Podcasts about kspc

Listen to dj diA's interview with Pink Light on Radio Realness! Pink Light visited the KSPC studio on Sunday, October 13th, 2024 for a live set and interview! “Pink Light is a chicana synthpop group based in LA. Their debut album - Your Gravity Belongs To Me Now combines elements of horror, dark wave, EBM, and Latin Freestyle to create a Lovecraftian dance floor. Pink Light is performing as a gothic duo with cursed visuals & haunted choreography drenched in the healing energy of love, nostalgia, and Queer-Latine Excellence.” Find out more about Pink Light at pinklightmusic.com pinklightmusic.bandcamp.com instagram.com/pinklightmusic dj diA at ddiiaa.com

Listen to dj diA's interview w/ PLEZZURE on Radio Realness! PLEZZURE visited the KSPC studio on Sunday, Sept 1st, 2024 for a live set and interview!  PLEZZURE is an eccentric duo materializing from El Monte, CA. From the minds of Andres and Bunchie, experience a blend of genres ranging from darkwave, punk, electronic, DnB, and more as each song takes you through a sensuous journey out of this galaxy. Formed in 2022, the fresh duo repeatedly creates new sounds waiting to be heard by freaks and lovers of any kind. Follow them on Instagram at plez.zure  dj diA at ⁠ddiiaa.com

Listen to dj diA's interview with Lxs Cochinx on Radio Realness! Lxs Cochinx visited the KSPC studio on Sunday, August 11th, 2024 for a live set and interview! "Lxs Cochinxs is a trans lesbian band based out of Los Angeles that blends genres and genders. As proveedores de Cumbia Cochina, Lxs Cochinxs mixes chicha, cumbia, merengue, punk, and rave beats to bring you sounds that will surely make you throw la casa por la ventana. Lxs Cochinxs takes the party to the streets, the farmer's market, your cumple, your funeral or your dungeon." Find out more about Lxs Cochinx at: lxscochinxs.bandcamp.com instagram.com/lxs.cochinxs dj diA at ddiiaa.com

Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with their longtime friend, Roberto Angotti, a radio DJ pioneer ("Reggae Revolution" on KROQ and KNAC, "3 O'Clock Reggae" on KWIZ, "Roberto, Rock, Reggae" on KSPC), artist manager, promoter, journalist, filmmaker, professor, and baseball aficionado.

Rachel Rudich, American flute virtuoso interviewed by Philip Duchild, KSPC Music Director. On April 15, 2022, Bridge Records will release a 2 disc set of Rachel's performances of solo and chamber music for flute composed by Karl Kohn. KSPC's music director, Philip Duchild recently sat down with Rachel to talk about the new album, and about working with Karl and other contemporary composers.

Episode DescriptionWhat comes to mind when you picture a hunter? Is the person you're imagining a woman? No? Well, think again. In the fourth and final chapter of Deer Humans, we take a deep dive into what is perhaps the most polarizing topic of the entire series: hunting. I speak with three deer hunters who are determined to debunk some of the myths surrounding their sport, one of which is that it's a sport for men. These three women help me unpack the complexities of being a deer hunter in an overpopulated area like the East End. We discuss hunting as a form of conservation, whether or not it's possible for hunters to love animals, and the things hunters wish you knew before you judged them. Along the way, I grapple with what it means to listen, compromise, and embark on a search for common ground.Show NotesAll music in this episode is courtesy of Blue Dot Sessions.Source referenced in this episode:The New York Times: Deer Overpopulation Meets Its Match: Women Who HuntGuests featured in this episode (in order of appearance):Jane Gill, Marissa Estatio, Jacqueline Molina, Julia Weisenberg, Chenae BullockOrganizations to support:Long Island Babes and Bucks Facebook Page & InstagramFurther learning:Newsday: This women's fishing club is big on catches and bigger on empowermentThe New Yorker: Deer Wars and Death ThreatsThe New York Times: Meat Is Hard for Hungry Families to Come By. Enter These Deer Hunters.Untamed Science: Can Hunting Be Conservation?Check out these podcasts:Native Plants, Healthy PlanetLiving PlanetShelter In PlaceSpecial thanks:Kaitlin Keleher, Kim-Trang Tran, Elizabeth Affuso, Ruti Talmor, Lauren Chattman, Jack Bishop, Laura Joyce Davis, Nate Davis, The Shelter in Place Alumni Writing Group, and my Fall 2021 Media Studies peer group.Thank you to KSPC 88.7 FM for recording studio access.Thank you to the Pomona College Summer Undergraduate Research Fund for helping to make this series possible.To learn more about me and my work, visit evebishop.net. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode DescriptionGrowing up on the East End of Long Island, I've always been aware that there are issues surrounding our local white-tailed deer population. But until recently, I had no idea just how far back the origins of this problem go. In the first episode of Deer Humans, I dig into the history of property development in The Hamptons, and discover what the increasing construction of mega-mansions has to do with the explosion of our deer population. To get to the root of the issue, I speak with wildlife experts and an Indigenous activist who is all too familiar with the devastating impacts of overdevelopment on the environment. I begin to unravel the threads of a seemingly unique story that, at its core, explores the universal struggle that humans face in order to coexist with nature.Show NotesAll music in this episode is courtesy of Blue Dot Sessions.Sources referenced in this episode:New York State Department of Transportation: Deer and Moose AvoidanceInsurance Information Institute: Facts + Statistics: Deer vehicle collisionsNew York State Department of Conservation: Species Status Assessment for WolfGuests featured in this episode (in order of appearance):Jane Gill, Marissa Estatio, Dr. H. Brian Underwood, Dell Cullum, Dr. Jim Bevilacqua, Chenae Bullock, Dr. David Hirth.Organizations to support:Moskehtu ConsultingShinnecock Nation Covid 19 Relief FundCooperation Long IslandFurther learning:Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center & MuseumConscience Point FilmCheck out this podcast:Nature GuysSpecial thanks:Kaitlin Keleher, Kim-Trang Tran, Elizabeth Affuso, Ruti Talmor, Lauren Chattman, Jack Bishop, Laura Joyce Davis, Nate Davis, The Shelter in Place Alumni Writing Group, and my Fall 2021 Media Studies peer group.Thank you to KSPC 88.7 FM for recording studio access.Thank you to the Pomona College Summer Undergraduate Research Fund for helping to make this series possible.To learn more about me and my work, visit evebishop.net. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last show of the year. JB is back to spread some holiday cheer and to tell us about his radio show Beats N Poems on KSPC 88.7 FM (Claremont, CA), Thursday nights from 10-11pm on KSPC.ORG. Gabe Real is also back with his favorite songs from the year and Mike B. tells us what we missed at Art Basel, Miami.Hosted by Mike StylesArt by AbstractjityListen live on dublab.com, Third Saturdays, 2-4pm.

