Red Transmissions Podcast

During the Helsinki Book Fair this past October, I had the opportunity of meeting one of the most acclaimed and internationally awarded authors from the Nordic countries. A woman who dedicates her time to narrating the human struggle through her stories, and using her voice to highlight issues of importance to us all, such as freedom of speech, LGBT rights and feminism.  Sofi Oksanen is an Estonia...

A new international festival of experimental circus, vogue, sideshow, art, performance, dance and music has arrived to Copenhagen right in the midst of February, to put some color back into the city.  Elise Bjerkelund Reine, a circus performer and contortionist, developed this concept last fall and in this episode of Red Transmissions, shares with us the behind-the-curtains details of this fabulou...

On the eve of the Helsinki book fair, the president of the Finnish PEN joined the Red Transmissions podcast for this conversation. Unofficially nicknamed "The Indiana Jones of Playwright", Veera Tyhtilä is a multitalented writer, playwright and screenplay writer, essayist and poet, with over 15 plays and films released in Finland. We discuss the importance of free expression and free media in the...

A poet, graphic designer and multimedia artist originary from Mexico and residing in Finland, Daniel Malpica joins the Red Transmissions to discuss the very current matters that affect creators in transition, many of them migrants in need of visibilization, and what he's doing to help... and to cope with the situation creatively himself.  The X character has become a sygil in his work and identity...

As the 33rd edition of the International Book Fair of Bogotá, Colombia, quickly approaches, Sandra Pulido Urrea, director of the book fair, visited the Nordic Countries, countries guest of honor in the upcoming fair, and shared with us the developments of this great upcoming feast of books and knowledge.  With themes on the table such as culture for a sustainable future, a new educational forum, a...

Stylist, musician, writer, illustrator, freedom fighter, worldthreader, and columnist of Red Door Magazine Melaine Knight is known under her pseudonym The Neon Rebel. The 'Australian Women in Music Awards' just named her recipient of the 'Sun Studios Excellence In Image Making Award'. In this episode we talk about her passion for music and creating iconic images that activate people and inspire. M...

To escape from the triteness of reality, Manoj Ramdas created his own universe, where music is the all encompassing language that interlinks all which he is passionate about. He does this with constancy and discipline, but also with the curiosity of a child always ready to be surprised. It works. Through music, Manoj has traveled the world, performed in stages and toured with bands such as The Rav...

Multimedia artist Kirsten Reynolds, featured artist of Red Door Magazine's issue #20 "The Future", talks about DARK AGES, her latest series of work, exhibited simultaneously in Bornholm and Copenhagen. She shares stories of her travels and creative process.  Kirsten is an English artist whose diverse practice encompasses, drawing, painting, sculpture, collage and print-making as well as the creati...

The first dispatch of The Red Transmissions is an interview with Uffe Lorenzen, aka Lorenzo Woodrose, who shares stories about his creative process, the making of TRIPRAPPORT, his new solo album coming out on May 10, 2019... We talk about mushrooms, analog vs.digital, and a little bit of everything else, including his role in the upcoming Danish movie Valhalla.  Feast your ears on this!   (photogr...

This episode 0 is the introduction and first dispatch of the Red Transmissions podcast. The story of the Red Door Magazine and Gallery, and the characters who've played an active role in its creation. Narrated by Madam Neverstop, to celebrate the 10th year anniversary of Red Door.