“Summertime” is an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. In this edition of Liner Notes, Rabbi and jazz historian Neil Blumofe talks about what unique lessons we can learn listening to “Summertime” today.
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DNA Testing
As humans, we like to categorize, and with services like Ancestry.com and 23 and Me, we have new ways to figure out where we fit and where we don’t. But what can we really find out that we don’t already know?
In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology of DNA testing.
This Song: John Prine
Songwriting legend John Prine just released, “The Tree of Forgiveness,” his first record of original material in 13 years. He sat down with host Elizabeth McQueen at a live taping of This Song at Waterloo Records to talk about Bob Dylan’s “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll,” songwriting, empathy, and why he had to sequester himself in a hotel to write for the new record.
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Listen to John Prine’s new record “The Tree of Forgiveness”
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Listen to Songs from this episode of This Song
Roger Reeves
“[Poetry] is the only place that I can defy the world,” said poet Roger Reeves when he spoke to poet Carrie Fountain and producer Rebecca McInroy for this edition of This is Just To Say. Thinking of poetry as a place and a practice, rather than the attempt to create the “perfect poem” was just one of the many revelations in their conversation.
Reeves also generously debuted his poem “Children, Listen” now available at poets.org, and he shared one of his favorite poems “Preliminary Question” by Aimé Césaire, from his book Solar Throat Slashed.
Money and Happiness (Rebroadcast)
The idea that money doesn’t make you happy is easy to get behind if you have it, but if you don’t it’s a hard one to buy into (pun intended). Yet the correlation to money and happiness is more complicated then one might think.
In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explain the relationship between money, security, opportunity, and happiness.
This Song: Miles Francis
Miles Francis, who has played with Antibalas and backed up Arcade Fire’s Will Butler, just released his first solo EP Swimmers along with a companion visual album directed by Charles Billot. Listen as he describes how two very different songs — Prince’s “Let’s Pretend We’re Married” and The Beach Boys “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)”– showed him how music can convey a range 0f feelings, and helped serve as a template for his own work.
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Value (Rebroadcast)
Humans may take the card we swipe for granted at the grocery store when we buy food. We might look at our bank balance and not even think of how unique it is that we can translate those little numbers into experiences and things. It’s merely one of the benefits of having big brains.
In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology of how our brains determine value.
This Song: Brownout
Greg Gonzalez, bass player for Austin’s premiere Latin funk outfit Brownout describes how Anthrax’s version of “Bring the Noise” introduced him to Public Enemy, which in turn introduced him to the music of James Brown and ignited a lifelong love affair with funk music.
Brownout just released an album of Public Enemy interpretations called “Fear of a Brown Planet.”
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This Song: John Prine Live at Waterloo Records 6.4.18
KUTX presents John Prine “This Song” Live Interview and In-Store Appearance Monday, June 4th at 2pm.
Come celebrate the release of John Prine‘s brand new album, Tree of Forgiveness with this special event.
The interview and performance will be from 2pm-3pm. John Prine will be signing records from 3-4pm
Purchase a copy of Tree of Forgiveness on CD or LP and receive one FREE priority admission wristband for the in-store. Did you already buy the CD or LP from Waterloo Records? Cool! Just bring it by the store to get your wristband. Subject to capacity!
KUTX will be streaming the interview on Facebook Live. Checkout the KUTX Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/kutxaustin/
Online Privacy (Rebroadcast)
Understanding what we want to make public and what we want to keep private might seem like an easy choice. However, as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke discuss in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head when it comes to life online, our brains aren’t quite equipped to navigate the complexity of this issue.
Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz
Best selling poet, writer, and slam performer Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz reads her poem “The First Check-Up After My Mother Died” from her book How To Love The Empty Air, and talks with poet and novelist Carrie Fountain about the possibility models for her as a poet, what it means to grieve with an audience, and the importance of the work of Kevin Young in her life.
This Song: Marmalakes
Chase Weinach, of the band Austin band Marmalakes, describes how hearing Rilo Kiley’s “A Better Son/Daughter” when he was going through a tough time in his mid-twenties helped him realize he was not alone.
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Negotiation, Power, and Ourselves
Framing negotiations in terms of winning and losing w can set us up for disappointment, not only when it comes to how we negotiate with others but also how we negotiate with ourselves.
In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke off some other options that might help us win no matter what.
Emmy Pérez
Poet Emmy Pérez reads her poem “Green Light Go” and talks with poet and novelist Carrie Fountain about living on the border as an act of resistance, the beauty of writing from anger, the healing power of the natural world, and much more.
Negotiation
Negotiation is a complicated process. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about some psychological elements that can make it a little easier.
Marie Howe
Poet Marie Howe reads and discusses her poem “One Day” with host poet and novelist Carrie Fountain. They talk about poetry as a spiritual practice, their time together at The Michener Center, and Lucie Brock-Broido‘s poem, “The American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act.”
Time, Attention, and How To Complete Tasks
Time is important, especially when it comes to the brain. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about how our brains process and understand Time, and how we can reorient out goals within tasks to stay motivated and get more done.
Attention Spans
“People just don’t have the attention spans they used to,” is a popular refrain. But on this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, we ask Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke if there’s any truth to it.
V&B: Public Radio, Podcasting, and Possibility
Join us as we talk about what it means to produce radio content, the restraints of the radio clock, and the various opportunitites for public radio stations when it comes to podcasting. KUT’s Rebecca McInroy hosts, KUT’s morning edition host and producer and co-host of the KUT podcast Higher Ed, Jennifer Stayton, reporter and co-host of the independent podcast Two and Fro, DaLyah Jones, and KUTX DJ, musician and host of the podcast This Song, Elizabeth McQueen.
Kaveh Akbar
Poet Kaveh Akbar shares his poem Being In This World Makes Me Feel Like a Time Traveler, from his collection “Calling A Wolf A Wolf.” He also talks with poet and novelist Carrie Fountain about how he came to poetry, appreciating the lyricism of poems, and the value of reading widely.
Kaveh Akbar and Caroline Bird on The BBC’s Echo Chamber.