Radio Aula Mundi

This clip is taken from an online interview with a member of the  collective 'Rap Against Junta' whose main purpose is to use art and  music as a form of protest and resistance against the military  dictatorship in Myanmar. For security reasons, only pseudonyms are used,  no location is disclosed, and this video clip has been edited without  images to avoid recognition by...

In this clip, Rodrigo Quiñones Reyes addresses the audience directly (in Spanish), asking about their state of happiness... Rodrigo  Quiñones Reyes is a contemporary artist from Mexico. His artwork has  been exhibited in Mexico City, Prague, New York and Barcelona. As a  curator, he has worked with the Institute of Culture of Yucatán, with  the Museum of Contemporary Art Ateneo...

Claire Smith is an Australian archaeologist specializing in  indigenous archaeology, symbolic communication and rock art. Her fields  of research include social archaeology, archaeological theory,  indigenous peoples, social justice, rock art and gender. She is a  former Fulbright scholar with American University and the Smithsonian  Institution’s National Museum for Natur...

Anandi Mishra is a Delhi-based writer and communications  professional. She has worked as a reporter for The Times Of India and  The Hindu. She writes essays and poetry. Her writing has been  published in the Harvard Review, The Atlantic, Virginia Quarterly  Review, Popula, Al Jazeera, and elsewhere. https://twitter.com/anandi010 https://anandimishra.contently.com/ https://anan...

Lorenzo Raplili is one of the very few Pacific Islanders who were  able to travel to Glasgow and attend the 26th United Nations Climate  Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. After a  two-week quarantine following his return to his home country, Vanuatu,  and two mandatory Covid tests, both of which were negative, he was able  to speak by phone to...

The 'Musée Aquatique', Marseille's Underwater Museum is a museum  where some monumental and majestic sculptures have been placed at a  depth of 5 meters (16 feet). The purpose of the museum is to raise  public awareness of environmental issues, marine biology and to awaken  people to the world of art and water sports (snorkeling, diving). The  exhibited sculptures create a...

Christine De Luca is a Scottish poet and writer from the Shetland  islands. She writes in both English and Shetlandic. Her poetry has been  translated into many languages. She was appointed Edinburgh's Makar,  or poet laureate from 2014 to 2017. De Luca is a global advocate for  the Shetland dialect and literature of the Northern Isles of Scotland. Her recent work includes an e...

Anne Elizabeth Moore is a writer and cultural critic. She was born in South Dakota before spending 30 years in Chicago. Now she lives in the Catskills, in upstate New York, where she continues to write. Her  new book, "Gentrifier: A Memoir", has come out from Catapult Books in  October and has just received the NPR (National Public Radio, in the  United States) Award for the Best Bo...

Stephan Hilpert is a multiple award-winning film director based in  Berlin, Germany, and London, UK. In his latest documentary, 'Congo  Calling', three European development aid workers are forced to question  what it means to help in crisis-ridden eastern Congo. The UK premiere will stream live all over the world at the Global Health Film Festival Friday, November 26, 2021. https://...

Vishani Ragobeer is an award-winning journalist from Guyana with a  special interest in science journalism (focusing on health and climate  change). Among others, she works as a journalist at the News Room  (Guyana) and as a columnist at the Guyana Chronicle. Simultaneously, she  currently studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI), St.  Augustine Campus. https://w...

Kyle Sumatzkuku is a young endurance runner practicing long-standing  Hopi traditions of running as a spiritual practice to connect with the  land and surroundings. His dream has always been to run at the  Boston Marathon, which was previously scheduled for April 2020 and was  postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. To help pay for the trip  to Boston, Sumatzkuku has l...

Traditional Scottish folktales and Traveller tales form the basis of Heather Yule’s repertoire.  A fine musician, her storytelling is often enriched by music from the clarsach (Scottish traditional harp). She has performed and led workshops all over Scotland and abroad, including Iceland, Norway and the USA. https://tracscotland.org/storytellers/heather-yule/ 

Sadik Shahadu is from Northern Ghana. He is currently serving as a  regional ambassador for indigenous communities at Art + Feminism, a  Mozilla Open Leaders X fellow, a digital activist and a member of the  Project Management Institute (PMI). He is also a researcher, Dagbani  language translator and a certified Nonprofit Technology Professional  with a demonstrated histor...

