Podcasts about culture department

Musical maestro Mekaal Hasan comes on TPE to discuss his new band set up, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Qawali, Folk Music, Junoon, Respecting Artists, Social Media, Fusion Music and India knowing how to market musicians.Mekaal Hasan is a musician, producer and the lead of the 'Mekaal Hasan Band'.The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceTo support the channel:Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912Patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceAnd Please stay in touch:https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperienceThe podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikhFacebook.com/Shehzadghias/Twitter.com/shehzad89Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/joinChapters:0:00 Introduction2:20 Qawali and The New Mekaal Hassan Band12:45 Folk Music and Art dying out20:30 Mekaal's guilty pleasure listening25:00 Bands29:00 Junoon and Salman Ahmad31:39 Band culture36:20 Zeb and Haniya and Omran Shafique39:40 Tribute to Haniya Aslam44:00 Respecting and Recognizing Artists49:00 India is a huge market50:30 Culture Department and Grants for Artists55:45 Do we respect artists?57:30 Waris Shah by Amrita Pritam59:00 Music Video on Afghan displacement1:00:30 Social Media, Commerce and Likes1:05:30 Musician's Styles and Listening to Music1:15:50 Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Eastern and Western Scales1:19:00 Process of making music1:27:20 Fusion Music1:30:30 Nusrat's improvisation1:32:00 Audience Questions

Musical maestro Mekaal Hasan comes on TPE to discuss his new band set up, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Qawali, Folk Music, Junoon, Respecting Artists, Social Media, Fusion Music and India knowing how to market musicians.Mekaal Hasan is a musician, producer and the lead of the 'Mekaal Hasan Band'.The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceTo support the channel:Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912Patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceAnd Please stay in touch:https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperienceThe podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikhFacebook.com/Shehzadghias/Twitter.com/shehzad89Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/joinChapters:0:00 Introduction2:20 Qawali and The New Mekaal Hassan Band12:45 Folk Music and Art dying out20:30 Mekaal's guilty pleasure listening25:00 Bands29:00 Junoon and Salman Ahmad31:39 Band culture36:20 Zeb and Haniya and Omran Shafique39:40 Tribute to Haniya Aslam44:00 Respecting and Recognizing Artists49:00 India is a huge market50:30 Culture Department and Grants for Artists55:45 Do we respect artists?57:30 Waris Shah by Amrita Pritam59:00 Music Video on Afghan displacement1:00:30 Social Media, Commerce and Likes1:05:30 Musician's Styles and Listening to Music1:15:50 Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Eastern and Western Scales1:19:00 Process of making music1:27:20 Fusion Music1:30:30 Nusrat's improvisation1:32:00 Audience Questions

Deanna Berlin, a consultant with the People and Culture Department for the City of Greensboro shares with us her department's passion to continue making healthcare more accessible and available. Deanna sprinkles in information regarding the City's "Wellness Incentive", plus how the programs benefit our city residents. However, we talk specifically about the new "Hinge Health" initiative designed for various health challenges including Muscoskeletal (MSK) issues. In addition, it's cost free for City of Greensboro employees.

Education, Sport & Culture Department take calls and questions on schools, pools and league tables with Minister Daphne Caine MHK and members Sara Maltby MHK and Paul Craine MLC. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint #iom #manninline #manxradio

Maureen McGuigan, Director of the Lackawanna County Arts & Culture Department, speaking about the upcoming Wake Up with the Arts breakfast workshop on June 27, 2024, with the theme, "The Creative Economy & Technology".  Breakfast at 8:30 am; panel discussion at 9:00 am, at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Avenue. Admission is free.  RSVP to 570-496-1724; arts-culture@lackawannacounty.org/ The annual Scrantastic Spectacular will take place on Courthouse Square on Wednesday, July 3rd, from 4:00 pm to 10 pm, with children's activities, regional bands and at 8:00 pm, the NEPA Philharmonic Brass & Percussion members will perform, leading up to the traditional fireworks display.www.scrantasticspectacular.com/

October 6, 2023 - Three poets. Three translators. One conversation. Join us for an evening of bilingual poetry readings. Three poets - Moon Bo Young, Kim Liyoun, Kim Sono - along with three translators - Soje, Eunice Lee, Jenny Jisun Kim - explore the power of language to connect us with one another. Not as well known to many audiences, Korean poetry contains a rich and vibrant tradition that is yet to be understood. It is through the exchanging of dialogue, breath, and verse that the moment of Korean poetry is revealed. This program is a collaboration between The Korea Society's Arts and Culture Department and Education Department and is moderated by Education Program Officer, Amanda Grant. For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1719-korean-and-english-bilingual-poetry-reading

Back To School is BACK! That's right, we're all heading out with lists in hand to get school supplies for another exciting year of school. Those supplies can add up quick, and every parent appreciates a little help when it comes to making sure their kids have everything they need. In that spirit, today we want to tell you about a fantastic event coming up August 12th centered around backpacks and youth health screenings to get our kids ready for another year. Sharline Rena Comer, who is a project manager with the People and Culture Department here at the City of Greensboro is here to give us the scoop. https://caribbeancrusadeforchrist.com/

Holly Pilcavage, CEO of Coal Creative; Samuel O'Connell, Creative Director of Coal Creative; & Maureen McGuigan, Deputy Director of the Lackawanna County Arts & Culture Department, speaking about NEPA Creative and the free monthly meetups for creatives in the region. The meetups are held the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 5:00 at the THINK Center, 7 South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre or at the Penn State Scranton Campus in Dunmore. For more information: www.nepacreative.com/

Package about how Abdul Qadim Patyal is one of Afghanistan's most prominent writers. He was persecuted during the Taliban regime for his cultural activities. Now the Afghan artist is the director for the Information and Culture Department of Kandahar. He doesn't fear for his life and continue to struggle to support cultural project in Kandahar. Produced by Alessandro Pavone. Also available in High Definition.

