Aesthetic Arrest is our weekly dip into the Epicurean pleasures we’ve been enjoying lately. Each episode we'll be discussing what we're reading, listening to, looking at, viewing and tasting. For links, playlists, previews and photos of everything thing we talk about, visit our substack page, The Epicurean Vagabonds (https://epicureanvagabonds.substack.com)
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Ryan Elston Podcasts
Through personal recordings of the original radio broadcasts, the history of America's favorite pastime is retold, one classic game at a time. Relive key moments, historical hits, and the legends of today taking to the field when they were at the peak of their career. Add Classic Baseball radio to any podcast app or service; just copy "tinyurl.com/baseballpod" into the "Add RSS Feed" of the app.
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Introducing “REAL Talk with REAL LIFE” a podcast brought to you weekly from the REAL LIFE Community Center. REAL Talk will bring on guests and their wealth of ideas, energy, and resources on recovery, re-entry, housing dilemmas, mental health and other related topics – all areas that we see are plaguing our clients and many others in Richmond and throughout our country. It is our goal that REAL Talk will contribute to sparking the fire of social change, while providing motivation for those i ...
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Dizzy Dean Takes Revenge On The Gashouse Gang, St Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs, April 24, 1938 (Recreation)
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2:10:34Following an injury at the 1937 All-Star Game, Dizzy Dean lost his fastball, and the St Louis Cardinals traded away one of the leading lights of The Gashouse Gang. The Chicago Cubs picked up Dean in exchange for three players and the then-legendary sum of $185,000, convinced that his arm would recover. The fastball never returned, but Dean equipped…
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The Chairman's Masterpiece, Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees, May 6, 1956
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2:08:561956 is a year that Yankees fans have fond memories of... Mickey Mantle will take the triple crown, Don Larsen will pitch a perfect game in the World Series, and Whitey Ford will lead the American League in ERA and winning percentage. Today, let's listen to Ford in action. The Chicago White Sox are visiting the Bronx for a doubleheader. Ford will f…
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Can Ted Williams Save The Day? Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox, September 17, 1953 (Recreation).
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2:32:11The Boston Red Sox are in trouble. They are 36-37 at home, and have three games left to avoid the losing record; and they've just lost the first game in a two-game series against the Detroit Tigers. Locked in fourth place, they are playing for pride and to avoid a losing season in Fenway Park. But they have an ace in the line-up. Ted Williams, retu…
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Waite Hoyt's Other Final Game, Cincinnati Reds at SF Giants, October 3, 1965.
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1:53:59The SF Giants have just lost a place in the World Series, with arch rivals the Dodgers taking the National League's spot the previous evening. The Giants' 94-67 record with one game to go is not enough. Game 152 has become one to win for the pride of the club and to end the season with a W. The Cincinnati Reds were even further back in the National…
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Aesthetic Arrest: The Best of 2025!
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1:02:55Featuring some of our favorite reading, listening, looking, viewing and tasting of the year! https://epicureanvagabonds.substack.com/p/aesthetic-arrest-the-best-of-2025By Ryan Wildstar and Ryan Elston
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Elston Howard Takes Charge In The Bronx, Washington Senators at New York Yankees, June 19, 1963 (Recreation)
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2:31:05The records credit Jim Bouton with the win, but everyone who followed the Yankees' 1963 season knows that the driving force in the middle of the year was Elston Howard. Stepping up into a leadership role after Mickey Mantle broke his foot and moved to the Injured List for ten weeks, the Yankees catcher would shepherd the rotation through the summer…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Sex Is a Spectrum, Son-In-Law Eggs & Radical Neo-Impressionists!
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41:35Plus music from Branford Marsalis & Nicola Benedetti, a brilliant biopic of Frantz Fanon, & wisdom from Leslie Feinberg! Reading: Sex Is a Spectrum: The Biological Limits of the Binary by Agustín Fuentes Listening #1: Violin Café by Nicola Benedetti Listening #2: Belonging by the Branford Marsalis Quartet Looking: Current Exhibition! Radical Harmon…
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What If Nolan Ryan Struck Out Denny Doyle? Phillies at Mets, April 18, 1970.
