Best Public Affairs Archives Podcasts (2024)

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Outside the Box 7/30/24: “Urban Jungle” 6:51

1h ago6:51

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Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s activities since then: Done community organizing on numerous issues through INVERT and then Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC), committed civil disobedience several times, grown a …

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Earthwise 7/27/24: The Magic of Raspberries and Blackberries 5:02

3d ago5:02

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Producer/Host: Anu Dudley About the host: Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley is an ordained Pagan minister and a retired history professor. She continues to teach classes, including the three-year ordination curriculum at the Temple of the Feminine Divine, and others such as History of the Goddess, Paganism 101, Ethical Magic, and Introduction to the Runes. Curre…

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A Word in Edgewise 7/22/24: Of a Green July, the Summer Triangle, & Bob Dole . . . 8:50

15d ago8:50

8:50

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-century life in its myriad manifestations, international and domestic, cosmopolitan and rural, often revealing, as the French say, the m…

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Angélica Garcia Delivers Borderless Clublike Bangers, In-Studio 32:54

14m ago32:54

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Angélica Garcia has been on a journey – a musical journey – from “gothic storytelling, and swampy, blues-inflected rock” (Schaefer, 2016) to dance-floor Latin pop bangers with moody electronics, sung mostly in Spanish on her latest release, Gemelo. It’s a record that “untangles the Mexican and Salvadoran roots of the Californian-born artist, disman…

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The Experimental "Doom Folk" of Cinder Well, In-Studio 36:53

4d ago36:53

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Cinder Well is the musical project of singer and songwriter Amelia Baker, who is from California but who fell under the spell of Irish folk music and eventually moved to County Clare on Ireland’s west coast. Cinder Well’s music often has a haunted, nocturnal quality – her 2020 album No Summer was widely referred to as “doom folk” - where the drone,…

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Lawyers Guild, The - Wednesday, July 31, 2024 1:00:12

1h ago1:00:12

1:00:12

A public affairs program where political activists and experts discuss current political developments and progressive movements for social change.

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STEFA* Reconsiders Origin Stories and Channels Their Ancestors 31:10

3d ago31:10

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The artist STEFA* is a classically-trained vocalist who combines punk, experimental rage-pop, loops, and somatic jazz as they channel their ancestors. Based in Queens and born to Colombian immigrant parents, STEFA*’s latest is an album called Born With An Extra Rib, which was released alongside a ritual performance film that they created as Artist-…

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The Musical Ambition and Sharp Wit of Songwriter John Grant 46:19

11d ago46:19

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Although he’s based in Iceland, singer/songwriter John Grant is American, and his experience growing up gay in a conservative religious family in Colorado has colored his music since he began releasing solo records in 2010. A former member of the Denver-based alternative rock band The Czars, he’s recorded with the Texan folk rock group Midlake, col…

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Lawyers Guild, The - Wednesday, July 24, 2024 1:00:12

5h ago1:00:12

1:00:12

A public affairs program where political activists and experts discuss current political developments and progressive movements for social change.

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Outside the Box 7/23/24: “AI (Artificial Intelligence)” 6:21

4d ago6:21

6:21

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s activities since then: Done community organizing on numerous issues through INVERT and then Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC), committed civil disobedience several times, grown a …

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From the 2024 New York Guitar Festival: Marc Ribot and Leyla McCalla 42:07

3d ago42:07

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The duo of Marc Ribot, the New York guitarist, and Leyla McCalla, the New Orleans cellist and banjo player, may seem unlikely at first. Ribot is known for his work with Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, his own avant-noise trio Ceramic Dog, and much more; McCalla writes songs that draw on the African-American string band tradition, Cajun music, and her ow…

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Pulsing, Percussive, Layered Minimalism By Akusmi, In-Studio 36:09

3d ago36:09

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Akusmi is the name of the recent project by the French-born London-based producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Pascal Bideau. His work blends the churning rhythms of minimalism with the sounds of jazz and, occasionally, the gamelan music of Indonesia. Mostly he plays sax and piano, but in a pinch he’ll play bass guitar, flute, synthesizer o…

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Lawyers Guild, The - Wednesday, July 17, 2024 1:00:12

19d ago1:00:12

1:00:12

A public affairs program where political activists and experts discuss current political developments and progressive movements for social change.

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Outside the Box 7/16/24: “Limitarianism” 5:35

18d ago5:35

5:35

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s activities since then: Done community organizing on numerous issues through INVERT and then Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC), committed civil disobedience several times, grown a …

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Deep and Fiery Cuban Mambo, Salsa, and Soul by Orquesta Akokán, In-Studio 30:29

2d ago30:29

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The vintage sounds and energy of Cuban dance music of the mid-20th century live on in the music of Orquesta Akokán, a group of Cuban and American musicians who made a big splash with their debut record just six years ago. The band’s name, Akokán, is from Africa; it’s a Yoruba word meaning “from the heart.” And this group’s collective heart beats to…

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A Word in Edgewise 7/15/24: Leading to the Full Buck Moon . . . 9:12

12d ago9:12

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Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-century life in its myriad manifestations, international and domestic, cosmopolitan and rural, often revealing, as the French say, the m…

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Road-Tested Songs by Sō Percussion and Caroline Shaw, In-Studio 33:44

20d ago33:44

33:44

Sample collaborative music by Pulitzer Prize-winning vocalist/composer Caroline Shaw and the versatile quartet Sō Percussion from their latest release, Rectangles and Circumstance, as played in-studio. Composer/vocalist/violinist Caroline Shaw, who has produced for Kanye West and Nas, won a Pulitzer Prize in 2013 for her Partita for 8 Voices, which…

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Lawyers Guild, The - Wednesday, July 10, 2024 1:00:12

24d ago1:00:12

1:00:12

A public affairs program where political activists and experts discuss current political developments and progressive movements for social change.

