Best Columbia Room Podcasts (2024)

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Anri Yasuda, "Beauty Matters: Modern Japanese Literature and the Question of Aesthetics, 1890-1930" (Columbia UP, 2024) 39:44

7h ago39:44

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The notion of beauty is inherently elusive: aesthetic judgments are at once subjective and felt to be universally valid. In Beauty Matters: Modern Japanese Literature and the Question of Aesthetics, 1890-1930 (Columbia UP, 2024), Anri Yasuda demonstrates that by exploring the often conflicting yet powerful pull of aesthetic sentiments, major author…

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Women of the Rivers and Forest in Western Northern Carolina 29:41

20h ago29:41

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Celebrate Parks & Recreation Month and National Forest Week with this episode of Big Blend Radio that was recorded onsite with Steve & Karen Wilson, owners and innkeepers of the The Lion & The Rose Bed & Breakfast in the heart of the Montford Historic District in Asheville, North Carolina. Hear about author Wilma Dykeman and Jean Webb who worked to…

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Dr. Jackie Eubany - Fun and Heart-Healthy Summer 22:26

2d ago22:26

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Celebrate National Parks & Recreation Month and National Picnic Month with this episode of Big Blend Radio's HEART HEALTHY LIVING WITH DR JACKIE Podcast that's all about how to have a fun and heart-healthy summer! Dr. Jacqueline Eubany is a board-certified cardiologist and electrophysiologist, and author of the best-selling book, "Women and Heart D…

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Joanne Leow, "Counter-Cartographies: Reading Singapore Otherwise" (Liverpool UP, 2024) 1:12:26

2d ago1:12:26

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Counter-Cartographies: Reading Singapore Otherwise (Liverpool UP, 2024) draws from a body of Anglophone and multilingual cultural texts created in contemporary Singapore and in its diasporic communities. From banned documentaries to award-winning graphic novels, flash fiction collections to conceptual art, there is a vibrant, growing body of transm…

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Ange Chew - Discover Surrey, British Columbia 41:03

3d ago41:03

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This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Food, Wine & Travel Show" with the International Food Wine & Travel Association features Ange Chew, Executive Director of Discover Surrey. Hear about Surrey''s vast natural beauty, global dining, affordable accommodations and rich, vibrant culture. A vibrant mosaic awaits in Surrey, the second largest city in Brit…

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Breathing Together 44:57

4d ago44:57

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Working across and among languages, media, and art forms, Caroline Bergvall’s writing takes form as published poetic works and performance, frequently of sound-driven projects. Her interests include multilingual poetics, queer feminist politics and issues of cultural belonging, commissioned and shown by such institutions as MoMA, the Tate Modern, a…

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MWB Arthur Smith Grand Master of British Columbia and Yukon Part 2 TWT S6 E27 26:22

5d ago26:22

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The Working Tools Podcast https://youtu.be/yXHRlGRjtYw Join the Working Tools Podcast Team; WB Steven Chung, VWB David Colbeth, VWB Matthew Appel and Br Craig Graham as we talk with MWB Arthur Smith Grand Master of British Columbia and Yukon Part 1 TWT S6 E26 https://freemasonry.bcy.ca/ Please consider supporting the show with a small monthly donat…

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Arizona Writer Leah Newsom in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park 59:16

7d ago59:16

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This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Toast to The Arts & Parks" Show features Arizona writer Leah Newsom, the National Parks Arts Foundation's summer 2024 artist-in-residence at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Leah Newsom was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and holds an MFA in creative writing from Arizona State University, where she now teache…

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Tara Ward, "Appreciation Post: Towards an Art History of Instagram" (U California Press, 2024) 42:14

7d ago42:14

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What does an art history of Instagram look like? Appreciation Post: Towards an Art History of Instagram (University of California Press, 2024) by Dr. Tara Ward reveals how Instagram shifts long-established ways of interacting with images. Dr. Ward argues Instagram is a structure of the visual, which includes not just the process of looking, but wha…

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Super Summer in California's Sequoia Country 36:56

8d ago36:56

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Celebrate Parks & Recreation Month in Tulare County! From park adventures to community events, it's all about summer fun on this episode of Big Blend Radio's "California Sequoia Country" Podcast. Located in Central California, Tulare County is home to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Giant Sequoia National Monument and Sequoia National Fore…

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Sharon K. Kurtz - Discovering Green Slovenia 23:53

