a lot to unpack: Recent Episodes
Josh Schmidt
Join Josh The Fluid on WMUC 88.1 each week on an hour long music and talk show that unpacks social issues that affect us all. Each episode has its own topic that we work to break down and understand. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
Air Date: Wed. 19 Feb. 2020, 8 - 9 am on WMUC- 88.1 FM
This week's episode is inspired by and for anyone who is experiencing mental health issues, and especially those who are a part of any community that stigmatizes them. It's okay to be not okay and there are people around who are there for you if you reach out and give them a chance.
PSA: Visit the UMD CARE office in the University Health Center
Music Featured in this episode:
- Why Was I Born? by Ella Fitzgerald
- Wounds by Kid Cudi
- Rambling Blues by Ida Cox
- Runaway Blues by Ma Rainey
- Wild Women Don't Have The Blues by Ida Cox
- Me and the Devil Blues by Robert Johnson
- Cell Bound Blues by Ma Rainey and Her Georgia Band
- Death Don't Have No Mercy by Rev. Gary Davis
- Evil (Is Going On) by Howlin' Wolf
- Gloomy Sunday by Billie Holiday
- Borderline (An Ode to Self Care) by Solange ft. Q-Tip
Follow Josh The Fluid on ig @joshthefluid
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
a lot to unpack
Air Date: 19 Nov. 2019
Hosted by Josh The Fluid
On WMUC 88.1- FM
Tuesday’s from 1-2pm EST
PSA provided by WMUC
Featured Music
Scheherazade, Op. 35: III by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky
Aguas de Amazonia: No. 1 Madeira River by Phillip Glass and Third Coast Percussion
Wonderland by Caravan Palace
Formidable by Strome
Life Itself by Glass Animals
Sky Full of Song by Florence + The Machine
Hot Patootie - Bless My Soul from The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Feeling Good by Nina Simone
Chilled Cow Live Stream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHW1oY26kxQ
De-Stressing your Life:
https://www.mindful.org/meditation/mindfulness-getting-started/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/six-relaxation-techniques-to-reduce-stress
Don’t be afraid to reach out to your loved ones for help or find professional help! You are worth it!
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
a lot to unpack
Air Date: 12 Nov 2019
Hosted by Josh The Fluid
on WMUC 88.1- FM
Tuesday’s 1-2pm
How Laws Get Passed in Maryland State Legislature:
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/07leg/html/proc.html
Infographics:
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/pdf/00overview.pdf
https://mdacc.org/wp-content/uploads/Legislative-Process.pdf
PSA provided by WMUC
Featured Music:
The Shadow Government by They Might Be Giants
Maryland Fight Song by tH eUniversity of Maryland Marching Band
Revolution by The Beatles
Standing In the Way of Control by Gossip
Almost Like Paying by Lin-Manuel Miranda
P.O.W.A by M.I.A
Now by Miguel
Freedom is free by Chicano Batman
Living For The City by Stevie Wonder
Pink White House by Priests
I’m so Bored With the U.S.A. by The Clash
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
Air Date: 1-2pm, Tuesday 15 October 2019 on WMUC 88.1- FM
Unpacking law creation on a Federal level, this is the first episode in a trilogy on how bills become laws in the United States
Links on how bills become laws in the US Federal Government:
https://www.congress.gov/legislative-process
https://lowenthal.house.gov/legislation/bill-to-law.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otbml6WIQPo
Featured Music:
I’m Just a Bill by School House Rock
Holiday by Green Day
Idioteque by Radiohead
Clampdown by The Clash
Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday
We Shall Overcome by Mahalia Jackson
Imagine by John Lennon
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
Air Date: 1-2pm, Tuesday 15 October 2019 on WMUC 88.1- FM
In celebration of Indigenous People’s Day Josh The Fluid unpacks the affects of colonialism on United States history and current day issues around Native people’s rights
PSA provided by WMUC
Featured Songs
- Yeha Noha by Sacred Spirit
- Cherokee Morning Song by Walela
- AbOriginal by Frank Waln
- Colonial Mentality by Fela Kuti
- Short Memory by Midnight Oil
- My People Come from the Land Down Under by Frank Waln
- Took The Children Away by Australian Art Orchestra
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
Air Date: 1-2 pm, Tuesday 8 October 2019 on WMUC 88.1 FM
Inspired by recent events in the supreme court this week's episode tackles how Trans worker's rights can affect us all
PSA provided by WMUC
Featured Songs
- Under Pressure by Queen, David Bowie
- Ta féte by Strome
- Heavy Cross by Gossip
- Cover Girl by RuPaul
- I’m Coming Out by Diana Ross
- A Little Respect by Erasure
- Cheap Queen by King Princess
- messy by serpentwithfeet
- I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
Air Date: 24 Sept 2019
Hosted by Josh The Fluid
on WMUC 88.1- FM
Tuesday’s 1-2pm
PSA(s) provided by WMUC
Featured Music:
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Marvin Gaye
How Long? by Vampire Weekend
Song For A Dying Planet by Joe Walsh
Mother Nature Needs Us by The Pj Grand Band
What’s Up? by 4 Non Blondes
This Land is Your Land by Woodie Guthrie
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gill Scott Heron
If reading the congressional record interests you:
congress.gov
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
Air Date: 10 Sept 2019
Hosted by Josh The Fluid
on WMUC 88.1- FM
Tuesday’s 1-2 pm
PSA(s) provided by WMUC
Hurricane Dorian donation sites:
www.gofundme.com/f/headknowles-emergency-funds
www.gbdisasterrelief.org/donations/donate/
www.cdema.org/bahamas-disaster-relief
Tell your congress member:
membership.onlineaction.org/site/Advoca…ngerous-epa
DC Gov't:
dcforms.dc.gov/webform/departmen…ment-ask-director
dcforms.dc.gov/webform/executive…e-mayor-ask-mayor
MD gov't:
governor.maryland.gov/contact-the-governor/
Baltimore City: mayor.baltimorecity.gov/contact-mayor#forms
Music Featured in this episode:
2+2= 5 by Radio Head
Plastic Beach by Gorillaz
What I've Done by Linkin Park
Only so Much Oil in the Ground by Tower of Power
The Profit's Song by Queen
It's The End of The World As We Know It by R.E.M
Feels Like Summer by Childish Gambino
1 Sun by Miley Cyrus
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support
An hour-long Radio show about ecological disasters with a themed music selection.
Air Date: 27 August 2019, 1-2pm EST
Featured Songs:
Aguas De Marco by Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim
Eyes Wide Open by Gotye
Don’t Drink the Water by Dave Matthews Band
Radioactive by Imagine Dragons
Winter Bird by AURORA
Time is Ticking Out by The Cranberries
Solidarite (Live) by -M-, Toumani et Sidiki Diabaté, Fatoumata Diawara and more
What A Wonderful World - Single Version by Louis Armstrong
PSAs provided by WMUC
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-lot-to-unpack/support