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The BEMA Podcast466: Ethan Bryan — If You Were BraveMarty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Ethan Bryan, author of A Year of Playing Catch, along with many other books. He has found himself in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the White House, and he is self-proclaimed “one of the best benchwarmers [from his] high school junior varsity baseball team.”A Year of Playing Catch by Ethan D. BryanBaltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals, May 28, 1979 — Baseball Reference“Remembrance of Royals’ Krispy Kreme promotion in 2000s strikes a chord with KC fans” by Pete Grathoff — The Kansas City Star
2025-09-0448 min
Decades of Horror | Horror News RadioCOLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT (1970) – Episode 221 – Decades of Horror 1970s“This is the voice of World Control. I bring you peace. It may be the Peace of Plenty and Content or the Peace of Unburied Death.” Is that a multiple-choice question? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out some apocalyptic science fiction and horror with Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)! Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 221 – Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! https://youtube.com/gruesomemagazine Decades of...
2024-08-141h 44
The Breakdown®The Breakdown - 29th June 2024 The Breakdown - 29th June 2024 - Presented Adam Follett:Charli XCX - 'The girl, so confusing version with lorde' Loic J Tuckey - 'No Greater Love'Kim Gordon - 'ECRP'Heems - 'MANTO'Sour Widows - 'Witness'BICEP - 'CHROMA 004 ROLA'The Waeve - 'You Saw'Clairo - 'Nomad'Paul Piper - '(deterioration)'Bright Eyes - 'Bells & Whistles'My Best Unbeaten Brother - 'Close-up Magic'Julie-Sophie - 'telephone'
2024-06-291h 58
The Culture BoarEpisode 18: Ted Berrigan, and goodbye for nowJoin me for Sonnet XXXVI by Ted Berrigan. I also bid farewell as the first series draws to a close. Thank you to everyone I've been in touch with, it's been a pleasure.Read and listen to Sonnet XXXVI here: https://www.everseradio.com/sonnet-xxxvi-ted-berrigan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-06-0204 minThe Culture BoarEpisode 17: Friday Find in Poetry: Thom Gunn’s The Idea of TrustMy hair pushed back by the wind, a gale, in fact: a collection of poems by Thom Gunn. These are manly poems: reports from the seat of a motorcycle, or by the needle of a record player. And then something slightly different, The Idea of Trust. I read and discuss the poem in this edition of Friday Find.Listen to Thom Gunn read The Idea of Trust here: https://voca.arizona.edu/track/id/62024 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-05-0306 minThe Culture BoarEpisode 16: Just saying: Siblings pamphlet reviewed, interiority in poetry, Philip LarkinHearing a good conversation can be truly wonderful, so it is with pleasure that I encounter Siblings from Monitor Books. I consider the discomfiting reality of poetry grounded in interiority, and - in the company of Philip Larkin - why a bit of cynicism can be a good thing.The Poetry of Philip Larkin from the British Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z_i2dhnda4Monitor Books: https://www.monitorbooks.co.uk/books Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-0108 minThe Culture BoarEpisode 15: On caricatures: The Point of Poetry, ‘old man yells at cloud’, Uproar! by Alice LoxtonCaricatures can be inadvertently conjured in real life; they are also richly realised works of art. So why do I use the word 'caricature' to disparage? I talk about The Point of Poetry by Joe Nutt (2019, Unbound) and Uproar! Satire, Scandal & Printmakers in Georgian London by Alice Loxton (2023, Icon Books) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-0107 minThe Culture BoarEpisode 14: Going (briefly) crazy for sonnetsThe words of Don Paterson inspire me to write two sonnets of my own, but my new passion for sonnets proves short-lived. Why? In this podcast, I interrogate the role of trends in poetry, and the influence of a form.Books referenced:The Process of Poetry (Fly on the Wall Press, 2023) edited by Rosanna McGloneThe Art of the Sonnet, edited by Stephen Burt and David Mikics (Harvard University Press, 2010)Writing Poems by Peter Sansom (Bloodaxe Books, 1993) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
2024-03-1706 minThe Culture BoarEpisode 13: The razor blade of reflection. Plus: The Bake Off, kitchen sink drama, and The Wicker ManIf you have ever felt ambivalence about the holiday season, this episode is for you. What's really going on at Christmas and New Year's, after the favourites have been picked from the Quality Street tin? Plus, a few thoughts on contemporary and classic culture: The Bake Off, kitchen sink drama, The Wicker Man, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-12-3006 minThe Culture BoarEpisode 12: New in non fiction: Orwell: The New Life by DJ Taylor and Free Thinking by Simon McCarthy-JonesWhat sort of man was George Orwell? DJ Taylor's biography is a deep study of an often surprising figure. And I ask, what are the conditions for our best thinking? Simon McCarthy-Jones' new book, Free Thinking, turns a critical eye to the malevolent forces which seek to control our thoughts.Orwell: The New Life by DJ Taylor is published by Constable.Free Thinking: Protecting freedom of thought amidst the new battle for the mind by Simon McCarthy-Jones is published by Oneworld.This episode was recorded in London, England by Susan...
