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It's April 2025 ... and that means it's national Jazz Appreciation Month here in the U.S.! Join host CH as she shares her own journey to not only coming to love the genre - particularly the classics and standards of the 1930s and 40s - but also how it has shaped her sense of musicianship when she resumed playing drums after a 10 year hiatus. She reflects on how the sounds of jazz surrounded her at a young age (even if she wasn't suuuuper interested at the time), and how her original love of playing pop/rock music evolved as her own musical leanings changed over time. She also reminds us of the importance of embracing music - no matter the genre - at any stage of life for the personal enrichment and inspiration it brings to us all.   Show Notes Jazz Appreciation Month (known as "JAM") runs from April 1 - April 30 in the U.S. It culminates with the international celebration of International Day of Jazz on April 30th. For those looking for more information and events that are scheduled for 2025, head over to the National Museum of American History, which founded JAM in 2001 (and of which is where CH pulled the quote that ended our episode). Additionally, CH highly recommends the Ken Burns PBS documentary film, "Jazz", for those looking for a comprehensive examination and tribute to jazz from its earliest origins up to present day. Some of the artists CH mentioned that played in her grandparent's house as she was growing up: Duke Ellington; Billie Holliday; Ella Fitzgerald; Glenn Miller; Benny Goodman; Frank Sinatra; Dean Martin; Nat King Cole. Additionally, her step-father was a fan of Brazilian jazz. The Los Angeles radio station CH also grew up listening to was 94.7 The Wave (now known as The Soul of Southern California). Previous episode mentions: Episode 20: Episode 62: Share the Chair - Tobi Stone (A Lifelong Journey of Jazz) Episode 25: Little Drummer Girl

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I detta avsnitt utforskar vi det extraordinära livet och arvet efter Louis Armstrong, jazzens mest inflytelserika människa. Följ med på en resa från hans tidiga år i New Orleans, genom hans banbrytande musikkarriär som förändrade jazzens landskap, till hans globala framgångar. Vi berättar om Armstrongs personliga och professionella utmaningar, hans musikaliska innovationer, och hans betydelse för både musiken och samhället.Källor:Louis Armstrong (Wikipedia, 06.24)Jazz, a film by Ken Burns (PBS, 2001)Pops : a life of Louis Armstrong (Teachout, Terry 2009)The History of Jazz (Gioia, Ted 1997)Louis Armstrong : an American success story (Collier, James Lincoln 1985)Ken Burns and Wynton Marsalis interview on "Jazz" (Charlie Rose, 2001)JAZZRADION Sväng efter Louis Armstrong 100 år (Sveriges Radio, 2023) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I detta avsnitt utforskar vi det extraordinära livet och arvet efter Louis Armstrong, jazzens mest inflytelserika människa. Följ med på en resa från hans tidiga år i New Orleans, genom hans banbrytande musikkarriär som förändrade jazzens landskap, till hans globala framgångar. Vi berättar om Armstrongs personliga och professionella utmaningar, hans musikaliska innovationer, och hans betydelse för både musiken och samhället.Källor:Louis Armstrong (Wikipedia, 06.24)Jazz, a film by Ken Burns (PBS, 2001)Pops : a life of Louis Armstrong (Teachout, Terry 2009)The History of Jazz (Gioia, Ted 1997)Louis Armstrong : an American success story (Collier, James Lincoln 1985) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*NOTE - The Mountain Echo is honored to dedicate this amazing episode on Chattanooga history to a very dear and amazing Chattanooga native and former U.S. Forest Service District Ranger, Mr. Richard Thornburg, whose passion for all things good has no limits. After years of faithful, tough and excellent service in the field at different U.S. forests, Richard now serves in the halls of the Dept of Agriculture, in Washington, D.C. where his family resides and where he makes folks here in Chattanooga proud to call him ours. Richard - from the good folks here in Chattanooga, 'Thank YOU'.Where to begin...This is a longer episode so it may take more than one listen to hear it all. tME has foregone its regular episode intro and wrap-up to help with the time. It is really good - for many reasons. Chris Young is a Lookout Mtn Treasure for multiple reasons including his knowledge, his passion and his sense of duty, not to mention his great family here in our community. the Mountain Echo was created and continues as a means to showcase and celebrate the people of our community and their passions - Chris Young is the epitome of why we exist. We hope you enjoy this super-sized episode and topic. Hailing from Peidmont, AL, husband of Stephanie, father of a son, a multiple-degree holder in subjects such as History and English and others, this fella wears a lot of hats. Since 2019, he and his family have lived in our community on Lookout - just behind Rock City.  His amazing wife Stephanie is a key member of the team at Lookout Pres. and works with their Missions effort. She truly has a heart of gold. In honor of Chattanooga and the national military park here, tME is releasing this much anticipated episode on Saturday, August 19th, the exact-to-the-day anniversary of the formation of the park here. The Chattanooga and Chicakamauga battlefields were the FIRST in our nation to be preserved and Chris does a masterful job of telling that story. In this episode, hear about many items including: Chris' family serving in the war, Chris' search for his life's calling, The movie Gettysburg and how it impacted Chris, President Benjamin Harrison serving as a soldier in Chattanooga under Sherman, how eight thousand students visited our park here one year, how the first Medal of Honor recipient was here in the Chattanooga battles, the huge importance of Chattanooga in the war, and more. This year, 2023, marks the 160th anniversary of the battles in and around Chattanooga(1863) - and here on Lookout Mountain! Hear about the plans and events coming to Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain this fall.As Chris says, 'This is your park, this is our park', and 'this is a place that may make some people uncomfortable', and ' we are here to preserve and protect this place for generations to come'.And to the famous and so-loved local ranger who has served this area with excellence for so long, Jim Ogden....Jim, 'Watch Out! - this guy is GOOD!'Chris- my God man, well done Sir indeed, well done. Thank you.www.nps.gov/CHCH   is the National Park Service's local websiteCredits: The Civil War soundtrack by Ken Burns/ PBS - multiple tracksSpread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. FOLLOW us on our Facebook page !

