Red Transmissions Podcast

The Danish band SKARN is the self-described joker in your deck of cards. An 8-legged trio consisting of drums, standup bass, guitar, vocals and Erling the Duck. The band plays their own songs and a couple of cover songs, with a focus on transporting their listeners to a specific longing or poetic emotion relatable in both a local and global level. The band released their debut album "Hjemad" in Ma...

VOID International Animation Film Festival (VOID IAFF) is an annual ten-day cultural event taking place at the Cinemateket of Copenhagen, DK. VOID IAFF was created by VOID Copenhagen in 2015 with the purpose of celebrating animation in all its forms by creating and promoting a space where storytellers connect with a broader audience. The festival envision a future that cherishes animation as the p...

Sune Frandsen is a self-described one man army, board game creator and designer, who likes to document the quirks, neighbourly vibes, history and culture through board games he designs, produces and distributes independently. This time, he talks to Red Transmissions Podcast about his latest creation, "Slaget Om Nørrebro" (The battle of Nørrebro) which combines the styles of various board games to...

S. Elizabeth is a writer, curator, and frill-seeker, currently promoting her new book The Art of the Occult, a visual feast of eclectic artwork informed and inspired by spiritual beliefs, magical techniques, mythology and otherworldly experiences. Her essays and interviews about esoteric art have appeared in Coilhouse, Dirge Magazine among others. Her occulture blog Unquiet Things intersects music...

Professor in glaciology and climate at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Jason Box is the go-to speaker for climate change conversations and is often sought by the media and organizations discussing this important topic. "Reframing the Human Spirit" is a concept Jason Box is developing to help us understand how, by modifying the key aspects of our life to include wellness and mindful...

Named one of the most original European poets writing today by the Bavarian Academy of Arts, Ales Steger is the author of numerous books of poetry, novels, essays... as well as an editor, translator, initiator of artistic and cultural events, and director of Versopolis, a European Poetry Platform that creates new opportunities for writers and promotes mobility through a series of literature festiv...

Michael Favala Goldman, is a translator, poet, educator and jazz clarinetist. Among his 16 translated books are The Water Farm Trilogy  by Cecil Bødker , Dependency  (a Penguin Classic) by Tove Ditlevsen (now part of a trilogy coming out this January in the US) ,   New and Selected Poems  by Knud Sørensen, and  Something To Live Up To ,  Selected Poems of Benny Andersen . Goldman's first book of o...

The art of translation as it relates to poetry is an intimate practice that varies from person to person, but still borrows certain precepts and common principles from other types of translation. This event, created in collaboration between write4word, La Libélula Vaga, Red Door and Kultivera, gathers translators, authors and lovers of poetry in translation to dig deeper into the subject. What is...

Academic and professor, author and editor of over 14 books Oliver Harris, founder and president of the European Beat Studies Network, shares his story and arrival to Burroughs and the Beat generation, his work documenting and publishing on this subject, the purposes and projects of the EBSN, and of course, the cut-up technique. Learn more about Oliver Harris and the ESBN: https://ebsn.eu/ Music by...

Known as one of the pioneering voices in space genre music, singer and songwriter Susan Dietrich, who performs under the name of "The Space Lady", speaks to the Red Transmissions Podcast from her home in Colorado, about her past and arrival to music, how it changed her life and allowed her to build an audience and travel through Europe extensively, her creative process and plans for the near futur...

American Novelist and Poet Noah Cicero is currently promoting his new book "Las Vegas Bootlegger - Empire of Self-importance" published by Trident Press in the US. On this episode of the Red Transmissions podcast, from his home in Nevada, Noah spoke in detail of the world and characters of this book, his influences, contemporaries and the locations and reasons that lead him to write. Noah has a mo...

This is the fourth and final of this year's "At the Fringe" interview series recorded in Tranås, Sweden. On this episode, punk and hardcore, jazz and what he calls "odd music" record collector, librarian, poet, publisher and musician Magnus Grehn talks to the Red Transmissions Podcast about his path, both in the physical sense, tracing the footsteps of the city of Tranås and its characters, as in...

