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Board-certified rheumatologist, Dr. Marcia Johnson, will explain the connection between lupus and heart disease, and the specific types of lupus that put patients at a higher risk for heart problems.

Chris talks with Marcia, who shares how she was inspired to write her hit play “Serving Elizabeth” after binging the Netflix series “The Crown.” She was livid when she noticed how only white characters were featured while others, the Black voices, were left out of the narrative. She confides how she was obsessed with princesses and queens as a little girl, but her feelings changed as she grew up and became aware of colonialization and the harm caused by the British Monarchy. Serving Elizabeth by Marcia Johnson

A drama that explores issues of colonialism and who gets to have a voice. It's 1952, and Mercy and her daughter Faith run a well-regarded restaurant in Kenya that prepares excellent local dishes like maharagwe and matoke but is struggling due to a family health crisis draining their finances. When a white tourist arrives at the establishment and offers them a lucrative opportunity to cook for secret VIPs, Faith is eager to take the job, but Mercy is suspicious. Serving Elizabeth by Marcia Johnson

A drama that explores issues of colonialism and who gets to have a voice. Mercy finds herself with an unexpected opportunity to be alone with Princess Elizabeth but finds herself in an awkward situation with the young royal. And Tia has a face-to-face with the creator of the British TV series and gets a chance to challenge him about the treatment of the characters in his script. Serving Elizabeth by Marcia Johnson

A drama that explores issues of colonialism and who gets to have a voice. When Mercy discovers she will cook for the young Princess Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Phillip, she refuses the job due to her anger at King George and his interference with Kenyan politics. But her daughter isn't about to pass up an opportunity that could change her life. Seventy years later, Tia, a young Kenyan-Canadian screenwriter, works as an intern production team in London, UK, preparing an episode for a TV series based on Princess Elizabeth's historic 1952 visit to Kenya. Serving Elizabeth by Marcia Johnson

Our Guest today is Marcia Johnson. Marcia is an actor, playwright, dramaturge and librettist. She was born in Jamaica and has lived in Toronto since the age of six. She became a WGC member when her 90-minute Fringe, play Perfect on Paper was commissioned for Sunday Showcase on CBC Radio in 2003. She played the lead in both the stage and radio versions. Perfect on Paper was a silver medalist in the New York Festivals. Other radio dramas include Wifely Duty, The Revival Meeting and Say Ginger Ale (a WGC Screenwriting award finalist.) Other accomplishments include the world premiere of Serving Elizabeth, in which she also acted, at Western Canada Theatre in February 2020. It was a co-production with Thousand Islands Playhouse whose production was postponed to October 2021. It had a production under a canopy at Stratford Festival and at Belfry Theatre. The play is published by Scirocco Drama. Marcia has participated in playwrights' units at Thousand Islands Playhouse, Obsidian Theatre Company, Theatre Passe Muraille as well as Ontario Arts Council Playwright's Residencies at Blyth Festival and Roseneath Theatre. The short opera My Mother's Ring for which she wrote the libretto with composer Stephen A. Taylor was nominated for a 2009 Dora Mavor Moore Award in Toronto. Their second collaboration, Paradises Lost, based on the Ursula K. Le Guin novella had excerpted concert performances at Reed College (Third Angle Ensemble) in Portland, Oregon and at The Gershwin Hotel in New York. Paradises Lost had its premiere at University of Illinois and a concert performance for Musical Works in Concert during the SummerWorks Festival. Marcia Johnson works with several organizations to support members of the theatre community including: Got Your Back Canada where she is a core member. She sits on the Women Playwrights International senior advisory board; is a CASA founding member, a mentorship program pairing mid-career female South African playwrights; and Ergo Arts Pink Fest (selection committee, dramaturg, actor), a festival featuring the works of female, trans and non-binary playwrights. She is also a member of ARCA (Artists for Real Climate Action) finding creative ways help combat the climate crisis. Our discussion focused on her process and voice as a playwright and the importance of being empathetic to all her characters and how they bring value to her personal development.

