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KSPC 88.7FMPink Light Interview w/ dj diA on Radio Realness 10-13-24Listen to dj diA's interview with Pink Light on Radio Realness! Pink Light visited the KSPC studio on Sunday, October 13th, 2024 for a live set and interview!
“Pink Light is a chicana synthpop group based in LA. Their debut album - Your Gravity Belongs To Me Now combines elements of horror, dark wave, EBM, and Latin Freestyle to create a Lovecraftian dance floor. Pink Light is performing as a gothic duo with cursed visuals & haunted choreography drenched in the healing energy of love, nostalgia, and Queer-Latine Excellence.”
Find out more about Pink Light at pinklightmusic.com2024-12-2038 min
KSPC 88.7FMPLEZZURE interview w dj diA on radio realness // aired 9-1-24Listen to dj diA's interview w/ PLEZZURE on Radio Realness! PLEZZURE visited the KSPC studio on Sunday, Sept 1st, 2024 for a live set and interview!
PLEZZURE is an eccentric duo materializing from El Monte, CA. From the minds of Andres and Bunchie, experience a blend of genres ranging from darkwave, punk, electronic, DnB, and more as each song takes you through a sensuous journey out of this galaxy. Formed in 2022, the fresh duo repeatedly creates new sounds waiting to be heard by freaks and lovers of any kind.
Follow them on Instagram at plez.zure
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KSPC 88.7FMLxs Cochinxs Interview w/ dj diA on Radio Realness 8-11-24Listen to dj diA's interview with Lxs Cochinx on Radio Realness! Lxs Cochinx visited the KSPC studio on Sunday, August 11th, 2024 for a live set and interview!
"Lxs Cochinxs is a trans lesbian band based out of Los Angeles that blends genres and genders.
As proveedores de Cumbia Cochina, Lxs Cochinxs mixes chicha, cumbia, merengue, punk, and rave beats to bring you sounds that will surely make you throw la casa por la ventana.
Lxs Cochinxs takes the party to the streets, the farmer’s market, your cumple, your funeral or your dungeon."
Fi...2024-09-2655 min
KSPC 88.7FMPomona College Orientation Adventure 2024 Podcast #2A group of incoming first year students at Pomona College share their background, why they chose Pomona, first impressions and more! Hosted by OA leader Emma.2024-08-2325 min
KSPC 88.7FMPomona College Orientation Adventure 2024 Podcast #1A group of incoming first year students at Pomona College share their background, why they chose Pomona, first impressions and more! Hosted by OA leader Phily.2024-08-2326 min
KSPC 88.7FMLoud and Proud PodcastIn the first-ever episode of Loud and Proud (@loudandproud_podcast), we talk with Houston grunge-punk band Quinn the Brain about their upcoming projects and the writing and recording process. We also discuss the Houston music scene and being an indie band in the current Internet-driven climate.
Here's the band's bio and website link:
Bio: Named after an all-too-real episode of Daria, Quinn the Brain is a dark alt-rock/grunge-punk power trio that brings back music based on the harsh truths of reality. With lyrics pulled from real-life experiences and music reflecting the moods and themes of...2023-10-0935 min
KSPC 88.7FMTranscending Policy Episode 4 - TransfiguringIn the final segment of this 4-part series, host Lucia Driessen details the progression and options of gender affirming care, as well as the research supporting its benefits. They also provide an overview of the various angles state legislators are using to block access to gender affirming care. This episode presents an interview with Dr. Rachel Levin, a professor of Biology and Neuroscience at Pomona College studying biological influences on the development of gender.
Trans Bill Tracker - https://translegislation.com/
Episode 4 Resources - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1grvP...2023-08-2428 min
KSPC 88.7FMTranscending Policy Episode 3: Trans TeammatesHost Lucia Driessen explores anti-trans sports legislation from a scientific perspective, and shares suggestions on how to make leagues more inclusive. They also provide a detailed timeline of bills that have been excluding trans children and adults from sports in the US. Featured interviewees include Pomona students Arden and Clementine, who share their personal insights on the legislation.
Trans Athletes Address the Fairness “Debate” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4REgVIYiZ4&ab_channel=VICENews
Arden's Sources
Trans Bill Tracker - https://translegislation.com/ - As Nature Made Him by John Co...2023-08-2425 min
KSPC 88.7FMTranscending Policy Episode 2: Bathroom Transgressions – ft. Interview with Gavin GrimmHost Lucia Driessen gets into the nitty-gritty of bathroom bills: the history of using restroom access as a tool of oppression, as well as current major laws. They also interview Gavin Grimm, who sued his school board for banning him from using the men’s restroom. Stay tuned for more episodes coming soon!
