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A podcast about the foolish pursuit of life, clarity and context.
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Ep 031 — Not Me, Us (Part II of II)
Oct 31, 202000:56:50Tap to summarizeQuote: "It's a heated field." —Otto Pippenger About: A two-part story about a campaign trying to unseat Speaker Nancy Pelosi from her congressional seat leads to a much larger reckoning for the left. Show Notes: [00:30] "The Layers of Heaven" by Jovica [01:10] "Coulis Coulis" by The Blue Dot Sessions [03:45] On Senator Amy Klobuchar, sporks combs and salads [04:00] "Grizzlies" by Mary Riddle [04:30] "The second most important race" to watch [06:30] Full results of San Francisco's 2020 Primary elections Respect to Craig Sager [06:45] h/t Dorris Burke [07:30] Follow Jasper Wilde [08:50] Read Jasper's 4,300-word essay here [09:20] "Vik Fenceta" by The Blue Dot Sessions [10:30] Recent progressive wave in San Francisco San Francisco's problem with needles Light reading on San Francisco's homeless problem More on the Bay Area housing crisis [11:30] Light reading on: [12:35] "Dusting" by The Blue Dot Sessions [13:00] Related: AOC's shoes and sneakers [17:05] Follow Otto Pippenger And a recent interview on the split within the Democratic party [19:20] A past read on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Shahid's reply [22:10] Liz Croydon's sexual harrasment allegations against Shahid Buttar from The Intercept from Mission Local from The San Francisco Chronicle and it's earlier reporting from The Humanist Report from Rolling Stone's Useful Idiots Podcast a counter-narrative to Elizabeth Croydon's Medium essay a response from the Shahid campaign [23:10] Coverage of the allegation: [23:45] More from The Intercept's Akela Lacy on the allegations and its impact on the Shahid Buttar campaign [36:45] "Tarte Tarin" by The Blue Dot Sessions [37:15] Gloria Berry's defense of Shahid Buttar [42:00] Follow Akela Lacy for more political coverage [44:30] Amy Klobuchar didn't eat a salad with a spork, it was actually a comb [54:20] "Swing That Horn" by Mary Riddle more at thisissomenoise.com/ep-31
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Ep. 030 — Not Me, Us (Part I of II)
Oct 31, 202000:38:59Tap to summarizeQuote: "I'm a progressive, yeah." —U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi About: A two-part story about a campaign trying to unseat Speaker Nancy Pelosi from her congressional seat leads to a much larger reckoning for the left. Show Notes: [00:30] "The Layers of Heaven" by Jovica [01:00] Light reading on Agatha Bacelar [01:05] "Coulis Coulis" by The Blue Dot Sessions [01:45] Light reading on the progressive movement [01:50] Light reading on Tom Gallagher [02:00] Light reading on Medicare for All, The Green New Deal and US Militarism [02:50] "Swing That Horn" by Mary Riddle [04:15] A profile of Shahid Buttar (@shahidforchange / @Sheeyahshee) And the results [04:45] That time Shahid Buttar ran against Nancy Pelosi in 2018 [05:20] "Exquisite Motion" by The Blue Dot Sessions His EFF background A rapper and singer A poet A music producer and DJ His 2016 Buring Man DJ set His appearance on Russia Today's "Breaking the Set" [05:25] Light reading on Shahid's background [06:15] Related: Burning Man sucks Reason #1029492 [06:20] Related: "Freedom Music" by Irfan Rainy & Baba Israel And when it ended [08:45] Remember the Bernie Sanders Presidential campaign Mission Local His early coverage of Shahid's campaign and here Spoiler alert: his later coverage of the campaign And a reminder to go back and listen to the Frisco series, Part I here [09:20] More on Joe Eskenazi [10:55] "Setting Pace" by The Blue Dot Sessions The tearing up of speeches The #resistance movement The performative criticism What Shahid tweeted [11:00] More on the clapback Related reading and viewing Her wheeling and dealing on Obamacare [11:20] More on Nancy Pelosi's history in politics More on her vote on Iraq War Related: Her handling of Bush impeachment Her votes on national security Her stance against progressive movement Her 2019 interview on 60 Minutes [12:50] Her votes on Iraq Wars More on Green New Deal [13:10] More on Medicare for All [13:20] "The Cornice" by The Blue Dot Sessions Related Instagram trends [16:45] h/t @doorsoftunisia [18:20] Follow Otto Pippenger [18:30] Light reading on SF Supervisor Dean Preston [18:45] Related: Rise of the DSA [21:00] Related: The recent drug overdose epidemic in the San Francisco Bay Area [23:20] Light reading on San Francisco City College accreditation fight [26:40] Follow <a href= "https...
