Hummingbird Cricket Hour

In this episode, Luis and Trini share thoughts and experiences about three energies we all carry -- familial, ancestral, and personal. The struggle to live out our particular energy can be blocked by society and ourselves, requiring conscious efforts to free our individual and collective destinies. Have feedback or questions? Email us at [email protected] Music is from "Civilization." Poem written and read by Luis J. Rodriguez. Music by Italian Hip Hop artist Flycat.

In this episode, Luis and Trini discuss the importance of seeing things in their motion. All things take their course, change, and transform -- and we can help that process along. Have feedback or questions? Email us at [email protected] Music is from "Civilization." Poem written and read by Luis J. Rodriguez. Music by Italian Hip Hop artist Flycat.

In this episode, Luis and Trini discuss the importance of embodying imaginations great enough to overwhelm a system that can't imagine beyond itself. Have feedback or questions? Email us at [email protected] Music is from "Civilization." Poem written and read by Luis J. Rodriguez. Music by Italian Hip Hop artist Flycat.

Luis and Trini reflect on the importance of seeing everyone's unique gifts, and creating environments that allow these capacities to bloom and bless the world. Have feedback or questions? Email us at [email protected] Music is from "Civilization." Poem written and read by Luis J. Rodriguez. Music by Italian Hip Hop artist Flycat.

Luis and Trini discuss the difference between change, evolution, revolution, and transformation. Why? So we can all grapple with what is holding back the systemic change humanity and the planet needs now. Have feedback or questions? Email us at [email protected] Music is from "Civilization." Poem written and read by Luis J. Rodriguez. Music by Italian Hip Hop artist Flycat.

Luis and Trini emphasize the importance of expanding a revolutionary imagination of what can be created to replace the narrow confines of our current social relations, even as we resist the rising fascist order. Have feedback or questions? Email us at [email protected] Music is from "Civilization." Poem written and read by Luis J. Rodriguez. Music by Italian Hip Hop artist Flycat.

Luis and Trini touch on why a critical mind and expansive heart are needed today more than ever. Facing the historical shadows embedded in today's social challenges will help usher in new possibilities. Have feedback or questions? Email us at [email protected] Music is from "Civilization." Poem written and read by Luis J. Rodriguez. Music by Italian Hip Hop artist Flycat.

Luis and Trini consider the importance of grounding and vision in times of social upheaval. Political education is more key than ever.  Have feedback or questions? Email us at [email protected] Music is from "Civilization." Poem written and read by Luis J. Rodriguez. Music by Italian Hip Hop artist Flycat.

This week Luis and Trini talk about the values of democracy as known and practiced by the First Peoples of the Americas: being responsible and organizing to ensure what is best for everyone and everything, to be regenerative. Have feedback or questions? Email us at [email protected] Music is from "Civilization." Poem written and read by Luis J. Rodriguez. Music by Italian Hip Hop artist Flycat.

Luis and Trini pose the need to find our center while also questioning long-held ideas about the world we live in. Intensified social and political uncertainty will require us to move creatively even when we think we can't. Have feedback or questions? Email us at [email protected] Music is from "Civilization." Poem written and read by Luis J. Rodriguez. Music by Italian Hip Hop artist Flycat.