The Music of Lindsay Cooper: The Hear and Now – December 3, 2015
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Fred Frith and Larry Ochs talk with Derk Richardson about the music and life of composer and multi-instrumentalist Lindsay Cooper.
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Caroline again hosts beautiful ally Deborah Felmeth unfurling her book Syria – Remember Me, that we may keep intimacy with the people, the culture, the land, of Syria; seeing beauty emerging from the rubble. By remembering…we contribute to re-weaving the magic carpet that has been torn asunder. Wherever there be uninitiated Mars-rampant and destructive, let … Continued
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Nina Serrano interviews author Diana Block about her new novel “Clandestine Occupations: An Imaginary History.” Diana reads excerpts from this deeply moving, feminist thriller and discusses her inspiration for writing. The book is a walk on the wild side of society’s leftist edges of hideouts, prisons, pseudonyms, betrayals and loyalties. You’ll love hearing it. Poet, Andrena Zawinsky writes … Continued
Our political system is falling apart over 4 million Syrian refugees. What happens when the world has to resettle a quarter billion climate refugees? Plus: what is it like to actually be a refugee who finds asylum in the United States? We’ll get the story of Farah Al-Mousawi, nine-year journey from Iraq, to Syria, to … Continued
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La Raza Chronicles – December 1, 2015
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On this week’s program we include a report from an advocate directly from the Adelante Immigrant Detention Center on the current hunger strikes. We feature interviews and music from this year’s Encuentro del Canto Popular; Soltron y La Mecanica Popular and the music of John Santos. We also share with you holiday mariachi music and … Continued
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