"Charting a different course in the Vietnam War to fewer deaths and a better end," muses a book review in the Washington Post. "The Vietnam War was begun in good faith, by decent people," a Ken Burns PBS documentary tells us. "The Iraq War Reconsidered," reads a headline from The Atlantic. Often, especially when an anniversary of a U.S. invasion or withdrawal rolls around, we're told that the devastation wrought by the US war machine was complicated, flawed, but ultimately necessary if not beneficial. Sure, the United States has killed millions, destabilized power structures, wrecked communities and economies, lied about the reasons for doing it all, and drawn the ire of people throughout the world. But, in hindsight, many in U.S. media insists, a horrible act of war from a world superpower wasn't an unequivocal, deliberate, and needless crime against humanity, but somewhere between a misunderstood righteous cause and a bumbling, good faith mistake motivated by humanitarian concerns. An ideological system of reassurance therefore emerges. Once wars are broadly viewed as either wrong or a "failure" in the popular imagination — as in the case of Vietnam and Iraq — a cottage industry of punditry and pseudo-history emerges in the subsequent years designed to soothe the egos of elites and muddy the waters of both memory and reality for casual media consumers. Put another way: we all see a dead body on the floor, no one can doubt this. No one can reasonably argue the destruction of Vietnam and Iraq didn't happen. So, this cottage industry springs into action, on behalf of those that caused the death, working to get the guilty party a charge of third degree manslaughter rather than murder. It was an accident, they were mistaken, they had bad intelligence, they were driven by concerns for freedom and human rights. After all, those who destroyed Vietnam remained in power well into the 2000s. And those who destroyed Iraq currently run our major publications, universities, nonprofits, and think tanks. They still even run the country itself. So the incentive to make sure they all plead guilty to third degree manslaughter rather than first degree murder is tremendous, otherwise, we're just a country led by war criminals — and this simply cannot be. We need absolution. We must remain, when all is said and done, innocent. On this week's episode, we'll explore the war revisionism industry, breaking down five ways in which media seek to sanitize and justify even the most notoriously unpopular and horrific U.S.-led and backed wars — namely Vietnam and Iraq — as unpleasant, imperfect, mistaken, but ultimately incidental byproducts of a noble and righteous empire that, above all, meant well. Our guest is The Intercept's Jon Schwarz.

Just watched the Ken Burns PBS documentary on Ernest Hemingway. In this episode, I cover the book that started it all, WH Hudson's "Purple Land", carpe diem, Robin Williams, Joseph Cambell, following your bliss, and Hemingway's great breakout novel, The Sun Also Rises. All topics relate back to the big kahuna: Ernest Hemingway. This is first episode, post-reset of the theme for the RockneCast: A podcast for men of all ages and the women who love them.

