The Tara Lake Show

Thank you for listening to the second installment in this eight-episode series! Today I”m honored to share with you my December 2020 interview with the inspiring and immensely talented Kentucky-based artist T.D. Anderson. We discussed Anderson’s poignant two-panel painting, Pietа: “Woman, Behold Your Son; Behold Your Mother”, which, together with Anderson’s sermonic essays, explores the courage and grief of Mamie Till Mobley. Mobley was the mother of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old, African American boy from Chicago who was lynched in Money, Mississippi in 1955 and became a galvanizing symbol in the Civil Rights Movement. July 24, 2021 would have been Emmett Till’s 80th birthday. Listeners can view Anderson’s painting at TDAndersonArt.com, and visit her blog at Soulascriptura.com

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Thank you so much for tuning in to for the first of eight episodes in this season of the Tara Lake Show. Today I have a special interview to share. Back in March, the talented and intrepid Emily Ford completed Wisconsin’s 1200-mile Ice Age Trail, and made history in the process. She’s only the first woman, and second person ever to complete the hike in winter, and when she braved those below zero degree temperatures, she also blazed a trail for inclusion and diversity. Emily Ford is also the first African American and first LGBTQ person ever to achieve this feat. I sat down with Emily to discuss her accomplishments in May, 2021, and now I’m so pleased to be sharing this interview with you. Visit Emily Ford on Instagram @EmilyOnTrail, and keep in touch with the Tara Lake Show at www.TaraLakeShow.com.

Link to Emily Ford’s Instagram.

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Back in December 2008, the project-based podcast The Tara Lake Show aired with “The Barack Obama Block Party”, Parts 1 & 2. That show was a colorful exploration of the meaning of Obama’s election. The follow-up came a year later – in 2009 – with Prophesying the “Homegrown Soulful Solution Revival”, which celebrated the work of young change makers. Well, it’s 2021, and the Tara Lake Show is back with an all new 8-episode season, produced by your host Tara Lake, with the same vibe you remember. The revamped version of The Tara Lake Show, with solo projects, history moments, commentary and interviews, will feature new episodes on Tuesdays. It wouldn’t be the same without you – Please join us!

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