Candace Roberts: San Francisco Housing Costs Pushed Her Out, But She Found Home Again Through Song
Art Heals All Wounds
05/18/22
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Today, I’m joined by artist-healer Candace Roberts. She’s a singer, songwriter, and performer, as well as a Certified Hypnotherapist and Journey Accredited Practitioner. Candace is known throughout the Bay Area for her campy, political cabaret shows, but like so many of us who came of age in San Francisco, Candace has been priced out of the city due to the tech boom. We discuss our complicated grief over the Bay Area and the two tracks that Candace wrote in response to the inequity happening in our communities. Candace also shares the stories behind “Take Back Your Beaver” and “Say I Do”ーboth an ode to self-love and confidence. transcript
Topics Covered:
● Candace’s calling to songwriting and stage performance from a young age
● The battle for more affordable housing in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and the surrounding communities
● What it’s like for Candace to visit San Francisco now that she’s relocated to Austin
● The inspiration behind some of Candace’s songs and accompanying music videos
● The most important lesson that she learned during her years as a nomadic petsitter
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Today, I’m joined by photographer, filmmaker, and educator Michael O. Snyder. His work focuses on the intersectionality of environmental and cultural change. Our conversation is centered around his project called The Coming Coast. In this photography project, Michael explores the impact of rising seas and how it will affect the Chesapeake Bay in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The area is important both strategically and infrastructurally, and it is predicted to be one of the places most highly impacted by rising sea levels. We also talk about some of his other work, including a film called Into the Dark, how he brings visibility and awareness to abstract concepts, and his approach for reaching diverse audiences.
Topics Covered:
● The impact on the ecology, infrastructure, and cultures of the communities affected by coastline change
● What the term ‘value-action gap’ means
● The direction and vision for The Coming Coast project, and how that changed when the pandemic hit
● The underlying role that climate change plays in migration
● Transforming the documentary material into other art forms to reach a wider audience
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Arts, Activism, and Urban Planning with Fay Darmawi
May 25, 2022
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Today, I’m joined by Fay Darmawi, the Founder and Executive Director of the SF Urban Film Fest. The organization highlights art that addresses different aspects of urban planning and other systems that aren't serving the communities that rely on them. Fay and I discuss the history of cultural districts, specifically in San Francisco, and how the mission behind them has expanded beyond preserving the arts and culture of neighborhoods. Fay also shares where she sees opportunities for change and what she hopes for the future of this city that we both love so much.
Topics Covered:
● What inspired Fay to launch the SF Urban Film Fest
● What culture districts are and why they’re vital to preserving the identity of cities like San Franscico
● How affordable housing issues overlap with the need for cultural districts in San Francisco
● The wake up call that many culture district organizers experienced during the pandemic
● Examples of how we all subconsciously make urban planning decisions daily
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