On The Ampersand, we interview guests who think of and as a verb—who imagine and create by colliding their interests. Hosted by Erika Randall, a dancer, professor, mother, filmmaker and writer, we will explore stories of people who lean into ANDing as a full sensory verb about experiencing and possibility. Join us and discover the alchemy of ANDing. Written and produced by Erika Randall and Tim Grassley.
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Listen to authors reading from their new books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction featured in Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin.
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elm & ampersand is a poetry podcast recorded in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
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Ampersand is a D&D RPG Show set in a custom campaign setting. Stephen Crane, Mike McLeod, Chelsey, Kurtis Briggs, Spencer Wichmann, Wilson Wong, and Zac Schafer head on epic adventures.
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Join @vjtidwell and @jaearr as they discuss and debate various topics including current events, sports, music and urban culture over some old fashioned cocktails
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Rainbow Blak Host Of Ampersand The Enigma Podcast speaks about her inspiration behind her starting the podcast and some of the areas of discussion to be had with the focus being on society, popular culture and all the strands of life. Rainbow Blak also talks about her other platforms where she known for her dynamic Instagram blogging style which documents Black culture across the diaspora, her Insta DJ sets and lively debates on Twitter with other influencers and podcasters globally. The pod ...
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Love what was. Live into what will be: Francois Baptiste
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Nostalgia can be tricky business. Love of the past can lead to a slowing stasis of the people we are/were or our refusal to let relationships evolve. But remembering places and experiences can fill us with warmth or teach us to live into our respective nexts. Today's guest beautifully threads that balance. Francois Baptiste is co-founder of the com…
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Dance down the street like you own it: Tin Tin Su
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Today's guest owns that dance. Tin Tin Su is an intellectual force, whose research on tiny fruit flies led to fresh discoveries and innovative approaches to radiation therapy for those living with head and neck cancers. While she offers us a snippet of her work in the lab, Su spends today's episode discussing the childhood experiences in Burma and …
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Over our years, we've collected quite the stories of A&S students at the University of Colorado Boulder living out the alchemy of ANDing. Their experiences perpetually nudge what we suppose our students can experience—opportunities that reach for the boundaries of the profound and even the obscure. Our guest today, Ava Altenbern (art history, bioch…
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Come by Here: A Memoir in Essays From Georgia's Geechee Coast by Neesha Powell-Ingabire
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The Exit Is the Entrance: Essays on Escape by Lydia Paar
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The Murmuring Grief of the Americas by Daniel Borzutzky
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Once Out of Nature: Selected Essays on the Transformation of Gender by Joy Ladin
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Tenacity fused with patience: An interview with Aba Arthur
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Tenacity is often portrayed as acting with a confident, if insensible inevitability. Characters like Creed's Donnie Johnson, Selena and even Jack Sparrow of The Pirates of the Caribbean barrel into adventures filled with long odds and only slightly wavering determination. While their stories are wrapped within a film's tidy two-ish hours, how can w…
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Coming as soon as that tantalizing ice cream truck jingle, we are deep in production of The Ampersand's third season. So that you need not waste time deciding between your favorite desserts, we've pulled together this season's novelties in a singular menu that offers a taste of each interview. We hope you'll love what you hear and come back for mor…
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The Body Alone: A Lyrical Articulation of Chronic Pain by Nina Lohman
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Nina Lohman reads from the first section of her nonfiction book, The Body Alone: A Lyrical Articulation of Chronic Pain, published by the University of Iowa Press in July 2024.By Poets & Writers
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Traveling Without Moving: Essays from a Black Woman by Taiyon J. Coleman
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Taiyon J. Coleman reads from “Tilted Uterus: When Jesus Is Your Baby Daddy” and “Mind the Gap” from her essay collection, Traveling Without Moving: Essays From a Black Woman Trying to Survive in America, published by the University of Minnesota Press in June 2024.By Poets & Writers
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Instructions for the Lovers by Dawn Lundy Martin
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Dawn Lundy Martin reads “Winter” from her poetry collection Instructions for the Lovers, published by Nightboat in June 2024.By Poets & Writers
