Podcast appearances and mentions of elise pepple

Small towns come with a lot of drama. When you live in a place like Marfa, there are certain psychological realities specific to having zero degrees of separation between you and your neighbors. People know what's going on in your life, and you know what's going on in theirs. Even if they didn't tell you. This proximity creates a unique reality of deep connection and insane paranoia. In this episode, Elise Pepple conducts an experiment. One that takes small town closeness and uses it as a tool to address someone's problem. This episode was produced by Elise Pepple, Zoe Kurland, and Sally Beauvais. Music: Selections from W. Creeves, and Leftover Fog and Bright White, by Podington Bear, sourced from the Free Music Archive. License: CC BY-NC.

Imagine if there was a community Facebook group for your entire city, where everyone posted all the time. Now imagine if your city was small enough to have no traffic lights, just a few busy intersections with stop and yield signs. Welcome to Marfa Group, a place where these realities collide - into one memorable Facebook thread. Produced by Sally Beauvais, Zoe Kurland and Elise Pepple.

This week we're featuring another podcast from another Marfan — one who beat us to the punch. David Gomez was Marfa's first podcaster. His show What's wrong with people? is an unfiltered look at daily life in Marfa. In this episode, we chat with David and hear a couple minutes of an episode that investigates whether a certain pair of celebrity sisters visited Marfa. Listen to David's podcast What's wrong with people? here. Produced by Sally Beauvais, Zoe Kurland, and Elise Pepple.

As a visitor to Marfa, your days might fly by, but when you live here, time passes differently. Marfa is in the middle of the desert. If you stand anywhere and just look out, the land and enormous sky stretch out in every direction as far as the eye can see. The remoteness of it all can make time feel like it's not passing here. It's a palpable feeling that's also so abstract, it's indescribable – like there must be some German word for it. Producer Zoe Kurland had an existential crisis because of this phenomenon. You know how when you think about breathing, it gets harder to breathe? For her, it was like that, but with time. In this episode, Zoe brings you inside the longest shortest West Texas day. This episode was produced by Zoe Kurland, Sally Beauvais, and Elise Pepple. Music from W. Creeves and The Internet Archive.

As a tourist coming to Marfa, you might have certain romantic notions about this place, ideas about the magic of a small desert town. Sunsets, sound baths, epiphanies and photos in front of Prada Marfa. But what if you live inside of that fantasy every day? What if you've spent your entire life watching people take selfies in front of your firehouse, your clinic, your courthouse, witnessing them having magical experiences over and over and over again while yours…is not that. That's the reality for Sam Salazar. Sam grew up in Marfa, and year after year, she's watched the town she grew up in change into something unrecognizable. So she went out to talk to other people who grew up here to find out if they were feeling it too. Produced by Zoe Kurland, Sally Beauvais, and Elise Pepple, in collaboration with Sam Salazar. Music: Refraction, Pulsars, and Encounter by Podington Bear. Source: Free Music Archive. License: CC BY-NC

A lot of people call the journey to Marfa a pilgrimage. Tourists come from all over the world, driving hours through the desert to see places like Prada Marfa and Ballroom. Most notoriously, they come to see Donald Judd's artwork at the Chinati Foundation. On their way to the foundation, visitors pass right by a lesser known pilgrimage site, in the backyard of Ester Sanchez. An apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared on Ester's pecan tree in 1997. And people came from around the world to see it. In this episode, you'll hear the story of the Virgin's arrival, and what happens when two pilgrimages, two Marfa worlds, collide. Produced by Zoe Kurland, Sally Beauvais, and Elise Pepple. Music: Refraction, Pulsars, and Encounter by Podington Bear. Source: Free Music Archive. License: CC BY-NC

This episode is about finding love in Marfa. Or trying to. People wonder what it's like to date here. The truth is finding love in the middle of nowhere can feel like waiting for the rapture - impossible. Even having a crush on someone is a thrill when you live in a town of 2,000 people. Some people do find love out here– like magical, drive off into the sunset kind of love. But for the rest of us, Marfa can feel like a dating wasteland. A nightmare as vast and sprawling as the desert itself, where no place is safe. Not even the grocery store.  Produced by Sally Beauvais, Zoe Kurland, and Elise Pepple. Music by Jockimo.