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Ep 029 — For the Culture, Part II
Sep 18, 202000:45:07Tap to summarizeQuote: "Where do you want to start?" —Farhad Azad About: Afghanistan has far too often been referred to as a place where countries go to die, it is a graveyard of empires. This moniker has been cited so many times and for so long that it's unclear who first said it. Even the Afghan community will recite this pride. But what a title like this fails to convey is that while this might be a country responsible for the many tombstones of others, it very well is also a moratorium of progress for itself, a state in perpetual arrested development. This is also a cemetery for countless Afghans who, in more modern times, failed to see any empire rise. Why do some countries get to debate their histories while others have their legacy determined by outsiders? And what gets lost along the way? This is Part II of a multi-part story on how history, current events, and culture all complicate the Afghan identity. Show Notes: [00:30] "The Layers of Heaven" by Jovica [00:45] The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini [00:50] The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis [01:15] Re: Is it hard to have fun when you have a library card? [01:20] More on Jamil Jan Kochai (@jamiljankochai) Read his book, 99 Nights in Logar Read his New Yorker story [01:35] The renovation project on the West Sacramento Public Library [02:35] Listen to Part 1 here [02:50] A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini [03:10] Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini [03:15] "Mirrored Seduction" by Walt Adams [04:40] SparkNotes for The Kite Runner [05:05] The Kite Runner movie trailer [07:50] "Attan-Khatme Zanzeri" s/o to the original "afghan-music.com" [09:50] Books here: Afghanistan: A Short History of Its People and Politics by Martin Ewans The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Lemmon Killing the Cranes: A Reporter's Journey through Three Decades of War in Afghanistan by Edward Girardet Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War by Svetlana Alexievichy Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Steve Cole Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan by Doug Stanton [11:55] "Walk Like an Egyptian" cover by The Cleverlys [12:20] Light reading on Napoleon's conquest of Egypt Related reading here [12:35] French Suite No. 2 in C Minor [13:20] Light reading on the late Edward Said [13:30] A recent review of Orientalism by Edward Said [13:45] "Choose Your Outfit" by Colors of Illusion [14:10] Edward Said with the Media Education Foundation in 1998 [15:20] More on Farhad Azad and afghanmagazine.com [16:10] "Over the Dunes" by Jon Sumner [16:55] Light reading on Nader Shah [17:10] Light reading on the Pashtuns More on Pashtunwali Light reading on Ahmad Shah Durrani [20:05] "Portobello Road" by David Celeste [20:30] More on Dr. Nivi Manchanda (@ManchandaNivi) Her blog on the disorder of things Her book, Imagining Afghanistan: the History and Politics of Imperial Knowledge A Q&A on her book [21:00] Light reading on the British East India Company [21:10] Light reading on the geopolitical context of the 1800s [21:50] An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India <li st...
