Andre Bazin - Ontology of the Photographic Image
In the “Ontology of the Photographic Image,” Andre Bazin makes the provocative claim that the invention of photography is "clearly the most important event in the history of the plastic arts." At the ...
19 Sep 202552min
#101: Heidegger - The Thing, pt. 2
This is the second of two discussions of Martin Heideger’s essay “The Thing.” Please see episode #100 for the first installment, which set the table (jug joke) for this discussion. In this episode B...
5 Sep 202549min
#100: Heidegger - The Thing, pt. 1
In this episode Barry and Mike begin their two-part discussion of Martin Heidegger’s 1949 lecture, “The Thing.” They focus on his concept of distancenessless as a unique problem of modernity and discu...
22 Aug 202537min
#99: On Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Artificial Intimacy
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss the idea of “frictionless” relationships in the age of artificial intimacy. ErikaHayasaki – “What Would a Real Friendship With A.I. Look Like? Maybe Like Hers?...
8 Aug 202548min
#98: The Re-enchanted World - Karl Knausgaard
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Karl Ove Knausgaard’s article, “The Reenchanted World: On Finding Mystery in the Digital Age.” They examine Knausgaard’s proposed solution to the problem of the...
25 Jul 202542min
#97: AI in Art. A follow up to the Rob Horning discussion.
In this episode Barry and Mike continue their discussion of the place of AI in art. They experiment with Suno and discuss the results. You can listen to those results at the links below. Barry's Tomat...
11 Jul 202535min
#96: Rob Horning - No One's Version
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Rob Horning’s Substack essay, “No One’s Version” and whether the world needs an AI generated song about Barry growing tomatoes in the style of “Sympathy for the ...
27 Jun 202548min
#95: Jenny Odell - How To Do Nothing, pt. 2
In this episode Barry and Mike continue their discussion of Jenny Odell’s book, “How To Do Nothing,” focusing on the importance of attention in producing critical thought. They then connect these idea...
13 Jun 202540min