Once a year, the city of Tranås (Sweden) opens its doors, cultural centers, venues and restaurants to a collection of creators who have traveled from all over to be part of At the Fringe, an International Festival which brings together poetry, performance, film, visual art, workshops and talks in Swedish and other languages. This Festival now morphs into a hybrid entity that also provides document...

A desire to capture the immensity of spaces, the randomness of time and people, the beauty of abandoned spaces outside and within us, Serbian artist Milica Denkovic applies her creativity in a range of multimedia genres that go from slam poetry and photography to digital illustration - and sometimes interact until becoming one very unique and pertinent glitch.  On this episode of Red Transmissions...

Having lived a lifetime alongside poetry has given Bengt Berg, an award-winning poet originally from Sweden, a lifetime of adventure and reflection. His verses are full of humor, tenderness and sharp commentary about the world around us, which he prefers to traverse while looking for unexpected marvels. Bengt Berg's debut poetry collection, Where the Dream Ends, appeared in 1974; and since then he...

Writer, journalist, pathological tourist and actor Rafael Franco-Steeves opened up about his leading role in "Adjunto", the short film directed by Felix Piñeiro that navigates us through the struggles of addiction, inner fears, life in a distant city and the very real difficulties of Puerto Ricans after Hurricane Maria and the tragedies that followed... all subjects which hit very close to home wh...

On this episode of the Red Transmissions Podcast, escape through the rabbit hole and get a glimpse into the world of erotic, fetish and glamour photography, as seen through the lens of Alejandra Guerrero. Her book, "Wicked Women", released in 2020, is a compilation of constructed fictions that explore fashion, fetishism and role play trough Guerrero's defined style, providing an exquisite and empo...

Poet, educator, literary curator and all around inspiring communicator in the field of language arts, Dominic Williams shares with us the process of translating community-based events to a digital format, and then reintroducing them into a physical environment, allowing these two to converge into a more inclusive hybrid existence.  Learn more about Dominic Williams at: write4word.org

Passionate for the world around her and skilled at shifting careers, nomad, film & TV producer and developer, and entrepreneur Emma Moroney shares the lessons learned through her various careers and locations, advice for digital nomads and people dreaming of building a remote-working, country-hopping lifestyle, actualizing her mindset and reflecting on her steps to build a daring present... all fr...

Musician, producer, artist, and writer King Khan has led a life worth its own series of comic books. From dealing with discrimination in Canada as a kid and finding power in punk rock and psychedelic music, to being part of The Shrines, playing as part of Sun Ra's Arkestra, hanging out with Lou Reed and having Jodorowsky as his teacher and collaborator. On this episode of Red Transmissions Podcast...

From paper mache art objects that turn into entire cities, to zines and even a new film, Ethan Minsker is a non-stoppable creator, residing in New York and making the best of the current times and his endless creative energy.  On this episode of Red Transmissions, we discuss his creative process, the challenges and influences, ideas and dreams that lead him to be so productive. Ethan resides in th...

Manifesting our reality has a lot to do with our environment and the circumstances surrounding us, but it also has to do with placing ourselves in positions where opportunities can find us.  Valeria Schapira, Argentinian author, communicator, travel influencer, podcast host and media star, shares with us her story, and how she has dreamed and dared to manifest a life others would find impossible....

This episode of the Red Transmissions Podcast introduces someone who combines the skills of journalism with music curation, whose experience has led him to write for Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, the Village Voice and other publications... and for the past 5 years, to help shape the image and content of Bandcamp's Daily as the Editorial Director of this company.  Listen to his story, his recommendatio...

On this 11th episode of the Red Transmissions, and celebrating a year since the creation of this podcast, we find ourselves in the middle of a lockdown, facing the unimaginable: a pandemic.  What better way to calm our spirits, soothe our hearts and engage our brains, than talking to an expert in these matters? Deborah Alma is a poet, editor, and founder of the Poetry Pharmacy. She takes her poeti...

This episode of the Red Transmissions Podcast introduces The Poetic Phonotheque, a virtual collection of poetry in the voices of its authors, initiated by Red Door during the International Poetry Day of 2020. On this episode, the following poets are featured:  Volker Regner, Marijana Jakobac, Mel Perry, Pedro Licona, Jonas Bengt Svensson, Gary Barwin, Abdul Hamid Sibai, and Phil Shoenfelt. Listen...