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Grab a cup of tea and come and join me in the Sage’s Cabin as we hear from wisdom keepers of herbal medicine, food, gardening, wellbeing, feminine mysteries, and social justice movements.
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7 days ago
7 days ago
Gender based violence, Deva Desi, and witch hunts in India. We will be speaking about the social-legal dimensions in the South- East Asia caste system.
Dr Amit Anand is
Assistant Professor, School of Legal Studies, REVA University, Bengaluru
Ph.D (Law), Lancaster University, U.K.
LL.M, University of Reading, U.K.
B.A.LL.B., (Honours.), National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru
Founder Member, HARM | Honour Abuse Research Matrix |
Monday Jun 02, 2025
Monday Jun 02, 2025
In todays episode I speak with historian Tabitha Stanmore on the topic of cunning folk and magic, a topic which I find particularly interesting. I hope that you enjoy the podcast, and will check out her conference and book if you are interested in the topics of witchcraft, magic and cunning folk.
To get Tabitha's book HERE
What is a Witch conference HERE
My patreon to support the podcast, connect with the earth, plants and ancestral wisdom and uncover the history of women, and medicine HERE
Thursday May 15, 2025
Thursday May 15, 2025
Today I am speaking with Rosari Kingston about the traditional folk medicine of Ireland. There is a rich history of traditional healing still practiced by folk healers and recorded in the Irish records, a lot of this old knowledge is being lost and at risk of dyeing out completely.
If you would like to buy Rosari's book you can buy it at AEON with a code: IH20 which will give listeners 20% off until 15/06/25
You can find out more about her work HERE
If you enjoy the podcast please like, share and subscribe and consider becoming a PATREON
Monday Apr 28, 2025
Monday Apr 28, 2025
In this months episode I am speaking with Soraya and Catriona from Edinburgh/Glasgow based co-op Grassroots Remedies about their community herbalism work and about sustainable foraging.
Check out all their offerings at: grassrootsremedies.co.uk
Follow them on Instagram @grassrootsremedies
Grassroots Remedies and many other foraging organisations will be at The Scottish Wild Food Festival in May 17th & 18th you can get tickets HERE
You can find out more about my work with Movement in Thyme HERE
Connect with me at www.roxmadeira.com
Support the podcast and sign up for online plant spirit communication and history courses HERE
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Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Today, on World Social Justice day, in the podcast I am speaking with Karen Gevirtz the author of THE APOTHECARY'S WIFE: The Hidden History of Medicine and How it Became a Commodity A ground-breaking genealogy of for-profit healthcare and an urgent reminder that cantering women's history offers vital opportunities for shaping the future.
You can connect with Karen and buy her book here: https://www.karenbloomgevirtz.com/
To support the podcast, join the Herb Circle or Weaving the Feminine to reclaim the Wise Women go HERE
I am an ambassador for the Herb Society, if you want to learn more about Herbs you can also join the Herb Society UK
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Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
This is a short podcast I recorded yesterday with Freddy from Women Concern DR Congo. I have been in contact with and working with them in their quest to help women in their area of Congo, which is South Kivu, for about a year. As an NGO in Congo they are understandably concerned about the humanitarian crisis that is happening in Congo as a result of the M23 rebels taking over Goma the capital of North Kivu. I don't know how much you know about the situation, but it is important to note that this isn't about Africans fighting Africans, it is much bigger, as always, and includes many western and Chinese companies and governments. There is a lot of extractive mining occurring in that region which is particularly used by technology and so-called green industries such as phones and electric cars to name only a few. Freddy isn't able to say a lot one way or another about the actors in the geno-cost, to keep himself and his staff safe and to enable them to work across regions as an independent NGO. As you will hear in the podcast most international NGOs including the UN have left the region, making this fundraiser all the more important. As people undertaking this path towards collective liberation, and coming to terms with the history of colonialism that makes our lives possible, I implore you to share the fundraiser in your networks and give something if you are able.
Thank you so much.
https://gogetfunding.com/emergency-humanitarian-response-in-goma-north-kivu/
Find them on: X @concern_women
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/women-concern
Sowing a brighter future for Congolese women farmers One man’s mission to help women fight the patriarchy: https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/71564/sowing-a-brighter-future-for-congolese-women-farmers/
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
Today I am speaking to Leo Igwe about how Witch Hunts persist in Nigeria and about his organisation Advocacy for Accused Witches
If you would like to donate to Advocacy for Witches to help with their work you can do so HERE critTHINK is Leo's educational Foundation, which helps to support the advocacy work Leo does, and provide the education to make a change in society to stop the Witch Hunts happening.
Also mentioned in the podcast:
International Network Against Accusations of Witchcraft and Associated Harmful Practices
I hope that you enjoy the podcast, if so you can support by like, sharing, rating, subscribing or buying me a coffee each month
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
The hidden art of medical alchemy, in this episode I speak with Andrew Mason who has been studying, researching and practicing this ancient art.
You can connect with Andrew here: HERE
You can buy his book HERE using the discount code RS20 which will give readers 20% off until 15/10/24
Andrew has given the patreon supporters of this podcast a special bonus link to his work.
You can support the podcast HERE
Saturday Aug 17, 2024
Saturday Aug 17, 2024
A very, very brief introduction to western herbalism and how the wise women were displaced.
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
You can support Yousef and the other farmers in Northern Gaza HERE
Yousef S H Aburabee from Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, a passionate young agricultural engineer with extensive training in the fields of agriculture and the environment. I have conducted numerous training sessions for farmers and agricultural engineers on modern techniques and organic farming.