This week on Druktalk Podcast, ‘The intelligence Tibet', Drukthar welcome Dr. Gyal Lo, a Tibetan educationist and the author of Social Structuration in Tibetan Society: Education, Society, and Spirituality. Now based in Canada, advocating Tibetan education policy in Tibet, particularly focus on the colonial boarding school in Tibet. On this episode, we discussed China's education policy in Tibet and its impacts on Tibetan language, culture, and identity. China's education policy in Tibet What is colonial boarding school? What are the challenges of education policy implementation in Tibet. Comparative discussion of education policy in and outside of Tibet Prospects of Tibetan education policy, particularly focus on the Tibetan language and identity. About Dr. Gyal Lo Dr. Gyal Lo was born in Amdo, Tibet, or what China calls Gansu Province, and attended school in his home region and then did a Master's Degree in Tibetan Language and Culture Department at Northwestern University for Nationalities in Lanzhou, China. In 1995, he was appointed Assistant Professor in the same department, where he taught for the next decade and undertook extensive research into Tibetan education. After leaving to obtain a PhD in Educational Sociology at the University of Toronto, he returned to China but was refused employment at his former department due to political sensitivities over his time studying in the West. He was then appointed a full professor at the Yunnan Normal University Institute for Studies in Education from 2017-2020. Dr. Gyal Lo left China on December 31, 2020 and has decided not to return because it has become too risky to make a meaningful contribution to the field of Tibetan education, and in order to alert the international community to the dire threats posed to the collective well being of the Tibetan people and society and the survival of Tibet's language, religion, and culture. Dr. Gyal Lo is the author of Social Structuration in Tibetan Society: Education, Society, and Spirituality (Lexington Books, 2016). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drukthar-gyal/support

Today on the show, we welcome our friend David Olshine. David is the Lead professor of Youth Ministry, Family and Culture Department at Columbia International University. He has a brand new book out called The Mystery of Silence and we're going to talk today about the times when you feel like God is completely distant, silent or not giving you answers. How do we wrestle with that in ministry? Ministry Leaders struggle with this stuff. Making Sunday Happen is not just about what button to push or what fader to move. Its about how we do ministry. How can we hear and be close with God so that we can pastor our people well. If you're a Tech Director, you're a pastor of people. Don't forget that. The Mystery of Silence with David Olshine. SHOW NOTES --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingsundayhappen/support

The Sport, Arts and Culture Department this week made a sudden and dramatic U-TURN when it announced that it will review its proposed flag project worth R22-million.  This comes after South Africans voiced their frustration regarding the amount proposed to be spent and the cause. The 100 metre flag pole was meant to be erected at Freedom Park in Pretoria in a move that was supposed to promote social cohesion and tourism. Minister Nathi Mthethwa's critics have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire him. The president has since instructed the minister to cancel the project.  We spoke to Sibongile Mngoma, Opera singer and activist, and Dr Unathi Henama, tourism academic at the Tshwane University of Technology

On March 1, Dmitry Volkostrelov lost his job as artistic director of Moscow's Meyerhold Center for theater and culture. A day earlier, the Meyerhold Center's director, Elena Kovalskaya, resigned in protest over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. According to Volkostrelov, he was offered the "chance" to resign voluntarily -- when he refused, Moscow's Culture Department fired him without cause. In an interview with Meduza, Dmitry Volkostrelov recounts the circumstances surrounding his dismissal. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/03/06/fired-for-speaking-out

On March 1, Dmitry Volkostrelov lost his job as artistic director of Moscow's Meyerhold Center for theater and culture. A day earlier, the Meyerhold Center's director, Elena Kovalskaya, resigned in protest over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. According to Volkostrelov, he was offered the "chance" to resign voluntarily -- when he refused, Moscow's Culture Department fired him without cause. In an interview with Meduza, Dmitry Volkostrelov recounts the circumstances surrounding his dismissal. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/03/06/fired-for-speaking-out

