Catherine Lynn & James Fryer

SubRant

Arts EN ↓ 103 episodes

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

Author

Catherine Lynn & James Fryer

Category

Arts

Podcast website

subrantpodcast.com

Latest episode

Aug 14, 2025

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Episodes

Episode #28: "Babies & NFTs: Nascent Technologies Full of Crap" 07.01.2022

 - 00:15 - Drilling for earbuds  - 00:40 - Babies are gross  - 01:35 - Creativity hits a TikTok wall  - 02:44 - Copy & paste TikTok garbage  - 04:25 - Mind violence and "Moonstruck"  - 07:07 - Don't buy it, just TAKE IT!  - 07:37 - It's all about microbiology  - 08:12 - A "hard out" at Sprouts  - 08:57 - James gets his cut  - 09:43 - NFTs - an...

Episode #27: "What do I have but time?" 17.12.2021

 - 00:03 - "Warning: Art Emergency!"  - 00:33 - Cultural apocalypse?  - 01:00 - James's paintings at The Children's Museum of Phoenix  - 02:30 - "No ice" Phoenix skating rink!  - 03:09 - Buying memories through scars and art  - 03:15 - Shout out to Betsy Ferman, COO  - 03:48 - Ignoring Warhol's "Art Signal"  - 04:45 - Catherine is a hermit, except for Costco...

Episode #26: Christmas Special!!! 10.12.2021

Christmas Special!!! The show notes are off for the Christmas Holiday.

Episode #25: Ravioli vs Christmas 02.12.2021

 - 00:30 - Lights up on Thanksgiving  - 01:30 - Holiday "No Compete Clause"  - 02:00 - Catherine loathes Christmas  - 02:50 - Leering snowman on the roof  - 04:15 - Catherine's Childhood Santa photo trauma  - 07:22 - James's Mom gave great gifts  - 07:41 - The 40-year-old Legos  - 08:30 - "Christmas comes but once a year..."  - 09:30 - James is a titani...

Episode #24: Transition to Authentic Self 30.11.2021

 - 00:20 - Dr. Mischa Cohen Peck  - 00:35 - Mischa explains Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy  - 02:40 - Psychoactive drug therapy  - 03:14 - Timothy (not Thomas) Leary  - O4:00 - Activism, Act Up , Queer Nation  - 05:17 - Drugs are not a path to authenticity  - 09:05 - Trans identity and pronouns  - 09:27 - The false dichotomy of bina...

Episode #23: Thanksgiving Special 19.11.2021

 - 00:14 - James controls knobs  - 00:40 - Reminder: James attended RISD  - 01:12 - Phoenix looks rode hard and half closed  - 01:40 - Easley's Magic Shop and John Fitzsimmons  - 04:25 - Catherine is the boss and James makes terrible coffee  - 05:15 - Keurig regifting  - 06:30 - Coffee grinders, burrs, and chunks  - 08:00 - Old plumbing hates coffee grounds?...

Episode #22: Interview with DJ Leary 05.11.2021

 - 00:02 - Welcome writer and poet DJ Leary  - 00:45 - James "don't" do words well  - 01:06 - How DJ met Catherine  - 02:00 - DJ inspired at Shakespeare's Globe  - 04:00 - Street performance typewriter  - 04:37 - The "COVID Project 7-year novel"  - 05:24 - Creating characters is complicated!  - 06:00 - Post English degree creativity  - 07:17 - Schools f...

Episode #21: Squid Game & Artists Gifts 29.10.2021

 - 00:10 - New intro music is a tone  - 01:00 - It's after Halloween and jeans are stupid  - 02:04 - Science is not a "man thing"  - 02:24 - James labels Catherine  - 02:55 - Talking "Squid Game" spoilers  - 03:47 - James's disbelief not suspended  - 04:30 - Catherine watched "Squid Game" twice  - 04:43 - Kang Sae-byeok (067) ( HoYeon Jung ) is favorite...

