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s3e29 – Dao Strom, Marque Gilmore – Across Water
Dao Strom, speaks about her work and shares from her latest offering; Tender Revolutions. Marque Gilmore returns to Brooklyn for two nights. He talks with our newest producer, Gail Ward, and Maestro Jay Rodriguez Sierra.
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Beyond Borders – Episode 8 – Talking about Today with Judy Talaugon
Judy Talaugon is a co-producer and host of Beyond Borders and a founder of The Tribunal Project. Today we take the time for everyone to get to know Judy and her work better, a sort of serious girlfriend…
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s3e28 – Andrew Lam, Charlie Rosario, Shapeshifter Lab
Andrew Lam reads Grandma’s Tales, from Watermark, and talks with Martha about his life now after journalism. Charlie Rosario talks about selling his first album cover to Tito Puente, and jams with Jay and Chris Theberge. More from…
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s3e27 – Not for Profit by Artists for Artists, Remembering Hermeto Pascoal
Our featured poet is Deepika Singh. Tony Robles talks with award winning biographer and essayist, Megan Marshall, author of After Lives. An L&BH exclusive, the world premiere of Cairo in the Rain, by Jay Rodriguez Sierra, recorded live…
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Beyond Borders – Episode 7 – Tax Payers Against Genocide
Martha Cinader, Judy Talaugon and Jay Rodriguez Sierra are joined by Seth Donnelly, Anna Marie Stanberg and Kyle Stoneman in a roundtable discussion about the goals of Taxpayers Against Genocide and the September 4th Protest for Justice in…
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s3e5 – Rewind – Making Choices: Art Under Dictatorship, Hybrid Publishing
Martha talks with Eileen Tabios about The Balikbayan Artist, Venancio Igarta, who her Kapwa novel fictionalizes, artistic choices and Kendrick Lamar’s historic half time appearance at the Super Bowl. Also featured, Nick Courtright, of Atmosphere Press, a literary hybrid publisher …
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s3e26 – The Art of the Biographical Essay, Megan Marshall
Our featured poet is Deepika Singh. Tony Robles talks with award winning biographer and essayist, Megan Marshall, author of After Lives. An L&BH exclusive, the world premiere of Cairo in the Rain, by Jay Rodriguez Sierra, recorded live…
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s3e25 -Vietnamese America, Vi Khi Nao & Trinh Mai
Martha speaks with writer, Vi Khi Nao, and artist Trinh Mai, contributor and cover artist to the 25th anniversary edition of Watermark, published by Texas Tech University Press. In the second half: Groove Collective live at Prospect Park…
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s3e24 Remix Volume 4
Remix Volume 4: a timely blend of some of our guests from Seasons 1 and 2, and new music and poetry from Jay and Martha. Our featured guests in order of appearance, Kim McMillon, Tony Robles, Joe Talaugon,…
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s3e12 -Rewind – Getting the Hero Right – Authentic Storytelling for Children
Tony Robles welcomes Donna Janell Bowman, co-author of Wings of an Eagle, The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills. We feature the poetry of Suzette Clark Bradshaw on Charlottesville and Gaza. C.L. Willis on being Appalachian, and transformative…
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s3e23 Slipping and Searching for Healing in the Streets of New York, Cal Hoffman’s Novel Memoir
Our featured novelist is Cal Hoffman, author of Easy to Slip. Our featured poet is Lan Duong, contributor to Watermark, a landmark anthology of Vietnamese American writing. New music and poetry by Jay Rodriguez Sierra and Martha Cinader.
