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Where do poetry and democracy intersect?In part two of our conversation with Dayton poet laureate, educator, activist, culture keeper, and Kettering Foundation Democracy and the Arts resident artist Sierra Leone, we follow the threads of memory and imagination from a gallery of story quilts in Hamilton, Ohio, to the Legacy Sites of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama.Along the way, Sierra reads American Libation III: Weaving an Amendment for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, her response to Carolyn Crump's quilt Lovely One. She takes us inside The Belonging Project, where the stories of more than 100 Dayton residents are being harvested and turned into theater. And she shares a new poem born of a week with fellow Democracy Defenders led by Kimberlé Crenshaw in partnership with, a poem about how ideas persist and how thorns of memory grow from the womb of subjugation.If you've ever wondered what poetry has to do with the work of self-government, or how a life of civic leadership actually begins, this one's for you.In this episode we explore:Poetry asks. Democracy asks too. A poem doesn't go looking for answers. It leaves something behind for others to grapple with, and each generation has to decide what democracy will be.The petals that fall to the ground. Every society chooses which stories rise to the surface. Poets pick up the parts that fall and put some wind under them.Belonging becomes theater. Verbatim stories from returning citizens, bankers, fathers, teachers, and teens become a stage for the hard conversations communities need to have.Notable MentionsPeopleSierra Leone: Dayton's first Poet Laureate, playwright, educator, and Kettering Foundation artist-in-residence.Willis "Bing" Davis: Dayton artist and educator, founder of EbonNia Gallery, honored in Sierra's American Libation: Homage to an Elder (part one).Ketanji Brown Jackson: Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 2022, the first Black woman to serve on the Court.Carolyn Crump: Houston-based quilt and multimedia artist whose quilt Ketanji Brown Jackson: Lovely One inspired Sierra's poem.Dr. Carolyn L. Mazloomi: Quilt artist, historian, curator, NEA National Heritage Fellow, and founder of the Women of Color Quilters Network.John Coltrane: Jazz saxophonist and composer. Sierra's poem closes on "a love supreme."Angela Siner: University of Toledo faculty member in Africana Studies and Sierra's mentor, who told her, "Choose your approach."Joni Doherty: Senior Program Officer for Democracy and the Arts at the Kettering Foundation. She invited Sierra to accompany her to Montgomery as a guest of the Foundation.Bryan Stevenson: Public-interest lawyer, author of Just Mercy, and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative.Kimberlé Crenshaw: Legal scholar who was instrumental in developing the concepts of critical race theory and "intersectionality" and co-founder and executive director of the African American Policy Forum.Augusto Boal: Brazilian theater artist and activist, creator of the Theatre of the Oppressed.Paul Laurence Dunbar: Dayton-born poet and novelist, one of the first Black American writers to gain national renown.Lucille Clifton: National Book Award–winning poet known for spare, luminous poems of family and resilience.Terrance Hayes: National Book Award–winning poet and MacArthur Fellow, author of Watch Your Language.Jericho Brown: Pulitzer Prize–winning poet (The Tradition) and co-editor of How We Do It.Nikki Giovanni: Poet, essayist, and leading voice of the Black Arts Movement (1943–2024).Sonia Sanchez: Poet, activist, Black Arts Movement pioneer, and Philadelphia's first poet laureate.Maya Angelou: Poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist, author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.Robert Hayden: Poet and the first African American Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress.Gwendolyn Brooks: The first Black poet to win the Pulitzer Prize and a lifelong chronicler of Chicago's Bronzeville.Organizations & InstitutionsCenter for the Study of Art and Community: Producer of Art is Change, building art-and-community partnerships since 1992.Charles F. Kettering Foundation: Democracy and the Arts: Foundation program exploring how the arts strengthen democratic life, and partner on the Art in Action series.Fitton Center for Creative Arts: Community arts center in Hamilton, Ohio, which organized the Soul of Black Folks: 250 Years of Creativity, Innovation and Leadership exhibition. The Fitton partnered with the Kettering Foundation to develop the Voices of Black Folks program.Women of Color Quilters Network: International network of Black quilt artists founded by Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi.The Human Race Theatre Company: Dayton professional theater and one of the partners on The Belonging Project.AmeriCorps Seniors: National service program for volunteers 55 and older, among the groups heard in The Belonging Project listening sessions.University of Dayton: Imagining Community Symposium: October 2026 symposium on civic hope and belonging, where The Belonging Project will be presented.Equal Justice Initiative: Montgomery-based human rights organization founded by Bryan Stevenson.African American Policy Forum: Think tank co-founded and led by Kimberlé Crenshaw. They host the annual Democracy Defenders Summit, which in 2026 involved a partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative.U.S. Sentencing Commission: Federal agency that sets sentencing guidelines. Justice Jackson served as its vice chair.University of Toledo: Where Sierra studied and met her mentor, Angela...
Juan Gómez de Lecube estuvo sobre el césped el 10 de febrero de 1929, en el primer partido de Liga de la historia del Athletic de Madrid. Trece años después, su nombre aparecía vinculado a una operación de inteligencia alemana durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Futbolista, funcionario, agente con el nombre en clave de “Espina”, detenido por los británicos en Trinidad y posteriormente interrogado en Camp 020, Lecube protagonizó una de las historias más insólitas relacionadas con el Atlético de Madrid. En este nuevo capítulo histórico de De Padres a Hijos reconstruimos su vida desde sus primeros años como futbolista hasta su etapa en el Athletic de Madrid, su participación en el nacimiento de la Liga española, su reclutamiento por la Abwehr, su detención en 1942, los interrogatorios del MI5 y su posterior regreso al fútbol como entrenador. Una historia donde se cruzan el fútbol, la Segunda Guerra Mundial y los servicios secretos. - FUENTES PRINCIPALES • The National Archives, Reino Unido — expediente KV 2/1456, Juan Gómez de Lecube. • Oriol Jové — Lecube. El futbolista de Hitler, Editorial Almuzara, 2024. • Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado — BOE de 16 de marzo de 1941. • Club Atlético de Madrid — documentación histórica sobre el primer gol rojiblanco en Liga. • BDFútbol — registros históricos de partidos, jugadores y entrenadores. • MI5 — documentación institucional sobre Camp 020. • Wikimedia Commons y Library of Congress — archivo gráfico histórico según los créditos correspondientes. NOTA EDITORIAL El vídeo distingue entre hechos documentados, testimonios personales y reconstrucciones históricas posteriores. Algunas imágenes utilizadas son recreaciones visuales creadas únicamente como apoyo narrativo y no deben interpretarse como fotografías o documentos históricos auténticos. En particular, la atribución a Lecube del pase previo al primer gol liguero del Athletic de Madrid procede de una reconstrucción histórica posterior; las asistencias no constituían una estadística oficial en 1929. - ⚪ DE PADRES A HIJOS Historias, memoria y pasión por el Atlético de Madrid. Si os gustan estos vídeos históricos, podéis dejarnos en comentarios qué personaje o episodio de la historia rojiblanca os gustaría que investigáramos próximamente. #Atleti #AtléticoDeMadrid #HistoriaDelAtleti #Lecube #Fútbol #HistoriaDelFútbol - Conviértete en miembro de este canal para disfrutar de ventajas: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl_X6QI3mnJsttsp96OsCZQ/join Correo: depadresahijoscontacto@gmail.com Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/depadresahijos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/depadresahijos1903/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DPaH1903 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@depadresahijos1903 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DPaH1903 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6WcodO17ASqRfxYNrjhVGD #atleticomadrid #atleti #futbol #laliga #football
Scott J. Sottile, a partner at the prestigious residential architecture firm Ferguson & Shamamian, joins the podcast to discuss his firm's new book, Transformations. Published by Rizzoli and written by Guy Trebay, the book highlights 15 distinct projects spanning from subtle restorations to radical rebuilds across the United States. Scott shares his deep passion for traditional architecture, which was cemented during his time studying Thomas Jefferson's historic designs at the University of Virginia. He explains how to preserve the historical integrity of an old home while ensuring it functions seamlessly for modern, multi-generational living. The Mark of Great Architecture: A successful historical renovation should look completely effortless and timeless, leaving no heavy-handed imprint of the current architect. The goal is to make it look as though the modern updates have always been there. Keep Buildings Alive: Historic buildings should not be "mothballed" or turned into untouched museums; they survive best when they remain active, useful, and adapted for contemporary life. Designing for Reality: Before renovating, homeowners must separate their aspirational lifestyle from their actual daily routine. Do not dedicate vast resources to massive entertaining spaces or chef-level kitchens if you only host twice a year and primarily order takeout. Scale and Intimacy: When dealing with large rooms, create small, intimate seating arrangements—like a pair of chairs by a fireplace or a cozy bay window—so the space feels comfortable for intimate conversations, not just a crowd of twenty-four. Finding a True Builder: Seek out a "builder" who understands the art and craft of construction, rather than just a "contractor" who pushes paperwork. Ask to tour projects they completed five to ten years ago to see how their hidden weatherproofing, finishes, and exterior technologies have actually held up against the elements. Elevating Historic Details: To achieve a historic look without an unlimited budget, focus on substantial millwork. Skip standard big-box trims and visit a local lumber yard for thicker, more shapely door casings, bases, and cornices inspired by historic pattern books. Additionally, major window manufacturers often have specific historical lines featuring traditional putty-stop profiles that add immediate gravitas. Also Mentioned: Transformations by Ferguson & Shamamian Architects. Follow on Instagram: @fergusonshamamian. Historic architecture resources: The White Pine Series, pattern books by Asher Benjamin, and the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) via the Library of Congress. Please send in your decorating dilemmas to podcast@ballarddesigns.net so we can help you with your space! Don't forget to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For four decades, Lee Woodman has served the art world and literary arts community as a museum pioneer, educator, business woman, and writer. She worked for 20 years in leadership roles at the Smithsonian, was Vice-President of Media and Editorial at K12, Inc, now Strive, traded on the NY Stock Exchange. She was Executive Producer at Lee Woodman Media, Inc., with clients including The Library of Congress, The World Bank, Public Radio International, NPR, and the Fulbright Program. An overseas childhood in France and India sparked Lee Woodman's love for language, art, theater, and dance. Lee Woodman is the author of the “Scapes” poetry series (Homescapes, Mindscapes, Lifescapes, Artscapes, and Soulscapes) and winner of the Independent Press Gold Award 2025, the Nautilus Gold Award for Poetry 2025, and the Independent Press Award for Distinguished Favorite in Poetry 2024. She is also winner of the 2020 William Meredith Prize for Poetry, the 2021 Atlantic Review International Poetry Competition Merit Award, and First Prize in Poetry and Prose Contest for Carve Magazine 2022. Her essays and poems have been published in Poet Lore, Tiferet Journal, Zócalo Public Square, Grey Sparrow Press, The Ekphrastic Review, vox poetica, The New Guard Review, The Concord Monitor, The Hill Rag, Naugatuck River Review, Tulip Tree Publishing, and The Broadkill Review. A Pushcart nominee, she received an Individual Poetry Fellowship from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities FY 2019 and FY 2020, and a Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowship in 2022. Woodman has been a featured guest on numerous radio shows and podcasts, including Grace Cavalieri's “Poet and the Poem” at the Library of Congress, “The Packaged Tourist Show” at The National Archives with Andrew Dibiase, “The Authors Show” with Don McCauley, and “Gab Talks” with Gabby Olczak. Her radio and TV awards and honors as a writer/producer include: five CINEs, two NY International Film Blue Ribbons, three Gracies from American Women in Radio and Television, Columbus Chris Award, CINDY Award, USA Today Hotpick Website, and Yahoo Outstanding Website. She earned her M.A. in Art Education from Hartford Art School, University of Hartford and her B.A. in Art Studio and History from Colby College. She resides in Rhinebeck, New York and has roots in New Hampshire. For more information, please consult: https://www.poetleewoodman.com
Iowa's fight over water quality is no longer academic. Monte Bottens sits down with Chris Jones—a research scientist, author, water-quality expert, and candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture—to examine how nitrate pollution, agricultural policy, public health, and rural decline are shaping the future of farming. Chris has spent more than 40 years advocating for clean water and sustainable agricultural practices. He managed the water-quality testing laboratory at Des Moines Water Works for eight years, helping oversee operations at one of the world's largest nitrate-removal facilities. He later worked as an environmental scientist at the Iowa Soybean Association, where he helped establish some of the state's first independent water-quality monitoring systems. At the University of Iowa, Chris worked as a research engineer and helped develop Iowa's first real-time public water-quality sensor network, giving the public unprecedented access to information about the condition of the state's rivers and streams. He is also the author of The Swine Republic: Struggles With the Truth About Agriculture and Water Quality, selected by the Library of Congress to represent Iowa at the 2024 National Book Festival. In 2024, he helped found Driftless Water Defenders, a grassroots organization protecting the waters of northeast Iowa's Driftless Area. During their conversation, Monte and Chris explore the forces behind polluted rivers and stressed water systems—from tile drainage across the Des Moines Lobe to the timing and rate of nitrogen and manure applications. Chris explains how fall fertilizer applications, concentrated livestock production, CAFO placement, and wet soils influence what appears in rivers months later. He also discusses why cover crops may provide their greatest water-quality benefits during the spring. Chris Jones Online: https://www.facebook.com/chrisjones4ia https://www.instagram.com/chrisjones4ia https://www.youtube.com/@chrisjones4IA Timestamps: 02:15 - Chris Jones explains his run for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture 09:17 - How the Des Moines water system faces nitrate pressure 13:07 - How tile drainage carries nitrate from fields to streams 16:20 - Why nitrate loss is driven by weather, soils, and mineralization 23:53 - Rate, timing, and distribution as the real nutrient challenge 28:04 - What cover crops can and cannot do for nitrate reduction 31:13 - Spring versus fall manure timing and nitrate loss reduction 34:28 - Why fall anhydrous often means more total nitrogen applied 39:16 - Why diversification, not just regulation, may be the long-term fix 43:30 - Meat processors, livestock diversity, and rebuilding local economies 44:56 - Oats, food hubs, and creating a third crop for Iowa 49:27 - Soil health as the underlying system behind better water quality 53:03 - Why the burden should not fall only on farmers 54:35 - Getting 50% of Iowa school food from Iowa farms 59:09 - Food hubs, small-acre farming, and opportunities for young growers 61:12 - Dignity, consolidation, and what agriculture has taken away 63:12 - Five policy changes Jones says Iowa should pursue 73:32 - Help for beginning farmers and access to land
Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Daniel Dollar, Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources, Yale University. Daniel started out by studying politics in the early 90's, going to Washington, D.C., bouncing around between jobs on Capitol Hill, and working for a senator from N.C. until a former staff director and a senior advisor to the Senate Rules Committee advised him to apply to the Library of Congress for a job in Congressional Research Service. Daniel says he was doing research and finding things in the collections of the Library of Congress for congressional offices where he learned more about how libraries operated, and that eventually led him to earn his master's in library science at the University of Maryland. Daniel talks with Michael about his career progression after library school and how he came to Yale. Daniel has become known for the phrase "Collections of service." He says libraries are research and learning organizations, and cultural heritage organizations, and that can be abstracted down to transformation and tradition. And so, the libraries, by their nature, are designed to help transform, to work with faculty, students, members of the public, to achieve their educational and learning needs and goals, to acquire the skills and get access to the information that's going to be able to meet their needs. Thus, what libraries acquire needs to change to support this as research advances and as research in medicine and in law, as well as research across the academy, becomes increasingly multidisciplinary. The video of this interview can be found here: https://youtu.be/VY6BCjWIo98 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-dollar-984566b/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mupshall/ Twitter: Keywords:#Yale #CollectionsOfService #TransformationAndTradition #LibraryScience #InformationScience #Research #ResearchSupport #HigherEd #InformationProfessionals #AcademicLibraries #AcademicInnovation #FutureOfLibraries #career #scholcomm #ScholarlyCommunication #libraries #librarianship #LibraryNeeds #LibraryLove #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #publishing #PublishingIssues #LibrariesAndPublishers #podcasts
That's what I thought we were talking about: the Margarita collapsing under the weight of its popularity, so to speak. But food writer Alisha Miranda thought we were exploring the question, Can we get past the Margarita? And that question itself suggests that, at least for Alisha, the Margarita has become a victim of its own success. And David Suro's La Jefa Milpa Bar in Philadelphia doesn't serve a Margarita, which suggests Alisha isn't alone. So … what's going on with the Margarita?Agave Road Trip is a critically acclaimed, award-winning podcast that helps gringx bartenders better understand agave, agave spirits, and rural Mexico. This episode is hosted by Lou Bank with special guest food writer Alisha Miranda!Episode NotesCheck out Alisha's article “Beyond the Margarita: Rethinking Tequila & Agave Spirits,” August 31, 2026.This week's cover features art by Jose Guadalupe Posada, taken from the “El corrido de la muerte” broadside published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. You can access that file via the Library of Congress!Shout outs this episode to David Suro's La Jefa Milpa Bar, vodka/sodas, Morgan Weber's Marfa Spirits Co., Frankie Ramirez's Amà, Nacho Jimenez's Superbueno, Ricky Ramirez (and Jason Parr)'s Mothership, Squirt, Jon Langley's Sobre Masa, and Palomas!Ad LinksFor a copita full of hospitable Mezcal, check out Mezcal Palomo! Carlos Mendez Blas makes delicious spirits, some of which were distilled with cacao, coffee, and mole!Chicotona Mezcal honors tradition while always looking for something better. Try a taste of family, culture, and tradition! Head out on an Agave Road Trip with Finca 18! Greg Rutkowski will take you on his Agave Road Trip Route #2 - Raicilla de la Costa! Price includes a bottle of Paulo Rodriguez's fabled, limited Tumbado batch!Order beautiful spirits to be delivered to anywhere in Mexico — beautiful or otherwise — through Agave Spirits Presents!