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Ep. 028 — For the Culture, Part I
Sep 10, 202000:50:42Tap to summarize"You've got boys flying kites again..." —George W. Bush About: Oh, the privilege. And what a privilege it is to publish a story about the broader theme of culture and identity, specifically for Afghanistan's diaspora living in the States, like those on that third-culture-wave, when Afghans from the home country are left dealing with far harsher realities. The diaspora's dilemma pales in comparison (if you're that foolish to try and compare the two) to their dilemma. No less, it is still a dilemma. With that in mind, Part I of this multi-part story dives into that nebulous question...what does it really mean to be Afghan? Really, what does it mean to be from anywhere? This is a tricky one. Show Notes [00:45] "The Layers of Heaven" by Jovica [02:15] "I Know A Way Through" by Phillip Ayers [03:30] "Afghan National Anthem" [06:05] 2010 Census data on the number of Afghans in America Related: Some of the other largest ethnic groups in America Related: Light reading on Dearborn, Mich. Related: Light reading on Egyptians in Jersey City (h/t @Saressaa) Related: Light reading on Iranians in Glendale / Tehrangeles [07:10] More on the Kalacha On the real estate The surrounding area And some other stats [07:50] "Don't Say No" by Mike Franklin [08:40] Light reading on Flushing [08:50] Light reading on the local soccer club scene [12:05] "Burnin' Things" by Mike Franklin [14:35] Light reading on Rumi Related:"I am not of India, nor of China, nor of Bulgaria, nor of Saqsín; / I am not of the kingdom of Irãqain, nor of the country of Khorãsãn." And the debate over where Rumi is from [16:55] More reading on consumerism and American culture Here Here Here Here Here [19:05] More on Jamil Jan Kochai (@jamiljankochai) Read his book, 99 Nights in Logar 2020 Pen Award finalist for debut novel [19:20] Light reading on Logar, Afghanistan [19:45] "Khaista Logar De" [20:05] Afghanistan by Mohammad Hassan Kakar [21:45] "Antidote X" by Van Sandano [21:45] George W. Bush announcement of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan on Oct 7, 2001 [21:50] President George W. Bush's comments in December 2008 [22:25] President Barack Obama's comments on drone strikes in 2013 [23:00] President Donald Trump comments on US Afghan war in 2019 [23:45] Rory Stewart's two-part documentary series: Afghanistan: The Great Game [24:30] John Rambo's history lesson of Afghanistan in Rambo III Related: this was propaganda Related: the Rambo musical score [28:30] "Desert Hideout" by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen [31:00] "Wandering Soul" by Gabriel Lewis [31:10] Light reading on the rise of the median home price vs the median household income [31:20] Light reading on the increase of the cost of education [31:30] Light reading on the rising cost of healthcare over the past few decades [32:19] <a href= "https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/01/06/playing-metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-p...
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Ep. 027 — For the Culture: A Prologue
Sep 2, 202000:19:02Tap to summarizeThis is a prologue to a multi-part series about the Afghan diaspora in America reclaiming their past and trying to grow from the present. It's a story about culture, identity and authenticity. Show Notes: [00:30] "The Layers of Heaven" by Jovica [00:55] Hit rewind. (freesound.org / cognitu perceptu) [01:00] "Our Son the Potter" by The Blue Dot Sessions [01:10] When LeBron James threw up his arms at J.R. Smith [01:20] The hit song of Summer 2017 [01:30] Why the Game of Thrones finale was awful The teaser to Season 7 for old times sakes [01:45] Brigette Gabriel's call to "protest" More on Brigette Gabriel [02:10] The Southern Poverty Law Center's take on ACT for America [02:15] Saturday, June 10, 2017, "anti-sharia protests" take place across the country [03:15] Dispatch from an "anti-sharia protest" in Santa Clara, Calif. (h/t @SarRavani) [06:25] More on the 2017 Portland train incident Related: The Story of a Hate Crime [06:40] The surge of hate crimes that followed shortly after the 2016 election See here, here, here and here [09:00] Light reading on no-go-zones. [09:10] Light reading on Dearborn, Mich. [09:40] "Cupcake Marshall" by The Blue Dot Sessions [12:15] Light reading on "white genocide" [14:40] "Verdigris" by The Blue Dot Sessions [16:20] This is a throwback to the original prologue of this podcast. It's meta. [16:50] Light reading on that third culture wave. [17:20] Spoiler alert: no. [17:30] Afghan National Anthem performed on TOLO TV
