F News Amplified is the official podcast of SAIC's F News. Offering mostly-fun and unique stories and alleged "deep dives" on topics such as Politics, Brat Summer, Hot Dogs, Transsexuality, The Industrial Revolution and it's consequences, and Ghosts.
This show is created by Gren Bee (MFA FVNMA) and is produced by an absolute CRACK team of legends such as Sid Gard, Alex Lee, and Sophie Goalson. Music by DrakeAndTheBeatles.
Egg Horoscopes: An Exercise In Non-Didactic Anti-Divinity
Episode three of Amplified: The neo noir episode about breakfast foods.
Written and produced by Gren Bee, edited by Alex Lee
Original song: 1-800-HURTNOW by Homewrecker
https://homewreckerbw.bandcamp.com/track/1-800-hurt-now
Music by Fleshsimulator
https://www.patreon.com/FleshSimulator
And DrakeAndTheBeatles
https://drakeandthebeatles.bandcamp.com/album/mrs-blowjob
3 Mar 2025
Sex, Drugs, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and Ghost F**king: A Valentine’s Day Episode
Episode two of F News Amplified! This week we celebrate Valentine's day with Frankie Lynne, comic artist, rock star, and lover to ghosts. A couple of them! That's right, we're talking about sex with ghosts! Come get down with the spirit of the holiday by getting down with some spirits, this week, on Amplified.
This episode is hosted by Gren Bee, Multimedia Editor of F News, and is produced by Sidne K. Gard, Alex Lee , and Sophie Goalson.
Music for the show was created by DrakeAndTheBeatles:
https://soundcloud.com/user-733866318/sets/sample-scores-a-creative-commons-scoring-project
This episode features the song, Vertigo by Frankie Lyne. Thanks for contributing your song, and thanks for coming on this show :)
You can find Frankie and their work here:
https://www.instagram.com/obl_v_ous/
And don't forget to check out Frankie's show on SAIC free radio here:
https://freeradiosaic.org/shows/the-obl-v-ous-show/
21 Oct 2024
F News Amplified: ‘Brat’ For President
Episode one of F News Amplified, the new podcast of F News. This episode covers musician Charli XCX's endorcement of Kamala Harris via X, and the deluge of memes that followed.
Episode Transcript Here
This episode is hosted by Gren Bee, Multimedia Editor of F News, and is produced by Sidne K. Gard, Alex Lee , and Sophie Goalson.
Music for the show was created by DrakeAndTheBeatles:
https://soundcloud.com/user-733866318/sets/sample-scores-a-creative-commons-scoring-project
This episode features the song, Freak Freak! by Marcilla Dmanisi, which you can stream here and find the video for here:
Song:
https://marcilladmanisi.bandcamp.com/album/freak-freak-collectors-edition
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciyh6v6LTj4
Sources for this episode are linked below:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/23/kamala-harris-charli-xcx-brat
https://x.com/davidhogg111/status/1815184314386289011 (https://x.com/davidhogg111/status/1815184314386289011)
https://x.com/davidhogg111/status/1815550961827430865 (https://x.com/davidhogg111/status/1815550961827430865)
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/07/kamala-harris-brat-memes/679205/
https://newrepublic.com/article/184312/kamala-harris-brat-memes-help-hurt
https://x.com/offbeatorbit/status/1816510493676196190 (https://x.com/offbeatorbit/status/1816510493676196190)
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/chappell-roan-charli-xcx-billboard-charts-1235743864/
https://hypebeast.com/2024/6/charli-xcx-brat-no-3-debut-billboard-200
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charli_XCX#2015%E2%80%932018:_Vroom_Vroom,_Number_1_Angel,_and_Pop_2
https://apnews.com/article/biden-drops-out-2024-election-ddffde72838370032bdcff946cfc2ce6
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/22/kamala-harris-campaign-fundraising
https://time.com/4800636/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-covfefe/
https://ew.com/charli-xcx-declares-the-end-of-brat-summer-8705282
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2023/presidential-candidates-2024-policies-issues/kamala-harris-foreign-policy/
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/will-ensure-america-always-has-strongest-most-lethal-fighting-force-kamala-harris/articleshow/112728608.cms?from=mdr
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/20/g-s1-23859/trump-jewish-voters-israel-election-2024
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-israel-gaza-finish-problem-rcna141905
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/19/trump-blames-jews-election-loss/
https://www.science.org/content/article/native-tribes-have-lost-99-their-land-united-states
https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/diversity/chicago-indigenous
Thank you for watching!