Welcome, friends!Why do we LOVE female rage when it's on a screen, hanging in a museum, or packaged into the perfect TikTok edit, yet become deeply uncomfortable when real women get angry?In this episode, we explore the aesthetics of female rage, from the pressure to remain beautiful and agreeable to the racial stereotypes and double standards that shape how women's anger is perceived. We look at what happens when women swallow their anger, what happens when they finally explode, and why female fury can become so compelling when it's transformed into art, literature and pop culture. And what if rage isn't always an explosion? Sometimes, it simply says: ENOUGH.Are. You. Ready?****************Sources & Further Reading:Brescoll, Victoria L., and Eric Luis Uhlmann. "Can an Angry Woman Get Ahead? Status Conferral, Gender, and Expression of Emotion in the Workplace." Psychological Science, Vol. 19, No. 3, 2008, pp. 268-275.Cahill, Cathleen D. "Gertrude Simmons Bonnin (Zitkala-Ša): Advocate for the 'Indian Vote.'" National Park Service.Davidson, Helen. "'Repugnant, Racist': News Corp Cartoon on Serena Williams Condemned." The Guardian, September 11, 2018.Epstein, Rebecca, Jamilia J. Blake, and Thalia González. Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls' Childhood. Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality, 2017.Ferris State University, Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery. "The Sapphire Caricature."Folger Shakespeare Library. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.Folger Shakespeare Library. William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew.Hajela, Deepti. "Serena Williams' Treatment at U.S. Open Resonates Among Black Women." PBS NewsHour / Associated Press, September 11, 2018.Hess, Ursula, Reginald B. Adams Jr., Karl Grammer, and Robert E. Kleck. "Face Gender and Emotion Expression: Are Angry Women More Like Men?" Journal of Vision, Vol. 9, No. 12, 2009.Jack, Dana Crowley, and Diana Dill. "The Silencing the Self Scale: Schemas of Intimacy Associated With Depression in Women." Psychology of Women Quarterly, Vol. 16, No. 1, 1992, pp. 97-106.Library of Congress. "Ida B. Wells-Barnett Holds Her Ground." Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote.National Museum of African American History and Culture. "Popular and Pervasive Stereotypes of African Americans."National Park Service. "A Noble Endeavor: Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Suffrage."National Women's History Museum. "Elizabeth Packard."O'Leary, Ann. "Stress, Emotion, and Human Immune Function." Psychological Bulletin, Vol. 108, No. 3, 1990, pp. 363-382.Renna, Megan E., et al. "A Systematic Review of Associations Between Emotion Regulation Characteristics and Inflammation." Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023.BBC Sport. "US Open 2018: Serena Williams Accuses Umpire of Sexism After Outbursts in Final." September 9, 2018.BBC Sport. "US Open 2018: Serena Williams' Claims of Sexism Backed by WTA." September 10, 2018.Uffizi Galleries / Google Arts & Culture. "Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith in the Uffizi."Zumwalt, Dominique. "Suppressed Rage and Autoimmune Disorders in Women." SonderMind, April 18, 2025, updated April 10, 2026.****************Leave Us a 5* Rating, it helps the show!Apple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282Spotify Podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA****************Follow Us on TikTok & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!YouTube:@beautyunlockedspodcasthourTikTok:tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod****************Intro/Outro Music:“Fame Inc” by Savvier — https://icons8.com/music
Last week, we talked about Song Sung Blue, Neil Diamond, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This week, we've got another color, musical icon, and Midwestern city in mind: purple, Prince, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Yes, the Purple One himself makes his feature film debut in this 1984 Albert Magnoli-directed rock opera. By 1984, Prince had already established himself as one of pop music's most exciting and unpredictable stars, but this film, loosely based on his own life, transformed him into a cultural phenomenon. And then there's the Oscar-winning soundtrack, including "When Doves Cry," "Let's Go Crazy," and, of course, that title track. The combined successes made Prince only the third artist at the time, after The Beatles and Elvis Presley, to have a Number One album, film, and song in the same calendar year. In 2019, the Library of Congress selected the film for preservation as a work of cultural, historical, or aesthetic significance. The music made the movie legendary, while Prince's charisma, fashion, and performances cemented his place in pop-culture history. While the Artist Forever Known as Prince sadly passed in 2016, this film and his legacy will reign forever… in that Purple Rain. For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com You can write to Rum Daddy directly: rumdaddylegends@gmail.com You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com Show Music:Danger Storm by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Three airmen were ordered to guard the Triangle at Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi in 1980. What they saw, shook them enough to make a pact. For decades they stayed silent, fearing ridicule and damage to their careers. Until now. This is the true testimony from Kris Maddalena's The 13th Squadron.For the first time, Kris tells what happened inside the supposedly empty dormitories: the wardrobe painted black inside and carved with an inverted pentagram, the 1 AM scream that returned like clockwork, chanting from inside the walls, the mysterious fire breakout at a heavy metal concert on base, and the pale figure with a butcher knife that stood beside his bed. Locals have long whispered about everything from Satanic activity to UAP sightings along the Gulf Coast (the The Pascagoula alien abduction happened nearby, and the experiencers were examing on this very base). Yet what happened in the Triangle to these three Airmen is a frightening yet untold mystery. A huge thank-you to Kris Maddalena for trusting us with his story, sharing his memories (including having President Donald Trump as his landlord at Trump Towers, New York) and photographs, and also for being so generous with his time while we put this episode together. If you'd like to read the full story of Kris's experiences at Keesler, do check out his book, The 13th Squadron: Unexplained Activity Inside the Keesler Air Force Base Triangle.Find Kris's book here:Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1GGFD1JAmazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H1GGFD1JIN THIS EPISODE:00:00 The Triangle - Keesler's Most Unsettling Corner01:05 Why He Stayed Silent for Decades06:24 The Black Wardrobe & The Inverted Pentagram09:00 Night Guard Duty & The Throat-Slitting Warning17:57 The Floating Steel Chair20:40 The Red Light in the Empty Wing23:46 The Scream That Shattered the Silence25:45 Chanting From Inside the Wall31:31 The Man With Milky White Eyes and a Butcher Knife36:05 The Fire That Should Have Killed Them40:13 A Family Secret: "There Are Such Things"Have a genuine experience to share? Submit it here: https://bit.ly/ITF-YourStoryFind me: https://www.peterlaws.co.uk Social media: @revpeterlaws#trueghoststory #paranormalinvestigation #militaryghoststories #keeslerairforcebase #truescarystoryCREDITS:Editor Gerard Giorgi-CollArtwork Steph LayImage CreditsKris Maddalena's graduation portrait: Kris Maddalena; used with permissionCover of The 13th Squadron: Unexplained Activity Inside the Keesler Air Force Base Triangle by Kris L. Maddalena, 2026: via AmazonPhotograph of Trump Village, Brooklyn, 2016: Hassan Tahir, via Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SAPhotograph of Fred and Donald Trump at Wollman Rink, Central Park, c. 1986: Bernard Gotfryd, via Wikimedia Commons; Public DomainPhotograph of Keesler Air Force Base in the early 1980s, showing “The Triangle” highlighted: Kris Maddalena; used with permissionPhotograph of Kris Maddalena operating radar equipment: Kris Maddalena; used with permissionDigital recreation of Shaare Zion Temple, Brooklyn, 1964: based on Samuel H. Gottscho photograph, Library of Congress; no known restrictions on publicationPhotograph of painted vessel from Jemdet Nasr, c. 3200–2900 BC, Ashmolean Museum: Zunkir, via Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SAPhotograph of the north transept rose window of Amiens Cathedral, France: Vassil, via Wikimedia Commons; Public DomainIllustration of an inverted pentagram with a goat's head, from La Clef de la Magie Noire (1897): Stanislas de Guaita, via Wikimedia Commons; Public DomainPhotograph of an American cockroach (Periplaneta americana): Gary Alpert, via Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SAPhotograph of the entrance to Biloxi National Cemetery: Eric Pendergrass, via Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SACover of MUFON UFO Journal, No. 279, July 1991: MUFON Project Aquarius archiveArticle on UFO sightings in Mississippi, October 1973: The Clarion-Ledger, via Newspapers.com
Under några årtionden på 1500-talet störtade relativt små grupper av spanska conquistadorer två välorganiserade riken med miljontals invånare i dagens Mexiko och Peru. Men spanjorerna var långt ifrån ensamma. Tusentals, ibland tiotusentals, krigare från olika ursprungsfolk deltog på deras sida.Spanjorerna hade militära fördelar i form av bland annat stålvapen, hästar och eldvapen. Minst lika viktiga var de politiska konflikterna inom och mellan de amerikanska samhällena. Hernán Cortés kunde utnyttja motsättningarna mellan det aztekiska riket och bland annat Tlaxcala, medan Francisco Pizarro anlände till Anderna just när Inkariket hade slitits sönder av ett blodigt tronföljdskrig.Till detta kom epidemier av bland annat smittkoppor, mot vilka ursprungsbefolkningarna saknade tidigare immunologisk erfarenhet. Befolkningsförlusten varierade kraftigt mellan olika områden, men en omfattande forskningsöversikt har uppskattat att Amerikas ursprungsbefolkning minskade med omkring 90 procent under århundradet efter 1492. Sjukdomar var en huvudorsak, men krig, tvångsarbete, svält och samhällelig söndring förstärkte katastrofen.I reprisen av avsnitt 119 av podden Historia Nu samtalar programledaren Urban Lindstedt med Inger Enkvist, professor emerita i spanska vid Lunds universitet. Hon har tillsammans med historikern Vicente Ribes-Iborra skrivit boken Erövringen av Amerika: Spanien och Nya världen 1492–1600, utgiven av Natur & Kultur. Förlagets egen katalog och webbplats anger undertiteln 1492–1600.När Christofer Columbus nådde Karibien hösten 1492 skedde det med stöd av de katolska monarkerna Isabella I av Kastilien och Ferdinand II av Aragonien. Resan blev inledningen till en europeisk expansion präglad av jakt på rikedomar, handelsvägar och territorier. Spanjorerna mötte samhällen med mycket olika politisk och ekonomisk organisation – från mindre lokala samhällen till stora städer och centraliserade imperier.Det är fortfarande fascinerande hur så små spanska styrkor kunde få en så avgörande betydelse. När Cortés seglade till Mexiko 1519 hade han omkring 500 soldater samt sjömän, hästar och artilleri. Men föreställningen att några hundra spanjorer på egen hand besegrade aztekerna är missvisande. Cortés knöt till sig bland annat totonaker och tlaxcalteker, och de inhemska allierade kom att utgöra huvuddelen av den styrka som belägrade Tenochtitlán.Francisco Pizarros framgång i Peru var lika dramatisk. Vid Cajamarca den 16 november 1532 hade han omkring 168 spanjorer när han genom en planerad överrumpling tillfångatog inkahärskaren Atahualpa. Denne åtföljdes av flera tusen personer och hade en betydligt större armé i närheten. Händelsen var därför inte ett vanligt fältslag där 62 spanjorer besegrade 20 000 inkasoldater, utan en överraskningsattack som slog ut rikets härskare i ett mycket känsligt politiskt läge.Människooffer förekom i det aztekiska samhället och hade en betydande religiös och politisk funktion. Arkeologiska fynd har bekräftat att offren kunde vara omfattande. Däremot är de spektakulära uppgifterna i senare källor om tiotusentals offer under en enda ceremoni omstridda. Att beskriva aztekerna som enbart ”blodtörstiga” eller deras samhälle som ”dysfunktionellt” skymmer dessutom de politiska orsakerna till att andra folk valde att samarbeta med Cortés.