Latest Noguera Podcast Episodes
#029. Zar of the Moon: Run
Jim Nog Pod - June 27, 2022 15:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to the Pod, this is Jim Nog. Thank you for listening. On this episode, my conversation with Zar of the Moon. Zar is somewhat of a mysterious figure. He is a masked rapper whose subject matter is the stuff of nightmares. He has not done a lot of publicity, so I’m grateful that he decide...
004. Should We Curse on alAndar?
Jim Nog Pod - June 17, 2022 16:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to alAndar w/ Marcos & Jim, a podcast where two friends, united in their love of art, share and discuss their work, their struggles, and their thoughts on all things creative; it’s sort of like show-and-tell - but for grown-ups! Marcos de Jesús “de la Guagua” is a singer, song writ...
003. Productivity, Purpose, and Neurodivergence
Jim Nog Pod - May 14, 2022 16:04 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to alAndar w/ Marcos & Jim, a podcast dedicated to sharing and discussing art; it’s sort of like show-and-tell - but for grown-ups. Who are these grown-ups? Well . . . Marcos de Jesus “de la Guagua” is a singer, song-writer, and rapper. He’s multi-talented, multi-dimensioanl, multi...
#028. Marcos de Jesús "de la Guagua": Erstwhile Shuffle
Jim Nog Pod - March 13, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn this episode, my conversation with Marcos de Jesus “de la Guagua.” Marcos is a good friend and has been on the show many times and needs little introduction. So, here’s a short and sweet one. Marcos de Jesus “de la Guagua” is an artist, most notably, a singer, rapper, and dancer. He has roots ...
#027 - Jan Robertson
Jim Nog Pod - December 01, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJan Robertson has been the BCC Writing Center Director since 2002. She holds a B.S. in Theater from Skidmore College, an MA in English from Columbia Teachers’ College and has completed graduate coursework at the NYU School of Educational Theater. She has taught Writing, including the CUNY Langua...
#027. Jan Robertson: The Value of Writing Centers
Jim Nog Pod - December 01, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJan Robertson has been the BCC Writing Center Director since 2002. She holds a B.S. in Theater from Skidmore College, an MA in English from Columbia Teachers’ College and has completed graduate coursework at the NYU School of Educational Theater. She has taught Writing, including the CUNY Languag...
#026 - Layla Merritt
Jim Nog Pod - November 03, 2021 00:54 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLayla Merritt is a multi-faceted creator. She studied screenwriting in the Harlem Dramatic Writing Workshop at Columbia University and literature at The University of Michigan and The City College of New York. Her style is often dark comedy, imbued with themes of personal and systemic oppression...
#026. Layla M.: Baby Teeth
Jim Nog Pod - November 03, 2021 00:54 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLayla M. is a multi-faceted creator. She studied screenwriting in the Harlem Dramatic Writing Workshop at Columbia University and literature at The University of Michigan and The City College of New York. Her style is often dark comedy, imbued with themes of personal and systemic oppressions. She...
#026 - Layla M.
Jim Nog Pod - November 03, 2021 00:54 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLayla M. is a multi-faceted creator. She studied screenwriting in the Harlem Dramatic Writing Workshop at Columbia University and literature at The University of Michigan and The City College of New York. Her style is often dark comedy, imbued with themes of personal and systemic oppressions. Sh...
#025 - Stephanie Gaitán
Jim Nog Pod - October 04, 2021 23:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsStephanie Gaitán is a writer, editor, and mother from the Bronx whose work has been featured in 433. Her past-times include laughing, sharing photos of cute everything with her friends, and binge-watching childhood TV shows with her daughter. Her work has also been featured in Stone of Madness P...
#025. Stephanie Gaitán: "Hood Phantom"
Jim Nog Pod - October 04, 2021 23:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsStephanie Gaitán is a writer, editor, and mother from the Bronx whose work has been featured in 433. Her past-times include laughing, sharing photos of cute everything with her friends, and binge-watching childhood TV shows with her daughter. Her work has also been featured in Stone of Madness Pr...
#024. Draea: Expanding Your Conscious
Jim Nog Pod - September 19, 2021 00:56 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDraea is a singer-songwriter based in Florida. She sings in a variety of genres, from jazz to oldies to hip hop and, yes, even rap. Along her journey, she has equipped herself with various skillsets such as videography, photography, retouching and creative directing, all culminating in an indepen...
#024 - Draea
Jim Nog Pod - September 19, 2021 00:56 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDraea is a singer-songwriter based in Florida. She sings in a variety of genres, from jazz to oldies to hip hop and, yes, even rap. Along her journey, she has equipped herself with various skillsets such as videography, photography, retouching and creative directing, all culminating in an indepe...
24: Expanding Your Conscious
Jim Nog Pod - September 19, 2021 00:56 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDraea is a singer-songwriter based in Florida. She sings in a variety of genres, from jazz to oldies to hip hop and, yes, even rap. Along her journey, she has equipped herself with various skillsets such as videography, photography, retouching and creative directing, all culminating in an indepe...
