In a world filled with contentious noise, theater is a place to listen. Hear a story. Respond viscerally, spontaneously, immediately, and as a result engage with the world more openly. That is Radical Listening.
In Spring 2019, CoHo endeavored to take the idea of Radical Listening one step further, and the Radical Listening podcast was born. Produced by CoHo Productions and Virtual Sonic Reality Studios, Radical Listening features hosts Phil Johnson and Clifton Holznagel as they dissect Portland theater and performing arts through a series of interviews with local creators.
These two unconventional interviewers/theatre artists take a deep dive into the inspiration and creative processes of each guest, as well as getting their perspectives on popular topics. Recorded in the CoHo Theatre, each interview brings insight and levity to the relatively obscure world of the Portland art scene.
Each episode of Radical Listening is available right here for your listening pleasure. New episodes are posted as soon as they’re available. You can also subscribe on Apple Podcasts or stream from SoundCloud.
Current Episode: The CoHo Lab Residency Project with Kayla Banks, Chris Gonzalez & Andre Vernae
RADICAL LISTENING EPISODES
Episode 22: The CoHo Lab Residency Project with Kayla Banks, Chris Gonzalez & Andre Vernae (5/17/21)
Episode 21: See Me with Kisha Jarrett and Dawn Jones Redstone (3/11/21)
Episode 20: Refuge with Samantha Van Der Merwe and Rebby Yuer Foster (2/15/21)
Episode 19: The Mythology of Blame with Kailey Rhodes and Claire Rigsby (1/12/21)
Episode 18: Jen Rowe, Diane Kondrat and Ashley Mellinger from Vinegar Tom, presented by The Theatre Company (11/11/20)
Episode 17: From These Streets I Rise with co-producers Mikki Jordan and Chris Harder (9/10/20)
Episode 16: Rope art, Zoom performance art, and the emergence of TikTok with Sara Fay (6/17/20)
Episode 15: #Blacklivesmatter and allyship with James Dixon & Darion Jones (6/10/20)
Episode 14: Beatmaking with Luvjonez (5/27/20)
Episode 13: Andrea Vernae & Tyharra Cozier on being a PDX theatre artist during the Covid-19 quarantine (5/14/20)
Episode 12: Philip Cuomo & Dominic Finocchiaro from The Found Dog Ribbon Dance, discussing CoHo housekeeping during Covid-19 and the playwright’s process (5/7/20)
Episode 11: Damaras Webb & La’Tevin Alexander from Pipeline by Dominique Morrisseau, presented by Confrontation Theatre and Portland Playhouse (Mar. 2020)
Episode 10: Connery MacRae & Tom Mounsey from The Found Dog Ribbon Dance, presented by CoHo Productions with Connery MacRae & Tom Mounsey (Feb. 2020)
Episode 9: Cristi Miles & Rebecca Lingafelter from Beckett Women, presented by Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble (PETE) (Jan. 2020)
Episode 8: Brittany K. Allen & Chip Miller from Redwood by Brittany K. Allen, presented by Portland Center Stage (Nov. 2019)
Episode 7: Kate Duffly & Samson Syharath from The Brothers Paranormal by Prince Gomolvilas, presented by CoHo Productions with MediaRites’ Theatre Diaspora(Nov. 2019)
Episode 6: Paul Hornschemeier & Jennifer Lin from Mother, Come Home by Paul Hornschemeier, presented by Third Rail Repertory Theatre (Oct. 2019)
Episode 5: Julana Torres & Brian Shnipper from Mala by Melinda Lopez, presented by CoHo Productions with Brian Shnipper & Anna Nicholas (Sep. 2019)
Episode 4: The Philip Cuomo Episode, all about CoHo and more! (Aug. 2019)
Episode 3: Isaac Lamb from Arlington by Enda Walsh, presented by Third Rail Repertory Theatre (Jun. 2019)
Episode 2: Bayley Brown & Julia Brandenberger from Lost.Found, presented by the Institute for Contemporary Performance (ICP) (May 2019)
Episode 1: Bobby Bermea & Anthony Lam from Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train by Stephen Adly Guirgis, presented by CoHo Productions and Beirut Wedding World Theatre Project (April 2019)
The Hosts of Radical Listening
Phil Johnson is a visual and theatrical artist based in Portland and the host of the podcast Radical Listening (Coho Productions). Phil’s work centers around the human condition as we reluctantly try to adapt to technology and the changing world. Radical Listening is an opportunity to document the hard work of artists in our community, tell their stories and inspire better conversations amongst our peers. Phil has a B.F.A. and M.A. from Ohio University. If you enjoy the show please comment @Philjohnsonlive or visit philjohnsondesignstheworld.com for more content and playlists.
Co-Host Clifton Holznagel is a lifelong student and practitioner of the theatre arts. Outside of Radical Listening, he performs on stage, teaches drama at Buckman Elementary School and experiments with projection design. He hopes that Radical Listening will give us all an opportunity to understand not only the meaning of art, but get to know the people who make it and the reasons it gets made.
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