Never Forget Radio

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What's Never Forget Radio about?

A feminist podcast that approaches our post-9/11 era as history, cultural quarry, and ongoing catastrophe.

Tweeting live from 2001 @neverforgetpod.

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Never Forget Radio episodes:

09.11.2016
24. Wait For It
After 15 years, residents of Hoboken NJ are still waiting for construction to begin on their 9/11 Memorial. With the help of local reporters and city council meetings, Never Forget Radio takes you into the room where it happened –...
09.11.2016
24. Wait For It
After 15 years, residents of Hoboken NJ are still waiting for construction to begin on their 9/11 Memorial. With the help of local reporters and city council meetings, Never Forget Radio takes you into the room where it happened –...
09.01.2016
23. Bono in Paris
Never Forget Radio causes a live audience to suffer through the pregame ceremonies, halftime show, and uncomfortable resonances of Super Bowl XXXVI (2/3/02). Ft. Mariah Carey, Paul McCartney, Bono, and many decades of interrelated catastrophes. Recorded live at the Philadelphia...
09.01.2016
23. Bono in Paris
Never Forget Radio causes a live audience to suffer through the pregame ceremonies, halftime show, and uncomfortable resonances of Super Bowl XXXVI (2/3/02). Ft. Mariah Carey, Paul McCartney, Bono, and many decades of interrelated catastrophes. Recorded live at the Philadelphia...
04.13.2016
22. Watching “The Battle of Algiers” at The Pentagon in 2003
The Directorate for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict cordially requests the presence of your company in the Pentagon Screening Room on August 27th, 2003: “How to win a battle against terrorism and lose the war of ideas. . . ....
03.13.2016
21B. Resistance in Occupied France and Palestine : The Sorrow and the Pity, Part 2 (with Humble Mumbles)
Can Marcel Ophuls’ 1969 documentary “The Sorrow and the Pity” about the French resistance in Occupied France (1940-1944) help us understand the occupation of Palestine (1967-present)? Sibling pods Humble Mumbles and Never Forget Radio investigate in this joint episode. Featuring...
03.13.2016
21A. Resistance in Occupied France and Palestine : The Sorrow and the Pity, Part 1 (with Humble Mumbles)
Can Marcel Ophuls’ 1969 documentary “The Sorrow and the Pity” about the French resistance in Occupied France (1940-1944) help us understand the occupation of Palestine (1967-present)? Sibling pods Humble Mumbles and Never Forget Radio investigate in this joint episode. Featuring...
03.13.2016
21A. Resistance in Occupied France and Palestine : The Sorrow and the Pity, Part 1 (with Humble Mumbles)
Can Marcel Ophuls’ 1969 documentary “The Sorrow and the Pity” about the French resistance in Occupied France (1940-1944) help us understand the occupation of Palestine (1967-present)? Sibling pods Humble Mumbles and Never Forget Radio investigate in this joint episode. Featuring...
10.18.2015
20B. The Peacemakers, 1865-2015: Live at the Philadelphia Podcast Festival, Part 2
In this two part episode – two parts because I went on so long honoring twin obsessions with the Civil War and the Bush Family – Never Forget Radio examines the 1868 painting The Peacemakers and George H.W. Bush’s official...
10.18.2015
20A. The Peacemakers, 1865-2015: Live at the Philadelphia Podcast Festival, Part 1
In this two part episode – two parts because I went on so long honoring twin obsessions with the Civil War and the Bush Family – Never Forget Radio examines the 1868 painting The Peacemakers and George H.W. Bush’s official...
09.11.2015
19. The Rising
Never Forget Radio returns to Westchester, NY to examine its 9/11 memorial and the Bruce Springsteen song it’s named after. Featuring tasteful sculptures, a pyramidal dam, bike transport, grindr profiles, the uses of others, and an oasis of horror in...
01.11.2015
18. Look Up Speak Up
“Attention Passengers: Look Up, Speak Up. You can report any suspicious activity at your station or vehicle by dialing #1776. Let’s help keep each other and our transit system safe, and secure.” An episode about this transit slogan. Recorded live...
09.11.2014
17. Ship of State
Never Forget Radio explores an unusual 9/11 memorial, the USS New York – a US Navy ship built with steel from the World Trade Center. Features 1940s alpha-narrators, Jacqueline the submarine, big sticks, tragedy branding, drone advertising, and a magic...
09.11.2014
17. Ship of State
Never Forget Radio explores an unusual 9/11 memorial, the USS New York – a US Navy ship built with steel from the World Trade Center. Features 1940s alpha-narrators, Jacqueline the submarine, big sticks, tragedy branding, drone advertising, and a magic...
08.30.2014
16. The Iraq War, 1914-2014: Live at the Philadelphia Podcast Festival
For WWI’s 100th anniversary, Never Forget Radio examines Walter Benjamin’s Angel of History, infirm empires, unconscious repetition, traumatic day residue, and the most wellknown American film about Iraq. Recorded live at the Philadelphia Podcast Festival, at Tattooed Moms on South...
08.30.2014
16. The Iraq War, 1914-2014: Live at the Philadelphia Podcast Festival
For WWI’s 100th anniversary, Never Forget Radio examines Walter Benjamin’s Angel of History, infirm empires, unconscious repetition, traumatic day residue, and the most wellknown American film about Iraq. Recorded live at the Philadelphia Podcast Festival, at Tattooed Moms on South...
08.13.2014
15. Loomings
A collaborative series revisiting post-9/11 art begins with guest appearances by Marcus Brown and Rebecca Katherine Hirsch, examining a novel from 2003, a popular song from 1889, and the horrifying boredom and relentless terror of being alive. Music by Blown...
