Homepage host Danielle Orr talks with Doc Stull about great athletes and sport from the Americas and Carribean and their connection to popular culture and politics.
This week's episode focuses on Cuba's national sports hero, Teofilio Stevenson. Stevenson won 3 gold medals in three different Olympics.
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Doc Stull and Danielle Orr on sports, culture and politics
Doc Stull and Homepage host Danielle Orr share their monthly feature on great athletes and sport from the Americas and Caribbean and their connection to popular culture and politics.
35 years ago… before the internet, before social media, there was Fernandomania. Fernando Valenzuela came from a small Mexican town in Sonora and captivated the “City of Angels” and the nation – becoming rookie of the year, pitcher of year and World Series champion in his first full season with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981. It wasn’t just a sports story – it was a human story of improbable implications and shared meanings between the United States and Mexico – Valenzuela’s “eyes-toward-heaven” windup, unhittable breaking balls and his joy and competitive fire resonated with baseball fans and the public at large during that amazing year of Fernandomania in 1981.
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Doc Stull and Danielle Orr discuss Fernando Valenzuela
Homepage host, Danielle Orr speaks with HSU President Emeritus Rollin Richmond and Humboldt State University Press publication specialist, Claire Reynolds, about Maasai Dictionary by Charles Richmond.
The KHSU Homepage airs M-F from 1-1:30 pm.
The publication is available for free download at Humboldt State University Press
Friction Quartet, whose performances have been called “terribly beautiful” (San Francisco Classical Voice), “stunningly passionate” (Calgary Herald) and “chillingly effective” (San Francisco Examiner), exists to expand the string quartet repertoire and audience for adventurous contemporary music through commissioning composers and performing in underserved schools and communities. Joshua Kosman (San Francisco Chronicle) declared that Friction Quartet is “an artist who should be discovered” and described their performance as “high-octane music making…a fine blend of rhythmic ferocity and tonal flair.”
Friction Quartet performs Wednesday, June 8th at the Westhaven Center for the Arts and Thursday, June 9th at "The Space" at 92 Sunny Brae Center. Show times 7:30pm
KHSU's Homepage spoke with Josh Barnes, local stand-up comedian and the headliner of the group of funny people taking over the stage of the Ferndale Repertory Theater Saturday July 23rd. Hosted by James Stephen this evening of comedy will feature five local talents: Nando Molina, Josh Barnes, Matt Redbeard, Kim Hodges and Jessica Grant. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Doors open at 7:15 pm and the show starts at 8 pm. Parental discretion is advised.