Finally, back in KSPC, Zach, Caleb, and Eric kick off the return to the studio by discussing the newly released horror film Titane directed by Julia Ducournau. With film filled to the brim with car-human relations, firefighters, and murder, what is there not to love? Join in as the crew gets back into their weekly routine during the peak of cinema season and stay tuned for much more to come!

My guest today is the host of the podcasts "Donny D's Words of Wisdom" and "Donny D's Soul Sundays heard on BlogTalkRadio, host of the Public Access show "Behind the Curtains" which is produced at Pasadena Media Studios in Pasadena, CA by Eric Bailey (Ep. 6) and can be viewed both locally in the Pasadena area via cable and satellite and on YouTube. He's the author of "Single Mother's Guide to Raising Black Boys", and "From Crack to Christ" which he's recently completed, and he's also a former college radio host at KSPC 88.7 FM out of Claremont College. Today we'll talk about all of that and more.Ladies & Gentlemen, this is Franklin "Donny D" Lewis...Listen to Donny D's podcasts here - https://blogtalkradio.com/donnydWatch Behind the Curtains here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRKKqv4xDud7izwXa-2KLbA"Single Mother's Guide to Raising Black Boys is available on Amazon.Listen & Follow at Spreaker.com, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Soundcloud, YouTube, Spotify, Castbox, iHeartRadio, TuneIn.com and the TuneIn app. You can also search for the podcast at Listen Notes, The Podcast Search Engine and you can also listen and rate the podcast at Podchaser. If you're looking to set-up an at-home system for recording or live internet broadcasting in the L.A. or O.C. areas, reach out to us at Kim-Z Entertainment, LLC.E-Mail your questions/comments to info@kim-zentertainment.com"Choose a job you love, and you'll never have to work a day in your life." - Confucius

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston takes a moment to celebrate the One Year Anniversary of the podcast! He thanks his listeners for making the podcast what it is today and also highlights some favorite achievements as well as announces a special new broadcast of The Living Artist on KSPC through Prison Arts Collective. He then shifts gears to talk about taking responsibility for some areas of your life that might be holding you back in your own creativity and art career. He shares some personal examples and talks about making peace with the voice inside your head that just might be the culprit for holding you back through excuses or rationalizations. Enjoy the episode and thanks for a great first year! For more information on Preston M. Smith and his artwork, visit https://www.pmsartwork.com, or follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pmsartwork (social media everywhere @pmsartwork). You can also now subscribe to his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/pmsartwork. Check out The Living Artist in the Spotlight section of Discover Pods (https://discoverpods.com/podcast-spotlight-living-artist/). Great interview with links to all sorts of places! Thank you to Discover Pods. You can now support the Podcast. Go to https://www.pmsartwork.com/podcast to check it out. Huge thank you to Feedspot for choosing The Living Artist for their list of the Top 30 Art Podcasts You Must Follow in 2021. It is a huge honor to have made this amazing list (coming in at #10) with so many other wonderful podcasts. Big thank you to Feedspot! You can check out this list and more of Feedspot at https://blog.feedspot.com/art_podcasts. Podcast theme music: "Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com"

Not all Zoom calls are created equal! We’re living so much of our lives online these days, but creative approaches can help make these meetings less strained and more engaging. The Hive's Shannon Randolph and Fred Leichter fill us in on some of the ways they’ve experimented with improving their remote interactions, like mixing the “virtual” and “real,” incorporating online tools and taking advantage of new opportunities. Making It Work is KSPC's series to help you be at your physical and emotional best during the pandemic. Through conversations with members of the 5C community, we gather easy, user-friendly ways to make life better while staying at home, whether it's staying busy, getting creative, meditating or just keeping a positive outlook.

Staying at home gives us a chance to reset some of our food habits and try new things — there’s no better time than the present to rethink how we eat! Pomona nutritionist Liz Ryan explains some principles of mindful eating from the shopping cart to the stove and the snack drawer. Plus, Pomona student Makeda Bullock Floyd recounts her own food learning experience in quarantine. Making It Work is KSPC's series to help you be at your physical and emotional best during the pandemic. Through conversations with members of the 5C community, we gather easy, user-friendly ways to make life better while staying at home, whether it's staying busy, getting creative, meditating or just keeping a positive outlook.

