{"id":10035,"date":"2016-11-22T19:21:49","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T23:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=10035"},"modified":"2017-10-08T23:07:49","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T03:07:49","slug":"episode-195-thanksgiving-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-195-thanksgiving-2016","title":{"rendered":"Episode 195 &#8211; Thanksgiving 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/thanksgiving-College-humor.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/thanksgiving-College-humor.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10016\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/thanksgiving-2016\/thanksgiving-college-humor\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/thanksgiving-College-humor.jpg?fit=600%2C436\" data-orig-size=\"600,436\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"thanksgiving-college-humor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/thanksgiving-College-humor.jpg?fit=525%2C382\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10016\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/thanksgiving-College-humor.jpg?resize=525%2C382\" alt=\"thanksgiving-college-humor\" width=\"525\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/thanksgiving-College-humor.jpg?resize=440%2C320 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/thanksgiving-College-humor.jpg?w=600 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2004\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10035-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=10035-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Interviews\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Thanksgiving this year, I decided to eschew the regular interview-based podcast and ask all of my past guests what they&#8217;re thankful for. Since it&#8217;s a mere couple of weeks from the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, responses were all over the spectrum. Give it a listen by <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MP3 <\/a>download or <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/episode-195-thanksgiving-2016\/id531173075?i=1000378161636&amp;mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>. Here&#8217;s everyone who participated (with links to their episodes of the podcast):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-179-andrea-tsurumi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrea Tsurumi<\/a> \u2022 starts at 4:15<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-a-sense-of-someplace-to-go\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dmitry Samarov<\/a> \u2022 starts at 4:30<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-173-christopher-nelson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Nelson<\/a> \u2022 starts at 4:50<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-semper-fido\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheila Keenan<\/a> \u2022 starts at 5:10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-eternity-is-music-that-plays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wallis Wilde-Menozzi<\/a> \u2022 starts at 5:20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-143-jennifer-hayden-and-summer-pierre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer Pierre<\/a> \u2022 starts at 6:45<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-189-glen-baxter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glen Baxter<\/a> \u2022 starts at 7:25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-188-hayley-campbell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hayley Campbell<\/a> \u2022 starts at 7:40<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-145-kathe-koja-and-john-clute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kathe Koja<\/a> \u2022 starts at 7:50<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-wine-women-and-novel-writing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charles Blackstone<\/a> \u2022 starts at 8:00<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-126-people-from-away\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elizabeth Hand<\/a> \u2022 starts at 8:50<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-184-david-m-carr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David M. Carr<\/a> \u2022 starts at 9:25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-146-david-jaher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Jaher<\/a> \u2022 starts at 9:45<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-war-is-a-self-licking-ice-cream-cone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zachary D. Martin<\/a> \u2022 starts at 10:00<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-185-willard-spiegelman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Willard Spiegelman<\/a> \u2022 starts at 10:15<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podchast-parental-guidance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roz Chast<\/a> \u2022 starts at 10:25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-our-lady-of-organized-vituperation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary Fleener<\/a> \u2022 starts at 10:35<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-172-glynnis-fawkes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glynnis Fawkes<\/a> \u2022 starts at 11:00<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-the-importance-of-being-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Hermance<\/a> \u2022 starts at 11:30<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-crackers-and-bagels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Alan Friedman<\/a> \u2022 starts at 11:40<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-american-graffiti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan C. Hyman<\/a> \u2022 starts at 12:20 (more about Jonathan below)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-118-table-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liesl Schillinger<\/a> \u2022 starts at 13:00<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-153-rachel-hadas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rachel Hadas<\/a> \u2022 starts at 13:45<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-104-it-came-from-gen-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron Hogan<\/a> \u2022 starts at 14:10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-readercon-2013-fairies-and-zombies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott Edelman<\/a> \u2022 starts at 14:45<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-comic-sans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Spurgeon<\/a> \u2022 starts at 16:55<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-the-hollow-man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">me<\/a> \u2022 starts at 18:35<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2005\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10035-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=10035-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Interviews\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A few guests sent along material in addition to their written or recorded\u00a0responses. <strong>Liz Hand<\/strong> sent a link to this video about Lincolnville, ME&#8217;s Move It! Project:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LnKNO3W3y6s\" width=\"440\" height=\"247\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-194-bob-eckstein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bob Eckstein<\/a>\u00a0(who you oughtta\u00a0follow on Twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobEckstein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@bobeckstein<\/a>)\u00a0sent two of his cartoons, including the one at the top of this page:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Low-First-3-D-Thanksgiving.