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I have the good fortune of living in a place that values public art -- art that anyone can see at any time of night or day-- and that, with its very presence, invites just a little curiosity in a way that you might imagine would appeal to me. So I was delighted when Tomora Wright Swann, Public Art Projects Manager of Arlington County (Va.) reached out -- and propelled me to connect with contributing artist Aurora Robson. When I visit other cities, one of the things I look for is iconic walking tours – the cisterns of Istanbul, the passages couverts of Paris, the murals of Philadelphia, New Orleans' Garden District. What a pleasure to talk with two people behind Arlington County's own art walking tours! Aurora Robson: https://www.aurorarobson.com Check out Arlington public art: https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Programs/Public-Art/About/Self-Guided-Public-Art-Tours Theme music by Sean Balick. Hickory Interlude, Lemon and Melon, Sunday Lights, Town Market and Tuck and Point by Onesuch Village via Blue Dot Sessions.
Welcome to another TMOIA Sunday, where you knew know how things will go!
When editor of FastCompany.com Anjali Khosla was in her late twenties, she was finishing up an MFA and contemplating starting another, this time in animation in film (she was really into making rudimentary stop-motion videos inspired by high-minded concepts like Gilgamesh). She happened to apply to the Studio 20 program at New York University, even though, she admits, she was never a big fan of the media. Inspired by the citizen journalism popping up around 2008 (and at the urging of her dad, who encouraged her to check it out), Anjali ended up going. During one class, the executive editor of the New York Daily News came to Anjali's class to give a talk. Even though she wasn't familiar with the Daily News, she got his card, studied what the paper was doing on social media, and wrote to him. This was before the invention of the role of social media editor, but Anjali pitched herself anyway—and they let her join the team as a consultant. I asked Anjali if she was scared to put herself out there like that. It was nervous-making, yes, but she knew she had to get a job in journalism. Plus, "a little bit of fear can be pretty healthy if the fear is driven by yourself and not by other people," she told me. She worked at the Daily News full-time for six months while going to school because she wanted to be brought on permanently...and she was. Anjali and I also talk in this episode about how important it is to keep learning at your job and to ask for the raise you want—don't lowball yourself, and don't unnecessarily justify it. Plus: Just how hard is it to get a journalism job if you don't have an "in"? Pretty hard—and that's bad if you want to diversify your office. This episode was produced by Erin McKinstry. Our music, from Blue Dot Sessions, is called The Zeppelin and Sunday Lights. This interview was recorded with the help of Google Hangouts. Logo by Theresa Berens of Boss Dotty.
What happens when a state regulates a tradition practiced on stoops and living room floors for generations? Missouri hair braiders say you could end up disenfranchising a community. On this episode: African hair braiding in the Midwest. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Google Play and Stitcher . Music: " Home Home At Last ," " Sunday Lights ," and " One Needle ," by Blue Dot Sessions; all have been edited for length.
If you've ever wondered about giving that strange old man a piggy-back ride in the woods, the philosophical nuances of way too much grave robbing, or how many people are necessary to take down a four-story-tall baby bird, well, then this is the episode for you. Sinbad finishes up his epic tale of epicness and we see what led to him falling back on his plan "B" of living a life of leisure on his near-infinite wealth. The creature this time is the reason you should take a giant bat with you everywhere you go. Sponsors: Casper Mattresses. They are really comfortable mattresses that you will miss when you are away from home and want to letters to telling them such but that would be for naught because mattresses don't possess thumbs or sentience. If you want to give this whole "amazingly comfortable mattress" thing a try, you can for 100 days risk free at home. Check out casper.com/legends (code LEGENDS) to get $50 off a mattress purchase. Dollar Shave Club. You can get razors for only a few dollars a month. They are super-smooth, close shaves and you don't even need to leave your house to get them. Well, the razors, that is. You generally don't leave your house to shave. Unless you're stately, plump Buck Mulligan shaving on the roof. Don't be Buck Mulligan, though. That guy was a jerk. If you're interested in really great razors and not hassling tortured artists, check out dollarshaveclub.com/myths. You can get a $15 value for only $5. Music: “Decompression” by Blue Dot Sessions “Liptis” by Blue Dot Sessions “Sunday Lights” by Blue Dot Sessions “Toppler” by Blue Dot Sessions “Across the River” by Podington Bear “All the Ways” by Podington Bear “Just Watching” by Podington Bear
