Replay: What Is Art?

It’s been a very rough few weeks – there’s been some major family medical issues and more. So let’s replay one of my favorite deep dive episodes – the one with Jennifer Dasal of the ArtCurious podcast. We’ll be back in a few weeks, as soon as everyone is healed up and feeling better.

Deep Dive : Inside the Podcast (aka, 500 episodes!)

Today’s episode is a little different. No sources cited, no research (ok, at least not directly). This is all of the “Inside Baseball” talk you may or may not have ever wanted, because holy @#(@$# you guys we made it to 500 episodes! You’ll hear from both Andrea and Producer Jeremiah about how this project […]

Holiday Replay: Self-Denial

It’s the season of New Year’s resolutions and attempts to try new things. While there’s plenty of episodes where we talk about the ways this can manifest, I wanted to replay our first-ever Deep Dive; remastered for better audio. Self-Denial is undeniably a strong force in the human experience; the question is, is it a […]

Holiday Replay: Token Representation

Happy holidays (whatever what you may celebrate – or choose not to). We’re taking a break for a few weeks, but will be back in 2018 with new episodes! In the meantime, enjoy this remastered version of Deep Dive #5: Token Representation.

Deep Dive Collaboration: Defining Art

Deep Dive Collaboration: What Is Art?

Deep Dive: Marginalia

From doodles in the margins to neat underlines and check marks, to entirely separate second stories. Marginalia — the writing in the margins of books — is a hugely fascinating subject.

Deep Dive 5: Token Representation

Deep Dive: Is an inaccurate token representation preferable to no representation?

Deep Dive: Shared Cultural Touchstones

Deep Dive: How important is it for individuals of a diverse culture to share cultural touchstones, such as reading the same book in school?

Deep Dive: The Public Private Life

Having a private life is a relatively well-accepted right, but what does a private life actually mean? And when should usually-private information, such as health and income, be public?

Deep Dive: Internal & External Change

So if you’ve decided that it’s time for change, should you start with what you think and believe, or should you change how you act?

Deep Dive: Self-Denial

Question: Do You Consider Self-Denial Inherently Good or Bad?

Self-Denial is undeniably a strong force in the human experience; the question is, is it a force that is good or bad? Or is it something else? What impacts does self-denial have on our experience of the world? Or could it, in fact, be what allows us to be human in the first place?