9d ago23:53

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It's all about beautiful Slovenia on this episode of Big Blend Radio's WANDER THE WORLD WITH SHARON podcast with Sharon K. Kurtz. Located in Central Europe, Slovenia offers breathtaking natural landscapes, a rich history, and a solid commitment to eco-friendly practices. Over half of Slovenia's terrain is covered in pristine forests, making it a le…

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Feng-Mei Heberer, "Asians on Demand: Mediating Race in Video Art and Activism" (U Minnesota Press, 2023) 59:24

10d ago59:24

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Asians on Demand: Mediating Race in Video Art and Activism (University of Minnesota Press, 2023) explores a multilingual archive of contemporary queer and feminist videos by Asian diasporans in North America, Europe, and East Asia. It grapples with the pressing question of how media representation can critique and advance social justice for raciali…

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MWB Arthur Smith Grand Master of British Columbia and Yukon Part 1 TWT S6 E26 27:19

12d ago27:19

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The Working Tools Podcast https://youtu.be/tVEJtNRoXSI Join the Working Tools Podcast Team; WB Steven Chung, VWB David Colbeth, VWB Matthew Appel and Br Craig Graham as we talk with MWB Arthur Smith Grand Master of British Columbia and Yukon Part 1 TWT S6 E26 https://freemasonry.bcy.ca/ Please consider supporting the show with a small monthly donat…

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Author Lowell E. Baier - Earth’s Emergency Room 57:24

14d ago57:24

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In honor of Great Outdoors Month, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Show features legal and environmental historian, author, and attorney Lowell E. Baier. Hear about his latest book, "Earth’s Emergency Room: Saving Species as the Planet and Politics Get Hotter." "Earth's Emergency Room" is a celebration of 50 years of the Endang…

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Christina M. García, "Corporeal Readings of Cuban Literature and Art: The Body, the Inhuman, and Ecological Thinking" (U Florida Press, 2024) 1:06:34

14d ago1:06:34

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Christina M. García’s book, Corporeal Readings of Cuban Literature and Art: The Body, the Inhuman, and Ecological Thinking (University Press of Florida, 2024), looks at Cuban literature and art that challenge traditional assumptions about the body. García examines how writers and artists have depicted racial, gender, and species differences through…

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Sean Redmond, "The Loneliness Room: A Creative Ethnography of Loneliness" (Manchester UP, 2024) 52:42

14d ago52:42

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The Loneliness Room: A Creative Ethnography of Loneliness (Manchester University Press, 2024) by Dr. Sean Remond is a remarkably unique book takes the conceit of the loneliness room to show how everyday artistic practice opens up loneliness to new definitions and new understandings. Refusing to pathologise loneliness, the book draws on the creative…

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Outdoor Adventures on the Historic Jefferson Highway 57:55

15d ago57:55

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Celebrate Great Outdoors Month and National Rivers Month with this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Historic Jefferson Highway" Show that focuses on Itasca State Park in Minnesota and the Empress Boat Club in Iowa Falls. FEATURED GUESTS: - ROGER BELL, President of the Jefferson Highway Association. Info: https://jeffersonhighway.org/ - CONNIE COX - Le…

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Debbie Stone - Exploring the Outer Banks of North Carolina 31:37

17d ago31:37

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In celebration of Great Outdoors Month and Oceans Month, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Global Adventures with Debbie Stone" Podcast, is all about the beautiful Outer Banks of North Carolina. The Outer Banks is a chain of barrier islands along the coastline of North Carolina. It boasts 100-plus miles of wide-open shoreline, charming villages an…

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Author Kevin Fedarko - A Walk in the Park 44:25

18d ago44:25

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In honor of Great Outdoors Month and National Rivers Month, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Parks & Travel" Show features award-winning author Kevin Fedarko who discusses his new book, "A WALK IN THE PARK: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon." It shares the odyssey Kevin his best friend and photographer Pete McBride …

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Lady Robin and MWB Steve Martin Grand Master of Washington Part 2 TWT S6 E25 30:35

19d ago30:35

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The Working Tools Podcast https://youtu.be/AcEnNxIb8NI Join the Working Tools Podcast Team; WB Steven Chung, VWB David Colbeth, VWB Matthew Appel and Br Craig Graham as we talk with Lady Robin and MWB Steve Martin Grand Master of Washington Part 1 TWT S6 E24 https://freemason-wa.org/ Please consider supporting the show with a small monthly donation…

