Strength To Be Human --Global Arts & Affairs Podcast, Hosted by Mark Antony Rossi
2020-02
Episodes
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
S2 E114: Interview with Phyllis Dodge
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Welcome back to the interview segment of the show. Phyllis Dodge is our next interview subject. She is a novelist and her novel "Why" takes an unique view on military veterans and all they must contend with on and off duty.
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
S2 E113: Metal Future ---Are Concerts Worth Going to Anymore?
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
We discuss the timely subject of music concerts in the late 21st century. Are they worth going to anymore? The lip syncing, the expense, the age, the health, the sound, the half the band is dead or kicked out -- why is this experience still a draw?
Saturday Feb 22, 2020
S2 E112: Peculiar Instruments -- Houses as Characters
Saturday Feb 22, 2020
Saturday Feb 22, 2020
In this first installment of the Peculiar Instruments Series -- Houses as Characters play a vital role for artists to create a compelling atmosphere, metaphoric setting or special voice that often is best done by a nonperson.
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
S2 E111: Transitions in Writing (Style/Genre/Theme)
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
In this multi-faceted episode and we discuss various transitions in writing that many writers begin to face when they decide to creatively stretch and try something new.
1. Style --- somber to humor, humor to nonfiction, etc.
2. Genre -- poetry to fiction, fiction to nonfiction, etc.
3. Theme -- how to prepare to submit to publications requiring a theme
Monday Feb 10, 2020
S2 E110: Demons --Real or Imagined in Artists
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Monday Feb 10, 2020
In this episode we will revisit depression and the demons it can bring in the arts by speaking about various famous examples in Art, Music, Dance and Writing. From Edvard Munch to Anne Sexton depression has been a malady in creative endeavors for centuries.
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
S2 E109: Question the Quiet -- Selected Writings
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
The basic arrangement of a book project is discussed as well as background information to the various pieces narrated for the show. It's a complete backview of how to put together a collection to benefit the audience and the author.
Saturday Feb 01, 2020
S2 E108: Classic Spotlight Series -- Thoughts on Jack London
Saturday Feb 01, 2020
Saturday Feb 01, 2020
The first Classic Spotlight for the year 2020 focuses on the famous adventure writer Jack London (Call of the Wild, White Fang). We explore his outdoorsmen spirit, political viewpoints and dark side.