Congratulations Pine Tree
The Bay's number one arts and culture podcast!
with Kate Rhoades and Maysoun Wazwaz
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
259 - DIY VAX
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
258 - 829,000 E-mails
Trash Can Art Appears
Why is Soma CBD censoring leather community art?
Queer artists allege censorship by SOMA West CBD
Your Art Isn’t Good Enough for Our TRASH CANS?
Link from Erin Keaton:
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Keeping up with the emails! |
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
257 - Hobby Horses
This week we're taking up some new hobbies and projects. We also give some nice updates and do some corrections. We share our friend BaubleRob's definitive list of what order to watch Studio Ghibli movies. How are you filling your time? Let us know: congratulationspinetree@gmail.com
All the music in this episode is by Bézier & Vin Sol
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Darning socks is cool and good. |
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
256 - Baseball Danger
This week we try to crack the case on a mystery residency in Oregon. We also talk about whether drive-in movie theaters are open. Plus Kate invites artists to think about the danger of standing in the middle of a baseball game with no glove. Sorry for all the hand sounds in this episode- just pretend you’re listening from under a table.
All the music in this episode is by Burd Hauz
Return the Eye by DROUGHT SPA presented by CLOACA
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Here's the baseball diagram. |
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Maysoun found a safer one! |
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
255 - Star Trek IV
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
254 - Radio Wars!
Be sure to watch these movies for next week's episode:
Gattaca
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A BATTLE FOR THE AIRWAVES |
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
253 - Marcel Vs. Covid Command
All the music in this episode is by bastiengoat
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Please stay in your bubble as much as possible. |
Monday, November 30, 2020
252 - Pretend Journalism
We continue our award-winning journalism in response to a listener question from last week. Maysoun comes dangerously close to talking bad about Dolly Parton. Kate goes off about a new lesbian romcom.
The music in this episode is by Tomu DJ
Interview with Gordon Chin about CCDC, and organizing and gentrification in Chinatown
Committee to Reimagine SFAI presentation from November 6th
Pay your Shuumi Land Tax
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Short lesbian, tall lesbian. |
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
251 - Fonts and Taunts
This week we have a listener email asking about a new gallery logo. We also salute essential workers and have some legal news. Kate accidentally doesn't record the podcast for an hour, so that was fun.
Most of the music in this episode is by No Vacation
San Francisco DA's Office Launches Its 1st Homicide Prosecution Of A Police Officer
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Here is the logo that our listener wrote in about. |
Monday, November 9, 2020
250 - Bye Bitch
Just got through the longest week of all time... or at least of the COVID times. We run through some election results and then get back to our bread and butter of art things. Stay warm and stay safe.
The music in this episode is Bye Bitch by Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman
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Fucked around and found out. |
Monday, October 26, 2020
249 - Pandie Ramblin'
Monday, October 12, 2020
248 - 2020 Voter Guide EXTRAVAGANZA
All the music in this episode is by DUNGEON WEED
Sunday, October 4, 2020
247 - NO on 22
Elections and Polling Information for California
Vote Center and Ballot Dropbox location lookup
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Don't get sucked into a left-wing QANON situation. |
Sunday, September 27, 2020
246 - Yes on 15!
This week we contemplate the political leapfrog that could result from Kamala Harris becoming VP. We lied about doing the voter guide this week- but we're going to do it soon! We mention art at some point as well.
All the music in this episode is by Monophonics
Forms of Reparations: The Museum & Restorative Justice
Hey, you can pre-order Kate's comic here.
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The cool people are saying YES on 15! |
Sunday, September 20, 2020
245 - Psyops Babies
Congratulations Pine Tree says NO to war!
Causa Justa :: Just Cause
Pigeon Palace
ACCE - Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment
Florida Rights Restoration Colation
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Mind wars only. |
Monday, June 15, 2020
244 - Drop the cops!
All the music in this episode is by Wizard Apprentice
The Anti Police-Terror Project IG: antipoliceterrorproject
The Black New Deal
The Coalition on Homelessness IG: coalitiononhomelessness
Poor Magazine IG: poormagazine
NO NEUTRAL ALLIANCE
SOMArts
slash art
Shahid Buttar - Get Pelosi out of there!
Petition and numbers to call to tell the SEIU: DROP THE COPS! Email us if you want to get more involved in this campaign!
National Association of Government Employees (part of the SEIU)
Oakland City Council
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Podcasts/Radio to listen to:
UpFront (on KPFA)
Hard Knock Radio (on KPFA)
We Want the Airwaves
Thursday, May 21, 2020
243 - The Walk the Walk is Behind the Scenes
All the music in this episode is by K.K. Slider
San Francisco's Arts Community Town Hall
Saturday, May 9, 2020
242 - Goodbye, Salad Bar!
The music in this episode is by asonic garcia
My Lennar Lemon!
