Zoned Out
By Zoned Out
Zoned OutMar 12, 2023
Episode 15 - Trans on Transit w/ Tam Guy
This episode we are joined by Tam Guy, PhD. candidate at University of California Los Angeles in urban planning. We have a fantastic conversation about queer cities, the intersections of green infrastructure and house, and their study surveying trans people on their experiences taking public transit.
You can find the link to Tam's survey here!
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Episode 14 - Queer Geography Pt. 1
This episode we dig into queer geography! A couple notes about this episode:
- Some of the topics in this episode may be emotionally challenging or triggering. Specific content warnings are in the episode, but just be kind to yourself as you are listening to this. You don't have to finish the whole episode in one go.
- This is just a selection of topics within the broad subject of queer geography, and there is no way for me to represent the full breadth of queer experience. If you do not feel represented in this episode, just know it is not because I do not believe your queerness is not worthy of representation.
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Episode 13 - Fordlandia: End Game (Teaser)
This a teaser for the final episode in the Patreon-exclusive series on Fordlandia, Henry Ford's city in the Amazon.
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The podcast Instagram where I mainly just post pictures of my cat.
The podcast website - it’s cute and functions fairly well!
The podcast Tumblr. Mostly just accidental reblogs from my other Tumblr accounts. God has abandoned this place.
Episode 12 - I Get Interviewed w/ Stephen Wallace of Sunrise Movement
In this episode, I (Rynn, the host of this operation) get interviewed by Stephen Wallace of the Annapolis, Maryland Sunrise Movement chapter. It's a great conversation covering all the big ideas we like to talk about here: how capitalism makes cities a harder place to live, how socialism would make things better, and the 8-dollar coffee shop being annoying. This is the first time I have ever been interviewed, and it's kind of surreal to get asked to do this. Thank you so much to Stephen for reaching out! You can find the YouTube version of the interview on Stephen's channel here. He's got great interviews with Nome Chomsky and a Starbucks union organizer up there as well!
Ep. 11 - Fordlandia: Rise and Grind to a Halt (Teaser)
10 - Fordlandia: The Prequel
Unlocking this Patreon-exclusive episode so you don't go too long without an episode :)
This episode is the first of a series on Fordlandia, the rubber town Henry Ford tried to build in the Brazilian Amazon. In this episode, we look at Henry Ford the person and his early attempts at city building in the United States.
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(Teaser) Episode 10 - Fordlandia: The Prequel
A teaser of the bonus episode available to Patreon patrons. In this episode, I talk about all of Henry Ford's attempts at city making prior to Fordlandia. I also get into some weird trivia I learned about him while researching for this episode.
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Episode 9 - A Bit of a Mess on a Slippery Slope
The original plan for October's episode fell through, so it's a shorter one than usual. This episode jumps around from a little analysis of the biggest tech deal made in Miami in 2020, to a brief introduction to mortgage backed securities, to a reading series where we talk about the most pointless thing we've read so far. Kind of a mess all around, but that's just part of the chaotic and glamorous life of a podcaster.
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Episode 8 - What is a City Part 2: Nerds, Commies, Hippies, and None of the Above
It's one of the educational monologues, so there's lots of good information presented in my usual sleepy tone. I offer thoughts about the different strains of urban analysis and then actually give a sort of answer to what a city might be. You'll also hear some unsolicited movie recommendations, though none of them are deep cuts. Thanks to my Patreon supporters and to everyone who tunes in :)
Episode 7 - Miami? More Like MiSCAMi (What is a City? - Part 1)
In the first part of the episode, I introduce the question we'll be considering for the next few episodes - What is a city? In the second part, Madalyn and I dig into a bizarre appraisal of Miami's turn toward tech speculation and cryptocurrency.
Listen to Madalyn's college podcast Civic Enragement here.
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Episode 6 - Interview w/ Rosario-Maria Medina
In this episode, I interview Rosario-Maria Medina, the board president for Friends of Georgetown History, chair of the Georgetown Open Space Committee, and member of the King County International Airport Community Coalition. She is a dedicated volunteer in her neighborhood, Georgetown, the oldest and most polluted neighborhood in Seattle. We talk about her family's history in Georgetown, the issues facing the neighborhood, how the neighborhood is responding to those issues, and what Land Back means to their work. Thank you so much to Rosario-Maria for coming on the show!
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Episode 5 - Interview with Amanda Lee of Heron's Nest Outdoor
It's our first interview, and it's a good one! We talk with Amanda Lee, Field Director of The Heron's Nest Outdoor. The Heron's Nest is a Land Back project of the Duwamish Tribe in Seattle, Washington. They are restoring 3.5 acres of former industrial land to host community events, environmental and skills education, gardening, and many more things. Amanda and I talk about what it's like to do this work in a major metropolitan area and why Land Back is just as important in urban areas as in rural areas. Don't come for my audio quality on this episode. Amanda's is good and they're the important one here, so just focus on them!
To support The Heron's Nest and keep up on their amazing work, visit their website: https://www.theheronsnest.org/
We talk about Real Rent Duwamish in this episode, which you can learn about here: https://www.realrentduwamish.org/
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Episode 4 Teaser - The Tragedy of Garrett Hardin
The full episode is available only to Patreon subscribers, but here's a taste of what it's like. I made it a subscriber-only episode because going in hard on an academic paper is not relevant to the main goal of the show, but it was really fun to make. In the episode, I summarize The Tragedy of the Commons by Garrett Hardin, an essay commonly understood to be about the perils of common land ownership when, in reality, the author is just freaking out about global population. In this teaser, you'll hear the first section where I talk about Garrett Hardin the person (not a great guy). If you want to hear the last 30 minutes about tic-tac-toe, the horrors of Massachusetts, and thermonuclear war, then go to patreon.com/zonedoutpodcast
Episode 3 - Land Part 2: Commons Knowledge
In this episode, we look at three examples of alternative land ownership/management systems from around the world at various points in time. Lots of talk about commons systems of land ownership, and the first sound effect ever used on this podcast. Enjoy!
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Episode 2: Land (Part 1) & The Brick and Mortar NFT Shop
In the first half of the episode, I outline three foundational concepts to understand the United States' land ownership system. Then, my friend Madalyn and I have fun talking about the metaverse and why it is apparently something cities need to take super seriously.
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Episode 1 - Introductions
In this episode, I outline the thesis of the show and what to expect in the future. Enjoy!
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