“I Will Not Abandon You”: Fidel, Che, and Minnesota. 2/2/26
Mother Bear writes you a letter about current events and resisting fascism through acts of neighborism. The text read from Che is found in:...
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Earth Makers: Queering Spiritual Care
Join creator/host Joey as they create space for all persons to show up authentically and receive spiritual care for a few minutes. It’s a 3 days a week podcast made for you. Warm the kettle....
Episodes
20 of 262 episodes“If They Should Come for Us” 1/26/26
Mother Bear shares a poem of revolution with you today: “If They Should Come for Us” by Fatimah Asghar (they/them) these are my people & I f...
“How to Respond in the Face of Extortion” 1/25/26
Mother Bear writes you a letter outlining the current demands of Pam Bondi to the state of MN and how best to respond.
“Alex Pretti” 1/24/26
Alex Pretti, a Minnesotan VA nurse, was murdered by ICE agents today in South Minneapolis.
“Fuck ICE”: Mother Bear: Letters of Care for Revolutionaries 1/23/26
Mother Bear writes to you regarding the presence of ICE in Minnesota.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Fear
Johanna Bear is back with a new season and is revisiting the topic of fear in the midst of a harrowing season of life.
Facing Hardship in the Present Moment in Flow (2024)
Jenn Kelly joins Johanna as the new co-host of the podcast! The girls discuss the spiritual impact of Flow (2024) and what it means to strug...
Johanna & Jenn: Top 10 Films of 2024
Johanna is joined by the AMAZING Jenn Kelly as they discuss Johanna’s Top 10 films of 2024!
Holidays 2024: Human Connection in The Holdovers (2023)
Paul Hunham in Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers (2023) says, “Life is like a henhouse ladder, shitty and short.” If this is true, dare we tak...
Accountability in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010)
Johanna discusses the controversial topic of Accountability through the lens of Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010).
Kindness: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
Johanna Bear invites us to explore the vital differences between being kind and being nice through the lens of Morgan Neville’s 2018 documen...
After the Election: Becoming Free/V for Vendetta (2005)
Johanna introduces the new season with a conversation about the election, fear, freedom, and James McTeigue’s V for Vendetta (2005).
Update: Endings, Beginnings, and Movies
Johanna Bear shares an update on the end of the Earth Makers podcast and the beginning of a new podcast project!
The Fourth Seed of Recovery: Acceptance
Acceptance is not approval. Acceptance is closing the door and doing the dishes on a rainy day. Johanna Bear continues her series on Earth M...
Death & The Endless Stories We Tell
Johanna Bear shares 2 stories about her experiences with her own mortality and invites us to look more deeply into the mirror of our lives.
Naked Spirituality, Pt. One.
Welcome back to Earth Makers! Johanna takes us to a place of spiritual nakedness by confronting the question, “Who do I think I am?”
“How Do I Welcome the Stranger if They Mean Me Harm?”
AW: assault, rape Johanna Bear addresses the Abrahamic invitation to “welcome the stranger” and the joys and real life consequences of doing...
Spooky Story Time: “The Terrible Tale of the Goat Boy”
Johanna Bear shares her short story about a small town parson and the horrors that await him and his congregation.
Divinity, Totoro, and the Question of Suffering
Johanna plumbs the depths of human suffering and is reminded of a gentle, wild forest spirit along the way.
“The Boy with the Flower On His Head”
As Johanna recovers from COVID, she shares a story with us.