Ep 031 — Not Me, Us (Part II of II)
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Quote: "It's a heated field." —Otto Pippenger About: A two-part story about a campaign trying to unseat Speaker Nancy Pelosi from her congressional seat leads to a much larger reckoning for the left. Show Notes: [00:30] “” by [01:10] “” by [03:45] On [04:00] “” by [04:30] “” to watch [06:30] Full results of to [06:45] h/t [07:30] Follow [08:50] Read Jasper’s 4,300-word essay [09:20] “” by [10:30] Recent in San Francisco San Francisco’s Light reading on More on the [11:30] Light reading on: [12:35] “” by [13:00] Related: AOC’s ...
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Ep. 030 — Not Me, Us (Part I of II)
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Quote: "I'm a progressive, yeah." —U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi About: A two-part story about a campaign trying to unseat Speaker Nancy Pelosi from her congressional seat leads to a much larger reckoning for the left. Show Notes: [00:30] “” by [01:00] on [01:05] “” by [01:45] Light reading on [01:50] Light reading on [02:00] Light reading on , and [02:50] “” by [04:15] A profile of Shahid Buttar ( / ) And [04:45] Shahid Buttar ran against Nancy Pelosi in 2018 [05:20] “” by His A A A His His [05:25] on Shahid’s background [06:15] Related: ...
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Ep 029 — For the Culture, Part II
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Quote: “Where do you want to start?” —Farhad Azad About: Afghanistan has far too often been referred to as a place where countries go to die, it is a graveyard of empires. This moniker has been cited so many times and for so long that it’s unclear who first said it. Even the Afghan community will recite this pride. But what a title like this fails to convey is that while this might be a country responsible for the many tombstones of others, it very well is also a moratorium of progress for itself, a state in perpetual arrested development. This is also a cemetery for countless Afghans...
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Ep. 028 — For the Culture, Part I
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The first part of a multi-part series on Afghanistan and how culture, current events, and history complicate identity and what it means to be from there.
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Ep. 027 — For the Culture: A Prologue
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This is a prologue to a multi-part series about the Afghan diaspora in America reclaiming their past and trying to grow from the present. It’s a story about culture, identity and authenticity. Show Notes: [00:30] “” by [00:55] Hit . (freesound.org / cognitu perceptu) [01:00] “” by [01:10] When LeBron James at J.R. Smith [01:20] The of Summer 2017 [01:30] Why the was awful The teaser to for old times sakes [01:45] Brigette Gabriel’s call to “” More on [02:10] The Southern Poverty Law Center’s on ACT for America [02:15] Saturday, June 10, 2017, “” take place...
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Ep. 026 — We Too Shall Pass
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In mere weeks, this country has seen COVID-19-related deaths rise past casualty totals for past wars and surprise attacks, sometimes passing those records daily. It seems like every day is filled with death.
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Ep. 025 — F R I S C O (Part III of III)
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Whereas Part One looks into the origin of San Francisco’s F-word, and Part Two looks at the buildup and fallout of urban renewal in neighborhoods like Bayview-Hunters Point, Part Three looks at a far more sinister force and questions just how liberal and progressive this city really is.
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Ep. 024 — F R I S C O (Part II of III)
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A podcast episode about the history of San Francisco's black neighborhoods
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Ep. 023 — F R I S C O (Part I of III)
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The Story About San Francisco's F-Word
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Ep. 022 — Bougie Coffee
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A podcast episode about coffee.
info_outline“I mean I don't see a halo on you, even though I see a couple of horns. See that little angel and that little devil on the side? Yeah. You're you.”
-Serafin Jose Saavedra
This story, the Story of Me, probably won’t have a proper ending, like the kind that is comforting and reminds you that all is well in the world. It shouldn’t. Because that’s false and I’m not dead yet.
More than a month ago, the first part of this prologue aired with the intent of framing up this larger podcast project: a show about stories and the foolish pursuit of life, clarity and context. Family members, peers, friends and foes, from high school days to those that I work with were all interviewed.
Rather, this prologue wraps up with the outside perspective. What do strangers think of me? If you’re six-years-old and reading this, don’t try this at home. You shouldn’t be talking to strangers.
And then, the context. Was this project, a selfie in podcast form (possible Upworthy headline?), insightful? Did it provide any context about who I am?
Granted, it’s just the prologue, but it’s Some Noise.
Show Notes:
- [00:35] “They Reminisce Over You” cover by Quantic
- [03:05] On Frodo and the Giant Eagles [Periannath.com, 2009]
- [03:10] America’s Most Expensive City [Zumper, 2015]
- [11:45] “93 ‘til Infinity” cover by Zifhang
- [17:55] “Google Google Apps Apps” by Persia
- [21:50] “O Yana Donder Beni” by Selda Bagcan [MiddleEastEye.net, 2015]
- [27:30] “This Too Shall Pass” by Andre Paola Juan
- [30:40] Ethan Watters (@ethanwatters1)