Never Forget Radio
Never Forget Radio
Bookstyle Publications
A feminist podcast that approaches our post-9/11 era as history, cultural quarry, and ongoing catastrophe. Tweeting live from 2001 @neverforgetpod.
24. Wait For It
After 15 years, residents of Hoboken NJ are still waiting for construction to begin on their 9/11 Memorial. With the help of local reporters and city council meetings, Never Forget Radio takes you into the room where it happened – or didn’t happen. With special guests Emilie and Frank Sinatra. Music by Snow Caps, Erica […]
Sep 11, 2016
23. Bono in Paris
Never Forget Radio causes a live audience to suffer through the pregame ceremonies, halftime show, and uncomfortable resonances of Super Bowl XXXVI (2/3/02). Ft. Mariah Carey, Paul McCartney, Bono, and many decades of interrelated catastrophes. Recorded live at the Philadelphia Podcast Festival on 8/27/16. Thanks to Tattooed Moms, Bridgeset Sound, the Philadelphia Podcasting Society (Teagan […]
Sep 1, 2016
22. Watching “The Battle of Algiers” at The Pentagon in 2003
The Directorate for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict cordially requests the presence of your company in the Pentagon Screening Room on August 27th, 2003: “How to win a battle against terrorism and lose the war of ideas. . . . Children shoot soldiers at point blank range. Women plant bombs in cafes. Soon the entire […]
Apr 13, 2016
21B. Resistance in Occupied France and Palestine : The Sorrow and the Pity, Part 2 (with Humble Mumbles)
Can Marcel Ophuls’ 1969 documentary “The Sorrow and the Pity” about the French resistance in Occupied France (1940-1944) help us understand the occupation of Palestine (1967-present)? Sibling pods Humble Mumbles and Never Forget Radio investigate in this joint episode. Featuring audio from the 1940s to the present, bombastic movie trailers, Suez Crisis newsreels, songs, public […]
Mar 13, 2016
21A. Resistance in Occupied France and Palestine : The Sorrow and the Pity, Part 1 (with Humble Mumbles)
Can Marcel Ophuls’ 1969 documentary “The Sorrow and the Pity” about the French resistance in Occupied France (1940-1944) help us understand the occupation of Palestine (1967-present)? Sibling pods Humble Mumbles and Never Forget Radio investigate in this joint episode. Featuring audio from the 1940s to the present, bombastic movie trailers, Suez Crisis newsreels, songs, public […]
Mar 13, 2016
20B. The Peacemakers, 1865-2015: Live at the Philadelphia Podcast Festival, Part 2
In this two part episode – two parts because I went on so long honoring twin obsessions with the Civil War and the Bush Family – Never Forget Radio examines the 1868 painting The Peacemakers and George H.W. Bush’s official portait, both which hang in the White House, as well as peace and peacemaking. Featuring […]
Oct 18, 2015
20A. The Peacemakers, 1865-2015: Live at the Philadelphia Podcast Festival, Part 1
In this two part episode – two parts because I went on so long honoring twin obsessions with the Civil War and the Bush Family – Never Forget Radio examines the 1868 painting The Peacemakers and George H.W. Bush’s official portait, both which hang in the White House, as well as peace and peacemaking. Featuring […]
Oct 18, 2015
19. The Rising
Never Forget Radio returns to Westchester, NY to examine its 9/11 memorial and the Bruce Springsteen song it’s named after. Featuring tasteful sculptures, a pyramidal dam, bike transport, grindr profiles, the uses of others, and an oasis of horror in a desert of boredom. Music by local legends.
Sep 11, 2015
18. Look Up Speak Up
“Attention Passengers: Look Up, Speak Up. You can report any suspicious activity at your station or vehicle by dialing #1776. Let’s help keep each other and our transit system safe, and secure.” An episode about this transit slogan. Recorded live at the 36th Street Septa trolley station in West Philadelphia Features “Suspicious Package” by No […]
Jan 11, 2015
17. Ship of State
Never Forget Radio explores an unusual 9/11 memorial, the USS New York – a US Navy ship built with steel from the World Trade Center. Features 1940s alpha-narrators, Jacqueline the submarine, big sticks, tragedy branding, drone advertising, and a magic sword. Music by Andrew Keller.
Sep 11, 2014
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