alAndar w/ Marcos & Jim

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alAndar w/ Marcos & Jim

Welcome to alAndar w/ Marcos & Jim, a podcast where two friends, united in their love of art, share and discuss their work, their struggles, and their thoughts on all things creative.  Marcos de Jesús “de la Guagua” is a singer, rapper, and song-writer. James Noguera, aka "Jim Nog," is a fiction writer, poet, and university instructor.  Let's make the way - al andar!

  1. OCT 13

    021. Bronx-ology 2 - Stories & Songs Creating Community

    How often do we stop and see the place where we live? Marcos and Jim practice Bronx-ology, Bronx talk, discussing Bronxian themes in three Marcos de la Guagua compositions. Jim highlights the power of multi-generational narrative, and reflects on his Bronx childhood, education and work as an educator. Marcos breaks down the word-smithing underpinning his anthems of Bronx communities and contemporary Bronx leaders Pierina Sanchez and Alexandria Ocasio Cortéz. Marcos’ 2024 Bronx-ology project is supported by funds from NY State and the City of NY through the Bronx Council on the Arts. Songs from this ep. by Marcos de Jesús “de la Guagua”: “Meet me in the Bronx” “Baile de Cortez” “Me Gusta Pierina” #alAndar #MarcosdelaGuagua #JimNog TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Preview: We need Bronx-ology (1:07) alAndar: Intro music (1:40) Marcos’ BXology project 2024 (2:54) Jim’s BX upbringing, “like a box of chocolates Song I: “Meet me in the Bronx” (3:52) Intro (5:54) Song (7:11) Discussion (25:14) Why BXology, text from Marcos’ grant proposal (27:17) Jim: 3 generations of famila in Junot Díaz and Marcos de la Guagua (32:57) Marcos: Hereditary praise poet Song II: Baile de Cortez (34:20) Intro (39:38) Song (42:57) Discussion Song III: Me Gusta Pierina (56:58) Intro (59:22) Song (1:01:46) Discussion (1:17:45) Wrap up and thanks (1:21:52) alAndar outro music (1:23:02) Callback kicker Marcos and Jim, as independent artists, welcome and appreciate your support. Consider adding the podcast to your favorite podcatcher, leaving a review, and sharing it with people you think would like it! Let's make the way! Andamos! MARCOS' LINKS - Bandcamp: https://marcosdelaguagua.bandcamp.com/ - Instagram: @marcos_de_la_guagua - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marcosdelaguagua - Website: www.MarcosdelaGuagua.com -FB: facebook.com/guaguaelectrica JIM'S LINKS - Instagram: @jimnog - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jimnog - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimnog27 - Website: www.JamesNoguera.com - X: @jimnog CREDITS: - Art: James Noguera - Music: Marcos de la Guagua & Jim Nog - Episode edit: Marcos de Jesús - Show notes: Marcos de Jesús DISCLAIMER: While Marcos and Jim may discuss political or religious topics, the main focus of the podcast is to talk about and share art. Silence or absence of opinion from one doesn't imply agreement or endorsement of the other's stance.of opinion from one of them doesn't imply agreement or endorsement of the other's stance.

