Glenn Gould - The Prospects of Recording
In this episode Barry and Mike talk about Glenn Gould’s essay “The Prospects of Recording.” They focus on two central arguments from the essay – how technology creates the new, empowered, listener and...
4 Aug 20231h 5min
Andre Bazin's New Media
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Andre Bazin’s collection of essays on new media and how the evolution of television and technological development impact how we see film. Specifically, they dis...
21 Juli 20231h 14min
Derrida - Signature, Event, Context
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Derrida's 1972 talk turned essay, "Signature, Event, Context." The episode engages his critique of Plato and Austin and turns to the relevance of his findings a...
7 Juli 20231h 8min
Adorno - Opera and the Long-Playing Record
At Mike's insistence, the guys return for a second consecutive Adorno episode. "Opera and the Long-Playing Record" sees Adorno pivot, celebrating the advances and opportunities that the vinyl record ...
23 Juni 202358min
Adorno - The Form of the Phonographic Record
In this episode Barry and Mike work through Adorno's "The Form of the Phonographic Record", extrapolating his arguments against technology and the phonograph and marveling at the surprising about-face...
9 Juni 202355min
Dina Litovsky - The Problem of AI Photography is Not the Medium, It's the Message
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss an essay by Dina Litovsky, "The Problem of AI Photography is not the Medium, It's the Message." They channel previous discussions on Susan Sontag, Andre Bizan a...
26 Maj 20231h 3min
Baudrillard - The Precession of Simulacra
In this episode Mike and Barry take the Baudrillardian grand tour: we visit Disneyland, Los Angeles, Viet Nam, and pause to consider the philosophical significance of the 1972 Watergate break-in. In o...
12 Maj 20231h 2min
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 ...
28 Apr 202352min
