Sinopse
Future Prairie Radio examines modern futurist art, design, and culture through the eyes of a diverse selection of artists, activists, photographers, policymakers, musicians, filmmakers, technologists, writers, and more. We go beyond AI, robotics, and new currencies to investigate the humanist and ethical values that intersect with contemporary life and technology.
Episódios
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S7E2: Work Ethic with Rob Nosse
08/02/2025 Duração: 15minMusician, labor organizer, and Oregon state legislator Rob Nosse on Portland, politics, and what we need to thrive.
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S7E1: Stay Ready with Mel Brown
06/02/2023 Duração: 46minDrummer Mel Brown on art, life, and legacy in Portland, Oregon.
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S6E15: I Always Dreamt with Vaughn Kimmons
06/02/2023 Duração: 26minMultidisciplinary artist Vaughn Kimmons on celebrating Blackness and the sacred through music, digital collage, video, and visual art.
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S6E14: A Metropolis in Eden with Stephan Nance
06/02/2023 Duração: 15minMusician Stephen Nance on creating poetic piano pop inspired by birds and winning an artist grant from Regional Arts and Culture Council.
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S6E13: The Chosen Generation with Derrick McDuffey
25/01/2023 Duração: 28minGospel music director Derrick McDuffey on ministering and teaching in Portland, Oregon.
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S6E12: At Last, I See You with Ricardo Nagaoka
25/01/2023 Duração: 10minPhotographer Ricardo Nagaoka on his process and 2022 solo show in Portland, Oregon.
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S6E11: Destiny with Alonzo Chadwick
22/01/2023 Duração: 46minSinger Alonzo Chadwick on finding peace through music, his work with the Grammy-nominated Oregon Symphony, and managing BRAVO Youth Orchestras, a nonprofit that teaches children to play classical music with free violin, string, and choral classes.
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S6E10: In the Realm of the Ancestors with Libretto
22/01/2023 Duração: 55minRapper Libretto on getting his first record deal with BSI Records, his journey in hip hop, and making art after incarceration.
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S6E9: Navigating with Stephanie Chefas
22/01/2023 Duração: 10minCurator Stephanie Chefas on bringing local, national, and international artists to Portland.
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S6E8: Into Another Being with Miriam Gossing
22/01/2023 Duração: 30minFilmmaker Miriam Gossing on making art with her BFF, showing queer work at international film festivals and exhibitions, and making a feature-length movie about mermaids.
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S6E7: Saccharine with Jennifer Timmer Trail
22/01/2023 Duração: 18minPhotographer Jennifer Timmer Trail on relationship-based art, curation, and parenting.
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S6E6: Monstrous, Feminine with Wendy Noonan
19/01/2023 Duração: 20minWriter Wendy Noonan and visual art collaborator Kirsten Driggers discuss their oracle deck, 'Monstrous, Feminine,' which explores feminine and genderqueer demons, witches, and other mythical creatures.
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S6E5: A Whole New Direction with Michelle Ruiz Keil
19/01/2023 Duração: 24minAuthor Michelle Ruiz Keil on developing her critically acclaimed young adult novels, the importance of being cared for as a creative, and her Regional Arts and Culture Council-sponsored research trip for her first novel for adults.
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S6E4: For All of Us with Kerry Politzer
16/01/2023 Duração: 10minJazz pianist, composer, and educator Kerry Politzer on creating a driveway jazz series to offer a COVID-safe way for the Portland jazz community to celebrate local musicians.
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S6E3: To Activate with Layna Lewis
14/01/2023 Duração: 19minLayna Lewis, director of Viva La Free, explores how art and activism can come together to create change in our communities, such as at her trauma-informed approach to art for 9th-grade students at Portland's Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School.
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S6E2: Grateful Cry with Ashleigh Flynn
14/01/2023 Duração: 14minMusician Ashleigh Flynn on creating a band of female musicians over 40 paying a musical homage to “Rosie the Riveter,” whose brand inspired a social movement putting women to work in America.
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S6E1: By Any Means with David Shirkhani
13/01/2023 Duração: 18minMultidisciplinary creative David Shirkhani on creating Black & Gifted, his art collective exploring mental health.
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S5E15: Seeing You/Seeing Me with Mami Takahashi
02/01/2023 Duração: 30minPerformance artist Mami Takahashi on sculptural explorations of being Asian and a woman living outside her home country while working towards US citizenship.
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S5E14: Our Healing with Alexandra Loves Lewis
27/12/2022 Duração: 16minArtist Alexandra Loves Lewis on storytelling from Africa and her diaspora.
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S5E13: Pyrography with Lisa Cox
21/12/2022 Duração: 17minPyrographer Lisa Cox on finding her artistic voice and life as a woman in woodworking.