Episode 194 - Jaamil Olawale Kosoko

This week on the show we have Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, who is a multi-spirited Nigerian-American poet, curator, and performance artist whose work is rooted in embodied ritual practice, poetics, Black critical studies, and queer theory. We spoke to Jaamil about using the pandemic as a time to slow down, turning from the investigation of Black Suffering to Black Joy, and their upcoming projects: Syllabus For Black Love and Black Body Amnesia.

Jaamil's work is best found on their website or, for more frequent updates, his Instagram.

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller.

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Episode 177 - Maximiliano (At Home)

This week on Talking to Ghosts podcast we have performance and conceptual artist Maximiliano to talk about their collaborative work "rise x fall (work in progress ii)", which we saw as part of the TBA:20 festival. We talk about the veil as a fluid object to represent self, Nat Turner Project, and how casual art work can be subversive.

Maxx's latest work, "Androids in the Tower," zine and performance trailer can be found on Maximiliano's website or Instagram.

The “At Home” series of interviews are recorded virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is still ongoing.

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. For more episodes, or a direct download of this episode, check out our Archive.

Episode 176 - Rubén García Marrufo (At Home)

This week on the Talking to Ghosts podcast we have filmmaker and visual artist Rubén García Marrufo. We saw Rubén's collaborative piece "rise x fall (work in progress ii)" as part of the TBA:20 Festival this summer and were excited to talk to them about art, film, and all kinds of upcoming work.

For all of Rubén's links, check out their Flowpage.

Talking to Ghosts is recorded and produced by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller.

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Episode 173 - Demian Dinéyazhi' (At Home)

This week on the Talking to Ghosts podcast we talked with Demian Dinéyazhi' about their recent performance at PICA’s Time-Based Arts Festival, having to adjust to performing during the pandemic and forest fires over the summer, and how punk energy exists in indigenous, Black, and brown communities.

Demian is the founder and director of R.I.S.E, which creates space for indigenous artists and poets.

Reviews are back! Check out last week’s post from Wes on Oneohtrix Point Never’s new album “Magic OPN”

“At Home” episodes are being recorded and released during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller.

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