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Patio PonderingsEpisode 40: Amber Hoopengardner: Reinvention, Resilience, and the Power of ConnectionsSend us a text“AT Amber would not be AT Amber if she had not been Miss Allen County.”In this episode of Patio Ponderings, host Jim Smith, Ph.D. sits down with Amber Hoopengardner to explore her journey of reinvention after a career setback in agriculture. From her early days in 4-H and FFA to her lifelong passion for horse showing, Amber opens up about the personal and professional chapters that shaped her—including her termination from The Andersons and her transition into a new career at Howard Bailey Financial.Amber shares what s...
2025-05-051h 11
Tango UncorkedRegina Angeles - #27 "What you invest into the community comes back to you."Today on the show we feature Regina Angeles!
Regina is a connector and a pioneer. She loves bringing people together through her work and in tango. She is also one of the more popular people in the community because of her fun outgoing energy and her ability to lead and follow.
(02:21) Regina Angeles reflects on her journey as one of the first female leaders in the New York tango scene, co-running a practica called Leading Ladies, and the challenges and support she received from the community.
(03:12) Adam emphasizes the importance of community and connection i...
2025-03-051h 29
Tango UncorkedCandy Korman #26 - "Tango is a wonderful uncertainty."Today on the show we sit down with Candy Korman.
Candy is a dancer who has been a part of the NYC tango community for over 30 years.
Candy tells us about her experience growing up in the New York tango community. Some of her major influences and how they inspired to stick with tango and continue on her journey.
Candy is a writer and you can check out her work here:
www.candysmonsters.com
2025-02-051h 19
Tango UncorkedNorma Silver #25 - "There is no prescription for aging!"Today on the show we welcome back, Norma Silver.
We first met Norma on this show back in 2019 and I wanted to bring her back and see how she has been doing these past 5 years.
Our friendship has developed quite and bit and it was nice to chat again and get to hear more of her stories.
Norma talks a lot about what inspires her, what she looks forward to, and how grateful she is for having tango in her life.
At 96 years of age, she still loves driving around and being independent and...
2025-01-071h 04
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #24 - Mariela Franganillo - Make them feel welcome!Welcome back after a 5 year hiatus!
Today on the show we sit down with long time New Yorker, Mariela Franganillo to chat about the past, present, and future of Tango here in New York City and elsewhere.
She welcomes us into her past and her philosophy of dance, teaching, and performing.
Recently she has teamed up with Dagny Miller organizing and producing tango events in NYC.
Stay tuned for their upcoming festival here in NYC in November 2025!
(05:36) Mariela reflects on her arrival in New York in 1996 with the show Forever T...
2024-12-041h 11
Our Navy LifeS5 E3: When the Unexpected Strikes: Navigating Emergency Situations
Sarah Hoopengardner and her family were en route to a holiday vacation when they received a call that a car had run into their home. That accident displaced them for six months, and they were forced to move from hotel to hotel, navigate the complex insurance and legal systems, and deal with the emotional toll of the accident. Sarah shares what she learned from her experience, and USNR Chaplain Sam Hatch provides resources that families can utilize when they face an unexpected emergency.
Show Links:
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS)
Navy JA...
2024-11-0728 min
Seed and SoilMeet our new Intern | Seed & Soil LIVE | Ep. 1 | Ft. Austin HoopengardnerAustin joins us for our first-ever live episode. Hear some of his story, as well as some pointers on keeping the main thing the main thing.
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2023-01-2631 min
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe Takeout - Holiday Special 2022!Hello again everyone, We are happy to be back with a special short episode.
We wanted to catch up after 8 months away and see how everyone is doing?
What are your holiday plans? How have you been doing since our last episode?
We featured music from Pablo Aslan's latest release and you can find that and much more here:
avantangorecords.bandcamp.com/album/xmas-tango-project-milonga-edition
It was really fun catching up. We discussed a lot about what inspires us to dance and where did we get inspired from first? The movement, or the...
2021-12-241h 10
More Than A MileMike Hoopengardner (Caprini Creamery)Mike Hoopengardner, of Redbud Farm and Caprini Creamery (Spiceland, Ind.), joins host Nick Carter to discuss goat farms and growing pains for farmers. Nick Carter (Market Wagon) (00:04): Welcome to More Than A Mile, a local food podcast from Market Wagon, focused on connecting you to local food through farmer stories from across America. I'm Nick Carter, your host, a farmer and the CEO and co-founder of Market Wagon. We are your online farmer's market with a mission to enable food producers to thrive in their local and regional markets. Food is so much m...
2021-12-0234 min
PreserveCastTaking Action for Historic Preservation: The Future of Funding with Merrill HoopengardnerPreservation without funding is just good intentions. That’s why people like Merrill Hoopengardner and her team at the National Trust Community Investment Corporation are so integral to the future of this work. Right now, they’re working on big changes to federal funding for preservation – a timely and critical issue we knew had to be on PreserveCast.
Merrill Hoopengardner may not be a household name in preservation – but she should be. Merrill is the President and CEO of the National Trust Community Investment Corporation and is part of an effort to vastly improve the nation’s historic t...
2021-09-2737 min
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #63For our final weekly episode we were joined by Mario De Camillis.
Mario is a dancer, performer, and artist from Buenos Aires. He joined us from his neighborhood of Villa Crespo where he has lived since he was 9 years old.
We chatted about his history as a dancer, how he got started who some of his influences are, and some of his favorite things about tango as well.
We hope you enjoy the conversation.
We will be continuing the podcast on a less frequent basis, but stayed tuned for announcements of...
2021-05-291h 24
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #62Tonight on the show we were joined by Gabriel Prynn.
A native of England, he has been based in Montreal for many years. A fabulous cellist and tango dancer, we had a great time getting to know him more and learn about his history as a musician and dancer.
