Under the Surface

By Amy Landau

What's Under the Surface about?

UNDER THE SURFACE is a podcast featuring in-depth conversations that reveal personal realms of experience, insight and discovery, rarely discussed out loud. The show is hosted by Amy Landau and originally broadcast live on Valley Free Radio (WXOJ Northampton, 103.3 FM) every Sunday 12 noon to 1 PM.

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Under the Surface episodes:

06.11.2020
Interview with Charles Person, Freedom Rider from 1961 - 5.30.20
Charles Person was one of the original Freedom Riders from 1961. At the age of only 18, he rode a public interstate bus into the segregated South with an inter-racial group of young people to challenge the persistent non-enforcement of...
07.14.2019
UNDER THE SURFACE TAKE 2 - BEING HALF-JEWISH
A personal reflection on the problem of being a HALF-JEW, meaning a patrilineal Jew in all its inane contradictions. But more broadly, a reflection on not quite belonging anywhere. Support Under the Surface by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/UndertheSurface Find out...
02.19.2018
Interview with Ella Vallone, US Post Office Mail Carrier - 2.18.18
Ella Vallone, the US mail carrier for Easthampton, MA has a fan club made up of all the different people who live along her route, which happens to be her very own neighborhood. Despite the challenge of walking 13 miles...
02.11.2018
Interview with Lynne, the Creator of Shyanne Happens - 2.11.18
Meet the embodied artist and creator of Shyanne Happens. Shyanne Happens is a life-size, living, breathing inflatable doll! A "Shyanne Happening" challenges the status quo by reclaiming the female body from the porn industry and placing it in the totally...
02.05.2018
Interview with David Entin, who worked for USAID during the Vietnam War - 2.4.18
David Entin served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1968. But NOT as a soldier. Instead, he worked for USAID (United States Agency for International Development) in the province of Quang Ngai where he had some of the most memorable, paradigm-shifting...
01.22.2018
Interview with Jessica Batchelor - A Young Outspoken Feminist - 1.21.18
Jess Batchelor shares her own experience of sexual harrassment and powerlessness in the workplace, the practicality of following guidelines for consent on college campuses, the conflict between 2nd and 3rd wave feminists on sexual expression (vs. exploitation) and the ways...
01.15.2018
Interview with Kamil Peters, Metal Artist & Sculptor with a Social Conscience - 1.14.18
Kamil Peters creates highly distinctive metal art work in Holyoke, MA ranging from small intricate masks to massive sculptures of animals and insects, as well as large-scale commercial installations. But his passion also lies in teaching the art of welding...
01.07.2018
Interview with Marjory Zaik, Easthampton, MA Native - 1.8.18
Marjory Zaik, an Easthampton, MA native, had Polish immigrant grandparents who came to the US in the 1920's and settled in the small mill town of Easthampton without knowing how to speak a word of English. In this interview, Marjory...
12.31.2017
Interview with Myself: A Solo Show on Sexism - 12.31.17
For the last day of 2017, I decided to look back at my life and create a solo episode on SEXISM. In particular, I reflect on my own personal experiences from childhood to adulthood. I also talk about how I...
12.17.2017
Interview with Claire Dacey, Singer-Songwriter - 12.17.17
When I first heard Claire Dacey perform at an open mic about two months ago at Luthier’s in Easthampton, I was enthralled by the beauty and authenticity of her voice. In this conversation, Claire discusses the path that led her...
12.11.2017
Interview with Peter Duveen on his Personal Spiritual Journey - 12.10.17
Learn about Peter Duveen's personal spiritual journey from Catholicism to palm reading, Christian Science to the Unification Church. Throw Yukio Mishima's "Way of the Samurai" into the mix! And listen to his account of what he describes as a personal...
12.03.2017
Interview with Eduardo Samaniego, Immigration Rights Activist - 12.3.17
Eduardo Samaniego came to the United States from Mexico with a visa at the age of 16 because he wanted to go to college and get a good education. Within a short period, he learned English and rose to the...
11.29.2017
Interview with Nancy Kissock, who relocated to Paris, France from the US - 11.12.17
Episode Notes An interview with Nancy Kissock who was courageous enough to follow her dream. She sold her home of 40+ years in the US in 2014 at the age of 73 to relocate to Paris, France! Find out about her...
11.29.2017
Interview with Dr. T. Stephen Jones, Epidemiologist - 9.24.17
A conversation with Dr. T. Stephen Jones, a Northampton resident who was an active participant in the successful World Health Organization Smallpox eradication programs in India, Bangladesh, and Somalia. He is also known as a national leader in the prevention...
11.29.2017
Interview with Author, Sandra Worsham - 9.17.17
A discussion with Sandra Worsham, the author of the book "Going To Wings," a deeply personal memoir about breaking free of conventions and coming out as a gay woman in the Deep South from the mid-1970's to the present.
11.29.2017
Interview with Puppeteer and Musician, Tom Knight - 8.27.17
Episode Notes Meet the wildly talented Tom Knight -- musician, puppeteer and videographer based in Northampton, MA and learn how he became a full-time artist with a dream career, doing what he loves most.
11.29.2017
Interview with my father, Sidney I. Landau (lexicographer) - 7.30.17
An interview with my father, Sidney I. Landau, who discusses his impoverished childhood in New York City in the 1940's; his experience as a draftee in the army in Frankfurt, Germany during the Korean War; his 40 year career as...
11.29.2017
Interview with Ray Paquette, Former Green Tortoise Bus Driver/ Tour Guide - 7.16.17
Episode Notes Ray Paquette shares some wild stories about his experiences driving the legendary Green Tortoise (adventure travel) bus for 10 years between 1982-92. Check it out!
11.29.2017
Interview with Artist and Vintage Photo Collector, John Van Noate - 7.9.17
Episode Notes An interview with John Van Noate, a man who changed his life to devote himself to the making of art including giant life-sized polar bear sculptures covered in electric lights, penguins and a huge collection of fascinating vintage photographs.
11.29.2017
Interview with Teacher & Scholar of Critical Cultural Studies, Hari Kumar - 6.11.17
Episode Notes Hari Kumar, a teacher, facilitator, storycrafter and active scholar in critical cultural studies discusses his fascinating performance-based research on issues of whiteness, politics, religion, gender, and mass media.
11.29.2017
Interview with Writer, Kate St. Ives, about her Childhood - 6.4.17
Episode Notes Kate St. Ives reflects on her childhood and on what makes childhood such a unique time of life in this thoughtful and insightful discussion. Kate is a writer of fiction and poetry.
11.29.2017
Interview with Folklorist and Banjo Player, Norma Jean Haynes - 5.28.17
Episode Notes My interview with songwriter, folklorist, community music organizer and roving female banjo player, NORMA JEAN HAYNE. Her MUSIC - her singing and banjo-playing is what makes this interview really come alive. Check out the radio debut of some of...
11.29.2017
Interview with Cassandra Koutalidis about Childhood - 4.30.17
Cassandra Koutalidis discusses her childhood in Maine. She talks about looking through a window well as a 2 year old (her earliest memory), mischief at Halloween and how her older sister convinced her that a spirit lived inside a cigarette...
11.29.2017
Interview with Steve Freiman about Childhood & Childhood Misconceptions - 4.9.17
A conversation with Steve Freiman about his childhood. He talks about getting an electric shock in a synagogue at the age of 4 and learning what happens to the garbage on barges as a kid. He also reflects on how...

