What Wakes Me Up 8 Palestine Ali Jawhar on Bible, Koran, History, Culture and Future presents:
What Wakes Me Up 8 Palestine Ali Jawhar on Bible, Koran, History, Culture and Future
Jesus was said to be born in Palestine on December 25th so this episode is especially timely.
What Wakes Me Up this time is the plight of All the People in all the warzones around our tiny planet, but particularly the people in Palestine, one of the most beautiful, verdant and historically rich places on Earth. Ali Jawhar tells us about history and current life in Palestine. He lived and worked in the United States for decades, taught in Ramallah Friends School in Palestine, and now volunteers with an organization founded to help college students, the Charitable Society for Students of Northwest Jerusalem, aka The Student Fund, which provides tuition for students who need it, to keep students there while and after they study. Now there’s a good idea!
He suggests that the solution to the land conflict is to form a secular country where everyone votes. No religion rules, just people taking responsibility for their future. I can’t explain it like he does, so listen to Episode 8 of What Wakes Me Up on WRIR.ORG at noon on Christmas Day or in the archives anytime. Email or call me with any questions. Sunny@wrir.org and 804-617-6312
Sunny Gardener December 23rd, 2024
Posted In: Local, Music, Music Shows, News
Tags: children, culture, education, Gaza, genocide, history, Istrael, leadership, Palestine, Peace, Ramallah, religion, school, solution, vote, War
SIFTER for the Ear presents:
ADR, Foley & star stories
In Your Ear is Richmond’s premiere sound facility. In addition to all manner of music and commercials, they regularly work on films and TV shows, often with stars who are visiting/working in Richmond. President and co-founder Carlos Chafin is joined by Chief Engineer Paul Bruski to talk about their work on some of these shows:
– How IYE sprang from Alpha Audio
– Using ADR & foley in movies
– Regular visitor Sissy Spacek
– Working with Anthony Hopkins
– Sharing cigars with Ridley Scott
– Claire Danes talks about IYE on Jimmy Fallon
– Mike Henry recording Family Guy
– A studio made them install a camera to safeguard their recordings
– Why they have a box of dirt in 2 studios
– Working on a movie that just came out
LINKS:
In Your Ear
Modern Richmond’s tour of TILT
BK Fulton’s podcast
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear December 20th, 2024
Unicorn Power presents:
Unicorn Power: Winter Schtuff
Winter themes power metal + Xmas ghost stories read by Sir Christopher Lee.
One Hit Wanda Unicorn Power December 20th, 2024
Posted In: Local, Music, Music Shows
SIFTER for the Ear presents:
He’s been involved in 200+ projects
Kahil Dotay has been involved in more than 200 film and TV projects, many of them as an actor. He has stories about some of the fun things that he’s encountered on sets, including:
– Playing “Creepy Guy #1” in Wonder Woman
– Almost getting a good part on The Wire
– Meeting Aaron Sorkin
– Watching Steven Speilberg work
– Career advice from Martin Sheen on The West Wing
– Precision driving vs stunt driving
– Playing Richard Dreyfuss
– Working with Sarah Jessica Parker
– Directed by Clint Eastwood
LINKS
Courage and Stupidity video with Kahil playing Richard Dryfuss
Vampires in Virginia podcast
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear December 13th, 2024
River City Limits presents:
RCL 12-7-24 Jay Smack Host
smack River City Limits December 7th, 2024
Posted In: Blogging, Local, Music, Music Shows
Tags: #rvamusic #localmusic
SIFTER for the Ear presents:
She plays a NYC cop
Krystal Lowe graduated from VCUarts Theatre and has gone on to act on stage and in films. Her latest is Out of Spite, where she plays a New York Police Department Commander leading the search for a killer. We discuss:
– How her experience at VCU helped her
– How she fits acting into her full time job as an assistant principal
– Dinner at Sylvia’s in Harlem
– Working with Juney Smith
– The upcoming one-woman show about Pam Grier
LINKS
Out of Spite website with all viewing options
Krystal’s IMDB page
Murder is the Crime (her first movie for Smith on Peacock)
Glue Trap podcast (movie opening at Movieland 12/13)
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear December 6th, 2024
Brain Box presents:
Chew on This: The Science, Anthropology and Biology of Cooking with the SMoVA
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Image source: Smithsonian magazine
It’s that time of year again when we’re doing a lot of cooking and eating. Ever stop to wonder about the origins of cooking and how that shaped our bodies today? Dr. Rose Baysom is back in WRIR studios to tell us about how fire changed how ancient hominins ate, what they were eating, and why that matters for who we are (and what we eat) today.
What Wakes Me Up 7 Dawn Flores and Jack Johnson on Colfax Massacre presents:
What Wakes Me Up 7 Dawn Flores and Jack Johnson on Colfax Massacre
What Wakes Me Up once again is the continuing threat and actuality of censorship to uphold the racist tendencies of our culture and government, at all levels.
Spent some time in Studio Jay at WRIR with a delightful couple who’d just returned from a trip south to learn about one of the sad moments in our history, the Colfax Massacre.
Dawn Flores is an artist and educator, and I’d point you to Dawn Flores.com to explore her massive body of work, and see how she turns history, science and culture into Art.
Jack R. Johnson is also a historian and author whose recent book entitled In Black and White will be released soon. His work has appeared in journals, periodicals and blogs, and his Hidden Histories was part of the line up here on WRIR for years. He’s currently delving into the Colfax Massacre for his next historical fiction project. He and Dawn just returned from a fact finding mission to the site, and joined me in the studio to debrief and cocreate this episode of What Wakes Me Up.
Our theme music is Woke Up by Song Rise. New Orleans native Jon Batiste reworked the Battle Hymn of the Republic and this piece is called Freedom. If you’re not dancing, then get up and get started. Laissez les bon temps rouler, oui, Cher, de Nacodoches à Thibodaux à Vicksburg.
Sunny Gardener November 26th, 2024
Posted In: Fund Drive, Local, Music, News
Tags: black, civil rights, Colfax, history, music, racism, travel, white
SIFTER for the Ear presents:
THE TRIP is her first feature
After spending time at John Tyler Community College and Savannah College of Art and Design, Lindsey found herself in VCU’s cinema program, where she graduated in August 2022. One month later, she directed her first feature-length film, THE TRIP, which follows a group of friends with some relationship issues on a weekend getaway. The upcoming screening is part of the “First Features” series at the Institute for Contemporary Art. It will be shown on 12/1 at 2pm (free). We talk about:
– When she pivoted from acting to directing
– Was the inspiration for the film from personal experience?
– Rehearsing and living with the actors during the shoot
– Were actors required to jump in the water to get cast?
– Deciding not to use an intimacy coordinator
– Casting from Virginia and beyond
– What’s next?
LINKS
The screening at the ICA 12/1 at 2pm
Audio poem by Cory Choy
The podcast with Cory Choy about his movie Esme, My Love
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear November 22nd, 2024
Unicorn Power presents:
Unicorn Power: Gallery 5 Gala 5 Set List
What I played and what I didn’t have time for at the Gallery 5 Gala 5 on Nov. 15.
One Hit Wanda Unicorn Power November 22nd, 2024
Posted In: Local, Music, Music Shows