Welcome back to the 77th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 77th episode we are discussing the Stratford Festival's 2021 production of Serving Elizabeth, a new Canadian play by Marcia Johnson, directed by Kimberley Rampersad. We are thrilled to be joined by two special guest panelists from the production, Arlene Duncan (who played Mercy and Patricia) and Cameron Grant (who played Montague and Steven)! Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeNSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Arlene Duncan – Twitter/Instagram: @msarlened // Facebook: Arlene Duncan Cameron Grant – Instagram/Twitter: @camm_grant Jillian Robinson – Instagram: @jillian.robinson96 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

Have you ever seen what seemed to be a spirit? Or heard a voice from an unseen source? Or maybe just sensed a presence and found yourself with goosebumps all over? These kinds of experiences can be incredibly powerful— life-altering, in fact—but they don’t happen often, and they don’t happen to everyone. So what drives this individual variation? Why do some of us have these extraordinary experiences while others never do? Could it be something about our personalities? Or our cultures? Could it have to do with the way we understand our minds? My guests on today’s show are Tanya Luhrmann, Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University, and Kara Weisman, a postdoc at UC-Riverside (formerly in the Psychology department at Stanford). Along with nine collaborators from across institutions, Tanya and Kara recently published a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences (PNAS) titled ‘Sensing the presence of gods and spirits across cultures and faiths.’ This episode is nominally in our “behind the paper” series, but really it tells the story of not just this one paper but a much larger project: The Mind and Spirit project. The project was an unusual effort in scope: it included anthropologists and psychologists; it involved fieldwork in Ghana, Thailand, China, Vanuatu, and the US and practitioners of different faith traditions; it used both in-depth interviews and large-scale survey testing with thousands of participants. The particular paper we’re discussing today probed the basic idea that so-called “spiritual presence events”—those tingly, jarring, extraordinary experiences that some of us have—could be due to two main factors, factors that vary across individuals and cultures. The first proposed factor is how people understand the mind-world boundary. People who conceive of the mind as fundamentally leaky or “porous” might be more likely to have these kinds of experiences. The second proposed factor is how likely people are to get absorbed in their sensory experiences, to lose themselves in music, art, nature, movies, and so on. In our conversation, Tanya, Kara, and I talk about the deeper history behind this work; we break down what the constructs of porosity and absorption mean exactly and how they chose to measure them; we discuss the challenges and rewards of cross-disciplinary collaboration; and we talk about why I really need to read more William James. I wanted to feature this paper the moment I learned about it—it’s such an impressive piece of research on several levels. It’s also just certifiably cool. It’s dealing with cultural differences. It’s dealing with individual differences. And it’s dealing with variability in, to use the authors’ words “something as basic as what feels real to the senses.” So let’s get to it. Without further ado, here’s my conversation with Dr. Tanya Luhrmann and Dr. Kara Weisman. Enjoy! The paper we discuss is here. A transcript of this show is available here.   Notes and links 4:00 – Dr. Luhrmann’s first book was based on work with British practitioners of magic and witchcraft. 5:30 – Another of Dr. Luhrmann’s books looked at American Evangelicals and their relationship to God. 6:30 – A paper by Marcia Johnson and Carol Raye on “reality monitoring.” 12:45 – In earlier work, Dr. Weisman examined people’s conceptions of mind and mental life. 16:37 – One of the other collaborators on the Mind and Spirit project is Felicity Aulino. 19:30 – More info about Tellegen’s absorption scale can be found here and here. 28:05 – Another member of the project is Rachel E. Smith. 33:24 – Another member of the project is Cristine Legare, former guest on Many Minds (!). 36:00 – Another member of the project is John Dulin. 42:00 – Another member of the project is Emily Ng. 42:30 – Another member of the project is Joshua D. Brahinsky. 43:00 – Another member of the project is Vivian Dzokoto. 58:00 – Dr. Luhrmann discusses the “citadel” model of the mind in her more recent book, How God Becomes Real. 59:20 – Dr. Weisman is currently part of a new large-scale project, the Developing Belief Network.   Dr. Luhrmann’s end-of-show recommendation: Religious Experience Reconsidered, by Ann Taves Dr. Weisman’s end-of-show recommendation: The Varieties of Religious Experience, by William James   Many Minds is a project of the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute (DISI) (https://disi.org), which is made possible by a generous grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to UCLA. It is hosted and produced by Kensy Cooperrider, with creative support from DISI Directors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster, and Associate Director Hilda Loury. Our artwork is by Ben Oldroyd (https://www.mayhilldesigns.co.uk/). Our transcripts are created by Sarah Dopierala (https://sarahdopierala.wordpress.com/). You can subscribe to Many Minds on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Play, or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions. Feel free to email us at: manymindspodcast@gmail.com. For updates about the show, visit our NEW website (https://disi.org/manyminds/), or follow us on Twitter: @ManyMindsPod.