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s3e11 Rewind – Infinity Pool, The Tribunal Project
Martha welcomes Jonathan Thirkield to talk about his new book of poetry, Infinity Pool. We welcome a new co-host, Judy Talaugon to the L&BH Hour and talk with her about The Tribunal Project. We persist in resisting book…
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Beyond Borders – Episode 6 – with Special Guests Russell Frederick, Anderson Zaca and Ozier Muhammad
Martha Cinader, Judy Talaugon and Jay Rodriguez Sierra are joined by darkroom masters Russell Frederick, Anderson Zaca and Ozier Muhammad to talk about Season One of the Darkroom MCs, the making of it, and the photographers who are…
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s3e22 Garden Talk with Mark Talbert – New Music and Spoken Word
Our featured guest is Mark Talbert, author of Your Yard is a Garden. Our featured poets are Mary Oishi, Kellie Richardson, Josiah Luis Alderete, Homer Erotic and Blagovesta Momchedjikova. New music and poetry by Jay Rodriguez Sierra and…
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s3e21 Preston Lauterbach on the Making of Elvis
Our featured guest is music historian, Preston Lauterbach, author of Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made the King, interviewed by Tony Robles. Our featured poet is Latasha Diggs. New music by Jay Rodriguez Sierra, and new…
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Beyond Borders – Episode 5 – with Special Guest Craig Harris
Martha Cinader, Judy Talaugon and Jay Rodriguez Sierra are joined by Craig S. Harris, a trombonist, composer, bandleader, and gifted sonic shaman.
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s3e20 Remix Volume 3
Listen & Be Heard Remix Volume Three: a timely blend of our guests reading from their work, highlights from previous episodes, and a few surprises.
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s3e10 – Rewind – Remix Volume 2
Listen & Be Heard Remix Volume Two: a timely blend of our guests reading from their work, highlights from previous episodes, and a few surprises.
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Beyond Borders – Episode 4 – with Special Guest Arnoldo García
Martha Cinader, Judy Talaugon and Jay Rodriguez Sierra are joined by Arnoldo García, community-based poet, musician, visual artist, human rights organizer and dedicated restorative justice practitioner/trainer. The conversation begins with a comparison between west coast and east coast…
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s3e19 Culture from the Kitchen – Monica Macansantos
Our featured guest is essayist, Monica Macansantos, author of Returning to My Father’s Kitchen, interviewed by Tony Robles Our featured poet is Elizabeth Perlman. New music by Billy Harper, sung by Judy Bady, and a montage of words…
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s3e18 Addressing Global Warming, Hurricanes and Inheritance with Poetry
Our featured guest is poet, Dorsía Smith Silva, author of In Inheritance of Drowning. We also feature Wendy Loomis of COPUS, celebrating the CD, The Assignment, a tribute to poet Royal Kent. Elizabeth Perlman talks with young writer,…
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Beyond Borders – Episode 3 – with award winning photojournalist Ozier Muhammad
Martha Cinader, Judy Talaugon, Jay Rodriguez Sierra and Tony Robles are joined by award winning photo journalist Ozier Muhammad. The conversation begins with Judy talking about the native history and the names of the tribes who lived and…
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s3e9 – Rewind – Listen & Be Heard Remix One
Listen & Be Heard Remix Volume One: a timely blend of our guests reading from their work, and other highlights from previous episodes.
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s3e17 The Music Episode: Matthew Shipp, Richard Clements, Jay Rodriguez Sierra
Our featured guest is pianist, poet and essayist Matthew Shipp, talking about his book of essays and prose poems, Black Mystery School Pianists. We also feature pianist Richard Clements talking about the legacy of the legendary pianist and…
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Beyond Borders – Episode 2
In today’s episode Martha Cinader, Judy Talaugon and Jay Rodriguez Sierra talk about a 100th Birthday event for Malcolm X that Jay participated in, in Harlem, NYC. Jay talks about how he felt playing in the street, and…
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s3e16 Bird Words – Poetry by Barbara Tran, Celebrating Malcolm’s B’day in Harlem
Our featured guest is poet, Barbara Tran, author of Precedented Parroting. We feature spoken word from Harlem, on Malcolm X’s 100th Birthday, from Jerome Heka, Will Succeed, Demi Divine, Elee James, Rayne, Untucked Shirt, Feyisayo and Mother of…
