Author: Carol Olson

Carol is an artist, art therapist, activist and radio host who has worked in both the public and private sectors for 20 years focused on designing and implementing programs for under-represented populations.
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Women & Politics with Princess Blanding

Carol Olson

Princess Blanding, candidate for Virginia Governor under the Liberation party joins host Sheri Shannon to talk about establishing a new party, rank choice voting, the marginalization of Black Women in elected offices, and her plans to govern Virginia.  You can follow her campaign at http://www.princessblanding.com  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Follow our host and producer at @sherishannon27 and @carololson Follow our show on our social media on twitter, facebook, and our blog – look for  womenpoliticsva Continue reading Women & Politics with Princess Blanding

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Monday Breakfast Blend: Feminist Lit Series – Sweat and Sweetness

Carol Olson

Songs in reaction to short stories: Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston and Sweetness by Toni Morrison 6:01:33 AM 4:00 Huelgas Ensemble Agnus Dei (Folio 21 recto) Tropus: Exultet hec concio Codex Las Huelgas: Music from 13th Century Spain 1993 Sony Classical Classical 6:05:33 AM 3:27 Huelgas Ensemble Homo miserabilis (Motet) (Folio 127 verso – 128 recto) Codex Las Huelgas: Music from 13th Century Spain 1993 Sony Classical Classical 6:09:00 AM 2:46 Billie Holiday No More Billie Holiday’s Greatest Hits 1995 GRP Jazz 6:11:46 AM 3:11 Dolly Parton Eagle When She Flies Dolly 2009 RLG/Legacy Country 6:14:57 AM 3:18 Gloria Gaynor … Continue reading Monday Breakfast Blend: Feminist Lit Series – Sweat and Sweetness

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Medieval to Metal – A playlist from poems

Carol Olson

Playlist: Black Pilot Beats, “Booty (Insrumental)”from Hip Hop Beats, Vol. 1unknown Lydia Ainsworth, “Can You Find Her Place”from Phantom Forest – String Remixes – EPZombie Cat Records – 2020 Ikonika, “Your Body”from Bodies – EPDon’t Be Afraid – 2020 Andra Day, “Rise Up”from Cheers to the FallWarner Records/Buskin – 2015 India.Arie, “Beautiful”from Acoustic SoulMotown – 2001 Mika, “Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)”from Life In Cartoon MotionUniversal-Island Records Ltd. – 2006 Lucille Clifton, “Homage to Hips”from youtube videounknown Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women, “Too Much Butt”from Havin’ the Last WordAlligator Records – 2009 Jennifer Lopez, “Booty (feat. Iggy Azalea)”from Booty (feat. Iggy Azalea) – SingleNuyorican Productions, Inc. – 2014 Beyoncé, “***Flawless (feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche)”from BEYONCÉColumbia – 2013 BABYMETAL, “Elevator Girl”from Elevator Girl – SingleCooking Vinyl Limited – 2019 Epica, “Never Enough (Live in Miskolc)”from The Classical Conspiracy (Live in Miskolc)Nuclear Blast – 2009 … Continue reading Medieval to Metal – A playlist from poems

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Curved Air – Women Composers

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I’m guest hosting Curbed Air and focusing on Women Composers Show Archive Play show / Add show to playlist Playlist: Sequentia, “O Vis Aeternitatis”from Hildegard von Bingen – Canticles Of Ecstasydeutsche harmonia mundi – 1994 Sequentia, “Nunc Aperuit Nobis”from Hildegard Von Bingen – Canticles of Ecstasydeutsche harmonia mundi – 1994 Huelgas Ensemble, “La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina: Scena I. Sinfonia – Cosi perfida Alcina. – Scena II. Qui si può dire”from Francesca Caccini: La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina (Live)Sony Music Classical Local – 2018 Stéphanie d’Oustrac, “Sacri Musicali Affetti, Op. 5: O Maria”from Ferveur et extaseAmbronay Éditions – 2011 Carlos Jaime, “Sonata duodecima”from EL CONCIERTO YLUSTRADOunknown OMEGA ENSEMBLE, “Louise Farrenc – Sextet for Piano and Winds, Op.40- 1st Movement”from youtubeunknown … Continue reading Curved Air – Women Composers

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Monday Breakfast Blend – A Playlist Inspired by Kindred.

Carol Olson

With my Octavia Butler and Kindred inspired show, I’ll be playing a mix of 70’s Donna Summer, Diana Ross, Dorothy Moore, The Sylvers , Hot Chocolate, The Commodores, Rufus and Chaka Khan, Tavares, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes juxtaposed against Slave Shout Songs from the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings collection. Follow on twitter @radiogirlrva Continue reading Monday Breakfast Blend – A Playlist Inspired by Kindred.