Luke 17:11-19On the way to Jerusalem, [Jesus] was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out to him, “Jesus! Master! Have mercy on us!” When Jesus saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were made well.One of them, seeing that he had been healed, turned back praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan.Jesus said, “Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? Was none of them found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?” Then he said to him, “Get up and go on your way. Your faith has made you well.” Foreigners, foreigners, foreigners… If you have not seen the latest Ken Burns/PBS series called “The US and the Holocaust” I highly recommend it. (Here's a link.) It's not for the faint of heart, but one of those things that should be seen. Even if you think you've heard that history before, or heard it enough, this is different. It tells a different story about the way the US handled the issue of Jews as “foreigners,” and as refugees, and as immigrants before, during and after the war, and it has a lot to teach us about how we do – or do not do – immigration these days.My sermon for today was already done when I finished up the series late last night, so all I'm prepared to share about it is a little Public Service Announcement – and pastoral encouragement – to take the time to watch it.In the meantime … have you heard the stories lately about the migrants from our southern border who are helping with the hurricane recovery and rescue and rebuilding in Florida? It's a thing. And it feels like a cosmic irony to me that many of the people who, just a few weeks ago, were being toyed with like so many pawns in one of the ugliest, most controversial political games we have going in our country these days, have made their way “to the rescue” in Florida, despite the fact that that state's governor, in particular, is the source of so much of the drama that surrounds them.What I mean is, the very people – or people very much like them – who, a couple of weeks ago, were being flown around the country to score political points about a broken immigration system, have since headed into the source of the drama, to help save the day. Apparently, it's nothing new though, and prevalent enough, that there are even non-profit organizations that facilitate these efforts and advocate for the safety and fair treatment of the migrants who do that kind of work. There's an organization called “Resilience Force,” for example, which helps thousands of undocumented immigrants move around our country from one disaster to another as they clean up and rebuild homes and businesses that get destroyed by hurricanes, tornadoes, tropical storms and the like.A Mexican roofer who does this sort of thing describes himself and others like him as being like “traveling white blood cells … who congregate after [a disaster] to heal a place, and then move on to heal the next place.” Apparently, hundreds of these people have made their way to Florida, in the wake of Hurricane Ian. They're coming from places like New York, Dallas, and Houston. Again, the very states – to and from which – they were being shipped in the first place.Of course, migrants do this work because they're smart and resourceful and desperate enough, perhaps. It's hard, dangerous work. They get screwed out of compensation, they risk their safety and they endanger their lives by working without insurance or a safety net of any kind. That's some of what an organization like “Resilience Force” exists to help with.But it's not only about wages, job security and self-preservation for these “foreigners.” “Resilience Force” also leads these migrant workers on service projects where undocumented immigrants rebuild homes for uninsured Americans who are, like them, without a safety net, too. And then they host meals where those American homeowners and migrant workers can get to know each other. They build relationships. They become friends. And their minds, opinions and politics, even, often change because of it.And when I read about this and then read this morning's Gospel about Jesus and that Samaritan “foreigner,” I couldn't help but connect the dots.Yes. There's a lot in this Gospel that invites us toward deeper gratitude and a more faithful response to God's blessing in our lives. I've preached that sermon plenty of times and will again, someday.But what makes this story different … the key player today … the surprise twist for anyone who heard about what happened with Jesus and those lepers that day, in some village somewhere between Samaria and Galilee is all about the Samaritan; it's that he was a foreigner; it mattered to Jesus, and it should matter to us, that he was an outsider in a group of outsiders.Yeah … this guy was an outsider in a group of outsiders. He was an outcast, among the outcasts. As a foreigner, he was a leper, even to the lepers, you might say. (I wonder if that's why he turned around, honestly. I wouldn't be surprised if, once they were all healed, the rest of them left this guy in the dust and returned to their homes, because they were no longer bound to him by their disease. The other nine were utterly liberated. He was healed, but still a foreigner … still an outcast … still an outsider, after all.)Which is why Jesus lifts him up as a model of faithfulness. Jesus lifts him up as an example that the other nine – and we – could learn from. In doing that, Jesus reminds whoever's paying attention that, where God is concerned, there are no insiders and outsiders; no “us” and “them;” no “illegal” children of God, if you will. After all, Jesus didn't ask for the foreigner's papers, or expect him to assimilate, or naturalize, or pledge his allegiance before he was healed. He just loved him and healed him right along with the others.It's a reminder that our boundaries are not God's boundaries – whether those boundaries are political, religious, theological, ethnic or whatever.I heard Howard Stern interview Jann Wenner last week – he's the creator of Rolling Stone magazine. Among other things, they were waxing nostalgic about John Lennon, generally – about what a genius he was on so many levels, and about what a tragedy it is that he's no longer alive among us. And they marveled specifically about the song “Imagine” and the seemingly earth-shattering, mind-blowing, ground-breaking ideas he sings about there.And Howard Stern, a self-professed atheist who I actually have a fair amount of respect for, swooned over Lennon's encouragement to – as the song goes – “Imagine there's no countries … it isn't hard to do … nothing to kill or die for … and no religion, too.” “Imagine all the people … sharing all the world.” You know the song. If you don't, you'll have to take that up with Jesus.Anyway, in today's Gospel, Jesus himself, embodies what John Lennon – genius though he was – could only imagine. Jesus embodies what we can only imagine, too much of the time.In that moment, with that Samaritan, there were no countries. No nationality that mattered any more than any other.There was no religion, too. (Jesus wasn't a Christian, remember. And those lepers were healed before they ever made it to the priests. Religion didn't do that for the, their faith did.)And there was no hell down below, and no heaven somewhere far and away, either. Because heaven was happening right there among them. Grace was shared. Healing had come. Gratitude was expressed. New life was taking shape. The outsider was allowed in. Faith and life had come together and all was well.Imagine.And then let's stop imagining it and let's make it so. Let's stop imagining what we are called to embody as God's people on the planet. Let's see all of it – our country and theirs – as God's creation. Let's see all of us – and them, whoever they may be – as God's children, too. Let's talk about and seek out the common ground of our faith more often than we argue about what divides us where religion is concerned.Let's do like Jesus did – and calls us to, just the same. Let's embody the kind of grace, courage, welcome and mercy that so much of the world has very good reason to doubt, deny, long for and merely imagine, unless and until we show them how real it is and how real it can be, by the grace of the God we know in Jesus.Amen

