Woodrat Podcast
By Dave Bonta
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Podcast Description
Guests join mountaintop recluse and literary magazine editor Dave Bonta to recite poems and stories, discuss literature, and chew the fat.
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Woodrat Podcast 10: John Miedema on Slow Reading | (http://www.vianegativa.us/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/slowreadingcov175w.jpg) John Miedema (http://johnmiedema.ca/) talks about his book Slow Reading (http://litwinbooks.com/slowreading.php) and the practice and experience of reading in general. Some of the questions he addresses include: Is the length of a book an indication of profundity? Are books mind-altering substances? Which kinds of writing work better in print and which work better on the web? How do you reconcile technophilia with bibliophilia? Can slow reading flow from slow writing? Should we persist in trying to make the web more print-like? How should we read newspapers and magazines? Is it possible to read too much? Do slow readers make better citizens? Is speed-reading on the web changing the way we think? Does information overload matter? How can readers get beyond being passive consumers of information or tourists of the reading experience? Theme music: "Le grand sequoia, by Innvivo (http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/6889) (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike licence) | 3/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Woodrat Podcast 9: A Poet’s Way in Norway | Ren (Katherine) Powell talks about how living in Norway and translating Norwegian poets, and also a Yemeni poet, have shaped her own growth as a writer (http://www.vianegativa.us/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Ren-Powell.jpg) Included in the conversation are readings of four poems by Odveig Klyve (http://www.odveigklyve.no/), two by Mansur Rajih (http://www.icorn.org/articles.php?var=7), and three of Ren's own poems, "It Wasn't the Flu," "Spring Heralds (http://www.fieralingue.it/corner.php?pa=printpage&pid=2908)," and "Losing My Religion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGRogyX3gGg)." See Ren's website (http://home.online.no/~renka/index.html) for links to more of her poems online, and Anima Poetics (http://home.online.no/~renka/Animapoetics.html) for her Flash animations. Theme music: "Le grand sequoia," by Innvivo (http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/6889) (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike licence). | 3/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Woodrat Podcast 8: Greening the Appalachians | Chris Bolgiano and Marcia Bonta talk about some of the threats to natural world they love so much, and what to do about it (Part 2 of 2) In this second part of our phone conversation, Chris shares some instructive and sobering tales from her years as an environmental writer. Topics include: what we can learn from German foresters; anti-Appalachian prejudice in the nature-writing community; mountaintop removal and the insidious ways of Big Coal; global climate change and how — or whether — to talk about it; Big Wind vs. distributed generation; rooftop solar and the feed-in tariff system. Links: * Chris's article "In the fatherland of forestry: Baron Alexander von Elverfeldt's forest management approach" (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1016/is_n5-6_v98/ai_12519845/?tag=content;col1) * Gifford Pinchot (Wikipedia) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifford_Pinchot) * Nature writing according to the Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_writing) * Orion Magazine (http://www.orionmagazine.org/) * Mountaintop removal coal mining (Appalachian Voices) (http://www.appvoices.org/index.php?/site/mtr_overview/) * The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation's Appalachian Wildlands Initiative (http://www.rmef.org/Conservation/HowWeConserve/Landscapes/Initiatives/Kentucky/) * Judy Bonds - Goldman Environmental Prize (http://goldmanprize.org/node/84) * "Climate Change Study Foresees a Warmer, Wetter Pennsylvania" (http://www.extension.org/pages/Climate_Change_Study_Foresees_a_Warmer,_Wetter_Pennsylvania) * "Gone With the Windmills?" (Chris's article on wind turbines in national forests, reprinted at Via Negativa) (http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/02/gone-with-the-windmills/) * "A chat with Sen. Bernie Sanders on his 10 million solar roofs bill" (Grist.org) (http://www.grist.org/article/2010-02-04-a-chat-with-bernie-sanders-on-his-new-10-million-solar-roofs-bil/) * Marcia's article on the "green" house we built in Plummer's Hollow (http://marciabonta.