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Tomas Moniz reads from “The Body Is a Wild, Wild Thing,” a chapter in Part One of his novel All Friends Are Necessary, published by Algonquin Books in June 2024.By Poets & Writers
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Call This Mutiny: Uncollected Poems by Craig Santos Perez
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Craig Santos Perez reads “Call This Mutiny” from his poetry collection Call This Mutiny: Uncollected Poems, published by Omnidawn in July 2024.By Poets & Writers
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The Volcano Daughters by Gina María Balibrera
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Yes, this trailer for season two of The Ampersand is nine months late. But, like the Scotch that inspired Erika and Producer Tim to match the guests to their ideal labels, this one is worth the wait. --- Original music composed by Nelson Walker. Recorded at Interplay Recording and Multimedia. Written and produced by Erika Randall and Tim Grassley.…
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Wei Tchou reads “Spores,” the third chapter of her memoir, Little Seed, published by A Strange Object in May 2024.By Poets & Writers
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Rachel Khong reads from the opening of her novel Real Americans, published by Knopf in April 2024.By Poets & Writers
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Peter Mishler reads “A Message From Our Founder” and “Where Else but Target” from his poetry collection Children in Tactical Gear, published by the University of Iowa Press in May 2024.By Poets & Writers
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First Love: Essays on Friendship by Lilly Dancyger
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Lilly Dancyger reads from “First Love,” the opening essay of her collection, First Love: Essays on Friendship, published by the Dial Press in May 2024.By Poets & Writers
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Diannely Antigua reads “Diary Entry #28: Ars Poetica” and “We Never Stop Talking About Our Mothers” from her poetry collection Good Monster, published by Copper Canyon Press in May 2024.By Poets & Writers
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Tommy Orange reads from “How to Fly,” the thirteenth chapter of his novel Wandering Stars, published by Knopf in February 2024.By Poets & Writers
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Sarah Levine reads “Brave,” “Bang-Bang,” and “A Horse is a Toy for Crazy People” from her poetry collection, Each Knuckle With Sugar, published by Driftwood Press in February 2024.By Poets & Writers
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The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft
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Jennifer Croft reads from the first chapter of her novel, The Extinction of Irena Rey, published by Bloomsbury in March 2024.By Poets & Writers
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Hala Alyan reads “Tonight I’ll Dream of Nadia” from her poetry collection The Moon That Turns You Back, published by Ecco in March 2024.By Poets & Writers
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Morgan Parker reads from the opening of her essay collection, You Get What You Pay For, published by One World in March 2024.By Poets & Writers
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Weaving reciprocity with jazz: An interview with Reiland Rabaka
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For The Ampersand’s final episode of season two, we have the joy of interviewing Dr. Reiland Rabaka, professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and director of the Center for African and African American Studies. Dr. Rabaka is a creative and scholarly hurricane who has authored more than 17 books that span his wide interests.…
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Diana Khoi Nguyen reads “Đổi Mới” from her poetry collection Root Fractures, published by Scribner in January 2024.By Poets & Writers
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The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History by Manjula Martin
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Manjula Martin reads from the opening of her memoir, The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History, published by Pantheon Books in January 2024.By Poets & Writers
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The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
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Elizabeth Gonzalez James reads from the prologue of her novel The Bullet Swallower, published by Simon & Schuster in January 2024.By Poets & Writers
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Zenia Tompkins reads from “The Two Antons” from her English translation of Artem Chapeye’s story collection, The Ukraine, published by Seven Stories Press in January 2024. Chapeye follows with a reading of the same selection in Ukrainian.By Poets & Writers
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Kaveh Akbar reads from the opening of his novel, Martyr!, published by Knopf in January 2024.By Poets & Writers
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To Be Named Something Else by Shaina Phenix by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers
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Have You Been Long Enough at Table by Leslie Sainz
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Saltwater Demands a Psalm by Kweku Abimbola by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers
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