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2:26:19You can’t talk about Nolan Ryan without talking about the moments he flirted with Baseball Immortality. In a career that lasted 27 seasons, he threw a record seven no-hitters, three more than the number two on the list, Sandy Koufax. He also threw twelve one-hitters, sharing that record with Bob Feller. Today, we turn back the clock to 1970, as Nol…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Udo Kier, Mulatu Astatke, Bridget Riley & Tastes of Damascus!
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40:57Plus I Wish You All The Best, Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu, & wisdom from Joseph Campbell! Reading: Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu Listening: The Last Concert of Mulatu Astatke’s Farewell Tour! (at the CT Theater in Athens, Greece on November 25, 2025) Looking: The Art of 94-Year-Old Painter (& Living Icon!) Bridget Riley in the new exhib…
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Dick Fowler, Canada’s Kilted Knuckleballer, St Louis Browns at Philadelphia Athletics, June 25, 1947 (Recreation)
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2:21:01Knuckleball pitcher Dick Fowler spent his entire career in the Majors with the Philadelphia Athletics. During the Second World War, he enlisted at the age of 22 and served three years with Canada’s 48th Light Highlanders, known as "The Ladies from Hell" thanks to wearing kilts on the battlefield. His first start on returning from service saw him fa…
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Aesthetic Arrest: George Orwell, Celeste & Amanda Lear!
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52:20Plus fantastic documentaries from Raoul Peck & Zackary Drucker, the amazing art of Sonia E. Barrett, & the Quintessential Holiday Cheese Platter! Reading: Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell Listening #1: Looking Back by Amanda Lear Listening #2: Woman of Faces by Celeste Looking: The Art of Sonia E. Barrett Viewing #1: Enigma (2025) …
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The Wally Berger Story Begins, Boston Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates, May 1, 1930 (Recreation)
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2:19:26The Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates prepare to meet for the first time in the 1930 season, with the two clubs starting the campaign facing different challenges. The Pittsburgh Pirates, under manager Jewel Ens, have been playing inspired baseball. They have stormed out of the gate with a 9-3 record, establishing themselves as an early pennant c…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Mavis Staples, Chrissie Hynde, Eleanor the Great & Pasta Perfection!
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41:43Plus Wifredo Lam at the Museum of Modern Art, Olivia Laing's cinematic new novel, & wisdom from Chinua Achebe! Reading: The Silver Book: A Novel by Olivia Laing Listening #1: Duets Special by Chrissie Hynde & Pals (featuring duets with k.d. lang, Debbie Harry, Rufus Wainwright, Mark Lanegan, Shirley Manson, Lucinda Williams, Dave Gahan, Cat Power, …
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Brooks Robinson And The Redemptions, Cincinnati Reds at Baltimore Orioles, 1970 World Series Game 5
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2:21:58The 1969 World Series saw the Baltimore Orioles humbled by the Miracle Mets. The team carried that burden through the 1970 season, using it not to fall, but to rise. After 108 wins in the regular season, they stormed back to the World Series. Facing them were Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine." While the Orioles' offence delivered the runs, it's widely…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, Amadou & Mariam, and a Perfect Wine & Cheese Pairing!
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36:42Plus the ceramic art of Heidi Lau, poetry from Robin Coste Lewis, & wisdom from Carl Sagan! Reading: Archive of Desire: A Poem in Four Parts for C. P. Cavafy by Robin Coste Lewis Listening: L’Amour à La Folie by Amadou & Mariam Looking: The Art of Heidi Lau (Who is one of 10 artists announced this week for The Artsy Vanguard 2026!) Viewing: Franken…
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Lew Burdette's Complete Pitching Lessons, Milwaukee Braves at New York Yankees, 1957 World Series Game 7
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2:16:50What options do you have when your Game 7 starting pitcher falls ill? For the Milwaukee Braves in 1957, the answer was to call back Lew Burdette from two days' rest to pitch in the winner-takes-all duel against the New York Yankees. Burdette had already pitched two complete games and a shutout in the second. Now the weight of facing the Yankees, wh…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Florence + The Machine, Philip Pullman & Tessa Thompson as Hedda!
