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Travelogues that Crunch. Greasy thoughts on crispy topics between me (the circus performer/artist who traveled around the world collecting potato chip bags) and a co-host or two who happened to be there--wondering why I save my potato chip bags.
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Send us a textWhere do I start with Jone? She has infinite interests and is infinitely interesting--even if we are just talking about vintage trailer camping, John Waters, condiments, and all the big plans we've made together in the course of our long friendship. Projects like "The Act", which involved matching polyester dresses, singing, and comedy (it never happened.) On her own, Jone is responsible for many fun performances and projects like, "The Talk Show" and "The Jone Stebb...
Send us a textComing at you on Independence Day from the Town of Hillsboro, VA. The Town has the best 4th of July fireworks! Or second best, if you ask my Dad, who has lived outside of this tiny rural town for 37 years. I talk to him and other long term residents, new arrivals, and people from other lands visiting this special small town with a big commitment to inclusivity --and a big budget for fireworks!While I'm certainly not a fan of Larry the Cable Guy, today's chips w...
Send us a textI don't know her actual name, but she goes by Mary Welcome. And she is easily one of the most fascinating and welcoming people I have ever met. And an artist and civic engineer who I connected with instantly, and who I envy for her vision and follow through.Take, for example, this: God Bless the USPS A long-term project in which Mary sets out, directionless on her trusty metal steed and hunts for small town post offices. Without a map. ...
Send us a textPatricia Arnao is a multimedia visual artist who was one of the first artists -in-residence at our art space in Turkey. Then I started a new one and I invited her to be first because she's Number 1!!!Pat showed up in West Virginia fresh off her most recent trip to Sicily, where she was taking care of legal business as part of her Italian citizenship application. Over our Happy Hour Aperol Spritzes, we dove into why Americans are obsessed with Italy, Italian and Amer...
Send us a textSibel Horada is an artist from Turkey. She is also my friend. A friend who calls me from the supermarket in Ankara (Turkey) to show me what kinds of chips they have!Sibel has been making sculptures from found styrofoam that has washed ashore on Turkey's beaches. In a nod to the Chips, she bought some Puffed Rice cakes because they are like styrofoam! And then we talked about the elements, her work, Turkey, and bad graphic design. Like the design on ...
Send us a textIn the absence of live Polish friends available for "Chip Talk"--I instead reveal my ignorance about my relative, the esteemed and honorable Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski.The only thing I knew about the Cardinal before researching for this episode is that heis the spitting image of my Grandfather, Floyd Weshinskey, and my nephew (who is named after Floyd!)Niech Żyje Polska! with traditional Flavors:*Lay's Golonka (Ham Hock) and Spicy Horseradish*WieskjieZiemniaczki (County Potatoes)...
Send us a textIn 1989 my husband, Árni Gu∂mundsson , accidentally burnt down the sculpture department of the Swedish Royal Academy of Art .** He recounts the trauma of that experience on the occasion of our anniversary.Our last anniversary episode involved trigger warnings, and so does this one: there is mention of police violence, sexual assault, and, or course, fire.Lagom is the Swedish idea/lifestyle of "just so". All Bags from Sweden:OLW Jalepeno YoghurtOLW Wafflec...
Send us a textWhy did I think it was a good idea to collect potato chip bags? I asked ethnologist, Charlotte Hagström about that, and she told me that it is a normal impulse . . . if I were a child . . . or an artist :)As a Senior Professor at Lund University in Sweden, Charlotte has done research on Swedish Fredagsmys (Friday Coziness), bicycles and their riders, female railway conductors, and collectors and collecting!She is currently a research coordinator at the Swedish ...
Send us a textQuilling is the ancient art of paper rolling. Quilling Mistress and painter, Josie Jenkins,, tells me I have it ALL WRONG when trying to 'quill' two bags from my Chinese collection:Kimchi and Lay's Kyushu SeaweedJosie's Quilling site: https://josiejenkinsquilling.wordpress.com/about-josie/Josie's Painting and Project site: http://www.josiejenkins.co.ukWe met as resident artists at the Chinese European Art Center in Xiamen, Fujian Province, PRC. Josie...
Send us a textThe last time I saw Holly Treddenick I was dressed in a nude leotard. Things like this can happen when you take part in circus incubators, and other creative events that are concerned with communication between artists and audiences.Also, the last time I saw Holly Treddenick in Toronto, I bought some bags of chips:2 different version of Ruffles All-Dressed!Creative incubators, face licking, and how the rest of the world can learn what circus people already know: Comm...
