Freedom Dreams: A Life in Stories
by Jess Clarke — Season 1 Now Available
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Freedom Dreams: A Life in Stories
Jess Clarke tells stories from their life and talks with other imagineers working toward liberation: personal, social, political and spiritual. Clarke's autobiographical stories track the narrator’s evolution from a shy, crewcut Catholic kid into a radical androgynous activist who participates in the social and political changes of their era.
Radio RP&E
Radio Reimagine's predecessor show Radio RP&E a podcast series based on articles and interviews in the journal Race, Poverty & the Environment.
Until the Streets of the Hood Flood with Green
Healing our bodies, returning to natural patterns of sleeping and eating and being in community and with the earth... first steps towards sustainability and balance.
Before and After 9/11: A Knife Stab on Memory
By Preeti Mangala Shekar It was a quiet September afternoon in Chennai. A few journalism-school classmates and I had been appointed to a dreary Cultural Reporting assignment. After lunch, some of us went to the Russian Cultural Centre to watch films. Post-Soviet cinema is not the best post-lunch activity, but we muddled through and emerged...
Riding Red is NOW PLAYING as an Official Selection for Queer Ear at Virginia Film Festival
We are pleased to announce that an expanded version of Jess Clarke’s story RIDING RED podcast episode is an Official Selection at @vaqueerfilm as part of Queer Ear, the Virginia Queer Film Festival’s inaugural audio storytelling program! VAQFF celebrates queer stories across film and audio, and you can hear Jessie’s piece FOR FREE as part...
Carl Anthony on Earth Day and RP&E
Carl Anthony died this month on April 4, 2026. May he rest in power. In this short message, Jess Clarke, Editor of RP&E, shares a few thoughts about Carl. Carl Anthony co-founded a lot of organizations and convened imnumerable gatherings of people across race, class and gender divides. (See obits: Berkeleyside, Urban Habitat.) One of...
Eulogy for Good – From Berlin to Minneapolis
Kelly is on a pollinating mission to connect and spread the invitation "Welcome Home to the Garden." But recent events are calling out to be addressed. And Kelly is responding. Eulogy to Good - From Berlin to Minneapolis is a two part commentary on the deeper reasons for the patriarchal violence in Minneapolis.
War Criminal
I confront a 20th century war criminal who is offered an “endowed chair” at Columbia University. Former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger must endure the gauntlet of student protest to land the position. My roommates, sister and I launch a campaign of resistance. We win! This story was recorded live at...
Nim Chimpsky
Working as a lab assistant at the Columbia University Psychology Department, I’m called to work on a unique project: chimp-proofing a mansion at the Delafield Estate in Riverdale. Professor Terrace is experimenting with raising a chimp in as close to a human home as possible in an effort to see if a chimpanzee can be...
Riding Red
Trapped in KKK Maryland with no friends, I am completely miserable. My step-sister gets a horse from her father and the story takes a turn as two lonely animals sort out a way of connecting. Performed and recorded at the Marsh Theater SF on May 15, 2024. Want to support radical storytelling and journalism? Become...
Going My Way?
Every day after school I have to hitchhike across Howard County Maryland to get back to my father’s hippy haven mansion. As a femme-looking teenager who can be seen as a girl or a boy, this is no simple mission. Performed and recorded at our own Third Thursday storytelling series co-sponsered by Joyful Raven Studios...
JessClarke
Jess Clarke writes and performs stories that illuminate and entertain.
KellyCurry
Kelly Curry feeds the body and the soul with stories, green smoothies, and love.
Riding Red is NOW PLAYING as an Official Selection for Queer Ear at Virginia Film Festival
We are pleased to announce that an expanded version of Jess Clarke’s story RIDING RED podcast episode is an Official Selection at @vaqueerfilm as part of Queer Ear, the...
Carl Anthony on Earth Day and RP&E
Carl Anthony died this month on April 4, 2026. May he rest in power. In this short message, Jess Clarke, Editor of RP&E, shares a few thoughts about Carl....
Eulogy for Good – From Berlin to Minneapolis
Kelly is on a pollinating mission to connect and spread the invitation "Welcome Home to the Garden." But recent events are calling out to be addressed. And Kelly...
War Criminal
I confront a 20th century war criminal who is offered an “endowed chair” at Columbia University. Former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger must endure the...
Nim Chimpsky
Working as a lab assistant at the Columbia University Psychology Department, I’m called to work on a unique project: chimp-proofing a mansion at the Delafield Estate in Riverdale. Professor...
Riding Red
Trapped in KKK Maryland with no friends, I am completely miserable. My step-sister gets a horse from her father and the story takes a turn as two lonely animals...
Going My Way?
Every day after school I have to hitchhike across Howard County Maryland to get back to my father’s hippy haven mansion. As a femme-looking teenager who can be seen...
Mother from Another… (Planet)
At 13 years old, I head to Mendocino California to try and reconnect with my mother. She used to be a straight, uptight, Catholic, Montessori teacher and is now...
In the Big House
My father dumps my mother for a beautiful woman. Then he makes a big mistake–he marries her. I’m ripped out of my androgynous hippie life in Washington DC and...
A Good Sin
I confront the challenge of choosing a new saint’s name in the confirmation ceremony of the Catholic Church. The saints I most admire are Joan of Arc and St....