Change Over Time

How do you make sense of a disaster? What should we be looking for? Where can I get good mofongo in Atlanta? I found the answers to these questions by going to Buen Provecho restaurant and talking with Jacob Remes, a disaster historian. Buen Provecho, a Puerto Rican restaurant in the Atlanta suburbs, is one of two sites for donation drop off for the island. The owner Elmer Pasapera put out a call on social media and has been flooded with responses. I spent some time at the restaurant to get an idea of what people were doing and thinking. I then interview Dr. Jacob Remes, author of Disaster Citizenship: Survivors, Solidarity, and Power in the Progressive Era, to put this hurricane into historical context. I find out that disasters are socially constructed. This is hopeful news because it means people can organize to change relationships of power. It also turns out that the Taino people, the indigenous culture of Puerto Rico, knew this for thousands of years and created a myth about it.

The Maria Fund - http://mariarfund.org Buen Provecho - http://www.buenprovechoatl.com/ Disaster Citizenship: Survivors, Solidarity, and Power in the Progressive Era - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019JHZHDO/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

After taking a hiatus, the podcast is back. The schedule will be different. Instead of attempting to put out content biweekly, I will be dropping a bunch of episodes every few months. Each drop will be around a theme. Sometimes loosely tied to that theme.

This episode also contains a replay of Waiting. One year ago Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. I was unable to contact my family for weeks. I'll be dropping replays from the Aftermath series, episodes where I look at the impact of the storm through the lens of my family. Aftermath will have replays as well as some content that hasn't been aired before. This will be coming out over the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned.

The Aftermath series on Change Over Time continues with more from the conversation with my mother. Aftermath is a multi-part look at Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria through the lens of my family. My mother Doña Edna Garcia talks about the relationship of the US and Puerto Rico, plebiscites, and a bit of history on the Puerto Rican flag. You’ll also here about the move for sovereignty, a potential new political position.

Gabriel Iglesias bit from Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution

This episode of Change Over Time is the first in the Aftermath series, a look at how Puerto Rico is dealing with the after effects of Hurricane Maria throu thegh lens of my family. I start with my mother, Dona Edna Garcia. I talk with my mom about what it was like after Maria hit but mostly about how the politics of the island could change. I also remember an earlier conversation I had with disaster historian Dr. Jacob Remes. My mom confirmed a lot of Dr. Remes talked about. Things may not look great, but there's hope.

Thank you for listening to Change Over Time in 2017. This episode gives a short preview of what's coming in 2018. There will be more episodes of speculative fiction authors as well reports from the field. Look for a history of the apocalypse as well as a report from a black speculative fiction convention. The big news is I am launching a multi-episode series called Aftermath that will show how Puerto Rico is recovering from Hurricane Maria by focusing on my family. Listen at changeovertimepodcast.com

Video games and the industry that make them change over time. That means they have a history. Dr. Kenneth Horowitz is a video game historian who spoke at Dragon Con 2017 about his efforts to preserve this history. Dr. Horowitz focuses on SEGA and has written two books on the company: Playing at the Next Level: A History of American Sega Games, available now, as well as The Sega Arcade Revolution: A History in 62 Games to be released in 2018. He also runs the sega-16.com website. Additionally, he’s my brother. You’ll be hearing from him again in future episodes. This is an edited version of Ken’s talk. You will be able to find the full version at his website.

Music and sounds from Alanmcki, SoundEffectsPodcast_com, and vicces1212 from freesound.org.

During the holiday season I’m going to visit my family in Puerto Rico. After Hurricane Maria I’m feeling the need to make sure everyone is OK. I’ll also be taking the time to record interviews and get a sense of the aftermath. Look for future episodes soon. In the meantime, I’m pulling an episode from a different podcast, Feeling Political, where I interviewed my mom about politics. My mom, Doña Edna Garcia, is awesome and that comes through in the interview. This was done in Puerto Rico, in her kitchen, in January 2017. She will be appearing in future episodes, guaranteed.

Tabletop role-playing games are possibly more popular now than ever before. The first truly popular RPG was Dungeons & Dragons, D&D, and more than 20 million worldwide have played it. But D&D is not the only game. In fact, individuals and small companies are creating their own RPG systems and releasing for sale. Dave Lester is making his own game system. Dave’s been a player of RPGs for almost 30 years. This episode is an excerpt of an oral history interview with him. In it I try to understand what keeps people hooked.

THACO: The Movie

The Dungeon Master’s Lament

Additional content about putting the aftermath of Hurricane Maria into historical context. This bonus of Change Over Time includes an interview with Dr. Vicki Daniel who specializes in body identification in the wake of disasters. There are also interviews with volunteers at Buen Provecho, the Puerto Rican restaurant in Atlanta taking donations.

If you are in Atlanta, you can donate to Buen Provecho. Check out their Facebook page to see what they need. For those outside of Atlanta, consider donating to the Hurricane Maria Community Relief Fund.

Music - "Boricua Como El Coquí"

How do you make sense of a disaster? What should we be looking for? Where can I get good mofongo in Atlanta? I found the answers to these questions by going to Buen Provecho restaurant and talking with Jacob Remes, a disaster historian. Buen Provecho, a Puerto Rican restaurant in the Atlanta suburbs, is one of two sites for donation drop off for the island. The owner Elmer Pasapera put out a call on social media and has been flooded with responses. I spent some time at the restaurant to get an idea of what people were doing and thinking. I then interview Dr. Jacob Remes, author of Disaster Citizenship: Survivors, Solidarity, and Power in the Progressive Era, to put this hurricane into historical context. I find out that disasters are socially constructed. This is hopeful news because it means people can organize to change relationships of power. It also turns out that the Taino people, the indigenous culture of Puerto Rico, knew this for thousands of years and created a myth about it.

Hurricane Maria Community Relief Fund

Buen Provecho Restaurant

Disaster Citizenship: Survivors, Solidarity, and Power in the Progressive Era by Jacob Remes