A Portland resident since 2012, Ben Harkins has become a regular on  the open-mic circuit. He is a permanent fixture in the Portland comedy  scene. Ben Harkins for Men' is a parody of self-help shows whose three episodes still stream on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WOwfUIDZNI https://www.instagram.com/thebenharkins/ https://www.facebook.com/ben.harkins 

Joshua Sperling teaches courses on documentary, Hollywood, Latin  American cinema, contemporary auteurism, and narrative at Oberlin  College and Conservatory, in Ohio. His interests focus on 20th and 21st century aesthetics, the interplay of culture and politics, and the history of cinema. https://www.oberlin.edu/joshua-sperling 

Shara McCallum was born in Jamaica to an African Jamaican father and  a Venezuelan mother and moved to the United States with her family when  she was nine. She earned a BA from the University of Miami, an MFA from  the University of Maryland, and a PhD from Binghamton University. Her  collections of poetry, published in the US and UK, include No Ruined  Stone (2021). McCa...

Jonathan Scott is a Chicago-based musician, singer-songwriter, and  leader of two iconic rock bands, the Doleful Lions and Cinco de Gatos.  The Doleful Lions have been described as 'one the great lost bands of  modern times'. Currently, it is one of Jonathan Scott's solo projects. https://dolefullions.bandcamp.com/ Cinco  de Gatos is a ressurrection of mid-90s ghosts with a mis...

In this video clip Inés Rodríguez discusses the importance of the  colors of Galicia, Spain, in her textile designs. Her unique work as an  artisanal textile designer was featured in the prestigious Spanish  newspaper 'El País'... https://elpais.com/eps/2021-09-15/inventora-de-tejidos-con-latido-gallego.html https://executivasdegalicia.org/portfolio/ines-rodriguez-rodriguez/ 

Kayden Phoenix is a multiple award-winning film maker and author of  graphic novels from Boyle Heights, California. She is a huge advocate  for diversity both in front and behind the camera, giving a voice to  stories untold. https://phoenixstudios.co/ https://latinasuperheroes.com/ https://chicanadirectorsinitiative.org/ 

Jazz Money, artist, storyteller, poet, and film maker of aboriginal descent: "Any questions?" Jazz  Money is an award-winning poet of Wiradjuri heritage. Jazz’s writing  has been widely performed and published nationally and internationally. In  2020 she was awarded the David Unaipon Award from the State Library of  Queensland and a First Nations Emerging Career Award from the...

Sean Brown is an off-Broadway playwright who has won awards at  festivals across the globe. Here, he speaks to Radio Aula Mundi from a  movie studio in Portland, Oregon... https://www.xmasfreakmovie.com/ 

Askhat Akhmedyarov: "What are you working on right now?"  “I've been  doing contemporary art since the 1990's. And, currently, I'm using  various means, media, especially. So, it is a form of action art,  activism, if you will, which includes photography and video. Graphic  arts are also quite important in my work. And then, for visual purposes,  I use fire a lot. So,...

The cowbell is a key instrument in salsa music. Only a few people in the  U.S. have the skills to handcraft the instrument. Ulisis Santiago is  one of them. He lives and works in Caledonia, 20 minutes south of  Milwaukee, Wisconsin. https://www.facebook.com/Ulipercussion-Ulisis-Santiago-1005636946259869/ 

La campana es un instrumento clave en la música salsa. Pocas personas en  E.E.U.U. tienen el talento de hacer el instrumento a mano. Ulisis  Santiago es uno de ellos. Vive y trabaja en Caledonia, 20 minutos al sur  de Milwaukee, Wisconsin. https://www.facebook.com/Ulipercussion-Ulisis-Santiago-1005636946259869/ 

Darryl Lorenzo Wellington is the 6th Poet Laureate of Santa Fe, New  Mexico. He has spent over 20 years as a journalist, syndicated  columnist, playwright, poet, surrealist, and performance artist. His  essays on poverty, economic justice, race relations, African American  history, civil rights history, and post-Katrina New Orleans have  appeared in The Nation, The Guardia...