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Ep. 026 — We Too Shall Pass
May 5, 202000:53:09Tap to summarizeQuote: "We are all from Allah, and to Allah we return" —Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 156 About: In mere weeks, this country has seen COVID-19-related deaths rise past casualty totals for past wars and surprise attacks, sometimes passing those records daily. It seems like every day is filled with death. But this isn't the first time humanity has faced a pandemic. And this isn't the first time society has reckoned with death. Is this a punishment? Or is God to blame? In this latest podcast episode, we turn to the past for guidance on how to deal with our present—and it too is a trip. Show Notes: [00:30] More on "The Layers of Heaven" by Jovica [00:45] Al-Mulk, verses 1-6 [02:00] Al-Baqarah, verses 155-56 [02:20] Light reading on the term nafs As described by Oxford Islamic Studies Online More light reading A short talk on the subject [04:10] "Keffel" by The Blue Dot Sessions [04:20] Related: a list of other common arabic phrases [05:10] More on David Sloane | (@dcsloane53) And his book, Is the Cemetery Dead [05:50] The state of: Morgues Refrigerated trucks Funerals And more funerals Cemeteries in areas like New York And in other places like Indonesia And the state of mourning [06:30] Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad related to attendance and funeral prayers [06:55] "Aloscape 2" by The Blue Dot Sessions [07:00] Al-Qaf, verse 19 [07:40] More on Imam Zaid Shakir | (@ImamZaidShakir) More on Zaytuna College s/o to the Lighthouse Mosque in Oakland Part of his service at Muhammad Ali's funeral ceremony [08:25] Light reading on the Archangel Azrael Light reading on what happens when you die Light reading on the Angels Munkar and Nakir Light reading on the rites of the dead [08:25] "Aloscape 1" by The Blue Dot Sessions [10:10] More on Islamic burial laws in times of the coronavirus [12:15] Light reading on the concept of the hereafter in Islam [13:00] Al-Jumu'ah, verse 8 [13:15] "Clatl" by The Blue Dot Sessions [13:45] More on AbdulKarim Yahya | (@abdulkarimyahya) And an old tv segment with a younger AbdulKarim [15:10] Light reading on the timeline of the early Islamic days [15:15] Light reading on what Mecca was like before Islam [15:20] Light video lesson on early Islamic days [15:30] Light context on the those early Islamic days [15:45] Light reading on the Quraysh [16:25] The sayings of the Prophet regarding martyrdom And another one [16:45] On the history of the "quarantine" Not mentioned in the podcast: Ibn Sina's 40-day ban [17:30] On the Prophet Muhammad and times of pandemics [18:40] Light reading on Plague in Early Islamic History [18:45] Light reading on Umar ibn al-Khattab [18:45] Light reading on Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah [19:05] "ZigZag Heart" by The Blue Dot Sessions [19:25] More detail on the Umar ibn al-Khattab's meeting in the desert [19:30] Light reading on the Ansar [22:15] More on the Prophet Muhummad's parable of tying up your camel [22:45] Al-Imran, verse 185 [23:00] "<a href= "https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_S...
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Ep. 025 — F R I S C O (Part III of III)
Oct 2, 201901:02:01Tap to summarizeQuote: "Nobody wants to destroy the image of San Francisco." —James Baldwin About: Whereas Part One looks into the origin of San Francisco's F-word, and Part Two looks at the buildup and fallout of urban renewal in neighborhoods like Bayview-Hunters Point, Part Three looks at a far more sinister force and questions just how liberal and progressive this city really is. Show Notes: [00:30] "The Layers of Heaven" by Jovica [01:00] Allston Night Owl by The Blue Dot Sessions [03:00] Short bio of Lena Miller [04:00] "Rethinking San Francisco's War on Drugs" (SF Weekly) [04:10] Some background on 94124 [04:15] Health data on Bayview-Hunters Point (San Francisco Department of Health) [05:25] Flashing Runner by The Blue Dot Sessions [06:30] Light reading on Dr. Raymond Tompkins (SF Bayview Newspaper) [10:30] Light reading on Bayview-Hunters Point's 14-year life expectancy gap (SF Gate) [11:35] Related: A local push for more air monitoring in Bayview-Hunters Point (SF Examiner) [13:05] "Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody" by The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir [13:30] Short except from Take This Hammer, a film by James Baldwin [15:20] Short bio on Dr. Rachel Brahinsky [15:45] "Milkwood" by