Podcast appearances and mentions of sita sings

I had a fascinating conversation with Nina Paley, an animator, director, artist, and co-host of Heterodorx podcast. While some may know her award-winning animated films like "Sita Sings the Blues" and "Seder Masochism," our conversation delved deeper into her personal journey through cancel culture and her insights on scapegoating dynamics.Nina shared how her life changed dramatically in 2017 when she spoke up about gender identity issues after a year of careful research and consideration. The backlash was swift and severe – she was banned from festivals, speaking engagements dried up, and her career as a celebrated artist effectively came to an end. What struck me most was her evolution in processing this experience, particularly how she's come to view it through a spiritual lens, despite not being traditionally religious.We explored the ancient biblical concept of scapegoating, and Nina offered a compelling analysis of the difference between sacrifice and scapegoating. Through her research on Jesus Christ, she had a profound realization that helped her reframe her own experience – she could choose to see herself as a sacrifice rather than just a scapegoat, finding agency in a situation where she previously felt powerless.Our conversation touched on the psychological dynamics of cancel culture, the nature of tribal behavior, and the powerful energies that get activated when communities unite against a perceived internal threat. Nina's insights about how people often only "punch up" at those they perceive as powerful gave her a new perspective on her own cancellation.We also discussed her thoughts on artificial intelligence and its impact on artistic communion with audiences, leading to a poignant reflection on how the media landscape is rapidly changing. Nina shared vulnerably about the grief of losing her career and the ongoing process of accepting that the past cannot be recreated.What I appreciate most about Nina is her ability to maintain perspective while acknowledging pain. Despite everything she's been through, she hasn't lost her capacity for nuanced thinking or her recognition of human complexity. As she put it, "Life is suffering, but it's not only suffering."This conversation reminded me that sometimes our deepest wounds can become sources of wisdom, and that there's always more than one way to understand our most painful experiences.Nina Paley is the creator of the award-winning animated musical feature films Sita Sings the Blues and Seder-Masochism. A 2006 Guggenheim Fellow  and Free Culture advocate, she recently published the unexpectedly controversial comic book Agents of H.A.G. and the popular GENDER WARS Playing Cards. She regularly draws requests for Hundred-and-fifty Dollar Drawings. Her experimental digital projects include Apocalypse Animated and MysticSymbolic. A staunch proponent of Free Speech, Nina co-hosts the Heterodorx podcast with Corinna Cohn.0:00 - Introduction to Nina Paley: animator, director, artist 3:12 - Early career success with "Sita Sings the Blues" 7:45 - The 2017 cancellation: speaking up about gender identity 15:30 - Copyright vs. copyleft: Nina's unconventional views 23:18 - Understanding scapegoating dynamics 31:45 - The biblical origins: sacrifice vs. scapegoat 39:20 - Family dynamics and patterns of scapegoating 45:30 - Finding agency in victimhood 52:15 - The power dynamics of cancel culture 58:40 - Grieving and healing processes 1:05:23 - AI and the changing media landscape 1:12:45 - Reflections on life and suffering 1:16:30 - Where to find Nina's workROGD REPAIR Course + Community for Parents is available now! Are you concerned about an adolescent or young adult with Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria? 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Eli Steele's documentaries challenge narratives favored by guilty white liberals such as Nina before she got ejected from her own tribe. His latest, Killing America, connects the demise of honors classes and other merit incentives in US schools, with the rise of “liberation ideologies,” antisemitism, and the erasure of history. We discuss The Age of White Guilt by Eli's father, Shelby Steele; feminism; indulgences; fraudulent copyright claims; Hamas; Israel; sandworms; alternative film distribution; and Jews on Pluto. Born profoundly deaf, Steele has a “deaf accent” that may require extra attention to understand, but his ideas are unusually clear. Links: What killed Michael Brown: https://whatkilledmichaelbrown.com/ Killing America: https://x.com/Hebro_Steele/status/1776396571699294718?lang=en The Age of White Guilt: https://blog.ninapaley.com/2019/08/18/the-age-of-white-guilt-and-the-disappearance-of-the-black-individual-by-shelby-steele/ Sita Sings the Blues: https://www.sitasingstheblues.com/watch.html Man of Steele Productions: https://www.manofsteeleproductions.com/ Internet Archive: https://archive.org/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heterodorx/support

