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A podcast about the foolish pursuit of life, clarity and context.

  1. 31/10/2020

    Ep 031 — Not Me, Us (Part II of II)

    Quote: "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

    Ep 031 — Not Me, Us (Part II of II)

  2. 31/10/2020

    Ep. 030 — Not Me, Us (Part I of II)

    Quote: "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 Jasper Wilde  [29:15] Light reading on Bernie Sanders 2016 campaign and feminism [29:50] "Setting Pace" by The Blue Dot Sessions  [30:00] For more on the specialty coffee scene, listen to "Bougie Coffee" Bay Area coffee roaster's sexual assault and harassment scandal [30:25] Related: SCAA's expo in Dubai [34:00] More on Shahid's backstory [34:30] Related: Pelosi's support of government surveillance more at thisissomenoise.com/ep-30 [38:15] Listen to Part II here

    Ep. 030 — Not Me, Us (Part I of II)

  3. 18/09/2020

    Ep 029 — For the Culture, Part II

    Quote: "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 [22:30] Some of Dr. Manchanda's other writings "The Imperial Sociology of the 'Tribe' in Afghanistan" "Queering the Pashtun: Afghansexuality in the homo-nationalist imaginary" [23:45] "Fairy's Fear" by Deskant  [26:30] "Leavy Quickly" by Alan Carlson-Green [26:35] Light reading on the US-Afghan war [26:50] Light reading on the Great Game [27:00] "Oh Motherland" by Sight of Wonders  [27:25] "Devil's Disgrace" by Deskant [27:35] Light reading on the British Intelligence officer who coined the term "The Great Game"    Related: A 1901 review of Rudyard Kipling's Kim [29:05] See 'Remnants of An Army' Read some backstory of the painting here [29:30] Light reading on William Brydon [29:45] Technically, it was the winter of 1841-42, but more reading on that retreat here. [31:20] Light reading of that first occupation in 1842 [31:25] "Alive Without Breathing" by Deskant [32:30] Light reading on Dost Muhammad Khan's reflections on the British empire More on First Anglo Afghan War (1839-42) [32:50] Light reading on Sher Ali Khan  More on the Second Anglo Afghan War (1878-80) [33:50] Light reading on Abdur-Rahman Khan (aka The Iron Emir) Light reading on the state of the Hazara population Light reading on the Hazara genocide of the 1890s More reading on the Hazara genocide More reading on the Hazaras His rationale of his brutal reign [33:55] "Pepper Seeds" by Rune Dale [35:40] News of Afghanistan's latest railroad here and here [36:05] Light reading on the assassination of Habibullah Khan [37:20] "Crusade" by Max Anson [37:50] Light reading on the Third Anglo Afghan War (1919) Light reading on Ammanullah Khan Light reading on the bombings of Kabul Light reading on Afghan Independence Day Related: Independence movements in Egypt, Ireland and Malta Light reading on the Durand Line [39:35] More on Wazhmah Osman And her book: Television and the Afghan Culture Wars And her film: Postcards from Tora Bora [41:40] Light reading on Khushal Khan Khattak [44:00] "Nothing in This World" by Telmo Telmo

    Ep 029 — For the Culture, Part II

  4. 10/09/2020

    Ep. 028 — For the Culture, Part I

    "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]  "Playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain" by Jamil Jan Kochai [32:25] Light reading on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain "Afghanistan is a big place" [33:10] "The Early Eagle" by Jon Sumner [35:25] Shout out to the prologue [38:10] Light reading on Dari vs Farsi [38:15] Light reading on the attan [39:45] "Nysnö" by Sandra Marteleur [40:00] Light reading on the history of slavery in the U.S. Related: Seeing White  [41:15] Light reading on  Modern-day redlining The state of U.S. law enforcement The socioeconomic wealth gap [43:25] "Mountain Solitude" by Moorland Songs [44:00] The second-coming of the Bamiyan Buddhas  [44:15] "Good words, good thoughts and good deeds." [45:10] John Gardner's The Art of Fiction