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41:20Plus Día de los Muertos! Celebrating The Day of the Dead with Performance Art, Elaborate Costumes & The Bread of the Dead! Reading: The Rose Field (The Book of Dust, Volume 3) by Philip Pullman Listening: Everybody Scream by Florence + The Machine Looking: Celebrating Día de los Muertos [The Day of the Dead] with the Art of Teotecpatl Santin Martin…
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Passeau's Near Perfect Pitching, Chicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers, October 5, 1945
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2:12:57The 1945 World Series between the Chicago Cubs an the Detroit Tigers is all square heading into Game 3 game apiece. The Cubs starting pitcher is 36-year-old veteran Claude Passeau, and he's about to throw a near perfect game with just 28 plate appearances by the Tigers. While his name is not brought up in discussions of the best pitchers of the era…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Soft Cell, Peggy Lee, Marlee Matlin & Nigerian Modernism!
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47:08Plus Anne Waldman's newest collection of visionary poetry & the cheesy toasted goodness of traditional Welsh Rarebit! Reading: Mesopotopia by Anne Waldman Listening #1: A Tribute to the Legendary Dave Ball of Soft Cell (May 3, 1959 – October 22, 2025) Listening #2: Mirrors (Expanded 50th Anniversary Edition) by Peggy Lee Looking: New Exhibition! Ni…
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The Pilots' All-Stars, New York Yankees at Seattle Pilots, May 14, 1969
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2:59:07The Seattle Pilots organisation spent just one year in Seattle before moving to Milwaukee and rebranding as the Brewers. With just one year on the books, the Pilots' record brings up some interesting triva. While several players on the 1969 roster would feature in various All-Star games, only two would wear the Pilots in the celebration of baseball…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Riot Women, Miss Major & Chronicles of Ori by Harmonia Rosales!
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38:59Plus Aimee Lou Wood's charming new rom-com, Charles Lloyd's brilliant new album & The Complete Book of Cheese! Reading: Chronicles of Ori: An African Epic by Harmonia Rosales Looking: The Art of Harmonia Rosales (as featured in her new book, Chronicles of Ori: An African Epic!) Listening: Figure in Blue by Charles Lloyd Viewing #1: Film Club (BBC i…
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Go West, Young Man, Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers, October 8, 1959
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2:08:49Two years after the Dodgers and the Giants moved to California to establish Major League Baseball on the West Coast, the Dodgers found themselves in the World Series. Following three games in the Los Angeles Colosseum, the Series returns to Cominsky Park with the Dodgers ahead 3-2. Larry Sherry had already won a game, saved two others, and is now o…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Jane Goodall, Robert Plant, Patricia Smith, Suranne Jones & Jodie Whittaker!
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39:19Plus multimedia artist Hew Locke at the Yale Center for British Art, wisdom from W. E. B. Du Bois, & a flavorful flight of Greek craft beers! Reading: The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems by Patricia Smith Listening: Saving Grace by Robert Plant Looking: The Art of Hew Locke (born October 13, 1959) in the Current Exhibition: Hew Locke:…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Good Things, Before Gender & The Hack!
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45:01Plus a brilliant new album honoring Dinah Washington & a 17th-century Flemish painter finally getting her flowers! Reading: Before Gender: Lost Stories from Trans History, 1850-1950 by Eli Erlick Listening: For Dinah by Ledisi Looking: The Art of Michaelina Wautier (1604 – 1689) Featured in the New Exhibition: Michaelina Wautier, Painter, at the Ku…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Mulatu Astatke, Griffin in Summer & The Highest Apple by Judy Grahn!
