Catherine Lynn & James Fryer
SubRant
SubRant: a podcast wherein Catherine and James, two wildly (mildly) creative and cosmopolitan (provincial) Parisians (Phoenicians), wander in and out of conversations about art and other stuff that annoys them. SubRant Website
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Catherine Lynn & James Fryer
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Latest episode
Aug 14, 2025
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Episodes
Episode #53: Artist of the week: Frode Bolhuis 24.06.2022 28:04
SHOW TOPICS - Earth vs. Mars - Top 5, No Surprise! - Trail Stories - Instagram Artist Sells High - Frode Bolhuis SHOW NOTES - 00:15 - A better world or Mars - 00:50 - Rovers with no soul - 01:15 - Half of global art sales, but is the art interesting? - 01:30 - L.A. makes "Top 5" art city list - 02:15 - California, Mars, what's the differe...
Episode #52: Interview with Tim Sprague 17.06.2022 39:16
SHOW TOPICS - Tim Sprague - Real Estate Developer - Phoenix, AZ SHOW NOTES - 00:10 - Welcome Tim Sprague ! - 01:00 - Tim's story: "I got thrown into the deep end of the pool!" - 03:00 - Prime interest rate comparison provides perspective - 04:19 - Crazier than the 1980's! - 04:27 - COVID, world economy, supply chain issues, Ukraine - 05:15 - Tim is "pro-Ph...
Episode #51: Mona Lisa Eats Cake 10.06.2022 27:33
Themes - Deep dig into Minecraft - Plumber shout out! - Multiple follow-ups - MET does good website! - People and art students suck - Betty Rubble Notes - 00:18 - Catherine chooses coffee over Bedrock - 01:00 - Microsoft emails James - 01:30 - History of Minecraft, the original blocky world - 03:15 - Scripting, cross-platform, running nat...
Episode #50: "Fake-squiat" 03.06.2022 29:02
SHOW TOPICS Two show announcements! Storage Whores We see dead people SHOW NOTES 00:10 - Merchandise but no Anniversary Show 01:10 - James and Catherine are aliens 01:25 - New SubRant TikTok ! 01:45 - Online video editing software 02:30 - Fake til proven Basquiat? 03:05 - "Chain of Custody" and "Players" Basquiat - (deceased) Artist Larry Gagosian - Art dealer Thad Mumford - (deceased) Screenwrite...
Episode #49: A Boring Podcast 31.05.2022 23:06
SHOW TOPICS - The science of boredom. So bad we had to do it twice. SHOW NOTES - 00:10 - Take 2 - 00:45 - Less you know & clueless Joe - 01:05 - Spotify, if you're listening! - 01:52 - "Blinded me with (bad) science (journalism)" - 03:15 - Warning: No "Life Coach" On Duty - 03:45 - Scientific fluff piece? - 04:20 - Let's get into it! - 05:0...
Episode #48: Let Them Eat Koi! 27.05.2022 30:14
SHOW TOPICS - Leaving Facebook, again! - Warhol stole our colors - Drought is real - "The Sugar Shack", Ernie Barns - Barns, Wyeth, Rockwell, Holyfield - Sugar Shack vs The Mona Lisa - Doesn't matter what is real - Stupid or boring, both! SHOW NOTES - 00:07 - Cookies and podcasts don't mix - 00:55 - 72hrs of Facebook is enough! - 02...
Episode #47: Micro-Plastics 20.05.2022 30:13
SHOW TOPICS - Anniversary Interrupted - No Fun With Migraines - Zooming In Pajamas - Everything Is Garbage - Micro-plastic in the blood - Pink Ball, Blue Ball - Trashing Art SHOW NOTES - 00:20 - "Spot on" co-host forgets SubRant anniversary - 01:30 - Other co-host forgets about Leap Year - 02:10 - James crushes migraine for sake of podcas...
Episode #46: (Over) Selling Warhol 13.05.2022 29:52
SHOW TOPICS - Conspiracies are for the birds - Wearable art? - If I made a TikTok - (Over) Selling Warhol - Gratuitous BTS reference - Tricycles can hurt you SHOW NOTES - 00:30 - Pivot followup: Shadowcat is a trail bike - 02:00 - $7700 of fun - 02:30 - Instagram followup: James is a hypocrite - 03:15 - Black and white and square and most...
