We continue with our Krishna Chronicles, this time with Amy Wielunksi.

Krishna is now old enough to be cowherds and do their part for their beloved village. Krishna continues to safeguard his village from demon after demon, with some help from his thunder thighs brother, Balarama. He then, in quite astounding ways defies a couple of the other gods.

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S.P. Jayaraj is the creator of the mythic world of Adijari that is the setting of his two novels, The Secret of the Zipacna Dragons and Legacy of the Crow. He is also a Creative Life Coach through his business Imagination Life Coaching. The Mahabharata and other global mythology inspires him in all his projects.

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Azure Anderson-Jayaraj is a musician, a maker, a cat mom, an arts administrator and now a podcast editor.

Amy Wielunksi describes herself as short sweet and nerdy, with a partiality towards board game nerds, but she likes nerds of all types. She is the executive director of VocalEssence which is one of the world’s premier choral music organizations. Amy is an active patron of the arts, with a focus on theater and classical music.

Amy would like everyone to know about VocalEssence.

VocalEssence, a choral arts and community building non-profit based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Every day, VocalEssence is working with singers of all ages to nurture community, inspire creativity, affirm the value of all persons, and expand the influence of choral music. In addition to producing an annual series of concerts with both professional and volunteer performing groups, the VocalEssence teaching artists and staff are in classrooms and senior living communities using music to foster connection, creativity and learning across cultures. Learn more about how VocalEssence uses the power of singing together to build community and check out the upcoming concert schedule at vocalessence.org

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We welcome our good friend Kale Lepak to tell Krishna baby stories.

Krishna baby deals with demon, after demon, after demon,- with each one being vastly different from the others.
We tell the story of 2 of Vishu's different avatars/forms in Hindu Mythology-
Kurma the turtle and Matsya the Fish- and we can't help but notice the parallels to Jesus Christ and expert ark maker, Noah.

S.P. Jayaraj is the creator of the mythic world of Adijari that is the setting of his two novels, The Secret of the Zipacna Dragons and Legacy of the Crow. He is also a Creative Life Coach through his business Imagination Life Coaching. The Mahabharata and other global mythology inspires him in all his projects.
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Kale Lepak is a lifelong learner passionate about understanding people. His career in research, insights, and strategy helps organizations make human-centered decisions. He enjoys traveling, cooking and sour gummy worms.

Kale Lepak supports Youth Farm.

Youth Farm is a multi-faceted youth development organization, engaging hundreds of youth each year in leadership training, farm and food classes, and community events. Through growing, harvesting, and distributing fresh, local produce in their own neighborhoods, young people are making tangible impacts while also preparing for success on whichever path they choose.
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Azure Anderson-Jayaraj is a musician, a maker, a cat mom, an arts administrator and now a podcast editor.

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Satish decides that before continuing forward, we should venture back to explore the origin of the enigmatic lord Krishna. Drew Kellum Johnson joins us to discover the origin of the Yadavas. Starting off with two besties who have a falling out after wearing each other's clothes, followed by a king cursed with old age unless he can convince one of his sons to take the curse from him, and finally the prophesy of a heroic birth sends a damaged king on a tailspin of murder and madness.

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Drew Kellum Johnson (often stylized Drew d'Lakes) is a multi-instrumental songwriter, producer, and performer who captures musical ideas through a whimsical lens. Although he plays bass in Kym and the Kick and cello in Balung Getih (pronounced: Bah-lung Geht-tee), his primary focus is on his indie glam pop band, d'Lakes. Having just celebrated the release of their second album, d'Lakes has been performing in festivals, touring the midwest, and preparing the release of their second Halloween EP featuring spookified remixes of their summery upbeat pop songs (Hell Is A Blaring Library is out Friday, October 25th)..

https://www.instagram.com/drewdlakes/

S.P. Jayaraj is a mythology and Mahabharata fanatic and the creator of the mythic world of Adijari that is the setting of his two novels, The Secret of the Zipacna Dragons and Legacy of the Crow. He is also a Creative Life Coach through his business Imagination Life Coaching. He draws inspiration from global mythology.

spjayaraj.com

Azure Anderson-Jayaraj is a musician, a maker, a cat mom, an arts administrator and now a podcast editor.

Support the podcast and join the NYMM community on Patreon.com/nymmpodcast

#Mahabharata #ComedyMeetsCulture #Comedystorytelling #IndianMythology #MahabharataRetold #MythologyNerd #culture #education #society

Have an imaginative day.


Artwork and music by Azure Anderson