The Subtle Forces Podcast

Episode 16: Believe in Me

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.

Episode 15: A Sense of What Isn't There

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 
 
 
 
 
 

Episode 14: Abstinence

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

Episode 13: Here Is The News!

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
 
 
 

Ep. 12: In Just One Hour

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

Ep. 11 Trash To Treasure

Anja confronts Mount Garbage outside her window, trash is talked and value uncovered.
 
 
 
Paul Druecke's America Pastime instagram post that Anja bid on.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNc_v0LH_hD/
 
New York Times Feature
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/arts/design/instagram-art-accounts.html
 
Paul suggests this book
https://www.worldcat.org/title/wasting-away-an-exploration-of-waste-what-it-is-how-it-happens-why-we-fear-it-how-to-do-it-well/oclc/679772474?referer=di&ht=edition
 
Paul's Website:
https://www.pauldruecke.com
 

Episode Ten: Running From Dracula

Can you ever truly evade Dracula?
With music from Anton Sieger's new album Illicit Eagle.  
https://illiciteagle.bandcamp.com/releases
Featuring flickers of presence from Joan Namm, Natalie Schmitting, Jessica Bayer
 
 

Episode 9: Ugly When Little Pretty When Big

In which two inherited childhood memories are set to music.
Featuring Work By: 
 
John Sieger https://www.patreon.com/JohnSieger
Loey Norquist https://loeynorquist.bandcamp.com/album/north-by-norquist
David Standridge https://www.reverbnation.com/davidstandridge/songs
Anna Raff https://soundcloud.com/anna-stephanie-178683505
Beau Kriedermann https://www.reverbnation.com/Eponymous7/songs 
Imre Lodbrog http://www.imrelodbrog.com
Sue Blaustein http://sueblaustein.com
John Sieger, Mike Sieger and Loey Norquist on "The Great Somewhere"
Subtle Forces Theme by Anton Sieger
 

Episode 8: Renting Utopia

What if all housing material had to be edible? What if landlords were re-branded as "housing servants?" What if every rental unit had to be demolished and rebuilt every 40 years?  What about tree houses?
Featuring:
An Autobiography from Robert of Have Goals Milwaukee
Chris Krco is the cohost of Housing for All, a 4-episode podcast with everything you need to know about reforming the American housing system. He also cohosts Housing for Us, interviewing ordinary people who have struggled with the American housing system, as well as ordinary people living in extraordinary housing systems. All the work of his organization, Housing for All, is on the web at housing4.us. He founded the Milwaukee Community Land Trust.
Freesia McKee on What If's?
Check out the Pinnacle@Duxton, the world's finest public housing unit
Music by Anton Sieger
Photo: Have Goals MKE

Episode 7: My Old Diary

In which Anja shares some of her embarrassing audio diary from 10 years ago.
Guests in chronological order...
Anja's mom, Anton Sieger on piano, Grandma Does Her Taxes, Freesia McKee on piano, yodeling at a festival, wind chimes, "Monster," The Polymer Slug on keyboard, Jessica Bayer, and assorted friends near the end.