    Ep. 028 — For the Culture, Part I

  5. 02/09/2020

    Ep. 027 — For the Culture: A Prologue

    This 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

  6. 05/05/2020

    We Too Shall Pass

    Quote: "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] "Lick Stick" by The Blue Dot Sessions [24:00] More on Dr. Nükhet Varlik [24:30] "Rainday Textile" by The Blue Dot Sessions [24:30] Regarding the Black Death And how it compares to past pandemics And in another visual Its symptoms Its death toll and the silver lining  [25:20] "Raskt Landsby" by The Blue Dot Sessions [25:20] Trump soundbytes on  2.29.20 3.23.20 3.25.20 [26:55] Light reading on the Venetian Plague Doctor [28:10] "Campanula" by The Blue Dot Sessions [28:30] More on Plagues, Medicine, and the Early Modern Ottoman State [28:35] "Static City Drumline" by The Blue Dot Sessions [28:45] Light reading on Khidr [30:10] Light reading on Evliya Çelebi [33:00] Al-Hadid, verses 22-23 [34:45] List of past pandemics revisited [35:15] John Hopkins University COVID-19 Dashboard [36:30] "Intercept" by The Blue Dot Sessions [37:45] Super quick primer on materialism [38:15] Super quick primer on the Islamic metaphysics [39:15] "Where it All Happened" by The Blue Dot Sessions [39:20] Light reading on… Transhumanism and a timeline of the movement The singularity Ray Kurzweil Shameless plug for an earlier episode of this podcast touching on technology debate [41:50] Short video on income inequality in America Report on how billionaires keep on winning amidst the coronavirus Between January 1, 2020 and April 10, 2020, 34 of the nation's wealthiest 170 billionaires saw their wealth increase by tens of millions of dollars.  Report on how 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than 60 percent of the world's population of more than 4 billion people  [42:40] "Cicle Ariel" by The Blue Dot Sessions [42:50] Related: A Bay Area commute to work [45:30] Related: Light reading on environmental racism [45:50] Related: On the racial demographics of life and death as it pertains to COVID-19 Another one And another one And another one And another one [46:30] Related: On food deserts And another one And another one And another one [46:40] Related: Overview of past tax rates [48:45] Light reading on "death and taxes" [50:42] Sufjan Stevens' "Fourth of July" Cover by Constellation Men's Ensemble and arranged by Kevin Vondrak They are a vocal group based out of Chicago dedicated to empowering the next generation of singers through educational engagement. More on Imam Ali Mukasa PODCAST RECOMMENDATION: American Submitter by Imran Ali Malik More at thisissomenoise.com

  7. 02/10/2019

    F R I S C O — (Part III of III)

    Quote: "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 [25:05] Light reading on radiation cleanup at the shipyard US Navy's Historical Radiological Assessment of the shipyard And a recent article on how radiological remnants are still being discovered (San Francisco Chronicle) [25:55] "Vik Sahder" by The Blue Dot Sessions [26:25] A photo of Building 815 (TelstarLogisitcs) Related work done by the US Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory First-hand accounts of working on and near the site (SF Gate) [28:10] Meet Ace Washington, who has been on the case [29:35] Light reading on the effects of post-war deindustrialization [29:40] Light reading/listening on the history of red-lining (NPR) [29:45] How home loans are still difficult to get for Blacks and Latinos (KQED) [29:50] Light reading on the segregation of San Francisco (FoundSF) [30:45] Willie Brown Inc. (San Francisco Chronicle) More reading on Willie Brown (The New York Times) And about his role as Mayor of San Francisco (The New York Times) And about him being a power broker (The New York Times) [31:20] Interview clip of Willie Brown on the 70s [31:50] That one time Willie Brown got pied in the face (KTVU) [32:20] Light summary on the Shipyard post-decommissioned days  [32:30] Then San Francisco Mayor, now Senator, Diane Feinstein's attempt to bring a warship to San Francisco (FoundSF) [33:30] The Hunters Point Redevelopment Plan More reading on the development plan here and here And an analysis on redeveloping the area (UC Berkeley) Related: Why the 49ers left San Francisco (Slate) [34:30] Light reading on the Navy transfer of the shipyard (San Francisco Chronicle) [34:40] Fallout by Lisa Davis (SF Weekly) And a followup piece (SF Weekly) [35:00] Light reading on Tetra Tech [35:20] Light reading on Lennar An op-ed on Lennar A 2018 report of Lennar's outreach to the Bayview-Hunters Point community  [35:35] Related reading on racial diversity on contract jobs around the shipyard (SF Bayview Newspaper) [35:40] Lennar's plan for the Shipyard (San Francisco Business Times) The company's approach to urban design [36:00] Lennar at the SF Shipyard [36:15] California emcee Cobe Obeah sharing his thoughts [36:40] "True Blue Sky" by The Blue Dot Sessions [37:00] Construction begins at the shipyard (San Francisco Business Times) And another story about the parcel transfer (San Francisco Chronicle) Scope of the original project (San Francisco Chronicle) [37:20] Light reading on Minister Christopher Muhammad A deeper dive here (SF Weekly) [38:00] Backstory behind the Nation of Islam school and the Shipyard construction sites (SFGate) And another read (SFGate) [38:30] Minister Christopher Muhammad's public testimony back in 2007  [38:40] Related, not the same, but related findings [39:45] Community complaints of Lennar's construction sites (San Francisco Chronicle) A federal response to those complaints (San Francisco Chronicle) [39:50] When Lennar was fined half a million dollars (SF Bay Guardian) Related protests that followed in following years (SF Public Press) An op-ed on Lennar by Marie Harrison (San Francisco Examiner) [40:20] Foreshadowing of what's ahead (NBC Bay Area) [41:15] Don Wadsowrth's full testimony Tetra Tech's response to Wadsworth's skepticism [41:50] More on the Tetra Tech whistelblowers  (San Francisco Chronicle) [42:15] More on Steve Castelman (SF Gate) and the Golden Gate Law Clinic and the work of his students [43:40] Short bio on Preston Hopson, the General Counsel of Tetra Tech [44:30] Light reading on Tetra Tech being kicked out of the Supervisor's hearing (NBC Bay Area) [44:40] Light reading on Sam Singer… Here (San Jose Mercury News) And here (Oakland Magazine) [45:55] Light reading on the two Tetra Tech employees responsible for the falsification of soil records (KTVU) [45:50] The US Government's lawsuit that was filed against Tetra Tech [45:50] Light reading on the $27 billion class-action suit filed against Tetra Tech [46:10] Light reading on state report that found no radiological health hazards in key parts of the shipyard (NBC Bay Area) And the criticism of that report (San Francisco Chronicle) More recent developments on the shipyard (San Francisco Chronicle) Related: FOLLOW CurbedSF's Chris Roberts, NBC Bay Area's Liz Wagner and the San Francisco Chronicle's Jason Fagone who have been aggressively covering, breaking news and fully reporting out this story and all of its developments [49:20] Marie Harrison's obituary (Mission Local) [53:00] "Cicle Deserrat" by The Blue Dot Sessions [55:25] "Tumblehome" by The Blue Dot Sessions  [58:55] "A Rush of Clear Water" by The Blue Dot Sessions [60:00] "The Yards" by The Blue Dot Sessions [60:15] More at thisissomenoise.com/ep-25