28 Jul 2022
Architecture is Human
In our one and only, extended cut episode of season 7, we talk with Architect Duo Dickenson and SAIC Professor Douglas Pancoast about the changing landscape of architecture in our society today. But it's not just about buildings. It's about us.
20 Dec 2021
A peek inside Patient Info, the Ukrainian Village DIY Artist Space.
In the second episode of this season, we take a peek inside Patient Info—a DIY artist space here in Chicago that retains the structure of its former purpose: a doctor's office. To get a better understanding of the space and how its intact history converses with the work showcased in the venue, we sat down with MFA student and Director of Patient Info, Brian Jucas.
Patient Info Instagram: @patientinfo
Patient Info Website: patientinfo.club
SAIC BEAT Instagram: @saicbeat
In this two-part season, we speak with SAIC students working beyond the studio, outside the institute—After hours. Our first episode follows BFA student Katherine Skwira-Brown as she guides us through the complicated creation process of her Terrain Biennial exhibition piece, 'Porch Portal'.
Katherine’s Instagram: @katskiraart
SAIC BEAT Instagram: @saicbeat
Terrain Biannual website: https://terrainexhibitions.org (https://terrainexhibitions.org/)
2 Jun 2021
S05E02 - Shawné Michaelain Holloway on sexuality and power structures in the arts
After exploring the history of SAIC's first dormitory as a former Playboy mansion, we had a lot of questions about how to talk about sex and sex work in the institutional space. So, in this follow-up episode, we speak with Shawné Michaelain Holloway, an SAIC professor and alum who recently taught a course titled "Sex and Gender in New Media." A large part of Shawné's instruction involves a critical engagement with existing ideas of sex and gender, so we asked her to share her observations about how these conversations have evolved over the years.
For more information about Shawné's creative and educational practice, visit http://www.shawnemichaelainholloway.com/
18 Apr 2021
S05E01 - Why did SAIC students live in a former Playboy mansion?
In this two-part season, we’ll explore how conversations about sex, gender, and sex work have evolved at SAIC over the years. Our first episode recounts the story of SAIC’s first residence hall — the original Playboy mansion — and poses some of the questions we can ask now, as artists and students.
20 Dec 2020
S04E03 - Sami Ismat on the consequences of whistleblowing
When the U.S. put sanctions on Syria in December of 2019, Sami Ismat (MFA 2020) questioned this sequence of events through a performance that brought participants into the mind of a whistleblower. In this final episode of Season 4, Sami explains why exposing injustice is not always foolproof.
29 Nov 2020
S04E02 - Zhisheng Wu on destruction and preservation
MFA first year Zhisheng Wu describes a project he worked on with residents of a shantytown in Southern China to preserve their memories after the demolition and reconstruction of their home. His sculpture, titled Message Wall, combined the bricks from the fallen town and the dreams and wishes of its residents into a single form to honor the community’s roots.
To learn more about Zhisheng's work visit http://www.wuzhisheng.art/
4 Nov 2020
S04E01 - Nicole Marroquín on the power of rebel youth
Artist, researcher and School of the Art Institute of Chicago Art Education professor Nicole Marroquín describes a critical moment of activism among Black and Latinx Chicago youth in the early 1970s — the Harrison and Froebel High School student uprisings, which were a grassroots response to racial injustice in the city’s public education system and beyond.
Background music in this episode includes:
“Backed Vibes” and “Study and Relax” by Kevin Macleod
11 Apr 2020
S03E02 - Two Lies & A Truth: Brontë Mansfield
Brontë's stories:
1. At 14, her likeness landed on a Japanese billboard
2. While shopping for a tartan bag, met someone whose famous ancestor killed her famous ancestor
3. Got dumped at a military ball in an English castle
Which is honest? Which are deceitful, falsehood-laden subterfuge? Click play to find out!
Possible band names arising from our conversation:
The On-Again, Off-Again Boyfriends
Naval Rave
Illegal Tweed
18 Mar 2020
S03E01 - Two Lies & A Truth: Anna Godfrey
Anna's stories:
1. Introduced to Canada by a moose in heat
2. Followed on Twitter by Coco Peru, drag queen extraordinaire
3. Rescued from a sewer grate by power-drill-touting dad
Which one is the truth? Which two are dirty, dirty lies? Listen to find out!