We hope you enjoy the conversation.
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a part of this while we are all apart. We will continue to bring you great shows to keep us connected socially as we learn and talk about Tango as it...
2021-05-221h 30
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #61Tonight on the show we were joined by Daniel Trenner.
If you are dancing tango, or have danced tango, in the US over the last 30 years,
Daniel is probably part of the reason why.
Daniel spent a good amount of time in the 1980's in Buenos Aires, before it was a tango tourist destination. During that time and after he studied with as many dancers and teachers as he could find. He made a series of over 80 instructional videos with over 40 artists capturing a very unique moment in the history of tango that would have...
2021-05-142h 04
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #60Tonight on the show we have Cecilia Garcia!!
Cecilia is a life long dancer, artist, and creator. We had a nice discussion about her path to tango and journey before.
She has been one of Ciko and Adam's favorite teachers for many years.
She has a unique ability to articulate how the body works and transmit that to students.
It was nice to hear about her process as an artist and dancer and we found it to be very inspiring.
We hope you enjoy the conversation!
Thank y...
2021-05-081h 11
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #59Tonight we celebrated the END of an ERA!
This is our final Wednesday show as we will be reopening classes starting next week.
We will be moving the show to Thursday at 8:30PM!!
Tonight we were joined by Cleveland native and musician
Andrew David Minor. He shared some beautiful music he wrote and we chatted about his background in music.
Alberto and Micaela also called in to discuss their time together as a professional couple, what they have been up to during Covid, and also some plans for the future in C...
2021-04-291h 08
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #58Tonight on the show we were joined by singer, musician, songwriter, creator,
Ariel Varnerin.
We had a lively conversation and learned a lot about his journey into music and tango.
He sang us some beautiful songs accompanied by his guitar playing.
You can learn more about him through is FB page here:
https://www.facebook.com/arielvarnerin
Eleonora Kalganova joined us for a conversation full of laughs. We learned about her journey into tango and the funny story of the bus where it all got started.
Everyone's story starts somewhere a...
2021-04-232h 12
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #57Tonight on the show we were joined by pianist Andrew Oliver from Portland Oregon.
Andrew specializes in Tango, Early Jazz, and Ragtime. We chatted about his time living and playing in London and Europe. The community in Portland as well as how he came to playing tango music after many years playing Jazz.
Jesica Cutler and John Miller from Denver Colorado also joined us. We have known them for several years and they are a really creative and fun couple. Teachers, dancers, performers, and Dj's they have helped contribute to the growth of the Denver community...
2021-04-152h 25
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #56Tonight on the show we were serenaded by the wonderful voice of
Mark Growden.
Mark is the singer / song writer of several songs that we dance to in the alternative room at Tango Cafe which we listened to on the show.
Mark also played a few lives pieces for us as well.
Matias Facio called in from Berlin. He took a little nap and woke up to chat with us about the early days of his tango journey moving from Patagonia to Buenos Aires where we met back in 2006 and then on to Berlin w...
2021-04-082h 39
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #55Tonight on the show we were joined by Stine Helkjær Engen and Silvia Ceriani.
Stine is a bandoneonista from Denmark who has been living and playing in Buenos Aires for over 10 years.
She shared her wonderful music and played a very inspiring live piece for us as well.
She is involved in numerous creative projects and it was a pleasure to sit and chat and get to know her.
Silvia Ceriani also called in from Buenos Aires. Dancer, teacher, DJ, and historian she shared a lot of knowledge about a period of t...
2021-04-012h 41
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #54Tonight on the show we sat down with Fernando Otero.
Fernando is a lifelong musician, who hails from a family of musicians. He opened up with us about his thoughts on writing music, playing music, and also his spiritual journey as a yogi.
It was a very fascinating conversation. We also played some of his music throughtout.
https://www.fernandootero.com/
Diego Blanco, formerly of NYC, joined us from Miami where he has been working in the family business along side his father.
Diego was a teacher and performer in NYC with h...
2021-03-252h 45
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #53Tonight on the show we were joined by Maureen and Carlos Urrego.
http://www.carlosandmaureen.com/
Dancers, performers, and teachers based in NOLA, they have been working together since early 2016 and already have a HUGE presence in the US tango community.
We learned about their early days working together, growing as a couple, and some other funny stories.
Juan Villareal serenaded us with his beautiful singing, (toward the end of the show)
as his co producers and creators, Meredith Klein and Yael Smzulewicz told us about the project they...
2021-03-182h 45
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #52Tonight on the show we celebrated 52 WEEKS of Tango Cafe takeout!
For this show tonight we asked 8 of our regular guests / callers to join us for some questions and conversation.
We were also joined by a lot of other callers this week as well which was AWESOME!
As usual the conversations veered from very obscure and silly to very deep and thought provoking.
Our guests for the show:
Carol A. Horowitz
Marcelo Gutierrez
Jaimes Friedgen and Christa Rodriguez
Kristina McFadden
Guillermo Cerneaz
Gustavo Rember
Rebecca...
2021-03-112h 57
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #51Tonight on the show, Eran Polat returned and shared some of the NEW MUSIC he has been working on. He even shared a BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL piece.
It was great to check in with him. He also taught some music theory toward the beginning.
Adriana Salgado Neira and Orlando Reyes Ibarra joined us for our
5 Questions, segment.
Based in NYC they have been partnering for over 20 years. We had a TON of questions for them and the conversation was really inspiring. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to sit down and get...
2021-03-042h 58
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #50EPISODE #??? WOAH
Tonight on the show we were joined by Musician, Performer, Arranger,
Pablo Valle from Buenos Aires.
He was on the show to share some of the music he performs in his sextet,
Pablo Valle Sexteto, and PROMOTE the show he will be in this coming.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27 2021!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/723498351699048
Nico Mazza and Matias Mono called in for our 5 QUESTIONS Segment.