Life is pretty different during the pandemic, and some of the new situations we face might be emotionally taxing or cause more anxiety than usual. It can be helpful to understand where these emotions come from, how they affect us and what we can do about them. Pitzer professor of psychology Marcus Rodriguez suggests some tips for responding more effectively to strong feelings and difficult moments. Making It Work is KSPC's series to help you be at your physical and emotional best during the pandemic. Through conversations with members of the 5C community, we gather easy, user-friendly ways to make life better while staying at home, whether it's staying busy, getting creative, meditating or just keeping a positive outlook.

Life is full of sound, and it's easy to tune most of it out — but taking some time to listen to the world around us can help us reflect on what we've been missing all along. Pomona music professor Alfred Cramer and student Benjamin Cote talk about exploring soundscapes and how you can presence yourself through a soundwalk or any kind of listening experience, right where you are. Making It Work is KSPC's series to help you be at your physical and emotional best during the pandemic. Through conversations with members of the 5C community, we gather easy, user-friendly ways to make life better while staying at home, whether it's staying busy, getting creative, meditating or just keeping a positive outlook.

Meditation and mindfulness practices don’t require you roll out the yoga mat or clear your mind perfectly every time — they’re about centering yourself in whatever ways work throughout the day. Pomona assistant dean Paola Ruiz-Beas talks about how she learned to incorporate mindfulness throughout her own life and leads us in a guided meditation. Making It Work is KSPC's series to help you be at your physical and emotional best during the pandemic. Through conversations with members of the 5C community, we gather easy, user-friendly ways to make life better while staying at home, whether it's staying busy, getting creative, meditating or just keeping a positive outlook.

Creative, green reuses of your food can benefit your body, your mind and the earth. The farm managers at Pomona's Organic Farm explain how some of the techniques they use can work in your home, too – including regrowing vegetables, making a stock from scraps, composting and growing basil. Making It Work is KSPC's series to help you be at your physical and emotional best during the pandemic. Through conversations with members of the 5C community, we gather easy, user-friendly ways to make life better while staying at home, whether it's staying busy, getting creative, meditating or just keeping a positive outlook.

If you're trying to find ways to learn how to take care of yourself, it turns out that the world of sport is a great place to start. Pomona Professor of Physical Education JoAnne Ferguson tells us about some "sports life coaching" tools to improve your personal wellness while you stay at home, including "emotional cardio," the ten moments, and her four core tips for P.E. students and athletes. Making It Work is KSPC's series to help you be at your physical and emotional best during the pandemic. Through conversations with members of the 5C community, we gather easy, user-friendly ways to make life better while staying at home, whether it's staying busy, getting creative, meditating or just keeping a positive outlook.

Larry the Fox brings you an interview with drummer/singer/vocalist/composer/bandleader Dave Tull! The interview originally aired live on KSPC on Thursday, January 16, 2020 during Larry's "All That Jazz" program.

Larry the Fox returns to KSPC with the All That Jazz Revival show, featuring an interview with the City of Claremont Mayor Corey Calaycay on Saturday, October 19, 2019. They spoke about the mayor's early start in local politics, challenges of the job, current issues in Claremont and much more. (note: music selections were edited out due to copyright protections)

About: Skoddie is an unapologetically queer, non-binary woman making compelling electronic music that resists categorization, but draws heavily on techno as a starting point. This techno, however, is not the whitewashed, male-centric kind that has come to dominate event rosters with sounds that “destroy” and “kill.” No. This techno, while infectiously rhythmic, and even quite dark at times, is lush and powerful in its femininity. This is music that breathes in, around, and through techno, ambient, drone, and more, but takes listeners to new places altogether. Skoddie sounds how plants grow. Skoddie’s rapidly growing musical CV is a reflection of her dynamic energy and visionary sound. She has performed at some of the most dynamic events in LA, including Modular On The Spot LA, FM+, Vayu Sound, Late Breakfast, and Fem Synth Lab. Her music has been featured on the Rightly Horrified vol. 1 compilation by Knife Play – Curating from Hell, the Synthdactyl Program on KSPC, and At Waters Edge on RadioSpiral. Skoddie has released on Bit Rot and Studio 4632. She also manages the Electronic Music Philosophy collective, which releases compilations of new music based on a central theme every six weeks. Links: skoddie.com skoddie.bandcamp.com skoddielive.bandcamp.com instagram.com/skoddie

