talkPOPc's Podcast

Resident Philosopher Dr. Martin Nitsche of the Institute of Philosophy at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague peaks with participant Edward about empathy, psychedelics, theater and how "Art is a Vitamin of Consciousness" Timestamps: 00:10: Introductions 00:55: Background and experiences with Art, especially Fashion. Art classes, comic books 02:35: Working class immigrant origins, and...

Resident Philosopher Dr. Martin Nitsche of the Institute of Philosophy at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague speaks with Hazel during our Bryant Park Conversation Event about the connection between love and art. Timestamps: 00:10: Introductions 00:45: Experiences with Art, Contemporary relationship with Art. Soothes our soul, but somehow not essential?? Akin to love 04:45: Art makes us feel a...

talkPOPc Participant Elizabeth talks with talkPOPc Resident Philosopher Dr. Martin Nitsche, Chair of the Department of Contemporary Continental Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague talks about the non-commodity, transcendent power of art during our summer public philosophy event in Bryant Park. Timestamps: 00:10: Introductions 01:05: Renaissance, the...

talkPOPc Participant George Menz talks with Resident Philosopher Dr. Martin Nitsche, Chair of the Department of Contemporary Continental Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague about "art that is narcissistic or art that is ego-shattering" at our summer public philosophy event in Bryant Park . Timestamps: 00:10: Introductions, art preferences,...

talkPOPc Participant Amanda converses with Resident Philosopher Dr. Martin Nitsche, Chair of the Department of Contemporary Continental Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague about how art creates a physical and psychic space at our summer public philosophy event in Bryant Park . Timestamps: 00:10: Introductions, level setting 01:40: Art preferences, v...

Our talkPOPc Fall 2022 Intern Aharon speaks with Resident Philosopher and talkPOPc founder Dr. Dena Shottenkirk about individual point of view and how we reach consensus.  Timestamps: 00:10: Introductions, Consensus view of Art, and favorite forms 01:20: Art as a subjective form. Based on the person perceiving it and stories like Harry Potter 02:50: Not just narrative, but the experience as well....

Timestamps: 00:10: Introductions, philosophy and writing stories 00:35: Fantasy as a different side of human nature. Exploring potential cultures and understanding that something else is possible 01:20: Utopia and dystopia. Human causes and the hope of utopia 02:30: Deviating from human nature. The tag of deviant. What we should do is create an environment to adapt, rather than destroy 03:30: Dayd...

talkPOPc Participant Anastasia sits down with Resident Philosopher Carolina Flores and discusses fiction and its power to teach you about yourself.  Timestamps: 00:10: Introductions, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and the complexities of being driven/ambitious 02:00: Non-continuous format as a part of the experience.  04:00: Getting lost in a fantasy world. Discovery of world-building. Imaginat...

Timestamps: 00:10: Introductions, clothing as a form of expression and an art form 00:45: Craft vs Art. It's okay to be both, negative perceptions as a product of the art industrial system 02:15: Craft primarily done by women. Why do we view it as a lesser form? 03:00: Art is about intention and spirituality. We can do it if we set our minds to it 03:30: Culture as inspiration for art. It&apo...

talkPOPc participant Jesi Taylor returns to discuss poetry, the artwork of Sam Gilliam, the material process of producing art, and what goes on in a curators mind and how that leads to how art is made.  Timestamps: 00:10: Introductions, poetry and the Pace gallery 00:45: Sam Gilliam, abstract art and the use of color 01:45: Red April, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King and the feeling of...

Timestamps: 00:10: Introductions, and art under dictatorship 01:05: Dictatorship destroys creativity and art is a sensitive item that symbolizes changes in society. Art becomes stagnant under dictatorial rule 01:55: The beginnings of dictatorship and stagnancy in Russia. A unique and simplistic style, not outstanding 02:50: Criticisms of non-individual art and propagandistic messaging. A contradic...

talkPOPc Participant Levi talks about how understanding art is social and cognitive with Resident Philosopher Carolina Flores at our spring Gallery Conversation Event outside of Postmaster's Gallery. Timestamps 00:10: Introductions, favorite things about Art and engaging us 01:05: What do we learn after rationalizing our responses to Art? Seeing how other see and sharing perspectives to get t...

Timestamps: 00:10: Introductions 00:30: Classical art, anime, and expression 01:15: The power of imagination in anime. Exaggeration of the real world.  02:30: Bleach, powers, discipline and going beyond the possibilities of the real world 03:35: Does enchantment inform the look and aesthetic of anime, or is it just the stories? 05:00: Anime as reality on steroids vs Western cartoons as impoverishe...