Episode #20: Seoul Fashion Week with Ing Yeen 19.10.2021

 - 00:20 - Welcome Ing Yeen !  - 01:20 - Hardcore gamers, inner farmers  - O2:20 - James on fashion  - 03:04 - Photojournalist and fashion dreams  - 03:15 - Ing "went for it" 2013 Seoul Fashion Week  - 04:10 - Don't wait to do anything!  - 06:00 - Ing breaks down Fashion Week  - 07:00 - Ing is a one-man show  - 09:00 - Newbies & K-pop fans get in th...

Episode #19: William Merritt Chase 15.10.2021

 - 00:29 - Art barn body parts  - 02:37 - Crockpot and 2AM zucchini  - 05:05 - Alive artists of the week  - 05:33 - Shredded Banksy revisited  - 09:17 - Pile of painted strips  - 10:05 - A moment for the Curators  - 13:00 - Hire 160 painters for greater ROI  - 13:59 - Shatner goes full space groundhog  - 15:10 - Las Vegas Stratosphere Big Shot  - 1...

Episode #18: Goya's Little Painting of Horror 08.10.2021

 - 01:20 - ARTnews  - O2:10 - Securitizing artwork is a stupid idea  - 04:40 - 'Art' = infinite con-game  - 05:24 - Santa Fe "Rembrandt plates"  - 06:28 - James vs extradition  - 08:48 - Scum sucking vampires  - 09:17 - Art, baseball cards, whatever  - 10:13 - Three threads of a Picasso  - 10:35 - Full-on Ferengi Fantasy  - 10:47 - Barely a Trekie...

Episode #17: Spooky Art 01.10.2021

 - 00:10 - James goes to the doctor and gets sick  - 02:18 - "Crap-tacular"  - 02:28 - Happy October!  - 03:00 - Chloe takes the sofa  - 04:38 - Catherine's jumping chihuahua!  - 06:28 - Cats and murder  - 07:25 - Veterinarians are the best!  - 08:17 - James is the wrong species  - 09:42 - An appointment next year  - 10:32 - Who does a doctor work...

Episode #16: Buying Art Online 24.09.2021

 - 00:14 - Life of a podcaster, always dull never off  - 00:20 - Catherine had a container  - 00:56 - Why are you looking at your phone?  - 01:32 - Let's talk about the art!  - 01:37 - Deconstructing the Arts Insider article  - 01:45 - Finding the art online  - 02:12 - Is invisible art hard art? Or just hard to understand?  - 02:29 - Conning someone int...

Episode #15: Louise Nevelson 17.09.2021

WORKS  - On paper  - Awful print  - Outdoor  - Sky Cathedral  - Column SHOW NOTES  - 00:12 - Bacon forgeries  - 01:18 - Is Colbert listening to SubRant?  - 01:28 - Catherine eats 'fake' bacon  - 02:30 - The "googling" of Rick Steves  - 04:05 - Inspiration from garbage  - 04:35 - Clothing landfills in Africa  - 05:44 - Recycled clothing in...

Episode #14: Forgeries 10.09.2021

 - 01:29- "Joining Plastic, Glass, and Metal On the Recycle List: Fake Art" (NY Times paywall)  - 01:35 - It's not about recycling  - 01:50 - Commas trigger James  - 02:15 - Pretentious words trigger James  - 03:25 - Art world vs elites vs the masses  - 03:36 - Language as a weapon?  - 03:45 - Catherine sums article up in seconds, but they will talk about it for...

Episode #13: Basquait and Rockwell 03.09.2021

Comparing works, overcoming blindspots, seeking consensus on Basquait and Rockwell Visit our website to see the artwork we discuss this episode SHOW NOTES  - 00:05 - Christopher is back  - 00:20 - Never say never about Basquiat  - 00:48 - It's easy to enable James' bad ideas  - 01:00 - "Art Off Octagon": Basquiat v Rockwell  - 01:25 - Catherine loosely introduces Basquiat...