Playing for Team Human today and closing out this season of the show; author and New York Times and Wired contributor Clive Thompson. Clive is a keen observer of human beings and the way different media and technological environments change how we see ourselves and our purpose. His latest book, Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World, looks at the ways coders are engaged in not only programing our technologies, but programming our reality. In this free-form Team Human conversation, Douglas and Clive discuss the embedded logic behind the codes that shape our society– looking all the way back to Torah, and then on to contemporary platforms.What values are being coded into our everyday experience? Is there still space for that very human, weird, and eclectic expressions of technology we once celebrated at the dawn of the internet?Rushkoff and Thompson bring both a critical eye and sense of hope to the project of writing human virtue and value back into the programming that shapes our experience of the world.Douglas opens with a monologue on the significance of language, specifically the machine metaphors, that also shape our understanding of reality. What do we lose when we think of human persons as as objects, “human resources,” inputs and outputs? Is there something more to being human than just being a producer in a system?Team Human will be taking a much needed break. We’ll still be working, just at a more human pace. We’re going to spend some time updating, planning, and researching the next season. Take some time to dig through the archive of our 129 shows. Check out the Team Human manifesto. Spread the word, and meet us back here soon.A special thanks to our radio broadcast partners at KSPC 88.7 FM broadcasting from Pomona College in Claremont, CA. You can stream the show at KSPC.org where Team Human plays on Sundays at 11am Pacific Time.And check out our friends KXRY 107.1 / 91.1 FM broadcasting in the Portland area, or tune in on the web at Xray.fm where Team Human plays Mondays at noon Pacific timeWe love college and community radio... if you'd like Team Human to play on your favorite station, please contact team at teamhuman dot fm.Thanks also to our many subscribers and supporters. You keep this show alive. You can find one another most easily on a new Reddit that was started by some Team Human listeners, so that everyone can find one another more easily. That’s reddit.com/r/teamhumanCheck out Douglas’s regular column on Medium, featuring expanded versions of the monologues you hear each week opening the show.Team Human happens each week thanks to the generous support of our listeners on Patreon. Your support makes the hours of labor that go into each show possible. You can also help by reviewing the show on iTunes.On this episode you heard Fugazi’s “Foreman’s Dog” in the intro thanks to the kindness of the band and Dischord Records. Mid-show you heard R.U. Sirius’s President Mussolini Makes the Planes Run On Time as well as transition music thanks to Herkimer Diamonds. This episode concludes with Mike Watt ’s beak-holding-letter-man plus a Team Human original by Stephen Bartolomei.Team Human is a production of the Laboratory for Digital Humanism at CUNY/Queens College. Our associate producer is Josh Chapdelaine; our community manager is Michael Bass; our virtual futurist is Luke Robert Mason; our photographer is Erin Locasio, our stage manager is Kristen Needham. Team Human is produced by Stephen Bartolomei. Thanks for joining Team Human - our last best hope for peeps. Code Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Clive Photo by Liz Maney See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lealani, is a producer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and all around creator of style in the electronic music genre. Locally known for her radio show on KSPC 88.7 FM Claremont, she's about to go beyond the cosmos with her debut album, Fantastic Planet, on Dome of Doom Records. She touches down close to home at the Pomona studio to play a live set and chat with Mike Styles and Gabe Real.Fantastic Planet is Available Now:https://domeofdoom.bandcamp.com/album/fantastic-planetOBEY RECORDS presents Fantastic Planet Album Release Party at Chewing Foil Gallery, Los Angeles, 1/19/19 feat. Lealani, Exile, DJ Nobody, Steebee Weebee, Free the Robots and more! Free with RSVP:https://lealani.splashthat.com/Subscribe on Mixcloud: https://bit.ly/2MjK61hEngineer: DJ Gabe RealProducer: Mike StylesPhotographer: PorchliteCover Art: Blind Herd

Anna Shepard interviews Mark D. White, professor of Philosophy and author of The Virtues of Captain America: Modern Day Lessons on Character from a World War II Superhero. KSPC DJs from the Class of 2014 send their goodbyes to the station and its listeners.Listen here.

Unemployment among formerly incarcerated individuals is a major issue across the United States. On tonight's episode, Devan Brettkelly sits down with Crossroads transitional home director Jackie White to put the issue in a local context. Next, a humorous look at the mother-child relationship in a fictional performance by Ian Dangla and Anna Shepard entitled “The Phone Call From Hell.” Later in the show, the Interchange revisits an interview with Aviva Chomsky by Sergio Rodriguez. Finally, we end the show with the short humorous essay “Young and Dumb” by friend of the show, Ellie McElvain.Listen here.

"This Claremont Life" returns as Anna Sheperd gives us another look back on college from the perspective of alumni who graduated decades ago: first, Lance recalls what it meant for him to be a gay but not “out” as a student, then Diane speaks about claiming space for women at Dartmouth. Later in the show, talented comedian and writer Ellie McElvain returns to the Interchange to share two thought-provoking creative essays.Listen here.

Ann Kirkpatrick interviews three founding members of Scripps College Advocates for Survivors of Sexual Assault on their new organization and the complex subject of trigger warnings. Later in the show, Anna Sheperd presents another installment of "This Claremont Life," this time examining college stories from people who haven't stepped foot in a college classroom in decades.Listen here.

Ian Dangla interviews director Giovanni Ortega, who directed the Claremont College's Theatre Department's recent Medieval Mystery Plays. Later, Anna Shepard presents the second installment of "This Claremont Life," this time focusing on the military as an alternative college experience.Listen here.

Middle school students from Fremont Academy in the city of Pomona share their stories on themes of friendship, school, and family in a project by Pomona Partners, a mentorship program by the Draper Center for Community Partnerships at Pomona College, made possible by the Mellon Elemental Arts Initiative. The KSPC Poetry Program presents the poetry of Ellie McElvain, a rising comedian and Scripps College senior whom you might recognize from Monday Night Live, which airs Mondays at 10pm on KSPC. Listen here.

Ann Kirkpatrick investigates Google Glass and interviews Media Studies Professor Tom Connelly at Pomona College. Sergio Rodriguez discusses activism and undocumented students with Aviva Chomsky.Listen here.

The Interchange presents The College Lowdown. This podcast is produced by Della Anjeh, a QuestBridge Scholar at Pomona College, with help from other Quest Scholars at Pomona. The College Lowdown aims to be a resource for low-income college students and first-generation college students across the nation, and to encourage more dialogue about class and privilege at colleges and universities. After just nine episodes, The College Lowdown has achieved impressive popularity, with over 200 likes on their Facebook page.Listen here.

This episode focuses on creative writing. Starting off, the KSPC Poetry program highlights poet and Pomona College student Helen Jun. Then, we hear a humorous essay, "Young and Dumb," from comedian Ellie McElvain at Scripps College. Later, Ian Dangla and Anna Shepard act out a short radio play, "The Phone Call From Hell." Finally, revisiting last semester, Bottom Line Theater presents original radio play, “The Robot Killer.”Listen here.

