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Hatched

38 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings

Hatched is a podcast of Mondo Bizarro where we talk with people who make things.

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Hatched #32 - ashley sparks

April 10, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 MB

ashley sparks is a theater maker, engagement strategist, collaboration coach, and facilitator, as well as a long-time friend and collaborator with Mondo Bizarro.  You can learn more about her from the links below as well as find some info related to subjects brought up on the show. spark+dive (facilitation & consulting business) mark-n-sparks (collaboration with Mark Valdez) Eco Tarot for Sale Highlight Video from Kiss Kiss Julie For more info about us and to donate to the show visit...

Hatched #31 - Hali Dardar

April 03, 2024 15:44 - 1 hour - 72.2 MB

Hali Dardar is a New Media enthusiast, interaction designer and a member of the United Houma Nation. Her work supports process development, community-based design, language revitalization, indigenous media, and memory documentation.   Some links Hali mentions during the podcast are:   10 Words in Uma Houma Language Project Language Keepers For more info about us and to donate to the show visit www.mondobizarro.org. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Hatched #30 - Madeleine Grace Kelly

March 08, 2024 20:29 - 54 minutes - 61.8 MB

Madeleine Grace Kelly is a visual artist and educator living in New Orleans.  She is receiving her MFA from UNO this spring and you can witness her master’s thesis exhibition entitled Temple of Familiars at the UNO Gallery (2429 St. Claude St) from March 9th to April 7th.  From the official blurb about her show: Her paintings, etchings, and installation explore encounters with mystery in the natural world, especially through the flora, fauna, light, and water of the swamps around the Atch...

Hatched #29 - Katya Chizayeva

February 25, 2024 20:55 - 57 minutes - 65.4 MB

Katya Chizayeva is a New Orleans-based Ukrainian American artist, community activist, and acupuncturist.  She is currently working on a show with Goat in the Road Productions based on her recent experiences in Ukraine called Top 5 Survival Moves, which gives us "a glimpse of Chizayeva’s ongoing work with Ukrainian soldiers coming back from the front lines, and examine(s) the complex identities that Chizhayeva holds; as a Ukrainian, a Jewish person, a New Orleanian, and a fierce opponent of R...

Hatched #28 - Nicole Marquez

February 17, 2024 01:43 - 55 minutes - 63.1 MB

Nicole Marquez is a dancer, advocate and a survivor of brain and spinal injuries. Approximately 15 years ago she relocated to New York with the aspiration of pursuing a career in dance on Broadway. Her dreams were momentarily deferred following an accident where she fell six stories from the roof of her apartment building.  She will be performing her latest work about this incident called The Mask of Joy on February 23 and 24 at Catapult as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series.  Make y...

Hatched #27 - Lizz Freeman Kelly

January 22, 2024 23:13 - 58 minutes - 67.2 MB

LIzz Freeman Kelly is the Executive Director of ricRACK, a creative reuse shop and community sewing studio.  ricRACK'S main focus is "keeping textiles out of the landfill and teaching all of New Orleans how to sew."     Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. For more information about Mondo Bizarro and to donate visit www.mondobizarro.org.

Hatched #26 - Becca Chapman

December 09, 2023 21:37 - 53 minutes - 61.5 MB

Becca Chapmans is a Chalmation, a performer, an educator, a lover of community, and curious human being. She, along with Alex Smith, co-founded a healthcare clowning nonprofit, Prescription Joy, that brings imagination and wonder to pediatric and adult hospitals in the Greater New Orleans area. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org.

Hatched #25 - Simone Immanuel

November 17, 2023 16:20 - 1 hour - 71.1 MB

Simone Immanuel is a New Orleans born actor, writer, singer and dancer.  We recently presented a work-in-progress showing of her one woman show On My Way: My Ancestors Wildest Dreams at our studio, Catapult, as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series.  Simone says that the hope of her work is to show that God is with us all.  Her goal is to use her unique experiences to show why represntation is one of the most important goals of art in this generation. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs...

Hatched #24 - Synamin Vixen

September 21, 2023 16:35 - 50 minutes - 57.6 MB

Synamin Vixen is a dancer, actor, poet, teacher, sex doula, herbalist, and so much more.  She is bringing her latest performance called Daughter of a Nymph Devine to our studio, Catapult, this weekend (September 22, 23, 24).  Seating is limited so get your reservations here today. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org.

Hatched - Dee Dee Green

March 19, 2022 00:24 - 51 minutes - 58.6 MB

Dee Dee Green is the Area Program Director for American Friends Service Committee’s Peace by Piece New Orleans program.  She is also a member of the New Orleans coalition Eye on Surveillance. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. COINTELSHOW runs 23-25 March.  Click here to reserve your tickets. For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org.  If you would like to support Hatched and other projects of ours, you can make a tax deductible donation today by clicking he...

