298.2 - SF Voter Guide 2022!

 Holy mother of god this was a hell of a feat! We detail the whole SF ballot as well as the federal elections, kind of. Join us as we wail and gnash our teeth.

Just do it if you can.

298.1 - East Bay Voter Guide and Lotto Fantasies

 This week we talk about some of the things on the East Bay ballots this year. We'll talk about SF and the state and federal races next week. We also fantasize about winning the Powerball. Plus throwing soup!

The music in this episode is by Necrot

WIN WIN WIN!

298 - Love Maps (with J Rivera Pansa)

 This week Kate is joined by guest host and artist, J Rivera Pansa! They talk about Rollercoaster Tycoon, ASMR, and the vegan restaurant they are going to open. It was like a TGIFridays in there!

The music in this episode is by Giraffage

J's Instagram!

Let your intrusive thoughts run wild in RT3!

297.1 - Curing Mental Weirdness

 This week Maysoun is taking Kate down the road to mental wellness. We talk about mindfulness, mini-golf, and the full moon. Keep sending your turkey pictures to congratulationspinetree@gmail.com

The music in this episode is by the Homophones

ODC Theater 2022 Fall Season

Thank you to listener Zoë for this incredible image!

297 - Going Live

 This week Kate and Maysoun saw some live performance. Maysoun realized her true identity as a drag groupie. Kate saw the Space Lady. Plus we commit to interviewing everyone from Ohio.

The music in this episode is by the Space Lady

We love you, Space Lady!

296 - Chill Eulogy

 This week we're just shooting the shit about some shows. We also talk about eulogies and a snowy egret that was attacking its own reflection. Send us all your comments & questions: congratulationspinetree@gmail.com

The music in this episode is by Kool A.D.

Just talking about light topics like death!

295 - Retro

 This week we go into mercury retrograde and part of that was Kate forgetting to put the show up! anyway, Maysoun keeps talking about fisting for some reason. Plus we introduce a new segment! Send us your comments and questions!

The music in this episode is by Madre Guía

Mercury is always fucking around.

294 - The Frogs

 This week Kate and Maysoun went to a performance by synthesizer duo Red Culebra at the McEvoy Foundation. They also got devoured by mosquitos. Maysoun gives advice to a listener thinking about moving.

Most of the music in this episode is by Toro y Moi

They're not accepting any human apologies.

293 - Floating Eyeball

 Maysoun was a floating eyeball in space and saw some shows. Kate's cat, Bungie died and it's very sad. We miss him. We also try to figure out who curated the new show at the Oakland Museum.

Most of the music in this episode is by Mex Tape

Brass Tacks by Ricki Dwyer

Club Fugazi at Z Space

The Feminist Art Project at CAA

EYEBALL

292 - God damn, Maysoun!

This week we get some questions from the public! Maysoun is the moral compass once again. Maysoun also learns about rimjobs. If you want Maysoun to STOP CLICKING HER DANG MOUSE WHILE RECORDING please email us: congratulationspinetree@gmail.com

The music in this episode is by Lucy Camp

BICA - the Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art - Go see the show Conrad curated!

Even As SFAI Closes, Students Rally to Save It by Sarah Hotchkiss for KQED

STUDENTS FOR ACTION AT SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE

LeBron James is from Ohio.

291 - Perverts and Portugal

Sorry the audio is a little gnar gnar in this episode because we forgot how to record in person. This week we talk about lesbian secrets, Kate's time in Porto, and Maysoun looks at butts. Please let us know what's going on with you! We are so lonely!

Most of he music in this episode is by Criibaby

SF Art Book Fair

CDPH - Monkey Pox info

Unlock the lesbian secrets!

290 - Berkeley Excursion

 We head to Berkeley this week and see the UC Berkeley MFA show and a great show by Candace Lin at BAMPFA. Maysoun is very secretive about touching butts and we dance along to a video with a multi-boobed cow figure. 

The music in this episode is by Vector Hold

Imm Thai Street Food

Save SFAI facebook group

Class Action SFAI

SFAI Faculty Union

University of San Francisco to Acquire SFAI by Sarah Hotchkiss

BART short story contest

Other Places art fair

This is where we recorded this week.

289 - UNHINGED

 We've come unhinged and we apologize for that!

The music in this episode is by bastiengoat

WE LOST THESE!

288 - Why Video Not Ok?

 We're talking unrestricted funds, things to apply for, and the RED CARPET ROOM! Hear all the cat meows you can handle! We talk about kicking art, too- but don't tell anyone about that. 

the music in this episode is by dj submissive and breedable

we go to the red room!

287 - Mist Madness

 This week we talk about all different kinds of mist. We also give eight simple tips to stop global warming. Wally and research assistant Katy Kondo are featured! It's a tour de force. 

The music in this episode is by the Monophonics

See Kate, Mansur Nurullah, and Jeremy Rourke at Recology!