Nico has been a friend of ours for over 10 years. We met when she moved to NYC from Gainseville and now s...
2021-02-252h 43
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #49Tonight on the show Travis Widrick joined us. We caught up and chatted about his summer rebuilding his family farm, learning to be resourceful, and, of course, his tango journey. We also discussed the bridges that tango creates for us into other communities we may otherwise not be able to access.
It was a very fun and interesting conversation as usual.
Maria Elena Ybarra joined us as well and we discussed the roles in tango, the biases in tango, and how we can help overcome these prejudices by first acknowledging that they exist.
We covered...
2021-02-182h 58
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #48Do you LOVE ME??? Come join us for a dance!
Nate Evans joined us and lead us in a group dance. It was a ton of fun. There will be a video of me dancing to his calls circulating shortly on FB.
He is a studio owner, teacher, organizer, based in Hartford CT.
Luis and Daniela, formerly based here in NYC, called in from Buenos Aires where they relocated several years ago to raise their lovely daughter and open a tango hotel called, Oasis.
This show was non stop laughs and FUN!!
2021-02-112h 32
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #47Tonight on the show we were joined by FOUR, 4, FOUR, 4, amazing organizers, dancers, producers, creators, and community builders!
Pooja Kumar, Barbara Kennedy, Catherine Young, and Candi Woods.
It was a really great conversation and they shared some really interesting perspectives and experiences.
Emiliano Messiez and Leandro Benmergui started off the show telling us about a NEW series they will be teaching starting Friday February 12th at 8pm EST and going for three weeks.
WHAT MAKE'S TANGO, TANGO?
https://www.adamandcikotango.com/what-makes-tango-tango
https://www.facebook.com/events/260906738749996
2021-02-042h 59
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #46Tonight on the show we were joined by the very talented Martin Troncozo who called in from Milan.
A guitarist and vocalist since the age of 7 it was really nice to listen to his music and chat and get to know him.
Andres Bravo and Sarita Apel from NYC joined us for our '5 Questions' segment.
Life long dancers of various disciplines, they began partnering several years ago and are amazing dancers.
We were really glad to have a chance to reconnect after so many months apart.
Luis Carpi and Dagny...
2021-01-282h 12
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #45Tonight on the show we were joined by musician Guido Iacopetti from Buenos Aires.
He is part of the group, Sexteto Fantasma, and he shared some their music with us. We had a Folklore, Vals, and two tangos. All were original with the exception of, Pavadita. It was really nice to get to know him.
Hernan and Daniela, (Buenos Aires based in Chicago) also joined us.
We have known them for many years and it was really nice to catch up. They have been dancing together professionally for 15 years. They shared some stories from the...
2021-01-212h 39
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #44Tonight on the show we were so happy to be joined by one of our favorite teachers, Tomas Howlin.
It was a lot of fun to chat and exchange about his development as a teacher and how it helped our dance.
Jimena Fama also joined us. Composer, musician, arranger, and amazing person, she shared some songs from her latest album.
Sadly we were cut off a little earlier than planned but it was still a really fun show.
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a part of this...
2021-01-142h 01
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #43Tonight, THE DJ SHOW!!
What a fun show. Kim Dai, Avik Basu, and Dan Boccia, joined us for a great discussion about DJing in the world of Tango.
We spent a lot of time discussing everyone's journeys, from how they began, how they learned, and what makes them unique.
We hope you enjoy this interesting conversation and are able to learn some things from it.
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a part of this while we are all apart. We will continue to bring you great shows to keep us...
2021-01-072h 33
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout New Years 2021Tonight we had a special New Years Eve edition.
A mini episode to celebrate the new year and wish each other a happy 2021.
We are looking forward to a better year, and getting back to hugging and dancing as soon as it is safe again.
2021-01-0144 min
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #42Tonight on the show. New York City tango organizers Unite.
We were so fortunate to be joined by, Sarah La Rocca, Steve Beltzer, Jack Hanley, Juan Pablo Vicente, Gayle Gibbons Madera, and Tioma Maloratsky.
It was so much joy to connect with all of our fellow organizers and we had so much fun to chat and tell stories of our histories as organizers and our futures as well.
Believe it or now, having this many guests wasn't as disorganized as one would think.
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a...
2020-12-313h 00
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #41Tonight on the show, have you heard??? The third??? The latest version??
We had three musicians play the same song, "Sur," on three different instruments.
Emiliano Messiez, amazing pianist and humanitarian, spent most of the show with us discussing music and things of that nature.
He played live for us.
Sergio Reyes, the amazing violinist sent us a recording but also managed to call in and chat for a while although he had tremendous trouble with his seat belt.
Javier Sanchez, el maestro del maestros, sent us a beautiful recording of...
2020-12-243h 00
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #40Tonight on the show we were joined by Julian Graciano. He is a guitarist/ musician born and raised in Buenos Aires just a few blocks from the Obelisko.
His family is rich in music history going back to his great grandfather.
He has also just released a new book, The Real Book of Tango. He is an encyclopedia of tango knowledge and it was great to meet him.
Adam Cornett joined us for our '5 Questions' segment. We have known Adam for over 14 years and we chatted about his history as a tango teacher, methods of...
2020-12-173h 01
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #39Tonight on the show we had Ana Padron for 5 Questions Segment! It was a lot of fun to catch up with her and get to know her more.
Pacha Mendes from El Cachivache joined us with his date :) He shared few songs from their most recent album Anticuerpo. We talked about the concert they have coming up this Saturday December 12th. Here is the link to the event where it will be streaming, we recommend not to miss it, it sounds like it will be a very unique event https://www.facebook.com/events/793418941231045/
Thank...
2020-12-102h 39
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #38Tonight on the show.
