Quote:
“Nobody wants to destroy the image of San Francisco.” —James Baldwin
About:
Whereas Part One looks into the origin of San Francisco’s F-word, and Part Two looks at the buildup and fallout of urban renewal in neighborhoods like Bayview-Hunters Point, Part Three looks at a far more sinister force and questions just how liberal and progressive this city really is.
Show Notes:
"“People want to see good overcome evil, even though that’s not always the way it plays out, that’s what they’re coming out to see.” --Shane Hanson
Who should you be and what should you do?
Escape all the worries of life with a quick trip to Hoodslam, a wrestling outfit based in Oakland, Calif. It’s an adult wrestling show where other people make that decision for you. At least, you submit yourself to believing in everything around you, like someone getting hit in the face with a chair, seeing the ghost of Charlie Chaplin jump off the turnbuckle or a drug-addicted bunny snort lines off a championship trophy.
You don’t mind that what is fake is actually real and you begin to ask, “If I was a wrestler, who would I be?” (Answer: Super Self-Aware Man, a sure-to-be fan favorite)
This is the story of an alternative wrestling show that boasts slogans like “Fuck the Fans” and “Don’t Bring Your Kids.” Why did it start, who goes to its shows and who are its wrestlers?
More at thisissomenoise.com/ep-07.
Show Notes:
It’s not an easy question to answer. It shouldn’t be. But I’ve tried to get the bottom of it by starting at the top.
To introduce this podcast project—Some Noise—the foolish pursuit of life, clarity and context—I’ve decided to report on the story of me. But why? If this is going to be a show about other people, their lives and purpose, then I think it’s only fair it start with, well, me.
Who am I? Where do I come from? What are my values? And where do they come from?
I’ve interviewed family, friends, foes and strangers over the past year and asked them the very basic question—”Who am I?” It’s a four part series about me, according to others, broken up into family, the school years, work life and the outside perspective.
Show Notes:
1. [00:45] “This Too Shall Pass” by Andre Paola Juan
2. [01:35] Bryan Hasho (@bryanhasho)
3. [03:10] Plato’s Allegory of the Cave explained
4. [04:25] Ethan Watters (@ethanwatters1)
5. [04:40] Urban Tribes
6. [10:00] “Valley” performed by Quraishi
7. More about Quraishi (The Wall Street Journal, 2014)
8. [13:00] More on Afghan Tribes (National Geographic, 2003)
9. Recommended reading on Afghanistan’s early history
10. [19:05] “Ai Ham Watan” by Ahmad Zahir (NPR, 2010)
11. [26:15] “Maida Maida” by Ehsan Aman (Los Angeles Times, 2001)
12. [37:45] “Saqi Na De” by Nashenas (The New York Times, 1992)