Nina Paley is a cartoonist, animator, and free culture advocate. She's best known for her 2008 animated feature film, Sita Sings the Blues, based on the Ramayana, and her 2018 animated feature, Seder-Masochism, a jukebox musical recounting the Exodus, the eradication of goddess worship, and the rise of patriarchy. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Joey Angel-Field Seder-Masochismhttps://vimeo.com/263398514 Copyright is Brain Damage – TEDxhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO9FKQAxWZc&t=890s Nina's websitehttps://blog.ninapaley.com/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Cool Shul Cultural Communityhttps://www.coolshul.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Welcome to Mythic, where we explore meaningful living through the power of myth, including topics that span ancient lore, modern popular culture, and depth psychology. I'm your host, Boston Blake. Monica Mody, PhD - Decolonizing Mythology About Monica Mody Dr. Monica Mody is a transdisciplinary poet, educator and theorist working at the intersections of embodied regenerative consciousness, earth-based wisdom, and decolonial frameworks of wholeness. She is the author of KALA PANI and a forthcoming poetry collection BRIGHT PARALLEL. She holds a Ph.D. in East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Notre Dame, and a B.A. LL.B. from the National Law School of India University. Her doctoral dissertation was awarded the Kore Award for Best Dissertation in Women and Mythology. Dr. Mody currently serves as Adjunct faculty in the Women's Spirituality Program at CIIS as well as in the Mythological Studies Program at the Pacifica Graduate Institute, and as core faculty in the Doctoral Program in Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership at Southwestern College Santa Fe. She was born in Ranchi, India, and lives in San Francisco (Ramaytush Ohlone territory). Key Moments05:03 A very brief history of the Partition of India11:46 Musings on kintsugi14:05 Marija Gimbutas and goddesses of matriarchal societies15:14 Athena's role in the myth of Medusa19:02 Saraswati and her wild river origins27:43 Sita Sings the BluesLinks for further explorationTusheeta/Tushita, or, Joyous Motherlines - Dr. Monica ModyA Note on Writing “Sarasvati” - Dr. Monica ModySarasvati—a poem by Monica Mody - YouTubeWebsite of Dr. Monica Mody

in which Monica Prince and i discuss choreopoetry, action movie metatext, and our mutual love of chapbooks where to find Monica: website - https://monicaprince.com/ facebook - @MonicaPrinceChoreopoet twitter - @poetic_moni instagram - @poetic_moni Roadmap preorder - https://santa-fe-writers-project.square.site/product/roadmap/76?cs=true&cst=custom other things referenced: Ntozake Shange - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ntozake-shange choreopoetry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choreopoem For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Colored_Girls_Who_Have_Considered_Suicide_/_When_the_Rainbow_Is_Enuf The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/117662/the-bluest-eye-by-toni-morrison/ Sita Sings the Blues by Nina Paley - https://www.sitasingstheblues.com/ Made to Dance in Burning Buildings by Anya Pearson - https://www.anyapearson.com/made-to-dance-in-burning-buildings-1 the four principle of Black Theatre - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Negro_Theatre War (2007 film) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_(2007_film) the current run of Nightwing - https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Nightwing-2016 (start with issue 78 and install an adblocker) Ishion Hutchinson - https://ishionhutchinson.com/ A Pageant of Great Women by Cicely Mary Hamilton - https://www.amazon.com/Pageant-Great-Women-Cicely-Hamilton/dp/0342028715 Stag's Leap by Sharon Olds - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/219372/stags-leap-by-sharon-olds/9780375712258 the Sealey challenge - https://www.thesealeychallenge.com/ Closure by Maroon 5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVHLt62wO3U Christmas Steps by Mogwai - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZuXtXQ7ZQM things i wanted to mention: You Are Good podcast - https://www.instagram.com/youaregoodpod/?hl=en The Midnight Gospel - https://www.netflix.com/title/80987903 Batman: the Golden Streets of Gotham - https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Batman-The-Golden-Streets-of-Gotham (adblocker still recommended)

Do we take movies for granted? For most people, movies are viewed as simple and somewhat frivolous forms of entertainment. By design, they are meant to provide entertainment to the masses, but is that all? Listen to Aseem Chhabra, NY Indian Film Festival Director, and Film Journalist talk about movies and Bollywood actors. About Aseem Chhabra Aseem Chhabra is the festival director of the New York Indian Film Festival. It's the largest and the oldest Indian film festival in North America. He is a film journalist based in New York City and New Delhi. He is an author of popular biographies on actors like Shashi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, and Priyanka Chopra. He's also done voice-over work in the movie Sita Sings the Blues. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tbcy/support

Metamodernism is a response to Postmodernism, which is a response to Modernism, which is a response to Traditionalism. The Dorx discuss that and more with Greg Dember, one of Metamodernism's leading experts. Nina wants to know if her movies Sita Sings the Blues and Seder-Masochism are metamodern, and Greg obliges with an answer! (Spoiler: yes.) After Nina compares metamodernist media to porn, using the metaphor of “the money shot,” Greg suggests she might have her very own episteme. Corinna identifies as post-postmodernist, which is another way to say 'irredeemably sarcastic'. In spite of the Dorx's cynicism (postmodern) and their guest's optimism (metamodern), they enjoy a fun, fruitful, intellectual conversation, and conclude, “identity is the metamodern problem.” https://whatismetamodern.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heterodorx/support