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Oceans, Seas, Rivers & The Great Outdoors Of England 36:11

20d ago36:11

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This episode of Big Blend Radio's "English Connection" show with Glynn Burrows is all about the oceans, seas, rivers, and outdoor experiences you can enjoy in the United Kingdom. From walking coastal paths to cruising on a narrowboat, check out Glynn's article that spotlights some of the beautiful and memorable adventures you can have, here: https:…

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Lost Angel Travel Adventures in Costa Rica 49:07

23d ago49:07

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From hiking through tropical rainforests to outrigger surfing, it's all about Costa Rica on this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Lost Angel Travel Adventures with Linda Ballou." Hear about Linda's recent 13-day trip to Costa Rica with Overseas Adventure Travel. You can read Linda's articles about her trip NABBW.org here: - Part 1: From the Lush Rainf…

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Lady Robin and MWB Steve Martin Grand Master of Washington Part 1 TWT S6 E24 27:09

26d ago27:09

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The Working Tools Podcast https://youtu.be/WDZMOwYimzY Join the Working Tools Podcast Team; WB Steven Chung, VWB David Colbeth, VWB Matthew Appel and Br Craig Graham as we talk with Lady Robin and MWB Steve Martin Grand Master of Washington Part 1 TWT S6 E24 https://freemason-wa.org/ Please consider supporting the show with a small monthly donation…

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The Gettysburg Cyclorama and Painters Philippoteaux 37:07

27d ago37:07

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This episode of Big Blend Radio's WORLD OF ART Podcast with artist Victoria Chick focuses on the Gettysburg Cyclorama depicting “Pickett’s Charge up Cemetery Ridge” at the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. The innovative Gettysburg Cyclorama was the work of father-son painter duo Henri Philippoteaux (1815 – 1884), and Paul Philippotea…

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"America: Now and Here": A Lecture by Artist Eric FIschl 56:22

28d ago56:22

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Artist Eric Fischl was born in 1948 in New York City and grew up in the Long Island suburbs. His paintings first received critical attention for depicting the dark, disturbing undercurrents of mainstream American life. In 1972 he received a B.F.A. from the California Institute for the Arts. In February 2012, Fischl spoke to the Institute about his …

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Scott Kendall - Outdoor Adventures in the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri 21:51

28d ago21:51

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Celebrate Great Outdoors Month with this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Food, Wine & Travel" Show with IFWTWA, travel writer Scott Kendall who talks about his week long family vacation exploring the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. Hear about the destination's golf, boating, hiking, eating, relaxing, and lodging opportunities. Read Scott's …

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Donald Hafner - Exploring America's National Parks 54:51

29d ago54:51

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Celebrating Great Outdoors Month, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Parks & Travel" Podcast features Don Hafner, who along with his wife Shelly, went to all 59 of the National Parks in 59 weeks during 2014/15. To date, they have visited 62 of America's National Parks, 48 US States, 22 foreign countries, and at least 30 national parks overseas. The…

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Exploring the Laurel Highlands Region of Pennsylvania 49:07

1M ago49:07

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From Frank Lloyd Wright to the Flight 93 National Memorial, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Food, Wine & Travel Show" with the International Food Wine & Travel Show features Eric Knopsnyder who shares what to experience in the Laurel Highlands region of southwestern Pennsylvania. Located just east of Pittsburgh, this beautiful four-season destin…

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Cathedrals to Lodge Rooms, A History of Freemasons Ch 2 - Freemasons for Dummies Part 4 TWT S6 E23 34:12

1M ago34:12

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The Working Tools Podcast https://youtu.be/e2xr8umQklY Join the Working Tools Podcast Team; WB Steven Chung, VWB David Colbeth and VWB Matthew Appel as we review Cathedrals to Lodge Rooms, A History of Freemasons Ch 2 - Freemasons for Dummies Part 4 TWT S6 E23 https://freemasonsfordummies.com/ Please consider supporting the show with a small monthl…

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Youngna Kim, "Korean Art Since 1945: Challenges and Changes" (Brill, 2024) 30:04

1M ago30:04

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In this beautiful new book, Dr. Youngna Kim draws on her vast understanding of Korean art to provide an overview of the peninsula’s contemporary art scene. Korean artists have become increasingly active at an international level, with many being invited for residencies and exhibitions all over the world. Nonetheless, for various reasons, the genera…

