Podcasts about popular imagination

Hannah McGregor and special guest Professor Racquel Gates meet in the fictional country of Zamunda to record this week's episode of Hot and Bothered, all about Coming to America.This week we discuss the tensions between Eddie Murphy and John Landis, what makes a 'black' film, and Racquel's concept of formal negativity. We finish the episode checking in with Vanessa for her thoughts on the movie. Don't forget to check out Racquel's book, Double Negative: The Black Image and Popular Imagination! ---If we give you butterflies, consider supporting us on Patreon! On Patreon have more great romance content including a bonus close scene analysis with Hannah and Vanessa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest Info/Bio:This week's guest is Dr. Greg Garrett! Greg is a writer, speaker, musician, and professor. He's the critically acclaimed author of over two dozen books of fiction and nonfiction including his latest, “The Gospel According to James Baldwin: What America's Great Prophet Can Teach Us about Life, Love, and Identity.” Greg studied at Oklahoma State University where he received his PhD in English. He then continued his education with post-doctoral studies in Holocaust Studies at the University of Oregon and later received his Masters in Divinity from the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. Guest (select) publications: My Church is NOT Dying: Episopalians in the 21st Century; Crossing Myself: A Story of Spiritual Rebirth; We Get To Carry Each Other: The Gospel According to U2; Holy Superheroes; The Gospel According to Hollywood; The Other Jesus: Rejecting a Religion of Fear for the God of Love; Stories From The Edge: A Theology of Grief; Living With The Living Dead: The Wisdom of the Zombie Apocalypse; Entertaining Judgement: The Afterlife in Popular Imagination; The Gospel According to James Baldwin: What America's Great Prophet Can Teach Us about Life, Love, and Identity James Baldwin (select) publications: The Fire Next Time; Giovanni's Room; Go Tell It on the Mountain; Notes of a Native Son; Another Country; If Beale Street Could Talk; Nobody Knows My NameGuest Website/Social Media: Twitter: @Greg1Garrett Special Theme Music by: Forrest ClayInstagram: @forrestclaymusic Twitter: @clay_kYouTube: www.youtube.com/claykmusic Songs featured on this episode were from the Recover EPYou can find Clay's music on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, or anywhere good music is found!Check out Factor 75 and use my code deconstruct50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/This episode of the Deconstructionists Podcast was edited, mixed, and produced by John Williamson Stay on top of all of the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com Go there to check out our blog, snag a t-shirt, or follow us on social media. We have a brand new webstore with faster shipping, new products, new designs, and international shipping! Join our Patreon family here: www.patreon.com/deconstructionists Website by Ryan BattlesAll photos by Jared HevronLogos designed by Joseph Ernst & Stephen PfluigT-shirt designs by Joseph Ernst, Chad Flannigan, Colin Rigsby, and Jason Turner. Starting your own podcast? Try Riverside! https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=john-williamsonOur Sponsors:* Check out Factor 75 and use my code deconstruct50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Guest Info/Bio:This week's guest is Dr. Greg Garrett! Greg is a writer, speaker, musician, and professor. He's the critically acclaimed author of over two dozen books of fiction and nonfiction including his latest, “The Gospel According to James Baldwin: What America's Great Prophet Can Teach Us about Life, Love, and Identity.” Greg studied at Oklahoma State University where he received his PhD in English. He then continued his education with post-doctoral studies in Holocaust Studies at the University of Oregon and later received his Masters in Divinity from the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. Guest (select) publications: My Church is NOT Dying: Episopalians in the 21st Century; Crossing Myself: A Story of Spiritual Rebirth; We Get To Carry Each Other: The Gospel According to U2; Holy Superheroes; The Gospel According to Hollywood; The Other Jesus: Rejecting a Religion of Fear for the God of Love; Stories From The Edge: A Theology of Grief; Living With The Living Dead: The Wisdom of the Zombie Apocalypse; Entertaining Judgement: The Afterlife in Popular Imagination; The Gospel According to James Baldwin: What America's Great Prophet Can Teach Us about Life, Love, and Identity James Baldwin (select) publications: The Fire Next Time; Giovanni's Room; Go Tell It on the Mountain; Notes of a Native Son; Another Country; If Beale Street Could Talk; Nobody Knows My NameGuest Website/Social Media: Twitter: @Greg1Garrett Special Theme Music by: Forrest ClayInstagram: @forrestclaymusic Twitter: @clay_kYouTube: www.youtube.com/claykmusic Songs featured on this episode were from the Recover EPYou can find Clay's music on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, or anywhere good music is found!Check out Factor 75 and use my code deconstruct50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/This episode of the Deconstructionists Podcast was edited, mixed, and produced by John Williamson Stay on top of all of the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com Go there to check out our blog, snag a t-shirt, or follow us on social media. We have a brand new webstore with faster shipping, new products, new designs, and international shipping! Join our Patreon family here: www.patreon.com/deconstructionists Website by Ryan BattlesAll photos by Jared HevronLogos designed by Joseph Ernst & Stephen PfluigT-shirt designs by Joseph Ernst, Chad Flannigan, Colin Rigsby, and Jason Turner. Our Sponsors:* Check out Factor 75 and use my code deconstruct50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