Alex Krebs joined us to share his 18 years of music and it was so much fun. His music is great and he has it for sale on those archaic things called, CD's. Great time for gifts.
Mauro Peralta joined us for our '5 Questions' segment. He's such a fun guy and shared some great stories from his more than 20 years of dancing and teaching tango.
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a part of this while we are all apart. We will continue to bring you...
2020-12-033h 01
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #37Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Tonight on the show we were joined by Dani Carpi and Adam Tully.
Dani was one of the first milonga organizers in New York City back in the mid 90's
Adam Tully has just released a new album,
'Astor 2020, La historia continúa.'
We talk about all of that and much much more.
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a part of this while we are all apart. We will continue to bring you great shows to keep us connected socially as we l...
2020-11-263h 00
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #36Tonight on the show we had Sidney Grant join us for our '5 Questions' segment. What a hoot.... What a jooot.... What a....??? show.
This man is amazing.
Marcelo Gutierrez gave us some interesting musical interactive drills that we can also enjoy even if we are not LIVE. So listen and give it a shot!
Another really fun show, another fun week.
We can not wait to be back together with everyone again soon in person, but until then, let's stay safe!
Thank you all for listening, calling and...
2020-11-192h 29
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout#35Tonight we were joined by Avik Basu from Ann Arbor.
This was one of my favorite shows. We had a a really great discussion about, well so many things. If you want to fast froward go towards the end when we talked about DJing. Or go towards the end when we talked about tango.
In the beginning we just wetted the surface. That was fun too.
Carol from Montreal called in, and we got to listen to her snore.
Krissy from Philly. Jaimes from Sante Fe. And our Co-Host and friend Marcelo once a...
2020-11-123h 01
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #34Tonight on the show we were joined by Shinjoo Cho who played bandoneon for us. It was great to chat and get to know her more.
Oliver Kolker joined us for our '5 Questions' segment. We spoke about his projects from producing tango shows, to making movies, and his current project that he is working on with Meredith Klein.
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a part of this while we are all apart. We will continue to bring you great shows to keep us connected socially as we learn and...
2020-11-052h 45
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #33Tonight on the show we we joined by Emily Cheeger and Jorge Torres.
Emily shared the music she recorded the other day with her singing with Maurizio Najt on piano. It was really beautiful.
Jorge Torres joined us from Japan and shared his stories of how he got started dancing at the age of 3. How it cultivated his life and helped him on his artistic journey.
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a part of this while we are all apart. We will continue to bring you great shows...
2020-10-292h 37
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #32Tonight we had an amazing show.
My dad, Gary Hoopengardner Sr., played his original songs. We chatted and had a great time.
He is my inspiration and I am glad he was here to share his music with us.
Mariana Parma joined us for our '5 Questions' segment. She has been a dancer for most of her life and shared her story with us.
Based in NYC she has been teaching many disciplines of dance for over 15 years.
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a part of this wh...
2020-10-223h 01
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #31Tonight we visited Japan and Argentina. We had Yukie Kawanami play LIVE music for us and she was amazing. Her bandoneon was full of soul and beauty.
We were also joined in our 5 Questions segment by Guillermina Quiroga and Mariano Logiudice. This amazing dancing couple has been working together for many years and shared some really interesting stories with us.
Marcelo Gutierrez joined us for the program as well and as usual we had some very interesting conversations with him as well.
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a part of...
2020-10-152h 41
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #30Tonight on the show we had Pacha Mendes representing El Cachivache promoting their new album, Anti Cuerpo. It is their first venture into electronic tango music.
Jorge Torres didn't manage to join us but hopefully he will in the future.
Marcelo Gutierrez DID join us for some interesting conversation as usual and Batt Johnson popped in as well.
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a part of this while we are all apart. We will continue to bring you great shows to keep us connected socially as we...
2020-10-082h 08
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #29Tonight on the show we were joined by Sumire Hirotsuru sharing her live music with us.
www.sumirehirotsuru.com
Rebecca Rorick Smith, long time teacher and dancer, joined us for our 5 Questions segment and we have a lot of FUN!!
Jaimes and Marcelo were here again to add to the conversation and a mystery caller called in early to talk with Ciko about Butt Cracks!
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a part of this while we are all apart. We will continue to bring you great shows t...
2020-10-012h 16
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #28What a FUN show. Nastasja Vojinovic was with us and shared her music and her amazing story.
Walter and Leo from NYC, dancers, teachers, performers also joined us for our, 5 Questions, segment and it was great to get to know them more.
We were so happy to have the show together from Newark for a change. So refreshing to be together again.
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a part of this while we are all apart. We will continue to bring you great shows to keep us connected...
2020-09-242h 40
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #27What a fun show. Tonight we were joined by Nick Jones from Denver CO. Nick has been a dancers and a teacher for over 20 years. He is also a musician and he shared some of his bandoneon playing for us.
Maria Valentina also joined us for our 5 Questions segment. Maria is a loooong time New Yorker and school teacher. She also co-hosted milonga Capricho with her good friend Monica Ramirez.
Maria also is active on social media some tango games and a podcast where she has interviewed many tango teachers.
Thank you...
2020-09-172h 31
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #266 months!!
Tango Cafe takeout #26.
Tonight on the show we were joined by Maxfield Wollam-Fisher. He played some amazing LIVE music for us.
Tammy Halaburda joined us for our 5 Questions segment. Tammy owns the dance studio where we teach and run our parties, You Should Be Dancing...!
We have been working with her for nearly 15 years and it has been a great journey. We can not wait to continue once this is all over.
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a part of this while we are all...
2020-09-102h 24
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #25Tonight on the show we had Teagan Faran share some beautiful LIVE music. She played violin for us and shared some fun stories.
Burak Ozkosom, dancer, organizer, DJ, founder of a tango school in Montreal, joined us for '5 Questions.' He has been a friend going back to 2005 and we have worked with him many times over the years.