    1h 23m

  2. SEP 8

    020. Re: Birth - How Jim Would Like to Die

    In Re: Birth twenty-one poems trace the arc of two decades of life, from the youthful uncertainty of twenty to the midlife introspection of forty. This collection dives into the depths of the human condition, capturing moments of identity, struggle, despair, hope, growth, and decay. Each poem was originally written on the author's birthday and marks not just the passage of time but the evolution of the self.   In the storm of life, we call out for an anchor, for rope to tie ourselves to the mast for fear of sirens. These poems represent a search for meaning within the maelstrom. It releases on Jim's 40th birthday, 9/25/24! TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Teaser (0:14) Beginning theme (0:42) Episode introduction (5:07) Re: Birth: Introduction (10:50) "20" (28:32) "36" (46:32) "40" (1:10:32) Wrap up and ending theme   Marcos and Jim, as independent artists, welcome and appreciate your support. Consider adding the podcast to your favorite podcatcher, leaving a review, and/or sharing it with people you think would like it! Let's make the way! Andamos!   #ReBirth #Poetry #Birthday #PoetryCommunity #WritingCreative   MARCOS' LINKS - Bandcamp: https://marcosdelaguagua.bandcamp.com/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcos_de_la_guagua/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marcosdelaguagua - Website: www.MarcosdelaGuagua.com - X: https://twitter.com/delaguagua   JIM'S LINKS - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimnog/ - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jimnog - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimnog27 - Website: www.JamesNoguera.com  - X: https://twitter.com/jimnog   CREDITS: - Art: James Noguera - Music: Marcos de la Guagua & Jim Nog - Episode edit: James Noguera - Show notes: James Noguera   DISCLAIMER: While Marcos and Jim may discuss political or religious topics, the main focus of the podcast is to talk about and share art. Silence or absence of opinion from one doesn't imply agreement or endorsement of the other's stance.

    1h 15m

  3. AUG 11

    019. Wearing Your Tribulation like a Rose - Goth Opera?!

    Can sadness be beautiful? Maybe we need it to be. Can beauty be sad? Perhaps it must be. Marcos and Jim discuss songs from Wear Your Tribulation like a Rose from Marcos de la Guagua. Jim & Marcos consider W.H. Auden’s advice about transmuting emotion through art from Auden’s “Hymn to Saint Cecilia,” set by Benjamin Britten. Jim recalls the solidarity he experienced in goth subculture as he came of age. Marcos shares a musical rumination on John Brown’s abolitionist rebellion, and a song of lament he first wrote in memoriam of Princess Dianna at the age of 17. Marcos & Jim share gratefulness, concerns and laughter as they peer into the depths of their gothic souls.   TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Preview  (0:53) Intro theme  (1:11) Introduction  (1:55) What’s the artist’s emotional job? Britten, Auden, “Hymn to Saint Cecilia”  (3:55) ‘Goth opera’?  (9:35) Song intro: a sad, outsider teen writes an elegy for Princess Diana   (13:19) Selection from: “Queen of the Dark”  (17:00) Jim reflects on “Dark”, Marcos’s range, & goth expressions of central city kids   (30:06) Song intro: Can anger be righteous?  (31:52) Selection from: “Marching On”  (35:31) Reflections: What truth ‘marches on’? Opposing evil without becoming evil  (44:47) Galeano reports: Mark Twain, el pueblo dominicano and defeating empire  (51:30) Jim: We don’t know.  (53:09) Jim: What is your tribulation?  (55:46) Beauty, trouble and bearing witness alAndar  (58:45) More at MarcosdelaGuagua.bandcamp.com  (1:01:01) Auden’s prayer for musicians  (1:01:53) Outro, kicker  Consider adding the podcast to your favorite podcatcher, leaving a review, and sharing it with people you think would like it! Marcos and Jim, as independent artists appreciate your support. Let's make the way! Andamos!  #alAndar #MarcosdelaGuagua #JimNog #Britten #Galeano   MARCOS' LINKS  - Bandcamp: https://marcosdelaguagua.bandcamp.com/  - Instagram: @marcos_de_la_guagua  - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marcosdelaguagua  - Website: www.MarcosdelaGuagua.com  - Youtube.com/user/guaguaelectrica    JIM'S LINKS  - Instagram: @jimnog  - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jimnog  - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimnog27  - Website: www.JamesNoguera.com   - X: @jimnog    CREDITS:  - Art: James Noguera  - Music: Marcos de la Guagua, Jim Nog & snippets from Benjamin Britten*  - Episode edit: Marcos de Jesús  - Show notes: Marcos de Jesús  - Literary quotes: Eduardo Galeano’s Memory of Fire, and W.H. Auden’s “Hymn to Saint Cecilia”, et al, as cited in episode.  *The long selections from songs are from Marcos’ album. The short snippets of choral music are intended as a fair use for critical illustration, from “Hymn to Saint Cecilia” performed by the Cambridge Singers, John Rutter, conductor.   DISCLAIMER:  While Marcos and Jim may discuss political or religious topics, the focus of the podcast is to talk about and share art. Silence or absence of opinion from one doesn't imply agreement or endorsement of the other's stance.