08.13.2014
15. Loomings
A collaborative series revisiting post-9/11 art begins with guest appearances by Marcus Brown and Rebecca Katherine Hirsch, examining a novel from 2003, a popular song from 1889, and the horrifying boredom and relentless terror of being alive. Music by Blown...
05.15.2014
14. The Empire Rears Back
The 9/11 Memorial Museum is finally about to open – but did you know that there has been a statue of a U.S. Special Forces soldier on horseback a block away from Ground Zero since 2011? “Sounds like something out...
04.02.2014
13. From the Mountains to the Prairies: Baseball’s New Tenor, Part 2
Never Forget Radio’s Post-9/11 Sports Quadrilogy (9/13/01-4/1/14) concludes with Irish Tenor Ronan Tynan’s rise and fall and rise. A year after the Boston Marathon Bombing, we revisit recycled baseball recovery narratives, regionalist sloganeering, and “God Bless America” (again). Music by...
04.02.2014
13. From the Mountains to the Prairies: Baseball’s New Tenor, Part 2
Never Forget Radio’s Post-9/11 Sports Quadrilogy (9/13/01-4/1/14) concludes with Irish Tenor Ronan Tynan’s rise and fall and rise. A year after the Boston Marathon Bombing, we revisit recycled baseball recovery narratives, regionalist sloganeering, and “God Bless America” (again). Music by...
03.28.2014
12. While The Stormclouds Gather: Baseball’s New Tenor, Part 1
Two dueling politicized anthems face off at the Yankees’ first home game after 9/11. Will “We Shall Overcome” or “God Bless America” become the new tradition at sports remembrance ceremonies? Spoilers. Featuring Kate Smith, Richard Nixon, & Michael Bolton, who...
03.28.2014
12. While The Stormclouds Gather: Baseball’s New Tenor, Part 1
Two dueling politicized anthems face off at the Yankees’ first home game after 9/11. Will “We Shall Overcome” or “God Bless America” become the new tradition at sports remembrance ceremonies? Spoilers. Featuring Kate Smith, Richard Nixon, & Michael Bolton, who...
01.14.2014
11. Welcome to Never Forget Sports Radio
“It Feels Like A USO Show”: Mike Piazza and the Home Run that Healed the City. With jokes, allegations, and queer meditations. Music by bagpipes.
12.29.2013
10. Who If He Knew
NFR presents a long-threatened episode about a single tweet. Sappily celebrating ephemera, certain disaster and the Mountain Goats since 2013. #feelings. “Who, if he knew what 2013 will bring, would celebrate its arrival?” – Joyce Carol Oates, tweet, 12/29/12
11.05.2013
9. The Fall
The first major spectator event to reopen after the attacks? WWF Smackdown, 9/13/01. Never Forget Radio begins a new series examining post-9/11 sports pageantry with this professional wrestling competition. Featuring President Obama’s first appearance on the show, bubbles, drapers, wakes,...
10.15.2013
8. Books, Books, Books
Never Forget Radio remembers what George Bush was reading in 2006. With Karl Rove as Polonius and music by TURBOSLEAZE. Special thanks to Mordecai Martin, Gatsby, Emilie Friedman, and Rebecca Katherine Hirsch.
10.15.2013
8. Books, Books, Books
Never Forget Radio remembers what George Bush was reading in 2006. With Karl Rove as Polonius and music by TURBOSLEAZE. Special thanks to Mordecai Martin, Gatsby, Emilie Friedman, and Rebecca Katherine Hirsch.
09.11.2013
7. The Manhattan Project
A tribute to the Tribute in Light and New York, New York. Part 3 of Empty Sky Rising, an ongoing series that examines 9/11 memorials around the country. Music by Old Table, Cave Cricket, and No One and the Somebodies....
08.31.2013
6B. Definite Detention: Emilie & the RNC, Part 2
[Trigger Warning: Police Violence and Imprisonment.] Oral history interview with activist Emilie Friedman on her arrest and detention at the 2004 Republican National Convention. Part 2. Invest in Plastic Handcuffs by No One and the Somebodies It’s So Hard to...
08.30.2013
6A. Plastic Handcuffs: Emilie & the RNC, Part 1
[Trigger Warning: Police Violence and Imprisonment.] Oral history interview with activist Emilie Friedman on her arrest and detention at the 2004 Republican National Convention. Part 1. Invest in Plastic Handcuffs by No One and the Somebodies. Themes by Old Table.
08.19.2013
5. Empty Sky Rising, Part 2: Tunnel of Fear
Part 2 of an ongoing series that examines 9/11 memorials around the country. In this episode: The Empty Sky Memorial in NJ, “Empty Sky” by Bruce Springsteen, and an enormous unexpected explosion. Music by Cave Cricket, Old Table, and Bruce...
08.19.2013
4. Empty Sky Rising, Part 1: A Commuter’s Tour of 9/11 Memorials
Never Forget Radio presents part 1 of an ongoing series that examines 9/11 memorials around the country. This first installment features musings on conceptual art, Trayvon Martin, Percy Shelley, Maya Lin, Bruce Springsteen, and George Washington’s teeth. Music by Cave...
08.19.2013
3. Invasion of the Overdogs
Unearthing Operation Red Dawn, the 2003 mission that captured Saddam Hussein, and its fictional antecedent, Red Dawn, the 1984 film starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. Plus, gay poetry & Soviet movie music. With Rebecca Katherine Hirsch as Mike Davis,...
07.10.2013
2. Congratulations to the Class of 2001
An examination of Bush’s autobiography Decision Points and the power of the redemptive protagonistic narrative. Ft. special guests Mo Tucker, Al Gore, and more! Music by Old Table
07.10.2013
1. Invocation: Things Related and Not
Introductory pilot episode, with Rumsfeld dictation, CFK-style Statement of Principles, and historiographical exhortation. Music by Old Table