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Artist Chelsea Bighorn in Saguaro National Park 33:38

1M ago33:38

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This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Toast to The Arts & Parks" Show features mixed medoa artist Chelsea Bighorn, the National Parks Arts Foundation's June 2024 artist-in-residence at Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. Chelsea Bighorn was born and raised in Tempe, Arizona. Her tribal affiliations are the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux tribes …

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Super Snacks for Road Trippers and Outdoor Adventurers 22:22

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From gourmet trail mix to Spanish peanuts, this shared episode of "The Peanut Patch," a Big Blend Radio Foodie Podcast with Donna George, focuses on super snacks for road trippers and outdoor adventurers. Open from October-April and located in Yuma, Arizona, The Peanut Patch is a southwest tradition for farm fresh peanuts, culinary gifts, and sweet…

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Hiking Your Feelings in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 38:37

1M ago38:37

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In celebration of June being Great Outdoors Month, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "California Sequoia Country" Podcast with the Sequoia Tourism Council focuses on the upcoming Hike and Heal Sequoia National Park Wilderness Wellness Retreats. These retreats are facilitated by Sydney and Barry Williams of Hiking My Feelings in partnership with the…

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Sharon K. Kurtz - Journeying Through Peru 25:49

1M ago25:49

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From the cobblestone streets of Cusco to the majestic Machu Picchu and the shores of Lake Titicaca, this episode of Big Blend Radio's WANDER THE WORLD WITH SHARON podcast with Sharon K. Kurtz covers her immersive experiences with Intrepid Travel in Peru. Read about her journey that took her deep into the vibrant tapestry of local communities, here:…

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Hiking Adventures in Asheville, North Carolina 42:22

1M ago42:22

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Celebrate Great Outdoors Month with this episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Tuesday "Adventures in Asheville" Show that focuses on the various Hiking Opportunities you can enjoy in Asheville, North Carolina. Featured Guests: - Steve & Karen Wilson - Owners and innkeepers of The Lion & The Rose Bed & Breakfast, a stunning pink lady in the Montford His…

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Cathedrals to Lodge Rooms, A History of Freemasons Ch 2 - Freemasons for Dummies Part 3 TWT S6 E22 27:28

1M ago27:28

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The Working Tools Podcast https://youtu.be/5VzUSUALyzA Join the Working Tools Podcast Team; WB Steven Chung, VWB David Colbeth and VWB Matthew Appel as we review Cathedrals to Lodge Rooms, A History of Freemasons Ch 2 - Freemasons for Dummies Part 3 TWT S6 E22 https://freemasonsfordummies.com/ Please consider supporting the show with a small monthl…

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The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain, from Vienna 1900 to the Present 1:14:26

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Eric Kandel was born in Vienna in 1929. In 1938 he and his family fled to Brooklyn, where he attended the Yeshiva of Flatbush. He studied history and literature at Harvard, and received an MD from NYU. He is a professor of biochemistry at Columbia University, and won the 2000 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his research on memory. In addition to his sc…

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Cathedrals to Lodge Rooms, A History of Freemasons Ch 2 - Freemasons for Dummies Part 2 TWT S6 E21 23:25

1M ago23:25

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The Working Tools Podcast https://youtu.be/yY54z4mGCug Join the Working Tools Podcast Team; WB Steven Chung, VWB David Colbeth and VWB Matthew Appel as we review Cathedrals to Lodge Rooms, A History of Freemasons Ch 2 - Freemasons for Dummies Part 2 TWT S6 E21 https://freemasonsfordummies.com/ Please consider supporting the show with a small monthl…

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Debbie Stone - Little Rock is an Arkansas Gem 32:23

1M ago32:23

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This is episode of Big Blend Radio's "Global Adventures with Debbie Stone" Podcast, where Debbie shares her adventures in historic Little Rock, the capital city of Arkanas. Located on the banks of the Arkansas River, Little Rock is the largest city in the state of Arkansas. It combines the best of the south with a vibrant food scene, a buzzing down…

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Chris Haufe, "Do the Humanities Create Knowledge?" (Cambridge UP, 2023) 1:05:18

