiosity about his life, including coming of age in the 60’s, his time in the US Army during the Vietnam War, the Military Industrial Complex, his travels as a civilian abroad and here in...
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ITC 07-26-25 A Conversation with Bad DJ on Communion
Bad DJ joins me for a conversation inspired by a life’s journey toward restorative relationships. She weaves together her life experiences and bell hooks’s book “Communion: The Female Search for Love.” Bad DJ says this book is good learning no matter what one’s gender identity. We discuss...
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ITC 07-12-25 Conversation: Michael & Travis on Life’s Stew
Michael and Travis join me for a casual chat. Topics include the metaphor of life as a stew and evolution involving cultivating the ingredients; how we mirror potential and care vibrations; which “likes” matter; decolonizing as we collect from the past to move forward. I also touch on the new ITC...
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ITC 07-12-25 Wendy Young & Little Queen Trash Mouth on White Nationalism
Documentarian Wendy Young (www.wendyyoung.net) and her daughter, my cohort, DJ Little Queen Trash Mouth (host, “Hatch Attack Hours”, KMRD-LP Fridays 10a-12p) join me to talk about the history and present day manifestation of White Nationalism in the U.S. Wendy has done extensive documentary work…
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ITC 07-05-25 Book Club: “The Prophet” “The Farewell” PT 3 with Travis
In this episode we close our book club conversation about Kahlil Gibran’s “The Prophet.” Travis and I read the final chapter, “The Farewell” in its entirety. It’s a bit of an emotional sendoff. Al Mustafa says to the people: “We are the seeds of the tenacious plant, and it is in our ripeness and...
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ITC 06-28-25 Book Club: “The Prophet” “The Farewell” PT 2 with Kelly Ann
We continue our analysis of “The Farewell,” the final chapter in Kahlil Gibran’s “The Prophet.” “We wanderers, ever seeking the lonelier way, begin no day where we have ended another day; and no sunrise finds us where sunset left us. Even while the earth sleeps we travel.” Kelly Ann returns to...
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ITC 06-21-25 Travis on Jamaica/Authenticity in the Diaspora
On this Juneteenth I asked Travis to join me to share more about his experience as a White man in Jamaica, and he provides. Authenticity, cooperation, mutual respect and shared values were key, as much as a love of the music and culture. “Food, clothes and shelter got no politics,” is a line from...
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ITC 06-14-25 Book Club: "The Prophet” “The Farewell” PT 1 with Travis
Travis joins me on the morning of the “No Kings” protests to discuss “The Vibes.” We work on perspectives. He opens with: “We are not waiting for a miracle. We are the Architects.” I roll my eyes. We laugh. It had been a day already at 9am. We talk about resilience, staying grounded, when silence...
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ITC 06-07-25 Book Club: Another Take - The Prophet” "On Death” 2
The ITC Book Club discussion of Kahlil Gibran’s “The Prophet” continues with another take “On Death.” Gibran says, “For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.” DJ Kelly Ann joins me to share not only her insights on the poem and book, but also her experience at The Gate…
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ITC 05-31-25 Book Club: "The Prophet” "On Death”
The ITC Book Club discussion of Kahlil Gibran’s “The Prophet” continues with the chapter “On Death.” Gibran says: “You would know the secret of death. But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life?… For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.” Ancestral...
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ITC 05-24-25 Book Club: “The Prophet” “On Religion"
The ITC Book Club discussion of Kahlil Gibran’s “The Prophet” continues with the chapter “On Religion.” A priest asks Mustafa to speak of religion, and he said: “Have I spoken today of aught else?… Your daily life is your temple and religion. Whenever you enter into it take with you your all.” We...
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ITC 05-10-25 Book Club: "The Prophet” "On Beauty”
Travis and Michael join in the ITC Book Club discussion on Kahlil Gibran’s “The Prophet” “On Beauty.” Gibran says: “…beauty is life when life unveils her holy face. But you are life and you are the veil. Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. But you are eternity and you are the…
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ITC 05-03-25 Book Club: "The Prophet” "On Pleasure"
This week’s book club discussion covers Kahlil Gibran’s “The Prophet” “On Pleasure.” When do we give ourselves (and others) permission to serve ourselves the nectar of Being? No day is promised to any one of us, recent tumultuous times aside. The body and its needs and desires are not a burden…
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ITC 04-26-25 Book Club: "The Prophet" “On Prayer” with Travis
Travis and I in the book club discussing Kahlil Gibran’s “The Prophet” “On Prayer.” “For what is prayer but the expansion of yourself into the living ether?” Ah, such a beautiful piece, such a delightful conversation. We touch on dharma, the paradox of existence, the mind and body, vows and being...