    1h 3m

  4. JUL 14

    018. Creative Weekly - Fiction, Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction

    Creative Weekly provides weekly creative writing (fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction) as a low-cost Patreon membership. Jim shares three pieces from the growing collection, one of each genre. Marcos and he discuss mindfulness, natural selection, connectedness, anxiety, fear of death, revenge, violence, and more.   TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Teaser (0:12) Beginning theme (0:39) Episode introduction (3:13) "Snorkeling Story" (27:45) "Are You Afraid?" (41:40) "The Merchant of Babylon" (1:01:39) Reading recommendations (1:11:44) Wrap up and ending theme READING RECOMMENDS - James Noguera: "Should We Fear Death?" (blog post) - Jorge Luis Borges: "The Library of Babel," "The Babylon Lottery," "The Garden of Forking Paths" - Gabriel Garcia Marquez (generally) - Eduardo Galeano: Memory of Fire   Marcos and Jim, as independent artists, welcome and appreciate your support. Consider adding the podcast to your favorite podcatcher, leaving a review, and/or sharing it with people you think would like it! Let's make the way! Andamos!   #alAndar #MarcosdelaGuagua #JimNog   MARCOS' LINKS - Bandcamp: https://marcosdelaguagua.bandcamp.com/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcos_de_la_guagua/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marcosdelaguagua - Website: www.MarcosdelaGuagua.com - X: https://twitter.com/delaguagua   JIM'S LINKS - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimnog/ - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jimnog - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimnog27 - Website: www.JamesNoguera.com  - X: https://twitter.com/jimnog   CREDITS: - Art: James Noguera - Music: Marcos de la Guagua & Jim Nog - Episode edit: James Noguera - Show notes: James Noguera   DISCLAIMER: While Marcos and Jim may discuss political or religious topics, the main focus of the podcast is to talk about and share art. Silence or absence of opinion from one doesn't imply agreement or endorsement of the other's stance.

    1h 14m

  5. JUN 9

    017. Loser Gumbo - Failure & Resilience

    Loser Gumbo (EP) from Marcos de la Guagua is a collage of idea-dense, cathartic Hiphop/Blues/Gospel in a sonorous soundscape. The title comes from staged rooster fights where one wins and "… some may get mercy, but I’ve seen that some go / into a pot of Loser Gumbo.” We're all the loser at some point. So can we talk about loss and losing? What can we learn from losing? Jim and Marcos listen to and discuss three songs from the EP. Please extend grace for Marcos’ audio issue in this conversation. He doesn’t really sound that much like a chipmunk. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Preview 0:55 - Intro theme 1:28 - Introduction 6:55 - Title Track “Loser Gumbo” 28:18 - “Someday” (We Shall Overcome) 46:14 - “Tax the Rich” 1:09:38 - Jim reports on recent projects Marcos and Jim, as independent artists, welcome and appreciate your support. Consider adding the podcast to your favorite podcatcher, leaving a review, and sharing it with people you think would like it! Let's make the way! Andamos! #alAndar #MarcosdelaGuagua #JimNog MARCOS' LINKS - FB: https://www.facebook.com/guaguaelectrica - Instagram: @marcos_de_la_guagua - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marcosdelaguagua - Website: MarcosdelaGuagua.com - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/guaguaelectrica JIM'S LINKS - FB: https://www.facebook.com/james.noguera.page - Instagram: @jimnog - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimnog27 - Twitter: @jimnog - Website: JamesNoguera.com CREDITS: - Art: James Noguera - Music: Marcos de la Guagua & Jim Nog - Episode edit: Marcos de Jesús - Show notes: Marcos de Jesús DISCLAIMER: While Marcos and Jim may opine on political or religious topics during their discussions, the main focus of the podcast is to talk about and share art. Silence or absence of opinion from one doesn't imply agreement or endorsement of the other's stance.