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40:35Plus art & Indigenous activism from Santiago Yahuarcani, wisdom from Howard Zinn, and culinary trailblazers Georgiana Viou & Inez Cook! Reading: The Highest Apple: Sappho and the Lesbian Poetic Tradition by Judy Grahn Listening: Mulatu Plays Mulatu by Mulatu Astatke Looking: The Art of Santiago Yahuarcani Viewing: Griffin in Summer (2024) — written…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Omara Portuondo, Benediction & Ryan Elston's Birthday Feast!
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37:48Plus Rabih Alameddine's brilliant new novel, the homoerotic art of Yannis Tsarouchis & wisdom from Anna Deavere Smith! Reading: The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine Listening: Eternamente Omara by Omara Portuondo (produced by Roberto Fonseca) Looking: The Art of Yannis Tsarouchis (1910 – 1989) Viewing: Bened…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Black Thunder, Antidepressants & When the Earth Was Green!
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39:38Plus Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake, Emily Kam Kngwarray at the Tate Modern & Naan Stop Indian Cuisine! Reading: When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution’s Greatest Romance by Riley Black Listening #1: Antidepressants by Suede Listening #2: Black Thunder by Brittany Davis Looking: The Art of Emily Kam Kngwarray — Current Exhibition at …
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Aesthetic Arrest: DEVO's New Documentary, Alison Goldfrapp's New Album, & A Dorothy Parker Quote Battle!
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41:18Plus Eloghosa Osunde's brilliant new novel, the dynamic ceramic art of Roberto Lugo, & Cookoomela Grill — Athens' oldest vegan restaurant! Reading: Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde Listening: Flux by Alison Goldfrapp Looking: The Art of Ceramicist Roberto Lugo Viewing: DEVO (Netflix) — New documentary (directed by Chris Smith) about the iconic …
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Aesthetic Arrest: In The Absence of Men, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl & The Centennial Birthday of Oscar Peterson!
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41:14Plus one of Africa's cultural landmarks — Ọṣun-Òṣogbo Sacred Grove, & a beautiful bottle of bubbly in Porto Rafti, Greece! Reading: In the Absence of Men by Philippe Besson Listening: Celebrating the Centennial Birthday of Legendary Pianist & Composer Oscar Peterson! (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) Looking: Ọṣun-Òṣogbo Sacred Grove, Nigeria |…
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The Mighty Masanori Murakami, Giants At Mets, August 29 1965
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2:40:40Masanori Murakami may only have two lines in his yearly stages, and just 54 Major League games to his credit, but as the first Japanese player in the MLB his place in the history of our Great Game is assured. Coming to the US as an exchange student, when his Japanese team forgot to call him back, he stayed in the San Francisco Giants system. His ML…
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Aesthetic Arrest: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson, Janis Ian: Breaking Silence & Public Enemy's Surprise New Album!
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42:47Plus Marcella Hazan's greatest recipes and the miniature mixed media sculptures of Thomas Doyle! Reading: Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline Listening: Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025 by Public Enemy Looking: The Miniature Mixed Media Sculptures of Thomas Doyle’s Clear History Series Viewing: Janis Ian: Brea…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Season 4 Premiere! Tributes to Ozzy Osbourne & Andrea Gibson, Alison Bechdel's Latest Graphic Novel & Annahstasia's Debut Album!
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45:29Plus Lena Dunham's brilliant new Netflix series and dynamic paintings from Christian Ruiz Berman! Also . . . WE FINALLY FOUND CILANTRO! Reading: Spent: A Comic Novel by Alison Bechdel Listening #1: Remembering Ozzy Osbourne (December 3, 1948 – July 22, 2025) Listening #2: Tether by Annahstasia Looking: The Art of Christian Ruiz Berman Viewing: Too …
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Aesthetic Arrest: Pee-wee as Himself, The Painful Truth by Skunk Anansie & Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain!
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40:03Plus the dazzling sculptures of Paola Grizi, our fond memories of eating at one of the world's best restaurants, and the perfect book to kick off Pride Month! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Ameztoi Txakoli (Getariako Txakolina, Spain) Reading: So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Colorby Caro de …
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Aesthetic Arrest: Epicurean Delights from Our Neighborhood Farmers Market, An Unofficial Rose by Iris Murdoch, & Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story!