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s3e15 A Gloomy Girl Memoir, Spoken Word and New Music
We feature Freda Epum, author of The Gloomy Girl Variety Show. Spoken word from Albert DiLorenzo, Judy Talaugon reading Mary TallMountain, and Martha Cinader. Also featured Jocelyn Grover, Jennifer Owen, children’s author, and a new arrangement of Let’s…
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Beyond Borders – Episode 1
Welcome to Episode One of Beyond Borders, in which Martha Cinader, Judy Talaugon and Jay Rodriguez Sierra talk about Stuff that Matters. In today’s episode we start with Judy reading the poem Prayer Wheel, by Mary Tall Mountain,…
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s3e8 – Rewind SF Poet Laureate Genny Lim, Afro-Colombian Poets, We the People
We feature an interview with SF Poet Laureate Genny Lim, and listen to an archival reading from Alejandro Murguía . We learn about Afro-Colombian poet Candelario Obeso, and listen to Afro Peruvian poet, Victoria Santa Cruz. And The…
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s3e14 Sherrie Flick – Consequences and Bears, Hickory Lit Fest Poets
Our featured guest is Sherrie Flick, author of I Have Not Considered Consequences, a book of short stories. We feature Redhawk Publications poets, Arlene S. Neal and Jeff Price. Caroline Hesby on the Transformative Power of Writing, Judy…
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Beyond Borders – Pilot Episode
Our pilot episode of Beyond Borders, a new podcast produced for WLBH.org, streaming radio station, where we talk about stuff that matters. Hosted this week by Martha Cinader, Judy Talaugon and Jay Rodriguez Sierra.
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s3e13 Vida Cruz-Borja on Speculative Fiction and the Inactive Protagonist
Tony Robles welcomes Vida Cruz-Borja to talk about Philippine speculative fiction, the inactive protagonist, and where stories begin. Poetry by Martha Cinader, Lena Norris Ramen on writing for self compassion, Richard Clements on the legacy of Barry Harris,…
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s3e12 Getting the Hero Right – Authentic Storytelling for Children
Tony Robles welcomes Donna Janell Bowman, co-author of Wings of an Eagle, The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills. We feature the poetry of Suzette Clark Bradshaw on Charlottesville and Gaza. C.L. Willis on being Appalachian, and transformative…
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s3e11 Infinity Pool, The Tribunal Project
Martha welcomes Jonathan Thirkield to talk about his new book of poetry, Infinity Pool. We welcome a new co-host, Judy Talaugon to the L&BH Hour and talk with her about The Tribunal Project. We persist in resisting book…
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s3e10 Remix Volume 2
Listen & Be Heard Remix Volume Two: a timely blend of our guests reading from their work, highlights from previous episodes, and a few surprises.
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s3e9 Listen & Be Heard Remix One
Listen & Be Heard Remix Volume One: a timely blend of our guests reading from their work, and other highlights from previous episodes.
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s3e8 SF Poet Laureate Genny Lim, Afro-Colombian Poets, We the People
We feature an interview with SF Poet Laureate Genny Lim, and listen to an archival reading from Alejandro Murguía . We learn about Afro-Colombian poet Candelario Obeso, and listen to Afro Peruvian poet, Victoria Santa Cruz. And The…
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s3e7 Paid & No-Fee Opportunities for Writers & Nikki Giovanni on Aretha, Tupac & Love
Our featured guest is Caitlin Jans, Director of Authors Publish. We share poetry by Nikki Giovanni, about Aretha Franklin and Tupac Shakur, conversation between Nikki and James Baldwin and comments from the late, great, Roy Ayers. Poetry by…
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s3e6 Growing Up Brown, Remembering Roberta Flack, Spoken Word Special
Luna Jamero talks about Growing Up Brown, a memoir by brother, Peter Jamero. A poem for Billy Mills, by Tony Robles. Remembering Roberta Flack with archival recordings and a live duo with Donny Hathaway, Spoken Word, Listening &…
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s3e5 Making Choices: Art Under Dictatorship, Hybrid Publishing
Martha talks with Eileen Tabios about The Balikbayan Artist, Venancio Igarta, who her Kapwa novel fictionalizes, artistic choices and Kendrick Lamar’s historic half time appearance at the Super Bowl. Also featured, Nick Courtright, of Atmosphere Press, a literary hybrid publisher …