Ted Hearne: Farming (Agriculture Science with Dr. Sarah Taber)

Unraveling the American relationship between agriculture and labor.

Pulitzer-nominated composer, Ted Hearne, talks about his epic work FARMING, a hybridized piece written for a 24 piece choir with text taken from William Penn correspondence, a Jeff Bezos speech, the Uber Eats Twitter feed and more. Dr. Sarah Taber joins us for a conversation about the impacts of settler colonialism on modern day agriculture, the romantic myth of the American family farm and more.

We recommend watching the music video for “Farming” before listening to the episode:

 

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