Social media has changed the face of civil society and activism as more individuals, especially youths, begin to advocate for causes online. In fact, there are many social media accounts that are dedicated to speaking out for specific causes including climate change, migrant workers' rights and the LGBTQ+ movement. But does social media activism accomplish anything or could it possibly cause more harm than good? On the fifth episode of the second season, host and Associate Director at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Liang Kaixin chats with Woo Qiyun, creator of “The Weird and Wild” Instagram page, and Dr Carol Soon, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Society and Culture at IPS, to talk about social media activism, keyboard warriors and cancel culture. Find out more about the new civil society: Esquire (10 Dec 2021): Neil Humphreys talks activism and social media BBC (14 Oct 2021): What is Extinction Rebellion and what does it want? Channel News Asia (29 Jun 2021):Commentary: Benefits and drawbacks when citizens use social media to raise concerns TODAY (20 Dec 2020): Youth in Action: Environmental activist raises climate issues one doodle at a time Mothership (5 Aug 2020): Cancelling & cancel culture: Are they relevant to us in S'pore & why should we care The Straits Times (13 Apr 2019): Not just ‘snowflakes': Millennials are changing the face of civil society About our guests: Woo Qiyun Environmentalist and Creator of The Weird and Wild Qiyun is an environmentalist who is passionate about pushing for ambitious climate action. She is also an avid science communicator, working to combine science and art. In 2018, she started The Weird and Wild Instagram page to contextualize climate science and to advocate for climate action. In 2020, she graduated with a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from the National University of Singapore, and she has worked in a variety of sustainability-related fields such as sustainable finance, environmental policy and environmental communications and consulting. She currently works as a Climate Risk Advisory Consultant, and occasionally writes or talks about climate issues on public platforms. Carol Soon Senior Research Fellow and Head of Society and Culture at Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Carol is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) where she leads the Society and Culture Department. Her research interests are in false information, media regulation, digital inclusion, new media and activism, online public opinion sensing and public engagement. She worked with the Ministry of Health in 2017 on Singapore's first Citizens' Jury and is working with various government agencies on engaging citizens in co-creating policy solutions. She is currently leading a study on building digital competencies of own-account workers, funded by SkillsFuture Singapore. Dr Soon is also Associate Director of the Temasek Foundation-IPS Asia Journalism Fellowship. She is Vice Chair of Singapore's Media Literacy Council and Principal Investigator at the NUS Centre for Trusted Internet and Community. She has taught courses at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and the University Scholars Programme at National University of Singapore (NUS). She was a recipient of the Australian Endeavour Award and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Research Excellence Award. On Diversity is a podcast inspired by the Institute of Policy Studies Managing Diversities research programme. In each episode, we chat with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making, and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society. More from On Diversity Season 2 Episode 4: Diversity in Elite Schools, with Gillian Koh, IPS Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow, and Paul Jerusalem, master's student at NUS Season 2 Episode 3: The Plight of Buskers, with Yeo Ying Hao, Co-chairman of Buskers Assocation, and Louis Ng, Nee Soon GRC MP Season 2 Episode 2: Stay-at-home Dads, with Kelvin Seah, full-time stay-home-dad of two, and Tam Wai Jia, Medical Doctor Season 2 Episode 1: Conversations about Race, with Dr Daniel Goh, Associate Professor of Sociology at NUS, and Haresh Tilani, Co-founder of Ministry of Funny Season 1 Episode 9: Tech and the Token Female, with Anna Gong, CEO and Founder of Perx Technologies, and Wynthia Goh, Head of NCS NEXT Digital See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the past, it was common for wives to stay at home to take care of the house and the children while husbands were the sole breadwinners. However, recently there has not only been the rise in dual-income households, but also stay-at-home dads. Yet, there is still stigma and misconceptions associated with stay-at-home dads. With the change in household roles, how do these husbands grapple with their identity and what can be done better to support stay home dads? On the second episode of the second season, host and Associate Director at the Institute of Policy Studies Liang Kaixin chats with Kelvin Seah, full-time stay home father of two, and Tam Wai Jia, a medical doctor whose husband left his career to be a stay home father, to talk about some of the challenges they face coming from ‘unconventional' households, the idea of masculinity and ways to support these families. Find out more about stay home dads: TODAY (25 June 2021): My husband is a stay-at-home dad. This is my journey with him as a sole breadwinner The Straits Times (21 June 2021): Fatherhood: Stay-at-home dad says no one-size-fits-all parenting method Mothership (20 June 2021): The good, bad & judgy: What I learnt after quiting my job to be a stay-at-home dad in S'pore TODAY (18 June 2021): It wasn't easy to convince myself I am ‘masculine and useful' as a stay-home dad Institute of Policy Studies (30 Jan 2020): “Stay-at-home” fathers and their families: What lessons for policymakers?  About our guests: Kelvin Seah Writer, Adjunct Lecturer & Stay-at-home Father Kelvin is a writer, stay home father of two, and adjunct lecturer. He has had a varied career spanning over two decades, with experiences in real estate, tourism, human resource development, corporate communications, training & teaching. He was previously a civil servant for 5 years before becoming an educator in Vietnam where he taught students English and Tourism Management at Hanoi University and a top private school. Following, he went on to teach Communications and Media Management as a local polytechnic lecturer for 12 years. In 2019, he left his career to become a full-time stay at home father to spend more time with his two sons but continues to work as an adjunct lecturer. He frequently writes on his personal blog www.kelvinsmusings.com where he shares about his life, parenting and writing.  Dr Tam Wai Jia Medical Doctor and Founder of Kitesong Global Wai Jia is a medical doctor, leader of medical-based philanthropy missions around Asia and author-illustrator. She graduated from John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2018. During her first trip to Nepal in 2005, she met girls who had been abused and abandoned but was deeply inspired by them to write and illustrate a book “Kitesong” which eventually helped raise $100,000 for them. In 2018, she then founded Kitesong Global, an international non-profit organisation that aims to inspire youths to empower vulnerable communities. She was awarded the Young Outstanding Singaporean Award in 2011 and was also recognized as one of Forbes Asia's “30 under 30” in 2016. More recently in 2020, she founded Brother SG, a platform that connects migrant workers to healthcare authorities and other organisations in Singapore to deliver risk communication and community engagement for better health. On Diversity is a podcast inspired by the Institute of Policy Studies Managing Diversities research programme. In each episode, we chat with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making, and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society. More from On Diversity Season 1 Episode 1: The Cancelled and the Woke, with career journalist Lydia Lim and poet and writer, Theophilus Kwek Season 1 Episode 2: Reclaiming Dementia, with Dr Chen Shiling, dementia physician, and Johnson Soh, founder of SanCare Asia Season 1 Episode 3: What is Multiculturalism?, with Low Sze Wee, CEO of Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and singer-songwriter Jamiel Said Season 1 Episode 4: Diversity and the Singapore Media, with Mark Tan, founder and CEO of Rice Media, and Dr Chew Han Ei, Senior Research Fellow at IPS Social Lab Season 1 Episode 5: Sex and People with Disabilities, with Dr Lohsnah Jeevanandam, Director of the Clinical Psychology Programme at the National University Singapore, and Dr Justin Lee, Senior Research Fellow at the IPS Society and Culture Department. Season 1 Episode 6: Arts vs Culture, with Shaza Ishak, Managing Director of Teater Ekamatra, and Clarissa Oon, Head of Communications and Content at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. Season 1 Episode 7: Empathy and Healthcare, with Dr Mohan Tiru, Senior Consultant Emergency Physician at Woodlands Health Campus and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, and Dr Maleena Suppiah Cavert Deputy Director of Clinical Education at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, NUHS Season 1 Episode 8: Of Marriage and Migration, with Dr Kalpana Vignehsa, Research Fellow at the Governance and Economy Department at IPS, and Colin Miles, Co-CEO of Zilliqa Research Pte Ltd Season 1 Episode 9: Tech and the Token Female, with Anna Gong, CEO and Founder of Perx Technologies, and Wynthia Goh, Head of NCS NEXT Digital Season 2 Episode 1: Conversations about Race, with Dr Daniel Goh, Associate Professor of Sociology at NUS, and Haresh Tilani, Co-founder of Ministry of Funny See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While previously seen as a taboo, talking about race in Singapore is becoming more common now especially with the rise of social media. However, while social media opens space for discourse, it also creates space for polarisation. So how can we talk about instances of racism? Do such conversations detract from the larger structural racism? Aren't we tired from talking about racism? On the first episode of the second season, host and Associate Director at the Institute of Policy Studies Liang Kaixin chats with two of our guests Daniel Goh, Associate Professor of Sociology, and Co-founder of Ministry of Funny Haresh Tilani about the pros and cons of using social media as a platform to talk about race, the idea of Chinese privilege and the changing attitudes towards discussions about race. Find out more about conversations about race: Today (17 November 2021): Understanding how Singapore's youths feel about race and religion The Straits Times (12 September 2021): Let's talk about race, but not just about race NDR 2021: PM Lee says ‘entirely baseless' to claim that ‘Chinese privilege' exists in Singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ndr-entirely-baseless-claim-chinese-privilege-exists-singapore-lee-hsien-loong-2143026 Channel News Asia (19 July 2021): The Big Read: High time to talk about racism, but Singapore society ill-equipped after decades of treating it as taboo IPS-RSIS Forum on Race and Racism in Singapore (25 June 2021) https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/ips/events/details/ips-rsis-forum-on-race-and-racism-in-singapore Academia SG (14 June 2020): How to talk about race in Singapore: a conversation with Mohd Imran Taib About our guests: Daniel Goh Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Provost of Undergraduate Education at National University of Singapore (NUS) Daniel specialises in comparative-historical sociology and studies state formation, urbanism, postcolonialism, race and multiculturalism, and religion in Asia. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with a PhD in Sociology, he joined NUS as an Assistant Professor of Sociology in 2005. He is currently the Associate Professor of Sociology and the Associate Provost of Undergraduate Education at NUS where he enjoys teaching and learning from undergraduate and graduate students. He was also a Workers' Party Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) in the 13th Parliament of Singapore between 2016 and 2020. He has since retired from political service. He has published many books, special issues, journal articles and book chapters. His more recent works include Regulating Religion: Norms, Modes and Challenges, ‘Chinese Privilege' as Shortcut in Singapore and Protest and the Culture War in Singapore. Haresh Tilani Co-founder and Creative Director of Ministry of Funny Haresh is a content creator, filmmaker, podcaster and digital marketer. He is the Co-founder and Creative Director of Ministry of Funny, a comedy brand that has produced viral content in the form of online videos, podcasts, live shows and an award-winning TV series. He has produced videos that have garnered over 27 million views and his podcast “Yah Lah But…” is one of the top podcasts in Singapore. He has also been featured in international media including South China Morning Post, Variety and the Hollywood Reporter. He is inspired by the power of comedy to make people laugh, think and drive social change and he was even one of YouTube's 47 Creators for Change Global Ambassadors in 2018. In 2019, he co-created, co-wrote and starred in “She's a Terrorists & I Love Her”, a dark comedy TV series that won the “Best Original Program by a Streamer/OTT” at the 2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards and “Best Comedy Program” at the 2020 Asian Academy Creative Awards. On Diversity is a podcast inspired by the Institute of Policy Studies Managing Diversities research programme. In each episode, we chat with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making, and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society. More from On Diversity Episode 1: The Cancelled and the Woke, with career journalist Lydia Lim and poet and writer, Theophilus Kwek Episode 2: Reclaiming Dementia, with Dr Chen Shiling, dementia physician, and Johnson Soh, founder of SanCare Asia Episode 3: What is Multiculturalism?, with Low Sze Wee, CEO of Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and singer-songwriter Jamiel Said Episode 4: Diversity and the Singapore Media, with Mark Tan, founder and CEO of Rice Media, and Dr Chew Han Ei, Senior Research Fellow at IPS Social Lab Episode 5: Sex and People with Disabilities, with Dr Lohsnah Jeevanandam, Director of the Clinical Psychology Programme at the National University Singapore, and Dr Justin Lee, Senior Research Fellow at the IPS Society and Culture Department. Episode 6: Arts vs Culture, with Shaza Ishak, Managing Director of Teater Ekamatra, and Clarissa Oon, Head of Communications and Content at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. Episode 7: Empathy and Healthcare, with Dr Mohan Tiru, Senior Consultant Emergency Physician at Woodlands Health Campus and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, and Dr Maleena Suppiah Cavert Deputy Director of Clinical Education at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, NUHS Episode 8: Of Marriage and Migration, with Dr Kalpana Vignehsa, Research Fellow at the Governance and Economy Department at IPS, and Colin Miles, Co-CEO of Zilliqa Research Pte Ltd Episode 9: Tech and the Token Female, with Anna Gong, CEO and Founder of Perx Technologies, and Wynthia Goh, Head of NCS NEXT Digital     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maureen McGuigan, Deputy Director of the Arts & Culture Department of Lackawanna County, speaking about the annual Winter Holiday Market on Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton, December 3, 4 & 5, 2021, featuring arts, crafts, vendors, arts activities, music, a public art installation and more. For more information: www.lackawannamarkets.com/

