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This week Kate reads a textbook to you. We chat about the importance of specific language, rate some art shows that we may or may not have looked at, and listen to some lovely poetry. All the music in this episode is by: +++++PINE+++++ Carissa Rodriguez: I’m normal. I have a garden. I’m a person. (Wattis curatorial statement) Thinking Critically by John Chaffee Tracy K. Smith CTRL+SHFT Collective Exhibition Space (Fundraiser!) Anglim Gilbert Gallery SFAC gallery City Limits Capital Gallery Recology TAKE THE COMPENSATION FOUNDATION SURVEY! Get specific!

This week we chat tenderly with artist, art educator, and legend, Jennifer Locke. All the music in this episode is by Violent Vickie Jennifer Locke Cliff Hengst SFAI Kunstcapades HANG TEN!

This week we talk about Black.Seed protest that shut down the Bay Bridge. We field some more shy listener questions, do some shout-outs, and talk about not drinking at art gatherings. All the music in this episode is by Ric Alexander & Levi Seacer Jr ANTI POLICE-TERROR PROJECT black.seed action support fund Love Letterby Angi Brzycki calm.com Interface Gallery SFAC Gallery 500 Capp St. Special thanks to Amy Ho for this inspirational image.

This week we did field recordings at some San Francisco art shows. Maysoun gets steamrolled by a tall woman, and we mourn David Bowie. All the music in this episode is by David Bowie Ellen Cantor: Cinderella Syndrome at the Wattis Carissa Rodriguez: I’m normal. I have a garden. I’m a person. 10 Tips on How to Write a Poem Masami Teraoka at Catharine Clark William T. Wiley & So... May Cuss Grate Again? at Hosfelt Gallery Declarations for the New Year at Southern Exposure Mistaken Impressions at Root Division An Increasingly Desperate Man at Alter Space Gallery 10 BEST SELF-DEFENSE AWARENESS TIPS Not appropriate for children!

This week we share some of the reading we did over winter break. Cats of all types are discussed along with parrot meat, censorship, and so much more. All the music in this episode is by Lumerians You can donate to Precita Eyes Muralists at their website: http://www.precitaeyes.org/ The First Bad Man BART accused of censoring artist’s work on gentrification in S.F. by Michael Cabanatuan Contact the ACLU The 7th Annual FRESH Festival Is Three Full Weeks of Bay Area Dance by Sarah Burke Display of Canned Parrot Meat Ruffles Feathers in San Francisco by Claire Voon Artful Dodger: Visual Art Happenings for a New Year by Sarah Hotchkiss A History of Erasing Black Artists and Bodies from the AIDS Conversation by Ted Kerr Community Goodwill, City Funding May Save SF Mural Arts Space by Stephanie Martin Taylor BAVC Residency Claude Cahun loved cats

This week we reflect on some of our favorite performances, exhibitions, and lectures of 2015. Don't forget that we'll be on break next week! Send us your comments, questions, or complaints and we will respond to them in 2016! [email protected] All the music in this episode is by Quartet San Francisco Chesapeake Bay Exhibitions/Performances: directions given – directions taken 4 x 40 Parking Lot Art Fair Radical Presence Twice in a While MaxiPad: Templum de Mysteriis You Make a Better Wall Than a Window: The Tour Silent Faces Lectures: Genesis P-Orridge Julia Bryan-Wilson Sylvia Lavin Caroline Woolard Jennifer A. González Jonn Herschend (The other ones aren't on video) Vaporwave Scott Burton, Two Part Chair, 1986 

This week we have some public service announcements, some new email tips, and some speculation about Bay Area museums in the coming year. Almost all the music in this episode is by MC Hammer Christine Wong Yap The Trusted Trio Email Method Arts Research Center  BAMPFA The Wexner Center Mission Pie Ewoks are allowed in museums.

This week we talk to artist, art educator, and community organizer, Taraneh Hemami. Maysoun gives some very passionate performance reviews, and we disturb birds in a forest. All the music in this episode is by Kehlani Taraneh Hemami Sara Shelton Mann Constance Hockaday Persian cats were invented in Persia.

This week special guest host and artist Conrad Guevara chats with us about gambling, childhood memories, and fashion tips for the artist on a budget. Most of the music in this episode is by Giraffage bonanzallc.co Bonanza's YouTube Real Time and Space City Limits Gallery Jon Gourley Silicon Valley Dream House (wtf) Lisa Kudrow on the Nerdist Keno Balls

This week we had a miles-deep chat with performer, scholar, and activist, Keith Hennessy. We discussed contact improv, the pigeon palace, and debt fictions. The music in this episode is by Quaaludes Circo Zero Pigeon Palace (FB page) Watch the ripples, people!