Även i Inkariket förekom människooffer. Den statliga ritual som brukar kallas capacocha eller capac hucha kunde bland annat innebära att utvalda barn offrades i samband med viktiga politiska, religiösa eller naturliga händelser.Spanjorernas avrättning av Atahualpa 1533 innebar emellertid inte att inkafolkets motstånd upphörde. Manco Inca gjorde uppror 1536 och etablerade senare ett motståndsrike i Vilcabamba. Först 1572 intog spanjorerna den sista inkafästningen och avrättade härskaren Túpac Amaru.Bild: The Conquest of Tenochtitlán, okänd konstnär, andra hälften av 1600-talet. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're back after a break, and the August interim docket handed us two per curiam standing rulings. In Trump v. California, the Court stayed the injunction against the mail-ballot executive order because the states' injuries were too hypothetical, even as the Postal Service's final rule has already been enjoined and is already back at the Court. In National Park Service v. National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Court let the ballroom construction continue because a historic preservationist's aesthetic injury is "mere offense," which leaves us asking why a crocodile counts and the White House doesn't. We work through ripeness, the Purcell principle turned inside out, the standing realignment that may not have realigned after all, and why the Chief dissented. Along the way: the Justices' papers and who really owns them, a philosopher's note on conditionals, a mixed metaphor unmixed, and the difference between teaching from a script and teaching from a cocktail napkin.Highlights[00:00:21] Opening: a scheduled Friday recording is no longer unpredictable; Dan is teaching fed courts out of "Baude et al." (Hart & Wechsler), and Will insists he's only holding it in trust.[00:02:27] Jodi Kantor's NYT story on the justices' papers: Justice Scalia made no plan, Justice Ginsburg's Library of Congress conditions, and whether papers printed on government paper are personal property.[00:08:17] Will's tentative new institutionalist view: release everything after ten years so the justices have to talk to each other in person.[00:11:26] Feedback: Yale philosopher Daniel Greco on conditionals in formal logic vs. spoken English; a listener catches Will retelling the "thriving atrocities practice" story from Season 1.[00:15:27] Two per curiam standing rulings from the August interim docket, 6-3 and 5-4.[00:16:08] Trump v. California: Executive Order 14399's citizenship lists, prosecution priority, and Postal Service rule, plus a lowercase-r republican form of government and Luther v. Borden.[00:24:19] The stay: no standing, no ripeness, and whether ripeness is jurisdictional or equitable.[00:27:31] Walking Sections 2(a), 2(b), and 3: making a list is not an injury, "no well-founded fear" of prosecution, and Clapper.[00:32:26] The Post Office's final rule issued the weekend before the opinion, is already enjoined again, and is already back at the Court; cremated humans, replica explosives, and enough green ink.[00:36:29] Predictions: Will says at least five justices will keep the rule off the books before this election; Dan bets at least one majority justice says the president is fine; the major questions doctrine vs. Gregory v. Ashcroft.[00:39:09] Purcell inside out: when the body that isn't supposed to regulate elections meddles on the eve of one, courts stand back to let instability prevail.[00:45:11] The dissents: Justice Sotomayor's four don't-panic pages vs. Justice Jackson's 23, and her recurring Trump v. CASA-era argument that the Court should ask who is actually right.[00:49:45] "Another shoe drop in the Kafkaesque nightmare": Dan objects to the mixed metaphor, researches the origin of the other shoe, and proposes the shoe of Damocles.[00:53:42] Re and Paz-Priel's The Standing Realignment lands in the Supreme Court Review the same week an old-school 6-3 standing lineup comes back.[00:56:53] National Park Service v. National Trust: the demolished East Wing, 40 U.S.C. § 8106, Nixon's tennis nets, and a strong argument on the merits the Court never reaches.[01:00:12] Alison Hoagland's aesthetic injury: Lujan's crocodile, Mineral King, the White House as a national park, and the majority's "mere offense" line.[01:05:44] Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine and Judge Ho's aesthetic-babies theory; the ballroom is closer to a national park than to a baby; seeing X vs. not seeing Y.[01:08:21] Why the Chief dissented (the Smithsonian theory vs. the good-lawyer theory) and who wrote the per curiam ("Start with this" sounds like Justice Gorsuch).[01:13:52] Breaking mid-recording: National Republican Congressional Committee v. Brown, the FCC's lowest unit charge, Justice Jackson alone in dissent, deferred to next time.[01:15:33] Teaching notes: Will's one-page Word docs (now consolidated by Claude into something beyond a cocktail napkin) vs. Dan's scripts; sign-off.Relevant linksCasesTrump v. California — per curiam and dissentsExecutive Order 14399, Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections (91 Fed. Reg. 17125)National Park Service v. National Trust for Historic Preservation — per curiam and dissent40 U.S.C. § 8106National Republican Congressional Committee v. Brown — per curiam and dissentCommentary & articlesJodi Kantor's NYT story on the justices' papers (Sept. 1, 2026)Steve Vladeck, "The Justices' Papers" (One First, Sept. 7, 2026)Will Baude, "The Purcell Principle and the Post Office" (Divided Argument blog, Sept. 2, 2026)Will Baude, "Esthetic Standing in the White House Ballroom Case" (Divided Argument blog, Aug. 31, 2026)Richard M. Re & Yoav Paz-Priel, "The Standing Realignment" (Supreme Court Review)Steve Vladeck, "Four Lessons from the Ballroom Ruling" (One First, Sept. 3, 2026)Josh Blackman, "Strictly Ballroom: Justice Kavanaugh Defeats Chief Justice Roberts" (Volokh Conspiracy, Aug. 31, 2026)OtherDivided Argument S1E7, "Triple Bank Shot" (the first telling of the atrocities-practice story)Audio Arguendo (the courts-of-appeals argument podcast)
As we approach September 16, we prepare to celebrate Cinco de Mayo: Mexican Independence Day! And we do so in Agave Road Trip style with lawyer and professor Dr. Juan Pablo Salazar Andreou, author of Con o Sin Derecho, about the history of Cinco de Mayo in the legal context. Take off your shoes, grab a machete, and join us for the fun!Agave Road Trip is a critically acclaimed, award-winning podcast that helps gringx bartenders better understand agave, agave spirits, and rural Mexico. This episode is hosted by Lou Bank with special guest Linda Sullivan of seynasecreto and wisdom from Dr. Juan Pablo Salazar Andreou, with translations from Daniel Peñaloza of Chicotona Mezcal!Episode NotesCheck out Dr. Juan Pablo Salazar Andreou's book Con o Sin Derecho!This week's cover features art by Jose Guadalupe Posada, taken from the “El corrido de la muerte” broadside published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. You can access that file via the Library of Congress!Shout outs this episode to Katherine May Lewis, Siete Rayas Yolixpa, and Julia of Las Chingonas Imports!
What if the missing ingredient in your homeschool isn't a better curriculum, but a bigger toolkit for teaching?When kids resist a lesson, it's easy to reach for familiar parenting strategies: consequences, bargaining, reminders, and demands for cooperation. But learning asks something different of us. We need teaching tactics that spark curiosity, invite collaboration, leave room for contemplation, and celebrate real growth.We explore playful, practical ways to make math, history, writing, and other subjects more meaningful, while helping our kids develop genuine ownership of what they learn.Tune in and discover how to trade “Come on, you guys!” for richer learning experiences.Resources:Registration is open now for Middle School Writing: Nonfiction Projects and many other Brave Writer classes!Interested in helping the Library of Congress transcribe old documents? Sign up here!Start a free trial of CTCmath.com to try the math program that's sure to grab and keep your child's attentionFind Jim Weiss's Greek Myths CD along with our favorite readalouds and nonfiction in the Brave Writer Book ShopVisit Julie's Substack to find her special podcast for kids (and a lot more!) Purchase Julie's new book, Help! My Kid Hates WritingMelissa's books make great readalouds—and there are Darts for The Prairie Thief and The Nerviest Girl in the World. Find community at the Brave Learner Home Learn more about the Brave Writer Literature & Mechanics programsSubscribe to Julie's Substack newsletters, Brave Learning with Julie Bogart and Julie Off Topic, and Melissa's Catalog of EnthusiasmsSign up for our Text Message Pod Ring to get podcast updates and more!Send us podcast topic ideas by texting us: +1 (833) 947-3684Interested in advertising with us? Reach out to media@bravewriter.comConnect with Julie:Instagram: @juliebravewriterThreads: @juliebravewriterBluesky: @bravewriter.comFacebook: facebook.com/bravewriterConnect with Melissa:Website: melissawiley.comSubstack: melissawiley.substack.comInstagram: @melissawileybooksBluesky: @melissawiley.bsky.socialProduced by NOVA
PNL UPRN Seg#96 "Paranormal Minds" Guest Rob Shelsky Tue Sept 8th , 2026 at 5pm EST Guest Bio: In this PNL Podcast S4/E36 (UPRN Segment#96) “Paranormal Minds” Pre-recorded event of PNL (Paranormal NL) Podcast from Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), Canada: host Jen Noseworthy talks with PNL Podcast Alumni-Network member & Guest: Rob Shelsky (from North Carolina). Rob Shelsky was previously on PNL Podcast Season 3 and 4. Shelsky is an author & MUFON field investigator, has written over 80 Paranormal books, and was invited to speak at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Rob has a degree in science, has written a large number of magazine articles, and has been interviewed on numerous of shows. Follow Rob Shelsky on http://robshelsky.blogspot.com/ Shout out to UPRN Producer & Manager Michelle Desrochers. Michelle is also host of The Outer Realm Radio & Beyond the Outer Realm on UPRN www.linktr.ee/michelledesrochers_ PNL Podcast is sponsored by the BOG team. It's a “Boots On Ground” (BOG) Paranormal investigation team doing local historic investigations in Newfoundland. Follow PNL Podcast & the BOG team on their Linktree & Smash those SUBSCRIBE buttons. Gratitude. It all helps https://linktr.ee/paranormalnlpodcast United Public Radio & UFO Paranormal Radio www.uprntalkradio.com
In which John and Ken record an entry at Library of Congress before a live audience, and Ken pitches the next hit reboot starring John Cena. Certificate #24597
Celebrate Labor Day with Rita Cosby as she navigates the high-stakes political storms of the upcoming midterms and the deeply emotional lead-up to the 25th anniversary of September 11th. This episode dives headfirst into the furious controversy in New York City, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces severe backlash for attending the memorial ceremony after handing his official executive order signing pen to an attorney on his staff who once represented an al-Qaeda terrorist. Shifting from political outrage to profound history, independent journalist Joseph Fenity joins the show to discuss his 9/11 interviews now being preserved by the Library of Congress.
Independent journalist and documentarian Joseph Fenity shares the extraordinary story of his 9/11 interviews which are now being preserved by the Library of Congress..
Few films have captured the work, responsibility, and power of investigative journalism as vividly as 'All the President's Men.' Released in 1976 and directed by Alan Pakula, the film stars Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, as Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, whose painstaking investigation of the Watergate break-in helped uncover a political scandal that ultimately led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.Based on Woodward and Bernstein's book, the film received eight Academy Award nominations, it won four Oscars. Fifty years later, it remains a landmark portrait of journalism, of cultivating sources, verifying facts, confronting powerful institutions, and following a story wherever it leads. The Library of Congress added the film to the National Film Registry in 2010.Last weekend WAMC and the Crandell Theatre in Chatham teamed up for a special screening of all the president's men, followed by a conversation about the film and the current state of journalism and investigative reporting. It was a full house, and our panel brought together four people with very different perspectives on the press, politics, and public life.
