Words And MuSic: EthEridge Knight
Words & Music: An audio series exploring the life and work of Indiana writers, Oreo Jones, explores the life and poetry of Etheridge Knight. This program was made possible by a grant from Indiana Humanities.
Susan Neville, Adrian Matejka, Hanako Gavia, and Jones discuss Knight’s later years as a poet living in Indianapolis, his critically acclaimed publishings after prison, and the art of meddling.
Born in rural Mississippi, Knight would grow to become one of the most prolific voices in the late Black Arts movement in the 70s. In a dreary jail cell in Michigan City, Knight would begin to find his true voice and calling as a pivotal writer of the 20th century. A couple years into his sentence, Etheridge would correspond with an American poet, author, teacher, and Pulitzer Prize winner Gwendolyn Brooks, and Detroit’s Dudley Randal from Broadside Press. His first published poetry book, “Poems From Prison,” make a splash in the literary world of poetry.
Words And MuSic: Afrofuturism
Words and Music on WQRT is a series of audio programs highlighting the lives and work of Indiana Writers. This program was made possible by a grant from Indiana Humanities.
In this episode, Indianapolis-based Afrofuturist writer Maurice Broaddus talks with Oreo Jones about the origins of Afrofuturism. Broaddus's books include the urban fantasy trilogy, The Knights of Breton Court, the steampunk works, Buffalo Soldier and Pimp My Airship, and the middle grade detective novels, The Usual Suspects and Unfadeable. His project, Sorcerers, is being adapted as a television show for AMC. As an editor, he’s worked on Dark Faith, Fireside Magazine, and Apex Magazine.
Audio production for this episode, including music, by Oreo Jones. Excerpts from Octavia Butler read by Yeabsera Tabb.
How You Livin’? With Oreo JoneS
"How You Livin'?'" Was a weekly show exploring the mental state of artists who are creating in Indianapolis during weird times. Oreo Jones hostsed the show every Wednesday live on 99.1 WQRT FM & streaming world wide at www.wqrt.org
Create Hear With Kris Graves
Produced by artists and curators from Big Car Collaborative, Create Hear is your place to listen to conversations with people making intriguing, innovative, and impactful things happen on the cultural front in Indianapolis, across Indiana, and beyond.
In this episode, Oreo Jones interviews photographer Kris Graves about his artist residency at Aurora PhotoCenter and exhibit "A Southern Horror"at Tube Factory artspace's Guichelaar Gallery.ARTIST TALK With Terrible Tony
Artist talk with Terrible Tony ahead of his new show, "No Peace Inc." on view at Listen Hear gallery in Indianapolis. Exploring the push-pull relationship of constant connectivity in America today, inspired by 90s pop culture, Tony aims to question our obsession with technology and instant gratification.
FOUR EXHIBITION
Artist talk with members of the show, “Four,” an exhibition of the eclectic mediums at Listen Hear in Indianapolis. Hear from John Stamps, Kayla Pappas, Oreo Jones , and Jeremy E. Tubbs.