Support Us On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/janettestv?fan_landing=true Shop with Janette: www.janetteburke.com/shop Protect your Privacy with Express VPN. Find out how you can get 3 months free by clicking the link below. https://www.xvbelink.com/?a_fid=janette Connect with Janette! Take Janette's short Media Training survey & book a 1:1 Strategy Call with her where she'll discuss with you the 3 things you must have in place to become a sought-after media guest or speaker on world stages and gain more media, pod/webcast & speaking opportunities than you ever imagined possible. She will also tell you how you can reach her Janette's TV & Podcast audience of over 5 million with her signature Brand Showcase Package. CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY & BOOK YOUR CHAT! https://forms.gle/ySU5bmxLdLVjpYR37 https://www.janetteburke.com/book-online Located in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, Stratford Festival is North America's largest classical repertory theatre company. Each season, they present a dozen or more productions in four distinctive venues. Productions range from the classics to contemporary dramas and musicals, with special emphasis on the plays of Shakespeare. In this Janette's TV & Podcast episode, Janette takes you on a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Stratford Festival Warehouse where they design, create, and hold the costumes & props for all productions. Meet Publicity Director, Ann Swerdfager, Head of Wardrobe, Michelle Barnier, and Head of Props, Dona Hrabluk. Planning starts months in advance with no detail overlooked. Pieces are created from the finest fabrics & finishing's and are also leased by Hollywood's Film & TV Industry, Broadway, advertising agencies, commercials, and local theatre companies. COVID has brought many changes to the Festival. For the 2021 Summer Season, the Festival is transforming into an outdoor festival offering six plays and five cabarets reflecting on the theme of Metamorphosis, with performances held under beautiful canopies that will hark back to the Festival's founding under a tent back in 1953.This includes two Shakespeares, Romeo and Juliet – called simply R + J for this production – and A Midsummer Night's Dream; two plays from the 2020 playbill, Edward Albee's Three Tall Women and Tomson Highway's The Rez Sisters; and two new plays, one about race and royalty, Serving Elizabeth by Marcia Johnson; and one, a musical, about the playwright to whom the Festival is dedicated, I Am William, with text by Rébecca Déraspe, and music by Chloé Lacasse and Benoit Landry. Learn more and purchase tickets by visiting www.stratfordfestival.ca.

Playwright, actor, and activist Marcia Johnson wrote the play Serving Elizabeth which was developed at TIP's Playwright's Unit and was slated for a production in 2020. COVID's thorny fate didn't slow Marcia down. What started as a simple exercise of reading children's books on Facebook for fun, has blossomed into 'Hello, It's Marcia', a daily online story-time... with some surprising perks!

It would be fair say that we’re fascinated by audiobooks and learning about their production, distribution, and everything else involved in the process. Last month we interviewed Jamie Dupras and Jeff Guillot from Deyan Audio in Los Angeles, but for this month’s podcast episode, we brought the conversation to Canada. Ann Jansen, Director of Audiobook Production at Penguin Random House Canada, and David Caron, Co-Publisher at ECW Press, joined BookNet Canada Research Associate Shimona Hirchberg for a conversation about the state of the audiobook industry in Canada and what’s on the horizon for this rapidly evolving chapter of publishing. Links: -BookNet Canada's Press Play: Audiobook Use in Canada 2020: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/press-play-audiobook-use-in-canada-2020 -ECW Press' office land acknowledgment: https://ecwpress.com/pages/about-us -Longest audiobook Ann has ever worked on, First Snow, Last Light by Wayne Johnston: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/549668/first-snow-last-light-by-wayne-johnston/9780735272576 -Longest audiobook David has ever worked on, Membering by Austin Clarke: https://ecwpress.com/products/membering -Audiobook on about diversity and inclusion that PRHC licensed, The Authenticity Principle by Ritu Bhasin: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/605932/the-authenticity-principle-by-written-and-read-by-ritu-bhasin/9780771009747 -Audiobook PRHC is about to co-publish with Dundurn Press, Seven by Farzana Doctor: https://www.dundurn.com/books/Seven -Audiobook Ann was recently directing remotely, Dearly by Margaret Atwood: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/647306/dearly-by-margaret-atwood/9780771012969 -Backlist books PRHC has worked on or is currently working on: Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/163908/funny-boy-by-shyam-selvadurai/9780771001758 Halfbreed by Maria Campbell: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/610927/halfbreed-by-maria-campbell/9780771024092 Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/113915/fugitive-pieces-by-anne-michaels/9780771058820 Lives of the Saints by Nino Ricci: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/153652/lives-of-the-saints-by-nino-ricci/9780385696050 Richard Wagamese’s books: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/authors/32220/richard-wagamese -Titles part of ECW’s Bespeak list: Policing Black Lives by Robin Maynard, narrated by Marcia Johnson: https://ecwpress.com/products/policing-black-lives Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom, narrated by Adri Almeida: https://ecwpress.com/products/fierce-femmes-and-notorious-liars In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Mosionier, narrated by Michaela Washburn: https://ecwpress.com/products/in-search-of-april-raintree Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead: https://ecwpress.com/products/jonny-appleseed Islands of Decolonial Love by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, narrated by Tantoo Cardinal: https://ecwpress.com/products/islands-of-decolonial-love