Hatched #23 - Dee Dee Green

March 19, 2022 00:24 - 51 minutes - 58.6 MB

Dee Dee Green is the Area Program Director for American Friends Service Committee’s Peace by Piece New Orleans program.  She is also a member of the New Orleans coalition Eye on Surveillance. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. COINTELSHOW runs 23-25 March.  Click here to reserve your tickets. For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org.  If you would like to support Hatched and other projects of ours, you can make a tax deductible donation today by clicking he...

Hatched #22 - Renard Bridgewater

December 07, 2021 22:07 - 46 minutes - 52.9 MB

Renard Bridgewater is a New Orleans based musician (performing under the moniker Slangston Hughes), organizer and cultural advocate who works as the Community Engagement Coordinator for the Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans (MaCCNO).  He is also a member of the New Orleans coalition Eye on Surveillance. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. Click here for tickets to COINTELSHOW. For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org.    

Hatched - Renard Bridgewater

December 07, 2021 22:07 - 46 minutes - 52.9 MB

Renard Bridgewater is a New Orleans based musician (performing under the moniker Slangston Hughes), organizer and cultural advocate who works as the Community Engagement Coordinator for the Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans (MaCCNO).  He is also a member of the New Orleans coalition Eye on Surveillance. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. Click here for tickets to COINTELSHOW. For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org.    

MB BONUS AUDIO: Floating Adaptations in Search of Invisible Rivers

March 18, 2021 17:55 - 7 minutes - 7.09 MB

This audio is an exploration of some of the waterways you will soon visit as part of A Studio in the Wood's event Floating Adaptations in Search of Invisible Rivers.   Floating Adaptations in Search of Invisible Rivers is conceived by Monique Verdin, Jeff Becker and Mondo Bizarro.  It is a search for the hidden histories of the land and water surrounding the 40 Arpent Wetlands Observatory, as well as an investigation about how we can learn to live with fluctuation, to live with uncertainty,...

Hatched #21 - Amelia Acosta Powell

September 11, 2020 18:08 - 55 minutes - 63.3 MB

Amelia Acosta Powell is the Associate Artistic Director of the Repertory Theater of St. Louis.   Previously she has worked as the casting director and artistic associate at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. and as line producer at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org.

Hatched - Amelia Acosta Powell

September 11, 2020 18:08 - 55 minutes - 63.3 MB

Amelia Acosta Powell is the Associate Artistic Director of the Repertory Theater of St. Louis.   Previously she has worked as the casting director and artistic associate at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. and as line producer at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org.

Hatched #20 - Jamil Jude

February 05, 2020 03:05 - 1 hour - 86.6 MB

Jamil Jude is a director, producer, playwright, and dramaturg. He is currently the Artistic Director at Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia as well as the Co-Founder of The New Griots Festival.  Self-identifying as an "Artist Plus", Jamil feels most at home bringing socially relevant art to the community. Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.   

Hatched - Jamil Jude

February 05, 2020 03:05 - 1 hour - 86.6 MB

Jamil Jude is a director, producer, playwright, and dramaturg. He is currently the Artistic Director at Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia as well as the Co-Founder of The New Griots Festival.  Self-identifying as an "Artist Plus", Jamil feels most at home bringing socially relevant art to the community. Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.   

Hatched - Imani Jacqueline Brown

January 02, 2020 18:16 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MB

Imani Jacqueline Brown is a New Orleans native, artist, activist, researcher, and writer. Her work attempts to expose the layers of oppression, injustice, resistance, and refusal that make up the aggregate of our society's foundation stones. Imani received her Master of Arts in Research Architecture at the Centre for Research Architecture at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is a co-founder of Blights Out, a collective of artists, activists, and architects working to demystify and democr...

Hatched - Larry Bogad

December 18, 2019 16:57 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MB

Larry Bogad is an author, performance artist/activist, professor at UC Davis, Director of the Center for Tactical Performance, and co-founder of the Clown Army.  His most recent performance, A FAIR FIGHT is a personal piece about his family history of bootlegging and klan-fighting in New York City and upstate New York.  Mondo Bizarro is also collaborating with Larry on a new version of his long-running performance, COINTELSHOW.   Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Ou...

Hatched - Raymond Bobgan & the Cleveland CORE Ensemble

December 09, 2019 05:00 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MB

This episode our guests are Raymond Bobgan and the Cleveland Core Ensemble.  We sat down with Raymond, Faye and Darius when they were in town presenting Red Ash Mosaic at Catapult.   The Cleveland CORE Ensemble is currently creating a play - Masks of Flight - that will have its world premiere in the Spring as part of Cleveland Public Theatre’s 2019/2020 season. Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. 

Hatched - Kesha McKey

December 03, 2019 17:05 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MB

Kesha McKey is a New Orleans based choreographer, the artistic director of KM Dance Project and the chair of the Dance Department at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.  She recently received NEFA’s National Dance Project award for her latest work Raw Fruit and an invitation to the Urban Bush Women’s Choreographic Center Initiative.  Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. 

