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Finale: Episode four explores navigating life after war. Tejana Host, Karen Alvarado, shares audio-adapted Latinx stories from the 2019 stage play AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica. Alvarado then interviews combat veterans Colonel Lisa Carrington Firmin and Jenny Pacanoswki as well as Latinx educator/artist Oscar Franco about their experiences with PTS, homecoming and how Latinx youth are engaging with veterans.

***Warning: This episode contains references to sexual trauma,  discrimination, post dramatic stress & graphic war imagery. There are sounds of gunfire, explosions and adult language***

Audio Scenes (from AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica:

 “Going Home” by JM Meyer & Alvarado, performed by:
Idelisse Collazo Guzman as "Martin"
Estrella Grace Saldana as "Perez"

"Nerve" Poem by Victor Inzunza, performed by Victor Hugo Jaramillo

“Letter to my Brothers and Sisters of the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq” by Everett Cox, performed by:
David Segura
Victor Hugo Jaramillo
Estrella Grace Saldana
Christina Tiffany Romero
Idelisse Collazo Guzman
Diana Guizado

 Guests:
US Army Veteran and Poet, Jenny Pacanowski
Lisa Carrington Firmin, MS, Colonel, USAF Ret
Oscar Franco

Resources:
Women Veterans Empowered and Thriving
Poetic Theatre Productions Veteran Voices
Office of Veteran and Military Affairs, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Hispanic Veterans Leadership Alliance Board of Directors
Military Times, Article: A call to Action: Sexual Assault and Harassment in the Military
Voces Oral History Center
Teatro Vivo
Thinkery & Verse
Art Spark Texas

This podcast was produced by Art Spark Texas and made possible by grants from National Endowment for the Arts and Texas Commission on the Arts. AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica PODCAST is a collaboration by Thinkery & Verse and Celia Hughes of Art Spark Texas. 

Direction and hosting by Karen Alvarado, management and sound engineering by Erin Bogert, original sound design by David Demaris, image design by Paul Del Bosque, video trailer by Jose Lozano of Magic Spoon Productions, guitar by Estrella Saldana and Ulises Ortega Escalante, and vocals by Estrella Saldana(Maria Consuelo Arroyo) and Diana Guizado (Cielito Lindo). 

Special thanks to Mateo Marlowe Alvarado-Meyer, Babylove, Teatro Vivo and Voces Oral History Center.

If you enjoy AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica PODCAST,  click below or go to thinkeryandverse.org to check out Thinkery & Verse’s other FREE content: Decameron 2020 PODCAST: Survival Through Stories, That's How the Story Goes - the Hall-Mills Murders PODCAST and Ghost Hunt: a geocache & audio adventure exploring an unsolved 1920s true crime. 

In this BONUS Episode, Tejana Host Karen Alvarado spotlights Liz Hensel - - Latinx Marine, Podcast Host,  Mother, Military Spouse and Writer!   Through her piece called "Little Medina" Liz Hensel shares what it was like to care for a wounded little girl while serving in Afghanistan. Liz  unpacks how that experience changed her and eventually reinforced the mothering of her own children back in America.  Because April is Military Child Month, this episode is dedicated to military children everywhere!

***Warning: This episode contains references to ethnic discrimination and graphic images of war.***

RESOURCES:

Latina She Served Podcast
PTP Veteran Voices
Teatro Vivo
Thinkery & Verse
Art Spark Texas 

Direction and hosting by Karen Alvarado, dramaturgy by Dr. JM Meyer, sound engineering by Erin Bogert, *Bonus episode edited by Karen Alvarado, original sound by David Demaris, image design by Paul Del Bosque, video by Jose Lozano/Magic Spoon Productions, guitar by Estrella Saldana and Ulises Ortega Escalante, and vocals by Estrella Saldana and Diana Guizado. 

Special thanks to Mateo Marlowe, Kelly Teaford, Jeremy Karafin, and Babylove.

