E22 - Crafting A Better World
Inspired by the new show Making It, Jack and Zoe dig into the modern craft movement. What role do online services like Etsy play in the distribution a...
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A podcast about the conflict and contradiction between art and capitalism. How are individual artists misrepresented by the drive to profit from their image? How does the art world turn creativity into profit? How is literature manipulated to create a status quo narrative?We discuss art, literature, music, film, and more forms of human expression and how they resist capitalism.
E21 - Sorry to Bother you
Jack and Zoe discuss Boots Riley's new film, Sorry to Bother You.
E20 - My White Ass Going Apeshit
Jack and Zoe discuss Jay-Z and Beyonce's new music video, Apeshit. Shot and the Louvre, the couple presents black people contrasted with the white art...
E18 - Warhol: Lust, Envy, and Virtue
Jack and Zoe return to Andy Warhol, discussing the famed pop artist's struggles with his sexuality and the depth he didn't want to show in his art. We...
Release Update: Back Before June
Technical issues and job interviews mean we're taking a few weeks off.
E17 - Kara Walker: Forcing You To Confront Your History
Sorry in advance for the audio issues! Corrupted files lead to a few problems. This week, Jack and Zoe discuss Kara Walker, famous and influential mod...
E16: Imperium Film Discussion + Clark V. Fox
This episode Zoe and Jack discuss the 2016 film Imperium and the artist Clark V. Fox. Imperium casts Daniel Radcliffe as an FBI agent fighting institu...
E15 - Why Do Artists Starve?
Jack and Zoe discuss the old trope of the starving artist. This idea is bound up in the development of commodified industrial capitalism. The art worl...
E14 - We've All Pirated Something. Should We Feel Bad?
Piracy is the illegal consumption of digital copyrighted content. This episode, Zoe and Jack discuss their personal histories of piracy and the widesp...