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Episode 484 Featuring Erik Van Loon - Dutch Art...
Taste – “I Don't Want to Make Art for Above the Sofa..." A vivacious conversation with Dutch Poet, Painter, Public Conceptual Artist – Erik Van Loon. Erik talks with us from his home in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. We discuss: de Kooning, Ai Wei Wei, His Nyc Marathon Public Art Display "I Will Win," His Bookstore - House of Craziness, Charles Bukowski, Being an Activist, Clean Air & Water, Distractions, Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan, Satellite Photos, Calling NASA, a Crack House in the Bronx, Always Wanting to Improve, the American Way, Homeless People in LA, Poetry Beach in Venice Beach, a Poetry Train Across the U.S.A., What LAPD Means, Art as a Release...
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Episode 483 Featuring John Bromberg - Performin...
Taste – “Every Weekend I'd Go to Greenwich Village and Study the Beatniks," A grand conversation with Performing & Visual Artist, Puppet Maker and Activist – John Bromberg. John talks with us from his home on PMS Farms in Pennsylvania. This is our annual July conversation. We discuss: His Maple Tree, Elka & Peter Schumann, Bubble Gum Portraits, Sam Green, Paper Caves, a Bridge to Nowhere, Hamlet, Ophelia, New Hope, TnT, Marcel Duchamp, Being Expelled, Being a Beatnik. Ozone Park, Washington Square Park, the Alphabet vs. the Goddess, Patriarchy, Blueberries & Apples...
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Episode 482 Featuring Annie Saenger - NYC Actre...
Taste – “I Find Myself Really Drawn to Discover Every Community's Stories." Annie Saenger. Annie talks with us from her home in New York City. We discuss: Growing Up in Manhattan, the Flute, Summer Shakespeare, Yale, Coming Together, Iris Murdock. Role Playing, Dungeons and Dragons, Biases, Fiasco's Conservatory, Her One Woman Hamlet, Being An Escape Artist...
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Episode 481 Featuring Nash Rose - Comedic Write...
Taste – “We Have Been Given An Illusion That We Have Rights," A genuine conversation with Comedic Writer, Comedienne, Singer & Songwriter – Nash Rose. Nash talks with us from his home in Brooklyn, New York. We discuss: Chris Rock, Will Smith, David Chappelle, Color/Gender Dynamics, Belief Systems, Character, Generational Characteristics, Cages, Entitlement, the Best Democracy..
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Episode 480 Featuring Nestor Gomez - Storytelle...
Taste – “I Think We Are All Storytellers." A wonderful conversation with Writer, Producer and Storyteller Extraordinaire – Nestor Gomez. Nestor talks with us from his home in Chicago, Illinois. We discuss: His Journey from Guatemala to Chicago, Worry Dolls, Mayan People, His First Experience with an African American, The N-Word, Diminishing People, Immigration, Writing a Poem a Day, Being the Boss, Winning the Moth 67 Times, the Labor of Slaves, His Wife, Optimism About People in the U.S., Descendants & Allies...
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Episode 479 Featuring Almighty Todd - Our Resid...
Taste – “... Finally, Mowing the Leaves of Grass," A grand conversation with Homesteader, Winemaker, Sensei, and Our Reluctant Resident Philosopher – Almighty Todd. The Almighty talks with us from his home in Gaysville, Vermont. We discuss: His Potatoes, Burlington, the Right to Be Entertained, Information Bubbles, Runners With Headphones, Cassidy Hutchinson, Inappropriate Use of Police Force, Verbal Abuse, Narcotics, Summertime, Leaves of Grass..
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Episode 478 Featuring Ana Cristina Da Silva - A...
Taste – “Live Performance Brings Us Together..." A great conversation with Actor, Writer, Producer, and Co-Artistic Director of Brooklyn based theater group What Will the Neighbors Say? – Ana Cristina Da Silva. Ana and I discuss: Her Journey from Florida to Austin to Nyc, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Provoking Questions Through Untold Stories, Abortion Access, Hurting Her Foot and Finding Theater, Using Bodies on Stage, Her Puppet Show, a Talking Chicken, Bread and Puppet, Meeting People Eye to Eye, Taking Deep Breaths, Patience & Empathy...
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Episode 477 Featuring Jess Meoni - Graphic Desi...
Taste " I Think People Are Just Lacking So Much Empathy..." An earnest conversation with Graphic Designer, Organizer, Photographer, Writer, Educator and Impresario - Jess Meoni. Jess and I discuss: Her Story, Social Movements As An Inspiration, Fanzines, Rights For All People, Underground Newspapers, Underdogs, Ladyfest, Feminism, Riot Grrrl, Pent Up Rage, Female Empowerment, Playing Drums, Making Change, Aggression in Politics, Supporting Things In Your Own Backyard...