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10015\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/thanksgiving-2016\/low-first-3-d-thanksgiving\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Low-First-3-D-Thanksgiving.jpg?fit=729%2C812\" data-orig-size=\"729,812\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"low-first-3-d-thanksgiving\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Low-First-3-D-Thanksgiving.jpg?fit=525%2C584\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10015\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Low-First-3-D-Thanksgiving.jpg?resize=440%2C490\" alt=\"low-first-3-d-thanksgiving\" width=\"440\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Low-First-3-D-Thanksgiving.jpg?w=729 729w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Low-First-3-D-Thanksgiving.jpg?resize=395%2C440 395w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Low-First-3-D-Thanksgiving.jpg?resize=557%2C620 557w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jonathan C. Hyman<\/strong>\u2019s contribution is the most involved, and requires a little unpacking. In the podcast, he says, \u201cDespite the 2016 presidential election and the myriad social, environmental, and economic issues that have fractured our society, I am thankful that we are, and hopeful we will remain, a vibrant culture where people are free to speak openly and publicly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Background information and narrative:<\/strong><\/em> Known for his decade-long project which documents the vernacular public art, public speech, and memorial language that emerged across the United States in response to the 9\/11 attacks, documentary photographer and past Virtual Memories guest Jonathan C. Hyman photographed the signage, displays, and public dialogue surrounding the 2016 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>His work on the election &#8212; including the seven images he contributed to this Thanksgiving podcast &#8212; is not meant to endorse or disparage Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, or their supporters. As a photographer with an interest in public expression &#8212; visual and speech &#8212; and in &#8220;things by the side of the road,&#8221; Hyman traveled within an approximate 150-mile radius from his home in Sullivan County, NY to areas in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Here, Hyman presents a sampling of the images in this series as they appeared when he came upon them. He photographed each display keeping in mind his interest in handmade objects, the American flag, and the houses, buildings, and neighborhoods people live and work in. The majority of the signs he saw, many handmade, were supportive of Donald Trump. The large majority of the handmade signs he encountered were displayed by Trump supporters on their own property. Realizing that his findings are anecdotal, Hyman says, \u201cI have no doubt others have seen things I have not and that there were signs supporting Hillary Clinton in areas I have both visited and not traveled to. Nonetheless, it was clear to me that where pro-Hillary Clinton signs did exist, they tended to be of the more pre-fabricated, generic lawn sort and generally less likely to be on front lawns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photographs \u00a9 2016 Jonathan C. Hyman All rights Reserved<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click to enlarge each picture:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flag-w-Trump-Sign-J-Hymnan-Photo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10027\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/thanksgiving-2016\/flag-w-trump-sign-j-hymnan-photo\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flag-w-Trump-Sign-J-Hymnan-Photo.jpg?fit=2400%2C1688\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1688\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jonathan C.Hyman&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1477069071&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2016 Jonathan C. Hyman All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;66&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"flag-w-trump-sign-j-hymnan-photo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flag-w-Trump-Sign-J-Hymnan-Photo.jpg?fit=525%2C369\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10027 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flag-w-Trump-Sign-J-Hymnan-Photo.jpg?resize=440%2C309\" alt=\"flag-w-trump-sign-j-hymnan-photo\" width=\"440\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flag-w-Trump-Sign-J-Hymnan-Photo.jpg?resize=440%2C309 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flag-w-Trump-Sign-J-Hymnan-Photo.jpg?resize=768%2C540 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flag-w-Trump-Sign-J-Hymnan-Photo.jpg?resize=620%2C436 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flag-w-Trump-Sign-J-Hymnan-Photo.jpg?w=1050 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flag-w-Trump-Sign-J-Hymnan-Photo.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hasidic-Boys-No-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10028\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/thanksgiving-2016\/hasidic-boys-no-trump-j-hyman-photo\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hasidic-Boys-No-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?fit=1680%2C1159\" data-orig-size=\"1680,1159\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jonathan C.Hyman&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1476811218&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2016 Jonathan C. Hyman All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;48&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hasidic-boys-no-trump-j-hyman-photo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hasidic-Boys-No-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?fit=525%2C362\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10028 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hasidic-Boys-No-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=440%2C304\" alt=\"hasidic-boys-no-trump-j-hyman-photo\" width=\"440\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hasidic-Boys-No-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=440%2C304 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hasidic-Boys-No-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=768%2C530 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hasidic-Boys-No-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=620%2C428 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hasidic-Boys-No-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hasidic-Boys-No-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?w=1050 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hasidic-Boys-No-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-Sign-Public-Speech-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10026\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/thanksgiving-2016\/election-sign-public-speech-j-hyman-photo\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-Sign-Public-Speech-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?fit=2400%2C1472\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1472\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jonathan C.Hyman&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1476881656&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2016 