Episode #45: DJ Leary: Take Two 06.05.2022 56:10
SHOW TOPICS - Writer DJ Leary discusses art, poetry, prose, and next steps on his creative journey. SHOW NOTES - 00:12 - DJ "SubRants" again! - 02:00 - Pandemic apartment good for writing - 02:50 - Laundry basket anxiety attack - 04:00 - Poems, stories, Pivot Cycles commercial - 04:20 - DJ's Pivot Shadowcat Ad - 08:20 - "4 Minutes Later" (James bike-nerds...
Episode #44: Catherine Files Her Nails 29.04.2022 31:22
SHOW TOPICS - Forgetful U.S. healthcare system - Tattooing Phoenix - Discoveries in weird places - SubRant social media - (Too) Hot Phoenix real estate - Art intersection - Gentrification is disorienting (for Catherine) SHOW NOTES - 00:05 - SubRant is hostile, but it's not work - 01:45 - James is unrecognizable - 02:45 - Curious cani...
Episode #43: Pop Art and other Space Junk 22.04.2022 29:17
SHOW TOPICS - Creativity - Pop art and other space junk - Douchebag of the week - Library books and censorship - Netflix SHOW NOTES - 00:10 - James got news, but show must go on! - 00:45 - 100 Days of Creativity Project - 02:15 - Instagram accounts - paintings & cats? - 02:55 - "To the moon, Jeff Koons!" - 03:42 - Space, the final fro...
Episode #42: Protest on Aisle 7 15.04.2022 24:28
SHOW TOPICS - UNESCO makes a holiday - "Professional" artist? - Billionaires and philanthropy (or the lack there of) - Trashing Amazon - Artistic activism - Wearing Rembrandt - Math-nerd moment SHOW NOTES - 00:15 - "World Art Day" is every day - 01:20 - What is a profession really? - 02:07 - Artists just don't get paid! - 02:58...
Episode #41: NFM: Non Fungible Mushroom 08.04.2022 28:23
SHOW TOPICS - Must leave home - Mushrooms are everywhere - Shoutout to Arizona LD 2 Democrats! - Bedazzling garbage - Don't feed the birds - Shoulda Dropped Out of RISD SHOW NOTES - 00:05 - Time for Catherine to leave the house - 01:50 - No camping for James - 02:39 - Fungus objection - 03:20 - Human brain: art project on mushrooms!  ...
Episode #40: Art & Oligarchs 04.04.2022 27:05
SHOW TOPICS - Words matter - Travel and Catherine don't mix - Oligarchs and art - Saving art in times of war - Good Grammy SHOW NOTES - 00:07 - "Hanging out" is not dating, and words matter! - 01:05 - James berates Catherine's (lack of) travel - 01:20 - Pissing on the Midwest - 02:25 - Exploring Hong Kong before Google maps - 04:15 - "It'...
Episode #39: Fake Banksy 28.03.2022 18:47
SHOW TOPICS - Suspicions social media ads - Fake Banksy shows - Dissecting sleazy - Just go to Banksy SHOW NOTES - 00:05 - Suspicious ads - 00:50 - Banksy " Show " keeps showing up, but not at Phoenix Art Museum - 03:00 - Give info to get info? Nope. - 03:45 - Car dealership urban legend - 04:30 - Internet sleuth uncovers a " Turkey "...
Episode #38: Laptop Archaeology 25.03.2022 29:07
- 00:05 - Hello, it's 2021 calling! - 00:40 - "Mask-hole", unchained - 03:00 - "Phone-holes" vs James - 04:05 - James explains the "Slur of Karen" - 05:00 - Crushing on Betty Rubble and Mary Ann - 05:30 - "Gilligan's Island", the last great TV show - 06:20 - The horrors of re-watching 80s-90s TV - 07:50 - Everything after the "Miami Vice" pilot was c...
