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On June 10th, 2022, Griffin Swank joined us for an in-studio interview and performance before his show at Stable Studios. We discussed his album Hubble Space Parade, new single “Fly On Over”, and how he became connected with Forever Fest. Songs: “Park Bench” “Every Little Sound” “Fly On Over” Credits: Engineers: Jar Turner and Chad Powers Host: Christine Brackenhoff Post-production …

This week on Kite Line, we return to Atlanta’s proposed “Cop City”- a police training facility set to be built over a vast urban forest. People from across the city and the country have been organizing against its construction, which would make it the largest police training facility in the United States.  People have been organizing protests in the streets, …

On June 3rd, 2022, 81355 (pronounced “bless“) joined us for an in-studio interview and performance before that evening’s Granfalloon Festival show at The Bluebird. We discussed the band’s formation, their album This Time I’ll Be of Use, and how Kurt Vonnegut ties into their inspiration. Songs: Capstone Hard 2 Find Bright Side of the Sun Credits: Engineers: Kirsten Payton, Jar …

On June 1st, 2022, The Matriarch joined us for a live interview and performance. We discussed the band’s formation, their recently-released debut single “Best Wishes”, and recent shows in the area. Songs: “Drunk and Lonely” “Lost Cause” (Billie Eilish cover) “Best Wishes” “Shut Up Kiss Me” (Angel Olsen cover) “A Story Untold” Credits: Engineers: Kirsten Payton, Ilze Ackerbergs, and Chad …

Schmetterling – Zwie Lettuce – Unify Mary Gauthier – Dark Enough to See the Stars Andrew Bird – Inside Problems Dehd – Blue Skies Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway – Crooked Tree Willie Nelson – A Beautiful Time Caesar Frazier – Tenacity / As We Speak Kikagaku Moyo – Kumoyo Island Grant Stewart & Bruce Harris – The Lighting of …

This week, we share the final part of a conversation about Rikers Island between Bella Bravo and Jarrod Shanahan. Shanahan is a writer, activist, and professor of Criminal Justice based in Chicago. He has previously appeared on Kite Line to discuss mass incarceration and the George Floyd rebellion. We are speaking again today about his new book Captives: How Rikers …

She begins her second year leading one of the nation’s premier repositories of film and video. Alicia Kozma has studied, researched, written, and taught about films and other media since she was a teenager. She has focused on labor in media — who works in movies and TV and what their working conditions are — as well as gender both …

This month, we begin sharing an ambitious two-part interview with Doug, a life-long deserter, commune-dweller, and bioregionalist organizer currently living in western Canada.  Doug is interviewed by his nephew, a contributor to a militant network of communes in the region. Doug shares invaluable recollections on the experience of living underground and in exile in Canada and Sweden, while refusing US …

Willie Nelson – A Beautiful Time Andrew Bird – Inside Problems Lyle Lovett – 12th of June Schmetterling – Zwie África Negra – Antologia, Vol. 1 Toro y Moi – MAHAL Oumou Sangaré – Timbuktu Kikagaku Moyo – Kumoyo Island Lettuce – Unify Caesar Frazier – Tenacity / As We Speak Cristina Vane – Make Myself Me Again John Doe …

This week, Bella Bravo speaks with Jarrod Shanahan, a writer, activist, and professor of Criminal Justice based in Chicago. Shanahan has been on previous episodes, discussing mass incarceration and the George Floyd rebellion. We are speaking today about his new book Captives: How Rikers Island Took New York City Hostage. Captives recounts the last seventy years of New York politics …