The Synchronous City: Recent Episodes
Jarad McHugh
Interviews with Albuquerque, New Mexico artists, entrepreneurs, activists, and community organizers.
Reach out at: synchronouscity505@gmail.com @synch_city_pod @jarad_mchugh_art
In this monologue, McHugh explores the significance of the desert in music, film, literature, and spiritual traditions.
Emma and McHugh discuss power, land, labor rights organization, American individualism, and more.
In his opening monologue, McHugh considers the dis-integration of our society and culture and the ways in which organizing can help to us resist despair.
Zach Rose--lead singer and lyricist of the band, Right On, Kid!--has a conversation with McHugh about songwriting, touring, and romanticizing emotions.
Follow up with Right On, Kid! wherever you get your music, or check out their instagram @rightonkidband
Morningstar Angeline is an Albuquerque based actor, director, writer, performer, and philosopher. Morningstar and Jarad discuss the nature of the Self, what art reveals about the human experience, and how a fear of vulnerability creates social performativity. Follow up on Morningstar's work at her website, morningstarangeline.com, instagram @morningstarangelinex, or check out her music under artist name Nuh-Uh.
Jarad McHugh interviews Matt Higgins about his research in positive psychology, his illustrative drawings, and the overlap between these interests.
Check out Matt's art @higgs_digs on instagram. You can also look at drawings specifically referenced during the episode @synch_city_pod
In this episode Jarad interviews emerging artist Gilbert White. Jarad and Gilbert discuss the use of symbols in painting as a portals to higher consciousness, the impact of colonization on our present day culture, and how we can come together as a community to strengthen one another. Gilbert's powerful work can be found on his website gilbertwhiteart.com and instagram @abqcrew.
Jarad interviews New Mexico landscape painter Dion Valdez about minimalism, science fiction, and the impact of space and place on art. Check out Dion's work at his website--dionvaldez.com--and instagram--@dionpaulvaldez.
Ronnie Reynolds is a long time educator and cultural theorist who now teaches at Siembra Leadership High School. In this episode of Synchronous City, Jarad has a conversation with Ronnie about the "radical" education that can help to actualize our city's greatest potential and chance for a better future-- Albuquerque youth.
Jarad and Ronnie also weigh out the merits and drawbacks of the Baby Boomer, Gen X, Millenial, and Gen Z generations.
For more info on Siembra Leadership High School including how to enroll, visit siembraabq.org
A conversation with healing artist, tarot reader, and practicing witch Gabrielle Sisson. Find out more about Gabrielle's work @wholeheartedwitch and thewholeheartedwitch.com
In this first episode of The Synchronous City, Jarad McHugh introduces and sets his intentions for the pod-- to interview Albuquerque, New Mexico artists, entrepreneurs, activists, and community organizers.
Contact at:
synchronouscity505@gmail.com
@synch_city_pod
@jarad_mchugh_art