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No new episode this week! Instead, we present you with some poems. Read more poetry in 2019! Tongo Eisen Martin - buy his book Maxine Chernoff - buy her book Brandon Brown - buy his book

This week we are overjoyed to talk to artist, Nicki Green. She gives us the deep dish on Vulcan hand gestures, mushrooms, mikvehs, and so much more! Have a safe and happy new year, listeners! CORRECTION: Nicki's performance lecture is at Fused Space from 4 - 6pm on January 9th and is in tandem with a reading from Claudia La Rocco. All the music in this episode is by XOA Nicki Green Ehrin Toole John DeFazio Peter Voulkos Viola Frey The Bay Area's Best Visual Art of 2018 (IMHO) by Sarah Hotchkiss Peephole Cinema Kiln Furniture!

This week we talk with artist, performer, and everything, Beatrice L. Thomas. We talk land art, drag, racial edging, gaming your brain, cowboy hats, and so much more! All the music in this episode is by Twilight Beatrice L. Thomas Coaching and Consulting Black Benatar on KALW Brava Theater The Hitter (1979) Crochet the grand canyon!

This week we have a rollicking chat with Dena Beard, the director and plumber of the LAB! She shares her leadership philosophy, her fashion secrets, and her love for parking garages. All the music in this episode is by FM-84 The LAB (Donate!) Sign this petition to save the Red Stone Labor Temple (the home of the LAB!) W.A.G.E. Bay Area Common Wealth Bay Area Art Ecosystem map by Carrie Hott Where do you feel belonging in the Bay Area? - Christine Wong Yap's project Potatoes are an excellent source of carbohydrates and fiber.

This week we talk about stuff happening at the Wattis, being post-exhibition, and robots that have the dexterity of a human hand. We're also sad that Sarah Thibault is moving away. Plus the laundromats are disappearing! Pretty much all the music in this episode is by Idris Ackamoor and the Pyramids WAGENCY Roscoe Mitchell Craig Calderwood Stephanie Rohlfs Sarah Thibault  Alysse Stepanian Martha Rosler and Hito Steyerl I might meet you up at the crossroads.

This week artist, writer, and birder Jenny Odell tells us about the invasion of the business snatchers! I can't even type anything about it, because it's too byzantine and bizarre. We also talk about other internet things and whether humanity is fucked or not. All the music in this episode is by Ghosts of Lightning A Business With No End How to Internet How to Do Nothing There's No Such Thing as a Free Watch The World's Most Expensive Free Watch on Reply All How the weird, unfiltered internet became a media goldmine by Joe Veix Something is wrong on the internet by James Bridle This is what the internet is like.

This week we have a ton of listener questions to answer! We talk about art colonies, cults, group dynamics, and John Cage. Maysoun also reviews a talk given by Carrie Mae Weems and the Ragnar Kjartansson performance piece that happened at the Women's Building. All the music in this episode is by the Homophones GREX Donate to these: The Women's Buidling GoFundMe Sites for people dealing with the wildfires Camp Fire Evacuation Relief Fund  Breakdown the hierarchies! 

This week Kate is giving Maysoun a ride to the de Young. We talk about the election results, a guy who wrote a book, and French sociologists. Plus we have some treasured listener feedback! All this music in this episode is by Favors Carrie Mae Weems What it Means to Write About Art by Jarrett Earnest Kate's weird video http://spacecats.org/ Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste (Introduction) Welcome to my two year campaign to get CA progressives to move to the midwest!

This week Kate has poison oak in her eye and is on Prednisone. Be careful in the woods, people! We talk about the trouble going on at SFAI and Galleria de la Raza and some of the other bullshit going on. All the music in this episode is by The Coup Galleria de la Raza EtherBrown.com What Happens When All the Curators are Gone? by Sarah Hotchkiss for KQED Leaves of three let it be, but really just don't touch ANY plant matter!

This week we get into the nitty gritty of email organization and arts education with Lex Leifheit! She is the former director of SOMArts, currently works in the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development, and is running for the Board of Education in SF! The election is November 6th! All the music in this episode is by Lumerians Lex Leifheit About the show at Fused Space Planet Celadon! Loco Bloco Performing Arts Workshop Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts SFUSD Frequently Asked Questions Everyone deserves access to arts education!