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Hoorf! Radical Care in a Late-Capitalist HeckscapeElle and Ricki's super secret solstice swapSend us a textElle Billing and Ricki Cummings celebrate their annual holiday episode, filled with unexpected questions and amusing side journeys. Elle and Ricki each share about the future directions of their creative endeavors. They explore the idea of starting their own religion, with Ricki torn between a humanist approach, or one based in dog-based intercession to a higher power. Elle tells a meandering story about a favorite snack food, and Ricki dishes on her Color of the Year.Links to connect with Elle and Ricki, and all other resource links, are **in the...
2025-12-2240 minHoorf! Radical Care in a Late-Capitalist HeckscapeThe Failure Experiment: cyberpunk and the art of collaboration with Ricki CummingsSend us a textElle Billing and Ricki Cummings discuss their recent experiences and creative work, using this episode to announce their collaborative project: Ricki talks about her new book-length poem, "The Failure Experiment," and Elle reveals her new series of paintings inspired by Ricki’s queer cyberpunk poetry and her own personal experiences of chronic illness. As they grapple with the current political climate, putting finishing touches on their work, they emphasize the importance of patience and trusting the creative process. “The Failure Experiment” drops on March 21, 2025.Links to join Ricki’s and Elle’s creative...
2025-01-2740 minHoorf! Radical Care in a Late-Capitalist Heckscapeall I want for Christmas is Moo (Deng), with Ricki CummingsSend us a textIn their annual "let's just chat" episode of Hoorf, Elle Billing and Ricki Cummings weave together stories about navigating life with chronic illness, from the profound to the ridiculous. Between tales of Winkie the dog's adventures and updates from her dad's community Christmas concert, the conversation takes a more serious turn as they discuss food allergies, with Elle processing her emotional response to a Disney influencer's tragic death from a severe peanut allergy. Throughout their meandering discussion, a deeper truth emerges about the vital importance of feeling truly seen and heard....
2024-12-2345 minHoorf! Radical Care in a Late-Capitalist Heckscapebehind the HOORF: a season two recessSend us a textWe did it again! Sixteen more episodes, new and returning guests. It’s time for a summer recess. Hoorf! editor and co-producer Ricki Cummings caps off Season 2 with The State of Hoorf: a behind the scenes audio essay offering a peek at all the moving parts that come together in each episode. This episode has a bit of everything, from how we select guests to the type of equipment we use, it should be gratifying for those of you who have come to enjoy discussing disability, pain, politics, love, and revolution.Al...
2024-05-2725 minHoorf! Radical Care in a Late-Capitalist Heckscapemerry christmas, I guess.Send us a textContent Note: this episode contains some swears and discusses the occupation of PalestineHoorf! Podcast co-producers Elle Billing and Ricki Cummings sit down for a long winter’s chat over the holidays. On their minds: the season of Advent, the occupation of Palestine, and their ache for a something better in the world. Join them for the final episode of 2023 as they light a candle against the dark and ponder the why of our winter rituals.Subscribe to Hoorf! Radical Care in a Late Capitalist Heckscape wherever yo...
2023-12-2641 minHoorf! Radical Care in a Late-Capitalist Heckscapereading bell hooks to love better, and with intention, with Ricki Cummings [S1E2]Send us a textWhat is love? And how can we love better if we haven’t first come to an agreement on what love even means? On this episode, Elle and her guest, Chicago poet and Hoorf! editor Ricki Cummings, dig into their shared affinity for bell hooks’ All About Love. Their wide-ranging conversation touches on the frustrations of domestic labor, lonely chickens, and giving our children a better template for understanding loving relationships.Subscribe to Hoorf! Radical Care in a Late Capitalist Heckscape wherever you listen to your favo...
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