The Subtle Forces Podcast
An unpredictable show in which Anja Notanja explores a different “subtle force” through essays, interviews and experiments. Episodes are released sporadically because Anja is a human rather than a content robot.
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Episodes
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Since October is a "wicked month" Anja asks the people in her life what it means to be wicked.
Beats by Josef Pres, courtesy of freesound.org
Theme music by Anton Sieger
Episode 21 artwork by Katrina Poems
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Anja shares the best of her typewritten on-the-spot poetry and letter commissions that were requested at a Chalk Festival.
Music by Anton Sieger
Photo: Andrea Waala
Saturday Aug 28, 2021
Saturday Aug 28, 2021
Monologue by Anja NotanjaPerformed by Nathan WesselowskiIntermission song "Energy Drink" composed by Samson Y Hiss, with tenor Alex Taite and Paul Dab on Organ.Illustration by Blaine WesselowskiTheme music by Anton Sieger
Saturday Aug 07, 2021
Saturday Aug 07, 2021
In which Anja and Blaine find some children and embark on a family road trip.
Featuring the late Tim Wesselowski and his offspring: Nathan, Blaine, Lorelei, Isaak and also Renee who made this video:
https://youtu.be/IhSvIroLVbI
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
A newly invented holiday exploring the invention of identities.
Featuring artist Ven Loetz
https://www.instagram.com/venloetz/
https://www.suelawtonart.com
Week 1: The Fish Garland
Week 2: Mask-making and the Wearing of Many Hats
Week 3: Radical Hair Transformations
Week 4: Larp Day (Fighting invisible monsters in the woods)
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
In which Anja undergoes a spiritual-existential crisis.Featuring beats by Victoria Robison and a few quotes from Sun Ra.Theme music by Anton Sieger.
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Featuring poet Charlie Rossiter of the Poetry Spoken Here Podcast
http://www.poetryspokenhere.com
And answers to the question of "What are you sensing that isn't there?" from Mom, Dear Friend Heidi, Neighbor Lady Laurie, Husband Blaine.
Music By Anton Sieger
And here is that link to the Have Goals Podcast hosted by beloved guest Robert from The Subtle Forces Episode 8, Renting Utopia.
havegoals.podbean.com
Saturday Jun 05, 2021
Saturday Jun 05, 2021
Featuring:
The dark side of Peanut Buster Parfait with cousin Camille
Music and fasting by Kendraplex
An exploration of "Patchwork Blues" the new Rosalie Robison and Wendy Kheiry album
....and Anja's very long list of restrictions.
Links:
Camille Simone
Kendraplex
Patchwork Blue Album
Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Anja finally drops the vapid frivolity to talk through the hard news of this week.
Featuring a hug from Heidi Parkes
Beats by Victoria Robison
Multiple Neighborhood Mariachi bands
This show is dedicated to my friend Chuckie Buckie a.k.a. "Charles Bursell," who hosts The Log, on Riverwest Radio, the inspiration of this episode. That podcast is a helluva lot more competent when it comes to news and politics and is all the way farther left than just regular "far left." Link here: https://charlesbursell.libsyn.com
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Wednesday May 12, 2021
It's been one helluva crapsome busy mish max whawhawha hoggedy froggedy week and now Anja has exactly one hour to conceive, produce and edit a 29 minute episode.
CAN SHE DO IT?
Featuring:
Words spoken in the Beautiful Rhatasian language!!!
A player piano from the Scott Joplin House, St. Louis, Missouri
Baby cries by Jenni Reinke and Brian Rott
Beats by Victoria Robison
Rearranged bits of the Graveyard Document of Freesia McKee
theme by Anton Sieger