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ITC 04-19-25 Healing in Community with Bad DJ
Bad DJ joins me to talk about closeness and healing. What is possible once we stop identifying with our traumatic wounds? Is completion possible? How can we support our loved ones and ourselves through the process? An important reminder about culturalization and being human in America today, the...
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ITC 04-12-25 HR 2 Book Club: "The Prophet" “On Good And Evil” with Travis, The Multiverse & Manosphere
Travis returns to the book club to discuss “The Prophet” “On Good and Evil.” Gibran says, “Of the good in you I can speak, but not of the evil. For what is evil but good tortured by its own hunger and thirst?” We also branch out to the multiverse, the “mano-sphere,” authenticity, Don Miguel’s...
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ITC 04-12-25 HR 1: MLK, April 4, 1968, “Why? (The King of Love Is Dead),” Dreaming & Astrology Update
I talk about Nina Simone's song “Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)” and the “Unfulfilled Dreams” of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The song was written and recorded live at the Westbury Music Fair three days after the April 4, 1968 assassination of Dr. King. I weave in current astrology: the Libra…
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ITC 04-05-25 LQTM on Food Security Local, State, and Nationwide
I welcome Little Queen Trash Mouth in her role as a food systems expert to talk about food security, the current state of the US food chain, the stigma attached to food assistance, what to brace for this year, and how we can support each other immediately and going forward. We had a little...
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ITC 03-29-25 Book Club: "The Prophet" “On Time” with Travis Stroope
I welcome Travis Stroope back to the book club discussion of Kahlil Gibran’s “The Prophet.” This week is the poem “On Time.” Gibran says: “The timeless in you is aware of life’s timelessness…” Travis and I traverse the known and ponder the unknown, discuss how we each measure the passing of...
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ITC 03-22-25 Book Club: "The Prophet" “On Friendship”/Safety in Community
I went off track a couple of weeks ago, and am circling back now to discuss Kahlil Gibran’s poem “On Friendship” alongside bell hooks’s “all about love: new visions” chapter on community. As we navigate these divisive times where many people are facing executive orders that put our lives at risk,...
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ITC 03-08-25 Book Club: "The Prophet" Ch 19, “On Talking”
ITC Book Club continues with Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet," Chapter 19, "On Talking.” My papers got jumbled this week, and we find ourselves out of order with “On Talking” instead of “On Friendship.” We’ll circle back to friendship next time. In this episode, I discuss how the poems on talking…
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ITC 03-01-25 Book Club: "The Prophet" Ch 18, “On Teaching”/Zelenskyy Oval Office Visit
ITC Book Club continues with Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet," Chapter 18, "On Teaching.” This week, this life, is full of teaching and learning moments. In my opinion, we are in school and forced to learn hard lessons together, especially here in America. Alongside Gibran’s poem, I hold up...
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ITC 02-22-25 Travis Stroope
In The Cab On the Road with wood sculptor, Travis Stroope. Travis and I continue the book club discussion of “The Prophet” by Kahlil Gibran. Travis is a captivating story-teller, taking us on a journey from New Mexico to the jungles of Jamaica, where he discovered the book and felt its impact. We...
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ITC 02-15-25 Book Club: "The Prophet" Ch 17, “On Self-Knowledge”
ITC Book Club continues with Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet," Chapter 17, "On Self-Knowledge.” “Self is a sea, boundless and measureless.” In a time when the Truth is buried, knowing one’s self, and embracing and enhancing one’s intuition in order to have discernment is of utmost importance....
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ITC 02-08-25: Book Club: "The Prophet" Ch 16, “On Pain”
ITC Book Club continues with Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet," Chapter 16, "On Pain.” “Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.” No one likes to hear how necessary suffering is for growth, yet here we are. In this episode, Gibran and I try to make use of the pain that...
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ITC 02-01-25 MUSIC/Book Club: "The Prophet" Ch 15, “On Reason and Passion”
ITC Book Club continues with Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet," Chapter 15, "On Reason and Passion.” Gibran states: “Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon which you reason and your judgement wage war against your passion and your appetite.” According to Gibran, “reason, ruling alone, is a force...