In this conversation with host Elise Pepple, artists Carlos Motta and José Parlá discuss Donald Judd's writings about art and politics and describe the responsibilities they feel as artists and citizens to engage with politics in their work. Hosted by Elise Pepple for KRTS

Marfa Live Arts with KMKB FM presents Radio Plays in the Time of Corona, four radio plays written by award-winning Marfa, Texas high school playwrights and brought to life by actors: Diana Burbano, David DeLaO, Robert A. Kraft, Giselle Marie Muñoz, Arthur Ruíz and Mónica Sánchez.The plays are: Friend or Foe: Legend of the Hellhound by Devin Meierhoff; No Compass by Aubrie Aguilar; It's Not Always Sunshine and Rainbows at Coneset Hill by Febi Brimhall; and Rona by Avery Beltran.The plays were written by Marfa High School students during the 9th Playwriting Program hosted by Marfa Live Arts and taught by New York playwright Caridad Svich. Usually, the winning student plays are staged using adult actors for the community at the Crowley Theater, however, due to COVID-19, the plays were unable to be produced. Making lemonade out of pandemic lemons – Marfa Live Arts decided to adapt and to instead produce Radio Plays in the Time of Corona in order to showcase these young playwright’s words. We hope you enjoy listening to them. Learn more and please support our work at: marfalivearts.orgThis program is generously supported by the National Endowment of the Arts, KMKB FM Marfa, Texas Women for the Arts, Rea Charitable Trust and Texas Commission for the Arts. This program could not be realized without the collaboration of Marfa Independent School District, Superintendent Oscar Aguero, Linda Ojeda, Allison Scott and NYC Playwright Caridad Svich. Special thanks to Ryan Rooney, Tina Rivera, Ian Lewis, Jason Kolker, Colby Martin, Yoseff BenYehuda, Marfa Public Radio, Elise Pepple, Jacob Rockey, Cara Wingard, Cory Van Dyke, Aubrie Aguilar, Susan Vasher and Neil Chavigny. National Endowment for the Arts KMKB KMKB FM Marfa, Texas

In the best of times, public, nonprofit media is a valuable and trusted community service. In the age of COVID-19, the critical role of public media as a local source of news, education and inspiration for West Texas has never been more apparent. Listen to a lively, fascinating discussion with two innovative and community-focused leaders, Laura Wolf, general manager and CEO of BasinPBS and Elise Pepple, general manager of Marfa Public Radio. Hosted by Randy Ham of Odessa Arts and Daniel Eck of the Museum of the Southwest.

The Marfa Public Radio staff pulls back the curtain to show us what it takes to produce content remotely during a pandemic. Elise Pepple, Diana Nguyen, Mitch Borden, Carlos Morales, Jacob Rockey, and Hannah Siegel-Gardner all share stories about working from home and adjusting to the new coronavirus reality. Hosted by Elise Pepple for KRTS

This week's episode features a rebroadcast of an interview with poet Eileen Myles, as well as another installment of 'Pandemic Pantry' with Seth Siegel-Gardner, a conversation between Elise Pepple and Marfa Public Radio DJ 'Lady C,' and a performance by David Beebe of Elvis Costello's 'Running Out of Angels.' Hosted by Elise Pepple for KRTS

The Kitchen Sisters tell story of the Lou Reed archive in New York. Closer to home, Carlos Morales describes steps being taken to support the town of Boquillas during COVID 19, and Seth Siegel-Gardner introduces a new cooking segment called 'Pandemic Pantry'. Hosted by Elise Pepple for KRTS