The Blue Dot Sessions [16:20] Light reading on Bayview-Hunters Point history [17:30] "Order of Entrance" by The Blue Dot Sessions [17:45] San Francisco's 49-square mile myth (SF Gate) [17:50] Size of Bayview-Hunters Point [17:55] Map of San Francisco's Public Utilities [18:05] Light reading on San Francisco's Southeast Water Treatment Plant (San Francisco Chronicle) [18:45] "The Snowgarden" by The Blue Dot Sessions [19:20] Light reading on the: PG&E Power Plant (FoundSF) Its health impact (Grist) Its closure (SFGate) Its environmental impact (EPA / Greenaction) Its relation to the high asthma rates in the neighborhood (SFGate) The activists behind its closure (SFGate) Its demolition (ABC News) Video here [19:30] List of other sources of pollution in Bayview Hunters Point (Greenaction) [20:10] "Building the Sled" by The Blue Dot Sessions [20:20] Short bio on Marie Harrison (SF Gate) [21:45] Brief history on the Hunters Point shipyard (US Navy) [22:00] Light reading on America's Great White Fleet (ThoughtCo) [22:05] Light reading on the history of the shipyard according to its current developers (FivePoint) [22:10] General reading on the Hunters Point shipyard [22:20] A much deeper dive on the history of the Hunters Point shipyard and surrounding community [22:35] President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares war on Japan [22:40] Light reading on the Navy's acquisition of the shipyard [22:45] Short video on the shipbuilding in the Bay Area during World War II And a mucher shorter video [23:15] A recap of worker life at at the Hunters Point Shipyard during World War II (FoundSF) [23:35] A deeper dive on the Hunters Point community following the drawdown after World War II [23:40] Footage from Operation Crossroads [24:05] The impact of studying the impact of nuclear weapons on naval warships (Stanford University) [24:10] Light reading on the USS Independence [24:35] Light reading on Operation Crossroads <li style="font-weight: ...
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Ep. 024 — F R I S C O (Part II of III)
Nov 20, 201800:59:17Tap to summarizeQuote: "When I die, I'm dead." —Eloise Westbrook About: Three horizontal stripes, red, black and green, add color to the streetlights and poles in and around the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco. These Pan-African flags are a relatively new addition to the area. They were painted just about a year ago thanks to an initiative spearheaded by the neighborhood's local city supervisor, Malia Cohen. "This is about branding the Bayview neighborhood to honor and pay respect to the decades of contributions that African-Americans have made to the southeast neighborhood and to the city," she said in a statement. But when compared to what's going on in the neighborhood, these painted flags inadvertently serve as reminders of what this neighborhood once was and what it now isn't. This used to be a place where you could be Black and thrive. You could find work and own a home. Now, not so much. In Part II of this story about the term Frisco, we try and find out what happened. Show Notes: [00:35] More on "Wild Wes" and Wild SF Tours [03:30] "Kid Kodi" by Blue Dot Sessions [06:10] For reference: Map of San Francisco and its neighborhoods (San Francisco Association of Realtors) [06:40] More on Dr. Raymond Tompkins (San Francisco Bay View Newspaper) [07:40] "Allston Night Owl" by Blue Dot Sessions [09:30] "Roundpine" by Blue Dot Sessions [12:00] Light reading on environmental conditions of Bayview-Hunters Point: Health Inequities in the Bay Area San Francisco Community Health Needs Assessment 2016 On the 14 year life expectancy gap (San Francisco Chronicle) Pollution Problems in Bayview-Hunters Point (Greenaction) [12:30] "The Yards" by Blue Dot Sessions [13:00] "Why I Love Living in Russian Hill" (The Bold Italic) [13:20] On the naming of Russian Hill (FoundSF) Related: the naming of other San Francisco neighborhoods (Mental Floss) [13:50] Light reading on old history of Bayview-Hunters Point Additional reading on the sale (Bernal History Project) [14:30] On the formation of Butchertown (FoundSF) [15:15] Further reading on history of Hunters Point Shipyard development and community (City of San Francisco) [15:30] Light reading on history of Chinese shrimping industry in San Francisco (FoundSF) [15:55] Light reading on Oscar James (Museum of African Diaspora) [16:40] "D-Day" by Nat King Cole [17:00] Light reading on San Francisco's shipbuilding and war time history World War II Shipbuilding in the Bay Area (National Parks Service) "A Day's Work" (FoundSF) [17:20] Newsreel