Pete Hegseth's entire life has been leading to this moment. A war for the very soul of our nation. But can he save the institution responsible for his sense of self from the woke mind virus, or is it too late? — A production of BRINK Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow Email: propaganda@brink.com — CREDITS Written, Produced, and Hosted by Malcolm Critcher and Joshua Belhumeur Co-Producer: Reed Chandler __ Some dialogue and quotations have been condensed, paraphrased, or reconstructed based on contemporaneous accounts, interviews, and other source material. All archival clips from film and television used under fair use, for educational purposes only. 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A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Tonight on APEX Express, Host Miko Lee is going Beneath the Surface — with two incredible artists, Margaret Cho and Masaki Fujihata. Both artists have been working in their fields for decades. Margaret Cho — stand-up comedy, sitcom, filmmaking, writing. Masaki Fujihata — a pioneer in new media art.And here's what they have in common: they've both shifted with the times… but never lost their own voice. Their vision has stayed singular, even as the world around them changed. Listen in to APEX Express Check out: BeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration at the Oakland Museum from Friday, September 18, 2026—Sunday, December 27, 2026 Masaki Fujihata website Choligarchy at Berkeley Rep, September 15-19th, 2026 Margaret Cho website Interweaving: Indo-Persian Exchanges Interweaving: Indo-Persian Exchanges at Oakland Asian Cultural Center, September 11, 2026 7pm Artists featured: arjun-verma.com www.pezhham.com MazdakAlipour.com emanhashimi.com Show Transcripts [00:00:00] Opening: Apex Express Asian Pacific expression. Community and cultural coverage, music and calendar, new visions and voices, coming to you with an Asian Pacific Islander point of view. It's time to get on board the Apex Express. [00:00:34] Miko Lee: Tonight on Apex Express, I'm going beneath the surface with two incredible artists, Margaret Cho and Masaki Fujihata. I'm your host, Miko Lee. [00:00:57] These are two artists who've been working in their fields for decades. Margaret Cho, stand-up comedy, sitcom, filmmaking, writing, and Masaki Fujihata, a pioneer in new media art. And here's what they have in common. They've both shifted with the times, but they never lost their own voice. Their vision has stayed singular, even as the world around them have changed. So stick with me. First up, my conversation with Margaret Cho [00:01:29] Welcome Margaret Cho to Apex Express. [00:01:32] Margaret Cho: Thank you. [00:01:34] Miko Lee: I wanna start with my question I ask most of my guests, which is who are your people and what legacy do you carry with you? [00:01:41] Margaret Cho: I think my people are Asian American, my people are queer, my people are all ages, my people are progressive, my people have hope for the future. That's what I'm hoping. I think that's it, and that's who I am too. [00:01:56] Miko Lee: Thank you. You started stand-up so young in this very Bay Area, and I think you started at age 14. I'm wondering what's your earliest childhood memory of being a performer? [00:02:08] Margaret Cho: My earliest childhood memory of being a performer was I was actually a singer. I was a singer in a band of children, and I was probably maybe five years old. We were on a show on KTVU. I believe it was called Asia Now, and it was filming in the studio and I wouldn't stop waving at my mother, who was just off camera. And after the performance the band leaders asked me not to come back. Aw. I remember that because I could not stop waving at my mother and so I kept breaking that fourth wall. That was my first memories of performance. [00:02:47] Miko Lee: And what did that feel like to you? [00:02:50] Margaret Cho: I didn't really get the idea. I didn't really understand television exactly quite. I didn't understand why we were performing. I didn't understand why I couldn't say hi to my mother while I was performing. I didn't have a real comprehension of like even like rejection of what that meant or even performance or what that meant or television. So all these things that I come to learn about very well, rejection, performance, and television is my whole life. But back then I didn't understand the importance of all those things. [00:03:22] Miko Lee: But there must've been some kind of zhuzh for you that you said, “Ooh, I wanna keep doing this,” right? [00:03:28] Margaret Cho: Yeah, I think so. Much later though, you know, I did perform as a pianist. I was a classical pianist. I was also a ballet dancer. So those things required performance, which actually would make me really, really nervous, I think because in piano you're playing a classical piece. You're playing Beethoven, you're playing Mozart. So if you make a mistake, everybody's gonna know. Also with ballet you're choreographed and you're in as a troupe. If you're doing choreography with a bunch of other people- If you make a mistake, everybody's gonna know. But with comedy, mistakes are a little bit more of, something you can gloss over a bit. There's a little more control there, a little more room for chaos, which I absolutely need, I think, as a performer. [00:04:22] Miko Lee: Mm, this is interesting. You've already described some of the different types of performance that you do, and you've also done so many things in your life. But I'm wondering if there is a type of art form that still makes you nervous. [00:04:34] Margaret Cho: Music. I think playing an instrument in front of people, I think because when I was a child and would perform these recitals, I would be so nervous. There were a couple of times in recitals where I had to start over, you know? When you're, like, eight or nine years old and you make a mistake and have to start over, and this audience is, like, hundreds of people, it's, like, really mortifying. I still carry that. I play m- numerous instruments, and I really dread playing them in public. What helped me a little bit is busking, which I did quite a lot of over, over the years because when you're playing out on the street, there's a… I don't know. It's like people are not really paying attention to you, and therefore you're kind of in this divide of I'm in performance, but I'm also kind of not. So that helped. In general, I refrain nowadays from when I do music, I don't usually play my instrument along with the band. I usually just focus on singing. Even that is quite nerve-wracking. Singing and doing music still, even though I've been doing it really my whole life, there is something about it that, that quite, um… because when you're singing, you're actually also the instrument. So there's a bit of more required. That's why I always prefer comedy. Your quality of voice doesn't matter because the music you're making doesn't have to sound pleasing. [00:05:59] Miko Lee: And when you were busking, what instrument were you playing? [00:06:02] Margaret Cho: Guitar. Ah. So I would play guitar, sometimes a six-string banjo, sometime, I'd play all manner of sort of guitar-necked instruments, which can go from, guitar to mandolin to a cello that's, it has a guitar neck, so I can play- Ah that as well. So all those things, I cheat at everything 'cause I have a guitar neck. [00:06:21] Miko Lee: I love that. The improv just comes out of you in all different ways, I guess. [00:06:27] Margaret Cho: Yeah. [00:06:27] Miko Lee: So you have been a path maker, rule breaker in so many aspects of your life, from comedy obviously, and producing and starring in the first Asian American TV show, actor, fashion maven, author, rapper, podcast host, and out and proud queer role model. I'm wondering, what's a career dream that you aspire to? [00:06:46] Margaret Cho: Ooh, well, I wanna be an old lady crime show, like Murder She Wrote. I wanna just solve crimes. I love, like, a British crime show, like an old lady solving crime. Like a Prime Suspect, like a Helen Mirren. I love that kind of genre of television, and so I would love to mature in that 'cause, like, it's so interesting and also so rich and, I feel really drawn to it. So that's something that I haven't… I'm a participant in a lot of those types of shows. I'm on a show called Bull Trent, which is very much that, which is really cool. And then I've been on Law & Order, which is the ultimate, SVU is the ultimate sort of crime show. So I would love to engage in that genre more. [00:07:31] Miko Lee: Ooh, are you developing that on your own? [00:07:34] Margaret Cho: I'm not, but I am participating in lots of other people's versions of it. They're not out yet, so they will be coming, forthcoming. [00:07:44] Miko Lee: Coming soon, and then your own version starring you. Yes. The- Yeah … modern Murder She Wrote. I would love it. In what town would this be? In San Francisco or in- [00:07:53] Margaret Cho: Oh, San Francisco would be great. Yeah. San Francisco or, like, Marin. [00:07:56] Miko Lee: Oh, God. That would be really funny. [00:07:58] Margaret Cho: Sausalito. Sausalito would be so fun. You know, Napa Valley. You know, something, like, very, like, th- this community that looks very, like Saint Helena, like Calistoga, s- community that's very quaint and peaceful and, like, kind of like foodie oriented and, like, very, you, you know, you think very upscale, but actually there's a lot of dirty dealings going on underneath the surface. [00:08:20] Miko Lee: The wine country Murder She Wrote. [00:08:23] Margaret Cho: Yes, I love it. [00:08:24] Miko Lee: I would watch that. That's fun. So you also have expressed your art in so many ways. Your body is filled with so many tattoos. I think you have over 70. Which of your tattoos evokes the strongest emotion for you? [00:08:38] Margaret Cho: Well, right now I'm in this, like, trend only getting art from Korean artists, and these are guys. People from Korea who are tattooing now are really the best in the world. They are the state of the art. Like, their eye and their talent is just so innovative. There it's semi-illegal, so they do it under duress, you know, and they have to sort of do all these different things to do it. But their ability to just visualize things that are just, that seemed impossible, you know, these miracles on skin that they can do. The art now I'm really resonating with. There's an artist now that works exclusively in Dancheong, which is a kind of the color scheme of Korean temple art. And so all of his tattooing reflects that. And so I'm working on a very, very large piece on my leg that is, all Dancheong, which you know, for me, like having had lots of different kinds of tattoo, like I had sort of Japanese traditional and a lot of American traditional, and a lot of just kind of different kinds of art. Now to just really delve into the art of my ancestors is quite powerful, and by being done by very young, very skilled tattoo artists from Korea. You know, so I get to speak in Korean to them. We communicate in a language that is shared, that's ours, which is very different from the way that I've communicated with all of the other artists that I've had over my time as a tattooed person. So, um, yeah, tattooing for me, it's, it's all about Korea right now. [00:10:21] Miko Lee: And what inspired your first tattoo? [00:10:25] Margaret Cho: My first tattoo was done by Don Ed Hardy, who is a legendary Bay Area tattooer, also, an amazing guy and he was a friend of the employees of my father, who, my father owned Paperback Traffic, which is his gay bookstore just going in the 1970s. And so a lot of people were getting tattooed by Don Ed Hardy. They were getting full body suits in the '70s and '80s, and the, the, um, images, like, so on our refrigerator as a… When I was a child, my father would put up, um, the full body tattoos of these guys that worked for him. So that's what I would see every day. Instead of, like, our graded papers or, like, stuff that you usually have on a refrigerator, it was photographs of completely tattooed people. Um, and that really stayed with me. And so when I was ready to be tattooed, and this is, like, 2002, um, my father's employees and all of our, like, old friends took me down to see Don Ed Hardy, who was doing these body suits, and, he gave me my very, very first very large Japanese-inspired piece on my stomach and back. And that kind of started it off. I got the most painful, most difficult place in your body tattooed first, which is, like, basically your stomach, and your sternum, your chest. All those areas are really, like, those are the worst, and I got that over with. And so I realized, oh, I could actually keep on doing this. And I always knew that I would be heavily tattooed because of that. [00:11:59] Miko Lee: So your first one you chose really big, not just like a small something. You got a really big one. [00:12:03] Margaret Cho: Yeah. [00:12:04] Miko Lee: Wow. Yeah. Just jump in, girl. Just jump in. [00:12:07] Margaret Cho: Well, I just knew that was right, and I knew also this was probably, like, the only time that I would be able to get a very large piece from Don Ed Hardy, you know? Yeah. People know him, of course, from the clothing line- That's right … and the sort of Y2K influence. But he is so much more than that. His influence on tattooing is really significant. That was towards the end of his tattooing career. He didn't have many years where he kept doing it after, 'cause he explained to me that he absorbs the pain of people. Wow. And so he realized, like, that probably wasn't so good for him physically as he aged, I was really lucky to get what I got from him, which is a very, very large piece and a very important piece. [00:12:51] Miko Lee: Amazing. And as you're talking about your childhood and growing up in the bookstore, it just makes me reflect on how your childhood was so unique and so interesting. Mm-hmm. And I'm wondering if today you were to make a television show about your childhood, how very different… With, with more artistic freedom. It would be so fun. It would be so fascinating. There's so many more streaming options than just the three networks that we grew up with. Yeah. So, what would that be like for you to do a TV show on your childhood now? [00:13:23] Margaret Cho: I would love it. I mean, I would love to create that world, recreate that world, because, you know, we had the influence of, like, people who were doing a lot of very early body modification, meaning these full, full body tattoos, and, like, body piercing, which was such a different thing. I mean, in the 1970s we had the rise of Harvey Milk you know, and his assassination. [00:13:44] Miko Lee: Mm-hmm. [00:13:44] Margaret Cho: We also had the devastation of the People's Temple, which was all San Francisco people. [00:13:50] Miko Lee: Yep, yep. [00:13:51] Margaret Cho: It happened in Guyana, people don't realize this originated in San Francisco and came from there. All the people who died were San Franciscans, and Oakland, Bay Area people. This is our people. My parents actually rented the recently vacated People's Temple for my grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary. Wow. Like, crossing the police tape. To go in and have a Korean party, and then my mother's, “Lot of ghosts.” She saw all the ghosts. [00:14:19] Miko Lee: Yeah, I'm sure. [00:14:21] Margaret Cho: “Ghosts, ghosts, lot of ghosts. Well, ghosts don't really do anything. They just make food get cold very fast.” You know, like that kind of a thing. So it would be a great TV show, I think. [00:14:32] Miko Lee: Ugh, I would watch that too. We're talking about your new show, Choligarchy, which is gonna be at Berkeley Rep, and I read that you said it brings you back to your roots as a political comedian. Can you share more about this? [00:14:44] Margaret Cho: Well, I had the luxury of the Obama administration where I didn't feel like I had to fight so hard to be heard and seen as a queer Asian American woman, 'cause I worked on the Obama campaign, I worked on, getting people registered to vote in 2008 in Philadelphia. I worked on all these different things with Cal Penn in 2008 to assure a kind of future where we are gonna have something different, and then we did. And then so I got to spend about eight years where I could do dance, I could do music, I could kinda like drift into these other arenas of work that I hadn't been able to do because, before, had been, like, so much about fighting the Bush administration, so much about fighting what was going on. So now to be able to return to a thing that I'm very used to, like political commentary, where I'm really focused on using my voice to affect change and to create change, and it's really profound, you know? I love doing this show. It's got me thousands and thousands of death threats, which is also really terrifying and bizarre. I've always had a kind of very confrontational relationship with conservatives, but now it's escalated to the point of, like, oh, I actually do fear for my safety. But I think that it's worth it. The message is worth it, and I'm proud to do this show, and I'm very, very excited to bring it to very progressive Berkeley, which they're gonna hear it better than anyone. I do think Berkeley is even more progressive than San Francisco. So it's exciting. [00:16:27] Miko Lee: Well, San Francisco is filled with tech bros now, so it's a very- Yeah … different vibe than when we were- [00:16:32] Margaret Cho: That's right. [00:16:32] Miko Lee: growing up. I'm wondering, I heard you say about how different it