Comparing Canada and the United States. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. We discuss comparative immigration and migration policies in Canada in the United States, particularly in view of the Trump's effects to build the wall, child separation, the current migrant policies in Europe, Abbott and Desantis shipping migrants to other states, the revelations of the Ken Burns PBS film on Hitler's deportation of Jews, the experiences of Americans now seeking to immigrate to Canada and vice versa. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lv2rK3o_EfWTtRHi1qgkKS Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com.

Erik and Chris Ewers are brothers and co-directors on a new Ken Burns PBS documentary, “Hiding in Plain Sight.” The two-part, four-hour film is about the mental health crisis our youth are facing. It follows the journeys of more than 20 young Americans from all over the country and all walks of life. The first-person accounts show the seemingly insurmountable obstacles faced by those who live with mental disorders.    Erik Ewers, an Emmy Award-winning editor has worked with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns for more than 30 years, including nearly all of his single and multi-episodic films. He currently serves as Ken's senior editor and as co-director and editor of Ewers Brothers Productions, a preferred collaborative company in the co-creation of Ken's films. He's an expert in all aspects of filmmaking, having served as music producer, writer, director, film producer, picture editor, and sound effects, music, and dialogue editor. He's open about his own mental health struggles.   Christopher Loren Ewers, Erik's younger brother, has been working behind the camera for over 20 years and has traveled the world exploring the human experience through the lens. His eclectic work includes a variety of subjects, formats and collaborators, however, it's the unique mix of Chris's film and journalism backgrounds that puts documentary filmmaking at the center of his work. His cinematography has been featured in each of Ken's films since The Vietnam War.   The Ewers Brothers' timely documentary, “Hiding in Plain Sight” confronts the issues of stigma, discrimination, awareness, and silence helping to push the ongoing shift in the public perception of mental illness today. You will understand why Erik and Chris refer to the youth they interviewed as “heroes” and you will leave feeling hopeful with insight as to how to change the narrative to find wellness and community.   SHOW NOTE LINKS:   Film website with trailer: wellbeings.org/plainsight Website for the Well Beings initiative: wellbeings.org Well Beings social media Twitter @wellbeingsorg Instagram @wellbeingsorg Facebook @wellbeingsorg YouTube - WellBeings   Mayo Clinic Documentary Priscilla Molina on the Dear Family, Podcast- Daughter of Guatemalan Immigrants on the Importance of Culturally Sensitive Care CONNECT WITH US! *Dear Family, Podcast Page *Write Now Rachel Website *Rachel's Blog @Medium *Rachel's Twitter *Facebook *Instagram   PLEASE JOIN: *Dear Family Members, the Private Facebook Group     WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST: *PLEASE Leave a 5-Star Review and Subscribe! Thank you! Your support means the world to me. Wishing you love, happiness, and good mental health always.

Hometown Radio 04/05/22 4p: Dr. John Ashbaugh talks about Ben Franklin and the new Ken Burns PBS documentary

In September 1944 a young Marine name Eugene Sledge landed on the Pacific Island of Peleliu. As a mortarman, stretcher-bearer and rifleman Sledge would fight his way across Peleliu then the Japanese island of Okinawa, arguably two of the fiercest and filthiest battles of the Pacific campaign. After the war, Eugene Sledge became a professor at Montevallo University and turned his diary notes from the war into a memoir of his experiences titled With the Old Breed. The book relates the dehumanising brutality displayed by both sides and the animal hatred that each soldier had for his enemy. Sledge writes of the conditions on the islands that meant the Marines often could not wash, stay dry, dig latrines, or even find time to eat. Suffering from constant fear, fatigue, and filth, the struggle of simply living in a combat zone was utterly debilitating for the Marines. With the Old Breed has proved to be highly influential and has been used as source material for the Ken Burns PBS documentary The War (2007), as well as the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010), where Eugene Sledge was played by Joseph Mazzello. Joining me today is Henry Sledge, Eugene's son. You can also find Henry presenting the podcast What's the Scuttlebutt. Patreon: patreon.com/ww2podcast