Like many feminists, filmmaker Nina Paley has been blacklisted and de-platformed for speaking out in favor of the rights of girls and women. This has happened despite the fact that the content of her work does not overtly challenge trans activism. Recently, however, Paley received a lifetime achievement award from Animikon Fest, an animation festival in Spain, despite them knowing she is blacklisted for her feminist politics. On July 6th, 2020, Thistle sat down with Nina to talk about receiving the award and her experiences of trans activism in her hometown. Ms. Paley makes an important distinction between "trans people" and trans activism in this discussion as well as positing that the best method of dealing with extremists is to ignore them. Nina Paley is the creator of the award-winning animated musical feature films Sita Sings the Blues and Seder-Masochism. She is also a moderator of the popular feminist social media platform, Spinster. Spinster.xyz. She has been deplatformed, banned, and blacklisted for saying penises are male. Thanks for staying tuned to feminist community powered radio, WLRN! Please like, share and comment widely as our grassroots volunteer operation depends on listeners like you to get our work out there and into the femisphere.

Based on the Ramayana and featuring several musical numbers by the 1930’s jazz singer Annette Hanshaw, Nina Paley’s Sita Sings the Blues (2008) is a dazzling animated treat that you can watch for free whenever you like due to its public domain status. Using various styles of animation, Paley reimagines the ancient Hindu text with a sympathetic slant towards Sita while simultaneously breathing new life into the story by weaving in parallels to her own life. Join us as we prioritize our pets, contemplate communist cheese, and reference Norman Rockwell on two separate occasions this week on Ex Rated Movies!

This adaptation of part of the Ramayama was directed and animated entirely by Nina Paley. We discuss its layered approach to storytelling, the perils of working through stories from other cultures, and how even incredibly old religious stories are personal. Sita Sings the Blues is under creative commons and can be watched for free on YouTube or on sitasingstheblues.com. P.S. by the time we uploaded Emma got a Letterboxd (uofwhales).

Ahead of the release of Walt Disney’s new live-action Aladdin, we discuss the Bollywood version alongside Disney’s own animated Hindi-language fantasy, Arjun: The Warrior Prince. Show Notes: * Thank you Anshita Makwana! 10 BiFL points! * Guy Ritchie’s [Aladdin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_(2019_film)) * Disney loves [Alan Tudyk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Tudyk)  * [Comparisons to Bollywood](https://twitter.com/search?q=aladdin%20bollywood&src=typd) & [Naomi Scott in Entertainment Weekly](https://ew.com/movies/2019/04/27/aladdin-jasmine-new-wardrobe/)   * Fancasting Disney with Matt * [Will Smith will be in Student of The Year 2](https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/will-smith-to-make-a-cameo-in-student-of-the-year-2-here-s-what-karan-johar-has-said/story-4cAz32i61h8Af9rfEAueKN.html) * [One Thousand and One Nights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thousand_and_One_Nights) * “[Aladdin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin)” * Brief digression on [Aladdin the animated series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_(animated_TV_series)) and [Mozenrath](https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Mozenrath)  * [The Adventures of Prince Achmed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Prince_Achmed) and [The Thief of Bagdad (1940)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thief_of_Bagdad_(1940_film))   * [Aladin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladin_(film)) * [Sahil Khan](https://isahilkhan.com/assets/images/39310-still-scene-from-the-movie-aladin-1400x1426-27.jpg), India’s Rob Lowe? * [Ringmaster and his dark circus](https://static-koimoi.akamaized.net/wp-content/new-galleries/2011/04/Sanjay-Dutt-Hot-Aladin-Movie-Hot-Images-Stills-Gallery-Pictures-Photos.jpg)  * Aladin’s birthday party: “[Tak Dhina Din](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95FKrShPXW4&feature=youtu.be)” * Genius grants Aloo’s first wish: “[O Re Saawariya](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_s8pcAnDVY&feature=youtu.be)” * Genius sings for Aladin, Cyrano style: “[You May Be](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSuuEmAUbz8&feature=youtu.be)” * The school’s costume party: “[Bachke O Bachke](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8zcg8rR3kQ&feature=youtu.be)” * [Not enough parkour](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fd/e9/29/fde92914c79e8a89e07b42434d74ab72.jpg?fbclid=IwAR3RWn12giJfzk4LsFCogqWevVnkgXm9IerBApiysgCLmwcJSys-5Zx9WgA)  * [Ratna Pathak](https://stat1.bollywoodhungama.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/50551559.jpg) (INTERVAL ( “[Genie Rap](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnYR6LrJlf8&feature=youtu.be)” from Aladin) * Disney’s most violent movie? * [Walt Disney India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company_India) * [Arjun: The Warrior Prince](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjun:_The_Warrior_Prince) * [El Capitan Theatre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Capitan_Theatre) * The [Mahabharata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabharata) * Grant Morrison’s [18 Days](https://www.amazon.ca/Grant-Morrisons-18-Days-Morrison/dp/1606901745) * Too simple and yet too complicated * [Indian mythological television series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Indian_mythological_television_series) * Animated Rajinikanth: [Kochadaiiyaan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kochadaiiyaan#Cast)  * Please tell us about the best animated films from India! * “[Sanjay’s Super Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay%27s_Super_Team)” and [Sita Sings the Blues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sita_Sings_the_Blues) * We are out of our depth and we know it NEXT TIME: Manish Mathur drops by to school us on Yash Chopra Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the [Alberta Podcast Network](https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com) powered by [ATB](https://www.atb.com/listen/Pages/default.aspx). Check out [The Well Endowed Podcast](https://www.thewellendowedpodcast.com...