For more FREE content go to thinkeryandverse.org Decameron 2020 PODCAST: Survival Through Stories, That's How the Story Goes - the Hall-Mills Murders PODCAST and Ghost Hunt: a geocache & audio adventure uncovering a true1922 double homicide.

In this BONUS Episode, the tables turn on Tejana Host  Karen Alvarado and Veteran Scholar Dr. John Meyer, the co-producers of  Thinkery & Verse's AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica Podcast. Instead of Karen & Johnny interviewing veterans, instead veterans interview them!  This interview originally premiered as part of Poetic Theatre Productions Veteran Voices: The Interview Sessions, hosted by Veterans Jenny Pacanowski and Omar Columbus.  In this spotlight bonus, Karen & Johnny talk about their intercultural marriage,  military service, veterans work, and their artistic projects inspired by the team's Latinx and Military backgrounds.  - - Note on Schedule: another Bonus airing Thu 4/15, then the 4th and Final/Series Finale episode will air Sat 4/17!

**Warning: This episode contains references to gender and ethnic/cultural discrimination as well as Post Traumatic Stress.**

RESOURCES:

Ghost Hunt, geocache/audio adventure
The Joyce Kilmer House, virtual tour
New Brunswick Historical Society
Bride of the Gulf
10th Annual Poetic License Festival - April 11th, @poetictheater on Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook for info!
PTP Veteran Voices
Next Veteran Voices: The Interview Sessions installment will be happening April 10th, get tickets here!
PTP's next FREE playwriting workshop produced in collaboration with New York Theatre Workshop. Find out more information and apply here.
Women Veterans Empowered & Thriving
Jenny Pacanowski
Omar Columbus
Teatro Vivo
Thinkery & Verse
Art Spark Texas 

This podcast was produced by Art Spark Texas and made possible by grants from National Endowment for the Arts and Texas Commission on the Arts. AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica PODCAST is a collaboration by Thinkery & Verse and Celia Hughes of Art Spark Texas. 

Direction and hosting by Karen Alvarado, dramaturgy by Dr. JM Meyer, sound engineering by Erin Bogert, *Bonus episode edited by Karen Alvarado, original sound by David Demaris, image design by Paul Del Bosque, video by Jose Lozano/Magic Spoon Productions, guitar by Estrella Saldana and Ulises Ortega Escalante, and vocals by Estrella Saldana and Diana Guizado. 

Special thanks to Mateo Marlowe, Kelly Teaford, Jeremy Karafin, and Babylove.

For more FREE content go to thinkeryandverse.org Decameron 2020 PODCAST: Survival Through Stories, That's How the Story Goes - the Hall-Mills Murders PODCAST and Ghost Hunt: a geocache & audio adventure uncovering a true1922 double homicide.

In this Bonus Episode, Tejana Host Karen Alvarado interviews Dr. Tom Palaima, MacArthur “Genius” and Classics Professor. They discuss ancient warrior culture including burial practices, and they unpack the Greek virtue called “Arête” and its relation to Latinx “Machismo” behavior. 

***Warning: This episode contains references to suicide, trauma and descriptions of graphic violence. ***

RESOURCES
"Disillusionment of the War” - Sigmund Freud
Billy Joe Shaver "I'm gonna live forever"
Wisconsin Death Trip - Michael Lesy
My War, My Art   By Ovidio Garcia, Book Review
Korean Love Songs by Rolando Hinojosa, Book Review
Bill Ehrhart Poetry, Poetry Review
University of Texas, Thomas Palaima
 "When War is Performed, What do Soldiers See and Hear, Think and Say - or Not Say?" - Video Lecture
Warrior Chorus- Ancient Greeks Modern Lives
Teatro Vivo
Thinkery & Verse
Art Spark Texas 

Direction and hosting by Karen Alvarado, dramaturgy by Dr. JM Meyer, sound engineering by Erin Bogert, *Bonus episode edited by Karen Alvarado, original sound by David Demaris, image design by Paul Del Bosque, video by Jose Lozano/Magic Spoon Productions, guitar by Estrella Saldana and Ulises Ortega Escalante, and vocals by Estrella Saldana and Diana Guizado. 

