Martha is the host and executive producer of The Listen & Be Heard Hour, weekly, and Beyond Borders, bi-weekly.
- by martha cinaderJudy and Martha invite you to Auntie's table as we explore origin stories, goddess stories, the divine feminine, the Witches' Hammer, motherhood and more.
- by martha cinaderCipriano Belser is co-founder of Black Lantern Books, housing the Legacy Library, a collection of some 10,000 books curated by organizer, Kwazi Nkrumah. Poetry by Shizue Seigel, Joseph Jason Santiago Lacour. New music with Celia Cruz, Arturo O'Farrill and Fred Wesley and the New JB's.
- by martha cinaderWailuku, a poem by Vanessa Lee-Miller, Del Gonzales on "The Adventures of Beastie," and Phys Fest NYC, 2026. New music, a Groove Collective tribute to Tito Puente, featuring Eddie Bobet, and The I Am, featuring Nappy G. Poetry by Nikki Giovanni and new poetry streams by Martha Cinader.
- by martha cinaderNi Rivera joins Judy Talaugon and Martha Cinader in a conversation about housing, homelessness, food sovereignty, social justice and the importance of lived experiences in shaping policy and community action. Featuring Poetry by Julia De Burgos and Ni Rivera
- by martha cinaderElizabeth Perlman, author of Word Magic: The Power of Writing to Reframe Your Story and Claim Your Intuition is our guest in the audio garden. Hernan shares new music: Freedom, Equity, and Justice for the People Song, and El Brujo. Poetry by Crystal Cauley, an essay by Jocelyn Grover and new poetry streams…
- by martha cinaderTony Cranston shares his passion for storytelling. We explore universal themes found in myths and folk tales across cultures and he tells a Chinese folk tale about a kind-hearted girl named Mei Mei. An exclusive live recording from Berk's' Jazz Fest, featuring Joe Lovano. Poetry by Glenis Redmond.
- by martha cinaderJudy Talaugon and Martha Cinader speak with Olga Kavran, founding director of JUSTICOM, about her extensive experience in international criminal law and outreach, focusing on the communication of justice, and defining justice as a multifaceted concept that varies based on individual experiences and societal contexts. They go on to discuss genocide as legally defined, the role of international courts, the challenges they face and a growing expectation for justice and accountability in the international community.
- by martha cinaderSaumya Choudhury, poet and organizer, joins Martha in the audio garden from Delhi. We also feature archival poetry from Barbara Tran. Hernan shares a rare live recording from 1986 of Eddie Harris in Paris. As always some brand new music and poetry from the garden to you.
- by martha cinaderAuthor of the Murray McBride Trilogy, Joe Siple, joins Tony Robles in the audio garden. We feature poetry by Mary TallMountain and Suzette Clark Bradshaw, a new live recording from Hernan Ramiro Rodriguez Sierra, and also rare live recordings of Jim Pepper with Don Cherry.
- by martha cinaderJudy Talaugon has a wide ranging discussion with Angela Marino about Venezuela and the Americas. She also gets an update from Seth Donnelly on Tax Payers Against Genocide. Hernan Ramiro talks with Olga Kavran about international criminal law.
- by martha cinaderZakiyyah Modeste, a spoken word artist, actress and athlete based in Harlem, is our special guest in the audio garden. We also listen to new music from Sound System Culture at Smalls Live, new poetry and Genny Lim, ninth poet laureate of San Francisco.
- by martha cinaderAzucar, poet, therapist and open mic host, is Martha's guest in the audio garden. Also featured, a hidden track from Groove Collective, Sarah Sophie Flicker talks about the Mamdani Campaign, and Zakiyyah Modeste, aka SistaZock, on her training in theater and track.
- by martha cinader…starting with when she met Judy Talaugon in San Francisco, as the teen flame of Metallica star Kirk Hammett. We continue all the way to being a mother of three in Brooklyn and an organizer of the Women's March on Washington. Reflecting on the relevance, or lack thereof, of pussy hats, and millions of enthusiastic people with nowhere to go…
- by martha cinaderPlease enjoy this last episode of 2025, into the first week of 2026… We will be back on January 7, with fresh poetry, fresh new guests, fresh conversations and new music that you won't hear anywhere else.
- by martha cinaderHappy Holidays Remix Volume 8 features the collaborations of Martha Cinader and Hernan Ramiro (Jay) Rodriguez Sierra, reflections on the past year, and announcements about the new parent non-profit of L&BH Network, Sound System Culture, upcoming appearances, internships and more…
- by martha cinaderOur Season 2 begins in January, 2026. Please enjoy this rewind during our production break. Nilsa Rivera, in Florida, brings her professional and personal experience of home insecurity to a conversation with Judy Talaugon, in California, and Martha Cinader, in New York. The conversation covers housing policies, motherhood, experiencing houselesness and other forms of housing insecurity, the punitive treatment of mothers and children, land trusts and more.
- by martha cinaderPlease enjoy this rewind during our holiday production break. Remix Volume 6 by Jay Rodriguez Sierra features Q.R. Hand jr., Martha Cinader, Genny Lim, Meredith Leigh, Donna Janell Bowman, Dorsía Smith Silva, Mary Oishi, Kellie Richardson, Eileen Tabios, Ozier Muhammad, Tony Robles, Megan Marshall, Kim McMillon and Alice Walker reads Zora Neal Hurston.
- by martha cinaderRemix Volume 7 features Barbara Tran, Candelario Obeso, Eileen Tabios, Vi Khi Nao, Freda Epum, Martha Cinader, Hazel Smith, Megan Marshall, Monica Maconsantos, Mary Oishi, Vida Cruz Borja, Tony Robles, Olivia Eggena, Joseph Jason Santiago Lacour, Trinh Mai, Brian Kimmel, Cal Hoffman, Henry Dumas, Caroline Cabading, Blagovesta Momchedjikova, Pying Threadgill and Mosab Abu Toha
- by martha cinaderMartha Cinader, Judy Talaugon and Jay Rodriguez Sierra are joined by darkroom masters Russell Frederick, Anderson Zaca and Ozier Muhammad to talk about Season One of the Darkroom MCs, the making of it, and the photographers who are featured.
- by martha cinaderRemix Volume 6 by Jay Rodriguez Sierra features Q.R. Hand jr., Martha Cinader, Genny Lim, Meredith Leigh, Donna Janell Bowman, Dorsía Smith Silva, Mary Oishi, Kellie Richardson, Eileen Tabios, Ozier Muhammad, Tony Robles, Megan Marshall, Kim McMillon and Alice Walker reads Zora Neal Hurston.
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