The Materialists – Details, episodes & analysis

The Materialists are…. Nigel Rudolph (FPAN Central Region) Mandy Wagner-Pelkey (FPAN Central Region) For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/ We want to thank…. The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, For more info on USF Anthro Department, please visit their website at https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/anthropology/   Thank you to the band Have Gun, Will Travel for using their song Silver and the Age of Opulence for our intro music. For more information on HGWT, please visit their website at http://hgwtmusic.com/ For questions or concerns about the podcast, please email us at the [email protected]

The Materialists Podcast – Season 4, Ep. 4: Stuffocation: The Afterlife of Stuff Sorry it took so long to get this episode out, friends….life has many twists and turns.

• Thank you to Sarah Goff, Co-Founder and Artist of the Repurpose Project, Reuse Planet, and Renovator Reuse in Gainesville, Florida. For all the info...
  • https://www.repurposeproject.org/about/resident-artists-bios/
  • https://www.repurposeproject.org/contact/
  • https://www.instagram.com/therepurposeproject/
• Oh, my stars…another huge thank you to the artist Leah Piekarski for the impromptu interview while Mandy and I had a slice of pizza at Satchels Pizza. Mandy and Leah are old friends, and she was very generous in chatting with us out of the blue! For info on Leah and her art, check out…
  • https://www.instagram.com/refractedlight_mosaic/
  •  https://www.instagram.com/leahmmmpie/
  • https://www.satchelspizza.com/
• “Not Charity, but a Chance”: Philanthropic Capitalism and the Rise of American Thrift Stores, 1894–1930, By Jennifer LeZotte
  • Jennifer Le Zotte. "“Not Charity, but a Chance”: Philanthropic Capitalism and the Rise of American Thrift Stores, 1894–1930." The New England Quarterly, 86 (2013): 169-195. https://doi.org/10.1162/TNEQ_A_00275
• Thrift Shopping (song) by Matt Ward
  • https://youtu.be/Ls5ii8ziXW0?si=OFfDNNGCX5p61dB4

The Materialists are….

Nigel Rudolph (FPAN Central Region)

Mandy Wagner-Pelkey (FPAN Central Region)

For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/

We want to thank….

The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, For more info on USF Anthro Department please visit their website at https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/anthropology/ 

Thank you to the band Have Gun, Will Travel for the use of their song Silver and the Age of Opulence for our intro music. For more information on HGWT please visit their website at http://hgwtmusic.com/

For questions or concerns about the podcast please email us at the [email protected]

The Materialists Podcast – Season 4, Ep. 2: The Bricks Beneath the Marker

Huge thank you to Sam M. Wilford, Deputy State Archaeologist & Archaeology Collections & Conservation Supervisor, Florida Division of Historical Resources

Here’s a list of links to all we talked about!!!

• Pensacola Brick Works articles…
  • https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pensacola-news-brickmaking-in-pensac/32943137/
• Alachua County Soil Survey
  • https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00025129/00001
• Closing song: Gouge Away by the Pixies used from iTunes

The Materialists are….

Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region)

Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region)

For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/

We would like to thank….

The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State Park. For more info on USF Anthro Department please visit their website at https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/anthropology/ For More info about the Crystal River Archaeological State Park please visit their website at https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/crystal-river-archaeological-state-park

Thank you to the band Have Gun, Will Travel for the use of their song Silver and the Age of Opulence for our intro music. For more information on HGWT please visit their website at http://hgwtmusic.com/

For questions or concerns about the podcast please email us at the [email protected]

The Materialists Minisode 9 – Well, Well, Well…How The Turn Tables… Conversation with potter, Nigel Rudolph

For more information on Nigel’s work please visit

• rudolphclaystudios.com
• instagram.com/rudolphclaystudios/

The Materialists are….

Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region)

Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region)

For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/

We would like to thank….

The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State Park. For more info on USF Anthro Department please visit their website at https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/anthropology/ For More info about the Crystal River Archaeological State Park please visit their website at https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/crystal-river-archaeological-state-park

Thank you to the band Have Gun, Will Travel for the use of their song Silver and the Age of Opulence for our intro music. For more information on HGWT please visit their website at http://hgwtmusic.com/

For questions or concerns about the podcast please email us at the [email protected]

Minisode 8. Stories and Truths: A Conversation with Ceramic Artist, Tammy Marinuzzi and Pavel Amromin

Huge thank you to Tammy and Pavel for joining me on the podcast. Links to their websites are below.

• Tammy Marinuzzi: https://tammymarinuzzi.com/
• Pavel Amromin: https://pavelamromin.com/work

Tammy mentioned Juan Quezada, a Mexican potter known for the re-interpretation of Casas Grandes pottery known as Mata Ortiz pottery.  Amazing work. For more information on Juan Quezada…please google Juan Quezada or visit these websites…

• https://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/mexico403/thestory.html
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eRKJVlR6DI
• https://www.amoca.org/juanquezada/

The Materialists are….

Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region)

Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region)

For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/

We would like to thank….

The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State Park. For more info on USF Anthro Department please visit their website at https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/anthropology/ For More info about the Crystal River Archaeological State Park please visit their website at https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/crystal-river-archaeological-state-park

Thank you to the band Have Gun, Will Travel for the use of their song Silver and the Age of Opulence for our intro music. For more information on HGWT please visit their website at http://hgwtmusic.com/

For questions or concerns about the podcast please email us at the [email protected]

Minisode 7! The Hand (Made) Tale - Redux: A Conversation with Ceramic Artist, Mariana Baquero.

I was not able to line up an interview in time for our Friday podcast drop…so we’re rerunning a portion of a previous episode.