Welcome again to our Bootlegg'd segment, where we tune in this time to watch "Sita Sings the Blues", an animated adaptation of The Ramayana, a famous and hugely influential Indian epic. This incarnation of the story focuses on a woman's struggle to be worthy of her husband's love, but the movie is about a whole lot more, including thinly veiled domestic abuse parallels, the author's own personal struggles, and anachronistic media presentations from across the ages that somehow form a more perfect whole. And our discussion is about even more than that, so get ready for a record-breaking number of disclaimers at the top of the episode, the eternal struggle of separating content from creator, and an unreasonable number of Jojo's references. That's all!

We open by interviewing UBC alumnus Julia UIlrich on her role in Theatre Under the Stars' production of 42nd Street. After a short break, we talk with Luisa Jojic on the upcoming Bard on the Beach features, including Macbeth, Timon of Athens, As You Like it and a remixed Lysistrata. We end with a conversation on American Animals, the problem of college debt in the United States, and free screenings of Sita Sings the Blues and Khalil Gibran's The Prophet.

Hey everyone!  Happy Valentine's Day! Today, we're reviewing animator Nina Paley's bittersweet but lushly animated film from 2008, Sita Sings the Blues. It's a retelling of the Indian epic poem, The Ramayana but with a creative twist that deals with relationships, faithfulness and monkey armies. Hope you like it and thank you for listening! Robbie: @lobster_writer Tracy: @tctrauscht

It is often said that nothing in life comes for free. Well in the case of artist Nina Paley, that is not entirely true. Paley decided to give her animated film Sita Sings the Blues to the masses free of charge. Using the epic Hindu poem as a catalyst for exploring the crumbling nature of her marriage, the film is both a jaunty musical and a historical tale on downside of unconditional love. Featuring various animation styles, songs by jazz artist Annette Hanshaw and witty narrating shadow puppets, Sita Sings the Blue is a treat for the senses. Before diving into the film, we take a moment to discuss our short films picks of the week: Fetch! and Dernier Acte. If you like what you hear, or want to offer some constructive criticism, please take a moment to rate our show on iTunes! If you have a comment on this episode, or want to suggest a film for us to discuss, feel free to contact us via twitter (@ChangingReelsAC) or by email (Changing.Reels.AC@gmail.com). You can also hear our show on SoundCloud or Stitcher!

How might Judaism, atheism, and art blend together into a deep exploration of the meaning of a key Jewish practice today? Celebrated comics artist and animator Nina Paley, creator of the highly regarded animated feature film Sita Sings the Blues and the animated feature film-in-progress Seder Masochism 1, joins Dan and Lex to discuss a wide variety of issues that have arisen as she has taken on the Passover seder in her current project. This episode is the second in a four-episode series on the role of art and artists in contemporary American Judaism. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here. To access full shownotes for this episode, click here!

In 2012, David Dault interviewed artist, cartoonist, and animator Nina Paley, creator of the 86-minute animated film, Sita Sings the Blues.  We are rebroadcasting the full interview this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sita Sings the Blues

This week covering TecPlot360 & Ensight Lite v9, "Sita Sings the Blues", developments of CGCon2009, and more.

Nina Paley started out as a comic strip artist, including for Fluff and The Hots, as well as her own alternative weekly Nina's Adventures.In 1998, she began making independent animated festival films, including the controversial yet popular environmental short, The Stork.In 2002, Nina followed her then-husband to Trivandrum, India, where she read her first Ramayana. This inspired her first feature film, Sita Sings the Blues, which she animated and produced single-handedly over the course of 5 years on a home computer, featuring the lost music of jazz vocal legend Annette Hanshaw.