This former radioactive-waste site off the coast of San Francisco is turning into a $5 billion housing development by Melia Robinson
Lawsuit aims to stop thousands of planned Treasure Island homes by Adam Brinkow
Moms 4 Housing
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sad salad |
Saturday, May 2, 2020
241 - Lawyers in the Bathtub
All the music in this episode is by CAPE
Be an emergency volunteer - San Francisco
Indigenous Mutual Aid
Tom Mooney!
Fill Hotels not Graves - The Village (Oakland)
CA Lawyers for the Arts
How to become a lawyer in California
Et al.
Carey Lin
Animal Crossing: Tarantula
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Can you help Maysoun and Kate pass the bar? Please? |
Saturday, April 25, 2020
240 - Squares and Stripes
The music in this episode is from this album: Stay Home: COVID-19 Benefit Comp
SaveFineArt.com
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Welcome to the new art world! |
Saturday, April 11, 2020
239 - Pizza Publishing
All the music in this episode is from the soundtrack to the video game, Monkey Island
Sign the petition to save SFAI!
Art Practical
Prescription for a healthy art scene
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Put your art reviews in here! |
Friday, April 3, 2020
238 - Walk in the Woods
Saturday, March 28, 2020
237 - WPA Murals
Most of the music in this episode is by No Vacation
Where to donate PPE
FoundSF
SFAI Faculty Townhall (email us)
SFAI Board of Trustees
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Helen Forbes and Dorothy Puccinelli |
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Part of Sargent Johnson's huge mosaic at the Maritime Museum |
Saturday, March 21, 2020
236 - Staying Home
All the music in this episode is by the Monophonics
Support Kirk Stoller's Recovery From Brain Surgery
CPT Resource Spreadhseets
Bay Area Senior/Disability/Worker Mutual Aid Form
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Support Bay Area #TogetherAlone
SF United in Crisis
SWARM hardship fund for sex workers in crisis
St. James Infirmary - resources for sex workers of all genders
List of Arts Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak (from Creative Capital)
Emergency Funds for Freelancers, Creatives Losing Income During Coronavirus
COVID-19 Resources for the Artist Organization Field
COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources
Bay Area Rallies to Ensure Seniors Don't Go Hungry During Coronavirus Pandemic (KQED)
8 Calming Livecams of Kittens, Penguins, Jellyfish and More (KQED)
Dunktown Podcast
Friday, March 13, 2020
235 - Roni
Most of the music in this episode is by KOOL A.D.
Johns Hopkins COVID-19 page
Mindfulness Coach
Shahid Buttar for Congress
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Get those mitts clean! |
Saturday, March 7, 2020
Quarantine!
Take precautions!
- Wash your hands
- Don't touch your face
- Stay away from Kate's mom- I don't want her to get sick!
Saturday, February 29, 2020
234 - Grease
Most of the music in this episode is by Sun Hop Fat
Movement Voter Project
Xandra Ibarra, Spictacle II: La Tortillera, 2014
Uffizi scientific committee resigns in dispute over Raphael loan
Earth’s new ‘mini-moon’ is leaving soon. But it’ll be back.
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Mini Moon! |
Saturday, February 22, 2020
233 - Puzzling
The music in this episode is by quest?onmarc
More info about voter registration: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/
Shoutout to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library in San Jose where this episode was edited.
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Life is a mystery! |
Saturday, February 15, 2020
232 - March 2020 Voter Guide
Most of the music in this episode is by CAPE
Indivisible Guide to Registering to Vote
Join the DSA USA!
SF League of Pissed off Voters
SF Tenants Union Endorsements
SF Berniecrats Endorsements
Alameda County Green Party Voter guide
Official Election Site of Alameda County
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Vote early, vote often! |
Saturday, February 8, 2020
231 - In Public (with Zoë Taleporos)
The music in this episode (that isn't part of the hotel) is by No Vacation
Premiere Jr.
Look! Up in the sky! It’s public art—with Premiere Jr. from 48 Hills
San Francisco Arts Commission
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Continental Breakfast! |
Friday, January 31, 2020
230 - Joan5000 Lost Tape
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Cheetah Legs |
Friday, January 24, 2020
229 - Holy Shit Internet!
Most of the music in this episode is by asonic garcia
Lacey Johnson
Prelinger Library
SDF Public Access UNIX System
10 Facts About the Internet's Undersea Cables
The Internet Cloud Has a Dirty Secret
Why data centres are the new frontier in the fight against climate change
350.org
moms4housing
Casemore Kirkeby
Nook Gallery
Richmond Bridge Bike Lane
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Sharks are eco-terrorists! |
Friday, January 17, 2020
228 - Index Cards
Almost all the music in this episode is by CAPE
Support Moms4Housing
Moms 4 Housing: Meet the Oakland Mothers Facing Eviction After Two Months Occupying Vacant House
#Moms4Housing: Meet the Mother & Daughter Armed Police Just Evicted from a Vacant House in Oakland
Zettelkasten
ACRE residency in Wisconsin
UpFront on KPFA
Tiny Splendor
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Millions of index cards! |
Friday, January 10, 2020
227 - Tanuki and Friends
Almost all the music in this episode is by Sun Hop Fat
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
BAMPFA
In Praise of the Strangest Painting I’ve Ever Seen by Sarah Hotchkiss
2019 SECA Art Award
Jimi Hendrix - National Anthem
How to Read the Hierophant Card
Barbara Lee’s Long War on the War on Terror
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This is a tanuki |
Friday, December 20, 2019
Winter Break!
