No Thing Considered The 1980s or I am a Human Cogito in a Particular Rhythm of Punishment 28.02.2024

Artwork by Czarina Mendoza (CJAM 99.1 FM Windsor-Detroit, Soft Reduction.) Grateful acknowledgment is made to stegi.radio | Onassis Stegi where a different version of this radio play first appeared.

Trigger warning for imagery that evokes hangings, hate speech by Charles Manson, and recordings of drunken deportment.

The first three speaking voices are in this order:

American composer and poet, Gil Scott-Heron

Black Panther, Fred Hampton

and New Orleans pianist, James Booker, our main character.

Guide for the listener:

Introductory remarks, collage and a song, “The Maid Freed From The Gallows,” performed by John Jacob Niles, 0:00 – 10:35. Followed by a thirty minute reading of “I am a Human Cogito in a Particular Rhythm of Punishment, the 1980s,” 10:35 – 41:20. ...

This show originally aired on Cashmere Radio.
For more info, the tracklist or other episodes visit the show's archive at https://cashmereradio.com/shows/no-thing-considered