This week's West Texas Talk features the last episode of the pandemic podcast 'Our Show', a conversation between Mitch Borden and Christian Wallace, one interview with Dee Anna Good of Safe Place of the Permian Basin, and another with Guy McCrary about the Permian Basin Area Foundation's emergency relief fund. Hosted by Elise Pepple and Mitch Borden for KRTS

This week's episode of West Texas Talk begins with an episode of 'Our Show' by Erica Heilman. Then we'll hear interviews with Julia Caulfield in Telluride, CO, Sam Stavinoha in Marathon, TX, and Ian Lewis in Marfa, TX, as well as a 'Tiny Porch' performance from Jimmy Magliozzi. Hosted by Elise Pepple for KRTS

On this week's West Texas Talk includes an episode of 'Our Show' by Erica Heilman, interviews with Serah Mead, Lesley Villareal, and Gabriela Carballo, and a 'Tiny Porch' performance from Adam Bork. Hosted by Elise Pepple for KRTS

On West Texas Talk this week, General Manager Elise Pepple talks to artist Nick Terry about how to meditate and take a deep breath during a crisis. Then, Pepple talks to Laura Thoms about living at the McDonald Observatory. Laura’s already prepared for social isolation and offers some tips for people who are new to it. In the final segment of this week's show, we hope to lift your spirits. We’re creating a new series of videos called 'Tiny Porch.' This is a social isolation music series inspired by NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts. We’re asking musicians in Far West Texas to record a cover song from their porch. The videos are an opportunity for listeners across Far West Texas to come to... Hosted by Elise Pepple for KRTS

On this special edition of West Texas Talk, we hear from reporters on the ground, healthcare professionals, a parent learning to homeschool her kids and service industry workers who have found themselves out of a job — all in the midst of unfolding preparedness plans and new policies attempting to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the Permian Basin and Big Bend region. This episode contains information that is up-to-date as of 3 P.M. Thursday, March 19. After it originally aired, the first case of COVID-19 in the Permian Basin was confirmed in Midland. As of Friday March 20 at 11:30 A.M., there are no confirmed cases in the Big Bend region. (Elise Pepple / Marfa Public Radio) ... Hosted by Carlos Morales and Elise Pepple for KRTS

Elise Pepple and Sally Beauvais interview Diana Nguyen, the outgoing host and executive producer of West Texas Talk. Later on the show, Ian Lewis speaks to journalist and writer Amitava Kumar. They talk about the state of writing fiction and fake news — the subject of Kumar’s forthcoming book. Hosted by Elise Pepple & Sally Beauvais, Ian Lewis for KRTS

Diana Nguyen talks to Billy Tarrant of Borderlands Research Institute. They talk about the projections of expanded renewable energy production in the region and the goals of the coalition. Later in the show, Elise Pepple talks to Rachel Neel, the Senior Supervising Producer of Ask Me Another — a live show from NPR and WNYC that blends brainteasers, pub trivia, comedy and music. They talk about the show and about Neel’s former life as an employee at Marfa Public Radio. Hosted by Diana Nguyen and Elise Pepple for KRTS

Elise Pepple talks to Rachel Monroe and Gaby Carballo about a topic on a lot of residents’ minds… the difficulty of dating in rural America. They go over the complications, the highs, and the lows of finding love in West Texas. Later in the show, a conversation Carlos Morales had with journalists Alfredo Corchado and Angela Kocherga about their observations and experiences in covering the U.S.-Mexico border. Hosted by Elise Pepple, Carlos Morales for KRTS

Elise Pepple talks to Sam Sanders, a correspondent and host of of the NPR talk show "It’s Been A Minute with Sam Sanders." Sanders talks to journalists, actors, musicians, and listeners to make sense of the world through conversation. Later in the show, Diana Nguyen talks to choreographer Kim Brandt, a Chinati artist in residence. Brandt’s work involves the development of movement scores that explore physical, spatial, and temporal relationships to place and the symbiotic relationship between bodies and the environments within which they move. Hosted by Elise Pepple, Diana Nguyen for KRTS

