Deanna Costa

Short Fuse Podcast #34: An Interview with Music Writer Steve Provizer

December 15, 2020
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Host Deanna Costa interviews Fuse contributor Steve Provizer about his latest pieces for the magazine.

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Short Fuse Podcast #33: Critics Gathering — Bill Marx, Matt Hanson, and The 2020 Virtual Fusical

December 2, 2020
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These are trying times for nonprofit publications like ours and for the arts — our publication plays a crucial role in maintaining the cultural ecosystem.

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Short Fuse Podcast #31 — The Show Must Go On(line)

October 28, 2020
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This episode is all about creativity and curiosity in the age of Covid. Listen in for a round up of some of the best arts and culture offerings available online.

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Music Review: Best New Songs – September, 2020

October 15, 2020
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A selection of new songs that are about keeping sane in a world that seems increasingly out of everyone’s control — in nearly every sense.

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Short Fuse Podcast #30 — Matt & Lucas, Abridged

October 14, 2020
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What happens when the illusive Zoom gods don’t cooperate — a rescue mission.

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Short Fuse Podcast #29 — A Birthday Show, Recorded Before 2020 Really Sucked

September 29, 2020
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No matter where our lives were at just nine months ago, most of us are now longing for those pre-pandemic days. Jump into this week’s jukebox of an episode for a trip back in time.

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Short Fuse Podcast #28 –The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards with Deanna & Hailee

September 17, 2020
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Be warned! This episode is no standard award show recap.

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Short Fuse Podcast #27 — Felicia Angeja Viator on the very Relevant History of Gangsta Rap

August 31, 2020
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Unpacking Felicia Angeja Viator’s work on the history of Gangsta Rap leads to some trenchant observations about American culture — past, present, and under the pandemic.

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Music Commentary: The Summer of Doja Cat — Never the Same Thing Twice

August 25, 2020
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Doja Cat offers a glaring example of why the music industry’s new (albeit Big Brother-inspired) way of doing digital business is here to stay.

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Music Review: New Releases of November 2019

December 23, 2019
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Five tunes that will make it impossible to have a Blue Christmas.

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