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Hello, Dear with Pedro Salinas
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- 024: Whispering at the Club (with Menuhin Hart)Oct 30, 2024 · 1 hr 25 minComedian Menuhin Hart joins the program to discuss his artistic practice and which iPhone ringtones would make the best beats.
Raja Ravi Varma - "Kali Trampling Shiva"
Robert Frost - "Acceptance"
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Produced by G34 Productions and filmed at Grove 34 in Astoria, Queens.
- 023: Coins Make Noise But Cash Is QuietOct 23, 2024 · 1 hr 36 minAnother solo ep. Readings from "Real Net Worth Of House Of Saudis" by Luke Belmar, "The Witch" and The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, "The Man Whom The Trees Loved" by Algernon Blackwood, "Les Fleurs" by Thomas Ligotti, and "Bloodchild" and "Amnesty" by Octavia Butler.
- 022: Throwing TogetherOct 16, 2024 · 50 minAnother solo ep. Wasn't at my best here. Feeling tired and mushy-headed but the masses need their content. Readings from RED MARS and BLUE MARS by Kim Stanley Robinson and "Mirrors" by Jorge Luis Borges.
- 021: The Cask of Amontillado (with Anthony DeVito)Oct 9, 2024 · 1 hr 26 minComedian Anthony DeVito (Late Show with Stephen Colbert) joins the program to discuss the time he killed so hard during a TV taping that two audience members high-fived each other after one of his jokes. Great ep. Anthony's the man.
William Blake: "The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed In Sun"
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "God's Grandeur"
Produced by G34 Productions and filmed at Grove 34 in Astoria, Queens.
- 020: The Abyss Howls Underneath MeOct 2, 2024 · 1 hr 10 minToday's guest fell through and I did a solo podcast. If you listen to all of this you are my best friend.
Readings:
The Magic Mountain, Thomas Mann
Dracula, Bram Stoker
"The Call of Cthulhu", H.P. Lovecraft
Moby-Dick, Herman Melville
"Alberto Caiero XXVI", Fernando Pessoa
- 019: Woody and Soon-Yi (with Mary Cella and Jill Weiner)Sep 25, 2024 · 1 hr 7 minComedians Mary Cella and Jill Weiner join the program to discuss their favorite problematic artists and what's been pissing them off lately.
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Georgia O'Keeffe, "Red Canna".
Jewel, "Father Of A Deaf Girl".
Produced by G34 Productions and recorded at Grove 34 in Astoria, Queens.
- 018: The Bald Hall of Fame (with Bobby Condon)Sep 18, 2024 · 2 hr 25 minComedian Bobby Condon joins the program to discuss his favorite problematic artists and whether Paul Giamatti counts as "bald" or "balding".
The audio is a little janky on this one. Last time I promise. I'm just a muscular podcaster trying to make beautiful content for my listeners.
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Come see me do stand-up next week.
René Magritte: “La Colère des Dieux”
William Wordsworth: “A Night-Piece”
Produced by G34 Productions and recorded at Grove 34.
- 017: The Cube (with Jacob Lie and Greg Warner)Sep 11, 2024 · 1 hr 17 minA true gift to bring on my boys Jacob Lie and Greg Warner to discuss pick-up artist techniques and the sexual proclivities of Bram Stoker.
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Edvard Munch: "Self-Portrait with a Bottle of Wine"
Walt Whitman: "Earth, My Likeness"
Produced by G34 Productions and filmed at Grove 34 in Astoria, Queens.
- 016: I Will Never Have Abs (with Talib Babb)Sep 4, 2024 · 1 hr 36 minComedian Talib Babb (ESPN) joins the program to discuss his favorite sports controversies and why he should be allowed to drive a tank. The audio gets a little squirrely halfway through but it's chill and don't worry about it, won't happen again. Prove your loyalty to the show by powering through.
Produced by G34 Productions and filmed at Grove 34 in Astoria, Queens.
Listen to Talib's album BURNT EXCELLENCE.