It was a fun conversation and great to catch up.
Jaimes and Marcelo joined again for most of the show as well!
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a...
2020-09-032h 34
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #24Tonight on the show we were joined by Pepa, "Viva La Pepa," Palazon. She was born in a CAVE.
AND
Sharna Fabiano who is a long time friend and tango dancer. She share with us concepts from her new book on leading and following. I am really looking forward to reading it.
Marcelo Gutierrez translated for us from Pepa and also was here to join with great conversation and well as Jaimes Friedgen.
Thank you all for calling in and joining us as well. Greg and Candi from Nebraska. We love yo...
2020-08-273h 01
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #23What a great show! Renee Rouger and John Osburn joined us to share the lyrics of a great song, Como Dos Extranos, in English and in Spanish.
Felipe and Ayano joined us for our, 5 Questions, segment.
And so many great people called in to join the conversation.
Thank you all for your continued support.
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a part of this while we are all apart. We will continue to bring you great shows to keep us connected socially as we learn and talk about Tango as...
2020-08-203h 01
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #22Tonight on the show we were joined by Heyni Solera who played LIVE bandoneon for us. She was sensational and her sound was beautiful.
She is based in the DC area.
Carla Marano also joined us for 5 Questions. Carla has been dancing since the early 90's and has a very versatile style which allows her to adapt to all different type of leaders.
Towards the end of the program Marcelo Gutierrez posed the question, "What is tango?" and each of us answered. It was a fun discussion.
Heyni has a youtube channel...
2020-08-132h 50
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #21Tonight on the show we were joined by Guillermo Garcia and Pepa Palazon.
Guillermo shared his music, knowledge and his history with us. He took us to some really good places as we listened to him play Tango and Milonga on his guitar.
Pepa joined us for 5 questions. We only got to question 2 or 3 so we will need to have her back.
Marcelo, "El Chino" Gutierrez joined us as usual and did an amazing job translating for us.
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a part of this while...
2020-08-062h 33
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #20Tonight on the show we were joined by Gustavo "Gusti" Rember with some amazing live music.
Guillermo Peque Barrionuevo joined us for 5 questions.
Marcelo, "El Chino" Gutierrez set the record for the most call ins for a podcast by joining us again and we appreciate that immensely.
Thank you all for listening, calling and being a part of this while we are all apart.
We will continue to bring you great shows to keep us together socially while were a part physically.
If you would like to contribute and support...
2020-07-303h 00
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #19Tonight on the show we were joined by Adam Tully and Paul Bavineau.
Adam played some music for us and we chatted for a while about his history playing and learning tango music for guitar. It was really a great conversation and we look forward to having him back again. He shared so much knowledge and insights about the music and the history.
https://www.youtube.com/user/adamtullyguitar/videos
Paul was also here.
Thanks so much to everyone for listening and calling in.
Tango Cafe takeout is a...
2020-07-233h 01
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #18Tonight on the show were joined by Christine Brebes. Amazing person, and violinist. She shared some great stories and great music as well.
(If you go to 1:22:00 into the show you can listen to all the cool sound effects the violin makes for tango music.)
We also had Margaret Spore from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Organizer extraordinaire and dancer. AKA, LeggyPeggy from back in the day.
Pacha Mendes called in early and we share a piece from the new album by El Cachivache and we closed the show by a new duo from Christine Brebes...
2020-07-162h 58
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #17Tonight we had a great time hanging with Christopher and Caroline from San Francisco.
They have been friends for a long time and have also taught us a lot in the early years of our growth. I still remember vividly some of my classes with them.
We had a really great time chatting and catching up after so many years.
Marcelo joined us. Batt Johnson reappeared. Carol from Montreal also called in.
Thanks everyone for listening.
Any donations to help support the show can be sent to:
adamandciko@gmail...
2020-07-092h 47
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #16Tonight on the show we had Emilio Teubal play LIVE music and also share some from his latest solo release.
Maria Blanco joined us from Buenos Aires with Renee Rouger who is bases in NYC for our 5 Questions segment.
Marcelo Gutierrez called in and joined in on the conversation as well.
It was a great show as usual and thank you all for joining us.
Tango Cafe takeout is a donation based show. Any contributions are greatly appreciated in this time when we can not host milongas and other events.
2020-07-023h 01
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #15This Wednesday, June 24th 2020, we had Carol Horowitz join us for 5 Questions.
Based in Montreal, Carol has been running one of the main tango schools there for over 17 years.
We have been friends for a long time and it was fun to catch up.
Jaimes Friedgen call in early and kept us company throughout the show and took us down the rabbit hole of how he organizes orchestras based on the 4 elements: earth, fire, water, and air.
Enjoy!!
And so many of you called in once again and shared your time...
2020-06-252h 37
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #14An interesting start to the show. Munro Johnson called in from the New York City Economic Development Corporation. He spoke to us about all of the things his group is doing to help with the COVID situation in NYC. He also happens to be a local tango dancer. What a coincidence?
Musical guest Stratos Achlatis from Los Peores shared their latest recording.
Rod Relucio and Jenny Teeters from Chicago joined us for our 5 Questions Segment. We had a great time catching up with them and talking about their tango lives.
Marcelo Gutierrez and...
2020-06-183h 01
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #13Tonight on the show we had Craig Herrington play some LIVE prerecorded music for us. We chatted a laughed. It was fun to learn more about him and his fascination with large piano's.
Angeles Chanaha and Kristian Velazquez joined us for 5 Questions and it was a ball. We talked about a lot of interesting tango things and laughed a lot.
Angeles has an extremely deep history in tango and she shared a lot of her storied with us.
Craig Herrington played live music for us.
Omar called in to talk about...