Hometown Radio 09/27/21 6p: Mitch Massey talks about boxer Muhammad Ali and the new Ken Burns PBS documentary

In this episode, we discuss the new Ken Burns PBS documentary on Ernest Hemingway. We cover some of the wild parts of his life, what made him the writer (and drinker) he was, and what we could take away from his writing style. We also go over his writing process and how he compares to that of Hunter S. Thompson.  You can check out our fiction at www.drunkenpenwriting.com Follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting On Instagram @drunkenpenwriting And like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/drunkenpenwriting

We've got a piece of recording of Jerry when he was mayor welcoming people to Cincinnati's first ever outside rock concert. It's the voice of the boy mayor.Have you guys watched the Ken Burns PBS 3-episode documentary on Hemingway? In it is the house we visited on our Cuba trip. Hemingway as seen in today's context is pretty much a jerk, yet he influenced writers more than any American novelist and shed a huge light on the human condition. Jerry's Thought: Should Washington D.C. Get Statehood?Musical guest: Eric Bolanderhttp://www.ericbolander.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The HBO series 'Lovecraft Country' takes the real horrors of the Black experience in the 1950s and adds to it the supernatural terrors of the horror genre. We talk to series creator Misha Green about reclaiming the genre space for people of color, her writers' room, and how scary movies make her feel brave. Also, TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new Ken Burns PBS documentary series 'Hemingway.'

The HBO series 'Lovecraft Country' takes the real horrors of the Black experience in the 1950s and adds to it the supernatural terrors of the horror genre. We talk to series creator Misha Green about reclaiming the genre space for people of color, her writers' room, and how scary movies make her feel brave. Also, TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new Ken Burns PBS documentary series 'Hemingway.'

Native Americans not only influenced the founding fathers, they also inspired the ‘founding mothers': 19th century women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Matilda Gage. These women paid taxes but could not vote, could not run for office, had no right of divorce, and should they separate from their husband, were returned to them by police like runaway slaves. Native women, on the other hand, were fully equal in their society and played an integral role in political affairs and in keeping harmony with nature. Learn the true story from Congresswoman Deb Haaland, one of only two Native American women newly elected to the US Congress, and Sally Roesch Wagner, author of Sisters in Spirit: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Influence on Early American Feminists. _______________________________________________________________ Glenn Aparicio Parry, PhD, of Basque, Aragon Spanish, and Jewish descent, is the author of Original Politics: Making America Sacred Again (SelectBooks, 2020) and the Nautilus award-winning Original Thinking: A Radical Revisioning of Time, Humanity, and Nature (North Atlantic Books, 2015). Parry is an educator, ecopsychologist, and political philosopher whose passion is to reform thinking and society into a coherent, cohesive, whole. The founder and past president of the SEED Institute, Parry is currently the director of a grass-roots think tank, the Circle for Original Thinking and is debuting this podcast series of the same name in conjunction with Ecology Prime. He has lived in northern New Mexico since 1994. www.originalpolitics.us Congresswoman Deb Haaland serves New Mexico's First Congressional District and is one of the first Native American women serving in Congress. As a 35thgeneration New Mexican, single-mom, and organizer Haaland knows the struggles of New Mexico families, but she also knows how resilient and strong New Mexico communities are. In Congress she's a force fighting climate change and for renewable energy jobs as Vice Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, a powerful supporter of military personnel, families, and veterans on the House Armed Services Committee, and continues to advocate for dignity, respect, and equality for all.  Sally Roesch Wagner is a feminist pioneer, speaker, activist, and the author of several books, including Sisters in Spirit: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Influence on Early American Feminists, and The Women's Suffrage Movement. Dr. Wagner was among the first persons ever to receive a PhD for work in Women's Studies from UC Santa Cruz and was the founder of one of the first college-level women's studies programs in the country. She is also the founding director of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation and a faculty member of Syracuse University.  She is a member of the New York State Women's Suffrage Commission and a former consultant to the National Women's History Project. Sally appeared in the Ken Burns PBS documentary Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, for which she wrote the accompanying faculty guide for PBS. She was also a historian in the PBS special One Woman, One Vote, and has been interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered and Democracy Now. _______________________________________________________________ Traditional native flute music by Orlando Secatero from Pathways CD.Liberty song by Ron Crowder, Jim Casey and Danny Casey _______________________________ Composite image credits: Chaco Cultural National Historic Park, New Mexico, Chris Huber, USGS, Public Domain; Young Wishham Woman, Edward S. Curtis, 1910, Public Domain. The post Native American Influence on the Founding Mothers appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The name "George Templeton Strong" crops up frequently in both the Ken Burns PBS documentary on the Civil War and Ric Burn's history of New York. THAT George Templeton Strong was a lawyer and music lover who lived in New York City from 1820-1875, who documented in some four millions words of diary entries a detailed picture of daily life in that city. But there's another member of the family we'd like to tell you about—the son of the famous diarist, George Templeton Strong, Junior, who was born in New York in 1856, and died in Geneva, Switzerland on today's date in 1948. The younger Strong became a fine oboist who played off and on in various New York orchestras of his day. His father was not very happy with that: he wanted his son to study law. Moreover, Junior rebelled against his father's ultra-conservative tastes in music. Strong Senior detested the music of Liszt and Wagner, whereas Strong Jr., who eventually became a composer, modeled his works on those very composers. It's perhaps an all-too familiar story of youthful rebellion, and it's documented painfully in the final entries of the elder Strong's diaries. Shortly before his father's death, the son had left home after a bitter argument, and in 1879, he moved to Europe, eventually settling in Switzerland, where he pursued a dual artistic career as composer and watercolorist.

