Mic Check provides an open and free venue to read poetry every Sunday night at Revolution Cafe and Bar in Downtown Bryan, TX at 8:30pm.
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Welcome to the Mic Check podcast hosted by graffiti artist Juse One and rapper Blacc El, with Kriswontwo on sound control. We cover the urban culture scene in Copenhagen and abroad. Music, dance, theater, visual art, poetry, and even MMA... we love it all. Check us out!
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Humanity Unlocked, the second season from Human Powered, is a podcast about the power of the humanities in Wisconsin prisons. From a storytelling workshop at Oak Hill Correctional Facility to a poetry workshop with people who were formerly incarcerated to a conversation with writers and editors of prison newspapers, we are digging into the importance of the humanities as tools for searching for meaning and understanding. And check out our first season to explore Wisconsin together to hear in ...
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Host - brburns.com We discuss ISSUES that entertain, inform, uplift and inspire. Call-in Number: (347) 215-7727 Email us at: brburns2001@yahoo.com
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The right to vote is a core building block for our democracy. We are taught that our vote matters and that voting is integral to our communities and our country. In this final episode of Humanity Unlocked, we confront a fundamental issue: roughly 45,000 people ‘on papers’ in Wisconsin do not have the right to vote, even though they are no longer in…
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When James Price first learned how to bead, he was incarcerated at the Stanley Correctional Institution in Wisconsin. He had been told his whole life that he was not patient, but as he is tutored in beadwork by a group of Native American men, he discovers a history he wasn't taught in school. And, “bead by bead,” he also learns new things about him…
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People in prisons are cut off from their families, their communities, and in some cases their own feelings. Making art in prison — even with very few resources — can be a way to affirm your humanity in a place that is so often dehumanizing. So when the organizers of an exhibit of prison art put out a call for submissions, they were flooded with res…
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Three Convicts, Twenty Dollars, and a Newspaper
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Started in 1887 by three well-known convicts, The Prison Mirror is often considered the best prison newspaper in the United States. But it is just one of many. In the 1980s, Robert Taliaferro was a writer and editor for The Mirror, as it was called in those days. Shannon Ross is a writer who started The Community in 2014 when he was in prison. The …
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Some would say that storytelling is what makes us human. In this episode, we are going to hear some great stories. We are heading to Oak Hill Correctional Facility, where the University of Wisconsin Odyssey Beyond Bars Project offers storytelling workshops each semester for incarcerated students who are in the English 101 course. This is UW-Madison…
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In the first episode of Human Powered 'Humanity Unlocked,' we are stepping out with the remarkable and singular Dasha Kelly Hamilton. Dasha wields words to make magic happen, whether on stage herself, in writing sessions like Prose & Cons, or while chatting with co-host and public historian Adam Carr. We'll drop into one of her workshops and talk w…
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Human Powered—the podcast from Wisconsin Humanities—is back for season 2. In these six episodes, we are talking with people who have been impacted by the justice system. With our hosts, Dasha Kelly Hamilton and Adam Carr, we are digging into the importance of the humanities as tools for searching for meaning and understanding. Dasha is 2021-22 Wisc…
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The Power of Being Seen (with Tracey Robertson)
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This episode spotlights Tracey Robertson, a nonprofit leader and community organizer who was tired of hearing her neighbors repeat stereotypes she knew were not true. She figured that to change the narrative, people needed to be able to see each other more clearly, as complex individuals each with a story to share. In this episode, we learn about a…
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The Power of Indigenous Knowledge (with Marvin Defoe)
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This episode starts with a meal around a fire, in a place where people have been cooking and eating for more than 5,000 years. Our hosts are Marvin Defoe and Edwina Buffalo-Reyes, members of the Red Cliff band of Lake Superior Ojibwe in Bayfield County. For the last three years, the Red Cliff Tribal Historic Preservation Office has been collaborati…
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The Power of Planting Seeds (with Margaret Franchino)
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We all eat. But the foods we eat, and have access to, varies widely. In this episode, we meet some people who have been gardening in Green Bay's vibrant community garden program for years. They tell us why these gardens matter, what they grow, and how planting seeds impacts their lives in real ways. We also talk with some of the women who got the g…
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The Power of Untold Stories (with Rachel Monaco-Wilcox)
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*A head’s up that this episode contains discussion of sexual assault and human trafficking. If this doesn't feel like the right time to listen, we invite you to check out the resources below and hope you'll tune in next month for the next episode of Human Powered.* Maya Angelou once said, “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story insi…
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The Power of Experience (with Caroline Gottschalk Druschke)
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The Driftless region of Wisconsin is no stranger to flooding. Its spectacular valleys and ridges were formed by the flow of rushing water over millions of years. But in recent memory, the floods are getting more intense, and happening more often—a combination that is having a profound impact on local people and communities. In this episode, we’ll h…
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The Power of Listening (with Arijit Sen)
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Who are the experts in a city? In a neighborhood? In this episode, we meet a professor of architecture who has designed a ‘field school’ that encourages students to dig into these questions. We sit on front porches in some of Milwaukee’s most economically challenged neighborhoods to learn from residents that building community, and caring for a pla…
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Human Powered is a new podcast about people making places better. In our first season, we are traveling around the state of Wisconsin to see how big ideas and everyday people are coming together for extraordinary change. In this preview, you'll hear from some of those people: Arijit Sen, Caroline Gottschalk Druschke, Rachel Monaco-Wilcox, and Trace…
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Mic Check Presents: R.J. Wright by Mic Check PoetryPor Mic Check Poetry
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Mic Check Presents: Ayokunle Falomo by Mic Check PoetryPor Mic Check Poetry
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Hometown Heroes Series Featuring Christian OttPor Mic Check Poetry
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Simia Dei with William Brian Sain and Bill MoranPor Mic Check Poetry
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Episode 14: Jeroen Smeets from The Jaunt
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We had a fantastic podcast with Jeroen Smeets from The Jaunt. Jeroen is a curator and art dealer from Amsterdam who is now based out of Copenhagen. Jeroen's project The Jaunt is a unique concept in the art world - sending artists to a place the have never been before and getting them to create a piece of artwork based on that experience. To make it…
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On this episode of Mic Check, we sat down with the lovely and talented Danish jazz/r&b/soul singer Ayoe Angelica. Ayoe is no stranger to the big stages, having performed at Roskilde Festival and Eurovision Song Contest. We had a great conversation about performances, her upcoming projects and ongoing collaborations. Check it out!Follow Ayoe on Face…
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TIME TO LEARN All About Author BLACK COFFEE!
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We talk LIVE with Author BLACK COFFEE all about her New Nation and her Novels - "TIME TO LEARN!" - "TIME TO GROW!" - "TIME TO LOVE!" and MORE! These self-empowerment stories are told in a manner which is both entertaining and informative. They capture your interest from the beginning and you will become engaged in the suspense, drama, romance and i…
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