The Widening Gyre Podcast

This episode discusses the existence of hype within the Super Smash Brothers Melee competitive scene and how that relates to a positive side of hype. This is part 3 of our 3 part discussion "Hype and Desire", which are episodes 13, 14, and 15 of this podcast. Explicit Content: profanity, mention of character suicide https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

This episode is a discussion on the various engines of desire that exist within our culture. This is part 2 of our 3 part discussion "Hype and Desire", which will make up episodes 13, 14, and 15 of this podcast. Explicit Content: profanity https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

This episode explores the meaning behind hype and how it relates to addiction, image, and identity. This is part 1 of our 3 part discussion "Hype and Desire", which will make up episodes 13, 14, and 15 of this podcast. Explicit Content: profanity https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

This episode focuses on how "hipsterism" has effected Haight/Ashbury and culture as a whole. This is part 3 of our 3 part discussion "Hippies to Hipsters", which makes up episodes 10, 11, and 12 of this podcast. Explicit Content: profanity https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

This episode continues our exploration of what exactly the connection between Hippies and Hipsters by looking at the origin of Hipsters, dating all the way back to the 1940's. This is part 2 of our 3 part discussion "Hippies to Hipsters", which will make up episodes 10, 11, and 12 of this podcast. Explicit Content: profanity https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

This episode kicks off a discussion of what exactly the connection between Hippies and Hipsters by looking into the cultural context of San Francisco. This is part 1 of our 3 part discussion "Hippies to Hipsters", which will make up episodes 10, 11, and 12 of this podcast. https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

This episode continues our discussion of Tabletop RPG and Community Building, specifically on how combat relates to building community, coalition, and resistance. This is part 3 of our 3 part discussion on this analogy between TTRPG and Community Building, which makes up episodes 7, 8, and 9 of this podcast. Explicit Content: profanity https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

This episode continues our discussion of Tabletop RPG and Community Building, specifically on how collaborative storytelling relates to building community and allowing each other to take the spotlight. This is part 2 of our 3 part discussion on this analogy between TTRPG and Community Building, which will make up episodes 7, 8, and 9 of this podcast. Explicit Content: profanity https://www.patreon...

This episode centers around a discussion of Tabletop RPG and Community Building, specifically on the importance of a Session Zero in setting intention at the table and how that applies to Community Building in general. This is part 1 of our 3 part discussion on this analogy between TTRPG and Community Building, which will make up episodes 7, 8, and 9 of this podcast. Explicit Content: profanity ht...

This episode continues our discussion around groceries, focusing in on our current context and the cooptation of the sustainability counter culture. This is part 3 of our 3 part discussion on groceries/food, which makes up episodes 4, 5, and 6 of this podcast. https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

This episode continues our discussion around groceries, looking at the various Food Counter Culture that originated in the Bay Area around the 1960's and 1970's. This is part 2 of our 3 part discussion on groceries/food, which will make up episodes 4, 5, and 6 of this podcast. https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

This episode centers around a discussion of groceries, focusing on the historical context of groceries as it relates to colonialism and capitalism. This is part 1 of our 3 part discussion on groceries/food, which will make up episodes 4, 5, and 6 of this podcast. https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

This is the third and final episode of our discussion on Artificial Intelligence, where we cover the cultural phenomenon as it has been manifesting in the city of San Francisco and how it echoes the cycles we've seen repeat here ever since the 1800's. Explicit Content: profanity https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

Our second episode is a continued discussion on Artificial Intelligence and what it could be doing for us to bring about positive change, as well as the importance of having a market that motivates us toward that change. This is part 2 of our 3 part discussion on AI, so if you missed part 1 we encourage you to start there. Explicit Content: profanity https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

Our first episode centers around a discussion of Artificial Intelligence and its effects upon the creative process. This is part 1 of our 3 part discussion on AI, which will make up the first 3 episodes of this podcast. https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast