EMUSE with Emma Speer

Back to Our Bloodroots

This special Pride episode of Emuse broadcasts from inside a piece of American queer history. Emma and guest host Kait Torres sit down with Noel Furie, co-founder of Bloodroot — the feminist, lesbian, vegetarian restaurant and bookstore that opened in Bridgeport in 1977 and ran for 48 years, one of the longest-lasting feminist restaurants in the country. Noel and her late partner Selma Miriam built a world by women, for women, outside the male gaze — no chefs, no waitresses, just food, books, and community as a radical act. With Selma's passing and Bloodroot's recent closing on the winter solstice, Noel reflects on the long arc of being "all on the outside," what's gained and lost as queer life moves toward the mainstream, and what it means to nourish each other in hard times. A tender, funny, fierce conversation about feminism, food, and finding yourself in community with music from the movement. Nourish yourself.

Brain vs. Body

Brain v. Body: Who gets aux? Science and songs about the brain-body connection and consequences of disconnection. Fun facts and figures:  - 90-95% of serotonin is produced in the gut - you can SMELL fear (and then react to it!) without conscious perception  - ancient Babylonians thought consciousness was in the liver  - having butterflies is a physiological phenomenon  - accordingly, Sade's original banger was called "Liver's Rock"* Music from: - Sade duh - James Brown - Anita Baker - Death Cab for Cutie - The Temptations - Billie Eyelash (ik- this is so rare that I don't even know how to spell this name properly but made it body part to be on theme) - and MORE Listen if curious  *this is a joke. But listen to the song thinking this and tell me you don't smile

B-Muse: MY BDAY PARTAY

I'm turning 31 next Tuesday and decided to throw a b-day party for myself live on air! I went with my flow and spit out this show... Featuring: 1. My top songs each month for the past year and the story behind them  2. Science/spiritual lessons from quantum physics, Einstein, and the ocean 3. Who wore it better? Classic songs and their jersey club remixes 4. My fave songs of all we really got- THE PRESENT 5. So much freestylin I'm always wilin AND WHATEVER THE FRIG I WANT! Music from: 1. Bootsy Collins 2. Mary Jane Girls 3. Mase 4. Sean Paul  5. Leon Thomas ET CETERAAAAA

Mother Matrix

celebrate mother's day by taking the red pill- what's the REAL matrix?

H2-Oh Yeah

In honor of Earth day, WATER!