The name "George Templeton Strong" crops up frequently in both the Ken Burns PBS documentary on the Civil War and Ric Burn's history of New York. THAT George Templeton Strong was a lawyer and music lover who lived in New York City from 1820-1875, who documented in some four millions words of diary entries a detailed picture of daily life in that city. But there's another member of the family we'd like to tell you about—the son of the famous diarist, George Templeton Strong, Junior, who was born in New York in 1856, and died in Geneva, Switzerland on today's date in 1948. The younger Strong became a fine oboist who played off and on in various New York orchestras of his day. His father was not very happy with that: he wanted his son to study law. Moreover, Junior rebelled against his father's ultra-conservative tastes in music. Strong Senior detested the music of Liszt and Wagner, whereas Strong Jr., who eventually became a composer, modeled his works on those very composers. It's perhaps an all-too familiar story of youthful rebellion, and it's documented painfully in the final entries of the elder Strong's diaries. Shortly before his father's death, the son had left home after a bitter argument, and in 1879, he moved to Europe, eventually settling in Switzerland, where he pursued a dual artistic career as composer and watercolorist.

This week we're joined by journalist and "urbanist" King Williams. Born and raised in Atlanta, Williams has spent the better part of the last decade reporting and producing content about gentrification in his hometown. This spring he has two documentaries dropping. First, he is credited as an associate producer on the Ken Burns/PBS documentary East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story that is premiering on March 24. Then he is dropping his own documentary The Atlanta Way on all social media platforms at the beginning of May. A lot of social and political game in this one, listen closely!   3:30 - King breaks down how he landed the internship of a lifetime with film director Spike Lee...from Twitter. He also talks how Spike's work style and "network" set him for success later.   9:50 - King explains the difference between gentrification, development and revitalization. He also reveals how revitalization can definitely work without gentrifying neighborhoods.   11:30 - King's documentary The Atlanta Way, that chronicles the city's gentrification, has been in the works for a longtime. Here he shares some of the event what inspired him to start it.    15:00 - King gives the definition of "urbanism" and he also addresses how the idea of walking instead of driving is accepted in Atlanta and how he feels walking is actually better for cities economics and general health.   20:30 - Why aren't presidential candidates talking about gentrification? King reveals that it may be as simple as them not remembering or being reminded to talk about it by their staffers. He also talks about how more candidates need to talk about homelessness.   26:20 - King is an associate producer on the upcoming PBS documentary East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story. He talks about working on his The Atlanta Way documentary led to this opportunity.    33:00 - King shares his thoughts about the 2020 Presidential candidates and who he thinks is the best candidate and the best candidate for African-Americans to rally behind.    42:00 - King tries his hand at some Hip-Hop Trivia. Listen to see how he does. Day 1 Radio podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, IHeartRadio, Spotify, Stitcher, Radio Public, and CLNS Mobile Media app. Follow us on Twitter, FB, and IG at @day1radio

In conjunction with the fabulous Ken Burns PBS "Country Music" film... I thought I would offer a 1949 version of the Grand Ole Opry being broadcast from Berlin, Germany. Guests include: Hank Williams, Minnie Pearl, Red Foley, Jim LIttle, Roy Acuff and the Smokey Mountain Boys, and Helen Harris. A jam-packed broadcast filled with some great old time country music and a lot of humor. Track is simply the show itself.. enjoy and thank you for listening.