Arielle Zionts unpacks the recent controversy at the Claremont Colleges surrounding fraternity Kappa Delta and the “America” themed Pub party hosted this past Wednesday. Later, Anna Shepard interviews Patrick Michaels, a critic of the federalization of science and the current climate change narrative. Then, the Interchange rebroadcasts my interview with Maddy Ruvolo, president of the Disability, Illness, and Difference Alliance at the Claremont Colleges. A transcript of that interview is now available below the cut.Listen here.INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT:Ann:  This is Ann Kirkpatrick and I am speaking with Scripps College Senior, Maddy Ruvolo.So I'd like to begin by speaking about the disability difference and illness alliance. What is its mission here at the 5Cs?Maddy:  So the mission of DIDA, as we call it, is to increase awareness of disability issues, to start conversations around disability, also to really form and cultivate a disability community here. It started a couple years ago after some of my friends and I were getting pretty frustrated because just disability never came up. It never came up in classes, it never came up in conversations with friends, it just, it wasn't a part of the culture here. And so what we're trying to do is trying to educate people here about disability and have a space where disabled students feel comfortable and feel like they can share things about their disability with other disabled students.A:  What is your role as president of DIDA?M: So as president, I run the weekly meetings, which are mostly discussion based, so I'm facilitating those discussions. I've also done outreach to the administration and to other student groups. So just trying to make sure everyone feels included and reaching out to other groups to try to work with other people and move our organization forward.A:  When does DIDA meet?M:  We meet Tuesdays, at 8pm, in the GJW living room, although that is probably going to change next semester. So if people are interested in coming to our meetings they should check out our Facebook pageA:  Speaking of next semester, what are you plans for this coming semester?M:  We're trying to bring in more speakers for next semester. So this semester, we've been mostly focused mainly on the weekly discussions, which have been really great. We've had a good turnout this year, much more than last year, so many more people have been coming, which is really great.  But we want to bring in some more disability speakers, people who are doing disability activism outside of the 5Cs to come and talk with us. So that's one of the big things we're working on for next semesterA:  So I know you have a vested interest in disability activism, would you like to share a little bit about your own experience with disability and chronic illness?M:  Sure! I have a chronic illness called disautonomia, it's a malfunction of the automatic nervous system. And I got sick the beginning of my sophomore year of high school. And after that I didn't really go to high school, teachers mostly came to my house, and I really just graduated by the skin of my teeth. And then I came here and started as a part time student just because I didn't have the energy to be a full time student at the beginning. But it was really something I didn't' think about on an activism level, on a community level. For a very long time I really just thought about it as a personal, like I am sick, this is my experience. But then I started taking classes here, and we were talking about oppression of other marginalized groups, and I started wondering, should disability be a part of this conversation? And then I also started looking online and finding communities there. And that was really great, so I started learning a lot more about the disability community as a whole and the history of the disability rights movement. This summer I was in an internship program with a bunch of other disabled students. And so that was really great.A:  You were in DC last summer as an intern; can you tell us more about that experience?M:  I was in the American Association of People with Disabilities, AAPD, summer internship program. And that was 29 young people, students and young professionals from around the country who all came to DC and did various internships around the city. And we also all lived together in the dorms, which was really fantastic. Through the program I got to meet really amazing people in the disability community and really just learn about the history of the disability rights movement. The internship I did was really great. It was just a really fantastic summer.A:  What are some of the important agenda items for disability activists today?M:  Wow! So there are so many things that the disability rights movement is trying to do now. I think ending stigma is a big one. That is such a huge problem and is a barrier in so many other areas. Employment is a really big issue. The unemployment rate for people with disabilities is so high, it's a lot higher than the rate for people who are able bodied. Also, independent living, getting people out of institutions and in their communities. There was the Olmstead case a little while back that said that people need to be integrated into communities, but it hasn't been implemented as well as it could have been. Also just ADA, there's so many ADA violations still, so accessibility generally is a big issue. I mean the ADA was passed in 1990, and there's still so many buildings that aren't accessible. Also political power, really making disability more of a political issue, I mean you know, right now there are a ton of polling places that aren't even  accessible, so that's a barrier there. So you see how all these issues are sort of working together. But I think over all that everybody is, everybody's trying to end ableism, everybody's trying to work against that and to increase equality and increase empowerment.A:  Do you feel like disability often gets overlooked as a civil rights issue?M:  Oh absolutely! Yes! (laughs) Yes, the short answer to that question is yes. I think most people still tend to conceptualize disability as something that is a thing to be pitied, a thing where people who have disabilities are looked down on. And then also people don't think of it in terms of rights and equality, people think of it as a medical issue or as just some tragedy. They don't think about equality, they don't think about accessibility. So yeah, I mean, it's very much overlooked.A:  One of your interests is disability in the media, correct?M:  Yes.A:  How does mainstream media portray disability, and how does it need to change the way it does so?M:  Mainstream media does a horrible job of portraying disability. If you're looking at just TV and film, you really see characters, if a character is disabled, they are either this heroic, super crip, happy, shiny, smiley, inspirational type of figure that's like, they're not even human, they're just there to make other characters realize all the good things they have in their life. They're there as sort of like a comparison, like Oh, if this person, if that disabled person is happy, then what am I complaining about? And it's ridiculous, and it's dehumanizing. And then on the opposite side, you see these bitter, lazy, evil, like ooh those terrible terrible cripples. You see a lot of disabled villains, these people who are portrayed as being, you know, so they're physically disabled, like they have a hunch back, and that makes them bitter towards the world. Or you know, even like, I mean, and this is less so in terms of fictional media, but if you have a person who is daring to demand the accommodations and accessibility that they should be guaranteed, then they're portrayed in terms of this bitter trope. Or if somebody is on disability, like government disability benefits, then they're lazy, because of course disabled people don't really want to work, because of course, we love it when people think we're lazy. So you really see these terrible portrayals and really what the media needs to do is have these actual human portrayals. Like have portrayals of people as they actually are. And then of course another issue is that when you do see disabled characters in the media, nine times out of ten they are played by an able bodied actor, so there really needs to be a change there too.A:  You're involved with several blogs that speak about disability, chronic illness, and activism. Can you recommend any blogs as a resource for listeners?M:  Sure, absolutely! One of my favorites would probably be by an activist named Mia Mengis (SP), and her blog is called Leaving Evidence. And she, I mean she's an incredible writer, and she does really great work. And I think especially if you're interested in learning about the intersections between disability and things like race, gender, class, sexual orientation, that's a great place to go. And then, let's see, I also really love my roommate's blog, my roommate from this summer. She writes a blog called Claiming Crip where she talks about her experiences. She has cerebral palsy and she is a wheel chair user and she is just a really fantastic writer and she is brilliant and she is hilarious. And, I mean, if you start reading people's disability blogs, people tend to link to each other, people tend to be in conversation with each other, so once you get going it's pretty easy to find more resources.A:  One metaphor that I've come across in my research of blogs is the spoon theory, would you care to explain what that means?M:  Yeah, absolutely! So the spoon theory was created by a woman who has lupus and she used it as a way to describe energy in the way that people with chronic illnesses experience it. So if you are able bodied, you have generally unlimited amounts of energy or easily replenishable amounts of energy, energy generally isn't a problem. But if you have a chronic illness, you only have a certain amount of energy and if you over extend yourself, then it can take days, or weeks, or months to recover, and so you really have to do a lot more planning ahead and thinking about how you are going to ration out your energy. So the spoon theory is a way of thinking about spoons as portions of energy. So if you are able bodied, you have unlimited spoons, but if you have a chronic illness, you might wake up and you have ten spoons for a day and going to breakfast costs you two spoons and going to class costs you three spoons and going to work costs you two spoons and you might get to the end of the day and realize “oh, I have enough spoons where I can either go to the dining hall and eat dinner or I can work on this paper”. So it's really about explaining the choices people with chronic illnesses have to make, and just the amount of planning and mental energy that goes into thinking about how are you going to get through the day.A:  So if there's just a couple things that you want our listeners to take away from this conversation, what would those things be?M:  Well I think people on the Claremont colleges generally are pretty open to learning about disability. Certainly we've found in DIDA that a lot of people want to know more, they just don't know where to begin. Or they've never even thought about it. And I hope, what DIDA can do is sort of fill that need and start to educate people. But I also hope that people really start to become allies, or better allies, and speak up if you hear someone say something ablest. And that's not just people saying the word retarded. That is people making comments about how somebody is crazy, or people, you know, not understanding why somebody who is a wheel chair user wouldn't want to be cured, quote unquote. And so I think, or just I hope, that people get educated to the point where they really can stand up for their friends and start just really engaging with these issues and stop being so scared about disability, because it freaks people out and people shouldn't be scared of it. I would say disability is not tragic. It's not this tragic, terrible thing. It is a normal part of human diversity and there are so many disabled students at the Claremont colleges, probably some of your friends, maybe you! It's really important to learn about disability issues, because you are going to encounter disability in your life. I think it's great how much people do care about other people and about how much people do want to know about other people's life experiences, and I just want people to know that disability is part of that. Disability is part of the equation.A:  Thank you so much for speaking with me today!M:  Thank you for having me!

