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Listen and Be Heard Network
Listen & Be Heard Network
40 episodes
3 days ago
Host of The Listen and Be Heard Hour for Readers and Writers, and, Beyond Borders.
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Host of The Listen and Be Heard Hour for Readers and Writers, and, Beyond Borders.
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s3e37 Rewind – Remix Volume 8
Please enjoy this last episode of 2025, into the first week of 2026... We will be back on January 7, with fresh poetry, fresh new guests, fresh conversations and new music that you won't hear anywhere else.
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4 days ago
58 minutes

Listen and Be Heard Network
s3e37 Remix Volume 8
Happy Holidays Remix Volume 8 features the collaborations of Martha Cinader and Hernan Ramiro (Jay) Rodriguez Sierra, reflections on the past year, and announcements about the new parent non-profit of L&BH Network, Sound System Culture, upcoming appearances, internships and more...
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1 week ago
58 minutes

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Beyond Borders – Rewind – Episode 10 – Talking about Home Insecurity
Our Season 2 begins in January, 2026. Please enjoy this rewind during our production break. Nilsa Rivera, in Florida, brings her professional and personal experience of home insecurity to a conversation with Judy Talaugon, in California, and Martha Cinader, in New York. The conversation covers housing policies, motherhood, experiencing houselesness and other forms of housing insecurity, the punitive treatment of mothers and children, land trusts and more.
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2 weeks ago
58 minutes

Listen and Be Heard Network
s3e35 Rewind – Remix Volume 6
Please enjoy this rewind during our holiday production break. Remix Volume 6 by Jay Rodriguez Sierra features Q.R. Hand jr., Martha Cinader, Genny Lim, Meredith Leigh, Donna Janell Bowman, Dorsía Smith Silva, Mary Oishi, Kellie Richardson, Eileen Tabios, Ozier Muhammad, Tony Robles, Megan Marshall, Kim McMillon and Alice Walker reads Zora Neal Hurston.
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2 weeks ago
58 minutes

Listen and Be Heard Network
s3e36 Remix Volume 7
Remix Volume 7 features Barbara Tran, Candelario Obeso, Eileen Tabios, Vi Khi Nao, Freda Epum, Martha Cinader, Hazel Smith, Megan Marshall, Monica Maconsantos, Mary Oishi, Vida Cruz Borja, Tony Robles, Olivia Eggena, Joseph Jason Santiago Lacour, Trinh Mai, Brian Kimmel, Cal Hoffman, Henry Dumas, Caroline Cabading, Blagovesta Momchedjikova, Pying Threadgill and Mosab Abu Toha
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3 weeks ago
58 minutes

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Beyond Borders – Rewind – Episode 6 – with Special Guests Russell Frederick, Anderson Zaca and Ozier Muhammad
Martha Cinader, Judy Talaugon and Jay Rodriguez Sierra are joined by darkroom masters Russell Frederick, Anderson Zaca and Ozier Muhammad to talk about Season One of the Darkroom MCs, the making of it, and the photographers who are featured.
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1 month ago
57 minutes

Listen and Be Heard Network
s3e35 Remix Volume 6
Remix Volume 6 by Jay Rodriguez Sierra features Q.R. Hand jr., Martha Cinader, Genny Lim, Meredith Leigh, Donna Janell Bowman, Dorsía Smith Silva, Mary Oishi, Kellie Richardson, Eileen Tabios, Ozier Muhammad, Tony Robles, Megan Marshall, Kim McMillon and Alice Walker reads Zora Neal Hurston.
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1 month ago
58 minutes

Listen and Be Heard Network
s3e19 Rewind Culture from the Kitchen – Monica Macansantos
This week we take the opportunity to revisit this illuminating conversation between Monica Maconsantos and Tony Robles, originally aired on June 26, 2025. Our featured guest is essayist, Monica Macansantos, author of Returning to My Father's Kitchen, interviewed by Tony Robles Our featured poet is Elizabeth Perlman. New music by Billy Harper, sung by Judy Bady, and a montage of words of music created by Jay Rodriguez Sierra, featuring poetry by Martha Cinader, Kahlil Gibran, Zora Neal Hurston, Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin.
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1 month ago
58 minutes

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Beyond Borders – Rewind – Episode 4 – with Special Guest Arnoldo García
Martha Cinader, Judy Talaugon and Jay Rodriguez Sierra are joined by Arnoldo García, community-based poet, musician, visual artist, human rights organizer and dedicated restorative justice practitioner/trainer. The conversation begins with a comparison between west coast and east coast activism. It progresses from there to land based activism, and the difference between the idea of an immigrant worker and a displaced indigenous person. It ends with a discussion about the role of art and artists in the ongoing struggle for human rights and the environment.
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1 month ago
58 minutes