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RIP Thomas Kinkade |
Sunday, December 15, 2019
226 - Can't Talk About It
All the music in this episode is by Introflirt
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There are too many things we can't talk about! |
Saturday, November 30, 2019
225 - What's a curator? (with Elizabeth Thomas)
The music in this episode is by The Gonks
The Pew Charitable Trusts
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Curators are many different things. |
Saturday, November 16, 2019
224 - Chicanery
All the music in this episode is by Y La Bamba
Swing Left!
Jennifer A. González
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Avant Dictee
After Harlem Community Protests, Simone Leigh Withdraws Proposal for Central Park Sculpture
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Silence your ice buckets! |
Saturday, November 9, 2019
223 - Public Art Bullshit
The music in this episode is by Jay Som
Plans for Maya Angelou Monument in San Francisco Face Long Delay
Audio Archive: Arts Commission Visual Arts Committee
After Harlem Community Protests, Simone Leigh Withdraws Proposal for Central Park Sculpture
Following Layoffs, Former Employees Protest at Marciano Art Foundation, Demanding Reopening and Recognition of Union
SEIU 1021 SFAI Bargaining Survey 2019
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Expand your mind beyond statuary! |
Saturday, November 2, 2019
222 - 2019 Voter Guide
Election day is Tuesday, November 5th!
The music in this episode is by Pit Stains
San Francisco Department of Elections
Alameda County Official Elections Site
Chesa Boudin on Democracy Now!
SF supervisor candidate Dean Preston to ‘rogue’ landlords: ‘We should run you out of town’
Valie Brown Evictions
This remix of Ellen’s pathetic defense of George W. Bush is devastating
Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club
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Vote and if you can't vote- tell other people to vote! |
Friday, October 25, 2019
221 - Power Tulle (with Dana Hemenway)
Most of the music in this episode is by Nineteen Eightyfour
Dana Hemenway
Eleanor Harwood Gallery
Camille Utterback
Tasmania
50 Best ASMR Youtube Videos That Tingle and Relax
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This is a Tasmanian devil. |
Saturday, October 19, 2019
220 - Sunrise
The Continuous Thread: Celebrating Our Interwoven Histories, Identities and Contributions
SOMA Pilipinas Events
Litquake Schedule
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G E M S |
Saturday, October 12, 2019
219 - The Best Restrooms
All the music in this episode is by No Vacation
Need to pee? Just download this app. What could go wrong?
Oakland Museum of California announces $85 million improvement plan
Ear Hustle
Alternative Exposure
Oakland Stock
The Awesome Foundation
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Look at the size of that plant! |
Saturday, October 5, 2019
218 - We're back again!
All the music in this episode is by Morgan Bassichis
More Protest Songs by Morgan Bassichis
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Shoutout to Elaine Stritch! |
Saturday, September 21, 2019
217 - Forensic Forms!
All the music in this episode is by XUXA SANTAMARIA (buy their new album!)
The Emma Goldman Papers
Eleanor Harwood Gallery
Casemore Kirkeby
Royal NoneSuch Gallery
Central Iowa DSA
Pittsburgh DSA
Episode where we talk about the meaning of art
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This is a kitten heel. |
Saturday, September 14, 2019
216 - Think About Fish (with Anne Walsh Jr.)
Most of the music in this episode is by Beyoncé
Hello Leonora, Soy Anne Walsh
Anne Walsh Jr.
The Hearing Trumpet
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Aspiring crones unite! |
Saturday, September 7, 2019
215 - Pop Culture and Trauma (with Việt Lê)
All the music in this episode is by Wizard Apprentice
Việt Lê
The Queer Art of Failure
The Wonder Gays
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The fog rolls in! |
Saturday, August 24, 2019
214 - Eye Pleasure (with Craig Calderwood)
Most of the music in this episode is by Giraffage
Craig Calderwood
Dance Moms ASMR
The Fresno Art Museum
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SMASH ULTIMATE! |
Friday, August 9, 2019
213 - Miracles! (with Lindsey White)
Most of the music in this episode is by Jack Hertz
Lindsey White
Quarter of Oklahoma
Morgan Bassichis
Jo Firestone
American Museum of Magic
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Abracadabra! |