2020-06-123h 00
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #12Tonight on the show we had
Bassist Pablo Lanouguere share some of his amazing original compositions with us and spoke with us for a while. Based in NYC Pablo is a musician who transcends many different styles of music.
Gaby Mataloni and Ines Muzzopappa joined us for our 5 Questions segment. They are based in Buenos Aires and have been instrumental in shaping the new generation of tango dancers there and around the world.
Oskar Zorilla started us off with Story Time. He also purchase 20 avocados.
And so many of you called...
2020-06-042h 49
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #11 - Part 2What a great show. I would say it was amazing but Neeraj might say something about that.
We had Jaimes Friedgen on the show. One of my favorite dancers, teachers, and good friend.
Now based in Santa Fe we met him back in 2006 when he was in Seattle.
He's been dancing for over 20 years and has been a big influence on the dancers in the US and elsewhere.
We were also joined by Rosana for Tango Confessions. What a funny story. Was it true, was it false, you'll have to listen to gin out.
2020-05-283h 01
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #11 Part 1 - El Cachivache SpecialToday we were joined LIVE by El Cachivache.
They were gathered, illegally, for a rehearsal in an undisclosed location somewhere near Buenos Aires Argentina.
They played three songs for us and the energy was amazing.
We are so honored to be able to share this moment in history with them and everyone.
Enjoy!
Song #1 - Rosario - Pacha Mendes
Song #2 - Maraña - Adriano De Vita
Song #3 - No me extraña -
2020-05-2832 min
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #10Tonight on the show we had Pedro Giraurdo join us for a great conversation and we listened to some music from his latest album.
It was a joy to get to know him more and spend time together.
He left a link to download his music -
www.dropbox.com/sh/4czz7elnorjhhex/AADCZmjLyalGCt0sr6QdAviVa?dl=0
We also had Michelle Lamb join us for 5 Questions.
Many of you joined in as well.
Finally Neeraj played Tango Confessions with us.
Please remember we are accepting donations dur...
2020-05-212h 34
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #9What a fun show. Thank you CIKO for joining me week after week and sharing your hosting talent.
Tonight we had Ben Bogart and Winnie Cheung play LIVE music for us.
We have known Ben since 2004 and it was great to watch up with him. It was also great to meet Winnie and listen to her visual descriptions of Fresedo, Dinosaurs, and other fun stuff.
Alex Krebs. What can you say about Alex Krebs? HELP HIM. He's stuck in the land of RIGHT AND LEFT. Please send him money, or a doctor, or something. A...
2020-05-143h 01
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #8WEEK 8!!! I can't believe it. But we are surviving. You are surviving. We are all doing our best.
Tonight on the show we had so many special people call in.
Our special guest for the evening were
Machiko Ozawa on violin. She was amazing.
Kristina McFadden for our 5 Questions segment.
Marcelo Gutierrez called in again and we had some great conversations.
So many wonderful people joined in from all around the world.
Thank you all so much.
During this difficult time we are asking for donations to...
2020-05-072h 44
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #7We had a great show tonight with some really interesting guests.
Oliver Kolker joined us with some funny stories to begin the show.
Pablo Estigarribia played LIVE music for us.
Guillermo Cerneaz joined us for 5... 0000 Questions. hhhahah
And Isabella stumped some of us in Tango Confessions.
The conversations were interesting and fun. Towards the end we discussed a lot about the tango history of the 2000's and late 90's and our experiences living through them. I hope you enjoy the show.
2020-04-303h 02
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #23 - Oskar Zorilla - Economics is the science of choiceThis week we sit down with our good friend Dr. Oskar Zorilla. He is a PhD of economics and also loves running around without a shirt at your favorite Milongas.
Recently he has moved to Annapolis where he is a professor at the Naval Academy and his stories of that experience are very interesting. I hope you enjoy getting to know him more.
2020-04-251h 59
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #6We had another fun show tonight. Wednesday April 22nd 2020.
Jack Hanley co-hosted with us and brought is exuberant and amazing energy. He is hunkered down in south Jersey but that didn't stop him from bringing the party.
Tioma Maloratsky joined us for, 5 Questions, and his amazing partner Gayle Madera also popped in to say hello.
Edd Ay stumped us in, Tango Confessions...
And Sergio Reyes played violin for us and told us some stories about how the music he picked related to his story and past.
We were briefly i...
2020-04-232h 30
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #5Tonight on the show we had Pacha Mendes play some amazing bass for us. He is in the group, El Cachivache, and typically plays double bass with them when they are performing but he went back to his roots a bit for us and pulled out his electric bass even playing one of his own compositions.
Marcelo Gutierrez joined us for, 5 Questions, and we got to learn more about his philosophy of tango, and dance in general. How he got started dancing and some silly stories as well.
Finally Craig Herrington came to us from...
2020-04-162h 18
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout#4This week we had Emiliano Messiez play some really powerful music for us! Wow what a treat. (00:35:00)
Batt Johnson reads for us. (01:19:00)
Some crazy stories from Michael Ricciardi and others.
5 Questions segment with special guest Nick Jones from Denver CO. (01:27:00)
Tango Confessions with Mary Carmel Etienne. (02:12:00)
And so much more. Enjoy the show. It was a lot of fun.
2020-04-092h 40
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #3Another amazing week with so many great guests and callers.
Meredith and Andres of the Philadelphia Tango School were our featured artists and we had them on our segment, 5 QUESTIONS. 01:06:00
We asked them 5 questions and one of which we were all a part of.
Tommy Mastrangelo called in for another new segment
TANGO CONFESSIONS. 01:54:00
We also had Eran Polat play for us at 00:30:00 and it was really special. Make sure to check it out.
and we talked about all of our amazing road trips together.
Many fu...
2020-04-022h 11
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #22 - Jackie Clark - Life is artThis week I sit down with Jackie Clark. Jackie has been a part of the NYC community since the very beginning. She talks with us about her life as an artist and the early days of what tango was like in New York City.