For the premiere of the new feature, "This Claremont Life," Anna Shepard and Arielle Zionts explore the theme of Parents, with three stories from students discussing their moms and dads. Later, Ian Dangla speaks with Randy and Caitlin Lopez of local theater company Ophelia's Jump, as the company announces their upcoming season and their new partnership with the Claremont Colleges Theater Department. Finally, the KSPC Poetry Program features the work of poet Andrea Frias.Listen here.

Ann Kirkpatrick interviews author and political commentator Peggy Noonan. Revisiting Arielle Zionts' talk with disability justice activist Mia Mingus. Another look at the poetry of Jeffrey Graessley.Listen here

Ariellle Zionts produces a story told by her friend Evan about his awkward meeting a celebrity in Hollywood. Justyna Bicz leads a ten-minute meditation exercise. Bottom Line Theater presents Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol.”Listen here.

Edie Adams shares her experience doing radio in Argentina. The KSPC Poetry Program features the work of Jeffrey Glaessley. Madi Williams interviews director Corey Taylor on the film "JFK: A President Betrayed." From last semester, Warren Szewczyk and Zain Soofi's interview with Tamiko Chacon of Traffic-Free Pomona.Listen here.

A special highlight of KSPC's Poetry Program showcases four poets whose work you may have heard earlier in the semester: Stephanie Huang, HMD, Maureen Page, and Lillian Haynes.Listen here.