As a special THANK YOU to our Patreon community that keeps the showing going through these tough times, Andrea shares her “hot sauce” for making art. The core spice is this: Don't be afraid to be interesting. Sometimes there might be a temptation to self-censor, to play it safe, to adhere to external pressures real or imagined. Instead, go within and create based on what's true for you. That's what the world needs from you now.  To use this guide, watch the video of the workshop, then read through the worksheet that outlines the step-by-step process: for Patreon subscribers you can find that worksheet linked here. Or you can listen to the guide as you would any podcast. Whatever works for you is what works!  As a follow-up to this workshop, we'll gather in the new year for a live virtual event to talk through our projects, share ideas and insights, and support each other in our creative process. The goal is to protect our mental hygiene, enhance our intuition, and stay creative in a time of rampant gaslighting by idiotic destructive forces determined to demoralize us. We obviously won't let that happen.  For any questions or to share notes on your own process, leave a comment below or write to Andrea at GaslitNation@gmail.com. To check out the first ever Gaslit Nation Make Art workshop, subscribe to the show at the Truth-teller level or higher on Patreon by signing up at Patreon.com/Gaslit. You'll receive all episodes ad free, special invites, and more!  Show Notes: The Modern Myths: Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-modern-myths-adventures-in-the-machinery-of-the-popular-imagination-philip-ball/18335535?ean=9780226823843 The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma [Includes insights on art therapy] https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-body-keeps-the-score-brain-mind-and-body-in-the-healing-of-trauma-bessel-van-der-kolk/6679040?ean=9780143127741 Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling https://bookshop.org/p/books/storyworthy-engage-teach-persuade-and-change-your-life-through-the-power-of-storytelling-matthew-dicks/10952996?ean=9781608685486 Making Movies https://bookshop.org/p/books/making-movies-sidney-lumet/6730532?ean=9780679756606 The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-anatomy-of-story-22-steps-to-becoming-a-master-storyteller-john-truby/8050558?ean=9780865479937 101 Things to Learn in Art School https://bookshop.org/p/books/101-things-to-learn-in-art-school-kit-white/10523037?ean=9780262016216 Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative https://bookshop.org/p/books/steal-like-an-artist-10-things-nobody-told-you-about-being-creative-austin-kleon/6862462?ean=9780761169253 Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art https://bookshop.org/p/books/understanding-comics-the-invisible-art-scott-mccloud/228758?ean=9780060976255 A Map for Wild Hearts: How to Make Art Even When You're Lost https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-map-for-wild-hearts-how-to-make-art-even-when-you-re-lost-andrea-hannah/12045947?ean=9780578521725 Watch the documentary “Brooklyn Boheme” made by Gaslit Nation guest and Andrea's mentor Nelson George: https://www.amazon.com/Brooklyn-Boheme-Spike-Branford-Marsalis/dp/B007JRTVH0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=13DQ10MMZPBVU&keywords=brooklyn+boheme&qid=1700830612&s=instant-video&sprefix=brooklyn+boh%2Cinstant-video%2C336&sr=1-1 10 Must-Read Native American Authors https://bookriot.com/must-read-native-american-authors/

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In the podcast I talk with Stijn Reijnders about his research into media tourism and the popular imagination.

Welcome to “HORROR!”, a podcast by the researchers of the charity University of the Underground's Horror Programme. This tuition free programme was led by speculative designer Agi Haines from November 2021 to March 2022, as a critical exploration into illicit societal fears and a dive into horror as a complex tool and genre. In every episode of this series we will explore research topics from our projects, with the help of experts, practitioners, artists, and much more. Our host throughout this podcast series will be Necro, our cheeky demonic guide on a nightly journey full of ghosts, shadows, and inexplicable monsters…but no need to worry, as all our guests, human and non-human, have promised to stay in the studio. Be prepared, though: these encounters might easily transport into your homes some uncanny perspectives on our present. In this episode, Agi Haines gives us some suggestions about plant horror and vegetal otherness. Our researcher Ludovica Battista sits down with the researcher Jye O'Sullivan and Elizabeth Parker, to talk about commodification of plants, interspecies ethics, and dive into the EcoGothic framework. Our host Necro is joined for an exclusive interview by Dr Mexia & Monstera Perspicua. Our tracklist complements this experience with songs about houseplants, nature and interspecies dark sides. Featuring: Ludovica Battista, architect, writer and researcher with a transdisciplinary approach, based in Southern Italy. Her work explores the present territorial and urban condition, and their interspecies living flesh. Agi Haines, speculative designer. Her work is focused on the design of the human body as a malleable object through which she explores how far we can push our living flesh while still being accepted by society. Jye O'Sullivan is a lecturer and researcher at the TUDublin School of Creative Arts specialized in History of Art and Visual Cultures. His research interests include Cybernetics, Queer Ecology, Post-Colonial Art and Art Historiography. Elizabeth Parker, founder editor of Gothic Nature Journal: New Directions in Ecohorror and the EcoGothic and author of The Forest and the EcoGothic: The Deep Dark Woods in the Popular Imagination. Ludovica Battista as Dr Mexia, a botanist who discovered a dreadful truth about Etsy's coolest tropical plant Monstera Perspicua, that might lead you into a nightmarish interspecies tragedy. James Nola as Necromantique or Necro, our demonic host who pays homage to 80s cult horror, that will get your bones giggling. Thank you for listening. We hope that this series will contribute to inspire, to communicate powerful messages, to expose enduring dynamics of the contemporary world and to challenge our understanding of its structures and taboos. If we didn't scare you enough, and you want to know more about our projects, join us for more episodes or visit https://universityoftheunderground.org! Coordination, proof-listening, scripting: Veronika Hanáková, Ludovica Battista Production, editing, music selection: Ludovica Battista Hosting: James Nola, Ludovica Battista TRACKLIST: CNN Predicts a Monster Storm - Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet Reverie for Fragile Houseplants - Tomaga Houseplants - Squid Vegetation Flesh - Nocturnal Emissions Intro - Gorillaz Nature - Tuxedomoon Back to Nature - Tuxedomoon Plant People - Ben Salisbury & Geoff barrow, from Annihilation soundtrack Nature is not created in the image of man's compassion - Tzusing