Episode 126 - We explore the world of Country Music as presented by the new Ken Burns PBS documentary "Country Music"  Producers Dayton Duncan and Julie Dunfey discuss the epic 16 hour film and the many surprises and wonderful moments the documentary uncovers. 

We've all heard the usual arguments: the U.S. government entered the Vietnam War because of the domino theory, or because of SEATO treaty obligations, or whatever. The recent Ken Burns PBS series on the war, for example, repeats many conventional arguments about the war. Gareth Porter, on the other hand, joins me to discuss rather a different interpretation of the war. We cover the origins of the war, the nature of the war (were civilians deliberately targeted?), the Cambodian incursion, and a lot more.

Darius Nabors is unlike any guest I've had on the show before, but his story is something I knew my audience needed to hear. Over the past year, Darius has been on a trip he's dubbed #59in59, with the goal to visit 59 national parks in 59 weeks, alongside his friend Trevor. The end of their trip brought them to Acadia National Park in Maine on August 25, 2016, for the National Parks Service 100th Anniversary; something they'd planned from the start. Growing up in Colorado, Darius has felt at home in nature nearly his entire life. Since childhood, one of his dreams has been to see every U.S. National Park, which culminated recently with his idea for #59in59. The deadline of the NPS Centennial created a “now or never” feeling in Darius, which pushed him into motion. One interesting lesson that Darius took from the trip, is the concept of a condensed timeline. This means that when you're filling your life with new and different experiences, it actually feels like MUCH more time has passed. This notion became obvious when he linked up with friends at the end of his travels, who he'd seen earlier in the trip. For them, not much had changed, and it felt like no time had lapsed since their last visit. For Darius though, SO much had happened. He'd lived lifetimes of adventures, and created so many new memories because he was proactively seeing new things each day.  We can incorporate this lesson into our own life by consciously choosing novel activities. By filling our weeks with 'newness' we can ensure that at the end of our life, it doesn't all blur together.  When Darius shared his #59in59 plans with friends and family, he naturally was mat with some skepticism. Surprisingly, the naysayers were all from the younger crowd. Older generations supported Darius in his journey, but most people in his own age range met the idea with pessimism and doubt, most likely brought about by limiting beliefs, or possibly jealousy. To support the cost of his journey, a large part of the funding came from a crowdfunding campaign they hosted through Rocket Hub. Contributors were offered a variety of rewards for their donations, such as allowing fans to join Darius & Trevor in-park for a “B&B” experience, or the sillier gift of having a stick named after you. Rocket Hub was an easy choice for their preferred crowdfunding platform after Darius chatted with the CEO Brian Meece. Meece's dedication showed how much the company cares about the projects that they help fund. Obviously this sort of adventure requires some intense planning and preparation. Here are some of the steps Darius took to ensure the trip would be a success.    Before the Trip Began: Brainstorming - while watching through the Ken Burns documentary The National Parks: America's Best Idea, Darius jotted down notes on the parks and requested materials for the parks service to help plan his trip. Finances - in addition to  money in preparation for the trip, Darius relied on Rocket Hub to help supplement the funding for the trip. Transportation - originally, Darius considered flipping an old bus or van as a travel vehicle, but in the end his parents offered for him to use their Dodge Ram 2500, providing for a similar size vehicle at zero cost. (score!) Sleeping - at the beginning of the trip, a tent was an easy choice. As the trip went on, Darius decided to save time by sleeping in the bed of the Dodge or in a hammock. Set up and tear down time was taking away from precious experiences.    Notable Memories: Glacier National Park - while going up a trail ridge, a high-pitched wailing sound signaled a marmit (descrip), running down a nearby cliff heading straight for Darius and his group.... And then proceeded to simply run away. In Transit To Alaska - a bull moose appeared on the freeway, crossed the road, and walked right near their car. Kindness Of Strangers - Darius was constantly offered to join others for meals, received leftover food, invited in to other's lodgings, and oen couple even purchased a huckleberry pie for them from a local restaurant.   The trip was not difficult to accomplish physically, but Darius struggled trying to stay aware and updated with all of his ongoing plans, social media, and the blog for the #59in59 website. However, one notable struggle was an evening in a car in the Florida Everglades, where temperatures refused to drop below 80 degrees. (Note to self: don't visit the Everglades in July). In general, the expectations for a lower standard of living throughout the trip kept Darius & Trevor extremely content. The reason Darius spent so much time with content creation and social media for 59in59 was fueled by his drive to get readers out of the house and into the parks. Not everyone grows up with a love and respect for nature, and he hopes that he can change that for the readers of his blog. Next up for Darius is updating his followers of the rest of the trip, uploading the last batch of photos, and sending off the final rewards from his contributors. At home, Darius has been caring for his four younger siblings, but plans to get back into the working world this November. “As long as you keep working hard and trying, if it's something that you really care about, stuff just happens… it's like the universe is conspiring to help you.” Darius continues to live his life as though he's preparing for his older self; not for retirement, but for memories. There is no vision of his future that contains regret, as he's working consciously to prevent future resentment. According to him, it's too easy for people to wish they had done something, and then later on regret that lack of action. I'm glad to share this unique story with you all, and I hope Darius' journey resonates with you. And for all of you glued to your laptops and phones, use this episode as inspiration to get out into the natural world!   SOME QUESTIONS I ASK: What did you prepare for before embarking on the trip? What are some notable stories from the trip? Did you experience extra kindness or generosity from the people you met on the trip? What was a particular aspect of the trip that was difficult? Why did you decide to blog and stay active on social during the trip? IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN: The importance of living a life without regret Why constant action can turn the universe in your favor Plus much more… DON'T STOP HERE… Guest Links & Resources: Website | Instagram ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Rocket Hub: Online Crowdfunding Hammocks by E.N.O. & Hennessey The National Parks: America's Best Idea by Ken Burns & PBS   Production & Development for The Bold Life Movement Podcast by Podcast Masters