Listen and Be Heard Network
s3e34 Remix Volume 5
Remix Volume 5: featuring our guests from Seasons 3 reading their poetry and stories. Deepika Singh, C.L. Willis, Billy Mills, Brett Cook, Andrew Lam, Zora Neale Hurston, Alejandro Murgía, Jonathan Thirkield, Dorsía Smith Silva, Suzette Clarke Bradshaw, Martha Cinader, Donna Janelle Bowman, Jay Rodriguez Sierra, Tony Robles, Elizabeth Perlman, Dao Strom, Judy Talaugon, The Cipher Crew, Blagovesta Momchedjikova and Genny Lim. A new recording of Paul Pena.
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1 month ago
58 minutes

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s3e4 Rewind – American Anthropology – African and Asian American History, Sung and Told
This week we take the opportunity to revisit this illuminating conversation between Brian Kimmel and Martha Cinader, originally aired on February 13, 2025. Martha talks with Brian Kimmel about Blue Skies, Troubled Waters, a World War II account of an Indonesian American girl. We listen to Zora Neale Hurston sing and Tony visits her hometown celebration. Also, Eileen Tabios on Kendrick Lamar's half-time show, Henry Dumas' "Love Song" as a chorale.
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1 month ago
58 minutes

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Beyond Borders – Rewind – Episode 3 – with award winning photojournalist Ozier Muhammad
We are taking the opportunity during the holiday months to highlight some of our favorite episodes from the first season of Beyond Borders, while we work on Season 2 just for you, beginning January 17, 2026. Martha Cinader, Judy Talaugon, Jay Rodriguez Sierra and Tony Robles are joined by award winning photo journalist Ozier Muhammad.
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1 month ago
58 minutes

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s3e13 – Rewind – Vida Cruz-Borja on Speculative Fiction and the Inactive Protagonist
Tony Robles welcomes Vida Cruz-Borja to talk about Philippine speculative fiction, the inactive protagonist, and where stories begin. Poetry by Martha Cinader, Lena Norris Ramen on writing for self compassion, Richard Clements on the legacy of Barry Harris, new music from Jay Rodriguez Sierra, and a visit to 1992 Columbus Day protests at San Francisco City Hall with Judy Talaugon on the mic.
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2 months ago
58 minutes

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s3e33 Pat Cotter, Mahreen Sohail, Laura Jean McKay, Laura Cassidy, Mary O’Donnell, Chucho Valdez
Tony Robles speaks with participants in the Cork International Short Story Festival, part 2. We listen to an Irish poem and fairytale. Jay Rodriguez Sierra plays with Chucho Valdez in a rare live recording. New poetry from Martha Cinader.
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2 months ago
58 minutes

Listen and Be Heard Network
Beyond Borders – Episode 10 – Talking about Home Insecurity
Nilsa Rivera, in Florida, brings her professional and personal experience of home insecurity to a conversation with Judy Talaugon, in California, and Martha Cinader, in New York. The conversation covers housing policies, motherhood, experiencing houselesness and other forms of housing insecurity, the punitive treatment of mothers and children, land trusts and more.
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2 months ago
58 minutes

Listen and Be Heard Network
s3e32 Mary Morrissy, Vanessa Onwuemezi, Gina Chung, Brett Cook
Tony Robles speaks with writers, Mary Morrissy, Vanessa Onwuemezi and Gina Chung at The International Short Story Festival in Cork, Ireland. Martha Cinader speaks with artist, Brett Cook about Greg Tate Day in Harlem, New York. Jay Rodriguez Sierra presents new music, Your Sound - featuring Lonnie Plaxico, Pete Drungle and Pheeroan Aklaff. Poetry from Tony Robles and Martha Cinader.
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2 months ago
58 minutes

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s3e31 – Lost and Found with Pyeng Threadgill, New Music and Poetry
Pyeng Threadgill talks with Martha Cinader about her new book and audiobook, Lost & Found, part memoir part guide to life as an artist. Jay Rodriguez Sierra presents new music, The Light Within You, featuring Jay on Bansuri flute, Joe Russo on drums and Marco Benevento on organ.
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2 months ago
58 minutes

Listen and Be Heard Network
Beyond Borders – Episode 9 – A Musical Odyssey
Marque Gilmore returns home from London and makes time to talk with longtime friend and colleague in the music business, Gail Ward, and Jay Rodriguez Sierra, about his musical path, the Black Rock Coalition, Burnt Sugar, his charitable film project and much more...
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2 months ago
58 minutes

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s3e30 – Bev Grant, Charlie Rosario, Henry Grimes
Bev Grant, speaks about her life as a songwriter, photographer and activist. We hear more of Charlie Rosario's experiences making record cover art, new music by Jay Rodriguez Sierra and some poetry by Henry Grimes.
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2 months ago
58 minutes

Listen and Be Heard Network
s3e29 – Dao Strom, Marque Gilmore – Across Water
Dao Strom, speaks about her work and shares from her latest offering; Tender Revolutions. Marque Gilmore returns to Brooklyn for two nights. He talks with our newest producer, Gail Ward, and Maestro Jay Rodriguez Sierra.
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3 months ago
58 minutes

Listen and Be Heard Network
Host of The Listen and Be Heard Hour for Readers and Writers, and, Beyond Borders.