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Rebel Matters 225 (47mb 25:42) I am an avid and passionate art appreciator.  If there is a genre or artist I like that’s being shown in my city (or anywhere I’m visiting), I’m in.   But I should have known better … Continue reading →

A Plea to my American Cousins   Listen Up (36:53):   Transcript: There are so many things happening in the news every day, that I can’t keep up.  I’m not even going to try.  But what I can do is … Continue reading →

On Sunday September 21 2014, Special K and I attended the first international People’s Climate March. It was an event held around the world with a special focus on New York City two days before the U.N. Climate Summit was … Continue reading →

I am not an expert on these matters.   I merely know what I like and what I don’t like.   And though there were movies of his that I absolutely did not like, I cannot ignore the profound impact his … Continue reading →

  This week I caught up with a Brazilian drumming troupe practicing in the park for their summer season.   They call themselves MaracaTall. This is a play on the word maractu, a type of drumming, song and performance genre popular … Continue reading →

I was very saddened to hear about Mark Peacock’s passing. He was known in the podcasting world as Special Delivery Mark.   He was someone I met early in podcasting and up until a few years ago, enjoyed lively and interesting … Continue reading →

On January 26, Special K and I were scheduled to participate in an event at the Royal Ontario Museum called Carbon 14 – A Day of Dialogue – The Changing Arctic Landscape.  The Arctic government and policy makers are very … Continue reading →

I’ve been away now for quite a few months, and I am sorry for that.  Life has been busy.  But today I am back with some more soundscene audio, this time from our travels in Scandinavia last spring. As Molly … Continue reading →

“Why can’t we just do everything we can while we’re here for one another?” – Pearl Goodman, 2013 On today’s show I interview Pearl Goodman who has written Peril: From Jack Boots to Jack Benny.  In 300 pages, Pearl gives us … Continue reading →

Listen up: Or Download HotFRM 216 (43:20 80mb) In today’s show we once again visit the Art Gallery of Ontario.  First to see the art and life of the famous artistic pair Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.  Among the things … Continue reading →

If you don’t know what Nuit Blanche is, it’s a sunset to sunrise festival of art held in cities across the globe.  In Toronto,  it is normally held the last weekend of September.  Originally conceived in Paris in 2002, the … Continue reading →

Late spring in Chicago.  It’s hot.  It’s humid.  Though we did quite a lot of walking around and hanging out in the warm downtown core, the highlight of our trip were the exhibits we saw at the Art Institute of … Continue reading →

Ed Champion is the creator and producer and correspondent for the Bat Segundo Show, a cultural and literary podcast that in no way intentionally tries to imitate the conventional interview format.   He has been podcasting for over 6 years and … Continue reading →

My neighbour, a Vietnam vet, has always watched American politics very carefully. This year he is especially interested in the upcoming American Election and wonders how the Republican party got to what he thinks is a very sorry state.   He … Continue reading →

In my fourth and final installment of sound and visual art and artists I recorded at the Toronto Electro-Acoustic Symposium this summer, I end with the bees.   After-all  I started the series with bees for Hot Fossils and Rebel Matters … Continue reading →

From her website we read that: Alexandra Gelis is a Colombian-Venezuelan visual artist based in Toronto, Canada. She holds an MFA degree from York University, Toronto, Canada.  Her work incorporates photography, video, electronics and digital processes…Gelis’ work addresses the use … Continue reading →

In this second of a four part series of soundscapes and interviews I did at the Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium this August, I share two sound exhibits.   PluseCubes by Ryo Ikeshiro.   From the program:   “is an interactive sound where visitors … Continue reading →

This show is the first in a series of soundscapes and interviews conducted during the Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium this year. On my way to view the sound installations at the Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium  on a hot humid night in August,  … Continue reading →

On the occasion and eve of the final Podcasters Across Borders conference, I,  Mike, Shane, Adam, and Rick do a content walk from Ottawa’s Elgin Hotel to Parliament Hill and back again.  We try to get into trouble but it … Continue reading →

Listen to the show   or Download :  HotFRM 206 (70mb) “Art is a lie that makes us realize truth” – Pablo Picasso. So, here we are four avid art gallery goers, who don’t really like Picasso’s work and never have.  … Continue reading →

Listen to the show:   205HotFRM (60Mb) For the last eleven years New Adventures in Sound Art has conducted what has been known as a Radio Without Boundaries art symposium.   This year the name was advertised as the Trans X … Continue reading →