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When we look across the broad sweep of human history, what needs explaining is not times of rebellion and upheaval, but the much more common periods of unjust rule facing little resistance. Why do people so often internalize the ideologies upholding systems under which they suffer? Why do they fail to fight back? Psychologist John Jost has an answer. I talked it over with him. https://www.volts.wt...

In this episode we’re discussing Field Notes 69th Quarterly release for the winter of 2025. Many of our limited editions have explored interesting chapters in the history of American, printing, publishing and design and this one goes deep (and sideways) into just such a story. The “1943” Edition includes unique Two-Way Memo Books and a special edition of Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon, publ...

Listen to How to break bad habits (w/ Edith Zimmerman) from How to Be a Better Human. Edith Zimmerman is a sketchbook cartoonist and writer of the Substack newsletter, Drawing Links. In this episode, she joins Chris to talk about honesty and self-discovery. From sharing her artwork to discussing her sobriety journey to falling in love with running, Edith and Chris explore how creativity and pursui...

Deviant Ollam is a physical penetration specialist. That means he's paid to break into buildings to see if the building is secure or not. He has done this for a long time and has a lot of tricks up... https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/134/

In this conversation, Philip spends time with Ruben Pater, author of Caps Lock and the Politics of Design. Philip and Ruben discuss his latest book Caps Lock and how design plays a central role in normalizing capitalist institutions and thinking and why the world doesn’t need more designers. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness...

Hey horror fans! This week we’re joined by Isaiah Saxon, director of A24’s The Legend of Ochi and co-founder of the visionary film and animation studio Encyclopedia Pictura. We talk about Isaiah’s early creative roots, from drawing and stop-motion to building the kid-focused platform DIY.org, and how all of that shaped his unique approach to storytelling. Then we dive deep into the stunning handma...

Keg de Souza, an architecturally trained artist of Goan ancestry, sees plants as living witnesses whose roots trace journeys of migration, displacement and survival. From the colonial spread of eucalyptus to the politics embedded in everyday landscapes, her work asks us to look closer. In her latest project 'Plant Trials', a residency with the Melbourne Arts Precinct and the University of Melbourn...

Step into a torch-lit world where dragons weren’t just monsters—they were symbols of power, chaos, faith and fear. Dr. Eleanor Janega explores the fire-breathing creatures that haunted the imagination of the Middle Ages. From the serpentine wyrms lurking beneath castles to the crowned basilisks whose gaze could kill, dragons shaped medieval mythology, religion and heraldry in profound ways. Eleano...

The latest instalment in the Permeate series sees Miyuki Jokiranta and Anthony Magen delve into the built environment. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/offtrack/permeate3a-anthony-magen/4283770

Composer Steve Reich reveals his formative musical influences. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002dpmn

Laurel and I take a stroll through Central park on Memorial day: chatting about the idea of a sauntercast (a walking podcast), voice notes, memory, the romance of distance, physicality, screenshots, printers, embodiment, energy, perception, ultralight, ordinary time. I certainly felt both the messiness and the surprise of being outside! https://hopeinsource.com/walk/

Interviewer Phillip Adams for Late Night Live, ABC Radio National. Typography can be so many things to so many people. In this discussion with Phillip Adams we explore the hidden stories behind fonts and why typefaces are part of who we are. https://www.letterbox.net.au/profile/late-night-live-type/

In recent years, we've seen the emergence of cities whose main industry is that they're a great place to live if you're rich. Dubai would be the ultimate example of this dynamic. But it's not just Dubai. Lots of cities, all around the world, exist to cater to the wealthy, with a set of laws and taxation schemes that act like a magnet for global wealth. So how do these cities work? How big are they...

Billy Guidoni talks with Al Johnson, groundbreaker, innovator, avant-garder and singer of Snailboy, Shorty, Mount Shasta and U.S. Maple. Al talks about not standing the sound of his voice, changing his approach to singing, playing on the edge of failure night after night, a certain blue collar ethic, achieving space and balance, being out of social media to be a dad, the feeling of having his musi...

“You don’t just smell an aroma; you fall into it,” writes artisan perfumer Mandy Aftel. And entering her exquisite small museum, the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents, tucked into a backyard in Berkeley, is to fall into an ancient, mysterious world. Amid centuries-old books, bottles and curios are natural fragrances that come from the secretions of civets and the bowels of sperm whales, as well as f...

The Dead C guitarist Bruce Russell along with graphic designer and pedal steel guitar player, Luke Wood, has released a rich book of essays called A Record Could Be Your Whole World: Vinyl Records as the Total Artwork of the Late Twentieth Century. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/culture-101/audio/2018942718/was-the-vinyl-record-the-most-significant-artwork-of-the-20th-century

David Farrier joins us to discuss the advent of AI in the media space, recent lay-offs and the funding structures that led us here. We go into broader detail about the forces driving these issues, particularly in the tech industry, and what hope there is for journalism. https://www.1of200.nz/podcast/1200-s2e61-journalism-media-funding-and-ai

In this episode, graphic novelist Pat Grant explains what happened during the seven years it took him to make his second book, The Grot. We’ll also hear about the challenge of getting hard copies of your own book in the midst of a global pandemic. - - - - Pat’s website is patgrantart.com where you can order a copy of The Grot. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram @patgrantart   Our producer i...

Dan talks with Spencer Tweedy: Drummer, author, blogger, creative force, and son of Wilco founder, Jeff Tweedy. Spencer spearheaded a dream project for SimpleBits—creating a typeface for the band Wilco, based on an old sign hanging in their Chicago recording studio. https://show.simplebits.com/episodes/spencer-tweedy

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