Trans Education Resources
National Center for Transgender Equality
The Transgender Law Center
Sylvia Rivera Law Project
4 Big Problems With Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills – and How You Can Help https://www.glsen.org/blog/4-big-problems-anti-trans-bathroom-bills-and-how-you-can-help
Trans Bill Tracker htt...2023-07-1327 min
KSPC 88.7FMTranscending Policy - Episode 1: TranshistoricalIn this first episode, host Lucia Driessen goes into the history of queerness and transness as they relate to policy in the United States.
Content warning for violent institutional homophobia and transphobia and Nazism.
Stay tuned for more installments soon!
Trans Bill Tracker https://translegislation.com/
Episode 1 Resources - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UH7VRT9BRzWJ1H124OZhZSogqGUN2kw2YeEy5p44Dh0/edit?usp=sharing
Episode 1 Transcript - https://docs.google.com/document/d/11v_vvvKqm1_1p7InSq0l8XOLAUogjYYdSOQUHzdLpfI/edit?usp=sharing2023-07-1321 min
KSPC 88.7FMDobbs V. Jackson: A Conversation with Professor Lisa CodyOlivia Baine interviews Scripps College Professor Lisa Cody about the broad implications of the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling. Join us as we unpack the details of the case, recount notable opinions, and delve into some of the current and pending consequences of this decision.2023-05-0132 min
Word To Your MamaEp. 90 (Classic) Junor Francis: From the mountains of Jamaica to CaliforniaJunor Francis : Veteran Jamaican Radio Host & MCClassic Episode originally dropped June 2021In this episode Junor shares his journey from the mountains of Jamaica to NYC to California, how his first transistor radio informed his destiny of becoming a radio dj, his top 3 Jamaican Women vocalists, how he was a producer for The Heptones, his mission to promote Jamaican music and so much moreQuestions/Comments from the audience fromBlk ShakespeareDanny HollowayEp. 33 WTYM guest Karen HernandezEp. 3 WTYM guest Eric Kohler The Supernatural Bear...2022-08-0200 min
KSPC 88.7FMInterview with Rachel Rudich: Album release for "Karl Kohn - Encounters, Complete Works for Flute"Rachel Rudich, American flute virtuoso interviewed by Philip Duchild, KSPC Music Director.
On April 15, 2022, Bridge Records will release a 2 disc set of Rachel's performances of solo and chamber music for flute composed by Karl Kohn. KSPC's music director, Philip Duchild recently sat down with Rachel to talk about the new album, and about working with Karl and other contemporary composers.2022-04-1532 min
Music Outlook L.A.Ep 12 - Franklin "Donny D" LewisMy guest today is the host of the podcasts "Donny D's Words of Wisdom" and "Donny D's Soul Sundays heard on BlogTalkRadio, host of the Public Access show "Behind the Curtains" which is produced at Pasadena Media Studios in Pasadena, CA by Eric Bailey (Ep. 6) and can be viewed both locally in the Pasadena area via cable and satellite and on YouTube. He's the author of "Single Mother's Guide to Raising Black Boys", and "From Crack to Christ" which he's recently completed, and he's also a former college radio host at KSPC 88.7 FM out of Claremont College. Today we'll talk...2021-09-061h 02Word To Your MamaEp. 34 Junor Francis: From the mountains of Jamaica to CaliforniaJunor Francis : Veteran Jamaican Radio Host & MCIn this episode Junor shares his journey from the mountains of Jamaica to NYC to California, how his first transistor radio informed his destiny of becoming a radio dj, his top 3 Jamaican Women vocalists, how he was a producer for The Heptones, his mission to promote Jamaican music and so much moreQuestions/Comments from the audience fromBlk ShakespeareDanny HollowayEp. 33 WTYM guest Karen HernandezEp. 3 WTYM guest Eric Kohler The Supernatural Bear CornerDuring The Supernatural Bear corner...2021-06-1400 min
KSPC 88.7FMDrop Sodexo! An interview with student activistsCan students really do anything about prison abolition? How do we organize for real change on campuses, and create lasting effects, despite everyone asking us to keep our heads in our studies? Did you know that the companies that provide the very food some university students eat (such as the French company Sodexo) are large contributors to the Prison-Industrial complex? Listen to “Drop Sodexo! An Interview” to hear Shanawar Zahoor Butt (Pitzer ‘21) in conversation with Sophie Peters (Scripps ‘20), Alex Hammond (Pomona ‘20), and Griffin Cloud Levine (Pomona ‘19), three members in the movement to drop the company Sodexo at the Claremont Colleges. He...2021-04-0342 min
The Living ArtistOne Year Anniversary and ResponsibilityIn this episode of The Living Artist, Preston takes a moment to celebrate the One Year Anniversary of the podcast! He thanks his listeners for making the podcast what it is today and also highlights some favorite achievements as well as announces a special new broadcast of The Living Artist on KSPC through Prison Arts Collective. He then shifts gears to talk about taking responsibility for some areas of your life that might be holding you back in your own creativity and art career. He shares some personal examples and talks about making peace with the voice inside your...2021-03-1612 min
KSPC 88.7FMMaking It Work Ep 7: Break the ScreenNot all Zoom calls are created equal! We’re living so much of our lives online these days, but creative approaches can help make these meetings less strained and more engaging. The Hive's Shannon Randolph and Fred Leichter fill us in on some of the ways they’ve experimented with improving their remote interactions, like mixing the “virtual” and “real,” incorporating online tools and taking advantage of new opportunities.