...if you've forgotten the access key, remember the tower rotation

386 - Hang on Sloopy

 We are entering the loose era. We talk about tall men, the soapbox derby, and when cats have birthdays. Please email us and talk to us! Kate's a lonely goblin.

The music in this episode is by the McCoys

Ohio pride!

285 - Palo Alto

 We finally went down south after Maysoun recovered from friggin COVID-19! We saw art, met a cat, and got a new library card! Stop going to work and let us know where we should visit next.

The music in this episode is by Toro y Moi

GO PALO ALTO PANDAS!

284 - Wonder Chicken

 We went to a show if you can believe that. We also talk about prehistoric birds, play the SF craigslist version of the Price is Right, and Maysoun thinks only men can be scientists. Celebrate a belated international women's day with us!

the music in this episode is by dj submissive and breedable

Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project Open Call!

Prehistoric bird skull!

283 - Maysoun is Back!

Maysoun is back! She is buying socks! She is going to shows! Is there anything she can't do?! Find out!

The music in this episode is by bastiengoat

Get Birds of Lake Merritt by Alex Harris!

Where are you getting socks these days?

282 - Anastasia Vigo Saves the Day

 This week we're joined by Anastasia Vigo from Dunktown! We talk about some shows and events coming up. Anastasia also tells us about a big Kruger show in Chicago, who was the worst person at SFMOMA when she worked there, and what are dreams really about!

Support NIAD!

UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF YOUR DREAMS!

281 - Tight Butthole

It's a Kate only episode this week, but we send our love and hugs to Maysoun forever! Let's take a little ramble through upcoming shows, revisit a treasured cat memory, and learn about a duck.

The music in this episode is by FAVORS

Read this article by Sarah Hotchkiss! 

‘Frustrating’ Delays in City Funding Affect Over 200 SF Arts Nonprofits

go to Recology!

Goldeneye!

280 - Zoodles

 This week Maysoun takes a controversial stance on zoodles. We pop off about a mural show, air fryers, and Slideroom. Get your binocs out and take a look!

The music in this episode is by quest-onmarq

Here's that old episode about the SFICA

Get some zoodles!

279 - Shy Around Humans

This week we're just getting back into the groove. We talk about SECA, a few shows, and an errant rocket. Email us! congratulationspinetree@gmail.com

The music in this episode is by Toro y Moi

Russian rocket stage makes uncontrolled entry into Earth's atmosphere

Go ahead and get yourself an award.

The Audium

Look at all these turkeys!

278 - Turkey Revenge

This is a wild ride. Kate is cooking breakfast throughout this entire episode. We learn that there is a new director at the Kadist. Maysoun is rededicating herself to not being part of art scene pretension. We find out about an extinct prehistoric turkey.

the music in this episode is by FAVORS

277 - Become Gnomes

 We have an absolute deluge of listener emails this week! What do you do about cat fur in your paint? How do you get rid of art you bought but don't want anymore? Get the wise answers only the Pine Tree can provide!

The music in this episode is by Vector Hold

Send your questions to congratulationspinetree@gmail.com

276 - Shannon's Soul Report

 Maysoun goes totally Sarah Palin on her former roommate, Shannon over her work at a giant tech company. We also talk about a couple shows and the western grebe! The dancer of water birds!

The music in this episode is by Giraffage

This is Shannon now.

275 - Return of the Snork Mask

 This week we are naysayers about a crystal fair. Also Kate tries to get Maysoun into a snork mask and out the door. Everyone email Maysoun if you're bothered by any of the mouse clicking in this episode. Love you! Bye!

The music in this episode is by New Scans 

Save these guys by making a wetlands in your apartment!

274 - Stated Positions

 This week we decide who is the king of Bay Area museums. We also announce the winner of our first annual pumpkin carving contest!!! Maysoun accidentally thinks it's January for a second! Unbelievable! 

The music in this episode it by bastiengoat

Go see the shows at MoAD

Fairfield Beavers

Suzanne's beaver podcast!

INGRID FOREVER!!!

273 - Maysoun Gives the Finger

 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!

Do not flip people off from your bike!

272 - RETRACT

 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

REDACTED AND RETRACTED

271 - Get Right to It

 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

SWOOSH SWOOSH!

270 - Autumn Begins

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

Send us your pumpkins!

269 - Tex Mess

 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

SUPPORT THIS KICKSTARTER:

Let Me Let You Go 

A Groundbreaking Sci-Fi Comedy Feature about artists that become cross-species with fungus in order to survive!

10 Common Poison Oak Myths

Discover and Go - Free passes to places with your SFPL card!

Baby coots!

268 - Reckless Pessimism

 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

ICA San Francisco

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

The Cool Kids Club

267 - Gobblin' Goblins

 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

Snorks!

266 - Ticks in the Grass

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

Tick City, USA

265 - Biker Dyke Dreams

This week Kate is contemplating her future as a bicycle expert. We also talk about some art we saw IN PERSON! Plus our cats are featured.