2023-11-3008 minThe Culture BoarEpisode 11: Joanna Hogg's The Eternal Daughter, and the ghosts that haunt us allCelebrated British film director Joanna Hogg brings us The Eternal Daughter, starring Tilda Swinton and on general release from 24 November 2023. This finely wrought work proves the enduring relevance of ghost stories. Do we all, in fact, live with ghosts?This episode was recorded in London, England by Susan Gordon. For a transcript, please visit https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-11-2005 minThe Culture BoarEpisode 10: Interview with poet Michelle DiazI'm joined by Glastonbury-based poet Michelle Diaz for a lovely chat about her career trajectory and how she approaches her craft. We hear her read two poems:A Birth Journey in Nine MovementsRed in the Light of New SeeingMichelle's debut pamphlet The Dancing Boy was published by Against the Grain Press in 2019. She was made 15th Chaired Bard of Ynis Witrin in 2022, and is currently working on her first full collection.You can find Michelle on X, Facebook and Instagram. Her handles are @Michell70881630, @MichelleDiazPoet, and...
2023-10-2741 minThe Culture BoarEpisode 9: For your eyes only: The democratisation of imagesAccess to art is, at last, completely democratic. Or is it? This episode looks back at a distinctly undemocratic British history, and what that meant for artists and for the public. We find out what the Sublime is and why artists revered it. And we figure out what is merely beautiful, according to 18th century politician Edmund Burke.Works referenced today: On the Sublime by Longinus, A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful by Edmund BurkeRecommended further reading: Turner: The Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times...
2023-10-1920 minThe Culture BoarEpisode 8: In an empire of light, I want the sun to stay lowThe availability of light doesn't just set a mood; it codifies human behaviour. That most powerful of light sources, the Sun, can be a symbol of warmth and hope, but it is also pervasive. In the natural world, it can be oppressive, even threatening. I take a look at how artists have treated the sun - and reveal some unexpected ambiguities. Artists discussed include the Beatles, JMW Turner, René Magritte and Joan Miró.This episode was recorded in London, England by Susan Gordon. You can read an episode transcript on her website, https://am...
2023-10-0614 minThe Culture BoarEpisode 7: Asking awkward questions in BloomsburyThe Bloomsbury Group leave an uneasy legacy. But is there really a connection between place and creativity? If so, what does this mean for creatives shut out from these places?Property and relative wealth proved a foundation for the Bloomsbury Group's artistic freedom. But does an artist's personal biography - their class, their image, their resources - limit how we receive their work?Works referenced:A Home of One's Own: Why the Housing Crisis Matters & What Needs to Change by Hashi Mohamed (2022, Profile Books)A...
2023-09-3012 minThe Culture BoarReview: Dance at The Barbican, Dragons from the Eun-Me Ahn CompanyI brave Brutalist architecture and sheets of rain to review Dragons at the Barbican. It is a feast for the mind and senses.Dragons is choreographed by Eun-Me Ahn, and the company performing at the Barbican until Saturday 23 September 2023. It transfers to the Lowry in Manchester with performances on Tue 26 and Wed 27 September. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-09-2203 minThe Culture BoarEpisode 5: In which I crave fish fingers & peas, the food of childhoodA sudden and unlikely craving for fish fingers leads me beyond the freezer aisle. What makes food fit for children, and not adults? And what makes the food of childhood a powerful presence in adulthood, and memory?Books and works referenced today: Without Warning and Only Sometimes: Scenes from an Unpredictable Childhood by Kit de Waal, 2022, HatchetteMean Baby by Selma Blair, 2022, Little, BrownSurrealist Manifesto, 1924, André BretonThis episode was recorded in London, England by Susan Gordon. You can read a transcript of the e...
2023-09-1708 minThe Culture BoarEpisode 4: The city inspires me: That's not naïve, only human Stories set in cities very often take their characters to its darkest recesses, but a city offers other possibilities, too.Referenced in this week's episode:Wordsworth, Composed upon Westminster Bridge: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45514/composed-upon-westminster-bridge-september-3-1802 The Brother Gardeners by Andrea WulfThis episode was recorded in London by Susan Gordon. You can read the transcript online at https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.htmla81f1b7067e64737c896b5baab21f971a22acc40 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
2023-09-1107 minThe Culture BoarEpisode 3: Friday Find: Ken Russell, documentary, A House in BayswaterIntroducing a small and shining gem in arts & culture. This week, it's a 1960 documentary written and directed by Ken Russell, A House in Baywater.Link to watch A House in Bayswater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFZlBYJ0_uYThis episode was recorded in London, and presented by Susan Gordon. You can read the transcripts on her website: https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-09-0903 minThe Culture BoarEpisode 2: These are a few of your favourite thingsToday, I’m exploring what really happens when we share the books that matter to us most, and the soundtracks to our lives. Can curated selections and exuberant book recommendations move from the purity of enthusiasm to egocentricity? Are public declarations of personal taste a little bit... selfish?I discuss Henry Miller's The Books in my Life and Cathy Rentzenbrink's Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books.This episode was recorded in London, and presented by Susan Gordon. You can read the transcripts on her website: https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html...
