Trailer Credits: Featuring Amirtha Kidambi, edited by Z Park, Music by Amirtha Kidambi “Proper Burial”, Recorded at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, Clips from Episode 1, with Angel Bat Dawid and Episode 2, with Greg Saunier

Hello friends, family and comrades,

I’m excited to announce the launch of a new podcast hosted by yours truly. This is one of the many things I’ve been working on in my Working Artist Fellowship at Pioneer Works and I’m excited to finally share it with you!

Outernational is a podcast that explores the relationship between music and revolution, featuring discussions with musicians who are using their art platforms to grapple with the intersecting global crises of our times. Hosted by Amirtha Kidambi, a vocalist, improviser, composer, organizer and educator, the conversations highlight the role of music in shaping social and political consciousness and sharing stories and strategies to inspire us in our collective struggle to build solidarity. Introduced by the late composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, “Outernationalism” is a concept that defies creative, spiritual and political borders, exploring our relationships as listeners, artists and culture workers outside of global capitalism and nation-states.

You can listen to a preview of the pod and my perspective on the whole endeavor. The first episode releasing soon, features Angel Bat Dawid, talking about her work as an artist and educator in Chicago. You can also look forward to an episode with Greg Saunier of the band Deerhoof discussing our entanglements with capitalist imperialism!

The pod will be available on most platforms, other than Spotify (you’ll hear about on the episode with Greg!).

I hope these conversations can inspire us through these challenging times and give us some strategies for navigating and resisting.

Solidarity!

Amirtha