Episode #12: Jean-Michel Basquiat 23.08.2021

 - 00.03 - Good Morning Christopher  - 00.26 - James can leave anytime  - 01:20 - Cleo and Phoenix Cat bake themselves  - 01:56 - This is not a cat show, it's about art!  - 02:07 - James insists on discussing "Gene-Michael Basket"  - 02:56 - Catherine just likes the hair  - 03:06 - James finds zero resonance in the consistent scribble  - 04:15 - Christopher...

Episode #11: Banksy 20.08.2021

 - Catherine's dog died  - The ghost of Catherine's dog is haunting their house  - Banksy-shmaksy  - "Doom Scroller"  - Catherine's ass twitches  - James is writing a screenplay  - Catherine is the ship  - Delusions of grandeur  - Fete de comple  - Creepy dolls  - Omega Man  - I Am Legend  - Spray-cation (BBC)  - "Artcaster" &nb...

Episode #10: Gold, Shit, and Fox News 11.08.2021

 - How's your ass?  - The cheek of it: artists celebrate the bottom  - Is it cute or really terrible?  - Where's the photocopied butt?  - Catherine is triggering James. On purpose. And repeatedly.  - TikTok for all things  - Dr Kat, Epidemiologist  - NSCU College of Design  - Are there still Life Coaches out there?  - Code Art Rooted In An Unlikely...

Episode #9: Hunter's "Art" 23.07.2021

 - Can James sell his work for $500k?  - Hunter Biden in now an "Artist"  - "Never would have been better"  - George Berges  - Gallerists is a dumb and pretentious word  - Sylvester Stallone's paintings  - Xeo Chu - Vietnam's Jackson Pollock  - "Artistic abuse"  - This is not art  - William Powhida discusses Hunter's "art"  - Don't anger the G...

Episode #8: Interview with Ken Clark 19.07.2021

 - Ken Clark  - Ranked Choice Voting  - Voter Choice Arizona  - Phoestivus  - Hipster Santa  - Phoestivus Ale  - Green Guinness  - Billionaires in Space  - Whitey on the Moon  - Catherine's knitted wonders  - Can Floridians count? (Cyber Ninjas)  - Partisan Recount  - Clear Ballot Group  - Replaying Bosnia  - Redistricting...

Episode #7: A Pregnant Mannequin 09.07.2021

 - How many bikes does James have?  - Infinite bikes  - Minnesota's horrible winters and horrible summers  - Catherine doesn't like mosquitoes  - The Maine mosquitoes are coming for James  - Deep Woods Off!  - "Family sized" cereal is a scam  - James falls for the mountain bike  - The kind of pain you can tolerate  - Knitting - A Competitive Sport...

Episode #6: Catherine Just Wants a Backup Camera 02.07.2021

 - Getting high to make real estate art  - Leafly supporting local artist  - The Artist Tree art gallery / dispensary in LA  - Rice pudding takes out Catherine's dog down  - James is trying to care  - Are chihuahuas actually dogs?  - Invoking the name of Christ will stop alien abductions  - Catherine isn't Korean or Jewish, but that's how James sees her &nbs...

Episode #5: "I Never Had a Vibe for Aliens" 25.06.2021

- Ghosts? - Maybe Somewhat pregnant - Sleepy Joe seems not so sleepy - Catherine's haunted college apartment - "Top-tier ghosting place" - Movers in college? Princess. - The ghost is angry that Catherine is leaving - Alien abductions stoped, we're too busy on our phones to notice - "I never had a vibe for aliens" - James's ghost story - "A fun thing to believe in." - UFO report - "Their pilot plan...

Episode #4: "Psychic or otherwise" 18.06.2021

- When will the heat drive Catherine out of Phoenix? - Rumors of an aquifer - Lawns are dumb - Embrace your Phoenix - Stranger Things isn't Korean but is Catherine watching anyway - Pirate podcast from Costco - Catherine is just crazy enough to actually do it - Seoul Market remembers Catherine - Blah Blah Blah - a traditional Korean side dish - Flushing Twitter - Catherine, the retired Twitter sta...

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