In this week's podcast Tim and Jeremy complete their three-parter on Brazil, looking at music in the country from 1968 - 1975. Against a backdrop of managed democracy, repression and censorship for musicians, we hear about a number of exciting artists who combined inventive experimental radicalism with a popular imagination to create electrifying music. Jeremy and Tim introduce Fusion groups like Azymuth and Aitro, totemic Brazilian singers like Astrud Gilberto, and the incredible output of Jorge Ben. Tim and Jeremy also discuss varying psychedelic aesthetics in the country and internationally, including the contrast between indigenous practices and the classical countercultural LSD scene; spent time on the place of reissuing culture of contemporary labels like Mr Bongo; and disagree over how we should listen to music with explicitly religious lyrics. Plus, Pelé! Produced and edited by Matt Huxley. Tune in, Turn on, Get Down! Become a patron from as little as £3pcm by visiting www.patron.com/LoveMessagePod Tracklist: Pedros Santos - Água Viva Astrud Gilberto - Beginnings Jorge Ben - Take It Easy My Brother Charles Claudia - Jesus Christo Airto - Return to Forever Novos Baianos - Preta, Pretinha Tribo Massahi - Fareuá Sivuca - Ain't No Sunshine Gal Costa - Milho Verdé Azymuth - Periscopio

In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Toni Tresca discuss a classic...the 1922 silent horror film Nosferatu: Eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror).  Episode Highlights: We explore the magic of this film as we look at everything from the realism of the set to the fantastic make-up to the practical special effects. We examine the character of Orlock as a supporter of technology and discuss the differing views on whether he serves as an anti-Semitic metaphor. We look at some of the film's reception at the time of its release, including opinions that this film would deteriorate the intelligence of "the common man." And finally, we look at how this film offers us a foundation for all future vampire films.   A Dose of Scholarship: In this episode we referenced the following books: Jörg Waltje's Blood Obsession: Vampires, Serial Murder, and the Popular Imagination; David J. Skal's 2004 Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen; and Stacey Abbott's 2009 Celluloid Vampires: After Death in the Modern World. This podcast episode first aired on May 31, 2022. Greatest of thanks to our podcast editor Jackson O'Brien!   ALL LINKS  Twitter/Instagram: @NightmarePod1; YouTube: Such a Nightmare;  Email: suchanightmare.pod@gmail.com; Website: suchanightmare.com

Jay Parini, novelist, poet, biographer, & professor of English & Creative Writing at Middlebury College, speaking about "Scranton in the Popular Imagination", a program on Tuesday, September 19, 2021, at 7:00 pm. at the Scranton Cultural Center. Parini will offer the keynote talk & will interact with a regional panel as well as the audience. The event is part of a two-year project supported by the NEH through an award to the University of Scranton. Registration is required: surveymonkey.com/r/ImagineScranton www.scranton.edu

https://www.alainguillot.com/philip-ball/ Philip Ball is a freelance science writer. His latest book is The Modern Myths: Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination Get the book here: https://amzn.to/3gowykq

Episode Notes Revisit FB 24 where Karen Renner discusses her book Evil Children; first appeared October 2019 Support Society for the History of Children and Youth Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/shcy Find out more at https://shcy.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Episode Notes Karen Renner explores the horrors of evil child narratives in her monograph, Evil Children in the Popular Imagination, in a conversation with MFA Creative Writing students Trevor Warren and Courtney Brooks at Northern Arizona UniversitySupport Society for the History of Children and Youth Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/shcyThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

The warmth of China and Russia’s present-day relationship is sometimes said to reprise 1950s ties between Mao’s PRC and the Soviet Union, even if that remains a poorly understood period in both countries. Still less understood, moreover, is the deep Soviet cultural influence on China which accompanied this era of... Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies

The warmth of China and Russia’s present-day relationship is sometimes said to reprise 1950s ties between Mao’s PRC and the Soviet Union, even if that remains a poorly understood period in both countries. Still less understood, moreover, is the deep Soviet cultural influence on China which accompanied this era of socialist alliance, and this in part is why Yan Li’s China’s Soviet Dream: Propaganda, Culture, and Popular Imagination (Routledge, 2018)is such an invaluable book. Presenting a fascinating compendium of insights into the ways that Soviet fashion, literature, architecture, language and many other things washed over China during the mid-20th century, Li offers a sophisticated argument that this all fed into an entire framework for socialist modernity which China sought to adopt at this crucial period in its history. This was not always a one-way street, and this book also highlights instances where Chinese people were hesitant to embrace Soviet ways of doing things. But even as we look at this earlier ‘Chinese Dream’ from a temporal remove of over six decades, there can be little doubt that it left a mark on China that is still palpable today, and therefore deserves our attention. Ed Pulford is a postdoctoral researcher at the Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University. His research focuses on friendships and histories between the Chinese, Korean and Russian worlds, and northeast Asian indigenous groups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The warmth of China and Russia’s present-day relationship is sometimes said to reprise 1950s ties between Mao’s PRC and the Soviet Union, even if that remains a poorly understood period in both countries. Still less understood, moreover, is the deep Soviet cultural influence on China which accompanied this era of socialist alliance, and this in part is why Yan Li’s China’s Soviet Dream: Propaganda, Culture, and Popular Imagination (Routledge, 2018)is such an invaluable book. Presenting a fascinating compendium of insights into the ways that Soviet fashion, literature, architecture, language and many other things washed over China during the mid-20th century, Li offers a sophisticated argument that this all fed into an entire framework for socialist modernity which China sought to adopt at this crucial period in its history. This was not always a one-way street, and this book also highlights instances where Chinese people were hesitant to embrace Soviet ways of doing things. But even as we look at this earlier ‘Chinese Dream’ from a temporal remove of over six decades, there can be little doubt that it left a mark on China that is still palpable today, and therefore deserves our attention. Ed Pulford is a postdoctoral researcher at the Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University. His research focuses on friendships and histories between the Chinese, Korean and Russian worlds, and northeast Asian indigenous groups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The warmth of China and Russia’s present-day relationship is sometimes said to reprise 1950s ties between Mao’s PRC and the Soviet Union, even if that remains a poorly understood period in both countries. Still less understood, moreover, is the deep Soviet cultural influence on China which accompanied this era of socialist alliance, and this in part is why Yan Li’s China’s Soviet Dream: Propaganda, Culture, and Popular Imagination (Routledge, 2018)is such an invaluable book. Presenting a fascinating compendium of insights into the ways that Soviet fashion, literature, architecture, language and many other things washed over China during the mid-20th century, Li offers a sophisticated argument that this all fed into an entire framework for socialist modernity which China sought to adopt at this crucial period in its history. This was not always a one-way street, and this book also highlights instances where Chinese people were hesitant to embrace Soviet ways of doing things. But even as we look at this earlier ‘Chinese Dream’ from a temporal remove of over six decades, there can be little doubt that it left a mark on China that is still palpable today, and therefore deserves our attention. Ed Pulford is a postdoctoral researcher at the Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University. His research focuses on friendships and histories between the Chinese, Korean and Russian worlds, and northeast Asian indigenous groups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The warmth of China and Russia’s present-day relationship is sometimes said to reprise 1950s ties between Mao’s PRC and the Soviet Union, even if that remains a poorly understood period in both countries. Still less understood, moreover, is the deep Soviet cultural influence on China which accompanied this era of socialist alliance, and this in part is why Yan Li’s China’s Soviet Dream: Propaganda, Culture, and Popular Imagination (Routledge, 2018)is such an invaluable book. Presenting a fascinating compendium of insights into the ways that Soviet fashion, literature, architecture, language and many other things washed over China during the mid-20th century, Li offers a sophisticated argument that this all fed into an entire framework for socialist modernity which China sought to adopt at this crucial period in its history. This was not always a one-way street, and this book also highlights instances where Chinese people were hesitant to embrace Soviet ways of doing things. But even as we look at this earlier ‘Chinese Dream’ from a temporal remove of over six decades, there can be little doubt that it left a mark on China that is still palpable today, and therefore deserves our attention. Ed Pulford is a postdoctoral researcher at the Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University. His research focuses on friendships and histories between the Chinese, Korean and Russian worlds, and northeast Asian indigenous groups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Susan interviews Dr. Jörg Waltje, Executive Director of the Center for Faculty Excellence at Texas Woman’s University and author of the book Blood Obsession: Vampires, Serial Murder, and the Popular Imagination. Dr. Waltje explains the Center’s various initiatives aimed at helping both students and faculty succeed. He and Susan also discuss his hobbies, his background in languages and literature, as well as his experiences teaching for OLLI at UNT. This semester, Dr. Waltje is teaching a two-part course called “Persecution in the Gothic Novel” on Tuesdays, November 5 & 12 from 10:00am – 11:30am in the Robson Ranch Clubhouse. Members can enroll in the course by signing in to the Member Portal (https://olli.unt.edu/members) or emailing olli@unt.edu. To learn more about OLLI at UNT, visit our website, https://olli.unt.edu/