Possible band names arising from our conversation:
1. Normal Dads
2. The Meese Have Eyes
3. Tension Tamer
12 Jan 2020
S02E03 - Making It: Laura Meyer
Laura Meyer (MFA 2021, Writing) dreamed of being the first female in Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. After touring internationally under the stage name Cygne for more than a decade, she wearied of the road, and decided to make a change. Laura tells us the story of her Dylanesque origins, the ecstasy and desolation of the road, and what you do when you're at risk of outliving your dream.
Laura's songs in this episode (check out Cygne on Spotify):
"Scars," from Passenger (2015)
"Miracles" and "All Roads" from Let it Breathe (Softly) (2017)
2 Dec 2019
S02E02 - Making It: Simon Anderson
What do Diogenes, Frank Sinatra, and Phillip Corner have in common? Simon Anderson, associate professor in SAIC's Art History department, weaves them — and many others — into a wide-ranging challenge to the idea of "making it."
3 Nov 2019
S02E01 - Making It: Janet Desaulniers
Janet Desaulniers, co-creator of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)'s MFA Writing program, received a contract to publish a short story collection at the ripe old age of 25. The book, titled What You've Been Missing, ended up taking 20 years to publish. We talk with Janet about the thrills and perils of early success — of making it before you've made yourself.
12 Jul 2019
S01E03 - Tricia Park: Virtuosity vs. Voice
By the time she was 16, Tricia Park was a professional violinist. Labeled and marketed as a child prodigy, teenage Tricia toured constantly, playing 70-80 concerts a year. But when, in her early 20s, she aged out of the "child prodigy" range, concert numbers decreased, and she was faced with a major, unforeseen transition. In this episode, we explore the many ways she has adapted to post-child-prodigy life, including her MFA thesis, a novel exploring her Korean heritage.
Music in this episode:
Violin Sonata No. 18 in G Major K. 301, 1st Movement - Mozart
Performed by Tricia Park (violin) and Conor Hanick (piano)
Source: Tricia's YouTube channel
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor BWV 1001, Adagio - Bach
Performed by Tricia Park (violin) and recorded exclusively for SAIC Beat
“Red Prairie Dawn” and “Sandy Boys” - Traditional
Performed by Tricia & Taylor, violin/fiddle duo composed of Tricia Park and Taylor Morris
Source: Tricia & Taylor’s YouTube Channel
9 Jun 2019
S01E02 - Jill Degroot: Fl(a)utists Anonymous
Jill DeGroot (MA 2020, New Arts Journalism) wanted to be a marine — well, she wanted to play flute in the U.S. Marine Corps band. Early in her life, playing flute gave Jill sense of fulfillment, which gave rise to a passion and competitiveness for the instrument in and out of school band. For many years, Jill considered the flute her "calling," but while studying flute at DePaul University, disillusionment set in. The last few years have seen Jill shift from traditional classical music to the ultra-contemporary New Discipline, and also to journalism, which she uses to commemorate ephemeral concert experiences. Jill's story suggests that a "calling" has as much to do with what life wants from you as what you want from life.
Featuring "Throw Me To You And Back Again" by Jesse Marino, performed by Riley Leitch and Jill DeGroot. Audio courtesy of the artists.
Learn more about:
SAIC (http://saic.edu)
F Newsmagazine (http://fnewsmagazine.com)
C a c o p h o n y (https://cacophonymag.com/)
21 Apr 2019
S01E01 - Emma Collins: Law of the Jungle (Green)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago undergrad Emma Collins (BFA 2019) recounts her experience balancing two kinds of studio work — art school and indie rock. Emma's schoolwork is a blend of fibers, fashion, and performance, and she also plays a myriad of roles in the Chicago-based outfit Jungle Green. Helmed by songwriter Andrew Smith, Jungle Green accounts for themselves on Bandcamp thus: "VARIETY = INFINITE POSSIBILITIES."
Jungle Green Songs in the Episode:
1:30 — "All My Life" listen/buy
4:28 — "I Love You, Ooo Ooo" listen/buy
8:34 — "Happiness" listen/buy
Learn more about:
SAIC
F Newsmagazine
Jungle Green
Lemon Twigs (https://thelemontwigs.com/)
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