Maureen McGuigan, Deputy Director of the Lackawanna County Arts & Culture Department, speaking about the effects of the pandemic on regional arts & cultural groups, and about two programs in September 2021: "The Art of Chinese Tea Ceremony", September 12 at the Scranton Cultural Center from 3 - 5 pm. Admission is free, but reservations are required: arts-culture@lackawannacounty.org/ 2) "Together in Song" with the Arcadia Chorale & Voce Angeli on September 19 at 3:00 pm at McDade Park in Scranton. Take a chair or blanket, and admission is free. www.lackawannacounty.org/

This week we will not be publishing a show. On behalf of our entire team we offer our deepest respects and condolences to the families and communities of the children whose bodies were finally discovered by the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Language and Culture Department with ground penetrating radar. Schools and other educational institutions across the

Nancy Sanderson, Executive Director of the Northeastern PA Philharmonic, and Melisse Brunet, Music Director & Conductor, speaking about the ensemble's response to the pandemic and the upcoming season that begins in the Fall of 2021. The NEPA Philharmonic is partnering with Ballet Theatre of Scranton under Joanne Arduino's artistic direction, and the Lackawanna County Arts & Culture Department to present "Ballet by the Beach" on Saturday, May 8 at 5:00 p.m. at Covington Park in Moscow near Scranton. The program will feature the ballet "Les Sylphides" and more. Admission is free, and Covid-19 protocols will be in place. www.nepaphil.org www.balletscranton.org/

Nancy Sanderson, Executive Director of the NEPA Philharmonic, and Melisse Brunet, Music Director & Conductor of the Orchestra, speaking about the ensemble's response to the pandemic and the new season ahead in Fall 2021, marking the Philharmonic's 50th anniversary. The NEPA Philharmonic will partner with Ballet Theatre of Scranton & the Lackawanna County Arts & Culture Department, to present, "Ballet by the Beach" on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. at Covington Park in Moscow just outside of Scranton. The program will feature "Les Sylphides" with music by Chopin and more. Admission is free, and Covid-19 protocols will be in place. www.nepaphil.org and www.balletscranton.org/