Special thanks to Mateo Marlowe, Susan Slattery, April Sullivan and Babylove.

For more FREE content go to thinkeryandverse.org Decameron 2020 PODCAST: Survival Through Stories, That's How the Story Goes - the Hall-Mills Murders PODCAST and Ghost Hunt: a geocache & audio adventure uncovering a true1922 double homicide.

Episode three explores the explosive nature of RELATIONSHIPS while serving in the military. Tejana Host, Karen Alvarado, shares audio-adapted Latinx veteran stories from the 2019 stage play AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica. Alvarado then interviews combat veterans/writers Rocio Iribe (Marine) and Dr. John Meyer (Army Ranger), as well as Latinx Historian, Mary Alice Carnes who is the daughter of a WWII veteran. 

**Warning: This episode contains references to trauma and discrimination.**

GUESTS:
Rocio Iribe 
Dr. John Meyer
Mary Alice Carnes 

Audio Scenes from AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica: (4)

1. “Mr. Perfect” written by Karen Alvarado, performed by Diana Guizado
2. “Element of Freedom” written by Rocio Iribe, performed by Christina Romero
3. “Dear John” written by Dr. John Meyer, performed by Diana Guizado
4. “Lamppost” written by Mary Alice Carnes, performed by David Segura

RESOURCES:

Divorce Statistics - Military.com, Marketwatch.com, Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Instant Separation: A Journal of Military Experience featuring Iribe’s “Element of Freedom”
Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara 
UCSB INT 185VW: Writing Workshop for Student Veterans 
Summer writing workshop for U.C. Veterans 
“Luis Leyva” Interview by Mary Alice Carnes for Voces Oral History Center
"An Oral History: A Lifetime of Learning" by Mary Alice Carnes for Voces US Latina & Latino Oral History Journal
Shakespeare at Winedale
Teatro Vivo
Voces Oral History Center
Thinkery & Verse
Art Spark Texas 

This podcast was produced by Art Spark Texas and made possible by grants from National Endowment for the Arts and Texas Commission on the Arts. AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica PODCAST is a collaboration by Thinkery & Verse and Celia Hughes of Art Spark Texas. 

Direction and hosting by Karen Alvarado, dramaturgy by Dr. JM Meyer, management/ sound engineering by Erin Bogert, original sound by David Demaris, image design by Paul Del Bosque, video by Jose Lozano/Magic Spoon Productions, guitar by Estrella Saldana and Ulises Ortega Escalante, and vocals by Estrella Saldana (Maria Consuelo Arroyo) and Diana Guizado (Cielito Lindo). 

Special thanks to Mateo Marlowe, Babylove,  and Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez at Voces.

For more FREE content go to thinkeryandverse.org; check out Decameron 2020 PODCAST: Survival Through Stories, That's How the Story Goes - the Hall-Mills Murders PODCAST and Ghost Hunt: a geocache & audio adventure uncovering a true 1922 double homicide.

In this BONUS Episode, Tejana Host Karen Alvarado spotlights Maria Mia Salazar - - Latinx Marine, Mother, Sculptor, Painter, Entrepreneur and Poet!  Maria’s interview originally premiered as part of Poetic Theatre Productions Veteran Voices: The Interview Sessions, hosted by Veterans Jenny Pacanowski and Omar Columbus. 

