In our eighth episode, Ariel Wang talks to Alison Niedbalski of Qualia about growing up in South Bend, Indiana, her musical history, philosophy, cults, and more! The podcast ends with her song "Jim Jones."
"Jim Jones" and Alison's other music can be found at:
https://www.qualia-is-real.com
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/qualia4/jim-jones
https://qualia-is-real.bandcamp.com/album/jim-jones
A note from Alison: This song was originally recorded in 2016 as the first in a collection of songs about cults, co-written by myself and a rotating cast of collaborative influences; I the control and they the test for each auditory art work, an experiment in how one's work is shaped by personal connections as well as conceptual content.
After the tumultuous ending of that storied year, it was originally released on April Fool's Day 2017 by a label that has since dissolved.
In a recent interview for Ariel Wang's Sub Rosa podcast the legendary kool-aid test that accompanied its release came up, and the memory drove me to unearth it from the vaults and offer it up to the internet at large.
I hope you enjoy it right up to the ending,
at which point I hope you fear it.
Yours,
a
References from the podcast:
1) Jason Stanley's exceptionally timely book "How Fascism Works", pick up "How Propaganda Works" for an even deeper dive https://www.hudsonbooksellers.com/book/9780525511830?utm_source=prh&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=301&utm_content=PRHEFFDF5A7F1--9780525511830&utm_campaign=9780525511830
2) A primer on the skirmish whose name should never be forgotten, Bacon's Rebellion: https://www.facinghistory.org/holocaust-and-human-behavior/chapter-2/inventing-black-and-white
Intro music is "Moontide" by Ariel Wang. Outro music is "Jim Jones" by Alison Niedbalski.
You can find Ariel Wang's full album "Bridges" at arielwangmusic.bandcamp.com, Spotify, Apple Music, and more. This episode was engineered and edited by Ariel Wang.
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