footage [17:30] Light reading on the Great Migration: "Great Migration: The African-American Exodus North" (NPR) The African-American Migration Story (PBS) "Why African Americans Left the South in Droves" (Vox) The Long-Lasting Legacy of the Great Migration (Smithsonian) "The 'Great Migration' Was About Racial Terror, Not Jobs" (City Lab) "The Second Great Migration: A Historical Overview" (University of Chicago Press) United States Census [18:20] Light reading on the War Manpower Commission [18:40] The war effort impact on Bayview-Hunters Point And on the population increases (San Francisco Chronicle) [19:00] Excerpt from The Highest Tradition (1946) [19:30] Light reading on treatment of African Americans in the war effort (PBS) Additional reading on A. Philip Randolph Light reading on Executive Order 8802 [21:50] Light reading on how the Japanese internment shaped San Francisco (The Culture Trip) [22:40] Light reading on the history of the Fillmore District (KQED) [23:00] Light reading on Jack's Tavern (KQED) [23:20] Light reading on Marie Harrison (San Francisco Chronicle) [24:00] "Take Me Back Baby" by Jimmy Rushing [24:30] On San Francisco's role as the "Harlem of the West" (NPR) Photos from back in the day. Note ...
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Ep. 023 — F R I S C O (Part I of III)
Aug 29, 201800:58:29Tap to summarize"The fans just want to know who the fuck the artist is." —Andre "Herm" Lewis About: For a place that proudly heralds slogans like #BlackLivesMatter, the homes of San Francisco house very few Black people. What's happened to the African-American community in San Francisco is a much more complex tale than just being pushed out by young and transient up-and-comers. Instead, it involves a deeply-rooted history spread across generations with a comet-sized impact that is still being felt today. And for the sake of this three-part story, it begins with the very polarizing San Francisco nickname: Frisco. In Part I, we explore why some view this term to be as offensive as the F-word and spend some time with those who simply don't give a fuck. Show Notes: [02:15] "Valantis" by The Blue Dot Sessions [03:30] "Lights" by Journey Lyrics via Genius [04:30] "Frisco" by I.M.P. [05:50] "Lakeside Path" by The Blue Dot Sessions [05:45] "49 square miles surrounded by reality." —Paul Kantner (San Francisco Magazine) [05:50] Light reading on the square mileage of San Francisco (SF Gate) [06:00] Light reading on the 1906 Earthquake Related: Story on the historic Market Street film (60 Minutes) [06:05] On San Francisco and Its Sourdough Bread (KQED) [06:10] San Francisco and World War II (SF Gate) [06:10] Archival footage of protests against the Vietnam War (KRON) [06:15] The Full House house (Atlas Obscura) ...was listed at $4.15 million in 2016 (NBC Bay Area) ...and bought by the show's creator (The Hollywood Reporter) [06:15] The story behind Mrs. Doubtfire's House (The Bold Italic) ...and how it was owned by a plastic surgeon (NBC Bay Area) ...and then sold for $4.15 million (The Hollywood Reporter) [06:20] Trailer for Vertigo And tracking where the movie was shot in the city (SF Curbed) [06:20] Trailer for The Rock, which has a 66 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes [06:25] Light reading on San Francisco's musical history (SF Gate) [06:30] Light reading on Willie Mays And that time he was denied housing in San Francisco (San Francisco Chronicle) [06:30] Light reading on Barry Bonds [06:35] Light reading on: Joe Montana Terrell Owens Colin Kaepernick (GQ Magazine) [07:00] Light reading on: ...the Beatniks (San Francisco Chronicle) ...the Hippies (The Atlantic) ...the Hells Angels (Hunter S. Thompson) ...the early tech wave (WIRED) [07:10] Light reading on San Francisco's different neighborhoods According to locals (SF Curbed) In infographics (SF Curbed) For transplants (The Bold Italic) [07:30] Shout out to @karlthefog [07:40] Unrelated San Francisco driving sequence depicting cars and hills from The Streets of San Francisco And one more from the movie Bullitt [07:45] Light reading on San Francisco and the Gay Rights movement (The New York Times) Related: More on Harvey Milk (San Francisco Magazine) [07:55] Light reading on past San Francisco Mayors like: Willie Brown (San Francisco Magazine) Dianne Feinstein (Mother Jones) Sort of related: Her challenger Kevin de León won the California Democratic Party's official endorsement (Los Angeles Times) Gavin Newsom (The New Yorker) [08:00] Light reading on Nancy Pelosi (Rolling Stone) [08:45] More on Woody LaBounty And his Western Neighborhoods Project</...