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Episode 476 Featuring Julia Gorton - Highly Acc...
Taste " ... I Got a Waitressing Job, Which Showed Me the Depravity of Humankind..."Julia and I discuss: Her Story, Wilmington, Philly, Nyc, John Waters, Andy Warhol, the No Wave Scene in Nyc, Sleeze, Punk, Champagne with Legs McNeil, Tom Verlaine, Patti Smith, Talking Heads, Billy Idol, MoMa, CBGBs, Lydia Lunch, Fandom, Parsons, Mudd Club, Gritty Glam, Imagery & the Ephemeral Moment, Feeling Images, a New Group Memoir, DIY, Creating a Place for Yourself...
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Episode 475 Featuring Nijmie Dzurinko - Black, ...
Taste – “It's About The Distorted Moral Narrative of White Nationalism..." A vibrant conversation with Black Working Class Human Rights Organizer & Strategist – Nijmie Dzurinko. Nijmie and I discuss: Poverty, Systemic Racism, the Poor People’s Campaign, Starting Where People Are, Affordable Housing, Living Wages, Values, People Power, Understanding Your Position, Developing Leaders, Unity...
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Episode 474 Featuring Judge Abby Abinanti - Chi...
Taste " Thousands of Years of History Behind Them, and a Culture..."An insightful conversation with Yurok Tribe Chief Justice " Judge Abby Abinanti. Judge Abby talks with us from her home in Northern California. We discuss: The Invasion, the Misguided Melting Pot, the Yurok Tribe, Giving Up Culture & History, Old World Europe, Shared Values, Developing Creeds to Justify, Language of Action versus Things, Missing Women, Opioids, Justice, Community...
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Episode 473 Featuring Bruno Milo - Writer, Soci...
Taste – “No. I Hate that Rule. It's Perverting the Game..." A boisterous, engaging conversation with Writer, Social Critic and Pop Culture Curmudgeon – Bruno Milo. Bruno and I discuss: Masks, Starting at Second Base, Soft Ice Cream vs. Soft Ice Cream, Bruno Mars, His Aunt Who Worked for NASA, Forgiving Shoeless Joe, Pete Rose and Barry Bonds, Hall of Character, Faith in People, Honest & Impartial Journalists, Summer Plans...
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Episode 472 Featuring Vijay R. Nathan - Poet, L...
Taste – “Your Own Alignment, Your Own Tuning of Yourself Is Really How You Become Abundant..." An energetic, insightful conversation with Poet, Librarian, Mindful Mental Health Counselor – Vijay R. Nathan. Vijay talks with us from his place in Queens. We discuss: The Journey of a Hero, Dreams, Growing Up in Staten Island, William Carlos Williams, Becoming Abundant, Catholic School, Being the Hero of One’s Own Life, Bringing the Results to the Process, Visiting India and Thailand, Buddhist Traditions, Jung, the World’s Trajectory...
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Episode 471 Featuring Travis Ignatowski - Urban...
Taste - “It's A Young, Hip-Urban Neighborhood..." An urbane conversation with Editor Extraordinaire, Trendsetter and Our Resident Urban Hiker– Travis Ignatowski. Travis talks with us from an undisclosed subterranean location in Philadelphia. He and I discuss Cinco De Mayo, Mexico City, Scrap Metal Collectors, His Shirts, Ithaca, Supply Chains, Global Upheavals, Hip-Young, Bastions of Provincial Thinking, Welcoming the Outsider, Diversity, Gentrification...
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Episode 470 Featuring Dwayne Heisler - Chair of...
Taste - “It's Not a Horse Race. I'm Actually Voting for the Person I Want..." A politically astute conversation with SEIU Union Leader & Organizer, Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Progressive Caucus, Our Resident Politico – Dwayne Heisler. Dwayne and I discuss U.S. Senate Races, Being Targeted By Republicans, Less Gerrymandering, Patterns in Rural Counties, Autocracies, Republicans Hiding from Their Constituents, Racism Informing Voting Choices, Sharing Core Values, Voting...
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Episode 469 Featuring Aaron Phillip Clark - Nov...
Taste - "He Has To Overcome His Own Past & Confront His Demons..." A compelling conversation with Novelist, Screenwriter, Professor " Aaron Philip Clark Aaron talks with us from his office in Los Angeles, California. He and I discuss His Latest Novel "Under Color of Law," Being a Recruit in the L.A.P.D., Trying to Find a Place to Put Anger, Police Brutality, Black Lives Matter, Revenge & Justice...
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Episode 468 Featuring Michael R. Harris - Forme...