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/the-green-house/) Theme music: “Le grand sequoia,” by Innvivo (http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/6889) (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike licence) | 3/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Woodrat Podcast 7: Tales from the Nature-Writing Trenches | A conversation with Chris Bolgiano and Marcia Bonta (Part 1 of 2) Two Appalachian-based authors of mid-list nonfiction books about ecology and natural history share their experiences with publishers, editors, Eastern cougars and other dangerous beasts. Today's show focuses mainly on writing; next week's show will be devoted to environmental issues facing the region. Links: * Chris's website (http://www.chrisbolgiano.com/) * Marcia's website (http://marciabonta.wordpress.com/) * Appalachian Winter (http://www.upress.pitt.edu/BookDetails.aspx?bookId=35511) * Eastern Cougar Foundation (http://www.easterncougar.org/) * The Bay Journal News Service (http://www.bayjournalnewsservice.com/) * Blue Ridge Press (http://blueridgepress.com/) * Pennsylvania Game News (http://www.penngamenews.com/) * Mighty Giants: An American Chestnut Anthology (http://www.acf.org/book_reviews.php) * YouTube: Dolly Parton and her Uncle Billy get copies of Mighty Giants Theme music: “Le grand sequoia,” by Innvivo (http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/6889) (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike licence) | 2/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Woodrat Podcast 6: The Least of These | A conversation with Todd Davis about life and death, religion and poetry Todd Davis (http://www.personal.psu.edu/tfd3/) stops by to read some poems from his latest book, The Least of These (http://www.amazon.com/Least-These-Poems-Todd-Davis/dp/0870138758/), as well as from his previous books, and to talk about public reading, what motivates him as an artist, growing up with Mennonites and how that shaped his own beliefs, nature poetry, travel poetry, deer and deer hunting, how to kill in a manner that honors the spirit of the slain, and more. Here's a set list of the poems in the podcast: * Prayer Requests at a Mennonite Church (http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2007/03/08) * What the Woodchuck Knows * Praying * Craving * A Psalm for My Children * Winter Morning * Obituary If you live within driving distance of Altoona, Pennsylvania, don't miss Todd's reading on Thursday, February 18, at 7:30 p.m. (http://www.aa.psu.edu/now/news.asp?value=2526) Theme music: “Le grand sequoia,” by Innvivo (http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/6889) (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike licence) | 2/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Woodrat Podcast 5: Amplified Bards | A conversation with Houston-based poet Radames Ortiz and his audio collaborator, the composer Trills (Jonathan Jindra). Topics include: How electronic music is composed; the arts scene in Houston; composing and improvising music to accompany poems; making the transition from ambient music to electronica that demands active listening; how Radames started writing poetry and why he chose not to get an MFA; turning a poetry reading into a multimedia experience and getting the audience involved; online reading, e-book readers and the supposed death of the text; the obligation of poets and writers to master multimedia tools; making and watching videopoetry. Links: * The Amplified Bard (http://theamplifiedbard.blogspot.com/) (Radames' blog) * Trills Music (http://www.trillsband.com/) * Modular Puzzle from i, absentee records (http://www.i-absentee.com/order.html) * Review of Modular Puzzle in textura (http://textura.org/reviews/trills.htm) * Radames' poems in Cortland Review (http://www.cortlandreview.com/issue/31/ortiz.html) * Family Group Day (videopoem) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=390kJpLby6c) * Jonathan Jindra on Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com/user1445668) Theme music: "Le grand sequoia,” by Innvivo (http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/6889) (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike licence) | 2/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Woodrat Podcast 4: Banjo Jam | (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4320802141_fdb8e85957_o.jpg) Terry McBride, Steve Bonta, and Tony Bonta play banjos and talk about banjo playing Here's what they play: * Blackberry Blossom * Come Together * Salt River (with Steve playing clawhammer style) * Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms * Foggy Mountain Breakdown * Spiderman theme song * Salty Dog And here are a few links: * Tony's page on Banjo Hangout (http://www.banjohangout.org/myhangout/home.asp?id=26319) * Terry's page on Banjo Hangout (http://www.banjohangout.org/my/terry.mcbride) * Steve's page on Banjo Hangout (http://www.banjohangout.org/myhangout/home.asp?id=36589) * The Hillbilly Gypsies (http://www.thehillbillygypsies.com/) * Hillbilly Gypsies on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22Hillbilly+Gypsies%22&search_type=) * Mike Munford (http://www.mackbailey.com/hard_travelers.htm#Mike) Theme music: "Le grand sequoia," by Innvivo (http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/6889) (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike licence) | 2/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Woodrat Podcast 3: Embodied Miracles | Rachel Barenblat on poetry and religion Rachel talks about writing poetry vs. writing liturgy, studying with David Lehman, images of motherhood and divinity, wordless prayers, and the challenges of writing while caring for an infant. Two-month-old Drew adds a few wordless prayers of his own. Links: * Velveteen Rabbi website (http://velveteenrabbi.com/) * Velveteen Rabbi blog (http://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/) * @velveteenrabbi on Twitter (http://twitter.com/velveteenrabbi) * Torah poems at VR (http://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/torah/) * Miscarriage poems: "Through" (http://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/2009/03/miscarriage-poems-through-.html) * The new series of mother poems (http://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/mother-poems/) * David Lehman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lehman) * ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal (https://www.aleph.org/about.htm) Theme music: "Le grand sequoia," by Innvivo (http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/6889) (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike licence) | 1/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Woodrat Podcast 2: Odes to Tools | A conversation with Beth Adams about books, publishing, and music In which I am flabbergasted by Beth's secret plot to rescue some of my poems from a purely digital existence and give them a better life in print north of the border. We talk about the pitfalls of self-plagiarism, what writers can learn from musicians, the ins and outs of small publishing, and what the hell is up with chalk-line reels that aren't blue. I read a few of the odes, and manage a plausible-sounding explanation for what I was thinking when I came up with the series. Links: * Phoenicia Publishing (http://www.phoeniciapublishing.com/) * the cassandra pages (http://www.cassandrapages.com/) (Beth's blog) * Odes to Tools series on Via Negativa (http://www.vianegativa.us/series/odes-to-tools/) * Why I copyleft my writing (http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/08/29/should-poetry-be-open-source/) * Innvivo on Jamendo.com (this week's theme music) (http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/innvivo) Subscribe in iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=350283209) | 1/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Woodrat Podcast, Episode 1 | What I've been reading, what I've been writing, and what's up with all the banjos Topics include: Why a podcast and what I hope to accomplish with it; what a woodrat is; how to keep mandatory titles from messing up haikus; poems by Howie Good, John Haines, Sarah Jane Sloat, Esther Jansma, and Vasko Popa; what I look for in poetry and why I write it; how I got started writing banjo poems; Jonah and the gourd vine; and New Year's resolutions. Links: * Allegheny woodrat (http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/wrcp/woodrat.aspx) * Woodrat photo midden (http://woodrat.vianegativa.us/) * Howie Good's blog (http://apocalypsemambo.blogspot.com/) * John Haines (http://www.poets.org/jhain/) * Sarah Jane Sloat's blog (http://theraininmypurse.blogspot.com/) * Esther Jansma (http://netherlands.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=4006) * Vasko Popa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasko_Popa) Now available in iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=350283209). Here's the RSS feed (http://www.vianegativa.us/category/podcast/feed/), now fully formatted with podcatcher-friendly metadata. Thanks to T.M. Camp (http://www.tmcamp.com/) for the podcast inspiration (http://www.thegospelofthomasonline.com/). | 1/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
- Free
- Category: Literature
- Language: English
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