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Bronwen Tate writes poems about sex after miscarriage, among other things. She is brilliant, she is my friend. Recorded from my bed in 2022, I don't entirely remember what we talked about…definitely writing, higher education, friendship, and Barbara Johnson. 

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Bronwen Tate's website

Barbara Johnson's essay "Apostrophe, Animation, and Abortion"

Subscribe to Bronwen Tate's Substack Newsletter  

Read the feature on Bronwen in Jill Hess's Noted newsletter

YELLOW TALE // SCARCITY published in Typo Mag (as read aloud in the episode by Bronwen)

Bronwen curates a Reading Series in Vancouver. Subscribe to the newsletter here: https://wholecloth.substack.com/

Bronwen's previous podcast appearances!:
The Slowdown with Ada Limón
Writers Read Their Early Sh*t Podcast interview
Of Poetry podcast interview

Filmmaker Leslie Tai's How To Have an American Baby is streaming on PBS through March 10, 2024. The POV documentary is an intimate look at the shadow economy that caters to Chinese parents who travel to the US to give birth for citizenship. We discuss the film, the commodification of American motherhood, the tragedies of infant morbidity, and what birth sounds like (in any language). Trigger warning: this episode includes discussion of death and medical malpractice.   Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram and Facebook. Show Notes Watch How To Have An American Baby on PBS

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Leslie Tai

I think it was early 2019 that I went to see Tracy Molis' last show at Kai Matsumiya. There were two types of paintings on view: paintings of artifacts inspired by an archaeological drawing class she was teaching at Columbia, and then paintings of stills from a Rage Against The Machine music video… a different type of artifact. In some ways, this re-released podcast in honor of her next show at the gallery feels like a dusty dug up artifact, a remnant from the "before times." Enjoy this time capsule! It's one of our most downloaded episodes. 

Show Notes
Tracy Molis
Kai Matsumiya 

Today's re-release is episode 37 with Leah Guadagnoli whose show Love Lies Bleeding ends November 13th at Hollis Taggart in Chelsea. Wonderful early Judy Chicago vibes going on there. Check it out.

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Let's celebrate Colleen Asper! I curated Performing Pictures Workshop at Pari Passu Gallery with Colleen's work as a conceptual and physical anchor. On Sunday 31 October she debuted Echo, a collaboration with artist Julie Harting, and performances will continue every Sunday through the end of November 2021. (Tickets are available here). Here is a talk I did with her in the Old Era. Brace yourself. She's brilliant.

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Today's re-release: this one's exciting because it corresponds with some content that you can stream from the comfort of your own home: Aoife Spillane Hink's film opera A Thing I Cannot Name is streaming online today for World Opera Day. Irish-American director, writer, and actor Aoife-Spillane Hinks is a longtime friend of mine. We used to joke that we were long lost sisters (similar curly hair although hers was more impressive) and even though we rarely get to connect you can tell in this episode that there's so much love there. I am quite jealous of Aoife's acquired Irish-American lilt, yet another reason to listen and enjoy.  

Show Notes

Stream A Thing I Cannot Name free and on demand for 24 hours on 25 October 2021

Today's re-release: a talk with the brilliant Ilana Harris-Babou, whose exhibition Wholesome Fun runs at Kunsthaus Hamburg through November 28th AND whose survey is at University of Chattanooga's ICA through Nov 5th. It's no secret I'm a huge Ilana-Harris Babou fan. We share interests: unraveling the commodification of cart, playing with slime and glop, appropriating advertising verbiage..the list goes on.. Check out her shows, listen to the ep!

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Today we're re-releasing Episode 35 with the singularly courageous and inspiring Amy Khoshbin! Amy's collaboration with Jennifer Khoshbin (her sister!) and Wildcat Ebony Brown is called The Sun Seekers- an ongoing series of performances at LMCC as part of their Take Care series. Are you taking care, my fellow sun seekers, fun seekers? Drink your water. Get sleep. Wash your hands. Read a poem. Listen to a podcast. (hint hint).

Content warning: Death and dying. Some listeners may wish to skip the second half of the podcast from around 1 hour 05 minutes.

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Amy Khoshbin

This week we're re-releasing Caitlin MacBride's episode on the occasion of her show at Heroes Gallery. The venue pairs emerging artists with established, historically significant artists that have played a role in their development. Very cool. It's up through October 30, 2021. Also, Caitlin's getting married on Saturday, and that's a fun thing to celebrate. Caitlin MacBride, everybody! Three cheers to her and her tight, smart, beautiful paintings.

Show Notes

Caitlin MacBride
Connecticut
RISD
Rutgers
Elaine Scarry
Bard
Audre Lorde
Painting
Ryan Trecartin, A Family Finds Entertainment
Guitar Center Guy
Mirror Mirror band  
Illustration
*Savers
The OC
Working Girl
Feminist Art
Gloria Steinem
bell hooks
Cheyney Thompson
Amy Sillman
Pat McElnea
Mignon Nixon Louise Bourgeois
Danny Marcus

Brittni Harvey and Harry Gould Harvey IV are the artists and minds behind Fall River MoCA, a visionary new venue that opened in Fall River last year. We talk about the project and Fall River, the coolest place you've never heard of. Bonus: Amy enters into a painting educed trance at Katherine Bradford exhibition Philosopher's Clambake.

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Fall River MoCA
Brittni Ann Harvey
Harry Gould Harvey IV