Timestamps: 01:00: What talkPOPc is. Philosophy as Art, Art as Philosophy. 01:35: The start of talkPOPc 03:00: A different way of making art. The making and remaking of the same concept.  04:25: The Philly moment as an origin point for talkPOPc 05:20: The talkPOPc process. 06:20: The importance of conversation and getting data from others. From bars to bodegas, it's about what you think. 07:1...

Timestamps 00:00: Introductions, Experiences as Resident Philosophers and a bit of History 9 years running 01:20: Art and Philosophy. Both are just conversations. Building of thought 02:50: The tent, the stranger, the conversation. Sharing magical moments with the world 03:55: Nicholas, intimacy of philosophical conversation. People get intimidated by philosophy. "I don't know what cogni...

Episode #82: talkPOPc Resident Philosophers Ian Olasov + Carolina Flores discuss narratives of group-identity, beliefs, racism, colonization and how to restructure the future. Timestamps: 00:30: Narratives and their political/social role. The stories we tell are more negative, and we might miss something if it's all negative 01:55: What are the dimensions of badness...What's the role of...

Timestamps: 01:20: The relationship between Art and Epistemology. How does cognition work? How is Art a way for cognition to work? 02:15: The Smirking Mona Lisa. The peripheral perspective, rods, fovea and perceiving contrast 04:20: The sensors in the cornea. Color perception, detail, and Da Vinci's use of contrast built into his art and the fleeting smile of the Mona Lisa 06:20: The problem...

"From Recording to Speaking" - talkPOPc's Audio Engineer Andrey, the wizard behind the talkPOPc Podcast, joins us to continue our explorations into talkPOPc Topic #3 Art as Cognition Timestamps: 00:30: Science experiment on consensus in society. Proprietary thoughts, but not just our own. We owe others. 02:40: Using thought, springboards to develop our own thoughts. 03:30: Definitio...

Timestamps: 00:20: Taylor's relationship with Art. The purest form to express the self. Being open to the world and finding Art in everything. 01:40: Freedom vs Meaning. Are there any limits to what we count as Art. It's unlimited, but it depends on you/your experiences 03:05: The natural world as Art. Beauty's role in Art. The beautiful mesh of natural and human.  04:30: Tendencies...

Timestamps 00:20: Morgan's relationship with Art. Everything is creative, living is being an Artist. Understanding the what and how of Art.  01:25: Polyamory in Art. Is it free, or constricting? What does the Artist think? 03:10: Unconscious expression in Art. Finding the true identity.  04:15: Constraint of social norms. Needed for structure and stability. We need to think deeper to know whi...

Artist Laura Kaplan in conversation with talkPOPc Resident Philosopher Carolina Flores on talkPOPc Topic #3 Art as Cognition: "Art as non-linguistic, unconscious thought"  Timestamps: 00:25: Laura's background in Art and the role of intuition. Feeling over thinking 02:25: Artists are philosophers, but don't have the words they need 03:15: Art as moving meditation, bringing thin...

Timestamps: 00:45: The capacity of our brains to receive knowledge. Fancy way of saying "thinking." Is Art a kind of thinking, is it the same thing as our "normal" thinking? 02:00: Art makes you think. It is thought. A cognitive theory of Art vs the spiritual perspective of Art.  03:10: If Art is just biological, is it still beautiful? Interpretation is key. When we look at &qu...

talkPOPc Participant Sam explores humor, emotions, and art with talkPOPc Resident Philosopher Nicholas Whittaker Timestamps: 00:20: Defining Cognition: Brain activity, movement, feelings.  01:55: Instances of Art: Anything created by human beings to evoke emotion in others.  04:25: Conscious Rational Thought as Cognition: Is humor cognition? A physical spasm?  07:00: The Essence of Art: How do we...

Marta, Philosophy graduate student at CUNY + Resident Philosopher Nicholas Whittaker explore talkPOPc Topic #3 "Art as Cognition" Timestamps: 01:00: Explaining cognition. Brain activity, and higher order brain activity 01:55: Is the art experience higher order? It depends on context. Are you creating art? If you're thinking about what you want to do, higher order. Purely reacting, p...

Frank, a computer scientist working in military intelligence, speaks to Resident Philosopher Nicholas Whittaker about French stucturalist philosophers, ancient Asian philosophy, and compassion. Timestamps: 00:40: Existentialism, Aesthetics ,Cognitive Science and Computer Science Entrepreneur. Frank's background making him a perfect guest for the topic 02:05: The stereotype, futility of human...