Joining Matt are Bishop Museum Cultural Advisor Marques Hanalei Marzan and freelance travel writer Will McGough, to talk about the current thought-provoking exhibit on display at Bishop Museum, entitled "Unreal: Hawaii in Popular Imagination," which explores Hawaii's depiction in cultural media. https://www.bishopmuseum.org/unreal

Show Notes HiP 010 9/23/18   Featuring music from: Kelii Mawae The Brian McKnight 4 Jeff Peterson DeAndre Brackensick Shawn Pimental Rodney Cazimero Kumuhau Na Leo Pilimehana Brother Noland For more information and some accompanying videos for music and events, please go to Hawaiiposts.com and view the show notes for HiP 010 Weather Ref: timeanddate.com Currently  86 and mostly sunny winds from the east at 10mph Humidity currently 57% on the rise 75% tonight Forecast This week  Highs 84-89 next thursday being the hottest throughout the week the chance of early morning and late evening showers increase tuesday has the greatest percipitation predicted winds will remain calm between 5-15 from the east sunday thru tuesday we will have some south winds  bringing up the humidity.   Sun Rise 6:20  Sun Set  6:28 Friday daylight 12h 1m   Next Thursday Sun Rise 6:21  Sun Set  6:22   Remember we lose 1:12 seconds of day light each day just over 8 minutes a week     Our Night Sky   Moon is currently 90% full illumination On its way to the Harvest Moon on Sept 24   Most years, the Harvest Moon is in the month of September, but around every three years, it occurs in October, as it does in 2017   Harvest Moon is the most well-known of all the Full Moon names. Some sources claim the name originates from ancient Native American month names, while others point out that Harvest month was recorded as early as in the 700s in both Anglo-Saxon and Old High German languages. In ancient times, it was common to track the changing seasons by following the lunar month rather than the solar year, which the 12 months in our modern calendar are based on.   The most common Native American names for the September Full Moon is Full Corn Moon and Barley Moon, and these names do not vary with the equinox.     Regardless of where the name originated, the astronomical significance of the Harvest Moon is the same all over the Northern Hemisphere. The Full Moon closest to the September equinox is astronomically special because the time between one moonrise to the next becomes shorter around this time.   Normally, the Moon rises on average 50 minutes later every day in a lunar month, which is the time it takes the Moon to travel through all the Moon phases. However, for a few days around the Harvest Moon, the Moon rises less than 50 minutes later than the day before. In the old days, the early moonrise for a few days around the equinox meant that farmers could work and harvest their crops for a longer time in the evenings.   Moon Rise Today 4:44p Next Thurs 8:34   Constellations Pisces  e Phoenix se horizon Aquarius s Saggitarius sw Scorpius sw horizon   Institute for Astonomy http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/publications/starcharts/  Mercury is to close to the sun ti be visible setting at 6:34p Venus8:10p Jupiter 9:15p Saturn12:00a Mars 2:14a Uranus 8:45a SURF REPORT North  Flat to a half foot (lake haleiwa offers great diving beaches and water sports) South 1-2 on the holding may have south swell  tuesday — high tides mid days East 2-3 declining to 1-3 which will hold throught the week West Flat to a half foot (lake haleiwa offers great diving beaches and water sports) Currently NO Advisories for Hawaiian waters Island Events!!! Friday to Thursday night Sept 21 - 27 2018   information ref: https://www.gohawaii.com     Kaua’i Kauai Mokihana Festival 2018 OCCURS BETWEEN: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2018 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2018   The Kauai Mokihana Festival, September 23-29, 2018, Presents: September 23, 10a, Kapaa First Hawaiian Church Service, 4-1320 Kuhio Hwy. Stories of Hawaii CraftFood Fair Hula Competition: Solo/Group Flowerless Lei Contest. Free and donations are accepted   Art Kaua`i 2018 OCCURS BETWEEN: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2018, 12:00PM - 6:00PM   The Kauai Society of Artists presents its 33rd Annual Art Kauai--the premier art exhibition for artists to display their original artwork in the categories of Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Metal, Painting, Photography, Sculpture and Wood.  The Kauai Society of Artists Gallery  Kukui Grove Caner…. in Lihue   Sunday Farmers Market - Kalalea Anahola Farmer's Hui OCCURS BETWEEN: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2019, 10:00AM - 2:00PM   A Hawaiian style market featuring local farmers and artisans with their fruits, vegetables, plants/flowers, crafts, jewelry, lei, plate lunches, etc. The market is sponsored by the Kalalea Anahola Farmer's Hui. The Kalalea/Anehola Farmer's Hui is a nonprofit farmer's organization Hokualele Market Place in Anahola   Hanapepe Friday Night Festival & Art Walk OCCURS BETWEEN: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2018, 5:30PM - 9:30PM   Come join the festivity! Every Friday evening, Old Town Hanapepe is bustling with fun & activity! With a wide variety of shopping, local crafters, several excellent restaurants, a dozen art galleries, stilt walkers, classics cars, live music and entertainment, there is always something   Kelii Mawae of Molokai song: "Wai Ulu"   Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar & Ukulele Concert - Honoring Kelii Mawae of Molokai OCCURS ON: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2018, 3:00PM - 5:00PM   Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories telling its history. Gift