Shady’s Hibernaculum, Rhea Sylvia, and the Ides of March

In Berko and Archie’s long-awaited return, Berko brings us up to date on the State of the World, examining the implications of the recent Iran-Saudi peace deal and demystifying the burgeoning global banking crisis.

Archie (starting at 1:53:27) explores the musical career of the legendary Sylvia Robinson, from her early work as half of the incendiary rock ’n soul duo Mickey and Sylvia, to her 70s stint as the premier auteur of risqué R’n’B, to her groundbreaking achievements as founder and artistic director of Sugar Hill Records, which earned her the title “The Mother of Hip-Hop."

Recorded throughout March 2023.

Listen to Sylvia:

Pillow Talk (1973): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP4jvbhnFsI Sweet Stuff (1975): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gjua7ggQmg Sylvia (1976): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJxuhoEXGSg Lay It On Me (1977): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ2L6PFnUbg Pillow Talk: The Sensuous Sounds Of Sylvia (Compilation, 1996): https://open.spotify.com/album/6mpnbSuIX7ghO1pypJJqnn?si=bWHvm_VoS6SPJMNt0iFbaA Full text of leaked DARPA grant proposal, Project DEFUSE: Defusing the Threat of Bat-borne Coronaviruses: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21066966-defuse-proposal Read Sharon Lerner and Maia Hibbett's article on the leaked proposal in The Intercept: https://theintercept.com/2021/09/23/coronavirus-research-grant-darpa/ *The titular Shady is a cat. This episode was primarily recorded in the hibernaculum (a place in which a creature seeks refuge) that Shady shares with her feline companion Mike. An additional recording session took place in the hibernaculum of two other beautiful cats named Ben and Scott.