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There is a moment in the Joe Penhall/David Fincher Netflix series Mindhunter when character Bill Tench displays the various so-called “Manson girls” in their before Manson periods, exemplars of suburban, middle or apple middle class female life at the time, looking like valedictorian photos of which at least one was and then displays the figure of Charles Manson’s at his most wild eyed and hirsute...

#acting #LynneJebens #NewYork One of the most important goals in this podcast is to have some kind of eclecticism, variety or diversity in the kind of artistic and cultural matters we try and cover.  Lynne Jebens' episode certainly is a paramount example of this. Going into this episode, the first with a talent agent on our sows I had no idea we would be discussing being on the road with a Souther...

Art in Healing From Crises: A Conversation with Shelley McKechnie Inside this episode with your host, Mitch Hampton: It feels as if all of us who live in Western North Carolina were affected in so many various ways by the Hurricane Helene in 2024 .  Pulling back into the largest focus it is a truth that some of the best works of art in history were created from and forged in the most difficult of...

Season 7: “Book Lunch”Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne’s Vegas, Episode 4- the final chapter( for now) In this, the final episode for our miniseries on Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne I feature Dunne's (very) 1970s book Vegas and as always, though closer reading, reflect onhow the differences in prose styles create specific and unique meanings and, furthermore, these styles interact with...

We had an absolute blast Saturday at our most recent aesthetic miniseries livestream! Thanks to our replay crew and please share it far and wide with us! We are hoping to reach 500 subscribers by Christmas so thank you for being part of our show- the best part ! More on this miniseries, here: In this, the fourth episode of our miniseries for All About Aesthetics on Isiah Berlin's theory of Rom...

#booklunch #joandidion #JohnGregoryDunne #JoanneDavisWoods #mitchhampton #bluenights #NotestoJohn On this , the third episode of my series on Joan Didion's "Blue Nights" and her diary "Notes To John" , I welcome special guest Joanne Davis Woods who is a longstanding fan of Joan Didion, including some first edition of Joan Didion in her book collection. More on this ongoing,...

#GoodBar #history #truecrimeIn this episode we feature a return guest from 2021, Deb Berry, and we will discuss the 1970s fictional book and film Looking For Mr Goodbar as well as the actual case that was its inspiration and the reporter, Lacey Fosburgh, who covered it. Travels With the Dark: Stories from humans in the “Limit-Experience” This “special” episode is the first in what promises to be a...

Inside this episode with your host, Mitch Hampton This episode of my discussion with married couple  Tina Stafford  and  Andy Patterson  will be the second episode I have created with a goal of featuring a couple who happen to be in the same or related profession or occupation related to the Arts. With this episode I got to discuss with one married couple the world of acting, live performances on...

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#thesubstance #thelastshowgirl #truecrimecommunity #newseries Treat Mitch to a Coffee buymeacoffee.com/aesthetepodcastFor this inaugural edition of our new series “Travels With The Dark” we are blessed to have a return guest, painter Alexandra Carter. We will do a joyous deepest dive into the movie s“The Last Showgirl” and "The Substance" more on this episode. More on this special , new...

#JoanDidion #BookLunch #JohnGreogoryDunne #BlueNights In this, the second episode of a series on Joan Didion's Blue Nights, John Gregory Dunne's Vegas, and other books, I do the deepest dive into Joan Didion's prose style, how it works and what the meanings, effects and values are the consequence of her style.

#DonFlemons #mitchhampton #blackcowboys #music #podcast #mitchhampton Inside this episode with host, Mitch Hampton:I always love to feature fellow musicians as guest on our podcast and Dom Flemons is no exception. This guest is one from whom I have learned a lot about different traditions in music and history more generally. I have to thank Laurie, our producer, for introducing me to his music and...

#mitchhampton #seasonseven #piano #creativity #history #artisticprocess #podcast #podcasting On this launch of our seventh season I discuss the nature of commitment, creativity, and the so-called "writer's block" in the context of composing a piece of music live and in time. Thank you all for being with us these past seasons and we look forward to our journey into Season 7 with you a...

