Best William Blake Smith Podcasts (2024)

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Designer Sir Kenneth Grange, Taylor Swift's new album, Venice Art Biennale 43:05

19m ago43:05

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Taylor Swift returns with The Tortured Poets Department, a surprise double album that features 31 tracks that fans are saying is her most intimate and lyrically revealing yet. Joining Tom Sutcliffe to discuss the work are Times music writer Lisa Vericco and Satu Hameenho-Fox, whose new book Into The Taylor-Verse is out next month. The Intercity 125…

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Fantasy Feud 2024 Dynasty Debates Who Fits Better With The Jets Rome Odunze or Brock Bowers + Could Caleb Williams Replicate What CJ Stroud Did In His Rookie Season Episode 32 59:01

1h ago59:01

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Hills: Children's poetry, but written by a child 2:34

5h ago2:34

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To observe this National Poetry Month I've been diving into a pair of poetry anthologies for children published in the 1922/1923. One poet included in them was an unusual case: Hilda Conkling, a child herself. That this grade-schooler was composing poems that often seemed to share Imagism's approaches intrigued some Modernists. Here's one of her po…

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Camille Claudel, Jim Moske 1:21:57

2d ago1:21:57

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Episode No. 650 features curator Anne-Lise Desmas and author Jim Moske. With Emerson Bowyer, Desmas is the co-curator of "Camille Claudel," a retrospective of the French modernist sculptor's career, at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Until now, Claudel's work has often been under-considered as scholars have focused on her professional and pe…

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EP 2416 Southeast Edition: Kenny Compton Jr, Devon Morgan, Nick Hoffman

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Nick Hoffman, World of Outlaws Late Model Series star; Kenny Compton Jr., Southern Wedge Late Model Series winner at Harris Speedway; and Devon Morgan, Travelers Rest Speedway winner are this week’s guests.

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EP 2416 Mid-America Edition: Nick Hoffman, William Burkhart, Matt Prieur

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Nick Hoffman, World of Outlaws Late Model Series winner at Farmer City; William Burkhart; Wayne County (OH) Speedway announcer; and Matt Prieur; previewing the Midwest Modified Series at Ona (WV) Speedway are this week’s guests.

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London Tide with music by PJ Harvey, Salman Rushdie's story of survival: Knife and tenor Ian Bostridge 42:29

2h ago42:29

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Knife is Salman Rushdie’s memoir about surviving a near-fatal knife attack in August 2022 and the long, painful period of recovery that followed. Ben Power’s adaption of the Dickens novel Our Mutual Friend – London Tide – which features songs that he co-wrote with PJ Harvey, has just opened at the National Theatre in London. Baby Reindeer is a new …

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The Coromandel Fishers 2:40

5d ago2:40

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Sarojini Naidu's poem of stalwart Bengali fishermen asked to be sung, so I sang it. The author may have had a melody in mind, as she published this in a section of her poetry she called "Folk Songs." Naidu began as a promising poet ("The Nightengale of India") but left verse to for work for women's suffrage and Indian independence. The Parlando Pro…

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Lionel Shriver's new book Mania, Tyrell Williams on Red Pitch 42:21

1d ago42:21

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Lionel Shriver on her latest novel Mania, in which she creates an alternative USA where the Mental Parity Movement insists that everyone is equally clever. Can a friendship between two women survive when they hold polarised views on this particular “culture war”? Why are universities all over the country closing arts courses and cutting jobs? Front…

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Final Thoughts on The Jets Approach to the 2024 NFL Draft & Simulating Through Two Mock Draft Scenarios 1:21:53

1d ago1:21:53

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With just a little over a week standing between all of us and an exciting NFL Draft, Blake & Teddy share their final opinions on the Jets' approach: what they'd do, what they think the Jets would do, who they're willing to trade up for and who they wouldn't let slip past the 10th pick. Then they run through two Jets-focused mock draft simulations; …