Send us a textIt takes more than one onion to make a collection of onions. Ludvig Ödman is a collector from Sweden whose favorite chip flavor is "Triple Onion" (because one isn't enough!)Ludvig collects belly button lint, and various bodily sheddings--but his most recent and important collecting work involves selling prints of his drawings to collect money for Ukraine aid. Then he takes that money and uses it to collect vehicles and supplies which he then transports from Sweden to...
Send us a textLast episode I spoke with the "Yes Lady" Lindsay Anderson in Taber, Alberta about the strange path that led to her starting a soup business.Today, we get crackin' on writing our own obituaries, or at least talking about some of the obituaries in Lindsay's collection!Kettle Brand Apple Cider Vinegar Chips from Niagara Falls, Canada remind us that 'sour' is just another way of saying "tangy"!https://lindsayanderson63.wixsite.com/my-site Subscribe to Memory Chips podcast on any of ...
Send us a textThe first part in a series of conversations with Lindsay Anderson--the woman who likes to say 'Yes".In this episode, Lindsay tells the unlikely story about how she started her soup business--which sounds like it would be boring--but because it is Lindsay--it isn't!Chips Flavors purchased in Toronto, Canada:Savoursmith's Bubbly and Green ChileSavoursmith's Black Truffle and Rosemaryhttps://lindsayanderson63.wixsite.com/my-site Subscribe to Memory Chips podcast on any of you...
Send us a textChatting over chips about the unparalleled Berea College with my recently graduated nephew, Avery Fair, his brother Silas Fair (a sophomore at Berea) and three of their friends:LaMonika Dent, Robert Emmill, and Yer Mama. I mean Luke.Berea College makes promises:Berea is the only one of America’s top colleges that makes a no-tuition promise to every enrolled student.Based on the concept of educational equality--no student pays for tuition. But how does thi...
Send us a textMy conversation with healer Orlene Carlos sparked an idea to create a real tarot deck out of potato chip bags--but that is for later.For now, Orlene and I discuss our time in China training umbrella foot juggling, circus performers as healers, and Swedish Roasted Garlic and Sea Salt-flavored potato chips.Orlene Carlos the Healerhttps://www.quantumhealers.com/orlenegentilePiccolo Zoppe Boutique CircusWondercabinet Wellness ( Anne's health and wellness site) Subscribe to Memory Ch...
Send us a textWhile negotiators meet today in Turkey to discuss a potential end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the world hopes for some progress. And I remember a performance video I made in our neighborhood in Istanbul that played with the ideas of patriotism and nationalism and my discomfort with flag-waving."Perşembe Pazarı Pride Parade"https://vimeo.com/76127398 Chips:Frito-Lay "A la Turka" Centennial Recipes, regional flavors--Poppyseed and Sun-dried TomatoCi...
Send us a textThis episode's guest was supposed to have been Anastasia Polubotko from Ukraine--talking about mushroom-hunting in Sweden and Swedish and Polish mushroom-flavored chips bags.But then a war rearranged our priorities, and instead I am talking about Nastia, about mushroom hunting with her, and how the Stoic philosophy can maybe help us deal with the funk and depression we are all feeling these days.Slava Ukraini!http://www.anastasiapolubotko.comThis episodes chips:Lantchips "Plain ...
Send us a textThis episode's two flavors: Gourmet Red Pepper and Feta and Lay's Burger King Flame-Broiled Hamburger have nothing in common except that I got them both in Turkey. And also that they reminded me of Sevinç Gürmen Hall and her stage persona, Joy G. Wild. "Sevinç" is Turkish for "Joy"--as in the Joy of Pole--the studio where she creates an inclusive, supportive community of pole dancers, movers, acrobats, and fun people of all genders.We became friends in Turkey w...
Send us a textValentine's Day special (WTF?!) Although this is the first time we decided to 'celebrate' Valentine's Day, we get really into it by talking about what surprises us about our relationship now as compared to what we expected at the beginning.The conversation if prompted by three bags of Lay's potato chips that we collected together in Amsterdam, where Árni grew up. All three bags were part of a contest called "Guess the Flavor" (Raad de Smaak in Dutch). &...
Send us a textMy co-host this episode is Nia Pushkarova from Sofia, Bulgaria. Nia and I met at the same artist initiatives meeting in Istanbul, Turkey where I met my husband. Mine and Nia's friendship is no less enduring. In fact, since 2015 the three of us have been trying to link together the cities of Pernik, Bulgaria and Charles Town, West Virginia through the bonds of art and culture, as well as potato chips!Nia initiated and is responsible for the Water Tower Art Fest...
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