In Singapore schools, there is an equal ratio of men and women in the science and tech streams. But at tertiary levels and in the job market, men in tech outnumber women. Efforts are being made to correct this imbalance, as well as that in other sectors where women are under-represented. But can this be considered tokenism? Shouldn’t women — and men — be hired based purely on merit? Besides hiring practices, what else needs to change? And what role do men have to play in this? In the final episode of this season, we speak to two female trailblazers in the Singapore tech industry. They share their experiences with conscious and unconscious gender biases and other barriers that may have stood in their way over the course of their respective careers. Despite these factors, our guests also highlight the opportunities and ways in which women can thrive in their careers, regardless of industry. Find out more about women in tech and gender inequality in Singapore: TODAY Online (19 November 2020). Singapore can be a model of a country that has women in tech: Tharman TODAY Online (4 December 2020). We shouldn’t make a big deal about women in tech — a female entrepreneur’s perspective Infocomm Media Development Authority (8 September 2020). 100 Women Honoured for Outstanding Achievements in Tech Ministry of Manpower (10 January 2020). Singapore's Adjusted Gender Pay Gap Narrows to 6% About our guests: Anna Gong, CEO & Founder, Perx Technologies Ms. Anna Gong has over 20 years of global technology experience in enterprise software. She has transformed Perx Technologies, a Singapore-based enterprise software startup, from a consumer loyalty app to a category-creating lifestyle marketing SaaS platform helping enterprises to deliver meaningful engagements and experiences in the digital economy. She is the Chairwoman of SEA Founders Organization, sits on the Advisory Board of Duke Corporate Education Asia, and is a Board Member at Genius Group. She is listed as one of Singapore’s Top 100 Women in Tech 2020 and is the winner of the Singapore Women Entrepreneur Awards 2017. Anna, a TedX speaker, was also featured in the LinkedIn CEO Power Profiles 2017 and is a frequent keynote speaker on leadership, technology, digital transformation, and entrepreneurship, for large corporates and global conferences such as C2 Montreal, SaaStock Dublin, InnovFest Unbound, RISE, and European Business Leaders’ Convention.  Wynthia Goh, Head, NCS NEXT Digital Wynthia Goh leads NEXT Digital in NCS and is responsible for growing the digital business in areas such as digital transformation, mobility, user experience, and analytics. She has led regional digital teams in Asia Pacific for companies such as Aviva, SAP, eBay, and Nokia. Wynthia was the Chief Digital Officer for Aviva in Asia and set up their Asia digital centre of excellence in Singapore. Most recently, she was with NTUC Enterprise where she was seconded to FairPrice to lead and grow their B2B online business and partner ecosystem. She holds a Bachelor of Business from Nanyang Technological University. She was a Fulbright scholar and completed her Masters in Public Policy at the State University of New York. Find out more about the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), a research centre of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.  Follow IPS on Linkedin, Facebook and Instagram to keep updated on upcoming events and discussions.  This is the end of the first season of On Diversity, a podcast series of new insights and fresh discussions, inspired by IPS’ Managing Diversities research programme. In each episode, IPS Deputy Director Ong Soh Chin chats with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making, and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society.  More from On Diversity:  Episode 1: The Cancelled and the Woke, with career journalist Lydia Lim and poet and writer, Theophilus Kwek Episode 2: Reclaiming Dementia, with Dr Chen Shiling, dementia physician, and Johnson Soh, founder of SanCare Asia Episode 3: What is Multiculturalism?, with Low Sze Wee, CEO of Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, and singer-songwriter Jamiel Said  Episode 4: Diversity and the Singapore Media, with Mark Tan, founder and CEO of Rice Media, and Dr. Chew Han Ei, Senior Research Fellow at IPS Social Lab Episode 5: Sex and People with Disabilities, with Dr. Lohsnah Jeevanandam, Director of the Clinical Psychology Programme at the National University Singapore, and Dr. Justin Lee, Senior Research Fellow at the IPS Society and Culture Department. Episode 6: Arts vs Culture, with Shaza Ishak, Managing Director of Teater Ekamatra, and Clarissa Oon, Head of Communications and Content at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. Episode 7: Empathy and Healthcare, with Dr. Mohan Tiru, Senior Consultant Emergency Physician at Woodlands Health Campus and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, and Dr. Maleena Suppiah Cavert Deputy Director of Clinical Education at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, NUHS Episode 8: Of Marriage and Migration, with Dr. Kalpana Vignehsa, Research Fellow at the Governance and Economy Department at IPS, and Colin Miles, Co-CEO of Zilliqa Research Pte Ltd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Singapore, where binational marriages are on the rise, what cultural and policy adjustments must be made to balance openness with national interests? People who are called “foreign talent” may sometimes have lived in Singapore for several decades — like one of our guests on this episode. On the cultural front, does the label “foreigner” still apply to these people? Is it possible to be from both Singapore and somewhere else? Where Singapore citizenship is concerned, the choice can be difficult as dual citizenship is not a possibility. For the children of binational couples, these questions of identity can be hard to grapple with. In this episode, we discuss the various cultural and policy implications of binational marriages, and why this concerns Singaporeans, non-Singaporeans, and those that fall in between. IPS is conducting a study on binational couples where one partner is Singaporean. If you would like to know more, please contact Dr Kalpana Vignehsa at kalpana.vignehsa@nus.edu.sg Find out more about marriage and migration in Singapore: CNA (25 September 2019). Number of citizen marriages in Singapore lowest since 2013 CNA (15 January 2019). Transnational marriages are 'as resilient' as local marriages: MSF Straits Times (11 July 2018). More mixed marriages registered in Singapore Mothership (29 September 2016). 1 in 3 marriages these days between S'porean & foreigner About our guests: Dr Kalpana Vignehsa Research Fellow at the Governance and Economy Department at IPS Dr Vignehsa received her PhD in Organisational Sociology from the University of Technology Sydney. Her current research portfolio focuses on immigration and integration in families and workplaces. Dr Vignehsa also has interests in the lived experiences of parenthood and behavioural interventions in healthcare and environmentalism. Before joining IPS in 2020, Dr Vignehsa worked across public advocacy, academia, non-government work, and consulting. Most recently, she was Design Ethnographer at the Australian Consumer Association, where she led the social research programme within R&D. Colin Miles Co-CEO of Zilliqa Research Pte Ltd Colin Miles has lived and worked in Singapore and Asia for three decades. He is the Co-CEO of Zilliqa Research, which operates the Singapore-founded Zilliqa public blockchain. He is also Chair Emeritus of MEF Asia, a mobile industry association and has been a member of the Rotary Club of Singapore for 25 years.  Colin and his Singaporean wife received a Public Spiritedness Award from the Singapore Civil Defence Force for helping evacuate residents from a large fire in a nearby condominium. They have two sons in local schools; one has just completed his Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) and the youngest will be taking his in 2021. Find out more about the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), a research centre of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.  Follow IPS on Linkedin, Facebook and Instagram to keep updated on upcoming events and discussions.  On Diversity is a podcast series of new insights and fresh discussions, inspired by IPS’ Managing Diversities research programme. In each episode, IPS Deputy Director Ong Soh Chin chats with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making, and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society.  More from On Diversity:  Episode 1: The Cancelled and the Woke, with career journalist Lydia Lim and poet and writer, Theophilus Kwek Episode 2: Reclaiming Dementia, with Dr Chen Shiling, dementia physician, and Johnson Soh, founder of SanCare Asia Episode 3: What is Multiculturalism?, with Low Sze Wee, CEO of Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and singer-songwriter Jamiel Said  Episode 4: Diversity and the Singapore Media, with Mark Tan, founder and CEO of Rice Media, and Dr Chew Han Ei, Senior Research Fellow at IPS Social Lab Episode 5: Sex and People with Disabilities, with Dr Lohsnah Jeevanandam, Director of the Clinical Psychology Programme at the National University Singapore, and Dr Justin Lee, Senior Research Fellow at the IPS Society and Culture Department. Episode 6: Arts vs Culture, with Shaza Ishak, Managing Director of Teater Ekamatra, and Clarissa Oon, Head of Communications and Content at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. Episode 7: Empathy and Healthcare, with Dr Mohan Tiru, Senior Consultant Emergency Physician at Woodlands Health Campus and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, and Dr Maleena Suppiah Cavert Deputy Director of Clinical Education at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, NUHS See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We often think about healthcare in terms of prescriptions and clinical treatments. Rarely, if ever, does empathy come to mind. But in recent years, growing evidence has shown how critical empathy can be in treatment, for both medical practitioners and patients alike. Knowing, discussing and constantly checking in with a patient about their personal needs and feelings can speed up recovery; or with chronic diagnoses, foster a better quality of life. For emergency medical staff, who have high burnout and suicide rates, it is also vital for them to cultivate empathy for themselves as well as for their colleagues and patients. The onset of COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of empathy across our society, including healthcare workers and the most vulnerable among us. In this episode, we discuss the benefits of centring empathy in the medical world and its larger implications. Find out more about empathy and healthcare in Singapore and abroad: Third Spacing, a podcast series by medical students which explores topics on the fringes of clinical medicine in Singapore. CNA (2 May 2020). 