Citizen Reporter
The podcast that listens to people around the world.
Episodes
January 29, 2025 • 49 mins
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In this episode of Citizen Reporter, host Bicycle Mark engages in a substantial dialogue with Steve Shalom, an emeritus professor known for his deep understanding of moral philosophy, particularly as it pertains to war. As they convene in January 2025, the conversation revolves around the concept of "just wars" and how society defines what constitutes a just versus an unjust conflict....
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November 5, 2024
n this episode, I take you through my mail-in ballot. As people cast their ballots today, I delve into the mechanics of my mail-in ballot, which combines the alleged responsibilities of citizenship with my inconsistent knowledge on who is who on this ballot im filling out. We even look at some ballot initiatives worth big moneys; fun fun fun!
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The episode serves not just as an exploration of my ballot but as a comm...
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October 18, 2024 • 32 mins
In this episode of the podcast Mark takes listeners on an introspective journey from his office nook in Haarlem, Netherlands. He kicks off the show with his self-generated AI theme song, which leads into a discussion about the intersection of technology and creativity. Mark shares his initial intentions behind using AI for music production and tackles the complex feelings he has regarding the implications of such technology — parti...
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October 5, 2024 • 79 mins
In this episode, the podcast delves into a profound exploration of memory, media, and the intricate tapestry of social issues through the lens of Matthew’s journey with cancer and the evolution of a community-focused initiative in Japan. Mark reflects on an ongoing nostalgic radio trip down memory lane, to a time before the seismic events of September 11, 2001. He highlights the sense of carefree normalcy during that period, contra...
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May 18, 2024 • 28 mins
Im in the kitchen preparing a meal for the family with just enough time to describe a little radio activity I've been working on. It involves listening back to talk radio programs from the end of the summer of 2001 and the leadup to 9/11. Hearing how people spoke and thought back then which is, of course, extremely familiar as I was there and these programs are from my home region. All this through the lens of what we are living th...
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October 26, 2023 • 25 mins
Instead of the interview style podcasts this program has been about for almost 2 decades, today we're back to the other great tradition of old school personal publishing --- the monologue.
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April 14, 2023 • 50 mins
Janelle Ward and I were once eager grad students at the University of Amsterdam where we dove head first into the world of personal publishing before most of the world had any idea what this was or why it would matter.
20+ years later, we are communications professionals, somehow still sitting in the Netherlands, watching events unfold online and offline.
The past few months, with the growing unrest and major changes taking...
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December 7, 2022 • 58 mins
Matthew Dons is back! And after having been diagnosed with terminal cancer over 6 years ago; that's saying something!
Today on the program we continue to follow his story of life, not after cancer, but with cancer. Including the launch of his new online course to help combat the misinformation that has found its way into every corner of the internet. "Making Cancer History" is the course he is teaching and tune in to hear why p...
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August 22, 2022 • 60 mins
For Trui Hanoulle it started as an interest in going places and learning about people. Over the past two decades what followed became a life’s work; to gather stories about women who dare to move even in the face of prejudice, stereotypes, and other elements of gender barriers.
Today on the podcast Trui joins me to talk about her mission and what she has seen and learned from the back of a motorcycle across continents and withi...
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June 28, 2022 • 42 mins
Today on the podcast we are joined by the Ukraine director of the War Childhood Museum, to hear about the work they do and how it is being impacted by the ongoing invasion.
I’d like to also inform you that if you appreciate the unique and impactful work they are doing, they could really use your help. Please go to warchildhood.org to find out how to make a monetary donation.
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February 28, 2022 • 34 mins
In a time of so much frustration, confusion and despair - a podcast is always appropriate. Especially when you couple that with the backdrop that this month I also became a father! So much joy on the one hand, so much struggle on the other, and then you have the incredibly unjust world taking another horrible turn. This monologue is the story of the rollercoaster month it has been and the mounting questions that obviously I am not ...
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January 29, 2022 • 57 mins
Legendary blogger, writer, crtical thinker and my friend of many years — Elmine Wijnia joins me to talk about the big life changes, be in location, the insane buying of a new home, the having of a kid, and all that stuff that sometimes happens in this life. Listen in and join us as we reflect on the how and why of choices made and journeys taken.
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December 3, 2021 • 38 mins
Once a year I have the great pleasure of spending a few days in Boston with my dear friend and audio legend Christopher Lydon. We listen to Duke Ellington, pour over audio for his next program, and find time to turn on the microphone and have our “state of the world” conversation. Having missed our standing appointment during the pandemic, this year I managed to cautiously get back to Boston, back to my happy place; sitting across ...
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October 27, 2021 • 49 mins
Tara Brown and Sean Bonner are some of the most creative and curious people I’ve ever known. Among the many things they are fascinated by, there are NFT’s; which coincidentally have also become something of a curiousity over the past years.
Today on the podcast, to better understand NFT’s and what is possible and where the conversations around them have gone and could yet go, Tara and Sean are my guests. Have a listen!
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August 1, 2021 • 48 mins
Kaustuv Pokhrel's path as an activist and advocate for young people has taken many interesting and unexpected turns. As the most recent lockdown in Nepal grew ever longer, we decided it was a good time to sit down and record these stories of his work as both a radio host and an organizer around youth, identity and self-expression. Listen in and enjoy!
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July 21, 2021 • 71 mins
Matthew Dons was told five years ago that he had less than one year to live. 5 years later, he is still living with terminal cancer. The struggle has not gotten easier yet at the same time Matthew has gained a wealth of knowledge about health care costs, cancer treatment options, humanity and I would argue… life itself.
Today on the program, recorded some weeks before his major surgery he is struggling to recover from currently, ...
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May 8, 2021 • 53 mins
Picture it: You meet someone new who introduces themselves to you. You proceed to start a conversation, but this person's voice sounds exactly like that of a childhood friend. In that moment, although you're supposed to be listening to the conversation, you're also thinking back to those days and that person. You're there but you're somewhere else. Budhaditya Chattopadhyay is very interested in the "somewhere else" that sound can t...
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April 11, 2021 • 64 mins
Legendary podcaster and esteemed political commentator Madge Weinstein returns to the program to update the gentle audience on what life is like when there are vaccines for covid but people somehow still manage to make each other sick.
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April 4, 2021 • 60 mins
Beyond the loss, the distance, and the isolation brought on by the global pandemic, Bilal Ghalib has found creative and effective ways to keep learning; about himself, his loved ones, and humans in general. He also has never stopped experimenting with ways of connecting with people or tapping into his own talents and fears.
Today on the podcast, we spend the hour speaking with Bilal about his reflections over the past year, what ...
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March 9, 2021 • 55 mins
When the global pandemic broke out, Davey Brightbill was struggling to make it home to his cooperative community in Florida. In the months that followed he faced a personal health scare and the more well known shortages of PPE among first responders in his region and across the country. Now over a year into the pandemic, he is part of a network of maker spaces that rose to the occasion - providing that much needed equipment. He ha...
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