The Trace
115 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThis is the Trace. Here you will hear conversations with a wide variety of guests about religion, politics, movies, music, and more. We get into the personal and the political here so beware; all of those things that we are told not to talk about are on the table here. Who is it that doesn’t want us talking about sex, politics, class, and religion anyways? Here we will talk openly about all of those topics and more. I am Andrew Hackett. Welcome to The Trace.
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S1 E15 Mr Rogers and Fight Club
July 12, 2018 00:17 - 28 minutes - 33.1 MBIn this episode I contrast the new documentary "Won't You Be My Neighbor" with "Fight Club". This may sound like a stretch but they have very different understandings of the self which make for a quality comparison. So come along with me as we look at both Mr Rogers and Tyler Durden.
S1 E14 Vicky Cristina Barcelona
July 06, 2018 19:11 - 17 minutes - 19.8 MBI immediately have to give a disclaimer because I am deconstructing a Woody Allen film. I don’t really want to get into the details of controversy surrounding his life. Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and many of his films, do a unique job of showing how privilege and despair can go hand in hand. His own nihilistic worldview is clearly seen in his movies although he can sneak in some genuine hope in Radio Days and Midnight in Paris. This particular work is a perfect next step after previous ep...
S1 E13 Hannah Haddix 1987
July 05, 2018 19:52 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBHannah Haddix was born in 1987. Hannah is an artist, occultist, and all around wonderful person. We talk about the “Satanic Panic” of the 1980’s, the beneficial role that psychelics have played in her own spiritual development, and the movies “Angel Heart”, “Walker”, and “Wings of Desire”.
S1 E12 Goodfellas and Consumer Hedonism
June 27, 2018 17:53 - 17 minutes - 20.2 MBThis is a special episode where I interract with audio clips from Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas. The film is a wonderful example of how finding identity in power and privilege leads to despair. Of course, the movie is extremely entertaining. I think part of this is due to how honest and direct the characters own up to their own desire.
S1 E11 Eric Stone 1980
June 26, 2018 21:16 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBEric Stone is a filmmaker from Seattle, Washington. He and I actually went to high school together and have talked movies for untolds amounts of hours throughout our friendship. We discuss his birth year and the films The Shining, The Empire Strikes Back, and Raging Bull. You will also be treated to a good rant against Forrest Gump and The Shawshank Redemption from Mr. Stone. We naturally veer into the political on ocassion as well of course.
S1 E10 - Tony Fulgham and 1969
June 20, 2018 05:17 - 1 hour - 100 MBTony Fulgham is a filmmaker based in Seattle and someone who has done a lot of personal work on the ideas of white, male privilege. We talk about how these explicit and implicit ideologies make it into the movies and our own understandings of the self. We touch on American westerns with "The Wild Bunch" and "Butch Cassidy" while then getting into the late-60’s counter-culture with "Easy Rider" and "Midnight Cowboy". Check out Tony Fulgham’s work at www.alliswellstudios.com.
S1 E9 - Jeff Sessions and Romans 13
June 15, 2018 18:31 - 19 minutes - 22.4 MBJeff Sessions does not understand Jesus, Paul, or the Bible. This is my response to his authoritarian, wicked interpretation of some statements of Paul taken completely out of context from the Letter to the Romans. This is political commentary just as much as it is religious. Love the neighbor!
S1 E8 - Charliegrrl 1981
June 12, 2018 00:28 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBI spoke with Charliegrrl about her birth year of 1981. We got into how horror films can be forms of catharsis and specifically getting into the wonderful and bizarre world of Andrei Zulawski’s Lovecraftian break up film. We also talk Indiana Jones, growing up in small towns, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and hope for a multi-cultural America.
S1 E7 - The Godfather
June 08, 2018 19:18 - 25 minutes - 29.1 MBThis is a special edition of The Trace where I interract with audio from Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather”. I look into the specific conditions that helped create Michael Corleone. I get into questions of masculine identity in relation to mafia and capitalism and whether forgiveness and love are possible in environments where pride is the primary value.
S1 E6 - Claire Andrefsky 1990
June 05, 2018 23:11 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBMy guest today is Claire Andrefsky. She is a social worker at Seattle Children’s Hospital and we discuss some of the popular movies and culture from her birth year of 1990. We talk about “Goodfellas” and the nature of American violence, “Edward Scissorhands” and the positive aspects of fantasy, and “Joe Versus the Volcano” and the reality of hope. Claire also tells quite the story about ducks in her backyard and how that relates to our ability to adapt positively to life.
S1 E5 - Dan Thornton 1966
May 30, 2018 16:58 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBMy guest today is Dan Thornton who is a professor of cinema. We talk about his birth year of 1966 and films like "Persona", "The Good the Bad and the Ugly", and "Andrei Rublev". These movies give us the opportunity to speak about identity, gender issues, and how we both fell in love with the big screen.
S1 E4 - Kyle Turver 1984
May 09, 2018 19:08 - 1 hour - 83 MBMy guest today is Kyle Turver. He is the worship director at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Queen Anne, Seattle. We met a few years ago and have enjoyed insightful conversations on religion, politics, patriarchy and gender issues. Today we talk about several films of 1984 including Footloose, The Terminator, The Karate Kid, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The NeverEnding Story, and Paris, Texas. These films give us room to talk about many difficult issues facing the United States and Seattle-...
S1 E3 - Robynne Hawthorne 1972
May 09, 2018 18:28 - 1 hour - 102 MBMy guest today is Robynne Hawthorne: poet, concert booker, teacher, artist, and friend. We talk about trauma, repression, poetry, haunted houses, religion, living in trees (that’s a real thing), and how freedom and responsibility are interrelated. The year is 1972 and my guest is Robynne Hawthorne. I am Andrew Thomas Hackett and you are listening to The Trace.
S1 E2 - Yakup Trana 1972
May 09, 2018 16:38 - 1 hour - 93 MBYakup Trana was born in 1972 in Turkey. This was a year with movies like "The Godfather", "Last Tango in Paris", and "Deliverance". David Bowie gave us "Ziggy Stardust" while The Rolling Stones exiled on main street. Al Green made 2 incredible records while Iggy and the Stooges put out "Raw Power". Yakup and I talk about the relation of patriarchy to violence in "The Godfather" as well as falling in love with rock n roll in countries outside of the USA. Join us for an insightful talk. ...
S1 E1 - Noel Brass Jr 1984
May 08, 2018 18:15 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBI have a discussion with musician Noel Brass Jr about the films, culture, and political events of the year of his birth. The year is 1984 and we discuss "This is Spinal Tap", "Repo Man", and pop movies of the time. We also get into religious music and then relation between punk and jazz.