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Outside the Box 7/9/24: “Having Too Much” 5:48

18d ago5:48

5:48

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s activities since then: Done community organizing on numerous issues through INVERT and then Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC), committed civil disobedience several times, grown a …

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Bandleader and Timbalero Ivan Llanes Brings the Dance Moves, In-Studio 33:13

5d ago33:13

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Cuban singer, percussionist, and bandleader Ivan Llanes is now based here in New York, and on his debut LP, called La Vida Misma, you hear a reflection of Ivan’s musical interests, which begin with Cuban salsa and go on to include R&B, Brazilian music and more. He's fluent in Latin, Caribbean, and jazz traditions and is a prolific composer and side…

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A Word in Edgewise 7/8/24: They Don’t So Much Dhigulaabadhoo, Those Hollyhock Bees . . . 10:45

19d ago10:45

10:45

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-century life in its myriad manifestations, international and domestic, cosmopolitan and rural, often revealing, as the French say, the m…

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Marissa Nadler Sharpens Her Elegant and Eerie Dream-Folk (Archives) 29:30

15d ago29:30

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Boston-based Marissa Nadler writes intimate, sweeping dreamy and eerie songs, that shimmer with gothic melancholy. On her 2018 record, For My Crimes, she enlisted accomplished musicians: harpist Mary Lattimore, drummer Patty Schemel (Hole), experimental multi-instrumentalist Janel Leppin, and Eva Gardner plays additional bass. Guest vocals came fro…

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Lawyers Guild, The - Wednesday, July 3, 2024 1:00:12

1M ago1:00:12

1:00:12

A public affairs program where political activists and experts discuss current political developments and progressive movements for social change.

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Outside the Box 7/2/24: “A Better Economy” 6:24

1M ago6:24

6:24

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s activities since then: Done community organizing on numerous issues through INVERT and then Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC), committed civil disobedience several times, grown a …

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Indie/Prog-Leaning Post-Punk Band English Teacher, In-Studio 30:18

12d ago30:18

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The band called English Teacher is from the northern English city of Leeds, although as their debut LP This Could Be Texas suggests, one place is very much like another when it comes to how people treat each other, and themselves. One might expect a band with a name like English Teacher to be smart, and their songs are chock-full of literary and cu…

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A Word in Edgewise 7/1/24: Having Sailed Exactly Halfway Through 2024 . . . 11:22

27d ago11:22

11:22

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-century life in its myriad manifestations, international and domestic, cosmopolitan and rural, often revealing, as the French say, the m…

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Earthwise 6/29/24: Clover 5:37

30d ago5:37

5:37

Producer/Host: Anu Dudley About the host: Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley is an ordained Pagan minister and a retired history professor. She continues to teach classes, including the three-year ordination curriculum at the Temple of the Feminine Divine, and others such as History of the Goddess, Paganism 101, Ethical Magic, and Introduction to the Runes. Curre…

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Guitarist and Composer Paolo Angeli, An Innovator Like No Other 43:56

1M ago43:56

43:56

Composer, guitarist, and instrument builder Paolo Angeli is from the Italian island of Sardinia, and his instrument began as a chiterra sarda, a large, slightly deeper member of the guitar family. But over the years he has added multiple layers of strings: harp strings, sitar strings, motorized hammers, pickups, propellers, movable bridges, kalimba…

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Wabanaki Windows 6/25/24: HIDDEN ELEMENTS – Interview with Author Rebecca Clarren about her book “The Cost of Stolen Land: Jews, Lakota, And An American Inheritance.” 58:00

18d ago58:00

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Producer/Host: Donna Loring Other credits: Technical assistance for the show was provided by Joel Mann of WERU, and Jessica Lockhart of WMPG. Music by Ralph Richter, a track called little eagles from his CD Dream Walk. Wabanaki Windows is a monthly show featuring topics of interest from a Wabanaki perspective. This month: Land deposition west of th…

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Outside the Box 6/25/24: “Juggling Act” 5:44

1M ago5:44

5:44

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s activities since then: Done community organizing on numerous issues through INVERT and then Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC), committed civil disobedience several times, grown a …

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Richard Thompson OBE Is Still the Shreddingest (From the Archives) 28:04

19d ago28:04

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British singer, songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson OBE was part of the groundbreaking folk rock band Fairport Convention in the 1960's, made records with his then-wife, Linda Thompson, and has many fan-favourite solo records as well. Rolling Stone lists him as one of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time and the LA Times called him the gre…

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A Word in Edgewise 6/24/24: The Latest Sunsets & the Strawberry Moon . . . 9:12

1M ago9:12

9:12

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-century life in its myriad manifestations, international and domestic, cosmopolitan and rural, often revealing, as the French say, the m…

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