#romanticism #podcast #mitchhampton #aesthetics In this, the second episode of my series on Isaiah Berlin and his scholarship and theories of Romanticism, I enter into a definition of Romanticism and begin my regular usage of visual film and textual examples. More on this special series, here:In this, the 22st episode of “All About Aesthetics” I will begin a miniseries on Isaiah Berlin’s theory of...

#JoanDidion , #booklunch , #BlueNights , #GregoryDunne , #memoir , #MitchHampton The new release of the private writings of Joan Didion, "Notes to John" , inspired me to revisit her "Blue Nights" and do a Book Lunch multi part series. I will explore both the uniqueness of Joan Didion's style of prose when it takes as subject matter the most personal and intimate of life&#39...

#poetry #poetrycommunity #podcast #aesthetics #MiguelEichelberger #author #mitchhampton It is always meaningful and helpful when a guest has undergone a similar significant experience as your host. In the case of our current guest this has been the passing of fathers. The subject of loss more generally (alongside achievement) is one of the greatest themes in all of art and I certainly relished the...

In this, the 21st episode of All About Aesthetics I will begin a miniseries on Isaiah Berlin's theory of Romanticism, taken from his important lectures in the 1960s at the National Gallery and elsewhere, and starting from his unequivocal assertion that Romanticism was "the single greatest shift in the consciousness of the West that has occurred".More on this livestream event, here:“I...

#JeyOdin #comics #comicbooks #podcast #sequentialart #mitchhampton  @JeyOdin  #scad #Hammer With this episode we have what I believe is our first guest from the world of illustrated comics. I really can't think of a better guest to discuss this universe. I found Jey to be an articulate and unusually accomplished artist, always finding a way to connect his projects to themes that matter to daily li...

#JohnUpdike #RabbitNovels #BookLunch #BookTube #education #literature #books #amwriting #MitchHampton #aesthetics #podcasts On this, the last episode of our series on John Updike and his Rabbit novels, I discuss the last in the Rabbit series, what Updike calls a sequel, "Rabbit Remembered" from 2000, as well as Updike's life and career more generally and the world in which he and his work played a...

Listeners, a great time was had by all last Friday as we celebrated episode 20 with you all of our ongoing "All About Aesthetics" series which centered around Graydon Carter's new memoir, "When the Going Was Good". We will be back in May with Episode 21 of our namesake series, exploring the depths and nuances of aesthetics! Thanks replay crew! #mitchhampton #GraydonCarter #...

buymeacoffee.com/aesthetepodcastA jazz concert from the Mitch Hampton Trio with Zack Page on the bass and Justin Watt on drums! The Mitch Hampton Trio featuring Zack Page on bass and Justin Watt on drums will perform a special Easter celebration in music, including two original compositions in 2025 in the spirt of creativity and new beginnings as well as at least one familiar standard to be announ...

#journeyofanaesthetepodcast #JoanneDavisWoods #DecorativeKnowledge #silversmith Inside this episode with your host, Mitch Hampton Sometimes a guest has had such a varied career or more than one career that it feels right to devote two episodes to them.  Joanne Davis Woods  is most representative in this regard. Coming from one of the smallest towns in Michigan she developed into one of the leading...

#JohnUpdike #Rabbit #Book Lunch #MitchHampton For the fifth episode of our John Updike "Rabbit" series we continue with an emphasis on the fourth novel, Rabbit At Rest, discussing Updike's prose style, the sociological world of the 1980s and being with a sneak preview of "Rabbit Remembered" and more!

Listeners, enjoy Episode 19, Part 2 of our ongoing "All About Aesthetics" Series! We will live on both Facebook and You Tube and would love to see you in the chat! This episode of our “All About Aesthetics” Series - no. 19 - will continue and conclude our discussion of universally oriented network television of the Analog Age, in particular, the nighttime talk shows. I will include mater...

#BookLunch #JohnUpdike #podcast Thanks so much for joining us for Episode 4 of our ongoing "Book Lunch" series on the magnificent John Updike and his "Rabbit" series of books! We always love seeing you in the chat and your thoughtful comments on the replay! Please share it out with us - we are hoping to build to 400 subscribers this month and we continue to grow our "aesth...