Thorn & Thistle Podcast

In this episode, I sit down with New York Times acclaimed "striking mezzo-soprano" Raehann Bryce-Davis to discuss the lives and concerns of Black Opera Singers in 2021. Raehann updates us on the status of the opera industry post 2020 and the Black Opera Alliance's work towards antiracism in 2021 and beyond. raehann.com blackoperaalliance.com operaamerica.org Follow Me! IG: instagram.com/my_oh_myah FB: facebook.com/thornandthistlepod TW: twitter.com/my_oh_myah --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/support

Has this ever happened to you: you're a plucky aspiring artist in the classical space. You've done a summer program or two or ten. Maybe you've gotten roles. Maybe you haven't. You've spent a significant portion of your meager muggle income on audition fees, coachings, collaborative artist fees, airfare, audition attire, that pesky degree(s). you spent 4-8 years getting, and oh yeah, a place to live and food to eat. The financial pressure, competitive atmosphere, emotional and physical strain, etc. is starting to weigh on you, especially after all your artistic plans for 2020 were either reduced, postponed, or canceled. The pressure to stay “on” and keep pressing in the hopes that one day you land a coveted season position with a company or whatever your ambition is starting to weigh on you. Maybe you had some unpleasant YAP experiences sprinkled amongst the good. Maybe they were all pretty unpleasant. You start to wonder, “Will this ever work out? Am I wasting my potential? Am I good enough? Can I sustain this? Should I give up?...” As a young artist, going through the process can often be draining, and it can feel like the passion you once had for the art is straining under the stress of an unforgiving industry. I think it's time we talk openly about there life and struggles of the next generation of artists. I want to unearth a conversation that is too often dismissed. Let's go deep and examine the taxing (and often exploitative) world of young artist programs and the classist, ableist, and racist experiences which can occur within them. Join me in what is essentially a group therapy sesh for our community. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/support

Happy Valentine's Day! Celebrate with me by grabbing a sweet treat, slipping into something ~comfortable-, and tune in as I give my very official review of Malcolm & Marie and discuss some of my favorite takeaways from bell hooks' Love Bible", All About Love: New Visions. No need to have read the book or seen the film because I'll be giving you all you need to feel included. Of course l'l also delve into my relationship with love and the bumpy road of dating in your 20s in the 2020s. Please be my Valentine and tune in! Referenced: "All About Love: New Visions" by bell hooks "Malcolm & Marie" movie written/directed by Sam Levinson --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/support

Happy New Year!!! 2020 was rough and I need to vent but also express a little gratitude to the people and things that got me through all year. Come along for this T&T mini-sode to ring in the new year with me! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/support

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Recent UofM grad @jaimesharp walks me through what she's been up to since graduating this spring. We catch up and talk projects past, present, and upcoming AND Jaime shares some exclusives on the emergence and future plans of @operanexgen https://www.operanexgen.org/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/support

Life is crazy and you might be thinking, "I should probably go (back) to therapy..." This one is for YOU! I go through my journey to starting and stopping and starting therapy throughout my life and then I tell you everything you need to know before you book an appointment. Learn what to expect from the process. You might be surprised that just like the dating game, you may need to put yourself out there more than once to find a therapist who is right for you! Join me for another trip through the bramble on this week's Thorn & Thistle --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/support

Thanks to @zipporahthevegan and @camtheevegan for sitting with me as we break down our vegan journeys, deconstructing vegan stereotypes, and exploring the cultural implications of being both black and vegan. A very chill episode you'll want to tune into whether you're a herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore. Dropping tonight @ 7 PM EST everywhere you get podcasts! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/support

Join me this week as I talk with internationally acclaimed singer and vocal artist, Julia Bullock. Together we delve deep into her life and career, the communal and sacred property of musical spaces, dealing with the Young Artist blues and MORE! Bullock is extremely poignant and spot on as we navigate these tricky conversations and it was truly a pleasure to share a dialogue with her. We also touch on the controversy of the Richard Tucker Foundation, David Tucker, the Black Opera Aliiance, and Bullock's involvement in and response to the whole situation. It is a must-listen for sure!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/support

Step into the Girls' Room in this episode and join Myah Rose and 5 of her female friends in a conversation about sisterhood and community! Chatting about everything from female friendships, toxic platonic relationships, how to bag a bestie, and MORE. Get into it! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/support

We have a YouTube channel, friends! This episode of Thorn& Thistle is essentially a rant, y'all. I, Myah Rose and sick and tired of the vitriol and denigration Black women face, and in this episode, I let those frustrations out. Get comfy and join me as we delve into the Meg thee Stallion controversy, Beyonce's Black is King visual album, and a brief history of the experience of Black women from slavery to 2020. It's an episode that honestly begs for a part 1 so keep your eyes and ears open for that! References and Resources: Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center by bell hooks Woman, Race, and Class by Angela Y. Davis Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins For Harriet YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user /ForHarri... Amanda Mary Anna : https://www.youtube.com /channel/UCmHA... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/support

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Should we chuck the 4th of July? What does it even mean to be Black and American?? When will I beat Breath of the Wild on my Nintendo Switch?! These questions haunt me and I Want YOU to join me on this 2-part 4th of July special on Black Patriotism. In this solo episode, I'll delve into my observations and experience as a Black American Southerner. Get into it! Citations and References: "The Price for Their Pound of Flesh" by Daina Ramey Berry, "What to the Slave is the 4th of July" by Frederick Douglass, Pledge of Allegiance before 'under God' was added (1945) https://youtu.be/BpScApJXoyk , "Voices From the Front: An Oral History of the Great War" by Peter Hart --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/support

#2 Pride Was And Is A Riot w/ London BeckIn which I interview the very talented Metro-Detroit based musician, London Beck, and we have a fabulous conversation about life, music career, sexuality, gender identity, pride, BLM, and MORE. You'll want to put this on as you clean or drive and let this be a way to celebrate PRIDE in June and beyond! GET INTO IT!----more----Support London Beck: https://londonbeck.com/ Ways to support Black Queer People: The Black Trans Femmes in the Arts Collective: https://linktr.ee/btfacollective Support LGBTQ+ Youth in Detroit through the Ruth Ellis Center: https://www.ruthelliscenter.org/ More Black Queer Support Resources: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a32870451/how-to-help-black-trans-lives-donate/ BLM Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/13O7yipKHeIF2-QJ_K9IKIdLQAlN8NgEOF62qQjUjEVM/mobilebasic --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/support

Hey, I'm back with a new look and sound! Join me as I work through my thoughts and emotions around 2020 so far. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thornandthistle/support

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