She and I share a lot of similar stories and we had a great time chatting. Enjoy!
2020-03-311h 43
Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout #2We had another amazing live show with people calling in from all over.
Montreal, San Francisco, Rochester, Cleveland, Halifax, New Jersey, Buenos Aires, Portland ME, Rosario, and many more.
What great energy. Thank you all so much.
We had Guests Alberto and Micaela from the Cleveland Tango school.
Stratos and Javier from NYC played amazing music for us.
Check out their newest release here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-955915233/los-peores-del-tango-los-ejes-de-mi-carreta/s-qvW8AIQxlbm
Batt Johnson read from his new book.
Oskar Zorrilla started us off w...
2020-03-262h 28
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #21 - Adrian Minkowicz - The Argentinean ComedianThis week I have the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with Adrian Minkowicz who is a stand up comic. He is currently based out of Norway but spends a lot of time here in New York City in the stand up circuit. He also dances tango ok too.
He is extremely funny and observant and it was a lot of fun to sit and chat with him. Enjoy.
2020-03-231h 43Tango Uncorked#1 - Tango Cafe - takeout onlyAs with restaurants, bars, and many other establishments that were once dine in, or dance in, Tango Cafe has also become TAKEOUT only.
This was out first milonga/ social gathering online.
It happened live, with people calling in from all over the country.
It felt really good to connect with everyone here and we look forward to doing it again.
Remember if you would like to help support Tango Cafe while we are closed please send donations to
adamandciko@gmail.com
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2020-03-192h 05Tango UncorkedTango Cafe takeout promoHello everyone,
Tonight we will be hosting Tango Cafe LIVE from this platform.
Yes Tango Uncorked will be a live podcast tonight at 9:30pm.
You can call in and chat with us or just listen to us chat together. We may play some music, we may raise a glass, who knows.
See you all tonight!
Any donations to help support Tango Cafe can be sent to:
adamandciko@gmail.com
This will work via Venmo and Paypal.
ciko_ciko@hotmail.com
Via chase quick p...
2020-03-1809 min
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #20 - Tiffany Trotter - The importance of asking questions and debateI sat down with Tiffany Trotter this past weekend at her place in Brooklyn. Tiffany started dancing tango back in the mid 90's and work with some of the earliest influences in the United States. After taking some time off she got back into tango and shares her stories with us.
We also discuss her interest and work as a history teacher and how history can't always be trusted.
2019-12-031h 58
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #19 - Wei Wang - "Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal is literally why I am sitting here right now!"I sat down with the very interesting Wei Wang this week. We had a nice chat about his life growing up in China, England, and eventually Canada before moving to Flushing Queens. I've known Wei for a long time and he has always been a very interesting guy. I really enjoyed our conversation and learning more about him. Don't miss the story about Smooth Criminal either. It's especially funny.
2019-10-241h 31
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #18 - Dagny Miller - "Be gentle to your past self."This week we sit down with Dagny Miller from NYC. I had a really nice time chatting with Dagny and learning about her journey from being a med student and then stumbling into being a personal chef. Her ideas about art and creativity and her positive outlook. It was a good time for me to have this conversation and I hope you get as much inspiration from it as I did.
2019-10-151h 36
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #17 - Jason Koo - Things that matter take timeToday I am chatting with my good friend Jason Koo. He is a writer, a rabid Cleveland sports fan, and an all around interesting human.
He is the FOUNDER of Brooklyn Poets which he started back in 2012.
I wanted to put his poem, written for Robin Thomas, here but it's a pdf and I can't cut and paste it so I am adding a link to his website.
jasonykoo.com
There you can check out his writings and purchase some of his books. The poem written for Robin is called, "Close Embrace."
2019-09-051h 38
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #16 - Natalie Laruccia - The James Bond of TangoThis week we sit down with Natalie Laruccia. I was at a party a few months ago and chatting with Natalie when she began telling me all these interesting and crazy stories about her experience growing up and living in Buenos Aires and immediately I knew we had to do a pod together. I am sure you will enjoy and relate to a lot of her experiences. Enjoy.
2019-08-291h 27
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #15 - Craig Herrington - "A teacher needs to know what a student doesn't need to know." 4/4For my final part of the 4 part series recorded in Cleveland Ohio at the Tango Bowling Marathon I sit down with Craig Herrington who is from Cleveland Ohio. He has a lot of interesting points regarding learning and teaching that I really enjoyed discussing with him. Hope you enjoy the conversation.
2019-08-2031 min
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #14 - Pooja Kumar - A taste of Austin 3/4Part 3/4 of the Cleveland Series. I sit and chat with Pooja Kumar of Austin Texas. We chat about life in the the blue dot of Texas and reminisce about life in NYC.
Pooja runs, Guardia Vieja productions. She creates tango events in Austin that have already become legendary.
2019-08-1622 min
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #13 - Rod Relucio - The colonoscopy episode 2/4Part 2 of the Cleveland Series and I am chatting with Rod Relucio from Chicago. Rod works with Jenny Teeters and together they have had a wonderful impact on the community in Chicago. Today we sit down and talk about everything from the Bulls to the Butts. It's a really fun conversation and I hope you enjoy it.
2019-08-0735 min
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #12 - Catherine Young - "The perfect step." Cleveland Series Part 1/4I went to Cleveland this past weekend for the 8th Cleveland Tango Bowling Marathon and grabbed a few people to sit and chat with. My first guest was Catherine Young from Madison Wisconsin.We chat about her time in the arts, working in tango in Madison, and also her idea of the perfect step.
It's a fun conversation.