What are we reading? Several books over the past months; mixing fiction and non-fiction. Listen for recommendations. We are also starting our own journey on educating ourselves about systemic racism. As we introduce a new thought, phrase or idea, simply sit and ask yourself: what words or ideas resonated with me? Why? And how did it make me feel? We will be reading: So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo White Fragility: Why It's So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism, by Robin DiAngelo Policing Black Lives: State Violence In Canada From Slavery To The Present, by Robyn Maynard, Marcia Johnson, et al.

Protecting our Elections Most Americans take for granted that our elections will be free and fair. However, this would not be the case without the rigorous efforts of dedicated non-profits, citizens, and volunteers. Organizations like the Lawyers’ Committee work year-round to protect our elections from internal interference using a variety of tools such as a voter hotline (866-OUR-VOTE), digital outreach, physical field programs, and litigation when states enact unfair or discriminatory voting practices. Legitimate elections are the result of passionate citizens and organized civic engagement. Attacks on Democratic Infrastructure The Lawyers’ Committee started its Election Protection program in 2002 in order to combat increasing attacks on election infrastructure at national and state levels. The most notable of these attacks was the 2013 Shelby County v. Holder Supreme Court Case, which struck down a key portion of the Voting Rights Act that had required districts with a history of voter discrimination to seek federal authorization for any changes in voting laws or procedures. Since then, 14 states have instituted new voting restrictions, and more than 1,000 polling locations have closed around the country. Restrictions like this make it harder for many to vote, alienating them and corroding the foundation of our democracy. Restrictions and Interpretations New laws—like Texas’s former voter ID law that banned student IDs, but allowed concealed carry permits—are not the only way states can suppress voting. Some states simply interpret existing laws in a new way. The National Voter Registration Act contains a list maintenance provision on how to remove voters who have moved or died, which some states have interpreted as a way to aggressively purge voters who still live in the jurisdiction. In Husted v. Philip Randolph Institute, the Supreme Court ruled that Ohio is allowed to purge voters who have not voted in two years and have not responded to a change of residence notice. Election protection challenges voter suppression in new laws as well as unfair interpretations of existing ones.  Find out more: Marcia Johnson-Blanco is the co-Director of the Lawyers’ Committee’s Voting Rights Project. She manages the Project’s programmatic and advocacy portfolios, and also leads the Election Protection Program. The program was started in 2002 to combat voter suppression and disenfranchisement, which includes tools such as the voter hotline (866-OUR-VOTE), on-site election protection services, and litigation against discriminatory laws and tactics. Johnson-Blanco is a widely-recognized voting rights leader, and served as the deputy director of the National Commission on the Voting Rights Act in 2005. She holds degrees from Georgetown and Villanova, and serves as a taskforce co-chair at the US Human Rights Network. You can follow her on Twitter @mfjblanco, and the Election Protection program @866OURVOTE.

