Florida

Voice Seeker #6

Spring Equinox 2024

A journey around the peninsula of Florida with music and conversations of various sorts.

(0:00:00) Intro

(0:02:34) A Walmart parking lot in Birmingham, Alabama

(0:05:50) Beach diary

(0:06:34) Orlando diary

(0:08:38) Tampa windy boat ramp

(0:11:39) Trans girls rule

(0:15:40) Bee and Ri

(0:17:23) School Palooza

(0:25:30) Self-directed learning

(0:28:40) Trail trekking

(0:33:18) Trauma relativity

(0:37:23) Emergency on the trail

(0:42:21) Living out of comfort and trail magic

(0:47:11) Isolation

(0:50:26) Bee’s eclectic work history

(0:55:32) Granny energy

(0:56:38) The gift economy

(1:03:03) Piper and Kirst at La Teresita

(1:12:12) Food treasure maps

(1:14:40) Losing a father

(1:22:22) Food and family trauma

(1:28:18) Kimchee and fermentation

(1:33:37) Intense hobbies

(1:36:32) The genius of construction

(1:37:36) Creative time management

(1:40:40) The dream of buying a village

(1:46:43) The work ethic of a meth head

(1:48:16) Challenges of community

(1:49:43) Board games and the apocalypse

(1:51:27) Struggle over communal space

(1:54:26) Spiritual space

(1:57:39) Ugh not this talk

(2:00:46) Apocalyptic strategies

(2:04:00) A future without slaves

(2:07:29) Our imagined reality

(2:10:08) Objects vs experiences

(2:12:16) Critique of board games

(2:16:26) A sample of Piper’s performance

(2:19:42) ASMR late night Atlantic skinny dip

(2:25:48) Florida earth skills gathering

(2:28:24) On the way to volunteer in the kitchen

(2:30:04) Kitchen talk with Addie and Joe

(2:35:52) Bulgarian soups

(2:39:02) What’s the most people you’ve cooked for?

(2:41:33) First food memories

(2:45:12) Fireside old time with Bronwyn

(2:47:46) Interview with Shaye and Bronwyn (The Little Mercies)

(3:02:06) Walkthru

(3:05:59) Waiting in line for dinner

(3:10:36) Salem and witches

(3:17:00) Advanced kids

(3:21:03) Old time music

(3:29:36) Little Mercies campfire music

(3:37:23) Drum circle