Making It Work is KSPC's series to help you be at your physical and emotional best during the pandemic. Through conversations with members of the 5C community, we gather easy...2020-08-2214 min
KSPC 88.7FMPomona College Humanities Studio presents Desert Island DiscsIf you were to be cut off from the bulk of your music library — stranded on a desert island, say — what are the eight discs that might sustain you? Join Vassar professor and New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu, and CSULB professor, DJ, and podcast host Oliver Wang, for a conversation about the long-running BBC Radio program “Desert Island Discs” (about which Hsu wrote for the New Yorker in March). Hsu and Wang will discuss the BBC series and talk about a few of their own “must-have” tracks as well.
Hua Hsu is associate professor of English at Vassar Co...2020-08-0659 min
KSPC 88.7FMMaking It Work Ep 6: Loaf StoryStaying at home gives us a chance to reset some of our food habits and try new things — there’s no better time than the present to rethink how we eat! Pomona nutritionist Liz Ryan explains some principles of mindful eating from the shopping cart to the stove and the snack drawer. Plus, Pomona student Makeda Bullock Floyd recounts her own food learning experience in quarantine.
Making It Work is KSPC's series to help you be at your physical and emotional best during the pandemic. Through conversations with members of the 5C community, we gather easy, user-friendly ways...2020-08-0513 min
KSPC 88.7FMMaking It Work Ep 5: Turn Down the DialLife is pretty different during the pandemic, and some of the new situations we face might be emotionally taxing or cause more anxiety than usual. It can be helpful to understand where these emotions come from, how they affect us and what we can do about them. Pitzer professor of psychology Marcus Rodriguez suggests some tips for responding more effectively to strong feelings and difficult moments.
Making It Work is KSPC's series to help you be at your physical and emotional best during the pandemic. Through conversations with members of the 5C community, we gather easy, user-friendly...2020-07-2914 min
KSPC 88.7FMMaking It Work Ep 4: Surround SoundLife is full of sound, and it's easy to tune most of it out — but taking some time to listen to the world around us can help us reflect on what we've been missing all along. Pomona music professor Alfred Cramer and student Benjamin Cote talk about exploring soundscapes and how you can presence yourself through a soundwalk or any kind of listening experience, right where you are.
Making It Work is KSPC's series to help you be at your physical and emotional best during the pandemic. Through conversations with members of the 5C community, we gather eas...2020-07-2212 min
KSPC 88.7FMMaking It Work Ep 3: Make Up Your MindfulnessMeditation and mindfulness practices don’t require you roll out the yoga mat or clear your mind perfectly every time — they’re about centering yourself in whatever ways work throughout the day. Pomona assistant dean Paola Ruiz-Beas talks about how she learned to incorporate mindfulness throughout her own life and leads us in a guided meditation.
Making It Work is KSPC's series to help you be at your physical and emotional best during the pandemic. Through conversations with members of the 5C community, we gather easy, user-friendly ways to make life better while staying at home, whether it's s...2020-07-1516 min
KSPC 88.7FMMaking It Work Ep 2: Getting ScrappyCreative, green reuses of your food can benefit your body, your mind and the earth. The farm managers at Pomona's Organic Farm explain how some of the techniques they use can work in your home, too – including regrowing vegetables, making a stock from scraps, composting and growing basil.