    1h 12m

  6. MAY 11

    016. Headless - Non-Dualism & Many-Worlds

    Headless is a short film largely inspired by the philosophies of non-dualism and determinism. Is there a self? Is there free will? Follow our protagonist as he awakens one day only to lose his head, triggering a crisis for understanding. Immerse yourself in his exploration of consciousness. Watch it ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ (YouTube) or ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ (TikTok). Marcos and Jim discuss philosophy and theoretical physics as they relate to art and life. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Teaser 0:11 - Intro song 0:36 - Episode Introduction 3:56 - Headless 7:28 - Marcos' reaction & discussion: non-dualism 13:03 - Illusion of self 15:35 - Thomas Nagel & the subjective character of experience 21:19 - Dissolution of self 24:38 - Marcos' PIC (problem, intervention, change) framework in relation to Headless 28:14 - Does a person need a sense of self-efficacy, agency? 36:17 - The many-worlds interpretation (MWI) 43:13 - MWI inspiration in Headless & consequences 48:03 - Applying headless-ness, other frameworks 53:06 - Mindful meditation & outro song REFERENCES - DE Harding's book On Having No Head (free PDF) - Sean Carrol's video lecture Sean Carroll: The many worlds of quantum mechanics (YouTube) - Max Tegmark's book Our Mathematical Universe - David Graeber & David Wengrow's book The Dawn of Everything CORRECTIONS - Hugh Everett is not credited with the invention of quantum decoherence; credit goes to David Bohm. Everett is credited with, what would later be called, the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. Marcos and Jim, as independent artists, welcome and appreciate your support. Consider adding the podcast to your favorite podcatcher, leaving a review, and sharing it with people you think would like it! Let's make the way! Al Andar! #alAndar #MarcosdelaGuagua #JimNog MARCOS' LINKS - Bandcamp: MarcosdelaGuagua.Bandcamp.com - Instagram: @marcos_de_la_guagua - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marcosdelaguagua - Website: MarcosdelaGuagua.com JIM'S LINKS - Instagram: @jimnog - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimnog27 - X: @jimnog - Website: JamesNoguera.com CREDITS: - Art: James Noguera - Music: Marcos de la Guagua & Jim Nog - Episode edit: James Noguera - Description: James Noguera DISCLAIMER: Silence or absence of opinion from Jim or Marcos doesn't imply agreement or endorsement of a particular ideology or point of view.