***Warning: This episode contains references to gender and culture related trauma.***

RESOURCES:

Maria Mia Salazar
Claymore Vets
Claymore Vets Facebook
HerStory Fundraiser Merchandise
10th Annual Poetic License Festival begins April 11th, @poetictheater on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for more info!
PTP Veteran Voices
The next Veteran Voices: The Interview Sessions installment will be happening April 10th, get tickets here!
PTP's next FREE playwriting workshop produced in collaboration with New York Theatre Workshop. Find out more information and apply here.
Women Veterans Empowered & Thriving
Jenny Pacanowski
Omar Columbus
Teatro Vivo
Thinkery & Verse
Art Spark Texas 

Direction and hosting by Karen Alvarado, dramaturgy by Dr. JM Meyer, sound engineering by Erin Bogert, *Bonus episode edited by Karen Alvarado, original sound by David Demaris, image design by Paul Del Bosque, video by Jose Lozano/Magic Spoon Productions, guitar by Estrella Saldana and Ulises Ortega Escalante, and vocals by Estrella Saldana and Diana Guizado. 

Special thanks to Mateo Marlowe, Kelly Teaford, Jeremy Karafin, and Babylove.

For more FREE content go to thinkeryandverse.org Decameron 2020 PODCAST: Survival Through Stories, That's How the Story Goes - the Hall-Mills Murders PODCAST and Ghost Hunt: a geocache & audio adventure uncovering a true1922 double homicide.

Episode Two explores how the cultural condition called “Machismo” (toxic masculinity) can influence soldiering and trauma associated with war. Tejana Host, Karen Alvarado, shares audio-adapted Latinx stories from the 2019 stage play AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica. Alvarado then interviews combat veterans/artists Victor Inzunza and Dr. John Meyer, as well as MacArthur Fellow/Professor of Classics Dr. Thomas Palaima about the historical ties to military masculinity.

**Warning: This episode contains references to suicide, trauma and discrimination. There are sounds of gunfire, explosions and adult language.**

Audio Scenes: (3)
1) “La Top 8 Incentives” by Karen Alvarado and Dr. John Meyer, performed by:
Idelisse Collazo Guzman as “La Virgen de Guadalupe”
Victor Jaramillo as “Hijo”
Diana Guizado as "Esposa"

2) “Machismo de Hijo” by Estrella Saldana, performed by Victor Jaramillo as “Hijo"

3) “Whispering Death” by Victor Inzunza, performed by:
Diana Guizado as "Esposa"
Estrella Saldana as “Perez”
Christina Romero as “Rodriguez”
Idelisse Collazo Guzman as “Martin”
David Segura as “Drill Sergeant”
Victor Jaramillo as “Hijo”

 GUESTS:
Victor Inzunza
Dr. John Meyer
Dr. Tom Palaima 

RESOURCES:
"Whispering Death"   - Tin House 
More Poetry by Victor Inzunza
Artie Shaw - Nightmare
Peter Molin - Time Now
University of Texas, Thomas Palaima
Homer’s Iliad - Stanley Lombardo translation
Jonathan Shay - Achilles in Vietnam
Stand in the Trench,  Achilles  - Elizabeth Vandiver
Review of Bill Ehrhart's Poetry
Teatro Vivo
Voces Oral History Center
Thinkery & Verse
Art Spark Texas 

This podcast was produced by Art Spark Texas and made possible by grants from National Endowment for the Arts and Texas Commission on the Arts. AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica PODCAST is a collaboration by Thinkery & Verse and Art Spark Texas. 

Direction and hosting by Karen Alvarado, dramaturgy by Dr. JM Meyer, management/ sound engineering by Erin Bogert, original sound by David Demaris, image design by Paul Del Bosque, video by Jose Lozano/Magic Spoon Productions, guitar by Estrella Saldana and Ulises Ortega Escalante, and vocals by Estrella Saldana and Diana Guizado. 

Special thanks to Mateo Marlowe,  Susan Slattery, April Sullivan and Babylove.

For more FREE content go to thinkeryandverse.org Decameron 2020 PODCAST: Survival Through Stories, That's How the Story Goes - the Hall-Mills Murders PODCAST and Ghost Hunt: a geocache & audio adventure.