What's Never Forget Radio about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Never Forget Radio episodes:

24. Wait For It

24. Wait For It

23. Bono in Paris

23. Bono in Paris

22. Watching “The Battle of Algiers” at The Pentagon in 2003

21B. Resistance in Occupied France and Palestine : The Sorrow and the Pity, Part 2 (with Humble Mumbles)

21A. Resistance in Occupied France and Palestine : The Sorrow and the Pity, Part 1 (with Humble Mumbles)

21A. Resistance in Occupied France and Palestine : The Sorrow and the Pity, Part 1 (with Humble Mumbles)

20B. The Peacemakers, 1865-2015: Live at the Philadelphia Podcast Festival, Part 2

20A. The Peacemakers, 1865-2015: Live at the Philadelphia Podcast Festival, Part 1

19. The Rising

18. Look Up Speak Up

17. Ship of State

17. Ship of State

16. The Iraq War, 1914-2014: Live at the Philadelphia Podcast Festival

16. The Iraq War, 1914-2014: Live at the Philadelphia Podcast Festival

15. Loomings

15. Loomings

14. The Empire Rears Back

13. From the Mountains to the Prairies: Baseball’s New Tenor, Part 2

13. From the Mountains to the Prairies: Baseball’s New Tenor, Part 2

12. While The Stormclouds Gather: Baseball’s New Tenor, Part 1

12. While The Stormclouds Gather: Baseball’s New Tenor, Part 1

11. Welcome to Never Forget Sports Radio

10. Who If He Knew

9. The Fall

8. Books, Books, Books

8. Books, Books, Books

7. The Manhattan Project

6B. Definite Detention: Emilie & the RNC, Part 2

6A. Plastic Handcuffs: Emilie & the RNC, Part 1

5. Empty Sky Rising, Part 2: Tunnel of Fear

4. Empty Sky Rising, Part 1: A Commuter’s Tour of 9/11 Memorials

3. Invasion of the Overdogs

2. Congratulations to the Class of 2001

1. Invocation: Things Related and Not