    56 min

  7. APR 13

    015. Movement Music - Problem, Intervention, Change (PIC)

    Problem, Intervention, Change (PIC) is the frame that Jim and Marcos discuss Marcos’ album Early Etudes (EÉ 10), vol 10: Movement Music. Jim shares his writing calendar strategies. They consider why change is difficult, so is art-work, yet the beat goes on. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 -Preview, Problem Intervention Change (PIC), art for praxis 0:25 - alAndar theme 0:58 – Greetings 1:30 - Marcos-Intro to EÉ 10: Movement Music 2:45 – PIC & Praxis 4:50- Jim’s writing calendar 8:50- Daily goals vs. longer term, managing the pressure to achieve a “perfect day” 14:27- Main Topic, Marcos frames EÉ 10: Movement Music, PIC, songs for change 20:00- Jim, PIC, how artists work for change 23:12- “8 hours”, Problem/intro 24:25- “8 hours”, Intervention/song 25:17- “8 hours”, Change/discussion- 26:25- “You Have the Right to an Attorney”, Problem/intro 27:57- “Attorney”, Intervention/Song 29:30- “Attorney”, Change/discussion 33:35- “¡Soy Bernista!”, Problem/intro 34:56- “¡Soy Bernista!”, Intervention/song 39:26- “¡Soy Bernista!”, Change/discussion 53:25- Final thoughts: Marcos- Hope for change gives work meaning, Jim- good reason to rise every morning 58:02 – Outro theme Marcos and Jim, as independent artists, welcome and appreciate your support. Consider adding the podcast to your favorite podcatcher, leaving a review, and sharing it with people you think would like it! Let's make the way! ¡Andamos! #alAndar #MarcosdelaGuagua #JimNog MARCOS' LINKS - Bandcamp: MarcosdelaGuagua.Bandcamp.com - Instagram: @marcos_de_la_guagua - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marcosdelaguagua - Website: MarcosdelaGuagua.com JIM'S LINKS - Instagram: @jimnog - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimnog27 - X: @jimnog - Website: JamesNoguera.com CREDITS: - Art: James Noguera - Music: opening- Jim Nog f/ Marcos de la Guagua closing- Marcos de la Guagua - Episode edit: Marcos de Jesús - Show notes: Marcos de Jesús DISCLAIMER: The focus of the podcast is sharing art-work, process and inspiration. Marcos and Jim may opine on political or religious topics during their discussions. Silence or absence of opinion from one doesn't imply agreement or endorsement of the other's stance.

    55 min

  8. MAR 9

    014. Everything Is Now - Dynamism & Determinism

    Jim shares Everything Is Now, a 3-minute film, signaling Jim's first foray into filmmaking. Watch it ⁠here⁠ (YouTube) or ⁠here⁠ (TikTok). With this context, Marcos and he discuss dynamism and determinism and how they come to define the human condition. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro Song 0:24 - Episode Introduction 3:04 - Introduction to Everything Is Now 5:36 - Everything Is Now 8:24 - Marcos' response to short film 16:46 - Jim comments on comments to film 18:11 - Jim on first theme: Dynamism 28:22 - Marcos on first theme 47:37 - Jim: Defining determinism 53:22- Jim on secondary theme: Determinism 1:06:02- Marcos on secondary theme 1:09:27 - Resolving differences 1:15:53 - Outro song Marcos and Jim, as independent artists, welcome and appreciate your support. Consider adding the podcast to your favorite podcatcher, leaving a review, and sharing it with people you think would like it! Let's make the way! Al Andar! #alAndar #MarcosdelaGuagua #JimNog MARCOS' LINKS - Instagram: @marcos_de_la_guagua - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marcosdelaguagua - Twitter: @delaguagua - Website: MarcosdelaGuagua.com JIM'S LINKS - Instagram: @jimnog - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimnog27 - Twitter: @jimnog - Website: JamesNoguera.com CREDITS: - Art: James Noguera - Music: Marcos de la Guagua & Jim Nog - Episode edit: James Noguera - Description: James Noguera CORRECTIONS: - Jim regrets saying "determinism" instead of "free will" in the following sentence, "There's a disagreement about what determinism means." - Jim also regrets saying that determinist believe in responsibility. He meant that determinist tend to believe in acting instrumentally with regards to moral responsibility (despite not believing in it). DISCLAIMER: Silence or absence of opinion from Jim or Marcos doesn't imply agreement or endorsement of a particular ideology or point of view.

    1h 17m
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Welcome to alAndar w/ Marcos & Jim, a podcast where two friends, united in their love of art, share and discuss their work, their struggles, and their thoughts on all things creative.  Marcos de Jesús “de la Guagua” is a singer, rapper, and song-writer. James Noguera, aka "Jim Nog," is a fiction writer, poet, and university instructor.  Let's make the way - al andar!

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  • Creator
    Marcos and Jim
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Marcos and Jim
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