Congratulations Pine Tree

This week we pledge to drink more water in order to overthrow the government. We also share some listener-submitted news. Plus, Maysoun gets into the nitty gritty of press releases. There will be a press conference on violent policing Wednesday, April 13 at 11am at SF City Hall. See more info on this from the Justice 4 Mario Woods Coalition All the music in this episode is by Day Wave SFPD Raid Homeless Camp at the Site of Thursday's Police Killing of Jose Luis Gongora Online Voter Registration Critical Resistance  Transgender Law Center Mission Copwatch ACLU Apps to record police conduct Compound Gallery Open Engagement 50 ounces per day!

This week we share a contribution from Sarah Hotchkiss and Zoe Taleporos! They did some breaking and entering to have a unique art experience. Maysoun shares some SFMoMA insider secrets. We also discuss what to do when a friend gets a job at a big tech company, and how to properly credit your collaborators when they are not human. All the music in this episode is by XUXA SANTAMARIA (Check them out!) SFMoMA Conservation 11 Tips For Broaching Difficult Subjects The Platypus Review Sarah Hotchkiss Torreya Cummings Body Painting Tips and Techniques If you can't put it in your mouth, your cat shouldn't be painting with it!

This week we have a lovely chat with writer, educator, and sweetheart, Glen Helfand. Kate finally ventures into the reptilian hot spot, Minnesota Street Project. We also test the waters of what we're allowed to say on the show now that Maysoun has a new job aboard the art museum mothership. All the music in this episode is by HEARTWATCH CCA MFA Show 2016 Et al. etc. Casemore Kirkeby SFMoMA Board of Trustees A. O. Scott’s ‘Better Living Through Criticism’ (a review review review!) Top 11 Professions with Highest Suicide Rates Elephant Skin

Wofford guest hosts this week's episode while Maysoun is on the continent! We do a rundown of the opening of Minnesota Street Project and Take This Hammer at YBCA. We also do some personal redaction, discuss the closing of FLAX, and weigh the pros and cons of neti pots. All the music in this episode is by Erase Errata WofflehouseMinnesota Street ProjectTake This Hammer at YBCADr. Bonner's SoapCyndi Lauper is a legit artistNeti Pot Super Longs Step into the Woffice.

This week we interview art historian, cat enthusiast, and American treasure, Julia Bryan-Wilson. Julia even does an impassioned round of "Like or Don't Like." Also, Kate recounts her brush with death by eagle attack. The music in this episode is by Eight Belles and Luciano Pavarotti Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo's missing bald eagle is Found Cecilia Vicuña Institutions by Artists - Debate: Should Artists Professionalize? Prince's Passport Photo Phallogocentrism 'Berkeley Big People' invites mockery by Ken Baker meow meow i am a cat Laverne and Shirley Cat Craft

This week we received audio from our first contributor, Sarah Dragovich. Sarah spoke to people at the San Jose ICA about their memories and stories of Susan O'Malley on February 25th, the one year anniversary of her death. The Congratulations Pine Team wants to thank Sarah and all her interviewees for their words and time. The music in this episode is by Sealight and Painted Palms Susan O’Malley: You Are Exactly Where You Need to Be: Part II at the San Jose ICA Susan O’Malley: Do More of What You Love at the SFAC Gallery Listen to Your Heart susanomalley.org When Death Comes by Mary Oliver Art Emergency Kit Susan O'Malley, we miss you.

This week we venture into briny depths with artist and hirable mediator, Constance Hockaday. All the music in this episode is by Al Lover Constance Hockaday Save the Bay The Floating Neutrinos ASMR The Ocean

This week we chat about the big news that Patricia Maloney is the new director of Southern Exposure. We have a great conversation with artist, educator, and member of the 3.9 Collective, Rodney Ewing. Plus Kate slowly learns how to use recording equipment. All the music in this episode is by The Aislers Set Rodney Ewing 3.9 Art Collective Snatch Patricia Maloney Named Executive Director of Southern Exposure Do some somatic exercises with us this week.

This week we decide to use honey love as the generic term for significant other. We also do some long overdue redactions, and talk about events we're looking forward to. All the music in this episode is by The Cold Beat Gothic Cinema at YBCA Parking Lot Art Fair 2016 Et al. Take This Hammer at YBCA Key Room: Official Unlocking (Carrie Hott's Headlands thing!) Carrie Hott interview on CPT Dirty Commerce: Art Work and Sex Work since the 1970s by Julia Bryan-Wilson Celebrating Bill Bowers’ fashion of excess by Tony Bravo SF Suiseki Kai Unearthed at OMCA Send us your proposals for a thingy you want us to air on the show! We pay $$$ [email protected] - Interviews - Tender chats - Stories - Some other kind of segment Honey is bee vomit.

This week we have an illuminating chat with Margaret Tedesco, artist and director of [2nd floor projects]. We also have a tiny touch of listener feedback from artist, Kate Dodd. All the music in this episode is by Bells Atlas [2nd floor projects] (the Glen that Margaret talks about is Glen Helfand) Kevin Killian Eileen Myles Dennis Cooper Gina Lollobrigida Gregory's Girl - Dancing Scene 8 1/2