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