Air Date: 6/18/2019 Today we take a look at the violence being inflicted upon the LGB and particularly T community as well as the history of our societies erasure of trans people who have been around for thousands of years Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Episode Sponsors: Amazon USA| Amazon CA| Amazon UK| Clean Choice Energy Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content: Support our show on Patreon! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Here is What We're Fighting For: The Story of Stonewall - Mother Jones - Air Date 6-5-19 Stonewall riots started as a party. Don't forget Marcia Johnson. Remember that the fighters at Stonewall were very diverse. Ch. 2: Black Trans Women are Being Murdered - The Breakdown with Shaun King - Air Date 5-21-19 Hate against black trans lives is being normalized, and it's leading to their deaths. Put a stop to the hate, reexamine your views. Ch. 3: Imara Jones, Transgender Narratives are Expansive - The Laura Flanders Show - Air Date 9-26-18 As more trans people come out and more education about trans lives enters the culture, the more of a backlash there is. The patriarchy and right wing are resisting transgender lives existing with all their binary strength. Ch. 4: Deaths of Trans Asylum Seeker with Isa Noyola - Democracy Now - Air Date 6-5-19 ICE and the Trump administration are murdering migrants, including transgender people. These people are attempting to escape violence from their homelands and finding death in ICE detention centers. Ch. 5: Undocumented and LGBTQ with Jennicet Gutierrez - Latino Rebels Radio - Air Date 5-19-19 White LGBTQ communities are usually wealthy, Brown and Latino LGBTQ communities have to fight harder just to stay alive, and white LGBTQ communities don't really care. Ch. 6: LGBTQ in the Old West - BackStory - Air Date 12-7-18 Gender and sexuality of the old west ran the full spectrum, with many people finding acceptance. More strict gender and sexuality roles formed at the end of the 19th century. Ch. 7: Samy Nour Younes: A short history of trans people's long fight for equality - TED Talks Daily - Air Date 3-28-19 Transgender activist and TED Resident Samy Nour Younes shares the remarkable, centuries-old history of the trans community, filled with courageous stories, inspiring triumphs -- and a fight for civil rights that's been raging for a long time. VOICEMAILS Ch. 8: Reparations need to be a worldwide project in response to colonialism - Dario from Anchorage, AK Ch. 9: Personal experience of anti-native racism - Dario from Anchorage, AK Ch. 10: Will impeachment lead back to business as usual? - Brandon from Chicago FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 11: Final comments on various theories of changes from Congress to the presidency EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE Trans people face ‘epidemic of violence,’ American Medical Association warns(Pink News) Tips for Allies of Transgender People(GLADD) Supporting the Transgender People in Your Life: A Guide to Being a Good Ally(National Center for Transgender Equality) We asked 14 trans activists how cis people can be better allies in 2018(The Independent) Frequently Asked Questions about Transgender People(National Center for Transgender Equality) Thread by Sam Dylan Finch (@samdylanfinch) on Transphobia & Healthcare Discrimination in Trans Community(Let's Queer Things Up) These Are the Trans People Killed in 2019(The Advocate, *Note*: Only those publicly reported) Curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Cases to Rest - Bodytonic Milkwood - The Cabinetmaker Trois Gnossiennes 3 - Blue Dot Sesisons The Spinnet - Castle Danger Are We Loose Yet - Bodytonic A Path Unwinding - K4 Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon Listen on iTunes | Stitcher| Spotify| Alexa Devices| +more Check out the BotL iOS/AndroidApp in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunesand Stitcher!

Join Rev. Dansiea Jones Morris on the Kingdom Authority Broadcast with guest Marcia Johnson on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 8:00pm EST and 5:00 pm MST. Join in to discuss: Tradition vs The Truth Call in to talk with the hosts at:  646-668-2413.   **Learn more about Rev. Dansiea Jones-Morris: LanD Ministries  and  Dansiea on Facebook   **Follow Kingdom Empowerment, Inc Radio: Website - http://www.keifm.com/ Kingdom Empowerment Magazine Facebook - @KingdomEmpowermentInc Kingdom Empowerment Inc Radio (KEIFM) & Twitter  @KEIFM_Radio iTunes: Kingdom Empowerment Inc  

