Spring '17: "TOTEM - Rites of Passage” featuring: Adrian Kowal and Andres Roberts (Way of Nature UK) + Sian Sullivan (Future Pasts and Bath Spa University)+ Ben Cole (Filmmaker: 1 Giant Leap and Talking addiction, Band of Brothers and Journeymen) Contemporary western Rites of Passage Special.

Badger Radio's new show TOTEM with Freddy Drabble is now live, perfect for those of you who drive or cycle a lot . Apart from spanking new tunes, this fourth show researches Rites of Passage, and features more interviews than usual, as Freddy researches a much touted theory: namely that rowdy party culture has evolved throughout the 20th Century for lack of a guided Rite of Passage for young people. This show asks some specialists about this theme.

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1Sweet Dreams by New York Brass Band2L.A Calling (Mojo Filter Liquid Sun Remix) by Crystal Fighters3Intro to Rites of Passage by Freddy Drabble4Badger News by Artful Badger5The Sound of the Comet by The Egg, Ashley Casselle, Oli Landford, Guy Ford6Adrian Kowal and Andres Roberts Interview by Way of Nature Uk7Dance Inna London (Renegades of Jazz Remix) by Nubiyan Twist8Zawi by The Turbans9Sian Sullivan Interview by Future Pasts10Truth and Fiction by Undercover Hippy11Can I Know You (Krywald + Farrer Remix) by Afriquoi12Ben Cole Interview by "Talking Addiction" Film Director13Put Down Your Weapons by King Porter Stomp14Bambro Koyo Ganda (feat. Innov Gnawa) by Bonobo

HAPPENINGS, LINKS and DATES covered in this show:

Interviews:WAY OF NATURE UK:wayofnature.co.uk/bioleadership.orghttp://dark-mountain.net/ Article from Andres: https://www.positive.news/2017/perspective/25300/can-learn-nature-21st-century/

SIAN SULLIVAN:https://www.futurepasts.net/. https://siansullivan.net/ Engagements with Nature, culture and capitalismBook: Luigi Zoja, “Drugs, Addiction and Initiation - a modern search for ritual”

BEN COLE:New Film www.talkingaddiction.co.uk Rites of Passage: www.thebandofbrothers.co.uk www.journeyman.org

Badger News:5th-7th May, Puravida Beltane Blaster, feat DJ Bobby Lost and DJ Miles Metric, conscious event with workshops and music, Osho Leela Personal development centre,Dorset. https://osholeela.uk/events/puravida-beltane-blaster/ 19-23rd July, AB’s Company of Animals, Main spectacle Wall Dance show, Zoo festival, Brescia Italy, www.musicalzoo.it Thurs 3rd-Sun 6th August, WILD WORKSHOPS and “Take a Dance on the WILD Side” Dance Journey, Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire, UKwww.wildernessfestival.com 16th-20th August, Free Dance and Aerials workshops, site specific Dance Theatre piece. Mandrea Music festival, Lake Garda, The Alps, Italy.www.mandreafestival.com European Space Agency, Residency Exhibition, Artful Badger director Aoife Van Linden Tolwww.arc.at/au/en, www.aoifevanlindentol.com

Music: 19th May, The Turbans Live, JUJU’s Bar, London.jujusbarandstage.com19th May, The Undercover Hippy Live, The Borderline, London. New Album ’Truth and Fiction’ out on May 20thhttp://borderline.london/ Thurs 22nd June, New York Blues Band Live, Blues Kitchen, Shoreditch, London.www.theblueskitchen.com/shoreditch 21st June, Bonobo Live, Bristolhttps://bristolsounds.co.uk/