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39:10Plus a stunning debut album from our new favorite opera singer — Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, and the vibrant portraits of Fujishima Takeji! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Ryan Wildstar’s Signature Lemon Drop! Reading: An Unofficial Rose by Iris Murdoch Listening: Masabane Cecilia by Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (with Aron Goldin) Looking: The Art…
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Aesthetic Arrest: The Book of Salt, Peter Murphy's Silver Shade & A Nice Indian Boy!
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44:11Plus the sensational mixed media collage art of Lavett Ballard & the "Father of French Gastronomy” — Antonin Carême! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Domaine Vincent Carême Vouvray Sec (Loire, France) Reading: The Book of Salt by Monique Truong Listening: Silver Shade by Peter Murphy Looking: The Art of Lavett Ballard — including her current exhibiti…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Narcissus, Annie Dillard, Mary Cassatt & Greek Old-Fashioned Honey Donuts!
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43:35Plus two fantastic new albums from Mexican songstress Natalia Lafourcade & Malian-French supergroup Lamomali! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: The Perfect Horchata! (recipe from Cooking Con Claudia) Reading: Holy the Firm by Annie Dillard Listening #1: Cancionera by Natalia Lafourcade Listening #2: Lamomali Totem by Lamomali (-M-, Fatoumata Diawara, …
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Aesthetic Arrest: Essex Hemphill's Love Is A Dangerous Word, Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, & Vorja Sánchez - Organic Harmony!
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40:07Plus Ryan Wildstar's recipe for the perfect Bloody Mary, trailblazing saxophonist Vi Redd, & our dinner at Rozalia - a hidden gem in the heart of Athens! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: The Bloody Mary “Chaser” Reading: Love Is A Dangerous Word: The Selected Poems of Essex Hemphill by Essex Hemphill Listening: In Honor of Jazz Appreciation Month: Th…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Audience With the Queen, The Lies of the Artists & Vinegar Toast!
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40:49Plus mouthwatering recipes from Andy Baraghani, eye-opening Renaissance art, and The Return — an arresting cinematic masterpiece starring Ralph Fiennes & Juliette Binoche! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Portofino Spritz with Andy Baraghani Reading: The Lies of the Artists: Essays on Italian Art, 1450-1750 by Ingrid D. Rowland Listening: Audience Wi…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Liza Minelli, Led Zeppelin, & Mick Harvey and Amanda Acevedo Live in Athens!
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41:12Plus Women and the Piano: A History in 50 Lives, the art of Dominique Fung & our favorite bakery in Greece! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Mai Tais & Manhattans at Tiki Bar in Athens, Greece! Reading: Women and the Piano: A History in 50 Lives by Susan Tomes Listening: Golden Mirrors - The Uncovered Sessions Vol. 1 by Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo L…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Big Boys, Invisible Boys & Ben Okri's Madame Sosostris and the Festival of the Brokenhearted!
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36:25Plus our favorite Thai restaurant in Europe, enchanting art from Henri Rousseau, & a brand new R&R playlist for Women's History Month! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Domaines Landron (Jo Landron) Amphibolite, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine (Loire, France) Reading: Madame Sosostris and the Festival for the Brokenhearted by Ben Okri Listening: R&R’s Newest …
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Aesthetic Arrest: Adolescence, Lola Young & Marguerite Young's Miss MacIntosh, My Darling!
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41:53Plus Yazz Ahmed's newest album, the art of Frederic Leighton, & Chef Gregory Gourdet cooking with Pamela Anderson! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Oinotypo Vino Di Casa, ‘Kalampaki’ of Lemnos or ‘Limnio’ (Lemnos, Greece) — Fresh out of the barrel from Cava Oinotypo in Athens, Greece! Reading: Miss Macintosh, My Darling by Marguerite Young Listening …
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Aesthetic Arrest: Nickel Boys, Shakespeare's Sisters & the New York Dolls!
