In The Corner Back By The Woodpile

Randy Layton of Alternative Records talks about his times with the 77's, Steve Scott, Keith Green, 2nd Chapter of Acts, 2lb Planet, Robert Vaughn and more!  To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!  

Marcell Felipe the both founder of the Inspire America Foundation- an organization dedicated to promoting democracy in Cuba and the Americas- and the Chairman of the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora in Miami, Florida which showcases and documents the history, culture, and contributions of the Cuban exile community. Join us as we get some insight into those organizations in addition to learning of individuals important to the cause of human rights and liberty, such as Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh, Jorge Mas Canosa, Dr. Óscar Elías Biscet and many others. To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!

Jim R. McClanahan of Journey To the West Research returns to the Woodpile to talk all about Sun Wukong! Including his many accessories, weapons, names, link to the Hindu god Hanuman, the classic novel Outlaws of the Marsh and his appearance in Gene Yang's American Born Chinese. To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!

Dr. Jaime Suchlicki of the Cuban Study Institute comes Back By the Woodpile to talk Jose Marti, Eduardo Chibás, Jewish-Cuban History, the current state of Cubans on the island and more. To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!

More theological talk regarding mystery, certainty, progressive Christianity, culture, politics, Richard Rohr and God.  To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!  

Degarmo, Key and The Altar Boys get championed on this 80’s (mostly) look-back episode. And John J Thompson of TrueTunes.com is the funky fresh feller to help us! To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!  

Cigar Snob Magazine’s Nicolás A. Jiménez joins us to talk the history of cigars, Cuba, politics and a little about his own adventures both outside and within the publication. To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!

The Commonwealth Policy Center an organization which organizes around particular legislative issues such as abortion, religious liberty and fiscal responsibility. Executive Director Richard Nelson comes Back By the Woodpile to talk not only about the Center’s philosophy and accomplishments but also of his own “adventures” so to speak in having a giant a target on his back by many in disagreement with his work. To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!  

Haitian history is what we're learning all about on this episode and the Haitian Heritage Museum's Eveline Pierre is our professor! Join us as we talk the Arawak, slave revolt, Toussaint Louverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Frederick Douglass, Haitian-Americans and much more! To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!

Bay of Pigs Veteran Bill Muir reflects on his life in Cuba before Castro, his work in the underground while the Communists ruled the country, the invasion itself and the years since. To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!

Nicolas Guitierrez is a Cuban American lawyer who was directly involved in the drafting, passage and enforcement of the Cuban Liberty & Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, aka the Helms-Burton law. As President of the National Association of Sugar Mill Owners of Cuba, Mr. Guitierrez comes on the podcast to educate us on not only the history of Cuban sugar, but the theft and mismanagement of the industry on the part of the Castro dictatorship, in addition to other related issues. To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!  

Radio personality Bill Lurwick comes Back by the Woodpile to talk Joe Walsh, Rich Mullins, Tim McGraw, Danny Gokey, U2 and more!  To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!

The final installment of our exploration of the old Shanghai pop music from the 1930's and 40's. This time Laszlo Montgomery of the China History Podcast helps us know better the stories of Zhōu Xuán (周旋) Lǐ Xiānglán (李香兰/Yamaguchi Yoshiko/山口淑子) and Yáo Lì (姚莉) and how they intersected with Yao Min, Chén Gēxīn, Yán Huá, Frankie Laine, Robert Stack, Deforest Kelly, Wolfgang Fraenkel and the Palestinians.

Poet, writer, professor, art collector and critic Ricardo Pau-Llosa comes Back By the Woodpile to talk all these things and more!  (A young Ricardo with Rufino Tamayo)   To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!  

We're back with China History Podcast's Laszlo Mongomery in early 20th Century Shanghai to talk about the singers Lí Lìlì (黎莉莉), Jiang Qing (when she was 藍萍), Bái Hóng (白虹), Bái Guāng (白光), Gōng Qiūxiá (龚秋霞) and Yīngyīn (莺音).    To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!

  Laszlo Montgomery of the China History Podcast comes Back By the Woodpile to talk the music scene of 1930's and 40's Shanghai. Li Jinhui, The Bright Moon Song and Dance Troupe, Teddy Weatherford, Buck Clayton, Li Minghui are just some of the major players we feature who made that city above the sea swinging sound!   To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!

A brief history of Cuba including Spanish rule, the revolutionary work of Jose Marti, the dictatorships of Fulgencio Batista, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, Operation Peter Pan, author/historian Carlos Eire, Chinese-Cubans and Twitter censorship. Guest Alberto de la Cruz of Babalublog.com explains all!  To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!

Hip-Hop music during certain time periods has conveyed various messages and beliefs. Professor Kalonji McClellan gives us a run through as to where some of these ideological sources emanate, such as Marcus Garvey, W.E.B. Dubois, The Nation of Islam, Moorish Temple, Nuwabians, Gods and Earth and more. In addition, musicologist Dirk Allman shares a personal story involving a red Moorish fez. To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!      

An essay followed by a discussion regarding God, mystery, agnosticism, desert monks, heresy, race relations and a bunch of other stuff all set off by a quote by Friar Richard Rohr. To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!

Journey to the West is an epic piece of Chinese literature of which researcher Jim McClanahan comes Back By The Woodpile to give us a thorough introduction! Help Jim by participating in his Journey to the West Survey! To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here!