Our Connected Culture

Our Connected Culture

Andy "River" Peterson

Episodes 14
Avg. Duration 55m
Activity Dormant
Since Mar 2024
Latest Episode Aug 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Serial
Hosting
feeds.redcircle.com

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About This Podcast

A podcast about the sometimes unexpected ways people intersect created by Andy “River” Peterson. Our Connected Culture is a production of MidMountain, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, arts collective, and project in constant growth that believes in the power of people to reclaim space and caring for your neighbors — no matter how far away they are.

You can support our work and get postcards of great art for as little as $5 a month by joining MidMountain by Mail! More info: midmountain.org/mail

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Recent Episodes

S4E3 Arnolds Valley Through the Ages: Archeology, oral history, and beyond

Aug 15, 2025 1h 11m

Welcome to another season of our connected culture, this one focused on unmasking the past to imagine better futures. I’m MidMountain Curator Andy “River Peterson inviting you to join us in the…

S4E2 Documenting the hard truths of history with filmmaker Frederick Murphy

Aug 15, 2025 42m

Welcome to another season of our connected culture, this one focused on unmasking the past to imagine better futures. Join us in the coming days and weeks to explore how we can learn from hard human…

S4E1 Imagining a Better American Future: From Abolition to Science Fiction, and beyond

Aug 15, 2025 1h 13m

Welcome to another season of our connected culture, this one focused on unmasking the past to imagine better futures. Join us in the coming days and weeks to explore how we can learn from hard human…

S3E2 Murder, She Sang: Using Creativity to Process Grief, from Murder Ballads to Helene Mutual Aid

Feb 14, 2025 1h 35m

Two threads that wove through all of last year for us: coming together in creative community in the face of looming climate disaster and reclaiming Appalachian murder ballads.Those might seem like…

S3E1 Murder, She Sang: Murder Ballads, Southern Gothic Horror, and Reclaiming Haunted Regional History

Dec 23, 2024 1h 16m

The Murder Ballads, Southern Gothic Horror, and Reclaiming Haunted Regional History Panel was originally hosted at Rockbridge Regional Library Glasgow with moderation by Debi Ratcliff in October…

S2E2 Fascism in Film: Fando y Lis (1968)

Jul 22, 2024 58m

MidMountain's Andy "River" Peterson and Scalawag Magazine's Katie Hanzalik discuss fascist themes examined in Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1968 film Fando y Lis. Up next: Harold and Maude!

S2E1 Fascism in Film Preview: Meet the Spring 2024 MidMountain Fellows

Jun 10, 2024 54m

Get ready to join us for our virtual film club, the MidMountain Motion Picture Possum Passel, at 1pm on June 16 by learning more about co-host Katie "Magdalene" Hanzalik's Spring 2024 Fellowship and…

S1E7 Season 1, Episode 6: Terry Bisson reads "The Left Left Behind" and introducing the Motion Picture Possum Passel

Jun 01, 2024 1h 11m

This episode of Our Connected Culture features more Terry Bisson in the form of his own narration of The Left Left Behind, his entry into PM Press’ Outspoken Authors series courtesy of the publisher.…

S1E6 Season 1, Episode 5: Fire on the Mountain Book Club, Part 4

May 16, 2024 49m

In season one of Our Connected Culture we explore how late science fiction author Terry Bisson’s lifelong activism was central to how he imagined a better world in his 1988 novel Fire on the…

S1E5 Season 1, Episode 4: Fire on the Mountain Book Club, Part 3

May 10, 2024 1h 6m

In season one of Our Connected Culture we explore how late science fiction author Terry Bisson’s lifelong activism was central to how he imagined a better world in his 1988 novel Fire on the…

S1E4 Season 1, Episode 3: Fire on the Mountain Book Club, Part 2

May 02, 2024 35m

In season one of Our Connected Culture we explore how late science fiction author Terry Bisson’s lifelong activism was central to how he imagined a better world in his 1988 novel Fire on the…

S1E3 Season 1, Episode 2: Fire on the Mountain Book Club, Part 1

Apr 25, 2024 40m

In season one of Our Connected Culture we explore how late science fiction author Terry Bisson’s lifelong activism was central to how he imagined a better world in his 1988 novel Fire on the…

S1E2 Season 1, Episode 1: How Terry Bisson Made Up Better Worlds

Apr 15, 2024 43m

In season one of Our Connected Culture we explore how late science fiction author Terry Bisson’s lifelong activism was central to how he imagined a better world in his 1988 novel Fire on the…

S1E1 Season One Trailer: How Terry Bisson Made Up Better Worlds

Mar 27, 2024 2m Trailer

In season one of Our Connected Culture we explore how late science fiction author Terry Bisson’s lifelong activism was central to how he imagined a better world in his 1988 novel Fire on the…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Our Connected Culture have?

Our Connected Culture has published 14 episodes since March 2024, covering topics in Arts, Books.

Is Our Connected Culture still active?

Our Connected Culture is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 55m.

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