Black Mountain Radio

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Ghost of Future Self Apr 11, 2021

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In this episode, writer Elissa Washuta describes a moment where she spotted her future self walking around Seattle; writer and anthropologist Elizabeth Greenspan shines a light on the work of architect and educator Denise Scott Brown; and Izzy Santillanes sits down with his former workshop teacher Shaun Griffin to talk about how poetry transformed and saved his life.

Resist the Audio Archive Apr 05, 2021

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In this episode, The Believer’s deputy editor and essayist Niela Orr finds a home in Toni Morrison’s words. Then, Vegas-born poet Fred Moten and cultural historian Josh Kun discuss James Baldwin, music, loss, extraordinary listening, and–for Moten–what it was like growing up in Las Vegas.

“Poet’s Prayer” by Jimmy Santiago Baca | Bonus Material Oct 18, 2020

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Jimmy Santiago Baca reads “Poet’s Prayer” from his most recent book, Laughing in The Light. Baca is an award-winning American poet and writer of Chicano descent.

Land Acknowledgement Oct 18, 2020

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Black Mountain Radio is an experimental, artist-driven audio project from The Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute at UNLV, publishing home of The Believer. This pilot episode features an audio essay by Soni Brown on the paradoxes of “land acknowledgment” (because performing them often brings with it a decided lack of acknowledgment), and an oral history from Kenny Anderson, a member of the Southern Paiute tribe; an adaptation of an essay by Kenny Paoletta, featured in a forthcoming issue of The Believer; and more surprises.

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Introducing Black Mountain Radio Oct 13, 2020

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Black Mountain Radio is an artist-driven, community-focused audio project broadcast from Las Vegas to the world, created by the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Black Mountain Institute (BMI), home of The Believer.

Black Mountain Radio showcases intimate conversations, original performances, and oral histories from the Mojave Desert in Southern Nevada—with guest appearances from editors of and contributors to The Believer. Big stories. Big questions. From under the big desert sky.

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