This week we got into some traffic drama! We also saw a plethora of art shows. Come on this winding journey with us!
All the music in this show is by FAVORS
Go see all the shows at Cushion Works, Telematic, Slash, Wattis, and Microsoft Paint! And beyond!
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| Do not flip people off from your bike! |
Kate and Maysoun do some corrections, redactions, RETRACTIONS, recantations, disavowals and so much more in this episode !
The intro and outro music in this episode is by Tomu DJ
NFTs Are Hot. So Is Their Effect on the Earth’s Climate
8+ Interesting Palestinian Films Coming to Netflix, This Weekend & This Month
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| REDACTED AND RETRACTED |
This week we get right into it without even a moment of hesitation. We talk about puffer vests, play guess the rent, and remind you about the pumpkin carving contest! ENTER TO WIN!!!
Most of the music in this episode is by Jon Reyes
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| SWOOSH SWOOSH! |
This week we introduce the Congratulations Pine Tree pumpkin carving contest! WIN WIN WIN! Email us your pumpkins before October 26th motherfuckers! The winner gets a $30 clipper card!
congratulationspinetree@gmail.com
All the music in this episode is by Professor Murder
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| Send us your pumpkins! |
This week Maysoun had a weird week! She had a Texan fake being vaxed, she got poison oak, and she saw some art. Let's take a wild ride through the life of Maysoun.
Most of the music in this episode is by bastiengoat
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| Baby coots! |
This week we are talking about the newest Rappaport family venture, the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco. We elicited comments from artists, curators, and art workers from the Bay Area to say what they thought (anonymously) about this surprise announcement of a new major art space. Are you cautiously optimistic or recklessly pessimistic? Or something else? Let us know! congratulationspinetree@gmail.com
Most of the music in this episode is by Pauline Anna Strom
New Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco to open in Dogpatch next summer - SF Chronicle
San Francisco Gets Its Own Institute of Contemporary Art - NY Times
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| The Cool Kids Club |
We're back! Maysoun went to some shows without rubbing Neosporin into her nostrils. We also bid a fond farewell to everyone who moved away this summer. Plus: loads of new segments!
The music in this episode is by yellowing and you know who else.
Bay Area Visual Art Exhibitions Not to Miss this Fall by Sarah Hotchkiss
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| Snorks! |
We went to the Headlands and we can tell you first hand: oh baby, there are ticks in that grass. Have a safe and fun summer, everyone! We love you.
All the music in this episode is by Morgan Bassichis
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| Tick City, USA |
Maysoun is in the secret zone so we're joined by Kate's mom this week! We talk about making friends, the history of the Bay Area, and mercury mining.
the music in this episode is by Monophonics
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| Downtown San Jose in the 1950s |
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| Aries, please bring the warmth!!! |
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| Laminate yourself a press pass! |
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| Bungie and Wally, bless them. |
Everybody go support NIAD! Get your tickets for WIN WIN 9: NIAD Art Center's Ninth Annual Benefit Fundraiser here! It's the event of the year!
The main music in this episode is by Giraffage
NFT Art Goes Viral and Heads to Auction — But What Is It?
NFT Art Sales Reached All-Time High of $8.2M in December
The Unreasonable Ecological Cost of #CryptoArt (Part 1)
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| Get your tickets ASAP! |
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| Keeping up with the emails! |
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. |
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! |
We voyage home with the crew of the Enterprise and learn all about humpback whales! Happy solstice and if you have any info about what pizza restaurant is featured in this movie please let us know.
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| 10 out of 10 stars |
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| A BATTLE FOR THE AIRWAVES |
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| Please stay in your bubble as much as possible. |
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
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| Short lesbian, tall lesbian. |
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. |
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. |
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| The blue moon is coming! |
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| Don't get sucked into a left-wing QANON situation. |
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! |
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| Mind wars only. |
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| sad salad |
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| Can you help Maysoun and Kate pass the bar? Please? |
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| Welcome to the new art world! |
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| Put your art reviews in here! |
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| Taking a stroll |
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| Helen Forbes and Dorothy Puccinelli |
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| Part of Sargent Johnson's huge mosaic at the Maritime Museum |
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| Mutual aid is when people get together to meet each other’s basic survival needs with a shared understanding that the systems we live under are not going to meet our needs and we can do it together RIGHT NOW! |
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| Get those mitts clean! |
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| Mini Moon! |
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| Life is a mystery! |
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| Vote early, vote often! |
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| Continental Breakfast! |
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| Cheetah Legs |
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| Sharks are eco-terrorists! |
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| Millions of index cards! |
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| This is a tanuki |
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| RIP Thomas Kinkade |