'We learned to smile with our eyes': Doctors volunteer to care for migrant workers at dormitories hit by COVID-19 CNA (30 April 2020). Compassionate clinicians: Making a lasting impression The Conversation (7 May 2019). Empathy in healthcare is finally making a comeback in (12 January 2015). Being Mortal: What matters is not how we live but how we die Thomas Jefferson University. Jefferson Scale of Empathy About our guests: Dr Mohan Tiru Senior Consultant Emergency Physician at Woodlands Health Campus and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Dr Mohan Tiru specialises in emergency medicine, serving as senior consultant at Woodlands Health Campus and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. He is also the chairman of the Ministry of Health’s Residency Advisory Committee (Emergency Medicine) and is deputy chairman of the Medical Board (Surgical and Ambulatory Divisions) at Woodlands Integrated Health Complex. Lastly, Dr Mohan is an associate professor at the National University of Singapore School of Medicine and is the Singapore representative to the board of the Asian Society of Emergency Medicine. Dr Maleena Suppiah Cavert Deputy Director of Clinical Education at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, NUHS Dr Maleena helms undergraduate and postgraduate (residency) clinical education and continuing medical education at NUHS. Since 2018, she has been heading staff wellbeing and mental health initiatives at NUHS, collaborating with counterparts in the healthcare sector and the Ministry of Health. Where humanity and compassion are lacking in healthcare, she tries to restore these fundamental practices through training. She is also a certified mindfulness facilitator and works closely with staff and students to enhance resilience and combat burnout. Maleena is also a board director at ALife, a non-profit organisation that assists unsupported mothers and their children. Maleena graduated from King’s College, London and went on to pursue an MBA at ESSEC Business School in Paris. Her doctoral thesis was on empathy and healthcare. She has worked in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Austria, and Singapore, thus having the opportunity to experience and enact cross-cultural empathy. Find out more about the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), a research centre of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.  Follow IPS on Linkedin, Facebook and Instagram to keep updated on upcoming events and discussions.  On Diversity is a podcast series of new insights and fresh discussions, inspired by IPS’ Managing Diversities research programme. In each episode, IPS Deputy Director Ong Soh Chin chats with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making, and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society.  More from On Diversity:  Episode 1: The Cancelled and the Woke, with career journalist Lydia Lim and poet and writer, Theophilus Kwek Episode 2: Reclaiming Dementia, with Dr Chen Shiling, dementia physician, and Johnson Soh, founder of SanCare Asia Episode 3: What is Multiculturalism?, with Low Sze Wee, CEO of Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and singer-songwriter Jamiel Said  Episode 4: Diversity and the Singapore Media, with Mark Tan, founder and CEO of Rice Media, and Dr Chew Han Ei, Senior Research Fellow at IPS Social Lab Episode 5: Sex and People with Disabilities, with Dr Lohsnah Jeevanandam, Director of the Clinical Psychology Programme at the National University Singapore, and Dr Justin Lee, Senior Research Fellow at the IPS Society and Culture Department. Episode 6: Arts vs Culture, with Shaza Ishak, Managing Director of Teater Ekamatra, and Clarissa Oon, Head of Communications and Content at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How does one distinguish between art and culture? Are the two synonymous, does one serve the other, or is this a false divide? In this episode, Ong Soh Chin and her guests explore these questions in the context of Singapore. At times, art can be boxed within certain cultures and seen as “ethnic art’’. For example, Chinese theatre might be interpreted as something exclusively for the Chinese community, rather than society as a whole. In small, multiracial Singapore, such perceptions can inhibit critical funding, support and engagement. Can art exist for art’s sake or must it have a clearly defined cultural and economic output? With the onset of COVID-19, when art and culture practitioners are struggling to survive, these issues have become more loaded. It is within this context that our guests, Clarissa Oon, Head of Communications and Content at Esplanade, and Shaza Ishak, Managing Director of Teater Ekamatra, discuss the role of art and culture in Singapore, and the importance of sustaining a broader arts ecosystem. Find out more about art and culture in Singapore: The Peak Magazine (2 August 2020). Theatre companies focus on development and training as venues remain closed Institute of Policy Studies (11 June 2020). Art in the Time of Pandemic: Meaning, Relevance and Future About our guests: Clarissa Oon Head of Communications and Content at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay Clarissa Oon joined Esplanade, Singapore’s national performing arts centre, in 2016 and oversees digital content production and archival. This includes the Esplanade Offstage (www.esplanade.com/offstage) site, launched in October 2019, which has streamed, archived and featured the works and insights of over 1,500 artists and cultural thought leaders from Singapore and Asia. Prior to this, she was a journalist with The Straits Times for 17 years and authored a book on the history of Singapore’s English-language theatre. Her writing on the arts has been published in essay anthologies as well as international publications such as ArtReview and Mekong Review, and she was a keynote speaker at the inaugural Asian Arts Media Roundtable organised by ArtsEquator in 2019. Shaza Ishak Managing Director of Teater Ekamatra Shaza Ishak leads Teater Ekamatra, one of the longest running ethnic minority theatre companies in Singapore. She directs the company’s strategy and vision, working closely with the artistic director to programme and produce artistic works. She believes in effecting social change through the art of storytelling and is committed to forging progress for the ethnic minority arts scene in Singapore and beyond. In 2019, she graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (UK) with an MA in Creative Producing with the support of the National Arts Council Arts Postgraduate Scholarship, the Goh Chok Tong Youth Promise Award, and the Li Siong Tay Postgraduate Scholarship; as well as the BinjaiTree Foundation and the Trailblazer Foundation. In the last three years, she has been a fellow of the Singapore International Foundation’s Arts for Good Fellowship and of the International Society for the Performing Arts (USA), and most recently, the Eisenhower Fellowship (USA). Find out more about the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), a research centre of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.  Follow IPS on Linkedin, Facebook and Instagram to keep updated on upcoming events and discussions.  On Diversity is a podcast series of new insights and fresh discussions, inspired by IPS’ Managing Diversities research programme. In each episode, IPS Deputy Director Ong Soh Chin chats with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making, and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society.  More from On Diversity:  Episode 1: The Cancelled and the Woke, with career journalist Lydia Lim and poet and writer, Theophilus Kwek Episode 2: Reclaiming Dementia, with Dr Chen Shiling, dementia physician, and Johnson Soh, founder of SanCare Asia Episode 3: What is Multiculturalism?, with Low Sze Wee, CEO of Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and singer-songwriter Jamiel Said  Episode 4: Diversity and the Singapore Media, with Mark Tan, founder and CEO of Rice Media, and Dr Chew Han Ei, Senior Research Fellow at IPS Social Lab Episode 5: Sex and People with Disabilities, with Dr Lohsnah Jeevanandam, Director of the Clinical Psychology Programme at the National University Singapore, and Dr Justin Lee, Senior Research Fellow at the IPS Society and Culture Department. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Women of War: Tarenorerer, the leader of Indigenous Tasmanian resistance against British invaders in the 19th Century, attempting to prevent a genocide. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are warned this episode contains references and the voices of people who have died. This episode contains references to violence and genocide.   This episode was recorded on Wurundjeri land and we pay our respects to elders past and present. Sovereignty was never ceded.  Disclaimer: While every attempt has been made to accurately research Tasmanian Aboriginal history and Tarenorerer's life, we realise that with such conflicting and often deliberately misleading information available, and without the inclusion of a Tasmanian Aboriginal perspective, some mistakes will be made.    Donate to the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation: https://www.wurundjeri.com.au/support/donate/   Donate to the Warriors of Aboriginal Resistance: https://www.welcometocountry.org/aboriginal-charity-guide/    Thank you to the First Peoples Art and Culture Department at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery for their permission to include the audio recording of Fanny Cochrane Smith and their assistance with this podcast.    Fanny Cochrane Smith. Fanny Cochrane Smith's Tasmanian Aboriginal Songs. Wax Cylinder, 1899. 500445. National Film and Sound Archive. https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/fanny-cochrane-smiths-tasmanian-aboriginal-songs.   Thank you also to the National Archives of Australia and the Honourable Paul Keating for permission to include an audio clip from Mr Keating's Redfern Speech:    NAA: M3983, 1095117 - Prime Minister Paul Keating - Redfern Park Speech Launching Australia's Participation In The United Nations' International Year Of The World's Indigenous People 1993   Map of Indigenous Australia: https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/map-indigenous-australia   Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @womenofwarpod for updates, sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes shenanigans.   Introduction Music: Frosty Forest by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

