The Dig Presents

The Dig
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The Dig Presents

From The Dig: A new show featuring original documentary reporting, personal narrative, and other sonic experiments from a wide range of contributors.

Episodes

  1. 09/14/2023

    Alien Jerky Sold Here

    If you look, you'll see. Most people don't look.  Produced by Stephen Cassidy Jones and Liza Yeager. Edited by Mitchell Johnson, with editorial oversight from Daniel Denvir. Featuring Mark Pilkington, Valerie Kuletz, and Trevor Paglen.

    55 min

  2. 08/01/2023

    Power Struggle

    Reporter Dharna Noor learns about the Tennessee Valley Authority: the good, the bad, the past, and the future. Produced by Dharna Noor. Edited by Liza Yeager and Mitchell Johnson, with editorial oversight from Daniel Denvir.  Support The Dig at https://www.patreon.com/thedig.

    33 min

  3. 06/29/2023

    Counting in Chinese

    Writer and critic Andrea Long Chu wanted to ask everyone in her family one simple question. The Dig Presents is edited by Liza Yeager and Mitchell Johnson, with editorial oversight from Daniel Denvir and Alex Lewis. Support The Dig at https://www.patreon.com/thedig. Listen to the episode of Al Jazeera's The Take featuring Omar Etman and his Dig Presents story, A Garden in Cairo.

    46 min

  4. 05/27/2023

    Transmissions from Jonestown

    A sonic memorial to the Black women of the Peoples Temple. Produced and reported by Babette Thomas. Edited by Liza Yeager and Mitchell Johnson, with editorial oversight from Daniel Denvir and Alex Lewis.  Support The Dig at Patreon.com/thedig.

    39 min

  5. 04/28/2023

    Superhighway!

    We have as many roads in the United States as we have streams and rivers.  Produced by Caroline Kanner and Jackson Roach, with original music by Jackson Roach. Edited by Liza Yeager and Mitchell Johnson, with editorial oversight from Daniel Denvir and Alex Lewis.  Subscribe to The Dig Presents, and support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig.  Bibliography (in order of appearance): A Field Guide to Roadside Wildflowers at Full Speed - Chris Helzer Car Country: An Environmental History - Christopher W. Wells On Trails: An Exploration - Robert Moor Snell-Rood Lab Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet - Ben Goldfarb A Short History of the Blockade: Giant Beavers, Diplomacy, and Regeneration in Nishnaabewin - Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Who Belongs to the Land: An Essay on Camps, Blockades, and Indigenous Models of Remaking the World - Lou Cornum Further reading available here.

    53 min

  6. 03/31/2023

    A Garden in Cairo

    It started with a few cones and a cryptic sign.  Produced by Omar Etman. Edited by Liza Yeager, Mitchell Johnson, and Daniel Denvir.  Special thanks to Alan Dean, Alex Lewis, and Nihal El Aasar. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig.

    30 min

  7. 03/21/2023

    Trailer: The Dig Presents

    Coming soon: The Dig Presents is a monthly series that features original documentary reporting, personal narrative, and other sonic experiments from a wide range of contributors.

    2 min

  8. 06/16/2020

    Antibody Episode 3: Combat

    Antibody is a narrative series about how Covid-19 has changed everything and nothing at all. In this episode: All Cops Are Idiots (featuring Kafui Attoh, you can buy his book here: ugapress.org/book/9780820354217/rights-in-transit) A Few Basic Demands (produced by Chenjerai Kumanyika (twitter.com/catchatweetdown)) After the Peak (by Karim Sariahmed (twitter.com/sariahmed), along with Alex Azan, Belicia Ding, Nijmie Zakkiyyah Dzurinko , Vanessa K. Ferrel, Michelle Gonzalez, Musaub Khan, and Marc Shi) What We Talk About When We Talk About Mutual Aid (produced by Jackson Roach and Caroline Kanner (twitter.com/_idontCaroline)) Get in touch with DCH1 Amazonians United (facebook.com/DCH1United/) Support Put People First! Pennsylvania (putpeoplefirstpa.org) The mutual aid groups featured in this episode include: Ground Game LA (www.groundgamela.org) K Town For All (https://ktownforall.org) The Red Nation (therednation.org) Brave Space Alliance (https://www.bravespacealliance.org) and the Indigenous Kinship Collective (https://indigenouskinshipcollective.com). Further reading on mutual aid: Regan de Loggans' mutual aid zine (mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/LOGGANS-mutual-aid-zine.pdf) The complete text of Kropotkin's book Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution (theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-mutual-aid-a-factor-of-evolution) Mutual Aid Hub (www.mutualaidhub.org)

    1h 16m

  9. 06/08/2020

    Antibody Episode 2: Making Contact

    Antibody is a narrative series about how Covid-19 has changed everything and nothing at all. In this episode: The Corner (featuring Pablo Alvarado and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network) Stranger Pleasure (featuring Samuel Delany; produced by David Gutherz) One House in Oakland (produced by Sophie Kasakove) Role Call (produced by Andrea Long Chu) Support day laborer economic survival with a contribution at https://ndlon.org/

    1h 7m

  10. 05/31/2020

    Antibody Episode 1: Existing Conditions

    Antibody is a new narrative series about how Covid-19 has changed everything and nothing at all. In this episode: Zoom Canvass (featuring Nikil Saval) Hardwood Flesh (produced by Ari Mejia) Dial 3 to Admit Your Personal Failure (produced by Ian Lewis and Caroline Kanner) You Can't Go Home Again (written by Alex Press) The International Trans Person Helpline (produced by Cass Adair and Arlie Adlington)

    55 min

  11. 05/28/2020

    Trailer: Antibody

    Antibody: A narrative series about how Covid-19 has changed everything and nothing at all.

Trailer

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About

From The Dig: A new show featuring original documentary reporting, personal narrative, and other sonic experiments from a wide range of contributors.

Information

  • Creator
    The Dig
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 The Dig Presents
  • Show Website
    The Dig Presents

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