2023-09-0909 min
Press Play On The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Binge-Worthy!Howard Brenton: Five BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Productions: Pravda, Epsom Downs and more by Howard BrentonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682728to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Howard Brenton: Five BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Productions: Pravda, Epsom Downs and more
Author: Howard Brenton
Narrator: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Mccowen, Nadim Sawalha, Clare Corbett, Frances Tomelty, Bill Nighy, Full Cast, Robert Glenister, Stephen Tompkinson, Alex Jennings
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 40 minutes
Release date: September 7, 2023
Genres: Legal & Political
Publisher's Summary:
A collection of Howard Brenton's finest plays, produced for BBC radio One of Britain's leading contemporary playwrights, Howard Brenton is well known for his controversial state-of-the-nation plays, dark comedies and powerful political satires. He has written over 50 works for...
2023-09-077h 40The Culture BoarEpisode 1: An avant-garde millennial? There's no such thing I've been getting the avant-garde all wrong. Not anymore. Find out what we think we mean when we call something avant-garde, what it really means, and why I argue that there is no avant-garde in England today.Presented by Susan Gordon and recorded in London. For a transcript of this week's episode, please visit https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-09-0711 minGrab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Legal & PoliticalHoward Brenton: Five BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Productions: Pravda, Epsom Downs and more by Howard BrentonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682728to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Howard Brenton: Five BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Productions: Pravda, Epsom Downs and more
Author: Howard Brenton
Narrator: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Mccowen, Nadim Sawalha, Clare Corbett, Frances Tomelty, Bill Nighy, Full Cast, Robert Glenister, Stephen Tompkinson, Alex Jennings
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 40 minutes
Release date: September 7, 2023
Genres: Legal & Political
Publisher's Summary:
A collection of Howard Brenton's finest plays, produced for BBC radio One of Britain's leading contemporary playwrights, Howard Brenton is well known for his controversial state-of-the-nation plays, dark comedies and powerful political satires. He has written over 50 works for...
2023-09-077h 40The Culture BoarIntroductionTune in to find out about the aims and ethos of the Culture Boar, a new arts podcast.The Culture Boar is recorded in London, England, and presented by Susan Gordon.For a transcript of this week's episode, please visit https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-09-0505 min
Radio Free SchoolRED HILL VALLEY: Lessons from Red Hillrfs - lessons from Red Hill Valley (First aired Wednesday, November 5 on 93.3 CFMU FM, Hamilton, Ontario)voices -Brigette.Officer Dave Place and Dave Kaoble (chained to a tree).Susan Byron.Reverend Canon Patrick Doran (St. Paul's Anglican Church) speaking to reporters before being arrested in the valley, November 4, 2003.Evelyna on the day's events at Red Hill.Madeleine (6) and Bronwyn (5) on an afternoon at the Longhouse on their birthdays.Reverend Patrick Doran after being un-arrested by police after police vehicles were surrounded by peaceful crowd singing "Amazing...
2021-10-0730 min
Begin The Breakthrough Full Audiobook Experience!Murder in the First by Dan GordonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504754to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Murder in the First
Author: Dan Gordon
Narrator: Kate Asner, Ed Asner
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 39 minutes
Release date: February 15, 2021
Genres: Theatre & Radio
Publisher's Summary:
This moving courtroom drama is based on a true incident that exposed the shocking conditions at Alcatraz. The tale begins when 18-year old Willie Moore makes the biggest mistake of his life. Now all he wants is a chance to talk baseball before he dies. Recorded at the DoubleTree Guest Suites, Santa Monica, in 1995. Directed by Steve Albrezzi Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg...
2021-02-151h 39Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Literature, Theatre & RadioMurder in the First by Dan GordonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504754to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Murder in the First
Author: Dan Gordon
Narrator: Kate Asner, Ed Asner
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 39 minutes
Release date: February 15, 2021
Genres: Theatre & Radio
Publisher's Summary:
This moving courtroom drama is based on a true incident that exposed the shocking conditions at Alcatraz. The tale begins when 18-year old Willie Moore makes the biggest mistake of his life. Now all he wants is a chance to talk baseball before he dies. Recorded at the DoubleTree Guest Suites, Santa Monica, in 1995. Directed by Steve Albrezzi Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg...
2021-02-151h 39
The First DraftS1E7: Humanities Savior NarrativeGlen Worthey, Digital Humanities Librarian, Stanford University Libraries, joins Elijah Meeks, Jason Heppler, and Paul Zenke to discuss his experiences at DH 2014, the popularity of DH projects, the humanities savior narrative, mentorship, Twitter, #dhsheep, linguistic inclusivity at conferences, and the future of DH programs.
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DH 2014 : 7-12 July 2014 | Co-organized by ADHO, Unil (LADHUL) and EPFL (DHLAB)
Digital Humanities 2014 official website.
Editor’s Choice: Round-Up – Digital Humanities 2014 Conference Papers | Digital Humanities Now
A roundup of posts about DH14.
The Association for Computers and the Humanities
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2014-07-2200 min