Episode #37: The Art of Goblining 18.03.2022 30:53
SHOW TOPICS - Balloons! - iPhone addiction - Desert flooding - Goblin-mode? - Quasi-political rant - Locksmith saves the family! SHOW NOTES - 00:45 - Balloon bouquet for all occasions! - 01:30 - Catherine late to podcast, again - 02:15 - Step away from the iPhone! - 04:15 - "The Podcast Record Of Our Lives" - 05:30 - Rocks in her ya...
Episode #36: Lies, Lies, Lies 11.03.2022 32:31
SHOW TOPICS - Solar panels - This old house - Lies, lies, lies - Housing rant - Learning Korean - CDs and missing the 1990s SHOW NOTES - 00:15 - James's invisible solar panels - 01:00 - Catherine's infrastructure meltdown - 02:20 - Monetizing the sun - 03:54 - Energy efficiency goodie box - 04:50 - Lying is bad, but... -...
Episode #35: "Apes Gonna Ape" 04.03.2022 29:34
SHOW TOPICS - Phoenix: Aliens in the alleyway - Recycling rant - Art destruction - Enough orange for a lifetime - BTS is our only hope! - Butchering a new language SHOW NOTES - 00:10 - Alleys are despicable - 00:30 - "Every week it's guns, guns, guns!" - 01:25 - "Where has all the garbage gone?" - 02:20 - Alien crash landing on Dreamy Dra...
Episode #34: Medusa Turning Heads 25.02.2022 29:37
SHOW TOPICS - Luxury car roast - Battery zombies and Christmas lights - Phoenix recycling woes - Tiny apartments - Roblox non-story - Medusa turning heads SHOW NOTES - 00:10 - Porsche supply chain heats up! - 00:55 - If ship on fire, jump overboard - 01:45 - Smoking Lamborghinis on the water - 02:05 - EV battery vs "the environment"  ...
Episode #33: Interview with Mary Fortney 18.02.2022 38:30
SHOW TOPICS Welcome Mary Fortney, Campaign Manager for Representative Judy Schwiebert, AZ LD2 All politics is local! Stop messing with Arizona education Voting is key to democratic processes Keep the legislature working for the people! Pay attention Arizonans! SHOW NOTES 00:20 - Mary describes her political journey 3:050 - Why the State Legislature is important 05:00 - “Local is where you start!”...
Episode #32: "The Bank of Fred" 11.02.2022 35:50
SHOW TOPICS - Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate - "Fight Club" rewind to original ending - Security guard's first day: vandalize painting - Crypto fail and "Crypto-pocalypse" - Valentine's Day and Super Bowl silliness - "Mask-iety"? - Tucson might be boring, but... SHOW NOTES - 00:05 - Hive box update - 00:25 - Where do Instagram stories go? &nbs...
Episode #31: "Fight Flub" 28.01.2022 32:42
SHOW TOPICS - Cookies, groceries, shrinking commodities - Cruising is rife with piracy and betrayal - Fight Club segue to China rant - News articles: Spotify, Palin, fast-food COVID - Cracks in Pieta reveal nothing SHOW NOTES - 00:10 - (Bad) Girl Scout cookies (and James is done) - 02:10 - Boxes are shrinking! - 03:00 - Is "supply chain" code for inf...
Episode #30: The Emerging Artist $? 21.01.2022 28:41
- 00:10 - The cat vs pigeon story - 01:00 - Lying podcasts - 01:15 - RIP Meatloaf - 02:20 - Dark humor fail - 02:50 - Huel challenge fail changes the rules - 03:35 - Targeted ads peg Catherine 100% - 03:55 - The $53 "free" Hive gift box ! - 05:35 - Just walk to Seoul Market - 06:20 - No Huel for James, he has an air fryer - 06:55 - James...
Episode #29: "Wealth Adjacent" 14.01.2022 29:27
- 00:10 - James tells a joke - 00:40 - James's psychiatry subrant - 01:40 - Good "dad jokes" gone bad - 03:30 - Bike science says "fatter is faster" - 03:52 - Catherine falls asleep - 04:07 - "Zero-Resolution" January - 05:15 - Alcohol-adjacent sushi beach getaway - 06:18 - How bleak is your love (of February)? - 06:55 - Every day is "Air Fryer...
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