Non-Things - Are We Losing Our Humanity
The German-Korean Philosopher, Byung Chul Han, warns against the proliferation of non-things, how as we lose "posession" the lingering care required in having things, because we moving to non-things o...
7 Juni 202356min
Rothaniel - Jerrod Carmichael's Special - Is this an avant-garde show stretching the form of comedy special, or a show looking for a new form
I (Sam) loved it, Joy didn't like it. At the end of the conversation, does Joy change her mind about it? What did you think of it? It isn't your typical stand up. Does it stretch the form? Or does it ...
31 Maj 20231h 3min
"Study of Two Figures" Can a poem contain such hot topics like race, sex & violence.
Joy and I (Samuel Lee) talk about the poem "Study of Two Figures" by Monica Youn. Have you read it? It is unlike most other poems we read. It's such a logical argument, building up incrementally. Yet,...
16 Maj 202353min
Everything Everywhere All At Once - The not-Marvel version of the multi-verse, and what's with the everything bagel!
Joy is in Oxford to conduct interviews for research. I am stuck in Louisville. We don't start talking about the movie until later, but all the touching base conversation on the stupidity of the pagean...
9 Maj 202355min
Beef, the new Netflix Series, and why its a surprising story about grace.
This is our first recording. Hooray! I love engaging in all sorts of topic with my friend, Joy Nam. She is constantly dis/re-orienting me, making me see things in different vantage points. And we both...
2 Maj 202354min
