Send us a textWhat's up to my serendipitous sandpipers and voluptuous vexatious voles! Welcome back to the BNP y'all and thank you for tuning in and supporting the BNP! Shout out to my patrons: y'all are the cat stickers on my water bottle and the tardigrades in my vial of pond water.  This episode I'm stoked to welcome back returning champ Pete Koeneman, calling in all the way from Maui. It's always a good time when Pete joins the pod and this ep is no exception. We chat about life on the island and how wayyyy too many hoomans are coming to visit the island right now. We also discuss the FDA's latest slimy, desperate, and dangerous move to attempt an international ban on the plant medicine kratom,  which helps millions of people around the world, and especially in the U.S., wean off prescription opiates. It helped me to defeat alcoholism. The American Kratom Association is filing a suit to extend the comment period for this proposed ban until later in August- find out more at protectkratom.org. It is the BNP after all so we rant a bit about Big Pharma, gentrification, autocracy, and other assorted cheerful topics relating to the overall tailspin of our late stage global capitalist system. But never fear! We end the discussion on a positive note, discussing past lives and the indomitability of (and need to elevate) the human spirit. Finally we get an update on Pete's property in Kenya and he even drops some very exciting news... BNP world premier... but you'll just have to listen to find out. Can haz financial support? Mew meow? Help the BNP stay on the air for just $1 per month at patreon.com/noetics. That's 3.3 cents a day. Just imagine you're throwing pennies in a bowl but then you're digitally transferring those pennies to me as a thank you for producing an hour of content a week. Plus I'll love you forever, interpret your dreams and write you a haiku.Follow the BNP on IG @conantanner New Poetry TikTok!* @barbarian.noetics *Only original poetry by me.Until next week everyone, Be good to yourselves and to each other. One Love,ConanTRACKLIST FOR THIS EPISODENDR Big Band - Cha Cha Nova Dykotomi - Corvid CrunkSasha Marie Radio - Episode 14Kaikena Scanlan - Ha Kanaka Raz x Ack Ibanez - Flowers Chillhop Music - Chill 6PM Summer Vibes (Lo Fi Mix)Outerspace - Hustle and Flow Bad Faith Podcast w/ Briahna Joy Gray - "Fat Back and Briscuits" (Episode 89) *Clip features Pascal Robert, writer for Black Agenda Report and host of This Is Revolution podcast.Commodores - Machine GunChicago Nights Lo Fi House MixLofi Nature - Ocean Vibes (Lo Fi Mix)R.A. the Rugged Man feat. Immortal Technique - Who Do We Trust? Apache - En Defense Propia Support the showTip me in Solana:Address: 9XPHpqH7GawTGtPgZAzfXFU6oPWTpSua1QXwRYAWVh9y Find me on IG: barbarian_noetics Direct Donate on PayPal @barbarian.noetics@proton.me Cash App@ $BarbarianRavenbuymeacoffee.com/noetics.Spread the word and tell a friend. Remember to set the BNP on Auto Download after you subscribe. I appreciate you all. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 allows for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, education and research.