2M ago1:05:18

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There is in certain circles a widely held belief that the only proper kind of knowledge is scientific knowledge. This belief often runs parallel to the notion that legitimate knowledge is obtained when a scientist follows a rigorous investigative procedure called the 'scientific method'. In Do the Humanities Create Knowledge? (Cambridge UP, 2023), …

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Jan Baetens, "Rebuilding Story Worlds: The Obscure Cities by Schuiten and Peeters" (Rutgers UP, 2020) 59:11

2M ago59:11

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Rebuilding Story Worlds: The Obscure Cities by Schuiten and Peeters (Rutgers UP, 2020) examines The Obscure Cities, one of the few comics series to achieve massive popularity while remaining highly experimental in form and content. Set in a parallel world, full of architecturally distinctive city-states, The Obscure Cities also represents one of th…

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Iris Moon, "Melancholy Wedgwood" (MIT Press, 2024) 1:12:18

2M ago1:12:18

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Melancholy Wedgwood (MIT Press, 2024) is an experimental biography of the ceramics entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood that reveals the tenuous relationship of eighteenth-century England to late-capitalist modernity. It traces the multiple strands in the life of the ceramic entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood (1730–1795) to propose an alternative view of eightee…

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Jessica Carter - California State Parks Week 2024 29:54

2M ago29:54

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This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Podcast features Jessica Carter, Director of Parks and Public Engagement at Save the Redwoods League, who discusses the 3rd Annual California State Parks Week happening June 12-16, 2024. Through over 200 special in-person community events and virtual programming, this week-long event celebrates …

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Mirjam Rajner, "Fragile Images: Jews and Art in Yugoslavia, 1918-1945" (Brill, 2019) 2:01:08

2M ago2:01:08

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In Fragile Images: Jews and Art in Yugoslavia, 1918-1945 (Brill, 2019), Mirjam Rajner traces the lives and creativity of seven artists of Jewish origin. The artists - Mosa Pijade, Daniel Kabiljo, Adolf Weiller, Bora Baruh, Daniel Ozmo, Ivan Rein and Johanna Lutzer - were characterized by multiple and changeable identities: nationalist and universal…

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Alex Beringer, "Lost Literacies: Experiments in the Nineteenth-Century US Comic Strip" (Ohio State UP, 2024) 1:00:46

2M ago1:00:46

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Lost Literacies: Experiments in the Nineteenth-Century US Comic Strip (Ohio State UP, 2024) is the first full-length study of US comic strips from the period prior to the rise of Sunday newspaper comics. Where current histories assume that nineteenth-century US comics consisted solely of single-panel political cartoons or simple “proto-comics,” Los…

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Cathedrals to Lodge Rooms, A History of Freemasons Ch 2 - Freemasons for Dummies Part 1 TWT S6 E20 27:02

2M ago27:02

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The Working Tools Podcast https://youtu.be/dEM0JedWnN8 Join the Working Tools Podcast Team; WB Steven Chung, VWB David Colbeth and VWB Matthew Appel as we review Cathedrals to Lodge Rooms, A History of Freemasons Ch 2 - Freemasons for Dummies Part 1 TWT S6 E20 https://freemasonsfordummies.com/ Please consider supporting the show with a small monthl…

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The Columbia Encampment 46:21

2M ago46:21

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On Tuesday April 30th, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik called the New York Police Department to clear the campus of students who had erected an encampment in solidarity with Palestine. Columbia's encampment was one of hundreds of similar campus demonstrations across the United States, many of which were also removed by the police. Uns…

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Jennifer Dorothy Lee, "Anxiety Aesthetics: Maoist Legacies in China, 1978-1985" (U California Press, 2024) 1:23:09

2M ago1:23:09

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Today I had the great pleasure of talking to Associate Professor Jennifer Dorothy Lee on her new book, Anxiety Aesthetics: Maoist Legacies in China, 1978-1985 (U California Press, 2024). Anxiety Aesthetics is the first book to consider a prehistory of contemporaneity in China through the emergent creative practices in the aftermath of the Mao era. …

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Cheryl Ogle - Why Walking Tours Rock! 32:21

2M ago32:21

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Celebrate National Walking Month and Small Business Month with this episode of Big Blend Radio's Vacation Station "Hey Wanna Go" Travel Show with travel advisor Cheryl Ogle. From getting a local's lay of the land and an insider's lowdown on the best shops, restaurants, events, and places to visit, to being kind on the wallet and a healthy activity …

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