Because it's hard to look directly into the sun. Or yourself. See the image: http://www.thelonelypalette.com/episodes/2017/5/22/episode-18-jmw-turners-the-slave-ship-1840 Music used: The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, "Sunday Lights", "Town Market", "Rapids", "Liptis", "Ballast", "Masonry" Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees”
“And I think it saved the day, because we didn't have any money.” —Captain Rainbow About: No place has tested the currents of change more than the Anderson Valley, a Gaza Strip-sized setting hidden in the hills of Northern California. Home to the language of Boontling, a fast fading past prose of the old frontier, the fate of the area’s kitschy tongue relies not on whether the valley will change, but how. And why. Show Notes: [00:40] “Curious” by Blue Dot Sessions Related: A short video profile of O’Kane busking in New York City [03:10] “Time” by Morgan O’Kane [04:30] Light reading on Wes Smoot (The Anderson Valley Advertiser) [05:35] An alternate definition for the origin of the “buckey walter” [06:00] “Town Market” by Blue Dot Sessions [06:20] Light reading on the discovery of the Anderson Valley And a step back (Walt Wines) [06:30] A close look at where valley is located (Cleveland State University) [07:05] Boontling: An American Lingo by Charles C. Adams ...in The Atlas Obscura ...in TIME ...in The Daily Mail ...in The Paris Review ...in The A.V. Club ...in Crave [09:20] Some neat articles that dive into the boontling dictionary [11:50] “Lemon and Melon” by Blue Dot Sessions [13:00] Boontling and the Anderson Valley Brewing Company [14:45] Light reading on Bobby “Chimpunk” Glover (The Anderson Valley Advertiser) [15:15] The New York Times’ review of “Bulrusher” by Eisa Davis [16:35] “Milkwood” by Blue Dot Sessions [17:30] Light reading on the Pomo Indians [18:00] Audio from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s fireside chat about the Dust Bowl [18:15] Audio from a newsreel depicting sights and sounds from Victory in Europe Day in 1945 [19:00] Light reading on Danny Kuny [22:20] “Ve Main Chori Chori” by Reshma [23:20] “Sunday Lights” by Blue Dot Sessions [23:40] Highly recommend listening to this podcast interview between Russell Brand and Adam Curtis about individualism [31:00] “Don’t Fear the Reaper” cover by the Vitamin String Quartet [31:05] Light reading on Jim Jones (The Atlantic) [31:10] KGO News report of the the massacre at Jonestown [31:50] Light reading on Charles Manson (Wikipedia) [35:05] The Grange [36:15] “Midnight Rider” by the Allman Brothers [36:20] “Fishing in the Dark” by the Nitty Gritty Band [39:30] “Which Side Are You On” performed by Darryl Cherney [40:40] Light reading on the impacts of clear-cutting [40:45] “Algae Tender” by Blue Dot Sessions [43:40] “Brimevil” by Blue Dot Sessions [43:55] Light reading on the Spotted Owl (National Geographic). Audio from xeno-canto.org [44:00] A timeline of the Spotted Owl’s effect on timber and impact on price [44:15] What cutting a redwood looks and sounds like [44:30] An overview of Mendocino County’s timber harvesting [44:34] A deep read on the more recent state of the redwood [45:50] Lousiana Pacific celebrates 40th Anniversary at New York Stock Exchange [46:40] More on Sherry Glaser [47:40] “Earth First” by Darryl Cherney [49:25] Light reading on Redwood Summer and the Cointelpro (The Nation) Related: Trailer to “Who Bombed Judi Bari?”‚ a documentary that explores the title prompt [49:50] “Who Bombed Judi Bari” performed by Darryl Cherney [49:55] KTVU News report related to Judi Bari bombing [50:20] “Algae Trio” by Blue Dot Sessions [50:35] Related: Judi Bari’s obituary in the New York Times [51:05] Light reading on selling logs to Mexico (Los Angeles Times) [53:35] Lousiana Pacific sells its California assets (CNN Money) [53:40] [56:00] “Felt Lining” by Blue Dot Sessions More at thisissomenoise.com
In our fifth episode, we talk about how a peaceful protest quickly turned into a horrific massacre in Russia, the surprisingly interesting history of the Cullinan diamond, the quest to break the land speed record; and the mysteriouslights that hovered over the towns of Egryn and Harlech in Wales, for several months in 1905.Show notes can be found here: yesteryearsnewstoday.tumblr.com/