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Totem Figures Interview with Ivan E Coyote

Â Ivan E Coyote is a spoken word artist, novelist, storyteller and columnist. Her totems include Bill Cosby, writers Barbara Gowdy, Sherman Alexie and Tom Spanbauer, musicians Veda Hille, Laurie Anderson and Rufus Wainwright.

Published in Beams & Struts - Podcasts

Totem Figures Interview with Mark Meer

Â Â Mark Meer is an Edmonton based actor, writer and improvisor. His totems are Jim Henson, John Cleese, Alan Moore, Doctor Doom, and Tom Waits.

Published in Beams & Struts - Podcasts

The Fugue Fugue

Â Living in the information age has most of us doing mental juggling routines as a matter of course. Are we more distracted and fragmented? Or is this good exercise for us?Â

Published in Beams & Struts - The Workshop : Long Form Essays

The Fugue Fugue

Â Living in the information age has most of us doing mental juggling routines as a matter of course. Can we handle it? Are we getting more distracted and fragmented? Or is this good exercise for us? Have we long had an underfed capacity for complexity that’s only now being regularly fertilized? Â Â

Published in Beams & Struts - The Workshop : Long Form Essays

Saturday Night Jukebox: Pulse, Power, and Universe: The Lake Monsters of Ariana Gillis

In this week's Jukebox, we explore the powerful and peculiar sounds of Ariana Gillis.

Published in Beams & Struts - Bricolage: Daily Bits & Pieces

Songs About Parents

Themes of joy, rebellion, conflict and praise are all touched upon in these songs involving parents.

Published in Beams & Struts - Bricolage: Daily Bits & Pieces

Calexico's John Convertino on Music, Cultural Fusion and the Browning of America

An interview with the great indie band's drummer and co-founder.

Published in Beams & Struts - Nuts & Bolts : Magazine Style Articles

Totem Figures Interview with Kahlil Ashanti

Â Kahlil Ashanti is a writer and performer. In this interview he talks about who would be on his Mt. Rushmore: Richard Pryor, Don Knotts, Eminem, and various formative experiences and friendships.

Published in Beams & Struts - Podcasts

Stories with Real Spit

Â Kahlil Ashanti turned his painful childhood experiences into a one man show. He leads at risk youths in workshops that show them how to do the same thing with their lives.

Published in Beams & Struts - Nuts & Bolts : Magazine Style Articles

Totem Figures Interview with Rodney Decroo

Rodney Decroo is a singer/songwriter whose Mt. Rushmore would feature Bob Dylan, poet Philip Levine, and Mark Twain - specifically the novel Huckleberry Finn. Â

Published in Beams & Struts - Podcasts