was during the Bush regime, which is actually relatively tame in retrospect compared to the fascistic times we're living in now. I'm wondering how different, now that you're going back to the kind of political roots, how different is it from that Bush time in your approach to your comedy? [00:16:51] Margaret Cho: Well, Bush never descended into a cult. Bush never had the sort of magnetism as a person, to demand the cult-like sort of atmosphere that sort of exists now, where we have a leader who will gladly let all of his followers be on a decoy plane while he rushes away in a catering van. We think the decoy plane, that's really America. Like, the decoy– we are all, as a nation, on the decoy plane. He's happily content to let us all die to ensure his safety. It's like they're, and they're still gonna follow him after that. So that's a cult, you know? This is a different beast than we're dealing with just sort of patriotism or the idea of like xenophobia or the idea of wanting this kind of America that Bush wanted. Bush couldn't create that because he was not a cult leader, whereas now we have a bona fide cult and cult leader on a path to destruction. [00:17:57] Miko Lee: So given this time that we're living in and how complicated it is, I'm wondering, especially as you're going on tour with this show, what brings you comfort and makes you feel connected to home when you're on tour or when you're away? [00:18:10] Margaret Cho: Well, my dog is with me all the time, so that's really special. She'll be there at Berkeley. She's really, really amazing. I'm a big fan of social media. It's connecting with people on there, and people are encouraging me through there. There's a lot of points where I carry home with me. I'm also, at home on the road, because I've been traveling and performing for over 40 years, so it's a place that I feel a great deal of comfort in. [00:18:35] Miko Lee: Because you mentioned social media, I'm just wondering, isn't that where the death threats are coming from, though, is social media? Or are you getting them in— [00:18:42] Margaret Cho: Yes. But I'm also get, I get them on my phone. I get them, like they— [00:18:45] Miko Lee: Oh, you, they- Yeah … find your cellphone and contact you— [00:18:47] Margaret Cho: Yeah. [00:18:48] Miko Lee: directly? Wow. [00:18:49] Margaret Cho: Yeah, I get them, like, you know… I'm also concerned about, I've been doxxed, you know, they threatened to kill my dog, and I'm like, “She's white. She's one of you. Why would you kill her?” It's kind of funny. [00:19:01] Miko Lee: But you don't respond to any of these folks, right? [00:19:04] Margaret Cho: No, you can't, because you just don't know what… I always think about, like, Melissa Hortman. They killed her dog. I don't wanna be another example of, like, MAGA lunacy. When you speak out and you are a symbol of what they don't want. They don't want women, they don't want people of color talking. When you are that you're really in the line of fire. That's why traveling works for me, I get to be very, very stealth and hidden. Um, and that's kinda also why I travel so much, is to be stealth. Mm. I get so much encouragement from social media. I don't wanna cut myself off from it. But yeah, you have to be careful. [00:19:42] Miko Lee: So you feel like that balance outweighs it? [00:19:45] Margaret Cho: Yeah, for sure. [00:19:45] Miko Lee: And I'm wondering if you think there's something that's misunderstood about you? [00:19:49] Margaret Cho: When I'm talking and people don't like what I'm saying, they will say, “Oh, look at this has-been talking again.” And I'm like, “I'm not talking because I think I'm a celebrity. I'm talking because I am alive, and everybody who is alive has the right to speak.” I think this is really important. I don't talk because I feel like I have a responsibility to talk because I represent anything. No, I talk because we should all be talking. We should all have a voice. I don't have a sense of importance about myself or who I am or what I do. I think that everybody should be talking, and now we should all be talking because now we are all on that decoy plane, and he will leave us to die. So I'm going to say something about it. People have a myth about celebrity that somehow it involves our ego, and that's why we feel compelled to have a voice. But I think we should all have a voice no matter who we are. [00:20:41] Miko Lee: I've heard you call yourself the patron saint of outsiders. Can you talk about what that means to you? [00:20:47] Margaret Cho: I think for me it means to be able to have, my queerness front loaded, my Asianness front loaded, my gender front loaded, all these things that I want to be able to talk to those who feel like they don't feel represented by mainstream culture, by white supremacy. If you have felt rejected or even just not included by society at large, I wanna hear your voice. I wanna hear your opinion, and I wanna know you. [00:21:15] Miko Lee: And last question, why should folks go and see Oligarchy at Berkeley Rep? [00:21:20] Margaret Cho: Oh, it's Choligarchy. [00:21:20] Miko Lee: Choligarchy. [00:21:22] Margaret Cho: It's my nation. It's my dictatorship. In my dictatorship, we have universal healthcare. In my dictatorship, we have a universal living wage. If we actually made the billionaires pay their share, if we actually stopped supporting Israel and Argentina, other countries which I don't know why we give them so much money, but we do, if we stop doing that, we stop supporting the billionaires, if we stop giving corporations handouts, we could actually have a universal living wage where everybody in this nation would just be able to just live. We could just live because we are American. We could just live. And then your work could be what you really wanna do. That would be such an important change to the way that we exist as Americans. And we could do that if we actually stopped giving b- bailouts to corporations, actually made billionaires pay their share, and stopped giving money to countries that are not ours. That's what my platform is. That's what I run on, and that's what I plan to do. [00:22:35] Miko Lee: And folk can find out more by going to see the show at Berkeley Rep, and we'll put a link in our show notes. Thank you so much, Margaret Cho, for joining us on Apex Express. [00:22:45] Margaret Cho: Thank you. [00:22:46] Miko Lee: Next up, get a preview of an upcoming unique performance at Oakland Asian Culture Center. Listen to Sawaal Jawaab MUSIC [00:24:01] Miko Lee: That was Sawal Jawab with Arjun Verma, Eman Hashimi, and Pezhham Akhavass in Interweaving: Indo-Persian Exchanges, a one-night-only performance on Friday, September 11th at the Oakland Asian Culture Center. The concert's a rare opportunity for Bay Area audiences to experience the interplay of some of Asia's richest classical music traditions from India, Iran, and Afghanistan. Next up, we hear from two voices, multimedia artist Masaki Fujihata and Carin Adams, senior curator at the Oakland Museum. Masaki Fujihata is a world-renowned sound, installation, interactive, and new media artist. He's also a professor at Keio University. His work has been shown all around the world, and now it's coming to the Oakland Museum, opening September 18th and running through the end of December. The piece is called BeHere / 1942, A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration, and it's a new augmented reality work. So tune in to my interview with Masaki and Carin Welcome to Apex Express, multimedia artist Masaki Fujihata and Carin Adams, senior curator at Oakland Museum. [00:25:13] I'm so happy to have you both with me, and we're talking about the new exhibit BeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration, which opens at the Oakland Museum from Friday, September 18th to Sunday, December 27th. So thank you so much for joining me. I wanna start with a question I ask all of my guests. I'm gonna start first with you, Carin, and then I'll go to Masaki, and the question is, who are your people, and what legacy do you carry with you? [00:25:53] Carin Adams: Oh, wow. I think there are lots of different facets of my family and who I think of as my people. Um, I think in, in this work in particular, I'm really, um, thinking a lot about my grandparents, my, my mother's parents, and, um, my mom, who's turning 91 in, um, October, and, um, her and her siblings' experience, um, being incarcerated in Tule Lake. So- Mm … that, I think has, has a lot to do with wh- why I'm here, and thank you so much for having me. [00:26:36] Miko Lee: Mm-hmm. Thank you so much. And Masaki, what about you? Who are your people, and what legacy do you carry with you? [00:26:43] Masaki Fujihata: Yeah, in my case, my, career started with the computer graphics long time ago in the '80s, so I came in, uh, Bay Area and, uh, West Coast quite frequently to join a big, uh, conference and so on. But then in '90s, I was very many times to be invited to be in Europe, so-called media art, i- is so dominant. So my curiosity is about the visual arts plus computer technology. Then nearly 10 years ago, I started to play with augmented reality. I recognized AR is a very good technology to put the history in actual moment. So the title Be Here 1942 means, I try to call the people in the past in the present. After one of my friend, the professor at UCLA invite me to be in Los Angeles, then we started to focus onto the Japanese Americans' history. That was the first, a kind of coincidence, but it was, very interesting to me because, I was born in Tokyo and grew up here in Tokyo, so usually I didn't think about who is a Japanese. [00:28:10] Along with this production, I studied a lot, not only the racial problems, but also the identity, , not only the personal identity, but also identity of Japanese and also American. It's really difficult to understand what's is the identity in the America because so many different people are living together and of course there are several conflicts. This is very good study for me, through the new media technology and, through the meeting with the people. Some of them really had, severe experience inside the camp. I never had a chance to think about these opportunities. Then I really want to recreate what had happened in the 1942. That was my point of view for this project. [00:29:08] Miko Lee: I'm wondering when you were growing up in Japan, did you learn about the Japanese American incarceration? [00:29:15] Masaki Fujihata: Maybe, maybe, but a tiny. Most of the young students just thought, oh, this is the history, not mine [00:29:27] Miko Lee: And did you… Were there kibei that were there? Cause I know there were a lot of Japanese Americans that had been pushed out and repatriated to Japan. Did you grow up knowing any of those people? [00:29:39] Masaki Fujihata: Mm, not, not really. Not really. Um, how can I say? Mm, maybe this is the education, the Japanese education. They didn't talk much about the history. The first part is an ancient moment, is very, very, you know, impressive. But, at the end of the term, so the modern age usually passing very, very fast. [00:30:10] Miko Lee: Oh, interesting. [00:30:11] Masaki Fujihata: Yeah, so n- not only about, history between America and Japan, but also China and Japan. [00:30:18] Miko Lee: Mm-hmm. [00:30:19] Masaki Fujihata: We have very few knowledge in, on the context of, uh, history education. I mean— [00:30:24] Miko Lee: So sort of World War II- I mean- and forward? From World War II— [00:30:27] Masaki Fujihata: Yeah, yeah … [00:30:28] Miko Lee: You didn't really learn about it? [00:30:28] Masaki Fujihata: Yeah, modern age. Modern age. I believe this is very big problem in the education. [00:30:35] Miko Lee: That's so interesting. So the first that you really learned about the Japanese American incarceration was during, when you started this project at UCLA? Is that right? [00:30:44] Masaki Fujihata: Yeah, yeah. I know something about the history in the US, but when I started to do research, there are many details, and every people's history is very, very different. So the textbook of the history is just the surface- So that's why I wanted to show more the detail through a new media technology. [00:31:16] Miko Lee: I read a quote from you that said, “My aim was to peer deeply into photographs to derive from them more than was visible on the surface.” Can you talk a little bit more about what that means to you? [00:31:29] Masaki Fujihata: Yes, because, I started to think about to focus on the moment when they ride the bus. So then, of course, I did some research to read some oral history, but, most of them didn't tell about the moment because I think this was just one hour or two hours for waiting. I suppose they usually don't want to remember, and also they thought that this is not important day, then they forgot. [00:32:04] Miko Lee: What was it about the bus that you were curious about? [00:32:08] Masaki Fujihata: We planned to realize our project, to think about the beginning. What is the beginning? There, there are quite many novels and writings about the life in the camp because of, of course, this is so heavy. Four years in the camp is unbelievable. According to my research, some people said they thought the war will ends in three months. But in there they spend in the camp, over four years. So of course, this is a heavy story and also while in the inside the camp. There are some conflict between the first generation, second generation or American side or Japanese side. The beginning is, of course, the Pearl Harbor raid, but, the bus, suddenly one day the bus came into your town and you were asked to ride the bus, and before riding they didn't tell them where they are going. So so if it happened now, how can we behave? So this is my question. This is the beginning, and they didn't know what will happen in the future. And then in parallel, I did some research to see the photographs because, there are many documentary photographs were in the archive, in National Archive, and also Library Congress. I tried to, see the photography, but as I said, when see the picture, you know, the detail is telling a different story, against the comment. The comment is just they are lining up for riding a bus or something, or Japanese American families get together and waiting. Of course they have some name card. At last I found through one of small girl's eye, there is a reflection of the photographer. But, not only the photographer, there are two, three, or four more people standing with the cameraman. Then, of course I understand they are all Caucasians. They are not Japanese American people. So for the little lady, for the little girl, when she was surrounded by, white officer, perhaps military police, she has nothing to do. But on the surface of the photography, she's smiling. So this contrast is the beginning. So this is a problem about media, visual media. So then I really want to share this experience with the other audiences through the exhibition. That was my intention. [00:35:18] Miko Lee: And had you seen the photographs from Dorothea Lange and Russell Lee prior to working on this project? [00:35:25] Masaki Fujihata: Of course, I know these names because they are very famous,, documentary photographer, the magazine Life started to publish from the year 1933, it was hit, so popular. I was really surprised because they did the job to make a document for Japanese Americans, and there is over 4,000 pictures left in the archive. I saw all of these so many times, so I can tell each picture. I can tell what is the difference, between the Dorothea and Russell Lee. So each photographer has, different characteristics. But I really surprised because, Dorothea Lange's photography is very different from others. And— [00:36:18] Miko Lee: And the government didn't like them. They locked them away for years because they were too real. [00:36:25] Masaki Fujihata: Yeah, and because, Dorothea's photography is always associated with the object inside the photography. She tried to understand who is she, who, who is—- [00:36:38] Miko Lee: Mm-hmm … [00:36:39] Masaki Fujihata: and try to have a good relationship with the object. Most of the photographer, like a press cameraman, it's just go there, “Hey, smile,” and shot is their, you know, way of business. But Dorothea's way is very different, so sometimes, I can tell she is always calculating the distance from her to the object. I enjoyed very much to have a chance to see all of these details. Of course, another luckiness because all of these photograph were shot by the government, then all of these are now public domain. Even me from Tokyo, I can see so many photographs with high resolution. I think those are made after year 2000 because of the technology came in. Then now they are supplying 3,000 by 4,000 pixels. That's why I could enlarge and to see the reflection on the girl's eye. It's a coincidence, but also it's the evolution of computer technology from analog photography. So this is also interesting part to share with the audience. [00:38:01] Miko Lee: Thank you. Carin, I wonder if you could talk about what an audience will see when they come in to see the exhibit. [00:38:08] Carin Adams: The exhibition is going to happen inside and outside the gallery. So if people are visiting the museum coming up through our entrance on Oak Street, they will have an opportunity to enter the augmented reality application that Masaki has designed where they're, standing there grounded in, the architecture of the Oakland Museum. But they're also seeing people, dressed as if they were in 1942, waiting