Joe Bates is a member of the Bad River Band, a Native American Tribe residing along Lake Superior in Wisconsin. He and his community have been embroiled in a long-standing legal and public relations battle against Enbridge, a Canadian energy company, to protect their ancestral lands. This struggle has been documented in "Bad River," a documentary film released in early 2024, which showcases Bates and his fellow activists within the band. Joe joins Jay to share his personal journey of activism, the profound influence of past generations of tribal and environmental activists on his own path, and the ongoing fight against Enbridge, which affects the future of water protection in America. To learn more about the Bad River Band, click here. Episode Chapters (00:00) - Intro (01:19) - Joe’s activist history (04:31) - The connection between the Bad River Band and their land (10:06) - How did Enbridge come to have pipes under native land against the Bad River Band’s wishes? (14:00) - The threat’s Enbridge’s Line 5 poses to the environment (18:10) - “You can’t put a price tag on what we have. What we have is priceless.” (19:23) - Joe and Jay discuss the documentary “Bad River” (22:58) - Thank you and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…
This is the theme song I wrote for my friend Alex Tatusians radio show, No Radio. I strongly suggest you look it up at http://web.mac.com/alextat/iWeb/NoRadio/theShow/theShow.html If that link gets totally jumbled, it’s the podcasts fault.
This is a long track of me recording a bunch of back to back songs, live, with no audience, using nothing but Telma. Here is the set. Perfectly Clear, Looking For A Love, Anyway You Want Me Thats How I Will Be, Sands Of Iwo Jima, Neptune, I Dont Really Love You Anymore, O Sole Mio, Drifting Apart, Therell Be No Teardrops Tonight, That Feel, Sleeplessness, Be Not So Fearful.…
This song is dedicated to Jon Riesenbach, who won the suggestion contest with his topic of Plate Tectonics. It is a love song between one plate and another, and I tried to fit in as many plate tectonic puns as I could.
This is a choral piece that I wrote. It’s about alchemy. It was recorded by the Sage Hill Singers that are Fred Kim, Jess Peterson, Adam LaMotte, Will Peterson, Michael Trombatore, Vikram Iyer, Sarah Choi, Alexis Low, Sarah Wesley, Nassim Alisobhani, Ali Cole, and Shelby Hartman with the conductor Megan Eddy and accompanist Mike Walker.…