The Bronx Overthinkers Society Podcast
Jim Nog Pod - August 24, 2021 16:14 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe Bronx Overthinkers Society is a group of friends of current or former educators with roots in The Bronx. The members, or Bots, are, in no particular order, James Noguera ("Jim Nog"), writer and educator; Jose Reyes, educator; Marcos de Jesus, singer and songwriter; and Noman Jalal, software ...
alAndar w/ Marcos & Jim
Jim Nog Pod - June 27, 2021 21:30 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to alAndar (from the Spanish for "when walking"), a hopeful new podcast and YouTube series, where singer-rapper Marcos de Jesus and writer and educator James Noguera share and explore their individual works of music and creative writing; it's like show-and-tell, but for grown-ups! On thi...
Guagua Esoterica
Jim Nog Pod - May 12, 2021 15:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to Guagua Esoterica, a new hopeful project, where singer-rapper Marcos de Jesus (@marcos_de_la_guagua) brings the Guagua and educator Jim Noguera (@jimnog) brings the Esoterica. It's a safe space for friends to talk trivial and explore the meaning within. On this episode, they discuss th...
23: Bronx Overthinkers Society, II
Jim Nog Pod - October 31, 2020 22:33 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe Bronx Overthinkers Society is a group of Bronx-born/raised individuals who work or have worked in education and who, as a whole, tend to overthink things. They are my friends. On this episode, I speak with Noman Jalal and Miguel Gil. Noman is a software engineer - and newest member of BOTS. ...
22: Hip-Hop & People Fighting over TP
Jim Nog Pod - June 03, 2020 02:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCLS is a rapper-singer based in the Bronx (IG: @cls_10451). He’s also a doctoral candidate at Fordham University. In this two hour convo we talk life during the pandemic, his PhD full-ride scholarship, his recently released debut hip-hop album, Hip-Hop Evolution on Netflix, my weird relationship...
Jim Nog Reads: "I Love You More"
Jim Nog Pod - March 27, 2020 21:42 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn this episode, I read my short story "I Love You More." It was originally self-published in 2015 after failing to find a home in an online magazine after a couple of years. The impetus for the story came from a newspaper article, the title of which is revealed at the end of the story. I wanted...
21: Language Learning
Jim Nog Pod - February 21, 2020 01:51 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJohn DePonte teaches for the CUNY Language Immersion Program (CLIP) at Bronx Community College. He’s an exceptional educator with a broad knowledge of his subject matter and thoughtful and effective pedagogy. This is a great podcast for anyone interested in ESL instruction and/or language learni...
20: Gente
Jim Nog Pod - December 25, 2019 05:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMarcos de la Guagua is a multi-talented, Bronx-loving, soul-inspiring musical artist. He's gospel, hip hop, jazz - and much more. We talk about and listen to (some of) his new album titled The Mind-Game Aspects (2020). During the second half, we also touch on several other, though relevant, key ...
019: The Ripple Effect of Positivity
Jim Nog Pod - November 13, 2019 23:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIbrahim Siddiq, AKA POET, is a poet, spoken word artist, and author. We mostly talked his recent collection of poems and verses called Words in Black and White. We also talked hiphop, veganism, and positivity. You can support the Pod via: Patreon.com/jimnog
018: Violent Competition
Jim Nog Pod - October 09, 2019 00:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSeko1844 is a graphic artist. Zar of the Moon is a spoken word artist. We hang out again and talk about some of the ethics around mixed martial arts, or MMA, while watching an old match between Wanderlei Silva and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C...
018: Violence & Competition
Jim Nog Pod - October 09, 2019 00:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSeko1844 is a graphic artist. Zar of the Moon is a spoken word artist. We hang out again and talk about some of the ethics around mixed martial arts, or MMA, while watching an old match between Wanderlei Silva and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C...
017: The Bronx Over-Thinkers Society
Jim Nog Pod - September 02, 2019 16:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMarcos is a hiphop artist. Jose is an educator. Miguel is also an educator. Jim writes and teaches. The Bronx Over-Thinkers Society (BOTS) is their attempt at having meaningful and open conversations to learn, grow, and help others. They discuss, among other things, the meaning behind the Societ...
016: A Seventh-day Adventist, a Muslim, and an Agnostic Walk into a Bar . . .
Jim Nog Pod - July 16, 2018 02:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJose Luis Reyes is an instructor at Bronx CC and a Seventh-day Adventist. Noman Jalal is a software engineer for a well-known tech company and a Muslim. We discuss religion: how the religious determine what's true when something contradicts their religion, differences between science and religio...
Jim Nog Reads
Jim Nog Pod - May 30, 2018 05:22 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn this episode, your humble host reads one of his first stories to be published, titled "Homesick." Thom, a boy of eleven, tells of his struggles on Earth and his longing for his true home, among the stars. When will he go and leave this limited plane?
015: Like a Nerdfest
Jim Nog Pod - April 22, 2018 02:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSeko1844 (@seko1844) is a graphic designer. Zar of the Moon (@zarofthemoon) is a musician and writer. They're friends and often stream on the former's YouTube channel. We discuss, among other things, flat earth, music, religion, and video games. You can support the Pod via: Patreon.com/jimnog
014: Krystyna Matczak
Jim Nog Pod - March 12, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsKrystyna Matczak is an educator and writer. She earned her MFA from City College of New York, and she currently teaches orphans in Iraq for the non-profit: World Academy of Development. We discuss, among other topics, acclimating to a new, vastly different culture; some of the causes and possibl...