Welcome back! We've got a fresh new season for you, to begin this Thursday, December 6th, and we want to tell you a little about it. Plus: Today is the Old Town School's 61st anniversary! In celebration, we bring you a special rebroadcast of "60 Years of Folk, Part 1: Come for to Sing" from last season's audio documentary, all about the people, principles and forces that led to the creation of the school back in 1957. Featuring archival recordings from Pete Seeger, Studs Terkel, and the school's co-founders, as well as oral history interviews collected in collaboration with StoryCorps. Original recordings featured in this episode (in order of occurrence): - “Blues on Big Bill Broonzy guitar” performed by Chris Walz live at 4544 N Lincoln Ave, 6/17/2011 - StoryCorps interview of Jane Stracke by Mareva Lindo, 6/5/2017 - “Wandering,” performed by Win Stracke, Old Town School Compendium, circa 1965 - “The Trees Are All Ivied” performed by Win Stracke, Win Stracke Live with Studs Terkel, 3/19/1982 - “Ballad of the Boll Weevil” performed by Win Stracke, Old Town School Compendium, circa 1965 - StoryCorps conversation between Ron Cohen & Bob Riesman, 5/20/2017 - Studs Terkel interview by Paul Tyler, Old Town School 35th anniversary interviews, 1992 - Win Stracke interview by Studs Terkel, Win Stracke Live with Studs Terkel, 3/19/1982 - “In the Evening” performed by Frank Hamilton live at 333 W North Ave, 4/15/1962 - Frank Hamilton interviews by Mareva Lindo, 7/27/2015 and 2/12/2016 - “Old Blue” performed by Guy Carawan live at the Armstrong home, 8/13/1978 - “Nine Hundred Miles” from Old Town School Compendium, circa 1965 - “Roll the Union On,” performed by Pete Seeger live at People's Church, 5/17/1986 - Pete Seeger interview by Paul Tyler, Old Town School 35th anniversary interviews, 1992 - StoryCorps conversation between Lance Greening & Rick Veras, 5/8/2017 - Dawn Greening interview by Paul Tyler, Old Town School 35th anniversary interviews, 1992 - “Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round,” performed by Odetta live at 4544 N Lincoln Ave, 10/30/2004 - “Methodist Pie” performed by Win Stracke live at 333 W North Ave, 4/15/1962 - “Vranjanka (Serbia)” performed by Valucha deCastro and Frank Hamilton live at 333 W North Ave, 4/15/1962 - “Witch Upon A Hill” performed by Ted Johnson live at 333 W North Ave, 10/10/1964 - StoryCorps conversation between Ted Johnson and Marcia Johnson, 3/22/2017 - “Glory of Love” performed by Big Bill Broonzy live at Circle Pines Center, circa 1950s References and recommended reading: - Chicago Folk: Images of the Sixties Music Scene by Ronald D. Cohen & Bob Riesman - Rainbow Quest: The Folk Music Revival and American Society, 1940-1970 by Ronald D. Cohen

This is a special mini episode featuring the stories of Ted and Marcia Johnson, who you heard in both of the last two episodes. Ted and Marcia met at the Old Town School in in the early sixties, and have now been married for over 50 years. Ted was involved before the Old Town School even began, in a group guitar class led by Frank Hamilton in Dawn Greening's Oak Park living room; he soon went on to become the school's second teacher. In this extra, they talk about their role in establishing the long-running Chicago Sacred Harp Singers community, as well as the Old Town School's impact on their lives to this day. To hear the full conversation, listen to excerpts from other conversations, or to learn more about the project, go to www.oldtownschool.org/StoryCorps. Music: "All My Trials" performed by Ted Johnson & Shirley Hirsch, 4/15/1962

This episode shares the stories of the school's fabled opening night on Dec. 1st, 1957, and the early years when it was housed at the Immigrant State Bank Building at 333 West North Avenue. You'll hear archival music and recordings from Ella Jenkins, Big Bill Broonzy, the Johnsons, the Armstrongs and more, including many people who participated in our oral history partnership with StoryCorps this past year. This is part two of a six-part documentary series on the 60-year history of Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music, told through the voices and songs of the people who were there. Original recordings featured in this episode (in order of occurrence): - “Glory of Love” performed by Big Bill Broonzy live at Circle Pines Center, circa 1950s - George Armstrong playing bagpipes, circa 1982 - StoryCorps conversation between Ted Johnson & Marcia Johnson, 3/22/2017 - “Glory of Love” performed by Big Bill Broonzy, circa 1950s - Frank Hamilton interviews by Mareva Lindo, 7/27/2015 and 2/12/2016 - Gerry Armstrong interview by Paul Tyler, 1992 - Studs Terkel interview by Paul Tyler, 1992 - “Came Out the Wilderness” performed by Ella Jenkins, 7/3/1991 - StoryCorps interview of Ella Jenkins by Mareva Lindo, 5/3/2017 - “Trouble on My Mind” performed by Ginni Clemmens, 1968 - “Sloop John B” performed by Win Stracke, Frank Hamilton, Dawn Greening, Ray Tate & the Kossoy Sisters, 1982 - StoryCorps interview of Jane Stracke by Mareva Lindo, 6/5/2017 - "The Auld Triangle" performed live by Marcia & Ted Johnson, 3/21/1982 - StoryCorps interview of Rebecca Armstrong by Mareva Lindo, 7/13/2017 - “Glory Be to the Newborn King” performed by Gerry Armstrong, 12/12/1959 - “Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies” performed by Dodi Kallick & Gerry Armstrong, circa 1960s - “Rolling Home” performed by The Golden Ring, circa 1960s - “The Frog Song (Portuguese)” performed by Valucha deCastro & Frank Hamilton, 4/15/1962 - Valucha deCastro interview by Paul Tyler, 1992 - “Bambolele / Train on the Island” performed by Valucha deCastro & Frank Hamilton, circa 1960s - “Motherless Child” performed by Valucha deCastro & Frank Hamilton, 4/15/1962 - “This Old World Is Full of Sorrow” performed by The Golden Ring, circa 1960s References and recommended reading: - Chicago Folk: Images of the Sixties Music Scene by Ronald D. Cohen & Bob Riesman - Rainbow Quest: The Folk Music Revival and American Society, 1940-1970 by Ronald D. Cohen

