This podcast is an analysis of Kristen Kuster’s piece “When there are 9”. I also talk a little bit about equality and social responsibility in classical music and try to define a protest piece!

Mara and Pedro read through the news and some content as a reminder that the world is still a good place.

Today, we explore the world of Pigeon Racing. Sources: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/11/inspectors-swoop-expose-seedy-underbelly-belgian-pigeon-racing/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/12/eamon-kelly-pigeon-fancier-lifetime-ban-cheating-tarbes-grand-national-race

https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2019/03/27/why-are-racing-pigeons-so-expensive

https://www.britannica.com/sports/pigeon-racing

A short biography of British Composer Rebecca Clarke. Sources: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rebecca-clarke-mn0001331757/biography

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Clarke_(composer)

https://www.rebeccaclarke.org/her-life/

https://hildegard.com/composer_detail.php?id=50

A journey into the history of the beverage LaCroix. Sources! https://www.vox.com/2016/6/20/11666314/lacroix-sparkling-water-seltzer

http://www.grubstreet.com/2019/06/lacroix-troubles-national-beverage-corporation.html

https://www.chowhound.com/food-news/202857/the-surprisingly-american-history-of-lacroix/

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/27/business/lacroix-sales-earnings-trnd/index.html

Season 2 is coming very soon!

The Political Theory of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” Sources “The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Tim Burton. Introducing Comparative Politics by Orvis and Drogus

The Left-Right Political Spectrum sources: http://theconversation.com/the-evolution-of-frances-left-and-right-politics-from-the-1789-french-revolution-to-this-years-election-76226

https://alphahistory.com/frenchrevolution/legislative-assembly/

http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/po/Political_spectrum

https://www.daviddalymusic.net/arpeggione/ and http://stringsmagazine.com/why-do-string-players-still-love-schuberts-arpeggione-sonata/

Qatari and Saudi Arabian Relationship. Sources: Arab Local “Saud Al-Qahtani, Saudi Royal Court Adviser.” Arab Local | Abdallah Yahya Al-Mouallimi, Saudi Arabia's Ambassador To The UN, www.arablocal.com/news/saud-al-qahtani,-saudi-royal-court-adviser.

CFR. “How Stable Is Saudi Arabia?” Council on Foreign Relations, Council on Foreign Relations, www.cfr.org/expert-brief/how-stable-saudi-arabia.

Dadouch, Sarah. “Saudi Official Hints at Plan to Dig Canal on Qatar Border.” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 31 Aug. 2018, www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-qatar-canal/saudi-official-hints-at-plan-to-dig-canal-on-qatar-border-idUSKCN1LG13H.

Fisher, Max. “How the Saudi-Qatar Rivalry, Now Combusting, Reshaped the Middle East.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 13 June 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/world/middleeast/how-the-saudi-qatar-rivalry-now-combusting-reshaped-the-middle-east.html.

The Economist. Why Gulf Countries Are Feuding with Qatar.” The Economist, The Economist Newspaper, 21 June 2018