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Dynasty Fantasy Football 2024 Pre NFL Draft Sells + Devonta Smith Staying With The Eagles Dynasty Impact Episode 123 1:05:52

1d ago1:05:52

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Hey, DNA Strand Crew, are you looking to get out just at the right time on certain players and cash your chips in? Well now is your chance to maybe sell certain players to other owners just at the right time before the NFL Draft which is now only a week away! You could possibly cash out just at the right time and invest in some draft capital or may…

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Whitewater Drafting: Cooper DeJean in Seattle, the entire QB class in DC, and Kiper’s latest mock draft 1:19:18

2d ago1:19:18

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Jacson and Chuck break down the latest NFL Draft news (2:53), examine the 2024 class of defensive backs (19:04), and react to the latest mock draft from Mel Kiper and Field Yates (33:03) including what the Seahawks might and should do at 16 (52:32). Purchase exclusive Cigar Thoughts stogies right here: https://anthonyscigars.com/product-line/Cigar-…

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The World Is Too Much With Us 2:04

2d ago2:04

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William Wordsworth's well-known sonnet performed, as the word sonnet means, as a little song. Within the next 24 hour or so, I hope to have more to say about what you may have overlooked in this short poem on the Parlando Project's blog (see below). We've got a lot at the blog celebrating poetry and National Poetry Month. The Parlando Project combi…

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Sir John Akomfrah, bicentenary of Byron's death and sped-up music 41:10

2d ago41:10

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Lord Byron died 200 years ago on Friday. Lady Caroline Lamb described him as 'mad, bad and dangerous to know'. Fiona Stafford has edited Byron's Travels, a new selection of his poems, letters and journals. He was only 36 when he died, but had written seven volumes of verse, thirteen volumes of journal and thousands of letters. The poet A. E. Stalli…

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The Book of Clarence, Liberation Squares, Northern Ireland's filming boom 42:33

3d ago42:33

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British director Jeymes Samuel discusses his new film The Book of Clarence, a Biblical comedy about a down-on-his-luck young man who tries to escape from a debt by pretending to be a messiah like Christ. Sonali Bhattacharyya on her new play Liberation Square, which just opened at the Nottingham Playhouse and explores the lives of three young Muslim…

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Fantasy Feud 2024 Dynasty Debates What To Do With The Rashee Rice Situation + Which High End Running Back Would You Be Most Willing To Pay Up For In 2024 Johnathan Taylor, Travis Etienne, Or Kenneth Walker ... 1:01:48

4d ago1:01:48

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The Minstrel Boy 2:14

6d ago2:14

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For National Poetry Month this year I'm looking at and performing poems found in a pair of 1920s anthologies of verse for children. The Girls of Verse and The Boys Book of Verse. Though "The Minstrel Boy" was included within books of poetry, this poem by Irish poet Thomas Moore was quicky adapted as a song and is best known as such today. Which sav…

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Patrick Martinez, Nell Irvin Painter 1:22:30

11d ago1:22:30

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Episode No. 649 features artist Patrick Martinez and author Nell Irvin Painter. Dallas Contemporary is showing "Patrick Martinez: Histories" through September 1. The exhibition surveys work Martinez has made since 2016, including his Pee Chee folder-referencing paintings, cake paintings, neons, and his recent multi-media paintings which often featu…

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Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black and Percival Everett's James reviewed 42:24

7d ago42:24

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Back to Black is the Amy Winehouse biopic out this week and directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. James is Percival Everett’s retelling of Mark Twain’s 1884 novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, narrated by the enslaved Jim.The Wallace collection spotlights Ranjit Singh, the Maharaja of the Sikh Empire and the treasure trove of weapons that kept him in p…

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EP 2415 Mid-America Edition: Blake Walker, Josh Carroll, Kale Drake

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Kale Drake, Xtreme Outlaw Series winner; Blake Walker, Knoxville Raceway announcer; and Josh Carroll, Brownstown (IL) Bullring promoter are this week’s guests.

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EP 2415 Southeast Edition: Joel Smith, Tyler Millwood, Eric Riggins, Jr.

