Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo
@ellensmojo.bsky.social
Banjo-playing, cheese-loving, marathon-running DJ, publicist, music promoter & mother (she/her) https://linktr.ee/ellensmojo
🎶 Tune in this week as we talk with singer/songwriter/producer Courtney Hartman about her new album and share music from Molly Tuttle, Kiss the Tiger, Leslie Vincent, Sierra Hull, Jennifer Grimm, Paula Boggs & more!
🎧 Wed 8-10 am CST KFAI
Sat 10 am-12 pm CST Folk Music Notebook
Sun 4-6 pm EST WHCP
🎧 Wed 8-10 am CST KFAI
Sat 10 am-12 pm CST Folk Music Notebook
Sun 4-6 pm EST WHCP
November 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
🎶 Tune in this week as we talk with singer/songwriter/producer Courtney Hartman about her new album and share music from Molly Tuttle, Kiss the Tiger, Leslie Vincent, Sierra Hull, Jennifer Grimm, Paula Boggs & more!
🎧 Wed 8-10 am CST KFAI
Sat 10 am-12 pm CST Folk Music Notebook
Sun 4-6 pm EST WHCP
🎧 Wed 8-10 am CST KFAI
Sat 10 am-12 pm CST Folk Music Notebook
Sun 4-6 pm EST WHCP
Reposted by Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo
Federal judges in Minnesota and across the U.S. are rejecting the Trump administration’s claims that immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally are ineligible for bond hearings and belong in mandatory detention.
Federal judges in Minnesota, across U.S., reject ICE attempts to hold immigrants without bond
Jose Andres Robles was denied a bond hearing and held for more than a month before a Minneapolis judge intervened.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Federal judges in Minnesota and across the U.S. are rejecting the Trump administration’s claims that immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally are ineligible for bond hearings and belong in mandatory detention.
🎃🎶🐦⬛Celebrate #Halloween with #WomenfolkRadio as we feature songs about ghosts, graveyards & monsters by Sinéad O'Connor, Laurie Lewis, Haunted Like Human, Jillian Rae, Kaia Kater, The Whitmore Sisters & more!
🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI
Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook
Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP
🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI
Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook
Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
🎃🎶🐦⬛Celebrate #Halloween with #WomenfolkRadio as we feature songs about ghosts, graveyards & monsters by Sinéad O'Connor, Laurie Lewis, Haunted Like Human, Jillian Rae, Kaia Kater, The Whitmore Sisters & more!
🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI
Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook
Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP
🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI
Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook
Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP
Wondering why you haven’t seen or heard from me lately? It’s because I’ve been getting ready for the 2025 FARM Gathering + Presenter Summit in Lisle, IL. If you’re going, make sure to say hi…here is where you can find me playing and presenting some of my folk, roots and Americana favorites! 🪕🎻 🎸
October 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Wondering why you haven’t seen or heard from me lately? It’s because I’ve been getting ready for the 2025 FARM Gathering + Presenter Summit in Lisle, IL. If you’re going, make sure to say hi…here is where you can find me playing and presenting some of my folk, roots and Americana favorites! 🪕🎻 🎸
What if we were more like Frog & Toad? ❤️🩹
October 20, 2025 at 2:17 AM
What if we were more like Frog & Toad? ❤️🩹
Reposted by Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo
"But when the team looked at the employees’ actual work output, they found that the developers had completed tasks 20% slower when using AI than when working without it. Researchers were stunned. “No one expected that outcome. We didn’t even really consider a slowdown as a possibility.”
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October 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"But when the team looked at the employees’ actual work output, they found that the developers had completed tasks 20% slower when using AI than when working without it. Researchers were stunned. “No one expected that outcome. We didn’t even really consider a slowdown as a possibility.”
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Reposted by Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo
The statue honors Trump's "long-lasting bond" with Epstein, which the president denies. The National Park Service took down the statue after one day last week, saying it didn't comply with its permit.
The Trump-Epstein statue is back on the National Mall, days after its abrupt removal
The statue honors Trump's "long-lasting bond" with Epstein, which the president denies. The National Park Service took down the statue after one day last week, saying it didn't comply with its permit.
n.pr
October 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The statue honors Trump's "long-lasting bond" with Epstein, which the president denies. The National Park Service took down the statue after one day last week, saying it didn't comply with its permit.
Reposted by Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo
80% (!) of the ACA subsidies that are about to expire go to people in states that Trump won in 2024.
Time and time again, Trump and MAGA Republicans will sell out their own voters — all to fund massive tax cuts for the super rich.
Time and time again, Trump and MAGA Republicans will sell out their own voters — all to fund massive tax cuts for the super rich.
October 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
80% (!) of the ACA subsidies that are about to expire go to people in states that Trump won in 2024.
Time and time again, Trump and MAGA Republicans will sell out their own voters — all to fund massive tax cuts for the super rich.
Time and time again, Trump and MAGA Republicans will sell out their own voters — all to fund massive tax cuts for the super rich.
