This week a holy power occupies the Heritage Radio studio and Flash Talks Cash in the form of Reverend Billy. As the protests and the Occupy Wall Street movement ( #OWS ) spread as far as Oakland, where violence is on the rise, and the movement has suffered it's first casualty the question is what is the future of the movement? From breaking down the law on private parks, the use of tear gas on protestors, the arrest of Raja Gupta, this episode is a round up of all protest events of the week. This episode is sponsored by Cain Five.

This week on Burning Down the House Curtis and regular guest Caroline Bailey speak with Kate Howe, the graphic designer behind the logo and much of the branding for The Cordoba Initiative, the controversial cultural center being built near Ground Zero. Tune in to hear Kate's thought process and intentions behind the logo, and how to find the hidden peace symbol within! (both literally and figuratively). Hear Howe's take on the controversy behind the project, and what her interactions with the center's Imam have been like. This episode was sponsored by Roberta's.

Meet Lake Buckley and Caitrin Hall, the two women embarking on a cross-country bicycle trip to promote sustainability called The Shifting Gears Project. The Shifting Gears Project layers dialogue, the active creation of alternative food systems, the female perspective, and bicycle transportation as interrelated mechanisms for change towards a more just, peaceful, and compassionate food system. Their project consists of biking across the country from Poughkeepsie, New York westward across Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon and then south through California to end in San Francisco, engaging in conversation with women food producers and, through the creation of a participatory website, developing strong and resilient networks of people across the country dedicated to reevaluating what it means to be in relationship on a number of levels: relationships between people within a community, between people and nature, and between different communities across the country. Tune in and learn more about this fascinating program! Today's show was brought to you by Route 11 Potato Chips.

"Our trip will see us travel from NY to SF and, on the way, interview female farmers, producers and managers and hear their stories." [2:00]

--Lake Buckley of Shifting Gears on HeritageRadioNetwork.org

"I see Shifting Gears as being this epic journey through people and food and adventure." [24:00]

--Caitrin Hall of Shifting Gears on HeritageRadioNetwork.org