  8. 20/11/2018

    F R I S C O — (Part II of III)

    Quote: "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 Bob Scobey's 'Don't Call it Frisco' jazz band in the gallery. (Timeline) [24:40] "Ghost of Yesterday" by Billie Holiday [25:00] Review of the  Failure and the Harlem Renaissance argument (The Georgia Review) [25:50] "Leave the TV On" by Blue Dot Sessions [28:40] Light reading on Juneteenth [30:00] Related: James Baldwin on Urban Renewal [30:45] The Dynamic American City [31:30] Related reading on Urban Renewal: "The Racist Roots Of "Urban Renewal" And How It Made Cities Less Equal" (Fast Company) "The Wastelands of Urban Renewal" (City Lab) Urban Renewal and Its Aftermath A Study in Contradictions: The Origins and Legacy of the Housing Act of 1949 Urban Revitalization in the United States: Policies and Practices [32:00] Audio of construction site (Freesound.org) [32:20] Light reading on the legacy of the  Housing Act of 1949: Legacy of the Housing Act of 1949: The Past, Present, and Future of Federal Housing and Urban Policy Additional reading on the birth of slum removal and urban renewal Timeline of public housing projects in the US [33:30] Light reading on the Housing Act of 1965 and 1968 A Rundown of Just How Badly the Fair Housing Act Has Failed (Washington Post) The Legacy of the 1968 Fair Housing Act Residential Segregation after the Fair Housing Act (American Bar Association) [33:45] Renewing Inequality Project (University of Richmond) [35:00] "Our Digital Compass" by Blue Dot Sessions [35:35] Inspired by this song [35:40] Two tales of urban renewal's impact on San Francisco's black population: How Urban Renewal Destroyed The Fillmore In Order to Save It (Hoodline) Racism — and politics — in SF Redevelopment history (48 Hills) [35:45] On the population metrics of San Francisco's black population: The Loneliness of Being Black in San Francisco (The New York Times) San Francisco's Black population is less than 5 percent (KTVU) The Dream vs. Reality: On Being Black in San Francisco (The Bold Italic) [37:10] On black home ownership in San Francisco (City and County of San Francisco) [37:15] Related: On access to bank loans San Francisco State College protests (FoundSF) Job opportunities back in the day (FoundSF) [37:30] The killing of Matthew Peanut Johnson (San Francisco Chronicle) [37:50] Patrolman Alvin Johnson retelling what happened on the day Matthew "Peanut" Johnson was killed (Bay Area Television Archive) [40:15] 1964: Civil Rights Battles (The Atlantic) Additional reading here [40:35] Short excerpt of video from San Francisco's 1966 riot [41:00] Light reading on the Human Be-In Festival All the Human Be-In Was Saying 50 Years Ago, Was Give Peace a Chance (The Nation) Full program of the Be-In Festival [43:00] "Passing Station 7" by Blue Dot Sessions [43:50] Light reading on the Big Five   Footage of the Big Five supporting S.F. State Student Strike in 1968 Public Hearing in Bayview Hunters Point with Robert Kennedy (KQED) [45:25] Light reading on The Big Five's March on Washington—Redevelopment and the Politics of Place in Bayview-Hunters Point (UC Berkeley) [46:40] Andre Herm Lewis from Part I [48:30] "Hunters Point Health Problems Called an `Epidemic'" (San Francisco Chronicle) San Francisco Department of Health Recommendations (2006) [49:40] 'Appropriation At Its Worst': Supervisor Slams 'Bayview Is The New Mission' Ads (Hoodline) [51:40] Light reading on the toxic state of San Francisco's Navy Shipyard (San Francisco Magazine) [55:05] More at thisissomenoise.com [56:20] Podcast Recommendation: American Suburb (KQED)

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  • Creator
    Indie
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    2015 - 2020
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    32
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    Explicit
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