Podcasts by Concrete Is Fluid

Concrete Is Fluid

Concrete Is Fluid is a podcast series that tells the stories of people who work and live around the Los Angeles River. We uncover the experiences that surround the river and the histories that have shaped it.

Further podcasts by Lauren Bon and The Metabolic Studio

Podcast on the topic Gesellschaft und Kultur

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Concrete Is Fluid
Lydia Poncé 3/26/20 from 2020-05-01T18:37:42

Lydia Poncé is an Indigenous Mayo, Quechua, Scottish, Mujer, Actionist, and Water Protector. She is a member of the American Indian Movement, the Community Engagement Director at SoCal350, and the ...

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Red's Interview with Zakaria 2/27/20 from 2020-04-08T19:35:53

Red, a member of the Metabolic Studio team, interviews Zakaria, a friend who he met at a Thursday night Metabolic Makers Space and Potluck. Listen as Zakaria shares his journey as an activist with us.

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Wendy Schneider from 2019-08-16T21:43:38

Wendy Schneider is the Executive Director of Friends of the Inyo in the Eastern Sierras of California. She shares with us the importance of protecting Long Valley against Los Angeles' imminent wate...

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Harry Williams 3/13/19 from 2019-06-15T00:44:17

Harry Williams is a Bishop Paiute Tribe elder and water activist. He brings us insight into the relationship between the Owens Valley and Los Angeles, as well as perspective on what he has coined t...

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Kris Kwaz Hohag 3/13/19 from 2019-05-22T23:15:45

Kris Kwaz Hohag is a rapper, a guide, an activist, and a dreamer living at the nexus of some of the most stunning landscape on the planet. As a member of the Bishop Paiute Tribe, Kris has a strong ...

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Sarah Cowles 1/4/19 from 2019-03-05T01:01:10

Sarah Cowles is an Associate Professor of Practice in the School of Architecture at USC. Her research engages dialogue between representation and material processes in the making of landscapes at t...

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Mercedes Kraus and Ryan Simons 8/12/18 from 2019-02-21T00:28:55

Mercedes and Ryan live near the Los Angeles River and spend lots of time on the river picking up trash, admiring the wildlife, and walking their dog Penny. Learn more about their experiences and th...

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Ed Reyes 10/25/18 from 2019-02-01T23:29:57

Ed Reyes is a former council-member for CD1 in Los Angeles. His lifelong commitment to social change and equality can be notably exemplified through the CASP Plan that he implemented while serving ...

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Alexander Robinson 10/7/18 from 2019-01-31T00:15

Alexander Robinson is an Assistant Professor in the USC Landscape Architecture & Urbanism program, an Affiliate of both the Spatial Sciences Institute and Wrigley Institute of Environmental Studies...

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Deborah Weintraub 10/19/18 from 2019-01-15T21:13:53

Deborah Weintraub's work over nearly two decades with the Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering displays her commitment to maintaining public facilities and respecting Los Angeles' arid environment. Mu...

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Victor Hugo Zayas 8/10/18 from 2018-12-10T05:33:06

Victor Hugo Zayas is a painter and sculptor based in Los Angeles, originally from Mazatlan, Mexico. He focuses on large scale, industrial cityscapes, and he has been working on a series of painting...

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Debra Scacco 7/20/18 from 2018-11-20T22:47:04

Debra Scacco’s practice is tied to the nature of a line. In her artist statement she writes: “My work is a study of lines of lineage, lines of passage, lines of policy. I aim to question and conte...

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