From Here

May 20 2023 1
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"From Here," a Get Woke! Catskills production, looks at the lives of people living in the Northern Catskill Mountains of New York. This podcast is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature and administered in Delaware County by the Roxbury Arts Group; and through fiscal sponsorship from the MARK Project.

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Michelle Osterhoudt, Educator & Country Girl

May 20 2023 22 mins  
Michelle Osterhoudt is an educator and bonafide country girl from the Northern Catskill Mountains. In this episode, she discusses her childhood in a loving interracial family, the joys of small-town living, the magic of lollipop trees and country music, and the positive impact of living authentically within her community.Produced by Christina Hunt WoodSound Design & Engineering

Sinzia Reese, Healing Through Craft

Dec 12 2022 20 mins  
Sinzia Reese talks about her sheltered life in rural Gilboa, NY. In her childhood, she spent summers playing manhunt and diving off "pride rock" into the Schoharie Creek. As a teen, a violent tragedy involving a family member pushed her to leave home and find solace and anonymity hundreds of miles away in Providence, RI. Sinzia shares how coming home, recovering from surg

zaybra, Dancer & Sourcepoint Practioner

Oct 13 2022 14 mins  
zay grew up barefoot, snacking on string beans in their family garden in the rural Northern Catskills. In this episode, zay explains how a childhood conversation in a car turned into a lifelong commitment to dance and how they challenge gender norms in their practice.zaybra is a dancer and Sourcepoint practitioner from rural Bovina Center, NY. They are exploring ways of integrating

Christina Hunt Wood, Visual Artist

Aug 18 2022 13 mins  
African American artist, Christina Hunt Wood talks about growing up in rural Upstate NY in the 80s and 90s and how her art practice is influenced by it. Christina Hunt Wood is a multi-media artist exploring her rural, predominantly white community’s relationship with race and everyday expressions of power. She earned her MFA in Visual Arts from Lesley Art+Design and her BA in Stu