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SEASON 1 presents "That's How the Story Goes: the Hall-Mills Murders Podcast." In 1922, near the banks of the Raritan River, a small city priest and a choir singer were slaughtered in the one of the most infamous unsolved double homicides of the 20th century. Incompetent cops, political operatives, and the poorest and most powerful families in New Jersey were all swallowed in the circus that followed. One hundred years later, a group of researchers and artists have collaborated with the church most closely associated with the murders to explore the personal and social consequences of the crime. Join us as we explore a horrific mystery, and together we'll learn what it means to us as citizens here in the 21st century. SEASON 2 presents: "Aftershock / La Réplica." In this series, we're shining a light on Latinx military service. SEASON 3 returns to the Hall-Mills murders with a special series of radio plays that we created for our 'Ghost Hunt' geocaching project.

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S02 Ep. 01: AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica -- Suppressive Fire

March 20, 2021 • Thinkery & Verse, Karen Alvarado, Jenny Pacanowski, Lisa Carrington Firmin, Erin Bogert, Estrella Saldana, Christina Romero, Diana Guizado, Idellise Collazo, David Segura, Victor Hugo Jaramillo, David DeMaris, Paul Del Bosque, Jose Lozano, Art Spark Texas • Season 2 • Episode 1

Episode One explores Latinx Identity and Women in War. Our Tejana host, Karen Alvarado, shares audio-adapted Latinx stories from the 2019 stage play AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica. Alvarado then interviews combat veterans Colonel Lisa Carrington Firmin and Jenny Pacanoswki about their personal experiences with identity, gender and culture in the US Armed Services.

***Warning: This episode contains references to sexual trauma and gender/ cultural discrimination. There are sounds of gunfire, explosions and adult language***

Audio Scenes from AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica:
“I want to be a US Soldier” written by Mary Alice Carnes and Thinkery & Verse, performed by:
David Segura as “Padre”
Victor Hugo Jaramillo as “Hijo”
Estrella Grace Saldena as “Perez”
Christina Tiffany Romero as “Rodriguez”
Idelisse Collazo Guzman as “Martin”
Diana Guizado as “Esposa”
and
“Combat Dick” written by Jenny Pacanowski, performed by Estrella Grace Saldena as Perez

Guests:
US Army Veteran and Poet, Jenny Pacanowski
Lisa Carrington Firmin, MS, Colonel, USAF Ret

Resources:
Women Veterans Empowered and Thriving
Poetic Theatre Productions Veteran Voices
Office of Veteran and Military Affairs, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Hispanic Veterans Leadership Alliance Board of Directors
Military Times, Article: A call to Action: Sexual Assault and Harassment in the Military
Voces Oral History Center
Teatro Vivo
Thinkery & Verse
Art Spark Texas

This podcast was produced by Art Spark Texas and made possible by grants from National Endowment for the Arts and Texas Commission on the Arts. AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica PODCAST is a collaboration by Thinkery & Verse and Celia Hughes of Art Spark Texas.

Direction and hosting by Karen Alvarado, management and sound engineering by Erin Bogert, original sound design by David Demaris, image design by Paul Del Bosque, video trailer by Jose Lozano of Magic Spoon Productions, guitar by Estrella Saldana and Ulises Ortega Escalante, and vocals by Estrella Saldana and Diana Guizado. Marketing assistance by Susan Slattery and April Sullivan.

Special thanks to Mateo Marlowe Alvarado-Meyer, Babylove, Teatro Vivo, Voces Oral History Center and Poetic Theatre Productions.

If you enjoy AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica PODCAST, click below or go to thinkeryandverse.org to check out Thinkery & Verse’s other FREE content: Decameron 2020 PODCAST: Survival Through Stories, That's How the Story Goes - the Hall-Mills Murders PODCAST and Ghost Hunt: a geocache & audio adventure reimagining the Hall-Mills Double Homicide of 1922.

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