Episode One explores Latinx Identity and Women in War. Our Tejana host, Karen Alvarado, shares audio-adapted Latinx stories from the 2019 stage play AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica. Alvarado then interviews combat veterans Colonel Lisa Carrington Firmin and Jenny Pacanoswki about their personal experiences with identity, gender and culture in the US Armed Services.

***Warning: This episode contains references to sexual trauma and gender/ cultural discrimination. There are sounds of gunfire, explosions and adult language***

Audio Scenes from AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica:
“I want to be a US Soldier” written by Mary Alice Carnes and Thinkery & Verse, performed by:
David Segura as “Padre”
Victor Hugo Jaramillo as “Hijo”
Estrella Grace Saldena as “Perez”
Christina Tiffany Romero as “Rodriguez”
Idelisse Collazo Guzman as “Martin”
Diana Guizado as “Esposa”
and
“Combat Dick” written by Jenny Pacanowski, performed by Estrella Grace Saldena as Perez

 Guests:
US Army Veteran and Poet, Jenny Pacanowski
Lisa Carrington Firmin, MS, Colonel, USAF Ret

Resources:
Women Veterans Empowered and Thriving
Poetic Theatre Productions Veteran Voices
Office of Veteran and Military Affairs, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Hispanic Veterans Leadership Alliance Board of Directors
Military Times, Article: A call to Action: Sexual Assault and Harassment in the Military
Voces Oral History Center
Teatro Vivo
Thinkery & Verse
Art Spark Texas

This podcast was produced by Art Spark Texas and made possible by grants from National Endowment for the Arts and Texas Commission on the Arts. AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica PODCAST is a collaboration by Thinkery & Verse and Celia Hughes of Art Spark Texas. 

Direction and hosting by Karen Alvarado, management and sound engineering by Erin Bogert, original sound design by David Demaris, image design by Paul Del Bosque, video trailer by Jose Lozano of Magic Spoon Productions, guitar by Estrella Saldana and Ulises Ortega Escalante, and vocals by Estrella Saldana and Diana Guizado. Marketing assistance by Susan Slattery and April Sullivan.

Special thanks to Mateo Marlowe Alvarado-Meyer, Babylove, Teatro Vivo, Voces Oral History Center and Poetic Theatre Productions.

If you enjoy AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica PODCAST,  click below or go to thinkeryandverse.org to check out Thinkery & Verse’s other FREE content: Decameron 2020 PODCAST: Survival Through Stories, That's How the Story Goes - the Hall-Mills Murders PODCAST and Ghost Hunt: a geocache & audio adventure reimagining the Hall-Mills Double Homicide of 1922. 

 In this finale episode Kaitlin and Johnny take a look at what happened to the major players after the 1926 trial, and how they chose to spend the rest of their lives in the shadow of scandal and loss.  It is a bitter sweet end to our theatrical exploration of The Hall-Mills Murders. Please check back with Thinkery & Verse to hear a few more BONUS episodes about the case, and perhaps, a NEW SERIES exploring a totally different, potent human story too.

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Kaitlin and Johnny interview four unique parishioners from The Church of Saint John the Evangelist, home parish of the slain rector and choir singer.  The first interview is with Judy and Cassie Vaz.  This mother and daughter duo have attended St. Johns since birth and grew up learning the lore of the scandal from within the walls of where the scandal took place. The second interview is with Father Leroy Lyons, the current supply priest at the church. Father Lyons gives a fascinating account of what it feels like to preach at a church where the old preacher committed adultery,   and how he  spiritually navigates the congregation today. The last interview is with Dr. Susan Huslage, current church organist and human psychologist. Dr. Huslage speaks to both the psychology associated with the act of murder and also gives first hand stories about the late and beloved Catherine Rastall (choir singer who was ALSO on Lover's Lane the same night the couple was murdered).