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42:48Plus delicious vegan dining in Athens, a major retrospective featuring the art of Shahzia Sikander, and Constantinople's new album: Nordic Lights in Persian Sky! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Oinotypo Vino Di Casa, Fumé ‘Orange Wine’ Roditis (Aigialeia, Greece) — Fresh out of the barrel from Cava Oinotypo in Athens, Greece! Reading: Shakespeare's …
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Aesthetic Arrest: A Tribute to Roberta Flack, The Last Showgirl & The Disappearance of Miss Scott!
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46:08Plus Abel Selaocoe's Hymns of Bantu, the art of Cameron Ugbodu, poetry from Toi Derricotte, & delicious Greek meze in Ioannina! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Sacred Mountain ΑιΩ Marbled Malagouzia (Halkidiki, Greece) Reading: “I”: New and Selected Poems by Toi Derricotte Listening #1: A Tribute to Roberta Flack (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 20…
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Sometimes It's Just A Game Of Baseball, Senators at White Sox, July 21, 1937
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2:07:58Some weeks, we pick out a game that is a pivotal moment in a team's history. Other weeks, we have a classic matchup. Maybe it's a game of a storied player early in their career? Not today. Today, it's just a game of baseball. Admittedly, it's one from nearly ninety years ago, but our game is still our game. Sit back as the Senators (31-45) take on …
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Why They Named The AL Batting Title After Rod Carew, Athletics at Twins, April 21, 1969
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2:45:58The 1969 season is underway, and the Minnesota Twins' Rod Carew is already raking up the hits. After seven games, he's posting .388. That form will continue through the rest of the year, his eventual .322 winning him the AL Batting Trophy for the first of seven times—enough for the title to carry his name from 2016. If you want another 1969 stat, C…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, An African History of Africa & Black-Owned Galleries Now!
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40:38Plus new music: Transcontinental Afrobeat from Tony Allen & La BOA, and the kora meets the accordion in a musical dialogue between Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Kenyan Dawa (non-alcoholic drink perfect for cold season!) Reading: An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence by Zeinab Badaw…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Marianne Faithfull, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith & The Best New TV Show of 2025!
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39:34Plus Cymande's Renascence, a new translation for Yukio Mishima's centennial, & Ryan Wildstar's famous Greek potatoes! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Japanese Cocktails at Sunset in Sarandë! (Cognac, Orgeat, Lime Juice & Bitters) Reading: Voices of the Fallen Heroes: And Other Stories by Yukio Mishima (January 14, 1925 – November 25, 1970) Listening…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Almodóvar, Yola, Carminho & Rosarita by Anita Desai!
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41:15Plus José Andrés & Jacques Pépin in conversation, the art of Eugene Von Bruenchenhein & Ryan Wildstar's new cocktail: The Cedrata di Sarandë! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Ryan Wildstar’s New Cocktail — The Cedrata di Sarandë! (Vodka, Cedrata, Green Apple Juice & Lime) Reading: Rosarita by Anita Desai Listening #1: New EP from Yola! — My Way Liste…
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Aesthetic Arrest: Celebrating David Lynch, The Legendary Pink Dots & Loving Corrections by adrienne maree brown!
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35:26Plus the vibrant art of Rupy C. Tut & a delectable dinner at Marini Restaurant in Sarandë! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Nicoluzo Estate Cacotrigi (Corfu, Greece Reading: Loving Corrections by adrienne maree brown Listening: So Lonely in Heaven by The Legendary Pink Dots Looking: The Art of Rupy C. Tut Viewing: Celebrating David Lynch (January 20,…
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Aesthetic Arrest: All We Imagine as Light, Lights on a Satellite & Survival is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde!
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39:15Plus the outsider art of Ron Gittins, music from the Boulanger Trio, words of wisdom from Molière & a delectable recipe for Mushroom Julienne! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Kantina Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu Brandy (Durrës, Albania) Reading: Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde by Alexis Pauline Gumbs Listening #1: Lights on a S…
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