&nbsp;We are fools this episode. Happy New Year! Maysoun went to Chicago! Kate went to Berkeley! We plan out our beginning-of-the-year expeditions. The music in this episode is by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3310401838810450668/8639529628204484514#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SAMMI</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3310401838810450668/8639529628204484514#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Remembering Yoko Ono's "Cut Piece" by Julia Bryan-Wilson</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3310401838810450668/8639529628204484514#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Your Guide to the Bay Area’s Biggest Art Month by Sarah Hotchkiss</a>

373 - January Fools

&nbsp;This week we talk to artist, Helia Pouyanfar. We go off about rice, the refugee body, fog descending upon the earth, and of course, cats.&nbsp; The music in this episode is by&nbsp;<a href="https://thegoodlifeband.bandcamp.com/album/the-animals-took-over" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Good Life</a> <a href="https://heliapouyanfar.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helia Pouyanfar</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_cat#History" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">History of Persian Cats</a>

372 - Disorient (with Helia Pouyanfar)

&nbsp;This week we talk with Tessa Siddle and Ariel&nbsp;Zaccheo about beloved San Francisco gallery and micro-cinema, Artist Television Access. Donate to them! We love ATA!!! The music in this episode is by&nbsp;<a href="https://tommyguerrero.bandcamp.com/music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tommy Guerrero</a> <a href="https://www.atasite.org/donate/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donate to ATA!</a>

371 - ATA! (with Tessa Siddle and Ariel Zaccheo)

&nbsp;This week we have listener feedback from an artist who works in tech. We also hear from a listener who applied to Bemis, the residency in Omaha. Plus Kate went to a breathwork session and is flummoxed by it. The music in this episode is by&nbsp;<a href="https://tommyguerrero.bandcamp.com/music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tommy Guerrero</a>

370 - Bemis Tech Breath

&nbsp;This week we went to see 8 Hours of Work at the Wattis. We had to infiltrate, take an elevator, and take in about 900 hours of video. We both get emotional in different ways. We also appreciate Julia Bryan-Wilson and Italo Calvino. The music in this episode is by&nbsp;<a href="https://tommyguerrero.bandcamp.com/music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tommy Guerrero</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3310401838810450668/5856464268747590247#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CCA Wattis Institute</a>

369 - Labor at the Wattis

&nbsp;This week we talk about several alternatives to traditional (expensive) art schools. We ask the big questions and speculate about the big answers. Maysoun has a cold but she is going to be ok. Thank you to the listener who wrote in about the co-op! The music in this episode is by&nbsp;<a href="https://alllgharibbb.bandcamp.com/album/palestine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AL GHARIB</a>

368 - Free School

&nbsp;This week we talk about ICE (oink, oink, PIGS!) We also hear back from the listener with the upside-down painting. We premiere a new email address!&nbsp; The music in this episode is by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3310401838810450668/8587930403799858615#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">aivi &amp; surasshu</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3310401838810450668/8587930403799858615#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Arab Film Festival</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3310401838810450668/8587930403799858615#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freewrite</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3310401838810450668/8587930403799858615#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KAWS: FAMILY</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3310401838810450668/8587930403799858615#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Altman Siegel</a>

367 - Morning Pages

We love you and miss you so much, Margaret Tedesco. This episode was originally posted&nbsp;<a href="https://congratulationspinetree.blogspot.com/2016/02/73-dreams-with-margaret-tedesco.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">February 10th, 2016</a>. The music in this episode is by&nbsp;<a href="https://ratskinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/chancletas-doro" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">XUXA SANTAMARIA</a> <a href="http://projects2ndfloor.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2nd floor projects]</a>(the Glen that Margaret talks about is Glen Helfand)<a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/kevin-killian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kevin Killian</a><a href="http://www.eileenmyles.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eileen Myles</a><a href="http://www.dennis-cooper.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dennis Cooper</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gina_Lollobrigida" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gina Lollobrigida</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naGZvVVSynM&amp;app=desktop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gregory's Girl - Dancing Scene</a>

366 - Margaret Tedesco

&nbsp;This week Maysoun and Kate take on the big questions! When should artists compromise their integrity? How can we communicate well in difficult situations? What the hell is going on? All this and more on Congratulations Pine Tree. The music in this episode is by&nbsp;<a href="https://tommyguerrero.bandcamp.com/music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tommy Guerrero</a> <a href="https://www.kqed.org/arts/13982175/big-art-loop-sijbrandij-foundation-san-francisco-public-art" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who Has a Say in the Flood of Public Art Coming to San Francisco?</a>

365 - Inverted Integrity

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