Sixty years ago, in the holiday season of 1957, Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music first opened its doors. This Thanksgiving Day, The Archives celebrates the 60th anniversary with a six-part documentary on the school's history, through the voices and songs of the people who were there. This first episode tells the remarkable story of how Win Stracke, Frank Hamilton, Dawn Greening and Gertrude Soltker came together to found the Old Town School--featuring archival music and recordings from Studs Terkel, Pete Seeger, and the founders themselves, as well as many of the people who participated in our oral history project with StoryCorps this past year. Go to oldtownschool.org/StoryCorps to hear more of the stories we gathered, and to learn more about this ongoing partnership. Original recordings featured in this episode (in order of occurrence): - “Glory of Love” performed by Big Bill Broonzy live at Circle Pines Center, circa 1950s - StoryCorps conversation between Ron Cohen & Bob Riesman, 5/20/2017 - “Blues on Big Bill Broonzy guitar” performed by Chris Walz live at 4544 N Lincoln Ave, 6/17/2011 - StoryCorps interview of Jane Stracke by Mareva Lindo, 6/5/2017 - “Wandering,” performed by Win Stracke, Old Town School Compendium, circa 1965 - “The Trees Are All Ivied” performed by Win Stracke, Win Stracke Live with Studs Terkel, 3/19/1982 - “Ballad of the Boll Weevil” performed by Win Stracke, Old Town School Compendium, circa 1965 - Studs Terkel interview by Paul Tyler, Old Town School 35th anniversary interviews, 1992 - Win Stracke interview by Studs Terkel, Win Stracke Live with Studs Terkel, 3/19/1982 - “In the Evening” performed by Frank Hamilton live at 333 W North Ave, 4/15/1962 - Frank Hamilton interviews by Mareva Lindo, 7/27/2015 and 2/12/2016 - “Old Blue” performed by Guy Carawan live at the Armstrong home, 8/13/1978 - “Nine Hundred Miles” from Old Town School Compendium, circa 1965 - “Roll the Union On,” performed by Pete Seeger live at People's Church, 5/17/1986 - Pete Seeger interview by Paul Tyler, Old Town School 35th anniversary interviews, 1992 - StoryCorps conversation between Lance Greening & Rick Veras, 5/8/2017 - Dawn Greening interview by Paul Tyler, Old Town School 35th anniversary interviews, 1992 - “Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round,” performed by Odetta live at 4544 N Lincoln Ave, 10/30/2004 - “Methodist Pie” performed by Win Stracke live at 333 W North Ave, 4/15/1962 - “Vranjanka (Serbia)” performed by Valucha deCastro and Frank Hamilton live at 333 W North Ave, 4/15/1962 - “Witch Upon A Hill” performed by Ted Johnson live at 333 W North Ave, 10/10/1964 - StoryCorps conversation between Ted Johnson and Marcia Johnson, 3/22/2017 References and recommended reading: - Chicago Folk: Images of the Sixties Music Scene by Ronald D. Cohen & Bob Riesman - Rainbow Quest: The Folk Music Revival and American Society, 1940-1970 by Ronald D. Cohen

In this week's episode I sit down with Marcia Johnson. Marcia Johnson is a performer, writer, and teacher. In our conversation today we discuss how she got involved in the theatre industry, her work as a playwright, and where she sees theatre in Canada headed in the future.

In this week's episode I sit down with Marcia Johnson. Marcia Johnson is a performer, writer, and teacher. In our conversation today we discuss how she got involved in the theatre industry, her work as a playwright, and where she sees theatre in Canada headed in the future.

