In this special Binder bonus episode poet power couple Loli Monlina Muñoz and Jesus Redondo Menendez stop by to premiere two poems, "ALMA" and "Witness" ("Testigo"), in both Spanish and English translations. 

You can learn more about museum exhibitions and programs at: www.columbiamuseum.org

All music for today's episode was provided by Artlist.io

Today’s episode photographer and musician Catherine Hunsinger chats with  Ray about the big impact of small moments during the protests of 2020. Later, poet Michele Reese premieres her new poem “On the Complexity of  Symbols” and talks about taking time to process trauma and the role education can play in helping with that. Hindsight 2020 is on view at the Columbia Museum of Art through November 21, 2021. 

On today's episode we sharpen our focus onto the work of photojournalist Crush Rush. Host Ray McManus talks with Crush about video games, danger, and of course, 2020. On the second half of the show Poet Len Lawson premieres the new work "Hypotenuse" inspired by Crush's photography. Binder is a production of the Columbia Museum of Art. Recorded and edited by Drew Baron. 

Learn more about Photojournalist Crush Rush in the raw and uncut full interview with Binder Host Ray McManus. 

Binder is a production of the Columbia Museum of Art. Recorded and edited by Drew Baron.

You can learn more about museum exhibitions and programs at: www.columbiamuseum.org

See more of Crush's photography at: www.crushinthecity.com

On this bonus uncut episode of the Binder Podcast, Writer-In-Residence Ray McManus interviews Jackie Adams, Director of Art and Learning at the Columbia Museum of Art, about the current exhibition Hindsight 2020. Showcasing the work of Héctor Vaca Cruz, Thomas Hammond, Catherine Hunsinger, Sean Rayford, and Crush Rush, Hindsight 20/20 looks back at historically poignant moments of the Black Lives  Matter protests and the COVID-19 pandemic as a means for us to reflect, process, and find clarity. 

Learn more about the exhibition here: https://www.columbiamuseum.org/view/hindsight-2020

In this pilot episode of the Columbia Museum of Art's brand new podcast Binder, host and CMA writer-in-residence Ray McManus speaks with deputy director Joelle Ryan-Cook, curator Catherine Walworth, and curator of art and learning Jackie Adams about an art museum's role in the modern day and current CMA exhibitions The Ironic Curtain and Hindsight 2020.