Drawing. Family Friendly. Tickets $25 Hanalei Community Center, Malolo Road in Hanalei   Oahu It Comes in Threes: An Evening of Quick Comedies OCCURS BETWEEN: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2018, 9:30PM - 10:30PM   A night of hilarity is sure to ensue at Late Night's Production of It Comes in Threes: An Evening of Quick Comedies. This performance features three one-act comedies, including Christopher Durang's The Actor's Nightmare, Kennedy Theater on the UH campus     The Brian McKnight 4 - The Sequel OCCURS BETWEEN: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018, 6:30PM - 10:30PM The Brian McKnight 4 will be performing at Blue Note Hawaii with 2 shows nightly at 6:30pm & 9:00pm. Brian McKnight is a New York based R&B and soul musician whose smooth sound has earned him 16 Grammy nominations,   Aloha Festivals Waikiki Hoolaulea OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018, 7:00PM - 10:00PM The Annual Waikiki Hoolaulea is Hawaii's largest block party. Thousands of people will take to the streets along Kalakaua Avenue for food, fun and entertainment. There will be performances by the various genres of Hawaiian music and hula halau (hula schools). Hawaiian crafts and flower leis and In Downtown Waikiki Hawaii's Woodshow™ (26th Annual) OCCURS BETWEEN: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2018, 10:00AM - 5:00PM Hawaii's Woodshow™ is the premier statewide exhibition of exquisite woodwork by talented woodworkers from Hawaii and abroad who submit entries showcasing the versatility and beauty of Hawai‘i woods across design mediums including furniture, woodturning, sculpture and musical instruments. Honolulu Museum of Art on Victoria Street Ohio State Alumni Gamewatch at Giovani Pastramis OHIO v Tulane @9am 4 Buckeyes   UH FOOTBALL SATURDAY @ 6p Saturday Sep. 22 Duquesne Dukes (HC) Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI   Unreal: Hawaiʻi in Popular Imagination OCCURS BETWEEN: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 - SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2019, 9:00AM - 5:00PM Bishop Museum’s new exhibition “Unreal: Hawaiʻi in Popular Imagination” presents rare images and objects drawn from one of the largest private collections of Hawaiʻi-themed printed ephemera. The exhibition gives visitors a unique opportunity to see the breadth of Hawaiʻi-themed commercial art     Day at Queen Emma Summer Palace (42nd Annual) OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018, 9:00AM - 4:00PM   Join the Daughters of Hawaiʻi for their 42nd Annual Day at Queen Emma Summer Palace. Enjoy a festive day of Hawaiian music and hula performances. MC are Kimo and Leilani Kahoʻāno. Musical entertainment include Royal Hawaiian Band, Punahou Alumni Glee Club, Jerry Santos   Waikiki Artfest OCCURS BETWEEN: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2018, 9:00AM - 4:00PM   Our Waikiki Artfest is located in Kapiolani Park at the Diamond Head end of Waikiki. We host approximately 60 fine artists and Made in Hawaii handcraft artisans who create and display their own artwork for sale. We have casual entertainment shave ice, and great food for our guests.   Eat The Street - Honolulu Oktoberfest OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018, 5:00PM - 9:00PM   This year the Honolulu Oktoberfest is moving to a new location, the Bishop Museum! The upscaled event this year will include German and Hawaiian live music, German food, lawn games and plenty of Oktoberfest Beers from all around the world. This year's Collectable mug will also come with a collectible bottle opener   Local Comedy Showcase at the Dragon Upstairs OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018, 7:30PM - 9:30PM Come to our diverse local comedy showcase at the Dragon Upstairs in Chinatown! These comics are very talented and unique and are guarenteed to make you laugh out loud. Spend a date nite or meet new friends at this monthly comedy show. Coe Snyder hosts and Shannon Canton, Lance Liverman, Paco Loco   Slack Key with Jeff Peterson OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018, 12:00PM - 12:45PM Jeff Peterson is one of Hawaii’s most versatile and respected musicians. His passion for the guitar has allowed him to shine as a solo artist and has given him the opportunity to collaborate with a wide variety of artists from Hawaii, the mainland and abroad. His focus on Slack Key guitar   Hawaii State Library on King Street next to the palace   Living History Day OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018, 9:00AM - 4:30PM Living History Day 2018 When: Saturday, September 22, 2018, 9 am – 4:30 pm In affiliation with Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day Live!, Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor will bring America’s history during World War II to life at its annual Living History Day.   Na Wahine O Ke Kai - End Of Race In Waikiki (40th Anniversary) OCCURS ON: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2018, 8:00AM - 3:00PM   Hale O Lono Harbor, Molokai, to Waikiki Beach, Oahu (41 miles) Race Time: Race is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Race Day  Sunday, September 23, 2018: Pule: 7:00 a.m. Race start: 8:00 a.m. Finish Time: Approximately 1:00 p.m.  1st Finishers, at Waikiki Beach Event Ceremonies: 12:00       DeAndre Brackensick & Shawn Pimental OCCURS ON: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2018, 6:30PM - 11:00PM DeAndre Brackensick & ShawnPimental will be performing at Blue Note Hawaii with 2 shows nightly at 6:30pm & 9:00pm. California native DeAndré Brackensick found his start to singing in his local gospel church. Although he is widely known for his run to the Top 8 on American Idol Season 11   Rodney Cazimero OCCURS ON: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2018, 6:30PM - 11:00PM Rodney Cazimero will be performing at Blue Note Hawaii with 2 shows nightly at 6:30pm & 9:00pm. Rodney composed 14 original songs on his first CD, Kohala Moon and received 2 Hoku Hanohano Nominations. He is currently a featured solo singer with the famous Royal Hawaiian Band. Doors open at 5:00pm    Kumuhau OCCURS ON: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2018, 6:30PM - 11:00PM Kumuhau will be performing at Blue Note Hawaii with 2 shows nightly at 6:30pm & 9:00pm. The dynamic group of musicians have over 50 years of experience, collectively, in the Hawaii music scene. Doors open at 5:00pm and 8:30pm respectively.   