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Present Tense

by Present Tense Media

Host Anne Markham Bailey presents stories that tell it like it is.

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Episodes

  1. S3 E9 | Kwoya Fagin Maples | The Practice of Being

    A dynamic interview with poet Kwoya Fagin Maples, educator and the author of Mend. To learn more about Kwoya and to get her book https://kwoyafaginmaples.com/mend/ To support Present Tense, check out books, programs, and courses here.

  2. S3 E8 | Ester Song | The Practice of Being

    In this episode, we hear from Ester Song, entrepreneur, bicycle advocate, and artist based in Los Angeles. She discusses family, life, entrepreneurship, and more with podcast host Anne Markham Bailey. To check out Roadrunner Bags Learn more about host Anne Markham Bailey Explore The Practice of...

  3. S3 E7 | Joan Maloof | The Practice of Being

    Presented by Present Tense Media 2022. To learn more about the Old-Growth Forest Network, https://www.oldgrowthforest.net/ About Joan Maloof, and for Joan Maloof’s books https://www.joanmaloof.com/books To learn more about Wild Alabama, /https://www.wildal.org/ To learn more about Forest Bathing...

  4. S3 E6 | Guided Practice - Awareness of Space | The Practice of Being

    Find a comfortable spot and listen to this 17-minute guided awareness practice with writer Anne Markham Bailey as she explores the space around us and within us. This session is recorded live from the red dirt road at Lake Martin in Eclectic, Alabama. Dedicated to Reed Young. Produced by Present...

  5. S3 E5 | Guided Practice - Spaciousness in the Body | The Practice of Being

    A 15-minute guided awareness practice explores the spaciousness of being the body. Check out The Practice of Being book by Anne Markham Bailey. At https://bookshop.org/shop/Annemarkhambailey and at https://annemarkhambailey.com. Check out the online course! New session coming soon! The Practice…

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  6. S3 E4 | Guided Practice - Being the Body | The Practice of Being

    This 15-minute guided awareness session explores the practice of moving into the breath as a conduit for opening the senses in the body. Led by Anne Markham Bailey Produced by Present Tense Media. 2022. www.presenttense.media Check out: The Practice of Being book The Practice of Being online course

  7. S3 E3 | A Guided Practice - The Breath | The Practice of Being

    The first episode in the new series is a 10-minute guided awareness practice that is simple and accessible for any level of practice. Presented by Present Tense Media 2022. Hosted and Produced by Anne Markham Bailey. Learn more at annemarkhambailey.com Check out The Practice of Being book Check…

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  8. S3 E2 | Introducing | The Practice of Being

    A new series inspired by the book The Practice of Being by Anne Markham Bailey, author, poet, awareness educator, and host. Anne Markham Bailey lets us in on what to expect. Produced by Present Tense Media 2022. To learn more: Anne Markham Bailey The Practice of Being book. The Practice of Being...

  9. S3 E1 | Practice | For Anxious Minds in Anxious Times | The Practice of Being

    Teacher Anne Markham Bailey offers a guided practice for working with anxiety through awareness of our breath and body.

  10. S2 E13 | Epilogue | The Fight For Alabama's Last Wild Places

    As the series draws to a close, host and producer Anne Markham Bailey offers a summary of the Bankhead Movement. Terra Manasco names six warriors who have passed away prior to the series interviews. To see photos, documents and to learn more, go to www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast…

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  11. S2 E12 | Janice Barrett | The Fight For Alabama's Last Wild Places

    Janice Barrett of Wild South, protector of forests and all things wild, talks about how she came to wilderness advocacy, the power of the wild and her work as an artist.

  12. S2 E11 | Chief Billy Grayfox Shaw | The Fight For Alabama's Last Wild Places

    Chief Billy Grayfox Shaw talks with Present Tense about his Cherokee heritage, rooted in the Bankhead National Forest and his role in the Bankhead Movement. To learn more: www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast

  13. S2 E10 | Vince Meleski | The Fight For Alabama's Last Wild Places

    Vince Meleski, former Program Director of Wild Alabama talks about the process of working on the restoration of the Bankhead National Forest, and the challenges that remain. To learn more, go to www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast.