Jonathan C. Hyman All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"election-sign-public-speech-j-hyman-photo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-Sign-Public-Speech-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?fit=525%2C322\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10026 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-Sign-Public-Speech-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=440%2C270\" alt=\"election-sign-public-speech-j-hyman-photo\" width=\"440\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-Sign-Public-Speech-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=440%2C270 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-Sign-Public-Speech-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=768%2C471 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-Sign-Public-Speech-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=620%2C380 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-Sign-Public-Speech-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?w=1050 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-Sign-Public-Speech-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Love-Trumps-Hate-J-Hyman-Photo-wm.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10023\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/thanksgiving-2016\/election-2016-love-trumps-hate-j-hyman-photo-wm\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Love-Trumps-Hate-J-Hyman-Photo-wm.jpg?fit=2400%2C1642\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1642\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jonathan C.Hyman&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1478363213&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2016 Jonathan C. Hyman All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"election-2016-love-trumps-hate-j-hyman-photo-wm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Love-Trumps-Hate-J-Hyman-Photo-wm.jpg?fit=525%2C359\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10023 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Love-Trumps-Hate-J-Hyman-Photo-wm.jpg?resize=440%2C301\" alt=\"election-2016-love-trumps-hate-j-hyman-photo-wm\" width=\"440\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Love-Trumps-Hate-J-Hyman-Photo-wm.jpg?resize=440%2C301 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Love-Trumps-Hate-J-Hyman-Photo-wm.jpg?resize=768%2C525 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Love-Trumps-Hate-J-Hyman-Photo-wm.jpg?resize=620%2C424 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Love-Trumps-Hate-J-Hyman-Photo-wm.jpg?w=1050 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Love-Trumps-Hate-J-Hyman-Photo-wm.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Pay-Me-Or-Else-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10024\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/thanksgiving-2016\/election-2016-pay-me-or-else-j-hyman-photo\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Pay-Me-Or-Else-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?fit=2400%2C1826\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1826\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jonathan C.Hyman&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1475759408&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2016 Jonathan C. Hyman All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"election-2016-pay-me-or-else-j-hyman-photo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Pay-Me-Or-Else-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?fit=525%2C400\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10024 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Pay-Me-Or-Else-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=440%2C335\" alt=\"election-2016-pay-me-or-else-j-hyman-photo\" width=\"440\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Pay-Me-Or-Else-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=440%2C335 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Pay-Me-Or-Else-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=768%2C584 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Pay-Me-Or-Else-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=620%2C472 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Pay-Me-Or-Else-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?w=1050 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Pay-Me-Or-Else-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Vote-Trump-Dont-Get-Humped-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10025\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/thanksgiving-2016\/election-2016-vote-trump-dont-get-humped-j-hyman-photo\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Vote-Trump-Dont-Get-Humped-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?fit=2400%2C1634\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1634\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jonathan C.Hyman&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1478433326&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2016 Jonathan C. Hyman All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;38&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"election-2016-vote-trump-dont-get-humped-j-hyman-photo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Vote-Trump-Dont-Get-Humped-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?fit=525%2C357\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10025 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Vote-Trump-Dont-Get-Humped-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=440%2C300\" alt=\"election-2016-vote-trump-dont-get-humped-j-hyman-photo\" width=\"440\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Vote-Trump-Dont-Get-Humped-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=440%2C300 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Vote-Trump-Dont-Get-Humped-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=768%2C523 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Vote-Trump-Dont-Get-Humped-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=620%2C422 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Vote-Trump-Dont-Get-Humped-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?w=1050 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Vote-Trump-Dont-Get-Humped-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Eff-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10022\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/thanksgiving-2016\/election-2016-eff-trump-j-hyman-photo\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Eff-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?fit=2400%2C1602\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1602\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jonathan C.Hyman&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1477734687&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2016 Jonathan C. Hyman All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"election-2016-eff-trump-j-hyman-photo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Eff-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?fit=525%2C351\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10022 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Eff-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=440%2C294\" alt=\"election-2016-eff-trump-j-hyman-photo\" width=\"440\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Eff-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=440%2C294 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Eff-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=768%2C513 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Eff-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?resize=620%2C414 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Eff-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?w=1050 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-2016-Eff-Trump-J-Hyman-Photo.