Diana Nguyen and Station Manager Elise Pepple update you on everything that’s been happening at Marfa Public Radio. Their conversation includes talk about projects on the horizon, and some BIG announcements. Later in the show, Nguyen talks to Lannan writer-in-residence poet James Arthur. They talk about the importance of ambiguity in poetry, and his newest collection, The Suicide’s Son. Hosted by Diana Nguyen for KRTS

Nance Klehm, Radical Ecologist — Elise Pepple is the GM of Marfa Public Radio in Far West Texas. She believes in the power of storytelling to shape and animate who we are, where we live, and how we relate. Elise spent the last decade learning the contemporary branches of oral storytelling apparent to her: oral history, radio, live storytelling, and podcasting. She got her start in radio when she brought StoryCorps to her small town in rural Alaska. She studied radio at the Salt Institute for Documentary Study. She used to produce fun projects like The Other AK: an experiment in narrative tourism and Portland Brick, a project building public memory. She also used to host a live storytelling series called Hear Tell where everyone would end up laughing and crying together. She also also used to teach college students. Now she fills out a lot of paperwork, deals with lightning strikes to a transmitter on a mountain, and raises money.

Those of you that listen to the show regularly probably know that my partner and I frequently travel down to Marfa, Texas. If you’ve never been, I really can’t recommend it highly enough. It’s my opinion that seeing Donald Judd’s work permanently installed at the Chinati Foundation is one of the most pure experiences you can have seeing a work of art. But here’s the thing, there’s also a lot about Far West Texas that’s interesting for reasons entirely separate from Donald Judd. This brings me to my guest, writer, curator, and historian Lonn Taylor. Lonn is a bit of a local celebrity in Marfa. His books Texas, My Texas, Musings of the Rambling Boy, and, most recently, Marfa for the Perplexed are my first recommendations to anyone interested in the region. That’s because Lonn’s writing offers a most insightful and unique view into the lives of some of the most eccentric Texans. Reading Lonn’s essays, many of which were originally published between the pages of the Big Bend Sentinel, has opened up a world of stories, both big and small. They make a real case for why we should all read a bit of history, and, for me, they’ve changed the way I think about a place I’ve loved for a long time. If you thought you knew all there was to know about Marfa, I guarantee Lonn will show you something new.For someone so influential in Marfa, Lonn actually lives one town down the road in Ft. Davis, where he retired after a 20 year career as a curator at the Smithsonian. He’s completed major projects on the history of furniture in Texas and New Mexico, the myth of the American Cowboy, as well as a landmark book on the Star Spangled Banner. We had our conversation one afternoon at Lonn’s desk looking out at the mountains which surround the town. You can see them in the portrait we shot together, which you’ll find at our website www.williamjesslaird.com/imageculture or on Instagram @william.jess.laird or @image.cultureFinally I just wanted to say a quick word about another legendary Texas resident, Boyd Elder, who passed away last week. I met Boyd when I was a kid, the first time I ever came to Marfa with my family. It’s funny that I just had this conversation with Lonn, because his work is really about exploring the exceptional people that make a place special. Boyd was certainly one of those people. I’ll miss him, I know many will. Rest in peace Boyd.I’d like to thank Lonn and Dedie for having us by their home. I’d also like to thank all the staff and volunteers at the Chinati Foundation, Jenny Moore, Caitlin Murray, Tim Johnson, Robert and Rosario Halpern, Buck Johnston, Camp Bosworth, Elise Pepple, and Marfa Public Radio. Of course a final thank you to Boyd Elder for everything you gave to Marfa.This show is produced by Sarah Levine, our music is by Jack and Eliza.If you like the show it makes a big difference if you subscribe, leave a review, or give us a rating on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening. See you next week.