Taste - “It's to Make a Profit Off These Lives, These Souls..." An environmentally astute conversation with Former Director of the Wildlife Law Program for Friends of Animals & Vermont Law School Visiting Professor – Michael R. Harris. Michael and I discuss Beluga Whales, Connected Justice, Animal Rights, Rights of Nature, the Commons, Forms of Consciousness, Trusting the Government, AI Taking Over the Role of Animal Testing, Factory Farming, Industry and Decision Makers, Environmental Human Rights...
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Episode 467 Featuring LittleStarRun - Songwrite...
Taste - “I Think A Lot of Times We Aren't Aware That We Are Tuned In..." A wonderful conversation with Songwriter, Musician, Actress, Artist and Our Resident Storyteller – LittleStarRun. LittleStarRun and I discuss Obstacles & Divine Timing, Sending & Receiving Frequencies, Attachment, Maintaining Hope, Seeking Residency in Athens, Murmuration of People, Dirty Looks, Flow, Being Tested, Interconnectedness...
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Episode 466 Featuring Michael Blumenthal - Form...
Taste - “I Think Almost Any Language Has The Capacity To Be Beautiful..." A wonderful conversation with Former Director of Creative Writing at Harvard, Law Professor at West Virginia University, Poet and Essayist – Michael Blumenthal. Michael and I discuss Growing Up in Washington Heights, Being Lost, Having Time to Figure Things Out, Justice, the Human Condition, Hungary, White Space on the Page, Clerking with David Souter, Drinking with Writer George Conard, Carl Jung, the Human Psyche, Power of Evil vs. Power of Good...
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Episode 465 Serf William - Fiddler, Educator an...
Taste “You Are Always Going To Have Traitors In Your Midst, And Misinformed People..." We have a raucous conversation with Fiddle Player, Educator, Ax Aficionado & Our Resident Historian – Serf William. The Serf talks with us from his home in Bucks County Pennsylvania. He and I discuss the Historical Connection Between Ukraine and Russia, Supporting Leaders, Vikings, U.S. Foreign Policy, Moral Authority, the Free Press, American Values, Sowing the Seeds of Unrest...
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Episode 464 Featuring Marisa Nalevanko - Emmy A...
Taste All the Right Parts, Everything Just Came Into Place... and It Was Such a Powerful Piece." A grand conversation with Emmy Award Winning Writer, Director and Producer " Marisa Nalevanko. Marisa and I discuss Playing In The Woods, Three Channels on TV, Working With Amanda Gorman, PBS Kids, the Emmy Arriving in the Mail, Being Brave, Family Traditions, the Honesty of Children...
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Episode 463 Featuring Kitty Belle Burbank - Pla...
Taste - "What Is Fact? What Is Analysis? What Is Interpretation?" A great conversation with Playwright, Poet, Professor. Baker and Candlestickmaker " Kitty Belle Burbank. Kitty Belle and I discuss Reverse Racism, Comparing U.S. Response to Ukrainian Refugees vs. Its Response to Syrian Refugees, Eastern Europe, Post, Post Modernism, Racists Havng a Voice as Part of Free Speech, Journalism aa the Fourth Estate, Right Speech, Rich People Dancing, Adding Value, International Women's Day...
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Episode 462 Featuring Maggie Craig - Novelist, ...
Taste “It Helped Her Understand How Being Gay Wasn't A Choice." An engaging conversation with Novelist, Poet and Founder of Papercut Press – Maggie Craig. Maggie and I discuss Environmental Journalism, Changing People's View of the World, Queer Issues, Driving Around the Country, Her Novels, Running Away from a Life of Servitude. Coming Out, High Fantasy as Compared to Science Fiction, Steamy Punk, Running an Independent Press, Social Change...
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Episode 461 Featuring Bob Bert - Acclaimed Amer...
Taste “We Knew They Weren't Going To Be Receptive To This Extremely Loud, Noisy NYC Art Rock..." Episode 461 features a grand conversation with American Rock Drummer and Author – Bob Bert. Bob speaks with us from his home in Hoboken. We discuss His Younger Years, the East Village, Max's, Andy Warhol, the Capital Theater, Sex Is Confusion, Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Lydia Lunch, His Book "I'm Just the Drummer," Savage Blunder Tours, Making Music That Is True...
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Episode 460 Featuring Kerry Kenny - Musician, S...
Taste As a Child I Was Competing with My Great Aunts, Who Were Playing the Accordion and Singing..." A great conversation with Singer, Songwriter and Educator " Kerry Kenny. Kerry and I discuss Growing Up In An Irish Bar, the Coal Mines, County Mayo, Performing in Ireland, Studying Film Scoring at NYU, Composing Music for a Show in Krakow, Poland, the Working Class, Working in Nyc, Her Mother, Being Scrappy, Reading the Crowd...
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