Mariana appeared in The Materialists Podcast, Episode 3: The Hand (Made) Tale. This was a rerun with the reedit of our interview with Mariana.

For more info on Mariana Baquero and her pottery, visit…. https://www.marianabaquero.com/

The Materialists are….

Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region)

Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region)

For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/

We would like to thank….

The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State Park. For more info on USF Anthro Department please visit their website at https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/anthropology/ For More info about the Crystal River Archaeological State Park please visit their website at https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/crystal-river-archaeological-state-park

Thank you to the band Have Gun, Will Travel for the use of their song Silver and the Age of Opulence for our intro music. For more information on HGWT please visit their website at http://hgwtmusic.com/

For questions or concerns about the podcast please email us at the [email protected]

Mini-episode 6. Eventually Everything Connects: Conversation with ceramic artist, Chris Pickett

“Eventually Everything Connects” – Charles Eames               https://www.homeanddecor.com.sg/uncategorized/10-quotes-by-charles-and-ray-eames/

Thank you to Chris Pickett for being on the podcast. Chris is an Assistant Professor of Art at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. For more information on Chris Pickett’s pots…

• https://www.chrispickettceramics.com/
• https://artaxis.org/chris-pickett/
• https://www.talesofaredclayrambler.com/episodes/2013/09/chris-pickett-on-tales-of-red-clay.html

The Materialists are….

Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region)

Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region)

For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/

We would like to thank….

The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State Park. For more info on USF Anthro Department please visit their website at https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/anthropology/ For More info about the Crystal River Archaeological State Park please visit their website at https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/crystal-river-archaeological-state-park

Thank you to the band Have Gun, Will Travel for the use of their song Silver and the Age of Opulence for our intro music. For more information on HGWT please visit their website at http://hgwtmusic.com/

For questions or concerns about the podcast please email us at the [email protected]

Minisode 5 –

For more information about Adrienne Eliades, ceramic artist - visit: http://www.adrienneeliades.com/

Check out her Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/bugaboo_eyes/

Adrienne has an exhibition coming up at Charlie Cummings Gallery https://charliecummingsgallery.com/

The Materialists are….

Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region)

Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region)

For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/

We would like to thank….

The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State Park. For more info on USF Anthro Department please visit their website at https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/anthropology/ For More info about the Crystal River Archaeological State Park please visit their website at https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/crystal-river-archaeological-state-park

Thank you to the band Have Gun, Will Travel for the use of their song Silver and the Age of Opulence for our intro music. For more information on HGWT please visit their website at http://hgwtmusic.com/

For questions or concerns about the podcast please email us at the [email protected]

Episode 13: The Things They Carried

First things first…Huge thank you to our mom’s…Rosa Rudolph and Jean O’Sullivan. Wonderful stories and can’t thank you enough. Happy Mother’s Day!

 All the papers we looked at for this episode…in no particular order….

• Johns River Fisher-Hunter-Gatherers: Florida’s Connection to Cahokia (2020), Keith Ashley & Robert L. Thunen, Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory.
• The History and Future of Migrationist Explanations in the Archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands with a Synthetic Model of Woodland Period Migrations on the Gulf Coast (2020), Thomas J. Pluckhahn, Neill J. Wallis & Victor D. Thompson, Journal of Archaeological Research
• The Alachua Tradition of North Central Florida Revisited (2019), Matthew Lyons (Masters thesis)

All the links and info for Dr. Jason De León (Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology UCLA)

• https://www.jasonpatrickdeleon.com/
• https://www.undocumentedmigrationproject.org/
• https://www.instagram.com/undocumentedmigrationproject/?igshid=eo587ck2hjhl
• Videos and other media we used:
  • “Understanding Migrants Through The Things They Carried” NPR’s Tell Me More, July 5, 2013. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=199057094
  • “Simulation | AAA #286 Dr. Jason De León - Contemporary Archaeology” Feb 20, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRtEGZ0HNN0

“The objects immigrants hold dear: This photo series explores the emotional weight of the items immigrants carry with them to America” https://theweek.com/captured/744097/objects-immigrants-hold-dear

Simon & Garfunkel. America. Bookends. Columbia Records, 1968. Song purchased on Google Play Music.

The Materialists are….

Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region)

Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region)

For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/

We would like to thank….

The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State Park. For more info on USF Anthro Department please visit their website at https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/anthropology/ For More info about the Crystal River Archaeological State Park please visit their website at https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/crystal-river-archaeological-state-park

Thank you to the band Have Gun, Will Travel for the use of their song Silver and the Age of Opulence for our intro music. For more information on HGWT please visit their website at http://hgwtmusic.com/

For questions or concerns about the podcast please email us at the [email protected]

Mini-Episode 4: The Language of People: Mario Mutis

• http://marioamutis.com/
• https://news.sfcollege.edu/2015/11/04/annual-faculty-visual-arts-exhibit-opens-nov-20-at-sf/

The Materialists are….

Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region)

Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region)

For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/

We would like to thank….

The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State Park. For more info on USF Anthro Department please visit their website at https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/anthropology/ For More info about the Crystal River Archaeological State Park please visit their website at https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/crystal-river-archaeological-state-park

Thank you to the band Have Gun, Will Travel for the use of their song Silver and the Age of Opulence for our intro music. For more information on HGWT please visit their website at http://hgwtmusic.com/

For questions or concerns about the podcast please email us at the [email protected]

Mini-Episode 3: Story Telling in the Round: Donna Flanery

Huge thank you to Donna Flanery for the interview. If you would like more information about Donna please Google Donna Flanery Ceramics or follow one of the links below!

• https://donna-flanery.squarespace.com/
• https://artaxis.org/donna-flanery/
• https://www.theclaystudioofmissoula.org/