Border Town Dream Hotline w/ Natalia Rocafuerte
New Suns, Midwest Futures
Marsae and Charli talk with Natalia about growing up in a border town, identity, place, and the magic of dreams
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Paradise on the Margins w/ LaVelle Ridley
New Suns, Midwest Futures
Scholar, artist, activist, and abolitionist LaVelle Ridley chats with Marsae and Charli about the role of imagination and "standing in the sun" of academia
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Happy Freaking New Year w/ Charli & Marsae
New Suns, Midwest Futures
Marsae and Charli kick off the new year and the new season with a little science, magic, and manifestation
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Trans Eggs and Dykesthetics w/ Olly Greer
New Suns, Midwest Futures
Badass artist Olly Greer chats with Charli about navigating academia as an artist, queer trans joy as antidote for trauma, the beauty of farm fresh Craigslist eggs, and other dreamy things.
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"Look What You've Done" w/ Sowandé Keita
New Suns, Midwest Futures
In this episode we chat w/ Detroit based percussionist Sowandé Keita about the Detroit drum and dance world, being Blacknificent, family legacies, Drake, and the incomparable fulfillment of community education.
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Art, Science, Gender, and BIRDS! w/ Silas Fisher
New Suns, Midwest Futures
In this episode Charli speaks with Silas about their work as an ornithologist-artist, the queerness of "nature" and what we can learn from/with birds about transitions.
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Queering the Midwest w/ Elliot Reza Emadian
New Suns, Midwest Futures
El talks with us about growing up in small towns, dance and performance stuff, and being queer/non-binary in the Midwest.
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Integrating Art & Activism w/ Sacramento Knoxx
New Suns, Midwest Futures
In this episode we share work by Detroit media artist, emcee, music producer, and community cultural worker Sacramento Knoxx, who starts us off by speaking about creative ways to educate and support community.
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Dreaming Dance Futures w/ Alyssa Gregory
New Suns, Midwest Futures
We launch our first season with a visit from the one-and-only Alyssa Gregory who talks about the independent dance scene in Chicago, fighting white supremacy in performing arts communities, loving ballet as a Black dancer, and so much more
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Episode ZERO: Get To Know Your Hosts
New Suns, Midwest Futures
Charli and Marsae work out their podcast jitters by asking each other three secret questions. Get to know your hosts as they discuss why sci-fi is brilliant, identity in performance, and future dreams for dance and life.
info_outlineWe launch our first season with a visit from the one-and-only Alyssa Gregory who talks about the independent dance scene in Chicago, fighting white supremacy in performing arts communities, loving ballet as a Black dancer, and so much more