I have known Emily Hepp since she was 15 and I taught her in high school. Since those days she used a notebook to earn a position at Southwest Airlines in the Culture Department. She has been on The Today Show with Kathi Lee and Hoda, She has been on The Ellen Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, she has written a book, she has been a keynote speaker, she also started a virtual mentor program during COVID, and she's also been unemployed by choice and by default a few times. Currently, she is awaiting a call from the Hallmark Channel in response to an Instagram project. She's just amazing.What's the best thing about Emily? The fact she tells us about how she found her true self very early on, she has the ultimate Golden Ticket story in my opinion (I'm super biased as her high school teacher though!). But, she's using her gifts to empower others and it is such a wonderful thing.Check out Emily's Book on Amazon: She Is More Than The Freshman Fifteen: Fifteen Life Lessons for CollegeConnect with Emily on InstagramConnect with Emily on LinkedIn

Maureen McGuigan, Deputy Director of the Arts & Culture Department of Lackawanna County, speaking about an online arts "brunch" on Friday, October 9, 2020, from 11 am to 12:30 pm: "Surviving the Distance--Reimagining Arts & Culture for Covid-19" To register and for more information:www.lackawannacounty.org/

Maureen McGuigan, Deputy Director of the Lackawanna County Arts & Culture Department, speaking about the state of the arts in the region. She discusses the programming of the Department to support artists and arts groups during the pandemic and of ways the Department is working to bring the arts to the public to enrich their surroundings and enhance the quality of life in this difficult time. The Department is producing a Fourth of July online special celebrating the American Journey featuring regional artists and musicians. The program can be seen on the ECTV YouTube channel and Arts & Culture's Facebook Live page. The NEPA Artists, Creators & Small Business Showcase will launch on July 1, 2020, at www.lackawannamarkets.com www.lackawannacounty.org/

Take a listen to the latest episode hosted by Box Elder Cree Language, Culture & History Teacher, Jay Eagleman as he interviews Montana Superintendent of Schools, Elsie Arntzen, Montana State Representative Jonathan Windy Boy, and Ramie Growing Thunder, Director of the Language & Culture Department for the Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux Tribes. The topic of discussion is how the COVID-19 Pandemic has turned the world upside down, how it has affected schools and ideas of what we can do to ensure a successful future for education and students in schools.