All the music in this episode is by Blue Wednesday, Himalayan Beach Ensemble, Dillan Witherow


Links about Palestinian Liberation:

People of conscience: Palestinians ask you to boycott Israel by Omar Barghouti

Podcasts:
Citations Needed: Debunking the 5 Most Common Anti-Palestinian Talking Points (37min)
Revolution Now: Episode 10 - Palestine in a Podcast (1 hr 45min)

The Media:3 Ways the Media Enables Racist Violence

Introductory Books (or Audiobooks):
Edward Said, The Question of Palestine
Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017
Ilan Pappe, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
Joe Sacco, Palestine AND Footnotes in Gaza

also, Angela Davis, Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement

Websites with more Info:
Gaza in Context

Decolonize Palestine

Palestinians to Follow: Mohammed El-Kurd

Noura Erakat

Mariam Barghouti
Dr. Yara Hawari
Omar Ghraieb

Jehad Abusalim

Orgs to Follow / Donate:

US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
Adala Justice Project
Jewish Voice for Peace
Arab Resource & Organizing Center
Eyewitness Palestine

Palestine Red Crescent Society
UNRWA

About the BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) Movement:
BDS Movement

US Military Funding to Israel (look up your city):
https://uscpr.org/militaryfunding

264 - Making Friends (with MaryAnn Rhoades)

 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

Downtown San Jose in the 1950s

Lost Tape: The PANGEA Act

 We found another lost tape thanks to JOAN5000!

Shoot for the moon!

263 - Goat Heat

NOTICE! Feedburner, the service we use to create the feed for our podcast will soon stop supporting email subscriptions. If you rely on email updates to let you know when a new episode is out, please consider switching to a different subscription method. Let us know if you need help: congratulationspinetree@gmail.com

This week we are talking about springtime and how people with an Aries sun sign need to get their shit together and bring the warm weather! We also talk about bystander training, websites, and free fridges.

The music in this episode is by Florence Price

Hollaback Bystander Intervention Training pdf

Bandung Books

Moments Co-op

Cushion Works! 

Aries, please bring the warmth!!!

262 - No to Landlords

This week we talk about landlords, missing panel discussions, and we talk about what's sketchy and what's legit. You know- the basics.

Most of the music in this episode is by DUNGEON WEED

THE LAB DANCE-A-THON
"Guaranteed Income Pilot for the City of San Francisco"

#SaveMills

Hollaback! Bystander intervention training

Anti Police-Terror Project

Laminate yourself a press pass!

261 - PSAs

This week someone has done a fraud! Plus Maysoun tells us about the wacky woman who funded Coit tower.

The music in this episode is by Tomu DJ 

California Vaccine Eligibility
California Vaccine Bot
NY Times sucks!

Bungie and Wally, bless them.

260 - Up to the High Horse

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

We Regret to Inform You That Grimes Just Sold $5.8 Million Worth of Her NFT Crypto Art in Less Than 20 Minutes

The Unreasonable Ecological Cost of #CryptoArt (Part 1)

Get your tickets ASAP!

259 - DIY VAX

This week we try to make our own vaccines. We also talk about the Van Gogh laser light show coming to San Francisco. What do you think about that show? Let us know at congratulationspinetree@gmail.com

The music in this episode is by bastiengoat

Support the Cause Against Anti-Asian Violence

asians4blklives - Bay Area solidarity organization

Help rebuild the Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay

Oakland Councilmembers Bas and Fife video address

Why Is the California Attorney General Investigating the San Francisco Art Institute? by Sam Lefebvre

Virtually Asian by Astria Suparak

Prelinger's Lost Landscapes of San Francisco

If Van Gough were alive would he take MDMA?

258 - 829,000 E-mails

This week we are all over the place in this XXL-sized episode! Money! Intrigue! Listener emails! 

The intro and outro music in this episode is by Happy New Year

Links from Poppers the Pony:
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:

Zodiac killer code cracked by Australian mathematician Sam Blake more than 50 years after first murder

Other link:

Chairwoman of San Francisco Art School Facing Budget Issues Resigns

Keeping up with the emails!

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

Darning socks is cool and good.

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

UC Regents buy SF Art Institute’s $19.7M debt, are now school’s landlords — will SFAI’s Diego Rivera mural be next to sell?

proposalsforall.com

Here's the baseball diagram.

Maysoun found a safer one!

255 - Star Trek IV

 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. 

10 out of 10 stars

254 - Radio Wars!

 This week we are in all-out war with KQED. We ask Julie Deppish to PICK A SIDE! We also check what's going on with art on craigslist. 

Be sure to watch these movies for next week's episode:

Gattaca

THX 1138

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

All the music in this episode is by Bézier & Vin Sol

A BATTLE FOR THE AIRWAVES

253 - Marcel Vs. Covid Command

This week Maysoun is offering her service as a mean daddy. We also invite your suggestions for Bay Area movies to watch! Send us your recommendations! congratulationspinetree@gmail.com

 
All the music in this episode is by bastiengoat

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