Join your host Marcia Johnson with special guest Renato Longato as we explore the UFO Phenomena. Renato currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He was born in Lima, Peru and studied Sociology, Law and Political Science at the University Inca Garcilazo. Renato has researched the UFO phenomena since his initial experience in 1979. In 1990 Mr. Longato developed mystical-esoteric tourism for the Peruvian government. Mr. Longato has written two books entitled Message from the Andes and Gods of the Past – Symbols in Inca Architecture and is currently working on his third book. In 2005 Renato coordinated a UFO phenomena conference with the Peruvian Air Force. He has presented conferences at: the World Bank in Washington D.C., The Masonic Temple in Peru, The Museum of History and Archeology in Lima, Peru; International UFO Congress; The Bay Area UFO Expo, CA; ECETI in WA. He has lectured in South America, the U.S. and Europe in both English and Spanish. Renato has been interviewed extensively throughout Peru, Argentian, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Australia, New Zealand, United States and Mexico.You can Join Renato on facebook.... In Sharing the message of Peace and Understanding for this new Paradigm Shift that we are entering into where this Phenomena will be Understood, from Love & Understanding.

Join your host Marcia Johnson with special guest Renato Longato as we explore the UFO Phenomena. Renato currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He was born in Lima, Peru and studied Sociology, Law and Political Science at the University Inca Garcilazo. Renato has researched the UFO phenomena since his initial experience in 1979. In 1990 Mr. Longato developed mystical-esoteric tourism for the Peruvian government. Mr. Longato has written two books entitled Message from the Andes and Gods of the Past – Symbols in Inca Architecture and is currently working on his third book. In 2005 Renato coordinated a UFO phenomena conference with the Peruvian Air Force. He has presented conferences at: the World Bank in Washington D.C., The Masonic Temple in Peru, The Museum of History and Archeology in Lima, Peru; International UFO Congress; The Bay Area UFO Expo, CA; ECETI in WA. He has lectured in South America, the U.S. and Europe in both English and Spanish. Renato has been interviewed extensively throughout Peru, Argentian, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Australia, New Zealand, United States and Mexico.You can Join Renato on facebook.... In Sharing the message of Peace and Understanding for this new Paradigm Shift that we are entering into where this Phenomena will be Understood, from Love & Understanding.

Join your host Marcia Johnson with Special Guest Joy Gilfilen, Founder & President of Uniting Creatives. She will share with us her Movie "Flippin the Joy Switch," a film about emotional resilience. Freedom is the ultimate responsibilityand joy the finest motivator! Ms. Gilfilen is the mastermind and the backbone behind UnitingCreatives.com. A lifetime creative entrepreneur, she has authored and produced print and video training materials, has written hundreds of articles and recently produced an educational DVD Flipping the Joy Switch. Ms. Gilfilen’s business, marketing and leadership career spans thirty years with many successes, including being a real estate agent, a newspaper, magazine and business writer, and initiator of projects such as the Fairhaven 1990 Task Force (which has inspired the revitalization of an historic business district in Bellingham, WA). As a network marketing industry leader, Ms. Gilfilen built a $3.5 million per year sales organization with over 5,000 members. She launched a company called Vitality, Inc. and became a trainer, coach, facilitator and business consultant. She has spent hundreds of thousands of hours in the field coaching and working with entrepreneurs, civic leaders, and educators. Her personal web site is www.JoyGilfilen.com.

Join your host Marcia Johnson with Special Guest Joy Gilfilen, Founder & President of Uniting Creatives. She will share with us her Movie "Flippin the Joy Switch," a film about emotional resilience. Freedom is the ultimate responsibilityand joy the finest motivator! Ms. Gilfilen is the mastermind and the backbone behind UnitingCreatives.com. A lifetime creative entrepreneur, she has authored and produced print and video training materials, has written hundreds of articles and recently produced an educational DVD Flipping the Joy Switch. Ms. Gilfilen’s business, marketing and leadership career spans thirty years with many successes, including being a real estate agent, a newspaper, magazine and business writer, and initiator of projects such as the Fairhaven 1990 Task Force (which has inspired the revitalization of an historic business district in Bellingham, WA). As a network marketing industry leader, Ms. Gilfilen built a $3.5 million per year sales organization with over 5,000 members. She launched a company called Vitality, Inc. and became a trainer, coach, facilitator and business consultant. She has spent hundreds of thousands of hours in the field coaching and working with entrepreneurs, civic leaders, and educators. Her personal web site is www.JoyGilfilen.com.