with their belongings and their family members. They'll be able to see the buses that lined up on Oak Street in '42. There was a civil control station that was across the street, and Dorothea Lange took some very famous photographs of people waiting with their belongings in front of their houses that, on the museum side of the street. Masaki has adapted the augmented reality that he first developed for Los Angeles for Oakland. So people on entrance onto our campus will have that experience, and then if they come into the gallery, then they'll really be entering into the gaze of these eyes. They'll be surrounded by very high resolution images that Masaki has blown up, to mural size. You're forced to encounter the people that were reflected in the eyes of the subjects that Lange photographed. [00:39:45] Miko Lee: Thank you, and I know that in the collection, you've had these Dorothea photos for a long time, right, in the Oakland Museum's— [00:39:53] Carin Adams: Yeah. The Oakland Museum is the holder of the Dorothea Lange archive, including some of her images of the incarceration. The Bancroft Library also has extensive holdings of her work and material , related to this history. And of course, Masaki did lots of research in the National Archive and Library of Congress. [00:40:16] Miko Lee: Masaki, I know this is the second version of the show since you have opened it first at JAMM and at UC, with UCLA. Yeah. What was it like for you to recreate it for the Oakland Museum? How has that experience been? [00:40:30] Masaki Fujihata: I'm very, very lucky to find OMCA. Mm-hmm. We started to think about the production in OMCA. I made a research through, of course Dorothy Lang's photography. Then there is a number of the street, 1117 Oak Street is the place where people apply their address and family name. The Civil Control Station is that address. I was very surprised because this is a street in front of the museum, and actually the other side of the street was the Civil Control Station where the bus came in. So this is exact place I really wanted to put my augmented reality models. So I was very shocked because I never think about the museum is a real place. [00:41:24] Miko Lee: So it's truly a place-based piece of art because that is the history coming alive in that very spot. [00:41:31] Masaki Fujihata: Yes. Yeah. So, all the projects start from the realization of augmented reality. [00:41:39] Miko Lee: Mm-hmm. [00:41:40] Masaki Fujihata: So augmented reality is a kind of tech term, but augmentation is adding some information rather than the first wa- surface or rather than the display. In this case, we are putting the happenings in the 1942 in present, and then try to make a contrast between now and the past. The exhibition inside the gallery is showing a kind of process of the research to make this augmented reality piece because for making the 3D model data, we invite many volunteers into a special studio. I have to direct them. I have to prepare some scenario for them. In some cases, you are the university students. Coincidentally, you met the professor, while waiting for the bus. This is a fiction I made. When I need to make a scenario, I really need a research what is possible, what is not possible. So then the photography help me a lot to make a small scenario. [00:43:01] Miko Lee: How many volunteers worked with you on this? [00:43:04] Masaki Fujihata: I think totally 64 volunteers. [00:43:08] Miko Lee: Wow. That is amazing. [00:43:10] Masaki Fujihata: Each one was asked to walking towards the point where the bus would come, and then the second part is waiting, and then the third part is just lining up for the bus. So there is three different scenario. Then each person appears three times. Then totally you will see nearly 200 people. [00:43:37] Miko Lee: Wow. And I understand that you use, in order to utilize the AR, you use cameras that kind of replicate those used during the incarceration, and I'm wondering what made you decide to choose that? [00:43:53] Masaki Fujihata: So I try to know the core idea of each technology, because the technology is usually used for capitalism. My manifest is liberate technology from capitalism. So technology has another dimension, not only for serving for the capitalism to make money for your life more rational, but the technology also can give you a chance, who are you? What is life? What is the world? So I really want to use the technology another dimension of the technology usually used by the companies, and capitalism. In this case, this project is really good because very nice photography was left in the archive. But imagine in the 1942, photography was a high technology. Very few technicians or rich people could have the camera. Now so popular everybody has a camera inside their mobile phone, but it was high tech. And now augmented reality is somehow popular technology, but no one didn't use the AR technology to think about what we are doing as an art. So I wanted to use augmented reality to, to think about what is our life [00:45:32] Miko Lee: Ooh, that is so interesting. I really appreciate that. And I'm wondering because you've seen audiences go through the first exhibit, I'm wondering if anything surprised you by audiences that have seen it and what, what you'd like people to walk away with after going to your installation. [00:45:51] Masaki Fujihata: I was really surprised because this was my first case the audience had a tear. So after they saw the augmented reality, some of the person said, “Masaki,” I suppose, she suppose that, “Perhaps my grandfather was here.” Could feel the same impression or imagine, she could imagine what had happened on her grandfather So it's a bit like a cinema, but there is no written story, so each person can explore the images through a tablet. But, uh, maybe five minutes later, uh, the user will feel inside the scene. So In another words, I can say you are going to feel you are inside a cinema studio. You will be captured by the camera. And also another, okay, another interesting aspect because, I could develop this project because the photographs were left made by Dorothy and other people, uh, professional documentary photographer made these photography. So photography was left. And then, um, while you are using iPad in the entrance plaza of, Oakland Museum, you will see many Japanese people wearing the costume and, waiting for the bus. But now you are the cameraman. You believe you are seeing what had happened through the display, but, imagine for them inside the image were looked by you. So this is the viewer you are going to see, but also from them, from the object, you are the cameraman. [00:48:04] Miko Lee: So you want people to feel both sides, both being the watcher but also in it— [00:48:09] Masaki Fujihata: Yeah. [00:48:10] Miko Lee: Immersed in the experience. [00:48:11] Masaki Fujihata: Yeah, hunter. [00:48:13] Miko Lee: Mm. [00:48:13] Masaki Fujihata: Image hunter, yeah. [00:48:15] Miko Lee: Image hunter, mm. I, I feel like you're saying utilizing technology as a tool for your emotions as opposed to a capitalistic gain. I'm wondering if you're working with AI at all, and your thoughts about it. Because you've really been on the forefront of so much multimedia since the '80s and I'm just wondering now people are just talking about AI and the impact of artists and I wonder what your thoughts are about that. [00:48:39] Masaki Fujihata: I, I think, uh, it's too early to, uh, work with AI as an artist because, uh, e- even the developer of, uh, AI didn't know what happened inside, so it's a black- totally black box. So that's interesting part of AI. Uh, maybe you know some, some story about this. Very recently, uh, the AI ju- just hack the connection, then they escape from the inside the laboratory to go outside the internet. So this could happen. Uh, that's why, because a human couldn't imagine. So the AI doing something different, and it's really a black box. Then, uh, that's interesting point. If I can be inside the development company as an artist, I can make something interesting hacking software, but it's a huge business, and, uh, I think this is not the moment for the artist. And also, as you know, all the data inside the AI is, uh, happenings in the past. [00:50:02] Miko Lee: Right. [00:50:04] Masaki Fujihata: And then, right, the present is important for the humans. What is the role of the artist? There is some, uh, sentence, artist is the person who is creating something new which has not exist before. so, uh, we are not AI, so w-we have to know who, what we should do in contrast to AI is the important moment [00:50:37] Miko Lee: Thank you so much. I wonder if you would want to just reflect briefly on how this, this piece that you're presenting at Oakland Museum is very resonant right now in America because of the current politics of incarceration of peoples and you know, we're at the same, at the exact same concentration camps where Japanese Americans were held. Immigrants are being detained and put there right now. I'm wondering how this piece speaks to the moment that we're living in in the United States right now. [00:51:13] Masaki Fujihata: Um, please do not make more mistakes that American government did before in 1942. So Our project can be a kind of reference what the American government did after the Pearl Harbor. [00:51:39] Carin Adams: Masaki, would you wanna talk a little bit about the new piece that you're making? [00:51:45] Masaki Fujihata: Oh, I see, I see. I think- That's a good idea. I, I totally forgot. Yeah. Thank you, Carin. Because I proposed to Carin and museum about to make a new piece. The idea is about, uh, the poster. The, that they… So the, in Okura case, maybe, uh, to l- late April in 1942, the poster paste on anywhere, everywhere inside the town, and talking about the, at the certain day, you cannot be stay here. You will be criminal. So, so this is the s- starting point. Then they need to come to the civil control station to sign up, and then one week later, the bus came in, then they need to go to the camp. Then the poster is now very famous, but, uh, usually, people didn't read it Then I, I asked to, collect volunteers to ask read this text on the poster, uh, several different locations inside the Oakland. So when you see the final result, the view of the people reading the text aloud is very peaceful, very bright, California sunshine and there is a lake behind and sometimes, you know, the buses came and stop and go there. So this is very peaceful, but the content is very strong- strongly contrast- co- contrasted. So it's a command from the government. I really wanted to, to make this contrast through this new production. So you, you will see three vertical monitors, and, 25 different group of people. I think there was nearly 45 people helped me to realize this [00:54:02] Miko Lee: What is it you hope to evoke by adding this new piece of the relocation poster? [00:54:08] Masaki Fujihata: I really wanted to involve some of the young generation and family and also, known Japanese American people. So all of these people, of course, have some fear against the, this moment, and then try to, uh, send messages. So they helped me to realize this. [00:54:39] Carin Adams: The video is really going to provide the soundtrack for the exhibition. There is no sound in any of the other film elements or in the AR other than what visitors bring in conversation into the space. But they'll be able to hear the local volunteers that Masaki assembled reading the exclusion order text and we're expecting that to be very profound- impactful. And yes, some of the people who volunteered for this new video element were incarcerated themselves, others are descendants, and then there are just people who are representing different immigrant experiences who wanted to participate. So it's a very local production, and it really cites us in the present moment with this really chilling text from the past. [00:55:33] Miko Lee: Thank you so much for joining me and chatting with me about the exhibit BeHere / 1942. I'm really excited to check it out, and I hope our audience gets a chance to go and see it all the way through the end of December at Oakland Museum. [00:55:48] Carin Adams: Thank you so much for having us. [00:55:50] Miko Lee: Please check out our website, kpfa.org/program/apexexpress to find out more about our show and our guests tonight. We thank all of you listeners out there. Keep resisting, keep organizing, keep creating, and sharing your visions with the world because your voices are important. Apex Express is produced by Ayame Keane-Lee, Anuj Vaidya, Cheryl Truong, Isabel Li, Jalena Keane-Lee, Miko Lee, Miata Tan, Preti Mangala-Shekar and Swati Rayasam. Tonight's show was produced by me Miko Lee, and edited by Ayame Keane-Lee. Have a great night. The post APEX Express – 9.3.26 – Beneath the Surface with Margaret Cho & Masaki Fujihata appeared first on KPFA.
PNL UPRN Seg#95 "Paranormal Prism" with Guest Lee Hatfield & Co-Host Guest Rob Shelsky Tue Sept 1st, 2026 at 5pm EST Guest Bio: In this PNL Podcast S4/E35 (UPRN Segment#95 “Paranormal Prism” Pre-recorded event of PNL (Paranormal NL) Podcast from Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), Canada: host Jen Noseworthy talks with Guest: Lee Hatfield (from Ottawa, Canada). PNL Podcast Alumni-Network member joins as Co-Host Guest: Rob Shelsky (from North Carolina) Guest Lee Hatfield is the Host of the Paranormal Prism, Drawing on more than 25 years of experience as a paramedic, firefighter, and Royal Air Force Veteran from the UK, Lee brings a disciplined, evidence-based approach to investigating claims of paranormal activity. Lee relocated to Canada in 2013 & teaches a four-week course on paranormal investigation equipment. . https://youtube.com/@theParanormalPrismPodcast-r9u?si=mmGCKi0DT9Z3Yyly Co-Host Guest: Rob Shelsky was previously on PNL Podcast Season 3 and 4. Shelsky is an author & MUFON field investigator, has written over 80 Paranormal books, and was invited to speak at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Follow Rob Shelsky on http://robshelsky.blogspot.com/ Shout out to UPRN Producer and Manager Michelle Desrochers. Michelle is also host of The Outer Realm Radio & Beyond the Outer Realm on UPRN www.linktr.ee/michelledesrochers_ PNL Podcast is sponsored by the BOG team. It's a “Boots On Ground” (BOG) Paranormal investigation team doing local historic investigations in Newfoundland. Follow PNL Podcast & the BOG team on their Linktree & Smash those SUBSCRIBE buttons. Gratitude. It all helps https://linktr.ee/paranormalnlpodcast United Public Radio & UFO Paranormal Radio www.uprntalkradio.com
In this episode, Page Count welcomes Suzanne Walker, Center for the Book Program Manager at the Library of Congress. The conversation with Ohio Center for the Book Coordinator, Don Boozer, highlights the National Book Festival, the signature event of the year for the affiliate Center for the Book network. Suzanne and Don talk about what goes into planning the National Book Festival, what attendees experience there, and the activities that the Centers for the Book take part in while in Washington, DC. They also discuss The Source, one of the newest "attractions" at the Library of Congress. Suzanne also recounts her history with libraries and the Centers for the Book, first in Indiana and now in Washington, DC. The official Center for the Book website (Library of Congress) Affiliate Centers for the Book (Library of Congress) The Source at the Library of Congress Library of Congress National Book Festival Videos from the 2026 National Book Festival and prior years as well The Center for the Book is a State of Mind with Guy Lamolinara (2024 Page Count episode with Suzanne Walker's predecessor at the Library of Congress Center for the Book) Escaping the Drawer with Sammy and Annisha (2022 Page Count episode featuring Suzanne Walker as Manager of the Indiana Center for the Book and "Sammy the Toucan")
Every August and September, the U.S. atomic bombing of Japan in 1945 seems to be a topic of discussion. This year, I decided to take that on and place it into the Just War framework, specifically jus in bello, or justice in the conduct of war. Just War Theory is a recurring topic in this podcast series. I believe that this framework is critical as a restraint on war and to establishing a just and lasting peace after war. (I still intend on addressing Pope Leo's statement that Just War Theory is outdated.) This episode builds on information my guests and I presented in previous episodes, and particularly Episodes 13-16, and Episode 17 which described Just War Theory in theory and practice. As a side note, the web service that hosts these podcasts informed me that the episodes of the Ancient Art of Modern Warfare now have 50,000 downloads. I know that many podcasters get this for a single episode. Since I don't do this for the clicks, but just to share my thoughts on war, I was somewhat impressed that so many people bothered to download my thoughts. Thank you. Music: Liszt, F., and the USMC Band, Les Preludes. Public Domain Copland, A. & United States Marine Band. (2000) Fanfare for the Common Man. unpublished, Washington, DC. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, (Fair use for educational purposes.)
Braga, King, and Ski talk The Big Lebowski. It became a cult classic despite being viewed as a disappointment on the heels of Fargo. It introduced us to The Dude and is so culturally significant that it's in the Library of Congress. We've all seen it a billion times, but does it hold up? Is it any good? Listen!
