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This week Kate must choose either a 5-year Hollywood contract or college in Milwaukee while Maysoun accepts the California Kid's challenge to perform a dangerous water ski jump...over a shark! All the music in this episode is by Kool A.D. Tongo Eisen-Martin Transgender Law Center Jump the shark!

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Kate goes hard this week trying to convince Maysoun and everyone in the Bay Area to move to Pittsburgh in 2019. We also chat about Shapeshifters Cinema, the Berkeley Art Museum, and sweating blood. CORRECTION: Kate forgets that the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio River. The Three-Rivers of Pittsburgh! All the music in this episode is by Fantastic Negrito The Hood Incubator City of Pittsburgh The Mattress Factory Future Tenant Wood Street Galleries City of Bridges

This week Maysoun recounts a very profound Saturday of art activities as Kate fans her with a piece of paper. Plus, Kate vibes hard on a painting by Kazuo Shiraga and plans her 2020 move to Pittsburgh. We also quickly talk to Shannon. All the music in this episode is by The Cold Beat Rhodessa Jones on Bad At Sports Combat Paper Crochet Jam Critical Resistance Chicago Torture Justice Memorial Gutai Manifesto Earthquakes And The Mid Winter Burning Sun at Ever Gold Kazuo Shiraga, Aya (B), 1954, oil on canvas

This week Maysoun regales us with stories of museums in Mexico and protesting at the airport. Kate talks cannabis investing and chewing ice cubes on mic. Almost all the music in this episode is by Diana Gameros Museum Internacional Del Barocco  swingleft.org Indivisible Guide Election Profit Makers Ride the Green Rush!

This week we salute all the spaces and people observing the J20 Art Strike. We Salute you! Protesters, don't forget the National Lawyer's Guild SF number: (415) 285-1011 Stay hydrated, wear good shoes, and stay with your buddies this weekend. All the music in this episode is by Waterstrider Check out the new podcast over at Art Practical hosted by the amazing Weston Teruya! What to do if your rights are violated at a protest - ACLU Don't take any shit, Bay Area!

While Maysoun has gone to Mexico City, we get a visit from our pal, Hotch. Chat topics include how to write about art, slow pitch softball, and whether or not we're all going to die. All the music in this episode is by Lion Babe Mel Zeigler at Walter McBean Gallery Before Pictures by Douglass Crimp I Love Dick by Chris Kraus  Keep it in the strike zone.

This week Kate has gone too deep into FaceSuck. We list some cultural and political events. Plus, Maysoun chats a little bit about her trip to the Big Apple! The music in this episode is by Tycho Sign up for the CA Democratic Party's Newsletter California Young Dems 100 Days Action Oakland General Strike Kerry James Marshall at the Met The Enlightenment’s ‘Race’ Problem, and Ours Pulling the plug.

This week we do a little year-end round up of all the different ways we'd like to throw 2016 in the garbage. We also shout out some resistance actions coming up in 2017, and we try to untangle how Marina Abramovic might have influenced the election. Syjuco's Banners (Google Drive) WAR IS OVER! 100 Days Action Anti Police-Terror Project The Oakland fire would never have happened if the city cared more about artists by Sarah Burke Should the Art World Strike on Inauguration Day? by Hrag Vartanian OurRevolution Marina Abramović mention in Podesta emails sparks accusations of satanism by Benjamin Lee You know what to do.

This week we chit chat about the Bay Area being emotionally battered. We also talk about Q&A nightmares, learning to hate paintings, and dudes talking about vagina devils. All the music in this episode is by Thao & the Get Down Stay Down Queer and Trans Artists of Color (get some books!) We Want the Airwaves The Growlery Us recording this episode.