a lot to unpack
a lot to unpack
Josh Schmidt
Join Josh The Fluid on WMUC 88.1 each week on an hour long music and talk show that unpacks social issues that affect us all. Each episode has its own topic that we work to break down and understand. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
unpacking Mental Health Stigma in Black America
Air Date: Wed. 19 Feb. 2020, 8 - 9 am on WMUC- 88.1 FM This week's episode is inspired by and for anyone who is experiencing mental health issues, and especially those who are a part of any community that stigmatizes them.  It's okay to be not okay and there are people around who are there for you if you reach out and give them a chance.   PSA: Visit the UMD CARE office in the University Health Center Music Featured in this episode: Why Was I Born? by Ella Fitzgerald Wounds by Kid Cudi Rambling Blues by Ida Cox Runaway Blues by Ma Rainey Wild Women Don't Have The Blues by Ida Cox Me and the Devil Blues by Robert Johnson Cell Bound Blues by Ma Rainey and Her Georgia Band Death Don't Have No Mercy by Rev. Gary Davis Evil (Is Going On) by Howlin' Wolf Gloomy Sunday by Billie Holiday Borderline (An Ode to Self Care) by Solange ft. Q-Tip  Follow Josh The Fluid on ig @joshthefluid --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
Feb 19, 2020
50 min
unpacking stress
a lot to unpack Air Date: 19 Nov. 2019 Hosted by Josh The Fluid On WMUC 88.1- FM Tuesday’s from 1-2pm EST PSA provided by WMUC Featured Music Scheherazade, Op. 35: III by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov The Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky Aguas de Amazonia: No. 1 Madeira River by Phillip Glass and Third Coast Percussion Wonderland by Caravan Palace Formidable by Strome Life Itself by Glass Animals Sky Full of Song by Florence + The Machine Hot Patootie - Bless My Soul from The Rocky Horror Picture Show Feeling Good by Nina Simone Chilled Cow Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHW1oY26kxQ De-Stressing your Life: https://www.mindful.org/meditation/mindfulness-getting-started/ https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/six-relaxation-techniques-to-reduce-stress Don’t be afraid to reach out to your loved ones for help or find professional help! You are worth it! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
Nov 20, 2019
55 min
unpacking Law Creation: MD State
a lot to unpack Air Date: 12 Nov 2019 Hosted by Josh The Fluid on WMUC 88.1- FM Tuesday’s 1-2pm How Laws Get Passed in Maryland State Legislature: https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/07leg/html/proc.html Infographics: https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/pdf/00overview.pdf https://mdacc.org/wp-content/uploads/Legislative-Process.pdf PSA provided by WMUC Featured Music: The Shadow Government by They Might Be Giants Maryland Fight Song by tH eUniversity of Maryland Marching Band Revolution by The Beatles Standing In the Way of Control by Gossip Almost Like Paying by Lin-Manuel Miranda P.O.W.A by M.I.A Now by Miguel Freedom is free by Chicano Batman Living For The City by Stevie Wonder Pink White House by Priests I’m so Bored With the U.S.A. by The Clash --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
Nov 12, 2019
54 min
Unpacking Law Creation: Federal
Air Date: 1-2pm, Tuesday 15 October 2019 on WMUC 88.1- FM Unpacking law creation on a Federal level, this is the first episode in a trilogy on how bills become laws in the United States Links on how bills become laws in the US Federal Government: https://www.congress.gov/legislative-process https://lowenthal.house.gov/legislation/bill-to-law.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otbml6WIQPo Featured Music: I’m Just a Bill by School House Rock Holiday by Green Day Idioteque by Radiohead Clampdown by The Clash Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday We Shall Overcome by Mahalia Jackson Imagine by John Lennon --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
Oct 29, 2019
58 min
Unpacking Colonialism and Native Rights
Air Date: 1-2pm, Tuesday 15 October 2019 on WMUC 88.1- FM In celebration of Indigenous People’s Day Josh The Fluid unpacks the affects of colonialism on United States history and current day issues around Native people’s rights PSA provided by WMUC Featured Songs Yeha Noha by Sacred Spirit Cherokee Morning Song by Walela AbOriginal by Frank Waln Colonial Mentality by Fela Kuti Short Memory by Midnight Oil My People Come from the Land Down Under by Frank Waln Took The Children Away by Australian Art Orchestra --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
Oct 15, 2019
59 min
Unpacking Trans Rights
Air Date: 1-2 pm, Tuesday 8 October 2019 on WMUC 88.1 FM Inspired by recent events in the supreme court this week's episode tackles how Trans worker's rights can affect us all PSA provided by WMUC Featured Songs Under Pressure by Queen, David Bowie Ta féte by Strome Heavy Cross by Gossip Cover Girl by RuPaul I’m Coming Out by Diana Ross A Little Respect by Erasure Cheap Queen by King Princess messy by serpentwithfeet I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
Oct 8, 2019
58 min
Ecological Disasters part 3
Air Date: 24 Sept 2019 Hosted by Josh The Fluid on WMUC 88.1- FM Tuesday’s 1-2pm PSA(s) provided by WMUC Featured Music: Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Marvin Gaye How Long? by Vampire Weekend Song For A Dying Planet by Joe Walsh Mother Nature Needs Us by The Pj Grand Band What’s Up? by 4 Non Blondes This Land is Your Land by Woodie Guthrie The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gill Scott Heron If reading the congressional record interests you: congress.gov --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
Sep 24, 2019
1 hr
Ecological Disasters part 2
Air Date: 10 Sept 2019 Hosted by Josh The Fluid on WMUC 88.1- FM Tuesday’s 1-2 pm PSA(s) provided by WMUC Hurricane Dorian donation sites: www.gofundme.com/f/headknowles-emergency-funds www.gbdisasterrelief.org/donations/donate/ www.cdema.org/bahamas-disaster-relief Tell your congress member: membership.onlineaction.org/site/Advoca…ngerous-epa DC Gov't: dcforms.dc.gov/webform/departmen…ment-ask-director dcforms.dc.gov/webform/executive…e-mayor-ask-mayor MD gov't: governor.maryland.gov/contact-the-governor/ Baltimore City: mayor.baltimorecity.gov/contact-mayor#forms Music Featured in this episode: 2+2= 5 by Radio Head Plastic Beach by Gorillaz What I've Done by Linkin Park Only so Much Oil in the Ground by Tower of Power The Profit's Song by Queen It's The End of The World As We Know It by R.E.M Feels Like Summer by Childish Gambino 1 Sun by Miley Cyrus --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
Sep 10, 2019
1 hr 5 min
Ecological Disasters part 1
An hour-long Radio show about ecological disasters with a themed music selection. Air Date: 27 August 2019, 1-2pm EST Featured Songs: Aguas De Marco by Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim Eyes Wide Open by Gotye Don’t Drink the Water by Dave Matthews Band Radioactive by Imagine Dragons Winter Bird by AURORA Time is Ticking Out by The Cranberries Solidarite (Live) by -M-, Toumani et Sidiki Diabaté, Fatoumata Diawara and more What A Wonderful World - Single Version by Louis Armstrong PSAs provided by WMUC --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
Aug 27, 2019
50 min