When a young Eva Kollisch arrives as a refugee in New York in 1940, she finds a community among socialists who share her values and idealism. She soon discovers ‘the cause’ isn’t as idyllic as it seems. Little does she know this is the beginning of a lifelong commitment to activism and her determination to create radical change in ways that include belonging, love and one's full self. In addition to Eva Kollisch’s memoirs Girl in Movement (2000) and The Ground Under My Feet (2014), LBI’s collections include an oral history interview with Eva conducted in 2014 and the papers of Eva’s mother, poet Margarete Kolllisch, which document Eva’s childhood experience on the Kindertransport. Learn more at www.lbi.org/kollisch . Exile is a production of the Leo Baeck Institute , New York | Berlin and Antica Productions . It’s narrated by Mandy Patinkin. Executive Producers include Katrina Onstad, Stuart Coxe, and Bernie Blum. Senior Producer is Debbie Pacheco. Associate Producers are Hailey Choi and Emily Morantz. Research and translation by Isabella Kempf. Sound design and audio mix by Philip Wilson, with help from Cameron McIver. Theme music by Oliver Wickham. Voice acting by Natalia Bushnik. Special thanks to the Kollisch family for the use of Eva’s two memoirs, “Girl in Movement” and “The Ground Under My Feet”, the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College and their “Voices of Feminism Oral History Project”, and Soundtrack New York.…
Boston Rock / Talk is Boston's first and only web, TV and podcast series that highlights the most talented, up-and-coming to top-established names in music as they come to play the city’s venues. Video episodes are an hour of high-caliber content, featuring an interview with host Jim Sullivan (former Boston Globe and Phoenix rock music critic), and a performance by the musician. Each show is broadcast live in partnership with Comcast to produce a video series for digital distribution via Xfi ...
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This week, we return to the vaults for this 1995 interview with American singer and actress, Nancy Sinatra, daughter of legendary crooner Frank Sinatra, most known for her signature 1966 hit, "These Boots Are Made For Walking."Di Boston Rock / Talk
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This week, Jim chats with Russell Leetch, bass guitarist for the Birmingham-based indie rock band, Editors.Di Boston Rock / Talk
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This week, Jim chats with drummer Alex Orbison, son of legendary American singer, songwriter and guitarist, Roy Orbison.Di Boston Rock / Talk
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In this week's podcast, Jim chats with Kevin Haskins, Poptone drummer and one of the founding members of Bahaus and Love and Rockets.Di Boston Rock / Talk
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For podcast 136, Jim chats with Elliot Easton and Greg Hawkes of the Cars prior to their 2018 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.Di Boston Rock / Talk
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