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Eric Riggins Jr., USCS Sprint Car Series winner; Tyler Millwood, Dixie Speedway winner; and Joel Smith, Wake County Speedway winner are this week’s guests.

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Should The Jets Move Up From Pick 10 In The NFL Draft? Plus: A Bryce Huff in Day 3, a Great Slot WR in Round 3 and Other Notes From Jets Top-30 Visits 1:06:42

7d ago1:06:42

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Blake & Teddy dive into the list of top-30 visits the Jets have held so far and discuss the prospects, their fit, the positions they're honing in on and other notes before discussing the hypothetical of New York moving up in the first round of the NFL Draft to grab an elite WR prospect.By Blake Pace & Teddy Pristash

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Dynasty Fantasy Football 2024 Pre NFL Draft Buys + Final Thoughts On The Stefon Diggs Trade Fallout In Houston and Buffalo Episode 122 1:04:48

8d ago1:04:48

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Hey DNA Strand Crew are you looking for some value to add to your team? Maybe your close to being a top contender in your league but you may only be a piece or two away! Well now is your chance to maybe buy certain players that are spooky to other owners and you could possibly sneak in and snag them before they possibly take off next season! With t…

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Whitewater Drafting: Spencer Rattler vs. Bo Nix, Junior Colson’s ties to Mike Macdonald, and the 2024 LB class 1:15:05

8d ago1:15:05

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Jacson and Chuck are back to break down the Spencer Rattler hype (1:54), whether he or Sam Howell are a better fit for the Seahawks (8:54), and which off-ball linebackers Seattle might have their eye on (33:45). Plus, the latest predictions on what the ‘Hawks will do at #16 overall (53:18). Purchase exclusive Cigar Thoughts stogies right here: http…

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Each in His Own Tongue 2:29

8d ago2:29

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Today I read a summary of poet Mary Oliver's approach by poet and critic A. M. Juster. He concluded: "I also think her spirit wanted to write religious poetry, but her mind wouldn't let her." Lo & behold I was working this week on a singable version of this 1906 poem that I found in a collection of verse for children published in the 1920s that I'm…

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Folk musician Martin Simpson, movie icon Anna May Wong, and classical music leaders criticise Arts Council England 42:21

11d ago42:21

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Anna May Wong was an international star who appeared in some of Hollywood’s biggest movies in a career that spanned from the silent films of the 1920s, through the advent of talkies in the 30s, to television in the 1950s, despite all the obstacles in her path. A new biography, Not Your China Doll, examines how against all the odds Anna May Wong fou…

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Nathan Hill, Maggie Rogers, International Booker shortlist 42:18

13d ago42:18

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Nathan Hill talks about his new novel Wellness, the follow-up to his acclaimed debut The Nix. Maggie Rogers, the singer-songwriter whose career was launched by a student performance for Pharrell Williams that went viral, talks about her latest album Don't Forget Me. Romesh Gunasekera discusses the novels on the International Booker Prize Shortlist,…

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Sea Fever 2:14

10d ago2:14

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We're celebrating National Poetry Month with musical presentations of poems taken from a gendered pair of 100-year-old anthologies published as The Girls and The Boys Book of Verse. Today's is John Masefield's famous poem of seafaring. The Parlando Project takes words (usually literary poetry) and combines them with original music we write and perf…

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Yinka Shonibare, Sean Shibe, cinema and digital decay 42:55

10d ago42:55

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Artist Yinka Shonibare talks about his new exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery, which explores the legacy of Imperialism. Guitarist Sean Shibe performs early Scottish lute music and previews a new classical guitar concerto live in the Front Row studio. And film experts Stephen McConnachie and Inés Toharia explain how fast changing technology and d…

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Fantasy Feud 2024 Dynasty Debates Will Stefon Diggs Help or Hurt Nico Collins + Is It Time to Sell Josh Allen + Best Brock Bowers Landing Spot Episode 30 58:50