Don't wait until "someday" to capture your parents' memories and stories. There's a free app that lets you record it. Even preserves them at the Library of Congress. Plus, Sarah lost her voice to ALS 25 years ago. AI rebuilt it. How? 8 seconds of old home video audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."This Ends at Prom is six years old, and The Wives Colangelo are celebrating with the last John Hughes teen movie they've yet to cover, FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF. A teen movie so beloved it's in the Library of Congress, let's dissect why this movie has the staying power that it does, whether or not Ferris is "actually a villain," and what it means to escape the confines of Suburbia for the perfect day off 40 years later.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTAmerica's ToothFairy: https://www.americastoothfairy.org/--------Article MentionedBright Wall/Dark Room: https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2023/11/30/ferris-bueller-a-fruitful-life/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era Podcast is back! After our summer hiatus, we're kicking off a new season and returning to our regular every-other-week release schedule. Thanks for your patience over the break — we've got a great slate of guests lined up, starting with this one.Long before Hollywood, there was a hand-painted glass slide, a smoky projection lamp, and a darkened lodge hall. For the better part of a century, the magic lantern — not the movie camera — was America's dominant screen medium, and no one worked it harder or better than Joseph Boggs Beale, a Philadelphia commercial artist who produced over 2,600 lantern slide images between 1881 and 1917.This week we're joined by Terry Borton, magic lantern historian, collector, and for twenty-five years the touring performer behind The American Magic Lantern Theater, whose new book Magic Lantern Art: The American Screen's First Great Narrative Artist, Joseph Boggs Beale (John Libbey Publishing) makes the case that Beale worked out the visual grammar of cinematic storytelling a generation before film existed. We talk about Beale's career, the business that mass-produced his images, and the surprisingly wide range of Americans — women lecturers, Black entrepreneurs, Native performers, temperance reformers, and Jacob Riis himself — who picked up the lantern to tell their own stories on their own terms.Links & Further ViewingTerry shared a few things he thought listeners would enjoy alongside the episode:A recreated Jacob Riis lantern lecture. Some years ago, Terry created a condensed recreation of one of Riis's own traveling lantern lectures for the exhibition Jacob A. Riis: Revealing New York's Other Half at the Museum of the City of New York and the Library of Congress. The exhibition — and this recreation — will be reprised this fall/winter at the New Museum in New York City. Watch hereDr. Toer's Amazing Magic Lantern Show. A scholarly recreation of a traveling lantern show performed for audiences of recently freed African Americans in the Reconstruction-era South, built around the real touring program of J. W. Toer, a Baptist minister and former slave. Produced as part of the Who Built America? documentary series by the American Social History Project at CUNY. Watch hereThe Museum of American Magic Lantern Shows. Terry's own virtual museum, tracing how lantern shows shaped American culture from the 1850s through the 1930s — women performers, Black performers, religious and reform lantern shows, war coverage, and more. (A few pages are still being fixed, but most of the site is up and running.) Visit the museum.Boyd Cothran -- cothran@yorku.ca Cathleen Cahil -- czc335@psu.edu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PNL UPRN Seg#94 "Mystical Metaphysical" Guest Miya Starfire and CoHost Rob Shelsky Tue Aug 25th, 2026 at 5pm EST Guest Bios: PNL Podcast (Paranormal NL) located in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), Canada with Host Jen Noseworthy PNLS4/E34-UPRN Segment #94. “Mystical Metaphysical” special Pre-recorded event with a YouTube Live-Chat Watch-Party on UPRN. PNL Host Jen Noseworthy talks with Guest: Miya Starfire (from California). PNL Podcast Alumni Network Member joins as a Co-Host: MUFON investigator & author Rob Shelsky (from North Carolina). Guest Miya Starfire is an intuitive healer, empath, and channel with over 27 years of experience as a licensed massage therapist and energy practitioner. Her work bridges the physical and the unseen, guiding others through awakening, healing, and deeper self-discovery. As a Light Warrior, Starseed, and experiencer, Miya walks a multidimensional path—one shaped by profound spiritual insight, shadow integration, and connection to higher realms. Her journey reflects the truth that awakening is not a destination, but an ever-unfolding expansion of consciousness. Through her Podcast Echoes Beyond the Veil, Miya explores the mysteries of existence, offering guidance, healing, and perspective for those called to remember who they are. Miya believes that once the shadow is embraced, only love remains; and that this moment in time is a powerful opportunity for transformation. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClWILsrxr2Rni5BiIiR14tQ/streams Co-Host Guest: Rob Shelsky was previously on PNL Podcast Season 3 and 4. Check them all out. Shelsky is an author & MUFON field investigator, has written over 80 Paranormal books, and was invited to speak at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Rob has a degree in science, has written a large number of magazine articles, and has been interviewed on a number of shows such as George Noory's Coast-To-Coast AM Radio show. Shelsky was also the on-camera UFO expert for a Travel Channel TV show. Find his books on Amazon Kindle, Smashwords & more. Follow Rob Shelsky on http://robshelsky.blogspot.com/ Shout out to PNL Podcast Alumni Network Members from S3 & S4 Coley UFO with SNX Radio Big shout out to UPRN Producer, Manager Michelle Desrochers.Michelle is also host of The Outer Realm Radio & Beyond the Outer Realm on UPRN www.linktr.ee/michelledesrochers_ United Public Radio & UFO Paranormal Radio www.uprntalkradio.com
Frankie Val settles in for a rainy Thursday with cousin Sherry riding shotgun in the studio. The opening stretch dissects the endlessly re-aired Candace Owens versus Andrew Wilson debate, why Frankie lands somewhere near "Candace proximity" without joining a tribe, and how the whole spectacle folds back into the year long Charlie Kirk case and what he calls true crime psychosis. From there the show wanders in classic fashion. The Library of Congress buries a 250th anniversary time capsule holding synthetic DNA, a Coca Cola bottle, an iPhone, and the Phillies lineup, not to be opened until the year 2276. There's nostalgia bait too, teasing a future Great American Sleepover episode about the pre Internet slumber party. It closes on the eerie: a replay of that infamous Las Vegas 911 call reporting eight to ten foot aliens in a backyard. Raffle night as always.
Cash The Record Vol. 7: Tupac Shakur — What Is His Signature Song? Tupac Shakur doesn't have one obvious signature song. He has nine legitimate candidates, and none of them agree with each other. In this episode, John Cash runs all nine — California Love, Dear Mama, Changes, Hail Mary, Brenda's Got A Baby, I Get Around, Keep Ya Head Up, How Do U Want It, and Hit 'Em Up — through the Cash The Record five-question rubric to determine which song actually defines who Tupac was. Along the way: the Library of Congress honor that made "Dear Mama" the first solo hip-hop record in American history preserved as a national treasure. The Vatican's surprising endorsement of "Changes." The lawsuit "How Do U Want It" triggered from a national civil rights activist. And the strangest stat of the episode — a Tupac song that never charted once while he was alive, and debuted on Billboard nearly thirty years after its release. Real fans weigh in with their own picks (and get roasted for it). Nine songs get graded, eliminated, and ranked. And by the end, one verdict stands — with the chart data, certifications, and cultural history to defend it. Subscribe to Cash The Record for a new episode every month. Next up: Beyoncé. Topics covered: Tupac Shakur discography, Dear Mama Billboard history, California Love chart facts, Changes Grammy nomination, Hail Mary Don Killuminati, hip-hop signature songs, 2Pac legacy, RIAA certifications, Library of Congress National Recording Registry, hip-hop history podcast.
Library of Congress, the NAACP, Rotary International, Pulitzer Prize Nominated“Your will to succeed remains one of your greatest assets.”Clifton TaulbertAccording to Clifton L. Taulbert, noted author and entrepreneur businessman, he could have failed had he not encountered community builders and entrepreneurial thinkers early on in his life. Taulbert was born on the Mississippi Delta during the era of legal segregation where he completed his secondary education. Though opportunities were few and barriers were plentiful, Taulbert managed to dream of being successful, not knowing the shape that success would take. Today Taulbert is the President and CEO of the Freemount Corporation (a human capital development company) serving clients nationally and internationally-Fortune 500 Companies, small businesses, federal agencies, professional organizations, community colleges and K-12 leadership. Additionally, entrepreneur Taulbert is the President and CEO of Roots Java Coffee-an African-American owned national coffee brand, importing coffee from Africa. To pass his life lessons along, Taulbert shares his entrepreneurial journey with others as a Thrive15.com mentor.He is a Generational Bridge of Segregated Times tio Integrated Times Today.In "The Invitation," Clifton Taulbert returns to the themes of "Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored," his award-winning book and the source of a major motion picture. This new memoir chronicles Taulbert's transformative experience of a supper invitation to a former plantation house in Allendale, South Carolina, where the successful adult confronts his childhood memories and wrestles with the legacies of slavery and segregation that demand to be acknowledged in his present circumstances.Transported back to a setting that looks and feels like the cotton fields and shotgun shacks of his childhood, Taulbert finds himself expected to cross racial barriers that no "colored" man could have broached without dire consequences. "The Invitation" is the story of the man and the little boy inside him wrestling with a past they both know so well, and of stepping into a future that is still being determined.Taulbert is a trustee of the University of Tulsa, has been recognized international by the Sales and Marketing Academy of Achievement, the Library of Congress, the NAACP, Rotary International as a Paul Harris Fellow and has been a recipient of the Jewish Humanitarian of the Year Award and the Richard Wright Literary Award. The Freemount Corporation is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.© 2026 All Rights Reserved© 2026 Building Abundant Success!!Join Me on ~ iHeart Radio @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23ba
Columbus, OH-based composer Brian Harnetty describes himself as an “interdisciplinary artist using sound and listening to foster social change.” While the meaning of such a description may not be immediately apparent, Harnetty’s approach becomes clearer when reading through his CV: he frequently uses archival material such as field and historic recordings to create sound collages, capturing the essence of a subject from the fragments of it he’s collected. Some specific examples of his work in this area are recording projects with the Appalachian Sound Archives in Kentucky, the Sun Ra/El Saturn Creative Audio Archive in Chicago, and the Anne Grimes Collection in the Library of Congress. Harnetty’s work has garnered acclaim from publications ranging from The Wire, to Mojo, to Aquarium Drunkard, all three of which honored his 2022 release Words and Silences, a sonic portrait of the Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton, on their “year-end best” lists. Here how works/performances by Igor Stravinsky, Frederic Rzewski, and Addie Graham informed his creative development.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
"This is the final Rock School show. We felt 1000 shows was a good number to end on since Tammy and I are retiring at the end of this year. Thank you to all who ran the show. You gave us an audience. For this final hour, we are looking at the top 10 moments from the almost 20 years of shows. Thanks again and goodbye. We sure did enjoy your company."
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for ArtistsMy guest today is painter and artist book maker Beldan Sezen, a Turkish-European artist based in New York and Amsterdam. Her paintings, held in private collections internationally, are built through a process of layered, gestural abstraction — response and revision until the composition resolves. Her painting practice sits alongside a long-running practice in artist books, which are held in the permanent collections of the Getty Research Institute, the Library of Congress, Harvard University, Stanford University, MIT, and the Herzog August Bibliothek, among others.I sat down with Beldan Sezen in her Gowanus studio to talk about her move from graphic novels and comics to artist books and painting, and the question that drives that shift: what is the form the work wants to be told in? We discuss the immense freedom of the artist book, her philosophy of intuition and experimentation and how it's never what she wants, but always what the work wants. We get into the difference between creating something new and reproducing, the rhythm of book days and painting days, and her relationship with painting itself. Finally, Beldan shares her love of fellow artists like Nancy Spero, Anselm Kiefer, Charles Schulz, and more. And we close on the importance of always asking for help and Beldan's complicated feelings about titling new work.Support this podcast by clicking HERE and becoming a Patreon Supporter!If you're enjoying the podcast so far, please rate, review, subscribe and SHARE ON INSTAGRAM! If you have any questions you want answered, write in to artmatterspodcast@gmail.com host: Isaac Mannwww.isaacmann.cominsta: @isaac.mannguest: Beldan Sezenwww.beldansezen.cominsta: @beldan_sezenContact Cypher ( Comics commissions for human rights and social justice storytelling)Thank you as always to ARRN, the Detroit-based artist and instrumentalist, for the music.
This week we are beyond honored to welcome back an absolute legend, screen icon, and true Disney Royalty, IRENE BEDARD (Voice of Disney's Pocahontas, Netflix's Avatar The Last Airbender, Squanto A Warriors Tale, Smoke Signals, Lakota Woman)! Best known worldwide as the breathtaking speaking voice of Pocahontas in Disney's animated classic Pocahontas, its beloved sequels, the theme parks, and her hilarious, unforgettable reprisal in Ralph Breaks the Internet, Irene's talent has shaped generations of film and television. Beyond the Disney realm, Irene has built a ground-breaking career starring in landmark productions including the critically acclaimed film Smoke Signals, Lakota Woman and most recently, Netflix's hit live-action series Avatar The Last Airbender. In this exclusive interview, Irene sits down with us to reflect on a remarkable career and share intimate behind-the-scenes stories you won't hear anywhere else. She reflects on bringing one of Disney's most enduring heroines to life, the lasting impression the film has made in Disney history, and what it means to deliver such a powerful message of unity and strength across decades. What it was like stepping into the world of Netflix's hit live-action adaptation and bringing those iconic stories to a brand-new generation. And the historical impact of Smoke Signals and what it felt like learning the film had been selected for preservation in the prestigious National Film Registry at the Library of Congress. Jonathan from The D-Team takes the mic for a special segment diving into the artistic heart of classic Disney animation with a tribute to the unmatched artistry, patience, and magic of 2D traditional animation that defined an era.The Timeless Message of Pocahontas and breaking down the film's powerful themes of empathy, environmental respect, and understanding across cultures. How Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz's iconic score and songs like Colors of the Wind, open our eyes to seeing the beauty and spirit in the world around us. So enjoy the Nostalgia, the Magic, the Wonder, and the Memories with The DizRadio Show "A Pop Culture Celebrity Guest Show"!
Welcome to Hot Topics! In this episode, host Gabrielle Crichlow engages with guest Axay Shah to challenge conventional eating habits. They investigate the compelling argument that if a food item does not originate from Mother Nature, it has no place on our plates. By intertwining ancient wisdom with modern nutritional insights, they provide a roadmap for cultivating a lifestyle that prioritizes living foods and actively avoids harmful substances.Who is Axay Shah?Axay Shah is a dedicated raw foodist and researcher with nearly two decades of experience studying the intersection of nature and human biology. His work, recognized by the Library of Congress and supported by leading medical professionals, including Dr. Shrenik Shah, is driven by his mission to help one million people reclaim their vitality. By bridging the gap between ancient dietary wisdom and modern nutritional science, Axay draws on 16 years of personal practice and research into raw foodism to provide a “biological backbone” for the plant-based community, demonstrating that living foods are the ultimate fuel for the human body.You can find Axay Shah:On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RawFoodiestGuruOn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawfoodiest/On X: https://x.com/RawFoodiestOn YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RawFoodiestOn GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19980619.Axay_ShahAxay Shaw's book, "In Nature We Trust: A Raw Food Manifesto for Energy, Healing & Longevity," is an #1 Amazon Best Seller in the The Scientific Manifesto for Energy, Healing & Longevity category. Purchase his book here: https://a.co/d/0hriRnKxHere's his book on Kirkus Star Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/axay-shah/in-nature-we-trust/= PROMO =The giveaway is hosted on Goodreads. Listeners simply visit the link below and click "Enter Giveaway" to be entered to win one of 100 FREE Kindle copies of "IN NATURE WE TRUST."GIVEAWAY LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/250233293-in-nature-we-trustDETAILS:
"This is the second to last Rock School show and I'm using it to pitch my 4th album, Widow Maker, which went live last week on Spotify and Apple Music. I hope you enjoy it and I hope to see you all next week for the final Rock School Show."
We're back from our brief but rejuvenating break. Dan is back in Hong Kong. But while he was in the USA this summer, he and John did a handful of interviews with Philadlephia music community people that we know you'll love. Joe Makoviecki fronts the band Jackson Pines, a folk band originally from the Pine Barrens region of New Jersey. Joe has called Philadelphia home for the last decade, but he has always been deeply involved in the New Jersey music world. On top of their original music, Joe and the band have made multiple volumes of recordings of traditional New Jersey Pine Barrens folk music, going back to the 19th century. Dan and Joe go deep into the history and traditions of Pine Barrens folk music, as well Joe's journey as a musician who started out in punk and emo bands. Pay-to-play shows, touring, spending time in the Library of Congress, working with the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, working with the Felice Brothers, and so much more gets covered in this conversation. Jackson Pines have a new LP out of their original tunes called 'Wheel', available wherever you get your digital music. And do check out 'Pine Barrens Vol. 1' and 'Pine Barrens Vol. 2', the band's collections of traditional New Jersey folk music.
It's 1857. A clipper ship is headed into a monster storm at Cape Horn- the most dangerous waters on earth. The captain is in a coma; the first mate is locked up in the brig. Who can lead the ship through the jaws of death? Mary Ann Patten, a pregnant 19-year-old from the Boston slums, that's who! Katie brings us a love story and incredible adventure- and all of it really happened. Our guest is bestselling biographer (and sailor!) Tilar Mazzeo, author of The Sea Captain's Wife. _________________________________ What'sHerName TOURS are open for registration - come join us! Music in this episode: "Monumental Journey" by Jesse Gallagher; "Drunken Sailor" by Cooper Cannell; "Rolling Hills" by Sir Cubworth; "American Frontiers" by Aaron Kenny; "Golden Cage," "Frightmare," "Midnight Trace," and "Devil's Organ" by Jimena Contreras; "Fall of the Solar King" by Twin Musicom; "Sea of Doom" by Doug Maxwell; "Tributary" by Lish Grooves; with clips from Sea Songs Medley 1913 at the Library of Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bernie Vinzani has a Master of Fine Arts degree in printmaking from Indiana State University. He was a papermaker at Twinrocker Paper, and since the early 1980's he has made book and conservation papers in his shop in Whiting, Maine. He has exhibited his work nationally and internationally, and has made paper for the Library of Congress, Harvard University Libraries and has collaborated with many artists and fine book printers.