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Ep. 022 — Bougie Coffee
Apr 24, 201801:00:51Tap to summarize"They always leave when it gets hot in the cafe." —Man counter-protesting protestors About: Since the turn of the millennium, the percentage of U.S.-based specialty coffee drinking folk, like those who have a cup everyday, has quadrupled. Travel to any major or minor city in the country, and you'll see an offering of coffees that transcends the uniform Starbucks experience that's on every block. But the image that reflects after you place a mirror in front of any craft coffee company or cafe is a bit more clear, albeit unsettling. Stare at it long enough and you'll come across matters like gentrification, the rise of the millennial-inspired yuppie wave and the old act of global economics, power dynamics and capitalism all at play. This podcast episode explores the intricacies of coffee and attempts to answer two simple questions about one very complex drink. What makes specialty coffee special and who is it really for? Show Notes: [00:35] More on Tonya Kuhl [00:45] "Castor Wheel Pivot" by Blue Dot Sessions [01:35] "One Little Triumph" by Blue Dot Sessions [02:15] Light reading on other unconventional courses: The Politics of Beyonce The Physics of Star Trek The Art of Walking [02:45] ECM 01 Syllabus Additional reading here (San Francisco Chronicle) [03:20] "Pain" by HileMele [04:00] Light reading on percentage of global coffee that is considered specialty (The Coffee Guide) [04:10] Light reading on the growth of specialty coffee over the past several years (SCA) [05:15] Shout out to the original Cosmic Calendar [05:25] "Drum Solo" by Turku Nomads of the Silk Road [05:30] The first reference of the term coffee can be found here in the Canon of Medicine (The World of Caffeine) [05:40] More on the tale of coffee being passed down to the Prophet Muhammad (The Literary Digest) [05:45] More on Kaldi and his dancing goats [06:00] On the history of coffee: Light reading on coffee and Islam Light reading on coffee and trade On the mixing of cultures and coffee after the Crusades On coffee and the Enlightenment era On coffee and the American Revolution On coffee and the Great War [06:25] Recommended reading on coffee history: Uncommon Grounds by Mark Pendergrast [06:30] Light reading on coffee's etymology [06:45] "Perky" by Al Hirt That tune was used in Maxwell's advertising campaign back in the day [07:00] Light reading on the concept of coffee waves Listen to a lecture that breaks down each wave More light reading on the concept of coffee waves [07:30] A short snippet from Mississippi John Hurt's "Coffee Blues" [07:45] A montage of sexist coffee commercials from the '60s [07:55] "Pxl Eventaut" by Blue Dot Sessions [09:50] More on William Ristenpart [11:20] "Pxl Cray" by Blue Dot Sessions [11:25] The new coffee flavor wheel (SCA) [12:00] More on Molly Spencer [13:40] More on Hanna Neuschwander (@hneuschwander) Her book, Left Coast Roast [14:30] An overview of coffee prices over the last 45 years Related reading on coffee's volatility (Daily Coffee News) Related reading on the markets around coffee (Perfect Daily Grind) [15:40] More on the differences between Arabica and Robusta beans (Coffee Chemistry) Related reading on specialty robusta beans (Barista Magazine) [16:10] More on the different coffee processing methods (Sweet Maria's) [16:25] "<a href= "http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/The_F...
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