  14. S2 E9 | Larry Smith | The Fight For Alabama's Last Wild Places

    Larry Smith talks about his role in the Bankhead Monitor, and his understanding of the Bankhead National Forest and the wild. To learn more: www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast

  15. S2 E8 | Terra Manasco | The Fight For Alabama's Last Wild Places

    An interview with artist and conservationist Terra Manasco whose work with the Bankhead Movement continues to focus on the power of the wild in our lives. To learn more about Terra and about the other interviews in this series, go to: http://www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast

  16. S2 E7 | Charles Seifried | The Fight For Alabama's Last Wild Places

    In conversation with photographer Charles Seifried, whose images of the Bankhead National Forest inspired the hearts and opened the purse strings of supporters of the Bankhead Movement. Learn more about Charlie and see some of his photos at: www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast

  17. S2 E6 | Greg Preston | The Fight For Alabama's Last Wild Places

    We're in conversation with Greg Preston, a founder of the Bankhead Movement and the Bankhead Monitor newsletter that became Wild Alabama, now Wild South. With host Anne Markham Bailey and Janice Barrett To learn more: www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast

  18. S2 E5 | Bob Crow | The Fight For Alabama's Last Wild Places

    We go deep with Bob Crow regarding the Bankhead National Forest, her role in the movement to change US Forest Service policy and her connection to the Great Spirit Mother and to the wild. For more information go to: http://www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast. Please leave us a review…

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  19. S2 E4 | Dr. Charles Borden | The Fight For Alabama's Last Wild Places

    Listen to our interview with Dr. Charles Borden, part of “The Fight For Alabama’s Last Wild Places” For more information go to: www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast

  20. S2 E3 | Rickey Butch Walker | The Fight For Alabama's Last Wild Places

    We hear from iconic author, historian, conservationist and Echota Cherokee Rickey Butch Walker whose love for the Warrior Mountains called him to work to form a movement to save the Bankhead National Forest.

  21. S2 E2 | Ruth Manasco | The Fight For Alabama's Last Wild Places

    In episode 2, we hear from citizen eco-warrior, artist, potter, and teacher Ruth Manasco. Ruth talks with us about her life, the forest and the work to achieve passage of the Eastern Wilderness Act, designating a swath of the Bankhead National Forest as the Sipsey Wilderness.

  22. S2 BONUS | Janice Barrett | The Grandmother Mountains

    Janice Barrett of Wild South’s Alabama office offers context about the Warrior Mountains, the Bankhead National Forest and the Sipsey Wilderness, and the movement to protect them.

  23. S2 E1 | Lamar Marshall | The Fight For Alabama's Last Wild Places

    In Episode 1 of this 13-part series, we hear from Lamar Marshall, a powerful voice in the movement to save the Bankhead National Forest from the toxic policies of the US Forest Service. Lamar talks about wilderness as a right and a legacy, worth fighting for.

  24. S2 Trailer 2 | The Fight For Alabama's Last Wild Places

    Featuring Terra Manasco, Greg Preston, Dr. Charles Borden and Chief Grey Fox. Listen to the voices of the citizen eco-warriors who joined together to save Alabama's last wild places.

  25. S2 Trailer 1 | The Fight For Alabama's Last Wild Places

    Introducing a fascinating series of interviews and conversations with the eco-warriors who fought the US Forest Service policies that did grave harm in the Bankhead Forest of north Alabama.

  26. S1 E6 | Heart of the Matter With Davey Williams

    Musician Davey Williams sat down with Present Tense host Anne Markham Bailey to talk about origins, art, birth, cancer, music and more. To learn more about Davey Williams, click here. To learn more about Anne Markham Bailey, click here.

  27. S1 E5 | Poet Erica Dawson Speaks!

    n the first episode of Season 2 we sit down with poet Erica Dawson as she sits down at Revelator Coffee in Birmingham, Alabama with host Anne Markham Bailey to talk about being a poet, the power of poetry in society, her relationship with words, and more. To learn more about Erica Dawson’s work,...

  28. S1 E4 | Yasmeen Khan, Senior Rare Book Conservator

    Yasmeen Khan, Senior Rare Book Conservator at the LIbrary of Congress sits down with host Anne Markham Bailey in Washington to talk about her family, her Pakistani lineage and her work as a conservator. For more on Yasmeen Khan, photos and information on partition click here To learn more about...

  29. S1 E3 | Rita Feldman's Journey

    Host Anne Markham Bailey interviews singer, healer and family constellation therapist Rita Feldman on family loss, the Holocaust, evacuation to Uzbekistan from the Ukraine, cultural life in Tashkent and her eventual emigration to Birmingham, Alabama. To learn more about Anne Markham Bailey...

  30. S1 E2 | Not Too Bad - Part 2

    Part 2 of the story "Not Too Bad" by Anne Markham Bailey. To learn more about Anne Markham Bailey programs, books and courses.

  31. S1 E1 | Not Too Bad - Part 1

    Writer Anne Markham Bailey presents the story of J Everett Batterbury (1922-1997), milker of cows, squirter of milk, lover of cats and exemplary human being. Not Too Bad is a story from 12th Street South in Birmingham, Alabama. To learn more about Anne Markham Bailey programs, books and courses.

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Host Anne Markham Bailey presents stories that tell it like it is.

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Present Tense Media

Produced by Anne Markham Bailey

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