The Subtle Forces Podcast

By Anja Notanja

Artist Anja Notanja explores a different “subtle force” through essays, interviews and experiments.

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The podcast currently has 91 episodes available.

The Subtle Forces Podcast episodes:

October 08, 2021 Episode 21: Nudes.gov and Other Wicked Ideas
Since October is a "wicked month" Anja asks the people in her life what it means to be wicked.
Beats by Josef Pres, courtesy of freesound.org
Theme music by Anton Sieger
Episode 21 artwork by Katrina Poems
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29min
September 09, 2021 Episode 20: A Typewriter Poet‘s Recital
Anja shares the best of her typewritten on-the-spot poetry and letter commissions that were requested at a Chalk Festival.

Music by Anton Sieger
Photo: Andrea Waala
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29min
August 29, 2021 Episode 19: Dad Into Dough
Monologue by Anja Notanja
Performed by Nathan Wesselowski
Intermission song "Energy Drink" composed by Samson Y Hiss, with tenor Alex Taite and Paul Dab on Organ.
Illustration by Blaine Wesselowski
Theme music by Anton Sieger

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29min
August 07, 2021 Episode 18: Road Trip!
In which Anja and Blaine find some children and embark on a family road trip.

Featuring the late Tim Wesselowski and his offspring: Nathan, Blaine, Lorelei, Isaak and also Renee who made this video:
https://youtu.be/IhSvIroLVbI
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29min
July 18, 2021 Episode 17: Glon
A newly invented holiday exploring the invention of identities.
Featuring artist Ven Loetz
https://www.instagram.com/venloetz/
https://www.suelawtonart.com

Week 1: The Fish Garland
Week 2: Mask-making and the Wearing of Many Hats
Week 3: Radical Hair Transformations
Week 4: Larp Day (Fighting invisible monsters in the woods)
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29min
July 05, 2021 Episode 16: Believe in Me
In which Anja undergoes a spiritual-existential crisis.
Featuring beats by Victoria Robison and a few quotes from Sun Ra.
Theme music by Anton Sieger.
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29min
June 22, 2021 Episode 15: A Sense of What Isn't There
Featuring poet Charlie Rossiter of the Poetry Spoken Here Podcast
http://www.poetryspokenhere.com

And answers to the question of "What are you sensing that isn't there?" from Mom, Dear Friend Heidi, Neighbor Lady Laurie, Husband Blaine.

Music By Anton Sieger

And here is that link to the Have Goals Podcast hosted by beloved guest Robert from The Subtle Forces Episode 8, Renting Utopia.
havegoals.podbean.com

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29min
June 05, 2021 Episode 14: Abstinence
Featuring:
The dark side of Peanut Buster Parfait with cousin Camille
Music and fasting by Kendraplex
An exploration of "Patchwork Blues" the new Rosalie Robison and Wendy Kheiry album
....and Anja's very long list of restrictions.

Links:
Camille Simone
Kendraplex
Patchwork Blue Album
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57min
May 24, 2021 Episode 13: Here Is The News!
Anja finally drops the vapid frivolity to talk through the hard news of this week.

Featuring a hug from Heidi Parkes
Beats by Victoria Robison
Multiple Neighborhood Mariachi bands

This show is dedicated to my friend Chuckie Buckie a.k.a. "Charles Bursell," who hosts The Log, on Riverwest Radio, the inspiration of this episode. That podcast is a helluva lot more competent when it comes to news and politics and is all the way farther left than just regular "far left." Link here: https://charlesbursell.libsyn.com

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30min
May 12, 2021 Ep. 12: In Just One Hour
It's been one helluva crapsome busy mish max whawhawha hoggedy froggedy week and now Anja has exactly one hour to conceive, produce and edit a 29 minute episode.

CAN SHE DO IT?

Featuring:
Words spoken in the Beautiful Rhatasian language!!!
A player piano from the Scott Joplin House, St. Louis, Missouri
Baby cries by Jenni Reinke and Brian Rott
Beats by Victoria Robison
Rearranged bits of the Graveyard Document of Freesia McKee
theme by Anton Sieger
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30min

FAQs about The Subtle Forces Podcast:

How many episodes does The Subtle Forces Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 91 episodes available.