11d ago58:50

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There is no Frigate like a Book 2:01

12d ago2:01

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We continue our National Poetry Month feature examination of a pair of century-old children's poetry anthologies with this famous invocation of book-fed imagination. The Parlando Project combines various words (usually literary poetry) with original music in different styles. We've done over 700 of these things, and you can listen to them and find …

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Whitewater Drafting: Michael Penix’s first round buzz, the 2024 DL class, and Stefon Diggs heading to Houston 1:12:30

18d ago1:12:30

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Jacson and Chuck discuss the philosophy behind the Stefon Diggs trade (7:56) and Michael Penix Jr’s recent rise (23:37). They also dive into this year’s D-line class (35:28) and break down the Seahawks’ multitude of options at #16 overall (51:53). Purchase exclusive Cigar Thoughts stogies right here: https://anthonyscigars.com/product-line/Cigar-th…

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Matisse & Derain, Isabelle Frances McGuire 1:14:47

14d ago1:14:47

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Episode No. 648 features curator Dita Amory and artist Isabelle Frances McGuire. Along with Ann Dumas, Amory is the curator of "Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain and the Origins of Fauvism," which is at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston through May 27. The exhibition presents works Henri Matisse and André Derain made in Collioure, a fishing village …

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EP 2414 Mid-America Edition: Joseph Joiner, Mike Goins, Max Blair

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Max Blair, Toilet Bowl winner at Clarksville Speedway; Joseph Joiner, Hunt The Front YouTube series; and Mike Goins, Shady Bowl announcer are this week’s guests.

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EP 2414 Southeast Edition: Joseph Joiner, Joe Kelly, Daulton Wilson

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Daulton Wilson, winner at Ultimate Motorsports and RV Park; Joseph Joiner, Southern Raceway winner; and Joe Kelly, All-Tech Raceway announcer are this week’s guests.

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Piping Down the Valleys Wild 2:33

14d ago2:33

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My feature this National Poetry Month is going to be examination of two 1920's poetry anthologies, one for girls and one for boys. This William Blake poem invoking childhood visions bringing joy was in the opening section of the girl's volume and it seems like an apt poem to set to music and lead off our celebration this month. The Parlando Project…

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Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter, Netflix drama Ripley, Io Capitano movie reviewed 42:29

14d ago42:29

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Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter - Netflix drama Ripley starring Andrew Scott - Io Capitano, the Oscar-nominated movie about teens in Senegal in search of a better life - all reviewed by film critic Leila Latif and music writer Jasper Murison-Bowie. And novelist and critic John Domini remembers the American novelist (and his former teacher) John B…

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Examining the Jets Acquisition of Haason Reddick, NFL Draft Implications & What It Means For JFM and Will McDonald. Plus, a "State of The AFC East" Address 1:00:13

15d ago1:00:13

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The Jets traded for a two-time Pro Bowler at EDGE and Blake & Teddy discuss the immediate impact Haason Reddick will have for the Jets, the tradeoff of Bryce Huff, what it means for New York's approach in the 2024 NFL Draft and how, if at all, it impacts the futures of John Franklin-Myers and Will McDonald. The two also discuss, amidst the trade of…

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50 years of ABBA’s Waterloo, Harewood House exhibition, Trevor Griffiths remembered, the rise of eco fiction and drama 42:24

15d ago42:24

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Almost 50 years to the day when ABBA's Waterloo triumphed at Eurovision, ABBA specialist Carl Magnus Palm and Millie Taylor, professor of musical theatre, discuss how the song became such an all-conquering hit. A visit to Harewood House to see a new exhibition, Colours Uncovered, which tells the story of this stately home through the prism of colou…

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Dynasty Fantasy Football 2024 NFL Superflex Tight End Premium Rookie Mock Draft With Projected Teams Drake Maye to Minnesota, Rome Odunze to Chicago, Ladd Mcconkey to Baltimore Episode 121 1:15:18