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to being featured on the PBS NewsHour, Hyman\u2019s work has been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, the Journal of American History, and several well-known European newspapers and magazines in print and online. In the fall of 2008 Hyman toured Europe as a U.S. State Department Cultural Envoy (as part of a program organized by the American embassy in Vienna and the University of Graz, Austria.), lecturing at universities in Berlin and Tuebingen, Germany, Vienna and Graz Austria, Brno, Czech Republic, and Zagreb, Croatia about his 9\/11 related photographs. In addition to lecturing publicly since 2002 at well known academic institutions, from 2008-2016 Hyman was Associate Director for Conflict and Visual Culture Initiatives at Bryn Mawr College\u2019s Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict, where he also supervised the Center\u2019s online gallery.<\/p>\n<p>For More Information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jchymangallery.com\">www.jchymangallery.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/rundown\/911-as-art-photographer-captures-vernacular-response-to-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.pbs.org\/newshour\/rundown\/911-as-art-photographer-captures-vernacular-response-to-attacks\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Landscapes-11-Photographers-Journey\/dp\/0292726643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.amazon.com\/The-Landscapes-11-Photographers-Journey\/dp\/0292726643<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.library.duke.edu\/exhibits\/show\/hyman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exhibits.library.duke.edu\/exhibits\/show\/hyman\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jonathan C. Hyman can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:arthoops55@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arthoops55@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Late addition! <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-158-glenn-head\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glenn Head<\/a> writes in:<\/p>\n<p>I really apologize for the delay, I just got married (something I&#8217;m deeply thankful for!) there&#8217;s been a lot on the plate, but then isn&#8217;t that true for everyone? Anyway, sorry.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment I&#8217;m more hopeful than thankful, but one hope is that the people who voted in Trump actually did it for the reasons that they say (the economy, basically) and that what we saw at the rallies was a more a raucous party and letting off of steam then a sign of future mayhem. I hope that maybe things will calm down. Trump was a pitchman and a loudmouth for professional wrestling. He&#8217;s always said crazy shit for effect. Maybe &#8212; just maybe &#8212; things won&#8217;t go to hell. The tone in today&#8217;s NYTimes showed a guy who wasn&#8217;t hell-bent on being a hell-raiser. Of course being hopeful isn&#8217;t easy at a time like this. But maybe &#8212; just maybe &#8212; we&#8217;ll survive all of this.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m really thankful to be married. I found a good woman who loves me and I love in return, we shared our vows in front of friends and family at a great ceremony in a Brooklyn hotel and restaurant (the Whythe). It was a great party and I&#8217;m grateful for all of it.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m thankful as a comic book artist to be doing what I believe is the best work of my career&#8230;.and I&#8217;m 58 years old too, so that feels miraculous! Very much so&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And even though I don&#8217;t read comics much these days I&#8217;m grateful for the medium itself, specifically underground comics, and even more specifically their greatest progenitor: R. Crumb. By never selling out he paved the way for others to do the same, and to focus on the art itself. He raised the bar for everyone &#8212; all cartoonists (who aren&#8217;t hacks!) owe him for that &#8212; Big Time!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also thankful for the comix project I&#8217;m deep into right now: another memoir about childhood. It&#8217;s entitled &#8220;Chartwell Manor, a memoir in comics&#8221;. It&#8217;s about a boarding school I attended in Mendham, NJ in the early 1970s and the effect it&#8217;s had on my life. It&#8217;s shaping up really well and should be done in hopefully another year!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The thing <em>I&#8217;m<\/em> most thankful for is having such wonderful guests who are willing to pitch in to projects like this (and otherwise help keep me sane)!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2006\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10035-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=10035-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_195_-_Thanksgiving_2016_special.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Interviews\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: This episode\u2019s music is <\/em>Nothing&#8217;s Gonna Bring Me Down<em>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/davidanddavidmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Baerwald<\/a>, used with permission of the artist. The episode was recorded primarily at stately Virtual Memories Manor on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000SOYOTQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000SOYOTQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=04f89e1b44161aff17be7ee9479f6d64\">Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000SOYOTQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> feeding into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004MQSV04\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004MQSV04&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=1a177654d0c55797588bc43949ef369e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloudlifter CL-1<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B004MQSV04\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003VZG550\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003VZG550&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=M2DKYCZ52E6ZFUA3\">Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2&#215;2 USB Recording Interface<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B003VZG550\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Portions by Summer Pierre, Zachary D. Martin and Scott Edelman were recorded separately and shared by e-mail. All processing and editing was done in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00DRPVEUK\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00DRPVEUK&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=902a694e24a241f7cee18f483a6ce2dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adobe Audition CC<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00DRPVEUK\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Cartoons by Bob Eckstein, photos by Jonathan C. Hyman.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Thanksgiving this year, I decided to eschew the regular interview-based podcast and ask all of my past guests what they&#8217;re thankful for. 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