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ITC 01-25-25 Interview with Barbara Branche
Welcome to the first broadcast from the “In The Cab, On The Road” series. This is a pre-recorded field interview with my neighbor Barbara Branche. Barbara shares her experiences as a peace/civil rights activist in the 1970’s to 2017. She offers wisdom on how to stay safe and live according to…
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ITC 01-18-25 "On Freedom": Rev. Martin Luther King meets Khalil Gibran
This episode is a meeting of words from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, and Khalil Gibran. I read from selected sermons by Dr. King, melding them with the next topic from "The Prophet", by Khalil Gibran, "On Freedom." Very appropriate for the observation of Dr. King's Day. Please join me. "The...
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ITC 01-11-25 MUSIC/Book Club: "The Prophet" Ch 13, “On Laws”
ITC Book Club continues with Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet," Chapter 13, "On Laws.” It is a piece addressing the notion that those who make laws are usually driven by their own Shadow, rather than what is Just. What of laws that are made only to bend otherwise Free Spirits to the will of the...
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ITC 01-04-25 Music/Book Club: "The Prophet" Ch 12, "Crime and Punishment"
ITC Book Club continues with Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet," Chapter 12, "On Crime and Punishment.” I consider this to be the first in a series of 3 poems on Justice. This is the longest poem in the book, aside from the introductory and closing chapters. In this piece, Gibran presents the idea…
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ITC 12-28-24 Book Club: “The Prophet,” Kahlil Gibran - Ch 11 “On Buying and Selling”
ITC Book Club continues with Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet," Chapter 11, "On Buying and Selling.” In this poem Gibran states about the marketplace: “Unless the exchange be in love and kindly justice, it will but lead some to greed and others to hunger." We go deeper into American culture’s...
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ITC 12-20-24 Book Club: "The Prophet" Ch 10 "On Clothes"
ITC Book Club continues with Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet," Chapter 10, "On Clothes.” “And though you seek in garments the freedom of privacy, you may find in them a harness and chain.” Things get a little spicy here as the topic of clothing, modesty and privacy segue into a discussion of desire,...
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ITC 12-14-24 - Book Club The Prophet - Ch 9 "On Houses"
ITC Book Club continues with Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet," Chapter 9, "On Houses.” In this piece, Gibran illustrates the home as an extension of the dweller, and he also calls us back to consider the wild, loner nature of the deep self. I would be remiss to discuss houses without touching on the...
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ITC 12-07-24 Book Club: "The Prophet," Kahlil Gibran - Ch. 8 "On Joy and Sorrow”
TC Book Club continues with Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet," Chapter 8, "On Joy and Sorrow.” This poem opens with the line: “Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.” It reflects the times this week in the US, as many took cathartic glee in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO. As nonviolence is often a...
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ITC 11-30-24 Book Club: "The Prophet," Kahlil Gibran - Ch. 7 "On Work”
ITC Book Club continues with Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet," Chapter 7, "On Work.” One of Gibran's famous lines is, "Work is love made visible." How do we embody love in our work within a society where, for many, work is the source of tribulation? Can the joy found in volunteerism and creating art...
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ITC 11-23-24 Book Club: "The Prophet" Ch. 6 "On Eating and Drinking"
ITC Book Club continues with Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet," Chapter 6, "On Eating and Drinking.” Coincidentally, this reading falls on the weekend before the biggest feast day in the States. As many gather to give thanks and partake, we are reminded that all beings are interconnected, life for...
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ITC 11-16-24 Book Club: "The Prophet" Ch. 5 "On Giving"
ITC Book Club continues with Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet," Chapter 5, "On Giving.” In this poem Gibran explains the common motivations behind charity, and the ultimate rewards. We are all deserving givers and receivers, through which we are witness and tools of the Divine. “You give but little...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
In The Cab Radio is a multi-media project that incorporates storytelling and music for fun, collective healing and discourse.
"In the Cab with Dream Queen" is a two-hour radio show which airs live Saturday mornings, 8AM-10AM MT on KMRD-LP. The vibe is music peppered with musings on personal growth, social justice, self-awareness and actualization, from a perspective rooted in Revolutionary Love acted out by the Collective (that's us). I bring hope in the dark light of mourning with a soundtrack consisting of old and new school artists who inspire us with their lyrics and grooves: Funk, Soul, R&B, Pop, Hip-Hop, and Rock. Due to music licensing, we can only provide the talk portion of the show for podcasting. Please check our linktree for full show archives.
"In The Cab On The Road" is where we take the show on the road, collecting stories, photos and videos of everyday folks o
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