16d ago1:15:18

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HEY DNA STRAND CREW GUESS WHAT IT'S MOCK DRAFT TIME ONCE AGAIN!! With the NFL Draft less than a month away and it being one of the biggest if not the biggest event on the Dynasty Fantasy Football calendar we felt like it's time to prepare for it the best way we know how and what better way than to go through a 2024 rookie superflex tight end premiu…

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Dev Patel on Monkey Man, which books are on the curriculum? 42:37

16d ago42:37

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Actor Dev Patel joins to talk about his directorial debut Monkey Man, a movie inspired by the Indian legend of Hunaman that tells the dark and brutal story of a young man in Mumbai out to avenge the life of his mother. As exam season approaches we ask which books are currently being taught in our schools, and why? We speak to Kit de Waal, whose bre…

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The National Gallery at 200 42:48

17d ago42:48

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The National Gallery opened its doors on 10th May 1824. The public could view 38 paintings, free. Now there are more than 2,300, including many masterpieces of European art by geniuses such as Rembrandt, Turner and Van Gogh. It is still free. The gallery's director, Gabriele Finaldi, guides Samira Ahmed through the collection. Artists Barbara Walke…

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Fantasy Feud 2024 Dynasty Debates Which Rookie Running Back Do You Want To See In Dallas + Which Young QB In Dynasty Anthony Richardson or Trevor Lawrence + Who Would You Rather Have Next Year Jordan Addison ... 1:04:16

18d ago1:04:16

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Singing at Dusk 2:33

18d ago2:33

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Emmy Hemmings is a forgotten Dada artist, launching the famous Cabaret Voltaire during WWI as am organizer, performer and poet -- yet no one translated her poetry from German until this century. I just got done doing a somewhat free translation of one of her poems, and since Hennings was a performer, it seems fitting to present her work here in the…

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S04E10 - Pompeii (Explicit) 2:14:30

20d ago2:14:30

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Jeb and Blake join Leonard Nimoy's search for Pompeii! (Well - is it really about finding Pompeii? Or is it about finding a possibly Christian cross in Pompeii? Tune in and find out!) Links: Depictions of the crucifixion in Medieval Art People debating the cross at Pompeii Christian graffiti at Pompeii House of the Faun - Pompeii About that "lost L…

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Dynasty Fantasy Football 2024 Rookie Tight End Film Evaluation Brock Bowers, Ja'tavion Sanders, Ben Sinnott, Theo Johnson, Jaheim Bell, Cade Stover, Episode 120 1:02:41

21d ago1:02:41

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Whispering Often 1:58

21d ago1:58

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Here's a poem for March, for Spring, and for Easter now turned into a song, The words were written about a hundred years ago by a largely forgotten Midwestern American poet Edwin Ford Piper. This month I wrote music for Piper's words, and today's piece is taken from a demo session where I recorded the freshly made song. The Parlando Project does st…

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EP 2413 Mid-America Edition: Kenna Day, Julie Coates, Ed Fausel

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Kenna Day, Sportsdrome Speedway and Thunder Valley Speedway track champion; Julie Coates, RUSH Late Model Series Social Media Content Creator; and Ed Fausel, previewing Auto Fair presented by Camping World at Charlotte Motor Speedway are this week’s guests.

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EP 2413 Southeast Edition: Ed Fausel, Kenna Day, Julie Coates

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Kenna Day, Sportsdrome Speedway and Thunder Valley Speedway track champion; Julie Coates, RUSH Late Model Series Social Media Content Creator; and Ed Fausel, previewing Auto Fair presented by Camping World at Charlotte Motor Speedway are this week’s guests.

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Holiday clips: Kahlil Robert Irving 51:16

23d ago51:16

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Episode No. 647 is a holiday weekend clips episode featuring artist Kahlil Robert Irving. The Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in Saint Louis is presenting "Kahlil Robert Irving: Archaeology of the Present" through July 29. "Archaeology of the Present" is a presentation of new Irving sculptures, video, and found objects. Irving has situat…

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