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WHERE The Podcast

Florence S. Edwards and WALKWHERE.ORG

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The WHERE podcast showcases nonprofit cultural organizations gathering community as they shine a light on the ways that Indigenous, Black and settler descendent populations are represented - or not - in Maine's commemorative landscape. To learn more about the participating organizations go to www.walkwhere.org. This podcast highlights participants reflections, sharings and offerings.
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In the Pocket

Florence S. Edwards

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In The Pocket is a talk show showcasing Mainers of color. Each episode represents a member of the Maine community from business, the arts, or culture; the earth, wind, and fire of life. Embracing and exploring the lived experience of the black diaspora and descendants of American slavery through conversation is our foundation. Our mission is to create space for all people of color, documented, celebrated, and shared.
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The Rap Sheet

Thomas S. Edwards, II

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THE RAP SHEET is a true-crime podcast hosted by the husband-wife duo of Thomas and Florence Edwards, featuring some of the most gruesome crimes to plague Texas and especially San Antonio. Unlike other podcasts where hosts merely discuss misdeeds they have read about, Thomas is a veteran police reporter who actually covered many of the cases featured on THE RAP SHEET. He brings an "I-was-there" perspective. Florence, a career graphics designer, is motivated by insatiable curiosity. Working to ...
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A Room With a View opens with Two Englishwomen touring Europe. The older one is poor, bossy, old fashioned and a great upholder of what is “proper.” The younger one is less certain of herself, but holds within her the makings of a passionate, emotional and independent woman. In Florence they are allotted a room overlooking a dull courtyard, whereas they had specifically asked for a “view.” A fellow guest offers them his own rooms which offer wonderful vistas of the Arno. The older woman inst ...
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In this episode we welcome Aina Sullivan + Tanya Crane who were artists in Indigo Arts Alliance's Mentorship Residency Program in April 2022. Sullivan has been exploring various styles of jewelry-making and multi-media art for over ten years. Her collection of handcrafted wire-wrapped natural gemstone jewelry is called Black Stone Alchemy. Crane is…
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In this episode we welcome you to listen to participants reflections after a daylong retreat at the Maine Audubon Society in Falmouth. The retreat was hosted by The Third Place and Atlantic Black Box. The retreat was a walk, with panels and a community lunch. Provocative offerings are shared and culminated with a spontaneous call and response song.…
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In this episode we welcome Meghna Singh + Deepanjan who were artists in Indigo Arts Alliance's Mentorship Residency Program in May 2023. Deepanjan Mukhopadhyay works investigate shifting meanings within post and neocolonialism while still reflecting his background in photography and object and image based practices. Deepanjan is originally from Kol…
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In this episode we welcome Alexandra Bell + CC Paschal who were artists in Indigo Arts Alliance Mentorship Residency Program in May 2022. "CC" Paschal (she/they) is an award-winning audio journalist and experimental documentary artist. They are currently developing a new season of their own show Spark, a podcast about the perils and paradoxes of cr…
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This episode we welcome Antonio Rocha + Maestro Isaura Oliveira who were artists in Indigo Arts Alliance's Mentorship Residency Program in October-November 2021. Rocha, a Brazilin native and a graduate of University of Southern Maine has taken his fusion of mime and spoken word to over 16 countries on 6 continents. Maestra Isaura Olivera founded Te…
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This episode features Chief Janice who was an artist in Indigo Arts Alliance Mentorship Residency Program April 2023. She and her husband Willard "Buddy" Joseph are accomplished weavers and teachers from the Squamish Nation.m They have co-founded L’hen Awtxw Weaving House to share the teachings and practice of traditional Coast Salish wool weaving.…
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This episode we will meet Adama Delphine Fawundu and Liz Rhaney who were artists in the Mentorship Residency Program June of 2022 at Indigo Arts Alliance. Adama Delphine Fawundu, a assistant professor of Visual Arts at Columbia University, is a photographer and visual artist. Liz Rhaney has her MFA from Maine College of Arts and Design with a focus…
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This episode features Signature Mimi. It is the second episode of a two part session, where both artists are involved in a panel during their residency at Indigo Arts Alliance. Signature Mimi is a poet, spoken word artist, language enthusiast and creative expressionista, working in Maine. Being born in the Philippines and raised in the US, MiMi wri…
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This episode features Arisa White who is an assistant professor of English and Creative Writing at Colby College. As the creator of the Beautiful Things Project, Arisa curates poetic collaborations that are rooted in Black queer women's ways of knowing. Arisa is also working on an opera. Please enjoy her sharing of her artistic endeavors and her ex…
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This episode is a companion piece for June's Downeast Magazine article about the Upper and Lower Negro Islands of the Bagaduce River. Listen to discover Black history and the new names of the island. This episode shares the writer's cut of the article with interview segments from Lisa Lutz of Castine Historical Society and Caleb Jackson of Maine Co…
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This episode we meet Angela Okafor, a Bangor Maine resident. She is a renaissance woman with multiple businesses, from her law firm to her international market Tropical Tastes and Styles. She is groundbreaking in the work that she does to keep her community of Bangor unified and not divided. This hour long episode we talk about Black hair culture f…
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In this episode meet Michael Stiggle. He'll share why his lifelong experience in hospitality makes Timberwolves a fantastic establishment in Mars Hill, ME and his award winning elderberry syrup. He'll also talk about his church and discrimination his establishment has experienced. You can also get his barbeque sauces and spaghetti sauces in grocery…
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In this episode we meet art curator and humanitarian, Valeria Bembry. She'll share her trajectory through her formative adult years. As you listen, Valeria will share her stepping stones from Scarborough High School to London to Iraq and back to Maine, and all in between. Please take a look at her "artivism" exhibit at Space Gallery, Spitting Fire.…
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In this pandemic thick episode, meet Desiree Nicole Lester. I like to think of this native of Maine as a curator of artistic taste. She also shares her independent thinking as an intrapreneur. Hear her thoughts a couple of years before she began helping others through rap music and meditation, on @rapmantrameditation.…
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This episode meet Konflik, who's been in the game 30+ yrs. The score of this episode is his music and the episode closes out with his song Stomp. He shares his journey from two decks and a mic (open mic) in Vermont to starting a record label, Afterlyfe, and his 2022 album release. Please give this creative a follow on Instagram.…
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