Whetstone Audio Dispatch

Gardening on Water: The Dal’s Ancient Floating GardensFor thousands of years, Kashmir has been called  jannat (heaven) by Urdu poets, travelers, and tourists. The Dal Lake in Srinagar is a jewel in its crown. Flamingo pink lotuses carpet the waters, and shikaras —small wooden boats— row upon it, making the destination a favorite for Instagram-loving  honeymooners. However, deep in the Dal is a world less visible: its floating gardens. In Gardening on Water, Meher Varma, returns with a two-part audio dispatch from Srinagar, introducing us to the political complexities that challenge the reductive depiction of 'Kashmir as heaven on earth.’ Join us as we row you through the majestic and complex world of Dal's Floating Gardens. This episode was made possible by the support of @heirloomcities

We bring you a very important episode of Whetstone Audio Dispatch. Recently, host Stephen Satterfield spoke with C.W. Mallery, a Black farmer in El Paso, Colorado who has been the victim of racist terrorism on his own property. He and his wife Nicole, his farm and his animals have been experiencing various horrific forms of violence and anti-Black terrorism. C.W. and Nicole relocated to Colorado after a hurricane displaced them. Part of his farm, Freedom Acres Ranch, mission is the education of inner city youth and underserved communities about where food comes from to encourage everyone to grow their own foods and pursue careers in agriculture. Call to Action: There are ways we can all help C.W. You can donate to his CashApp: $Blackfarmland or their GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/6269d6f4 You can sign the petition: https://chng.it/fSz6zjtPcy  and share this episode to raise awareness and provide further support. Funds will be used for attorney fees, enhanced security systems, drones, night vision, thermal vision, privacy fencing, fence repair, security teams and equipment.If you’re local to El Paso, Colorado there’s a protest at the Denver Capital 2/17/2023 at 9am - 1pm you can join to demand investigation, termination and hate crime charges against Deputy Emory Gerhart. Demand Emory Gerhart be placed on the Brady List and all cases that Emory presided over be investigated for lies, discrimination, bias and false accusations. You can visit and stay on Freedom Acres Ranch for a campout the weekend of 2/17/2023- 2/19/2023. Support for Legislation: Caution Against Racially Exploitive Non-Emergencies Act (C.A.R.E.N Act) works to criminalize racially motivated emergency calls. Will make it a hate crime to weaponize the police against people of color. Call the following to demand an investigation into hate crimes, refusal to provide service to Black people, civil rights vioolations and violation of victim rights with threats and retaliation against Black people. Governor Polis: 3038662471Attorney General Phil Weiser: 7205086000Senator Hickenlooper: 3032441628Representative Negeuse: 9703723971FBI Denver Office: 3036297171NAACP National:  4105805777ACLU National: 2125492500This show was produced by Executive Producer Celine Glasier and edited by Ilgin G. Korugan. Music by Catherine Yang.

The most consumed food product in Tunisia is a white bread flute, a baguette, sold at the price of 7 or 9 cents, depending on the size. At its best, it is like a cloud on the inside and crispy on the outside. This inaugural episode of Whetstone Audio Dispatch reporter Layli Foroudi tells the story of how this breadstick came to dominate Tunisian diets and how it relates to the country’s fragile food security. And yet, while this bread could be seen as a symbol of oppression— the Tunisian baguette has also fueled revolutions and has become a symbol of resistance in the country. Today, shipments of wheat have been sitting outside the port pending payment, flour is rationed in supermarkets (when it is available) and prices are set to rise again due to the war in Ukraine. The impending social explosion combines the baguette's dual nature: it is rooted in a history of oppression and it is a source of protest and resistance, which is about more than bread, as we are told by Ahmed Ben Massoud: "It means don't touch my very low level of living." Contributors:Ahmed Ben Massoud, audiologist and bread revolutionary from Douz Halima, baker of traditional bread from Jbel Lahmar, Tunis Max Ajl, researcher at Wageningen University in the Netherlands; author A People’s Green New Deal Taoufik Khedhri, baker of industrial subsidized bread in Jbel Lahmar, Tunis Fatma Jegham, teacher and activist in Ettadhaman, Tunis Learn more about this episode of Whetstone Audio Dispatch at www.whetstoneradio.com, on IG at @whetstoneradio, Twitter at @whetstoneradio, and YouTube at WhetstoneRadio Full Transcript here: https://www.whetstonemagazine.com/whetstone-audio-dispatch-ep1