Cr Trent Sullivan and Martin Paten, Manager of the Arts and Culture Department at the City of Greater Geelong spoke to the program about The Geelong COVID-19 Arts Recovery (G-CAR). G-CAR is a new arts advisory committee for the City of Greater Geelong which aims to hear first-hand from people working in the arts, cultural, entertainment and heritage sectors to understand how the pandemic is affecting professional practices. The first G-CAR meeting will be held from 6pm-7.30pm on Wednesday 6 May 2020 (details to be confirmed). Potential participants can register their interest by submitting a one-page CV of professional practice via: www.geelongaustralia.com.au/arts by 5pm Thursday 30 April.

Maureen McGuigan, Deputy Director of the Lackawanna County Arts & Culture Department, speaking about a newly released "Arts & Culture Community Resource Guide" to help arts groups and individuals during the Covid-19 pandemic. www.lackawannacounty.org and on Facebook--Lackawanna County Arts. 570-815-1280

Hear from a range of Stanford teachers and departments about how they've been dealing with the effects of COVID-19. This episode features professors from ITALIC, the East Asian Language and Culture Department, and the Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) Department. Visit stanforddaily.com/category/podcasts to hear from other podcasts like "Really, Bro?" and "Founders' Couch." Full interview transcript with Kim Beil: https://bit.ly/3aL9j05. Full interview transcript with Dafna Zur: https://bit.ly/2V3MEp9. Full interview transcript with Alex Ketley: https://bit.ly/39Kofu1. Managing Editor: Ellie Wong Producers: Ellie Wong, Won-Gi Jung

Earlier this year, the Santa Fe Arts Commission underwent some notable changes, mainly that it will henceforth be known as the Arts and Culture Department—a standalone government body no longer operating under the auspices of city Tourism.  Alex DeVore, SFR's arts and culture editor, interviewed Director of the Santa Fe Arts and Culture Department Pauline Kanako Kamiyama and newly-appointed commission chair Alex Hanna.  The duo plan on upping Santa Fe's arts game, including with an emphasis on the city's Southside. 

We are at episode 25 on the LTC University Podcast! This week we speak with Dr. David Olshine from Columbia International University. Dr. Olshine is a professor and director of the Youth Ministry, Family and Culture Department here in Columbia, South Carolina. David has been using the Myers Briggs Personality Assessment for years and teaches us how we can use this in the workplace every day to strengthen relationships. Enjoy our conversation.

Hey Fam! Welcome Back to THE NEW AFROLIT! Hope you like the new Logo! This week, I had the pleasure of hosting Journalist and Meme connoisseur Antoinette Isama! She works within the Arts and Culture Department at OkayAfrica (!!!!). OkayAfrica is Africa's leading entertainment and News outlet within the United States. However, she is currently working on her own project with her moodboard and newsletter. We discussed: -Her Upbringing and how that played into her choosing her procession - What being an African Journalist means today in the landscape of Censorship and Fake News - Why Nollywood Memes are the best thing ever - BBC Pidgin is more important for the culture than we realize - What our Favorite Memes are! Join the conversation on social media: use the #AfrolitPod. Want my advice? Potential Guest or Topic ideas? Tweet me: www.twitter.com/itsAfrolit Email me: afrolitpodcast@gmail.com I'd love to hear YOUR VOICE! Send me a VN and let's make it official: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Antoniette's Info: https://www.instagram.com/justantoinette https://tinyletter.com/amood Ekua's Info: www.instagram.com/ekua.pm www.twitter.com/ekuapm www.youtube.com/ekuapm --- 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/afrolit/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/support

In Episode 48, we sit down with Casey Thomas and Kimmie Leff, members of the Scranton theatre group New Vintage Ensemble who wrote and star in “#vanlife,” a comedic play about the millennial van life trend that premiered at the Scranton Fringe Festival last year and comes to The Cooperage in Honesdale on Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3 at 8 p.m. before driving off to the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival in April. Before and during the interview, we drink Beer Boys crowlers of Crush by North Slope Brewing Company in Dallas, Dry Hopped IPA by Berwick Brewing Company, and Shady Spot by Susquehanna Brewing Company in Pittston, all great beers we love from great local breweries. We talk about open mics and developing artists, how they got started in acting, why actors should say no to murder mysteries and dinner theatre, how they met and ended by creating “#vanlife” together after a bad experience at another production, the writing process and making changes after each show based on feedback, why theatre is like an absurd Christopher Guest movie, how the Scranton Fringe Festival developed and benefited the show, the tiny living and van life movements, presenting a fake curated life on social media, millennial criticism and if it’s all justified, their juxtaposed characters in the show, The Cooperage space and the welcoming community of Honesdale, modern hippies and hipsters, attracting and repelling audiences with other shows, the current state of Broadway, supporting small and off-Broadway shows, and more. In The Last Word segment, we talk about arts funding being slashed locally and nationally and focus on the controversy started by Lackawanna County Commissioner Laureen Cummings, who voted against legislation from the county’s Arts and Culture Department that awarded grant money to the Scranton Fringe Festival. While Cummings was outvoted and the Scranton Fringe still received the funds, we question why she specifically targeted the festival and its programming with misinformation and criticism. The award-winning NEPA Scene Podcast covers arts, entertainment, and the issues that matter to Northeastern Pennsylvania. It airs as a live video stream every Wednesday at 7 p.m. on NEPA Scene’s Facebook page and is available afterward on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, YouTube, and nepascene.com. This episode and all previous episodes are available now on NEPA Scene, the award-winning independent arts and entertainment website that combines the accuracy and professionalism of a print magazine with the immediacy and convenience of a blog, offering a wide variety of content to readers in NEPA, Philadelphia, New York, and beyond. The show is made possible by local sponsors Beer Boys, The V-Spot, Coal Creative, and viewers who tune in every week.

For our fourth episode, a student from the language and culture department introduces his department.Episode04.mp3

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Bob Waliszewski, director of Focus on the Family’s Media and Culture Department and PluggedIn.com, about some of the new movies being released this summer, and how we can determine whether they are truly family-friendly.