Terry Tempest Williams When Women Were Birds: A Reading Terry Tempest Williams has been called “a citizen writer,” a writer who speaks and speaks out eloquently on behalf of an ethical stance toward life. A naturalist and fierce advocate for freedom of speech, she has consistently shown us how environmental issues are social issues that ultimately become matters of justice. “So here is my question,” she asks, “what might a different kind of power look like, feel like, and can power be redistributed equitably even beyond our own species?” Williams, like her writing, cannot be categorized. She has testified before Congress on women’s health issues, been a guest at the White House, camped in the remote regions of Utah and Alaska wildernesses, and worked as “a barefoot artist” in Rwanda. Join us for a reading by Terry from her latest book, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice. Terry Tempest Williams In 2006, Williams received the Robert Marshall Award from The Wilderness Society, their highest honor given to an American citizen. She also received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Western American Literature Association and the Wallace Stegner Award given by The Center for the American West. She is the recipient of a Lannan Literary Fellowship and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in creative nonfiction. In 2009, Terry Tempest Williams was featured in Ken Burns’ PBS series on the national parks. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Orion Magazine, and numerous anthologies worldwide as a crucial voice for ecological consciousness and social change. Find out more about The New School at tns.commonweal.org.

Author historian Daniel Okrent, on his book; Last Call, The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, a major contributor to the Ken Burns PBS special.

Author historian Daniel Okrent, on his book; Last Call, The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, a major contributor to the Ken Burns PBS special.

The first in a series of episodes on Prohibition, which tie in with the new Ken Burns PBS documentary. Former Cook County Police Chief Art Bilek tells the gripping story of the Chicago mob and the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, the single most notorious act of gang violence during Prohibition. Such violence and the inability of corrupt politicians to prevent it eventually led to the repeal of the 18th Amendment.

Terry Tempest Williams Finding Beauty in A Broken World Terry is one of the most exquisite and powerful voices for healing ourselves and the earth. Terry has been called “a citizen writer” who speaks out eloquently on behalf of an ethical stance toward life. A gifted naturalist and fierce advocate for freedom of speech, Terry has shown us how environmental issues are social issues that ultimately become matters of justice. “So here is my question,” she asks, “what might a different kind of power look like, feel like, and can power be redistributed equitably even beyond our own species?” Join Michael Lerner in conversation with Terry about her book, Finding Beauty in A Broken World. Terry Tempest Williams Known for her impassioned and lyrical prose, Terry is the author of the environmental literature classic, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place; An Unspoken Hunger: Stories from the Field; Desert Quartet; Leap; Red: Patience and Passion in the Desert; and The Open Space of Democracy. Her book Finding Beauty in a Broken World, was published in 2008 by Pantheon Books. She is a columnist for the magazine The Progressive. In 2006, Williams received the Robert Marshall Award from The Wilderness Society, their highest honor given to an American citizen. She also received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Western American Literature Association and the Wallace Stegner Award given by The Center for the American West. She is the recipient of a Lannan Literary Fellowship and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in creative nonfiction. In 2009, Terry Tempest Williams was featured in Ken Burns’ PBS series on the national parks. She is also the recipient of the 2010 David R. Brower Conservation Award for activism. Find out more about The New School at tns.commonweal.org.