Contextualizing California with Stephanie Quick

The AP Strange Show

For this week's show, the inimitable Stephanie Quick joins AP for a look at the cultural context around the San Francisco Bay area and her lived experience there. Offering context for a variety of personalities and organizations tangential to weird studies, the artistic and political movements of the area from the 1960s to the present are examined.

Stephanie is one of AP's favorite people to chat with, a notable fortean, synchronicity explorer and self-described Julia Child of Sex Magic. She brings a wealth of knowledge and lived experience from her decades living in and around the Bay Area, and points out often overlooked aspects of it that made it an attractive place for people with fringe beliefs. It is hoped that through the lens of her personal observations, and localized history, listeners will have a better understanding about people and traditions in the Weirdosphere that seem to center on it.

Among the topics covered are pacifist movements, racial justice movements, avant-garde art and music, cooperative living and commerce arrangements, the early punk scene, disability advocacy, Alcatraz, and more!