Making It Work is KSPC's series to help you be at your physical and emotional best during the pandemic. Through conversations with members of the 5C community, we gather easy, user-friendly ways to make life better while staying at home, whether it's staying busy, getting creative, meditating or just ke...2020-07-0811 min
KSPC 88.7FMMaking It Work Ep 1: Life AthleticsIf you're trying to find ways to learn how to take care of yourself, it turns out that the world of sport is a great place to start. Pomona Professor of Physical Education JoAnne Ferguson tells us about some "sports life coaching" tools to improve your personal wellness while you stay at home, including "emotional cardio," the ten moments, and her four core tips for P.E. students and athletes.
Making It Work is KSPC's series to help you be at your physical and emotional best during the pandemic. Through conversations with members of...2020-07-0113 min
KSPC 88.7FMHear For YouWelcome to Hear For You! This project explores the topic of the feminized voice as it operates for four college-aged participants. Using collaged interviews and an improvised recording of five vocalists, it examines how cultural ideas of the voice affect both conceptions of our sounds and our selves.
Special thanks to Emma Ambler, Rose Gelfand, Valerie Jackman, and Cassidy Yueh for sharing their time and stories with me. I am so grateful to have connected with such wonderful people in the process of this project and hope that it was a mutually special experience.
Thank...2020-03-1034 min
KSPC 88.7FMLarry the Fox Interviews Dave TullLarry the Fox brings you an interview with drummer/singer/vocalist/composer/bandleader Dave Tull! The interview originally aired live on KSPC on Thursday, January 16, 2020 during Larry's "All That Jazz" program.2020-02-261h 33
KSPC 88.7FMDisability Justice Day - Shirley and Rose Talk Fat and Disability Liberation!Join Scripps College juniors Shirley Zhong and Rose Gelfand on a journey of learning about the intersectional and interconnected natures of fat and disability studies, and discuss how fat and disabled communities can find power together!
Shirley is a Feminist Gender and Sexuality Studies major passionate about critical disability studies and animation. For Disability Justice Day Shirley invited her friend Rose to discuss her art and activist work for fat liberation. Rose is a poet, dancer, and student from Richmond, California. Last year Rose published a series of three original zines, which explore the intersections of fatness, q...2019-12-1350 min
KSPC 88.7FMLarry the Fox Interviews Claremont Mayor Corey CalaycayLarry the Fox returns to KSPC with the All That Jazz Revival show, featuring an interview with the City of Claremont Mayor Corey Calaycay on Saturday, October 19, 2019. They spoke about the mayor's early start in local politics, challenges of the job, current issues in Claremont and much more. (note: music selections were edited out due to copyright protections)2019-10-2246 min
KSPC 88.7FMIndigenous Peoples' Day - "Protecting the Sacred: Indigenous Environmental Justice in California"For our final Indigenous Peoples' Day interview, we'll be broadcasting a panel discussion titled Indigenous Environmental Justice in California, which happened on Monday 10/3 at Pitzer College. The panel is between Pitzer Professor Angela Mooney D'Arcy, and Joyce Stanfield Perry and Rebecca Robles, three Acjachemen activists and community leaders, who speak about their work to protect Acjachemen sacred lands.2019-10-1758 min
KSPC 88.7FMIndigenous Peoples' Day - Dr. Noelani Goodyear-KaʻōpuaDr. Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua (she/her) is a Kanaka Maoli from O‘ahu, Hawaiʻi. She is professor and chair of the political science department at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where she teaches Hawaiian and Indigenous politics. Noe has published articles and books on Hawaiian social movements, Indigenous education and decolonial future-making, including The Seeds We Planted: Portraits of a Native Hawaiian Charter School (2013), A Nation Rising: Hawaiian Movements for Life, Land and Sovereignty (2014), The Value of Hawaiʻi, 2: Ancestral Roots, Oceanic Visions (2014), and Nā Wāhine Koa: Hawaiian Women for Sovereignty and Demilitarization (2019). She is a co-fo...2019-10-1741 min
KSPC 88.7FMIndigenous Peoples' Day - Micky HuihuiHawai‘i People's Fund is a publicly supported community fund established in 1972 to provide grants to progressive grassroots social change organizations working in Hawai‘i. They are a unique partnership of donors, activist grantmakers and grantees committed to positive social change and a more equitable distribution of wealth, resources and power. Hawai‘i People's Fund assists groups considered too small, too new, or too controversial by traditional funding agencies. Hawai‘i People's Fund brings together those who want to invest in justice with those who are actively pursuing justice in a united vision for social change. Their philosophy of communit...2019-10-1723 min