Reposted by Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo
24,576 pounds of cheddar cheese to Food Bank for the Heartland in Nebraska;
270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;
4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii
--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;
4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii
--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
24,576 pounds of cheddar cheese to Food Bank for the Heartland in Nebraska;
270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;
4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii
--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;
4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii
--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
Happy Anniversary to @bcfmofo.bsky.social! Been 11 years and you are still my favorite, whether exploring the world, hanging out with our kiddo or just enjoying a staycation at a nearby hotel in the suburbs. You make everything more fun! ❤️ #Bellen #11years #anniversary #livingitup #staycation
September 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Happy Anniversary to @bcfmofo.bsky.social! Been 11 years and you are still my favorite, whether exploring the world, hanging out with our kiddo or just enjoying a staycation at a nearby hotel in the suburbs. You make everything more fun! ❤️ #Bellen #11years #anniversary #livingitup #staycation
Reposted by Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo
Washington's hottest new club has everything: Cabinet secretaries, a new stone patio, meals from the White House kitchen and even a playlist curated by President Donald Trump.
Trump's Rose Garden Club is a lavish new hangout for political allies and business elites
Washington's hottest new club has everything: Cabinet secretaries, a new stone patio, meals from the White House kitchen and even a playlist curated by President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
September 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Washington's hottest new club has everything: Cabinet secretaries, a new stone patio, meals from the White House kitchen and even a playlist curated by President Donald Trump.
🎶 🎸 Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as chat with singer/songwriter/harpist Nikki Lemire about her album recorded at Lakewood Cemetery…plus new releases & old favorites!
🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI
Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook
Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP
🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI
Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook
Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP
September 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
🎶 🎸 Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as chat with singer/songwriter/harpist Nikki Lemire about her album recorded at Lakewood Cemetery…plus new releases & old favorites!
🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI
Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook
Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP
🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI
Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook
Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP
Reposted by Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo
Thousands of undocumented immigrant workers helped rebuild New York City in the wake of 9/11.
24 years later, they're at risk of deportation as they still struggle with chronic health issues.
A pathway to citizenship is the least these workers deserve. documentedny.com/2025/09/11/u...
24 years later, they're at risk of deportation as they still struggle with chronic health issues.
A pathway to citizenship is the least these workers deserve. documentedny.com/2025/09/11/u...
They Helped Rebuild After 9/11. Now They Live in Fear of Deportation.
Nearly 25 years after clearing rubble at ground zero, undocumented workers could gain a pathway to citizenship with a bill from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being reintroduced today.
documentedny.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Thousands of undocumented immigrant workers helped rebuild New York City in the wake of 9/11.
24 years later, they're at risk of deportation as they still struggle with chronic health issues.
A pathway to citizenship is the least these workers deserve. documentedny.com/2025/09/11/u...
24 years later, they're at risk of deportation as they still struggle with chronic health issues.
A pathway to citizenship is the least these workers deserve. documentedny.com/2025/09/11/u...
Reposted by Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo
Here are some nice mushrooms
September 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Here are some nice mushrooms
Tune in this week as we talk with Heather Maloney about her Midwest tour, recording with ghosts and about learning to live & laugh with grief. We also chat with Elexa Dawson about her new album, gardening & more!🪴🎶🎸
🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI
Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook
Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP
🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI
Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook
Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP
September 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Tune in this week as we talk with Heather Maloney about her Midwest tour, recording with ghosts and about learning to live & laugh with grief. We also chat with Elexa Dawson about her new album, gardening & more!🪴🎶🎸
🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI
Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook
Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP
🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI
Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook
Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP
Reposted by Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo
It's time for Democrats to show some spine www.publicnotice.co/p/government...
It's time for Democrats to show some spine
In the shutdown showdown, if Dems demand nothing, that's exactly what they'll get.
www.publicnotice.co
September 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
It's time for Democrats to show some spine www.publicnotice.co/p/government...
Reposted by Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo
The media was asked to hide the crowd’s boos of Trump at the U.S. Open men’s final. But despite that request, plenty of broadcasters still let the reactions through some louder than others. ;)
September 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The media was asked to hide the crowd’s boos of Trump at the U.S. Open men’s final. But despite that request, plenty of broadcasters still let the reactions through some louder than others. ;)
Reposted by Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo
Nongovernmental groups like the League of Women Voters are now barred from registering new voters at naturalization ceremonies, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced.
Trump administration blocks groups from voter registration at naturalization events
Nongovernmental groups like the League of Women Voters are now barred from registering new voters at naturalization ceremonies, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced.
n.pr
September 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Nongovernmental groups like the League of Women Voters are now barred from registering new voters at naturalization ceremonies, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced.
Reposted by Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo
People disappoint. Music is eternal.
September 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
People disappoint. Music is eternal.
Reposted by Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo
Trump DOJ is now looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns. Worth noting that the Nazis did the exact same thing to the Jews. Also worth noting they have no plans to ban right wing white supremacists from owning guns, even though they commit a vast majority of all mass shootings.
September 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Trump DOJ is now looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns. Worth noting that the Nazis did the exact same thing to the Jews. Also worth noting they have no plans to ban right wing white supremacists from owning guns, even though they commit a vast majority of all mass shootings.
Reposted by Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo
Thou Shalt Release The Damn Epstein Files!
Thou Shalt Release The Damn Epstein Files!
All of it, unredacted in full.
www.thegodpodcast.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Thou Shalt Release The Damn Epstein Files!
Srsly…just let us stop those popup trailers! 😭🙏
September 3, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Srsly…just let us stop those popup trailers! 😭🙏
Reposted by Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo
Minnesota is always the best state. Proof found on Reddit r/MapPorn.
September 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Minnesota is always the best state. Proof found on Reddit r/MapPorn.
Reposted by Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo
Hot take: fish are weird and I’m glad they don’t live on land. They don’t have arms or legs, they do everything face first, they hug weird
September 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Hot take: fish are weird and I’m glad they don’t live on land. They don’t have arms or legs, they do everything face first, they hug weird