2019-07-3131 min
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #11 - Gayle Gibbons Madeira - "You can waken the Entrega in the other person, if they're open to it."Gayle sat down for an amazing conversation this week. I learned a lot not only about Gayle but what I believe is a very positive and healthy way to look at the dance. We also discuss her early days in New York City as a modern dancer, her work in finance that helped her have time to continue her growth as a dancer, her work as a painter and an artist, and also her philosophy about what tango means to her. I hope you enjoy her journey.
I will break down the show notes soon.
2019-07-231h 35
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #10 - Norma Silver - "I think my first words were thank you."Norma Silver drove her Silver Toyota into the city last week to sit down and chat about her very interesting life and all the things she has done before finding tango.
Born in Brighton Beach, she traveled the world at a time when the patriarchy was at a very strong place and most women were expected to stay put and to their "duties." Norma never allowed herself to be boxed in and she went off to teach in the Azores and Japan just after World War two. She returned and continued her career in Paramus, NJ. After retiring...
2019-06-181h 12
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #9 - Juan Pablo Vicente - "I made my own ghetto."I had the pleasure to sit down and chat with Juan Pablo Vicente, one of the organizers of La Nacional. It was my first time talking with a co-organizer and we shared a lot of experiences in this crazy business of running a Milonga in New York City.
La Nacional is New York City's oldest milonga's and it was interesting to learn how Juan Pablo got involved with organizing it and what motivated him to do so.
You will notice a lot of sirens blaring during a portion of the show. I apologixe for that...
2019-06-121h 22
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #8 - Kim Fraczek - "The only way we are going to find answers is by having conversations with each other."I sit down with my good friend Kim Fraczek in Bushwick and we talk about all of her work with the Sane Energy Project. Her recent success in stopping a pipeline from being built, PLUS, her funny tango stories.
She has some very crazy tango stories.
Show notes will be coming soon.
2019-06-041h 39
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #7 - Batt Johnson - "It's SIMPLE, I LOVE people."Batt Johnson sit's down with us to chat and tell us about what he's been up to all these years and what led him to dance. His upbeat, optimistic energy was a joy to be around, is always a joy to be around. Batt is the type of person who when he walks into a room the energy of the room improves.
He is someone who has lived through a lot and still maintains a deep fascination for people and for life.
0:00 - Intro
18:30 - Early days of radio / San Diego. //
20:30 - Moving to N...
2019-05-211h 40
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #6 - Kening Zhu - Learning about yourself by sharing yourselfKening Zhu stopped by to chat and we learned a lot about her writing, art, and inspiration. She shares her thoughts on why sharing her writing helps her learn about herself and we also discuss the potential power dynamic between dancers. I learned about what it is like to be an introvert and how she uses a daily formula to establish a grounded well being.
4:18 - Kening Zhu. //
5:20 - Working Marathons. //
8:20 - Kening's blog / website. //
10:30 - Childhood. //
11:30 - Glimpses of her work. //
13:30 - Camp Kening. //
18:20 - First time sharing her work. //
2019-05-141h 22
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #5 - Carlos Andrés Dueñas - "I'm in the car industry."Carlos Andrés Dueñas came to the States from Colombia. His journey is interesting and relatable to a lot of immigrants who have come here. To make a better life. To leave a place where they weren't feeling inspired, or fulfilled, and to try life in a new place.
0:00 - Beginning. //
1:15 - 1st job in the US and arriving. //
7:30 - School in Colombia. //
9:00 - What makes a tango person. //
15:30 - Tango network. //
17:00 - When Carlos got hooked. //
19:00 - First impression of dancing at a milonga. //
24:30 - Phrasing. //
27:00 - Ta...
2019-05-081h 19
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #4 - Michael Ricciardi - "Make em feel good."Dr. Michael Ricciardi was a lot of fun to sit down with and get to know. He has accomplished a lot in life and still maintains a humbleness that I find really nice to be around. We sit down in his home in Staten Island and discuss quite a bit from his experience studying in Buffalo to his first experience dancing tango in New York. Please welcome Dr. Mike to the show.
0:00 - Bus to Staten Island. //
6:20 - Tattoos. //
9:30 - Science and Dentistry. //
14:00 - School in Buffalo and the accident. //
20:00 - Mike's first...
2019-04-301h 31
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #3 - Lucille Krasne - Hidden strengths and great ideasLucille Krasne came to New York City in 1969 and then she started the tango community... Ha... Sort of. Today we hear from Lucille and her involvement in the development of the NYC tango community. From "Hit and Run" events to Central Park Lucille has been a serious reason why the community has developed the way it has.
Show notes -
0:00 - 1997 and the beginning of her journey. //
15:00 - Esmeralda milonga and why she calls it that. //
17:00 - Central Park. //
19:00 - Hit and Run with Brigitta Winkler. //
29:00 - NYC tango festival. //
36:00...
2019-04-261h 13
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #2 - Dan Dunbar and the Value of MistakesHave you ever craved something that you couldn't get your hands on? On today's show we sit down with Dan Dunbar, owner of Dun-Well Donuts in Williamsburg. Dan has some very funny stories regarding how he basically invented a vegan donut, his dreams of deep sea diving with sharks, and a lot of other fun stuff!!
2019-04-181h 08
Tango UncorkedTango Uncorked #1 - Rebecca Shulman - Tango cool, Tango dreamsToday on the show we will speak with Rebecca Shulman from New York City.
Rebecca began dancing in 1991 and her first visit to Buenos Aires was in 1992.
We talk about all sorts of stuff regarding life, tango, dreams, and much more.
2019-04-081h 09
Joe's Tango podcastEpisode 023: Let out your evil side - Adam Ashton Hoopengardner & Ciko TanikToday's guests are a prominent couple based out of New York City. They have studied and danced all over the world, and they're known for their humor and very playful creativity. Let's meet Adam Ashton Hoopengardner and Ciko Tanik...
More on Adam and Ciko:
Website: https://www.adamandcikotango.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/7356334726/
2017-11-2637 min