Molokai Molokai Canoe Festivals Presents - 5th Annual Kulaia Hoolaulea OCCURS ON: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018, 5:00PM - 10:00PM In remembering the early years of the Molokai Hoe along with the Aloha Festivals Hoolaulea at Hale o Lono, this was Molokai's version of kulaia. The festivities lasted an entire weekend and the spirit of aloha radiated to all; including our Molokai community, paddlers, visitors and spectators from   Na Wahine O Ke Kai - Start In Molokai (40th Anniversary) OCCURS ON: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2018, 8:00AM - 3:00PM   Hale O Lono Harbor, Molokai, to Waikiki Beach, Oahu (41 miles) Race Time: Race is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Race Day Sunday, September 23, 2018. Pule: 7:00 a.m. Race start: 8:00 a.m. Finish Time: Approximately 1:00 p.m.     Maui   Maui Sunday Market OCCURS BETWEEN: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2018, 4:00PM - 8:00PM   Don't miss this week's "Maui Sunday Market." Held each Sunday, from 4 pm to 8 pm, in the Kahului Shopping Center parking lot, this popular event features island vendors (crafters, artisans, food purveyors, and more); entertainment; food trucks; and activities showcasing Hawaiian Cultural   Chinese Moon Festival in Lahaina OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018, 5:00PM - 9:00PM   Lahaina pays tribute to the island's harvest of locally grown produce as well as honored traditions from China during its annual Moon Festival at the Wo Hing Museum and Cookhouse on Front Street. A display of colorful lanterns and offerings to the moon goddes   Festivals Of Aloha - Aloha Friday OCCURS ON: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018, 5:00PM - 9:00PM   Wind down your week with a heart warming Hawaiian event, at the piko (center) of Maui, Queen Kaahumanu Shopping Center. Free to the public, come enjoy and evening of Hawaiian music, hula and more!       Hawaii Big Island   Hula Arts At Kilauea: Aloha Friday Program - Lei Making with Kaipo AhChong Ukulele Master Wes Awana, Master Lei Maker, Randy Lee OCCURS BETWEEN: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018, 11:00AM - 1:00PM   The lei is a Hawaiian flower garland that is worn for many different special occasions.  The lei also represents and symbolizes a variety of celebrations from friendship, love, welcoming, departures and everything in between.  Come join agriculture farmer Kaipo AhChong TEMPORARILY at Volcano Art Center   Cool Fusion: Festival of 1000 Bowls (12th Annual) OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018, 11:00AM - 2:00PM The Donkey Mill Art Center is serving up its 12th annual Cool Fusion: Festival of 1000 Bowls, featuring oodles of noodles, handmade ceramic ware, live performances by Kona Dance and Performing Arts, Big Island Music Academy, and more! And did we mention gelato?   O Kau Kakou 5th Annual Kau Coffee Trail Run 2018 OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018, 7:00AM - 2:00PM   The 5th Annual Kau Coffee Trail Run       The Kau Coffee Trail Run offers moderate to highly-challenging 5K, 10K and 1/2 marathon races through macadamia nut and coffee fields along the beautiful slopes of rural Kau on the southern side of Hawaii Island.  Race Date: September 22, 2018     Registration starts May 1st     Race Start Time: 7:00am    Register online at: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145        Sponsored by: Kau Coffee Mill, County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii   Na Leo Pilimehana OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018, 7:00PM - 9:00PM   Na Leo Pilimehana, which in Hawaiian means "voices blending together in warmth," is the most popular, most award-winning and top-selling female Hawaiian group in the world. Na Leo consists of three childhood friends, Nalani Jenkins, Lehua Kalima, and Angela Morales. Kahilu Theater in Kameula   Brother Noland @ Royal Kona Resort Sept. 27 - 7pm Brother Noland: Composer, Innovator, Traditional Hawaiian Man Brother Noland has deeply influenced contemporary Hawaiian music and is widely considered as the “Father of Jawaiian Music.” Fluid in both Slack Key and standard guitar tunings, Brother Noland goes wherever the music carries him. “As far back as I can remember,” Noland says, “I was always surrounded by the beautiful sounds of Hawaiian music.” Brother Noland is popular for his unique interpretations (or “Nolandization”) of songs yet remains respectful of traditional Hawaiian music and culture. Born and raised in Kalihi-Palama on the island of O’ahu, Brother Noland is most famous for his original song “Coconut Girl,” which birthed the “Jawaiian” contemporary style (fusion of Hawaiian & Reggae) music. He has won numerous Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards including Best Reggae Album and his music is featured in several movies including “Pineapple Express” and “Snakes in the Plane.” He is regularly featured in Slack Key Guitar festivals around the islands.    