Arielle Zionts explores popular Facebook page “Claremont Confession." In an interview from last semester, Warren Szewczyk speaks with Justin Dixon about the Prison Library Project. Ann Kirkpatrick interviews Maddy Ruvolo, president of the Disability, Illness, and Difference Alliance at the Claremont Colleges.Listen here.UPDATE: A transcript for Ann's interview with Maddy Ruvolo about DIDA is available under the cut. Special thanks to KSPC volunteer Leanna for transcribing this interview.Ann:  This is Ann Kirkpatrick and I am speaking with Scripps College Senior, Maddy Ruvolo.So I'd like to begin by speaking about the disability difference and illness alliance. What is its mission here at the 5Cs?Maddy:  So the mission of DIDA, as we call it, is to increase awareness of disability issues, to start conversations around disability, also to really form and cultivate a disability community here. It started a couple years ago after some of my friends and I were getting pretty frustrated because just disability never came up. It never came up in classes, it never came up in conversations with friends, it just, it wasn't a part of the culture here. And so what we're trying to do is trying to educate people here about disability and have a space where disabled students feel comfortable and feel like they can share things about their disability with other disabled students.A:  What is your role as president of DIDA?M: So as president, I run the weekly meetings, which are mostly discussion based, so I'm facilitating those discussions. I've also done outreach to the administration and to other student groups. So just trying to make sure everyone feels included and reaching out to other groups to try to work with other people and move our organization forward.A:  When does DIDA meet?M:  We meet Tuesdays, at 8pm, in the GJW living room, although that is probably going to change next semester. So if people are interested in coming to our meetings they should check out our Facebook pageA:  Speaking of next semester, what are you plans for this coming semester?M:  We're trying to bring in more speakers for next semester. So this semester, we've been mostly focused mainly on the weekly discussions, which have been really great. We've had a good turnout this year, much more than last year, so many more people have been coming, which is really great.  But we want to bring in some more disability speakers, people who are doing disability activism outside of the 5Cs to come and talk with us. So that's one of the big things we're working on for next semesterA:  So I know you have a vested interest in disability activism, would you like to share a little bit about your own experience with disability and chronic illness?M:  Sure! I have a chronic illness called disautonomia, it's a malfunction of the automatic nervous system. And I got sick the beginning of my sophomore year of high school. And after that I didn't really go to high school, teachers mostly came to my house, and I really just graduated by the skin of my teeth. And then I came here and started as a part time student just because I didn't have the energy to be a full time student at the beginning. But it was really something I didn't' think about on an activism level, on a community level. For a very long time I really just thought about it as a personal, like I am sick, this is my experience. But then I started taking classes here, and we were talking about oppression of other marginalized groups, and I started wondering, should disability be a part of this conversation? And then I also started looking online and finding communities there. And that was really great, so I started learning a lot more about the disability community as a whole and the history of the disability rights movement. This summer I was in an internship program with a bunch of other disabled students. And so that was really great.A:  You were in DC last summer as an intern; can you tell us more about that experience?M:  I was in the American Association of People with Disabilities, AAPD, summer internship program. And that was 29 young people, students and young professionals from around the country who all came to DC and did various internships around the city. And we also all lived together in the dorms, which was really fantastic. Through the program I got to meet really amazing people in the disability community and really just learn about the history of the disability rights movement. The internship I did was really great. It was just a really fantastic summer.A:  What are some of the important agenda items for disability activists today?M:  Wow! So there are so many things that the disability rights movement is trying to do now. I think ending stigma is a big one. That is such a huge problem and is a barrier in so many other areas. Employment is a really big issue. The unemployment rate for people with disabilities is so high, it's a lot higher than the rate for people who are able bodied. Also, independent living, getting people out of institutions and in their communities. There was the Olmstead case a little while back that said that people need to be integrated into communities, but it hasn't been implemented as well as it could have been. Also just ADA, there's so many ADA violations still, so accessibility generally is a big issue. I mean the ADA was passed in 1990, and there's still so many buildings that aren't accessible. Also political power, really making disability more of a political issue, I mean you know, right now there are a ton of polling places that aren't even  accessible, so that's a barrier there. So you see how all these issues are sort of working together. But I think over all that everybody is, everybody's trying to end ableism, everybody's trying to work against that and to increase equality and increase empowerment.A:  Do you feel like disability often gets overlooked as a civil rights issue?M:  Oh absolutely! Yes! (laughs) Yes, the short answer to that question is yes. I think most people still tend to conceptualize disability as something that is a thing to be pitied, a thing where people who have disabilities are looked down on. And then also people don't think of it in terms of rights and equality, people think of it as a medical issue or as just some tragedy. They don't think about equality, they don't think about accessibility. So yeah, I mean, it's very much overlooked.A:  One of your interests is disability in the media, correct?M:  Yes.A:  How does mainstream media portray disability, and how does it need to change the way it does so?M:  Mainstream media does a horrible job of portraying disability. If you're looking at just TV and film, you really see characters, if a character is disabled, they are either this heroic, super crip, happy, shiny, smiley, inspirational type of figure that's like, they're not even human, they're just there to make other characters realize all the good things they have in their life. They're there as sort of like a comparison, like Oh, if this person, if that disabled person is happy, then what am I complaining about? And it's ridiculous, and it's dehumanizing. And then on the opposite side, you see these bitter, lazy, evil, like ooh those terrible terrible cripples. You see a lot of disabled villains, these people who are portrayed as being, you know, so they're physically disabled, like they have a hunch back, and that makes them bitter towards the world. Or you know, even like, I mean, and this is less so in terms of fictional media, but if you have a person who is daring to demand the accommodations and accessibility that they should be guaranteed, then they're portrayed in terms of this bitter trope. Or if somebody is on disability, like government disability benefits, then they're lazy, because of course disabled people don't really want to work, because of course, we love it when people think we're lazy. So you really see these terrible portrayals and really what the media needs to do is have these actual human portrayals. Like have portrayals of people as they actually are. And then of course another issue is that when you do see disabled characters in the media, nine times out of ten they are played by an able bodied actor, so there really needs to be a change there too.A:  You're involved with several blogs that speak about disability, chronic illness, and activism. Can you recommend any blogs as a resource for listeners?M:  Sure, absolutely! One of my favorites would probably be by an activist named Mia Mengis (SP), and her blog is called Leaving Evidence. And she, I mean she's an incredible writer, and she does really great work. And I think especially if you're interested in learning about the intersections between disability and things like race, gender, class, sexual orientation, that's a great place to go. And then, let's see, I also really love my roommate's blog, my roommate from this summer. She writes a blog called Claiming Crip where she talks about her experiences. She has cerebral palsy and she is a wheel chair user and she is just a really fantastic writer and she is brilliant and she is hilarious. And, I mean, if you start reading people's disability blogs, people tend to link to each other, people tend to be in conversation with each other, so once you get going it's pretty easy to find more resources.A:  One metaphor that I've come across in my research of blogs is the spoon theory, would you care to explain what that means?M:  Yeah, absolutely! So the spoon theory was created by a woman who has lupus and she used it as a way to describe energy in the way that people with chronic illnesses experience it. So if you are able bodied, you have generally unlimited amounts of energy or easily replenishable amounts of energy, energy generally isn't a problem. But if you have a chronic illness, you only have a certain amount of energy and if you over extend yourself, then it can take days, or weeks, or months to recover, and so you really have to do a lot more planning ahead and thinking about how you are going to ration out your energy. So the spoon theory is a way of thinking about spoons as portions of energy. So if you are able bodied, you have unlimited spoons, but if you have a chronic illness, you might wake up and you have ten spoons for a day and going to breakfast costs you two spoons and going to class costs you three spoons and going to work costs you two spoons and you might get to the end of the day and realize “oh, I have enough spoons where I can either go to the dining hall and eat dinner or I can work on this paper”. So it's really about explaining the choices people with chronic illnesses have to make, and just the amount of planning and mental energy that goes into thinking about how are you going to get through the day.A:  So if there's just a couple things that you want our listeners to take away from this conversation, what would those things be?M:  Well I think people on the Claremont colleges generally are pretty open to learning about disability. Certainly we've found in DIDA that a lot of people want to know more, they just don't know where to begin. Or they've never even thought about it. And I hope, what DIDA can do is sort of fill that need and start to educate people. But I also hope that people really start to become allies, or better allies, and speak up if you hear someone say something ablest. And that's not just people saying the word retarded. That is people making comments about how somebody is crazy, or people, you know, not understanding why somebody who is a wheel chair user wouldn't want to be cured, quote unquote. And so I think, or just I hope, that people get educated to the point where they really can stand up for their friends and start just really engaging with these issues and stop being so scared about disability, because it freaks people out and people shouldn't be scared of it. I would say disability is not tragic. It's not this tragic, terrible thing. It is a normal part of human diversity and there are so many disabled students at the Claremont colleges, probably some of your friends, maybe you! It's really important to learn about disability issues, because you are going to encounter disability in your life. I think it's great how much people do care about other people and about how much people do want to know about other people's life experiences, and I just want people to know that disability is part of that. Disability is part of the equation.A:  Thank you so much for speaking with me today!M:  Thank you for having me!