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In the third and final episode of an unofficial "Library of Congress" trilogy, catalogers from the ALA Core Subject Analysis Committee Working Group on Subfield V Retention discuss the Library of Congress's announcement that they have stopped using Subfield V and form subdivisions, e.g. "Mistaken identity--Juvenile drama." Guests: Chloe Misorski, Head of Cataloging Services and Library Systems at Cleveland Museum of Art; Eduardo Fojo, Media Cataloger Librarian at Florida International University; and Deborah Tomaras, Metadata and Resource Management Librarian at Marist University. First broadcast July 31 2026. Playlist "...a bit of the subject heading that tells you not what the item is about but what it is."
What belongs at the beginning of your book? Brad and Dave discuss whether an anti-AI statement offers creators any meaningful protection, break down the information that belongs on a copyright page, and explore the many ways cartoonists can approach the first page of a story or chapter. The best opening isn't determined by a universal rule—it should establish the right expectations, reflect the story you're telling, and give readers a reason to keep going. Topics include: Skunk Watch 2026 Do anti-AI statements offer creators legal protection? Why a standard copyright notice may already cover AI training The difference between creating, declaring, and registering a copyright What information belongs on a copyright page Copyright and trademark ownership When to use ™ and when to use ® Print location, printing numbers, and edition information ISBNs and Library of Congress numbers Combining copyright, title, credit, and dedication pages Should a comic begin with a splash page? Does the main character need to appear on page one? Using the opening page to establish tone and make a promise to the reader Why different stories require different kinds of openings Brad's two-page system for beginning a new Evil Inc chapter Creating separate covers for SFW and NSFW editions Using chapter openers as archive markers, promotional art, and production buffers Dave's approach to prologues, chapter openings, and world-building vignettes The difference between the first page and the first chapter ComicLab LIVE at the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards You get great rewards when you join the ComicLab Community on Patreon$2 — Early access to episodes$5 — Submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast. Plus $2-tier rewards.If you'd like a one-on-one consultation about your comic, book it now!Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. He is available for personal consultations. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive. He is the co-director of the comics documentary, Stripped.
Why don't more doctors talk about death? Dr. Lydia Dugdale has been asking this question since she was a medical student. She is the Silberberg Professor of Medicine and directs the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, and two books on how we die, including "The Lost Art of Dying." "Most medical professionals today are very unpracticed at talking to patients about their mortality," she says. Not only unpracticed, but even themselves afraid. In this bonus clip from Episode 232 with Macie Bridge, Dugdale traces the path from that early perplexity on the wards to the ars moriendi, the medieval art of dying, grounded in the idea that dying is part of living, so if you want to die well you have to live well. Lydia comments on the emergence of palliative care and the way it let physicians hand conversations about death to specialists; the doctor who inherited the priest's old place at the threshold between life and death; the death anxiety clinicians carry without examining; virtue as preparation for dying, and community as the other half of living well; the unrepresented patients of New York City who die alone; and a grumpy old man, hospitalized for 20 years, who wept when she read aloud what she had written about him. Episode Highlights “Most medical professionals today are very unpracticed at talking to patients about their mortality.” “we are really the intermediaries between life and death, I'm not saying we're priests, but that used to be the role of the priest. And so it is now the role of the physician. “If you want to die well, you have to live well.” We have to be all in or we end up like all of these patients here in New York City who have no one that I can reach out to as they're dying. “He started weeping and he said, someone finally saw me. Someone finally saw me. I've been in this hospital for 20 years and I didn't think anyone ever saw me.” About Lydia Dugdale Lydia Dugdale is a physician and medical ethicist who has spent fifteen years asking why medicine finds death so hard to talk about. She is the Silberberg Professor of Medicine at Columbia, directs the Columbia Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, and co-directs clinical ethics at NewYork-Presbyterian Milstein Hospital, where she still sees patients. She edited "Dying in the Twenty-First Century" and wrote "The Lost Art of Dying," a modern ars moriendi. She trained at the University of Chicago and Yale-New Haven Hospital, holds a master's in ethics from Yale Divinity School, and in 2025 founded the nonprofit Heal the Nation. Helpful Links and Resources “Dying Alone,” the full Episode 232 with Lydia Dugdale and Macie Bridge: https://faith.yale.edu/media/dying-alone Lydia Dugdale's website: https://lydiadugdale.com/ The Lost Art of Dying: Reviving Forgotten Wisdom, Lydia Dugdale's book: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-lost-art-of-dying-ls-dugdale Dying in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Lydia Dugdale: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262534598/dying-in-the-twenty-first-century/ Columbia Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, which Dugdale directs: https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/departments-centers/columbia-center-clinical-medical-ethics Columbia Center for Clinical Medical Ethics on X: https://x.com/columbia_ccme Ars moriendi, the medieval art of dying, at the Morgan Library and Museum: https://www.themorgan.org/blog/new-acquisition-ars-moriendi-blockbook Ars moriendi block book, 1475, at the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666798/ Lydia Dugdale at the Yale Center for Faith and Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/people/lydia-dugdale-md Show Notes Death anxiety in medicine Why doctors avoid frank conversations about mortality Palliative care's arrival as a discipline, and what it made possible Real gains in symptom relief for the sick and the dying The unintended cost: death conversations outsourced to specialists Clinicians as intermediaries between life and death The priest's old place at the threshold, now the physician's Nurses at the bedside, doctors calling the shots on treatment Existential questions physicians have never worked through A colleague who would never tell a patient they were dying, out of her own fear of death Digging into how other times and places handled mortality Ars moriendi: the medieval genre on the preparation for death Illustrated editions made for people who could not read Fifteen years and two books spent reviving the art of dying Living well as the precondition of dying well Virtue as preparation: hope, patience, joy against bitterness and despair The role of community in dying well New York's unrepresented patients, dying alone A reader estranged from his adult children who committed to years of repair after the book Relationship as ongoing work: rupture, forgiveness, iron sharpening iron A long-hospitalized patient nobody wanted assigned to their team Modeling care for young doctors, and being verbally destroyed in front of them Loneliness of the neighbor, the colleague, the checkout person Practice as the only way to get better at it #ForTheLifeOfTheWorld #LydiaDugdale #TheLostArtOfDying #ArsMoriendi #MedicalEthics #DyingWell #Loneliness #EndOfLifeCare Production Notes This podcast featured Lydia Dugdale Edited and Produced by Evan Rosa Hosted by Evan Rosa Production Assistance by Noah Senthil A Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/about Support For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give
As part of our Quilts as Monuments series we revisit the story of Gert McMullin and the AIDS Memorial Quilt, the gay rights movement in San Francisco, Harvey Milk, The White Night Riots and more.In 1985, Gert McMullin was one of the first San Franciscans to put a stitch on the AIDS Quilt, the quilt that began with one memorial square in honor of a man who had died of AIDS, and that now holds some 110,000 names. The quilt is made up of some 50,000 panels, each 3x6 feet, the size of a grave. It weighs 60 tons. End to end, it would stretch out more than 50 miles.Gert never planned it this way, but over the decades she has become the keeper of the quilt and has stewarded it, repaired it, tended it, traveled with it and conserved it for some 33 years now.In 2020, when COVID-19 hit, Gert was one of the first Bay Area citizens to begin sewing masks—PPE for nurses and health care workers who were lacking proper protection—masks she made from fabric left over from the AIDS Quilt. The comfort, outrage and honoring of an earlier pandemic being used to protect people from a new one.In January of 2020, the AIDS Memorial Quilt, now part of the National AIDS Memorial, returned home to the Bay Area after 16 years in Atlanta. It took six 52-foot semis to get it there. The extensive AIDS archive, which Gert gathered, collected and protected since its earliest days, is now part of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.This episode features interviews with LGBT rights activist Cleve Jones who worked with Harvey Milk and conceived of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, and John Cunningham, executive director of the National AIDS Memorial.Produced by The Kitchen Sisters (Nikki Silva & Davia Nelson) with Nathan Dalton and Brandi Howell. Mixed by Jim McKee. The Kitchen Sisters Present is part of Radiotopia from PRX.
The U.S. has long professed to be a country where people can seek refuge. That's the promise etched into the base of the Statue of Liberty. But it's never been that clear-cut. And in June, the Supreme Court passed two rulings that could make seeking safe haven in the U.S. even more difficult. Today on the show, the story of how the U.S. asylum system was forged in response to moments of crisis, and where it left gaps: from Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust, to Cuban and Haitian asylum seekers during the Cold War, to the precarious system of today.This episode originally aired in December 2024.Guests:Maria Cristina Garcia, Professor of History at Cornell University, studying immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekersRuth Wasem, former Immigration Policy Specialist at the U.S. Library of Congress' Congressional Research Service and author of the forthcoming book, The Struggle for Fairness: Forging the Immigration Act of 1965Support shows like Throughline with NPR+. Sign up today at plus.npr.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy
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Happy birthday, America! Our democracy has been hijacked by a convicted criminal, sexual predator, Russian mafia goon. We are fighting back like Ukrainians: by rebuilding from the wreckage. That means forcing every single 2028 Democratic presidential hopeful to publicly commit to appointing a mob-busting Attorney General who will actually take on the mafia instead of emboldening it. This week, Allison Gill of MSW Media joins Andrea to discuss the catastrophic failures of Merrick Garland. We break down how to demand an AG who meets this moment, strategies to Trump-and-Putin-proof our democracy, and how to protect ourselves from the Christian nationalist terrorists on the Supreme Court. This week's bonus show is a special segment called All the President's Criminals, featuring Todd Blanche. Trump's personal defense attorney faces a confirmation hearing, to officially become Attorney General, before a pliant Republican Senate. 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Show Notes: 1,200+ Former DOJ Employees Oppose Todd Blanche's Nomination https://www.thejusticeconnection.org/1200-former-doj-employees-oppose-todd-blanches-nomination/ Jack Smith testimony: Full opening statement on Trump probes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuewjQuaWF0 Jack Smith, in his first interview since resigning as Special Counsel: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WxaXkDfZkpw The World Must Stand Up to Trump's America: The Elie Mystal Interview https://gaslitnation.libsyn.com/the-world-must-stand-up-to-trumps-america Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737 To date, the DOJ has published around half of the Epstein files: https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-acting-attorney-general-todd-blanche-tries-to-dodge-further-release-of-jeffrey-epstein-files/ DOJ alums call on senators to reject Blanche nomination as attorney general https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5956374-blanche-nomination-faces-opposition/ Trump Installs Top Justice Dept. Official at Library of Congress, Prompting a Standoff: The president named Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, as the acting librarian. But staff members refused access to two department officials he chose for key roles at Congress's main research arm. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/trump-library-of-congress.html Immigrant Arrests Surge to 10,000 in 5 Days as ICE Clamps Down: The agency has doubled its daily arrest numbers without the fanfare of last year's large urban operations, sowing fear in immigrant communities: "Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, pledged to mount a quieter enforcement campaign following the chaos of a monthlong operation in Minnesota, where federal officers killed two U.S. citizens." https://archive.ph/wFIYV#selection-4627.0-4631.144 Tennessee national guard troops shoot man dead in Memphis: Authorities claim Tyrin Johnson, 20, pulled gun on officers controversially deployed at instigation of Trump https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/06/memphis-national-guard-troops-shoot-man Todd Blanche is a surprisingly competent lawyer. And he's on track to keep his client out of jail until the election. https://web.archive.org/web/20260413020342/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-trial-lawyer-todd-blanche-defense.html US justice department halts funding for human-trafficking survivors https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/22/justice-department-human-trafficking-survivors-support-funding Thousands of agents diverted to Trump immigration crackdown https://www.reuters.com/world/us/thousands-agents-diverted-trump-immigration-crackdown-2025-03-22/ Who is Boris Epshteyn, the controversial aide by Trump's side in court https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3936390-who-is-boris-epshteyn-the-controversial-aide-by-trumps-side-in-court/ How Todd Blanche Climbed the Ranks in Trumpworld to Acting Attorney General https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/how-todd-blanche-climbed-the-ranks-in-trumpworld-to-acting-attorney-general-pam-bondi Todd Blanche Is About to Face the Senate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B9uLK_32To Library of Congress official Trump tried to fire can keep her job for now, Supreme Court says https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/30/politics/supreme-court-allows-library-of-congress-official-trump-tried-to-fire-to-keep-her-job John Solly Is the DOGE Operative Accused of Planning to Take Social Security Data to His New Job https://www.wired.com/story/john-solly-doge-operative-accused-social-security-data-leidos/ Alex Karp Has Money and Power. So What Does He Want? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/17/style/alex-karp-palantir.html?smid=url-share
It's a milestone birthday for the U.S. this weekend. And we're marking the 250th by taking a look back at this year's Sounds of America series.Every year, the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress selects 25 pieces of sound to add to its collection — songs, speeches, and beyond.In the past, we've partnered with the 14th Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, who oversaw this project for nine years. Each spring, 1A worked with Hayden and the Library of Congress to bring you a look at why those honorees matter to America.This year, the Library of Congress looks a little different. President Donald Trump fired Hayden in 2025. The White House cited her “pursuit of DEI” as reason for her dismissal.But we continued our annual series this year with a look at the 2026 inductees. And we'll continue to ask you: What are the sounds of America? Highlights have included Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have A Dream” speech, Tracy Chapman singing “Fast Car," The Giants' “shot heard round the world” walk-off home run in 1951. And the theme song from Super Mario. You can nominate your favorite piece of sound through the Library of Congress.Now to the class of 2026: First, we sit down with Rachael Stoeltje. She's the head of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia, which houses and preserves the Library of Congress' audio and video artifacts. Then, we get the backstory on "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," by the Charlie Daniels Band. We bop along to "Beauty and the Beat" by The Go-Go's and meet members of the all-women rock band. And close it out with the radio broadcast of "The Fight of the Century" between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.The Sounds of America series is produced by Jennie Cataldo of Accompany Studios.You can hear all our past Sounds of America interviews with Carla Hayden here. Find more of our programs online. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy
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