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Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
47 (English): Merendiando with Possibilities Podcast
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
“The majority of the world is not aligned towards us. And yet we’re creating a world that we thrive in.” - Umang Antariksh Sagar
This week we’re interviewing Umang Antariksh Sagar and Kumari Giles, host/creator and producer host of Possibilities Podcast!
Possibilities Podcast engages in deep dive conversations with queer and trans, Black, Indigenous, people of colour artists and possibility makers. They seek to be a portal for inspiration and insight, and invite listeners to generate their own infinite possibilities.
Umang Antariksh Sagar, the creator and host, and Kumari Giles, the show’s producer are also multidisciplinary artists - Umang is a filmmaker, writer, visual artist, and Kumari is a dancer, curator, aerialist, and community cook.
In this interview we talked about their podcast meetcute story, how their definition of a ‘possibility’ guides their work, and their insights on what makes a strong collective movement.
A few weeks after the release of this episode, they released an episode featuring our hosts Monica and Camila! Listen to it here.
SHOW NOTES:
- Possibilities Podcast was part of this year's Hot Docs Podcast Festival, in the Opening Act Program which showcases the next great wave of Canadian podcasts.
- Alexis Pauline Gumbs’ Show and Tell Mobile Homecoming streams every 3rd Sunday of the month!
- Kumari shouted out Ravyn Wngz and Sze-Yang as possibility models in their life. They worked together as part of ILL NANA/DiverseCity Dance Company, and the Bricks and Glitter Festival.
- Umang shouted out Adrienne Maree Brown and Alexis Pauline Gumbs as possibility models in their life.
- Umang mentions a quote from the prophet Zoroaster (Zarathrustra in ancient Persian) who is regarded as the founder of Zoroastrianism.
- Queeriosity, a multiplayer social card game, is the card game we played in this interview!
- Kumari’s merianda: Shin Ramyun (ramen) with added fixings and popcorn on the stove (with coconut oil, salt, smoked paprika, and nutritional yeast)
- Umang’s merienda: Maggi ramen noodles and mangoes! Check out their zine, Juicy Mangos: Conversations Beyond the Binary.
“La mayoría del mundo no está alineado para nosotros. Y, sin embargo, estamos creando un mundo en el que prosperamos ". - Umang Antariksh Sagar
¡Esta semana entrevistamos a Umang Antariksh Sagar (presentador / creador) y Kumari Giles (productor) de Possibility Podcast!
Possibility Podcast busca tener conversaciones profundas con Artistas Queer, Trans, Indígenas, Personas de color y Creadores de posibilidades. Este Podcast busca ser un portal de inspiración y conocimiento, e invitan a su seguidores a generar sus propias infinitas posibilidades.
Umang Antariksh Sagar, creador y presentador, y Kumari Giles, productor del programa también son artistas multidisciplinarios: Umang es cineasta, escritor, artista visual y Kumari es bailarín, curador, aerealista y cocinero comunitario.
En esta entrevista hablamos sobre cómo comenzó su colaboración para trabajar en el podcast, su definición de cómo su definición de "posibilidad" guía su trabajo y sus ideas sobre qué es lo que constituye un movimiento colectivo fuerte.
¡Unas semanas después del lanzamiento de este episodio, Possibilities Podcast Compartió un episodio con Monica y Camila! Escúchalo aquí.
Bibliografía:
- Possibilities Podcast fue parte del Festival de Podcasts de Hot Docs de este año, en el programa “Opening Act Program”, que promueve podcasts canadienses.
- “Show and Tell Mobile Homecoming” de Alexis Pauline Gumbs se transmite cada tercer domingo del mes!
- Kumari mencionó a Ravyn Wngz y a Sze-Yang como modelos de posibilidades en su vida. Trabajaron juntos como parte de ILL NANA/DiverseCity Dance Company, y también mencionó Bricks and Glitter Festival.
- Umang mencionó a Adrienne Maree Brown y Alexis Pauline Gumbs como modelos de posibilidades en su vida.
- Umang mencionó una frase del profeta Zoroaster (Zaratustra en persa antiguo) quien es considerado como el fundador del Zoroastrianismo.
- Queeriosity, un juego de cartas social multijugador, que jugamos en esta entrevista!
- La merienda de Kumari es: Shin Ramyun (ramen) con ingredientes añadidos y palomitas de maíz en la estufa (con aceite de coco, sal, pimentón ahumado y levadura nutricional)
- La merienda de Umang: es fideos ramen Maggi y mangos, echen un vistazo a su “zine” Juicy Mangos: Conversations Beyond the Binary.
All Merendiando episodes are in Spanglish, English, or Spanish. New episodes of Radio Aluna Theatre are released on Wednesdays. Follow and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and wherever else you get your podcasts.
Radio Aluna Teatro is produced by Aluna Theatre with support from the Toronto Arts Council, The Ontario Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Department of Canadian Heritage, and the Metcalf Foundation.
Aluna Theatre is Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, with Sue Balint; Radio Aluna Theatre is produced by Monica Garrido and Camila Diaz-Varela.
For more about Aluna Theatre, visit us at alunatheatre.ca, follow @alunatheatre on twitter or instagram, or ‘like’ us on facebook.
Todos los episodios de Merendiando son en Inglés, Español y Spanglish. Nuevos episodios de Radio Aluna Teatro cada Miércoles. Síguenos y suscríbete a este podcast en iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, y donde sea que escuches tus podcasts.
Radio Aluna Teatro es una producción de Aluna Theatre con el apoyo de Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, Department of Canadian Heritage, y Metcalf Foundation.
Aluna Theatre es Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, con Sue Balint. Radio Aluna Theatre es producido por Camila Díaz-Varela y Mónica Garrido.
Para más información sobre Aluna Theatre, visita nuestra página alunatheatre.ca, síguenos en twitter @alunatheatre o en instagram, o haz click en “me gusta” en facebook.
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