FUTURE IS NOW is a podcast series exploring intersections between art and social change, produced by Z Gallery’s Shahrzad Arshadi and Caroline Künzle. The title comes from a song by German punk rock singer Nina Hagen. She sings: “1968 is over, it’s over, … Future Is Now! It’s really gonna be a better world.” Her lyrics express our feeling that change for a better world is happening right now, through the work of many. In each episode, we will tell you these stories of change: stories of artists and art projects that inspire us. As you listen, we hope they will inspire you too.

Future is Now broadcasts on CKUT on the second Friday of every month at 2pm. You can also listen to all the episodes here

Every 2nd Friday of the month, 2 - 3pm (EDT)

September 14, 2023: Conversation with Khadija Baker Part 1

Khadija Baker is a Montreal-based multidisciplinary artist, originally from Rojava, Kurdistan, Syria. To find out more about Khadija Baker, see: khadijabaker.com

*The Kurdish song at the beginning of this episode is “Jiyana Bê Deng” by Bermal

*The spoken word piece, “Blue Beard Today's Tale”, was performed and sound designed by Moe Clark (courtesy of Khadija Baker)

**The original theme music for Future Is Now was composed by Corina MacDonald (See traktion.com)

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