Jing Gu and Melissa Krassenstein interview Daletha Hayden about solitary confinement on With Liberty and Justice For All. The KSPC Poetry Program presents the poetry of Lillian Haynes, interviewed by Maddi Cowen. Ian Dangla speaks with editor-in-chief of Astronomy Magazine, David Eicher, about Comet ISON.Listen here.

Ann Kirkpatrick interviews Claude Shires of TubeStart, and Warren Szewczyk and Davis Saul continue their conversation on the science and spirituality of animals on Reality Check.Listen here.

Greta Zhang speaks with poet Maureen Page for KSPC's Poetry Program. Madi Williams interviews Adam Pearson of environmental podcast Green Grid Radio. Warren Szewczyk and Davis Saul discuss the science and spirit of animals on Reality Check.Listen here.

Bottom Line Theatre presents a radio play for Halloween entitled "The Robot Killer," and Warren Szewczyk and Davis Saul speak about pain and suffering on "Reality Check."Listen here.

This week on The Interchange, Jing Gu and Melissa Krassenstein interview formerly incarcerated woman Jackie White as a part of their series, "With Liberty and Justice for All." Ian Dangla interviews Randy Lopez of local theatre company Ophelia's Jump. Arielle Zionts speaks with artist and activist Charlene Teeters of the Spokane Nation.Listen here.

Arielle Zionts investigates dumpster diving at the Claremont Colleges and interviews Leora Paradise of the former Claremont Chapter of Food Not Bombs. Ian Dangla explores the 5C Divestment Campaign. Stephanie Huang of the KSPC Poetry Program interviews poet HMD. From the KSPC Archives, a 1989 retrospective about station founder Terry Drinkwater.Listen here.

Jing Gu and Chandra Dickey introduce their upcoming feature "With Liberty and Justice for All." KSPC's archived interview with Calvin Johnson of K Records. Arielle Zionts's archived "Discussing Differences" feature. William K. Behr presents "How to e-Save a Life."Listen here

The Interchange and the KSPC Poetry Program feature the work of poet and student Stephanie Huang. Warren and Zain Soofi discuss pain and suffering on their segment, Reality Check.Listen here

The Interchange returns for a third season! Ali Marks interviews Doctor Marty Meyer about the fire at the Bernard Field Station. Arielle Zionts investigates the Sea Lions in Scripps College's beloved Seal Court. Warren Szewczyk and Zain Soofi discuss science and spirituality on Reality Check.Listen here