Hatched - Bob Martin

November 26, 2019 15:52 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MB

Bob Martin works primarily as a community theater artist and cultural organizer, producer and educator to support people and communities in transformative change.  Bob and his company Clear Creek Creative recently received NEFA’s National Theater Project award for the development and touring of Ezell: Ballad of a Land Man. Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Hatched - Daniel Alexander Jones

November 18, 2019 22:30 - 41 minutes - 56.3 MB

Daniel Alexander Jones is an American performance artist, playwright, director, essayist and educator.  His performance alter-ego, Jomama Jones, has been at the center of several of his works, including Black Light, a critically acclaimed performance piece commissioned by Joe's Pub's New York Voices program.  Daniel is currently working on a book about his mentors called Waves.   Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Hatched - Sage Crump

November 18, 2019 22:19 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MB

Sage is a creative producer and cultural strategist, who recently became the Chief Architect of the Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute.  Based in New Orleans but working nationally, Sage’s work amplifies the intentions of her collaborators to create new strategies that intersect art, culture, community organizing and movement building to dismantle systems of oppression. Her company, Complex Movements recently received the United States Artist Award. Visit Mondo Bizarro for more informati...

Hatched - Season 2 Announcements

November 18, 2019 21:53 - 1 minute - 1.81 MB

Hatched Season 2 is here!  This is just a couple of brief announcements telling you what's been happening with Mondo Bizarro and what you can expect in season 2.   Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Hatched - Tiffany Vega

August 30, 2017 03:31 - 1 hour - 103 MB

Tiffany Vega is a Creative Producer, Arts Administrator, and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Facilitator.  She is a graduate of Columbia University's MFA program in Theater Management & Producing and was the General Manager of the Hip Hop Theater Festival in New York City.  She currently runs La Vega Management and is the Production/Tour Manager for Junebug Productions. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. Our sponsor is Dirty Coast.

Hatched - Bonnie Gabel & indee mitchell

August 02, 2017 11:00 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MB

Bonnie Gabel & indee mitchell are theater makers, community organizers and cultural historians.  They are company members of Last Call.  Most recently the co-directed Alleged Lesbian Activities. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. Our sponsor is Dirty Coast.

Hatched - Blaise Pezold

July 20, 2017 04:06 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MB

Blaise Pezold is an environmental specialist with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.  He designs, implements and studies plant restoration and coastal renewal projects in Louisiana. Our sponsor is Dirty Coast. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.  

Hatched - Michael Cerveris

June 13, 2017 04:51 - 1 hour - 104 MB

Michael Cerveris is a Tony Award winning actor, musician and New Orleans Super Fan.   In addition to his many leading roles on Broadway, you may know him from his film and television work on such hits as Fringe or HBO’s Treme.  Today’s interview is hosted by Dan Pruksarnukul. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. This episode is sponsored by Dirty Coast.

Hatched - Khari Allen Lee

May 17, 2017 01:14 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MB

Khari Allen Lee is the band leader for the New Creative Collective and one New Orleans' most sought after saxophone players. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. This episode is sponsored by Dirty Coast.

Hatched - Zack Smith

May 02, 2017 02:33 - 1 hour - 89.2 MB

Zack Smith is a fine art and commercial portrait photographer who has been documenting the social, musical and cultural landscapes of Louisiana for the past 19 years.  Learn more about Zack via his website at www.ZackSmith.com. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.   Learn more about Mondo Bizarro at www.mondobizarro.org.  

Hatched - A Scribe Called Quess?

April 18, 2017 15:30 - 1 hour - 118 MB

A Scribe Called Quess? is a poet, educator, actor, playwright and activist.  He's garnered a lot of recent attention for his work with Take 'Em Down NOLA which is an organization whose goal is the removal of all monuments to white supremacy in New Orleans.  Today's show is hosted by Dan Pruksarnukul. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Hatched - Jayeesha Dutta

April 02, 2017 23:48 - 57 minutes - 78.8 MB

Jayeesha Dutta is the co-founder of the Radical Arts and Healing Collective in New Orleans, LA.  This episode is hosted by Nick Slie. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Hatched - Jeff Becker

March 07, 2017 05:54 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MB

Jeff Becker is a designer, director and visual mastermind.  You can tour through some of Jeff's work at www.setsalive.com.  This episode is hosted by Nick Slie. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Hatched - Maritza Mercado Narcisse

March 07, 2017 05:49 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MB

Maritza Mercado Narcisse is a dancer, choreographer and leader of the Narcisse Movement Project.  This episode is hosted by Dan Pruksarnukul. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Hatched - Ballzack

March 07, 2017 05:43 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MB

Rami Sharkey, aka Ballzack, is a local rapper, entrepreneur, and West Bank celebrity known for such albums as Knucklehead Memoirs and Chipmunk Dream Machine.  You can check out his design work (and buy it!) at www.snowballstand.com.  This episode is hosted by Nick Slie. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Hatched - Tina Antolini

March 07, 2017 05:34 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MB

Tina Antolini is a Peabody-Award-winning storyteller and radio producer. She serves as the host and producer of Gravy, a podcast with the Southern Foodways Alliance, which was named the James Beard Foundation's Publication of the Year for 2015.  This episode is hosted by Dan Pruksarnukul.   Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.