Today’s guest is an accomplished film preservationist and archivist named Snowden Becker who I heard interviewed on The Cinephiliacs podcast a little while ago and made note of her many accomplishments. I knew immediately she was someone I was eager to learn from and listen to. There’s a reason why you’ll find many links in the show notes this time, because she has a lot to offer in a variety of ways. Her research interests focus on how audiovisual materials are integrated into, accessed, and preserved as part of a larger cultural heritage. She helped launch the annual international Home Movie Day and explored the increasingly pivotal role of audiovisual recordings in the criminal justice system, the latter of which we didn’t get to explore as much, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we talk some more in the future because Snowden provides a plethora of information and insight.

Follow Snowden:
https://twitter.com/snowdenbecker

Academia Links:
https://ucla.academia.edu/SnowdenBecker

Center For Home Movies:
https://www.centerforhomemovies.org

Personal Website:
https://snowdenbecker.com/about-me

Book Recommendations:
https://pamelaslim.com/body-of-work-book
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/how-to-be-everything-emilie-wapnick?variant=32122185482274

Marissa loves this band Sparks sooo much! So we watched Edgar Wright's excellent new documentary The Sparks Brothers, sparked up a doobie and sparks began to fly when we turned on the mics! Well, some of that is true anyway. Listen to me discover a whole new band while my guest educates me on the history, favorite songs and so much more. This was a delightful conversation and nice to have someone over for a memorable episode all about music! Now be sure to watch the documentary and listen to some Sparks ASAP! Check out the movie Annette opening at a theater near you soon too!

Follow Marissa:
https://letterboxd.com/m_robertcop
https://twitter.com/m_robertcop

Follow Sparks:
https://allsparks.com
https://twitter.com/sparksofficial

Returning guest Tyler Ritter of the band Shalloboi joins me not from Chicago this time but his hometown of Kansas City. He’s just released a new record called Untangled and if you’ve yet to hear it, you absolutely should especially for fans of the shoegaze / ambient pop genre the likes of My Bloody Valentine. But there are many layers and lots of talent behind this project that are highlighted during our delightful conversation. Please check out the links below to discover and support Tyler’s terrific musical endeavor that has been going strong for a long time now. Stay tuned for another music-centric episode later this week!

https://www.shalloboi.com
https://shalloboi.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/shalloboi
https://soundcloud.com/shalloboi

Listen to our previous conversation here (54:04 mark):
https://www.voicesvisions.net/episodes/kijakwilliamsritter