Conversation with Andrew Nestingen which is a Professor of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington. We talk about the view of Finlandia in popular imagination particularly on cinema, music and education plus the challenges of being the geopolitical frontier between the United States and Russia.

A history of the Leopard Men, a murderous - sometimes - animistic cult in Central Africa.  Also other similar African groups, the Crocodile Men, Baboon Society and Lion-Men or Mbojo are dealt with.  Finally, we detour briefly to South America and take a quick look at the legends of werejaguars in the armies of an Argentine general.   Sources Aldridge, Thomas Joshua. A Transformed Colony: Sierra Leone as it Was, and as it Is, Its Progress, Peoples, Native Customs and Undeveloped Wealth. London: Seeley & Co., 1910. Ambrosetti, Juan. “The Legend of the Yaguarete-Aba; the Indian Tiger, and its Projections among the Guaranies, Quichuas, etc.” Annals of the Argentine Scientific Society 41 (1896). Beatty, K.J. Human Leopards: An Account of the Trials of Human Leopards Before the Special Commission Court. London: Hugh Rees, 1915. Fyle, Magbaily C. Historical Dictionary of Sierra Leone. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2006. Howard, Robert E. “Man-Eaters of Zamboula.” http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0600791h.html Miller, Ivor L. “Bongo Ita: Leopard Society Music and Language in West Africa, Western Cuba, and New York City.” African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal 5:1 (January 2012). Retrieved from: http://people.bu.edu/imiller/pubs/Miller%202012.pdf Miller, Ivor and Mathew Ojong. “Ekpe 'Leopard' Society in Africa and the Americas: Influence and Values of an Ancient Tradition.” Ethnic and Racial Studies 36:2 (2013). Retrieved from: http://www.afrocubaweb.com/ivormiller/Miller-Ojong2012-s.pdf Pratten, David. The Man-Leopard Murders: History and Society in Colonial Nigeria. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2007. “The Influence of Islam on African Native Law – II.” In The Moslem World, Vol. 11 (S.M. Zwemer, ed.). Harrisburg, PA: Missionary Review, 1921. Van Bockhaven, Vicky. “Leopard-men of the Congo in Literature and Popular Imagination.” Tydskrif vir Letterkunde 46:1 (January 2009). Retrieved from: http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0041-476X2009000100006  

ENCORE There are few enduring truths, but one is that no one gets out of life alive. What’s less certain is what comes next. Does everything stop with death, or are we transported to another plane of existence? First-hand accounts of people who claim to have visited heaven are offered as proof of an afterlife. Now the author of one bestseller admits that his story was fabricated. We’ll look at the genre of “heaven tourism” to see if it has anything to say about the possible existence of the hereafter, and why the idea of an afterlife seriously influences how we live our lives on Earth. Also, a neurologist describes what is going on in the brain during near-death and other out-of-body experiences. It’s Skeptic Check, our monthly look at critical thinking … but don’t take our word for it! Guests: •   Ben Radford – Paranormal investigator, research fellow at the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and deputy editor of the Skeptical Inquirer, and author of the Discovery News article, “Why People Believed Boy’s ‘Visit to Heaven’ Story” •   Greg Garrett – Professor of English at Baylor University, writer on books, culture and religion for the Huffington Post, and author of Entertaining Judgment: The Afterlife in Popular Imagination •   Steven Novella – Professor of neurology at Yale University School of Medicine and host of the “Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe” podcast Originally Aired May 24, 2015

From baristas preparing pumpkin spiced lattes to grocery store aisles lined with bags of candy, the season has arrived for all things sweet-toothed and scary. In this month's episode, we sat down with Katherine Connor Martin, Head of US Dictionaries for Oxford University Press, Greg Garrett, author of Entertaining Judgment: The Afterlife in Popular Imagination, … Continue reading Trick or Treat – Episode 27 – The Oxford Comment →