What's Under the Surface about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Under the Surface episodes:

Interview with Charles Person, Freedom Rider from 1961 - 5.30.20

UNDER THE SURFACE TAKE 2 - BEING HALF-JEWISH

Interview with Ella Vallone, US Post Office Mail Carrier - 2.18.18

Interview with Lynne, the Creator of Shyanne Happens - 2.11.18

Interview with David Entin, who worked for USAID during the Vietnam War - 2.4.18

Interview with Jessica Batchelor - A Young Outspoken Feminist - 1.21.18

Interview with Kamil Peters, Metal Artist & Sculptor with a Social Conscience - 1.14.18

Interview with Marjory Zaik, Easthampton, MA Native - 1.8.18

Interview with Myself: A Solo Show on Sexism - 12.31.17

Interview with Claire Dacey, Singer-Songwriter - 12.17.17

Interview with Peter Duveen on his Personal Spiritual Journey - 12.10.17

Interview with Eduardo Samaniego, Immigration Rights Activist - 12.3.17

Interview with Nancy Kissock, who relocated to Paris, France from the US - 11.12.17

Interview with Dr. T. Stephen Jones, Epidemiologist - 9.24.17

Interview with Author, Sandra Worsham - 9.17.17

Interview with Puppeteer and Musician, Tom Knight - 8.27.17

Interview with my father, Sidney I. Landau (lexicographer) - 7.30.17

Interview with Ray Paquette, Former Green Tortoise Bus Driver/ Tour Guide - 7.16.17

Interview with Artist and Vintage Photo Collector, John Van Noate - 7.9.17

Interview with Teacher & Scholar of Critical Cultural Studies, Hari Kumar - 6.11.17

Interview with Writer, Kate St. Ives, about her Childhood - 6.4.17

Interview with Folklorist and Banjo Player, Norma Jean Haynes - 5.28.17

Interview with Cassandra Koutalidis about Childhood - 4.30.17

Interview with Steve Freiman about Childhood & Childhood Misconceptions - 4.9.17