KSPC 88.7FMIndigenous Peoples' Day - Votan HenriquezVotan Henriquez (he/him) is a Los Angeles native of Maya and Nahua roots, who blends the knowledge of his ancestry, graphic design, street art, and awareness of the issues facing Native people today. He expresses his voice primarily on city streets in the form of large scale murals and street art, to create artworks which blend contemporary arts techniques with old Mayan symbology and Native American imagery. He is also the owner and founder of NSRGNTS, a collective and brand that uses Indigenous oral tradition, resistance and Native accomplishments to add strength to Indigenous resilience. He's had the...2019-10-1745 min
KSPC 88.7FMIndigenous Peoples' Day - Dr. David Uahikeaikaleiʻohu MaileDr. Uahikea Maile (he/him) is a Kanaka Maoli scholar, activist, and practitioner from Maunawili, Oʻahu. He is an Assistant Professor of Indigenous Politics in the Department of Political Science and Affiliate Faculty in the Centre for Indigenous Studies at the University of Toronto. He has published in the journals of Native American and Indigenous Studies and Cultural Studies Critical Methodologies, and has forthcoming articles in Hūlili: Multidisciplinary Research on Hawaiian Well-Being and American Indian Culture and Research Journal. He also has contributed chapters in the recently published edited collections Detours: A Decolonial Guide to Hawaiʻi and...2019-10-171h 03
KSPC 88.7FMIndigenous Peoples' Day - Carolann Jane Duro MataweerCarolann Duro (they/them) is a student at Scripps College majoring in Sociology. They are from the Maara'yam (Serrano) and Kumeyaay tribe on their father’s side and Spanish, British, and Irish on their mother's side. They like to spend their free time collecting records with their dad, creating YouTube videos, playing with their husky, and reading lots of books and novels. They hope to one day pursue higher education in Sociology and get their PhD and also attend a language revitalization program. Priya Prabhakar interviews Carolann about their summer project, their process of learning the Serrano language, along wi...2019-10-1632 minKSPC 88.7FMMOMS - Interview on Dazed Daydream Listen to MOM‘s In-Studio and interview recorded on December 11, 2018, on Dazed Daydream with DeeJayQ.
MOMS’s story began in 2015 when high school friends Hanjun Bae and Nick Kim started recording songs in Bae’s bedroom in their hometown of Los Angeles. The duo has since become a four-piece, adding The Venisons members Steven Guillen as drummer and Julio Barajas as second guitarist. MOMS’s androgynously whispered vocals, jazz-like guitars and drums, and heavily warm bass playing draws influence from bands like the Pixies, Portishead, and Sparklehorse. Born of immigrant parents, their Korean background is a recurring theme in t2019-06-2408 minKSPC 88.7FMDisability Awareness Day - Interview with Dr. Amanda ApgarToday is Disability Awareness Day! KSPC Claremont is centering dialogue around disability activism, the politics of disability, and those intersections with community building on and off campus through our programming on air today, April 3rd. Tune in for podcasts, interviews, and messages highlighting the critical work for disability awareness, all throughout our daytime programming.
We are excited to air an interview with Dr. Amanda Apgar today, who is a Lecturer in Gender and Women’s Studies who will be discussing her pedagogy and research regarding disability and queerness, her specific research in ‘special needs’ parenting memoirs, and how th...2019-04-1228 minKSPC 88.7FMDisability Awareness Day - Interview with Alexis AlvarezToday is Disability Awareness Day! KSPC Claremont is centering dialogue around disability activism, the politics of disability, and those intersections with community building on and off campus through our programming on air today, April 3rd. Tune in for podcasts, interviews, and messages highlighting the critical work for disability awareness, all throughout our daytime programming.
We are excited to air an interview with Alexis Alvarez today, who is a staff attorney at Legal Aid at Work on the Disability Rights Program. She will be talking about her work representing people with disabilities facing discrimination in employment and unequal...2019-04-1231 minKSPC 88.7FMCentering Black Voices in Media: Interview with Lola Smallwood CuevasLola Smallwood Cuevas is a project director at the UCLA Labor Center an an expert on unions, employment discrimination and the black working-class, specifically in Los Angeles. She directs the Los Angeles Black Worker Center, a project of the UCLA Labor Center which is the first worker center in California focused on solving the Black job crisis. The BWC aims to build power among black workers to create greater access to quality jobs, address employment discrimination, and transform industries that employ black workers. Smallwood Cuevas previously served as the political and community coordinator for the Service Employees International Union...2019-04-1236 min