Some Noise
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 ...
info_outline Ep. 030 — Not Me, Us (Part I of II)Some Noise
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: ...
info_outline Ep 029 — For the Culture, Part IISome Noise
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...
info_outline Ep. 028 — For the Culture, Part ISome Noise
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.
info_outline Ep. 027 — For the Culture: A PrologueSome Noise
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...
info_outline Ep. 026 — We Too Shall PassSome Noise
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.
info_outline Ep. 025 — F R I S C O (Part III of III)Some Noise
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.
info_outline Ep. 024 — F R I S C O (Part II of III)Some Noise
A podcast episode about the history of San Francisco's black neighborhoods
info_outline Ep. 023 — F R I S C O (Part I of III)Some Noise
The Story About San Francisco's F-Word
info_outline Ep. 022 — Bougie CoffeeSome Noise
A podcast episode about coffee.
info_outline“Any true Americans over here?”
-Michael, a man from Boston with a sign
Amidst all the chaos that has been the 2016 presidential election, there is a special group of Americans fighting against the mainstream current—the Trump minority, like actual minorities voting for Trump.
Show Notes:
- [00:30] The Village of the Appomattox Courthouse
- [01:35] More on Patrick Schroeder
- [02:00] Light reading on the election of 1860
- [02:10] “Thread of Clouds” by Blue Dot Sessions
- [03:00] Bernie Sanders on Clinton Emails (CNN)
- [03:10] Jeb Bush asking an audience to clap (CNN)
- [03:20] Lincoln Chafee on the metric system (CSPAN)
- [03:30] Moments from the 10th 2016 Republican Primary Debate (CNN)
- [03:45] HIllary Clinton on Trump supporters (AP)
- [03:55] The rise and fall of Ken Bone (Newsy and Salon)
- [04:00] Trump’s comments to Billy Bush (The Washington Post)
- [04:20] Clashes between pro and anti-Trump protesters (AP)
- [04:35] Protester at Bill Clinton rally
- [04:45] Protests at Chicago Trump Rally (FOX 10 Phoenix)
- [05:35] “War” by Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
- [07:45] More on Helmut Norpoth and his primary model prediction (The Daily Beast)
- [10:10] Vote on rules of 2016 Republican National Convention (FOX 10 Phoenix)
- [10:45] Light reading on the history of the 2016 Clinton Campaign (Wikipedia)
- [11:00] Sen. Bernie Sanders during a Democratic primary debate (MSNBC)
- [11:15] Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Marco Rubio “spar” during a Republican primary debate (ABC News)
- [11:40] “Pavement Hack” by Blue Dot Sessions
- [12:20] Light reading on the 1912 Presidential election (Wikipedia)
- [13:00] Light reading on the 1964 Presidential election (Wikipedia)
- [13:05] Lyndon Johnson’s “Daisy” ad
- [14:00] Light reading on the 1968 Presidential election (Wikipedia)
- [14:25] Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s full “I Have Been to the Mountaintop” speech
- [14:45] Robert F. Kennedy on the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- [15:00] Archival audio of the death of Robert F. Kennedy
- [15:30] “Silky” by Blue Dot Sessions
- [16:50] Donald Trump announces his 2016 candidacy for President of the United States (NBC News)
- [17:05] Donald Trump speech in Anaheim, CA about immigration and building a wall (FOX 10 Phoenix)
- [18:05] “Petulama” by Blue Dot Sessions
- [18:30] More on David Firestone (@fstonenyc)
- [18:35] Donald Trump on Sen. John McCain’s service in the military (CSPAN)
- [19:30] Donald Trump mocking a New York Times reporter Serge Kovaleski (CNN)
- [20:00] “Black Ballots” by Blue Dot Sessions
- [21:15] Background on the Clinton Foundation and its pay-for-play allegations (NPR)
- [21:30] Short summary of Benghazi and Hillary Clinton’s testimony (The Washington Post)
- [22:10] On U.S. home-ownership rates (The Wall Street Journal)
- [28:10] “Everything Is Not Going to be OK” by Craig Andrew Fitzpatrick
- [31:20] “Rally” by Blue Dot Sessions
- [31:40] On percentage of Latinos in the U.S. Military (NBC News)
- [31:50] On percentage of Latinos in support of Trump (NBC News/ Wall Street Journal / Telemundo)
- [37:10] Christian Minister Trebor Gordon calls to block Syed Ali from Houston GOP precinct chair position for being Muslim (The Washington Post)
- [40:10] “Periodicals” by Blue Dot Sessions
- [40:35] Donald Trump on Muslims in speech given in South Carolina (CSPAN)
- [46:05] “Trailing Comma” by Blue Dot Sessions
- [46:50] “Story Four Theme” by Blue Dot Sessions
- [48:40] Then Sen. Barack Obama’s speech in Iowa after winning the 2008 Caucus
- [49:10] “Jefferson” by Blue Dot Sessions
- [51:05] “Pieces” by Blue Dot Sessions
- [51:35] Malcolm X’s 1964 speech about African Americans and political chumps
- [52:40] “The Pi Sleeps” by Blue Dot Sessions
- [53:55] “Then a Gambling Problem” by Blue Dot Sessions
- [54:35] Trump’s plea to African Americans (CNN)
- [56:45] Trump’s “Contract With America” delivered at Gettysburg
- [57:10] “Everything Is Not Going to be OK” by Craig Andrew Fitzpatrick
- [57:40] Reuters poll on percentage of Republicans who would accept a Clinton victory (Reuters)
- [59:35] Light reading on Ely Parker (Wikipedia)
- More at thisissomenoise.com/ep-14