A May Day! May Day! Enviro Show

A May Day! May Day! Enviro Show

From The Enviro Show by Don Ogden and Glen Ayers

April 28, 2026 · 28 min · Season 21 · Episode 17

About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of May 1st, covering both the Pagan festival Beltane and International Workers’ Day, while featuring guest Laura Wildman-Hanlon.

Greetings Earthlings. Yes, it's a distress call but also the European festival Beltane of ancient Pagan origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on May 1 . Also, May 1st was International Workers’ Day which began as a commemoration of the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago. The day is officially recognized in much of the world, but not the United States 'cuz you know, "commies"? Hence, Labor Day falling on the first Monday in September so everyone must go shopping. Lots of distress to cover there but we'll stick with the present MAGA shitshow and the Pagans. Laura Wildman-Hanlon , Author & Wiccan Priestess returns to the show to delve into the Craft and the times. Our Quote of the Week is in keeping with the above: He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. — Immanuel Kant The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www.ValleyFreeRadio.org from Florence, MA every other Tuesday, 6:00 to 7:00pm. rebroadcast Thursdays at 2pm. in MA. Also, we are on air at WMCB, (107.9fm) streaming at http://wmcb.net/Listen.html in Greenfield, Monday at 8am & Wednesday at 7am…

People in this episode

Hosts: Don Ogden, Glen Ayers

Guest: Laura Wildman-Hanlon

Topics covered

  • Labor Day
  • Pagan festivals
  • Animal rights
  • Environmental issues
  • Current events

Keywords

  • May Day
  • Beltane
  • Labor Day
  • Paganism
  • environmentalism
  • animal rights
  • Immanuel Kant

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Places: Florence, MA, Greenfield

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