Podcast
Salt Water Thesis
Hosted by Kenmore Thompson · EN
Salt Water Thesis is an anthropological investigation into Newfoundland and Labrador identity, delivered via podcast.
7episodes
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COVID Check-in & Reflection on Praxis
Apr 28, 202000:16:55Tap to summarizeJust a quick little check-in to demonstrate signs of life and apologize that my work life has crowded out my podcast life. Here's hoping things get less hectic soon, and in the meantime, a "Reflection on Praxis" that I recorded in lieu of a final paper for a course in the Fall 2019 semester.
Transcribe →A Newfoundlander in Vancouver - Mark
Mar 16, 202000:50:59Tap to summarizePodcasting in the time of COVID-19, our fourth interview! Mark is a Newfoundlander living in Vancouver; we talked about his grandparent's experience of moving to Newfoundland, travel (especially in the US), and the frustration of watching NL politics from so far away. Music by Matthew Hornell and the Diamond Minds and by Wayne Thompson, used with permission.
Transcribe →A Newfoundlander in Vancouver: Kenny
Mar 4, 202000:54:44Tap to summarizeAfter some delay, our third interview! Kenny is a Newfoundlander living in Vancouver; we talked about living in Vancouver, keeping in touch with news back home, and the now-gone Post Espresso that was once on Water St. Music by Matthew Hornell and the Diamond Minds and by Wayne Thompson, used with permission.
Transcribe →Reflection on Decolonisation
Feb 19, 202000:25:17Tap to summarizeA mini-episode as penance for not having a proper interview ready for this week. After a few weeks of watching and thinking about the situation with Wet'suwet'en, some thoughts about the history of decolonsation, indigenous communities in Newfoundland and Labrador, and what it means to be a settler (and why that term is not an insult).
Transcribe →A Newfoundlander in Vancouver - Steve
Feb 4, 202000:54:41Tap to summarizeOur second episode, with slightly less awkward editing. Steve is a Newfoundlander living in Vancouver; we talked about Steve's medical career, growing up gay, and the church as the center of our social lives in Newfoundland. Music by Matthew Hornell and the Diamond Minds and by Wayne Thompson, used with permission. Post-outtro clip from Jeff Sky on YouTube; RIP Jeff.
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A Newfoundlander in the Greater Vancouver Area - Kait
Jan 21, 202000:49:15Tap to summarizeOur first episode, complete with awkward editing. Kait is a Newfoundlander living in the Vancouver area; we talked about belonging, missing home, what keeps us away, and food! Music by Matthew Hornell and the Diamond Minds and by Wayne Thompson, used with permission
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Episode Zero (Whatever That Means)
Jan 13, 202000:22:15Tap to summarizeAn introduction to Salt Water Thesis and to Kenmore Thompson. Salt Water Thesis is an anthropological investigation into Newfoundland and Labrador identity, delivered via podcast. Kenmore Thompson is a Newfoundlander and an anthropologist who is living away from the province and thinking hard about the experience of the Newfoundland and Labrador "diaspora." Music by Matthew Hornell and the Diamond Minds, used with permission.
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