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, “Tenjiku Tokubei Riding a Giant Toad”
Charles Bukowski, "so you want to be a writer?"
- 015: All My Fears Are Very Rational (with Raanan Hershberg)Aug 28, 2024 · 1 hrComedian Raanan Hershberg joins the program to discuss his favorite problematic artists and why he doesn't respect Jackson Pollock.
Watch Raanan's new special, BRAVE.
"The Connoisseur", by Normal Rockwell.
"When You Are Old", by W.B. Yeats.
Produced by G34 Productions.
Filmed at Grove 34 in Astoria, Queens.
- 014: What's Going On In Estonia (with Andy Haynes)Aug 21, 2024 · 1 hr 30 minComedian Andy Haynes joins the program to share his encyclopedic knowledge of global affairs.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/el8dQlwOnMI?si=X_9OvuQxIReXcrmt
Magnus Zeller's "The Orator": https://collections.lacma.org/node/254670
Ted Kooser's "The Urine Specimen": https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?volume=143&issue=2&page=15
Watch Andy's special "The Coward of Gramercy": https://youtu.be/jsm_1HhG8Cc?si=drC1HzGkP2Dorstl
Produced by G34 Productions.
Filmed at Grove 34 in Astoria, Queens.
- 013: The Life-Changing Power of Pesto (with Dr. Chelvin Tayne)Aug 14, 2024 · 1 hr 28 minComedian Henrik Blix (THE PROBLEM WITH JON STEWART) was supposed to be on the show but he couldn't make it, so instead we invited Dr. Chelvin Tayne to share his groundbreaking research into mindfulness and lifestyle optimization.
Watch full video of interview here: https://youtu.be/dn5bHwEExbA
"Composition Number 8", by Vasily Kandinsky: https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/1924
"Ozymandias", by Percy Bysshe Shelley: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/ozymandias
Produced by G34 Productions
Filmed at Grove 34 in Astoria, Queens
- 012: Smoothie Flavored TumsJul 3, 2024 · 1 hr 6 minCharles and Pedro discuss A.I.-powered McDonald's drive-thru, Cocomelon's audience engagement strategy, and a poem by Sara Teasdale.
- 011: Upskill Execution CapabilitiesJun 26, 2024 · 1 hr 19 minCharles and Pedro discuss shrimp scampi, McKinsey & Company's world-class implementation toolkit for long-lasting organizational transformation, and a poem by Zora Neale Hurston.
- 010: Dragon Ball ZedJun 19, 2024 · 1 hr 30 minCharles and Pedro discuss blueberry scones from Starbucks, women's athletic performance during menstruation, and a poem by John Keats.
- 009: Nude Buff GuysJun 12, 2024 · 1 hr 5 minCharles and Pedro discuss croissants dipped in coffee, Chobani yogurt's corporate acquisition strategy, and a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
- 008: Blending Grassroots Virality With Beloved I.P.Jun 5, 2024 · 2 hr 11 minCharles and Pedro discuss cordon bleu pizza, testicular microplastics, and a poem by Tracy K. Smith.
- 007: I Wanna Pork You All Night LongMay 29, 2024 · 1 hr 39 minCharles and Pedro discuss lab-grown meat, Sweetgreen steak salad, and a poem by Rumi.
- 006: Joe Palooka Institute for Theoretical PhysicsMay 22, 2024 · 1 hr 41 minCharles and Pedro discuss Kit Kat ice cream, Saudi Arabia's tech industry, and a poem by Elizabeth Bishop.
- 005: Day Drunk at Barnes & NobleMay 15, 2024 · 1 hr 40 minCharles and Pedro discuss consumer privacy for our brain waves, the words "genius" (derogatory) and "re-baseline", and a poem by Delmore Schwartz.
- 004: Cracked And Looking To BuildMay 8, 2024 · 2 hr 1 minCharles and Pedro discuss supermarket-brand smoked salmon, flying taxis in Ohio, the words "cracked" and "languorous", and a poem by Wallace Stevens.
- 003: Bricked UpMay 1, 2024 · 2 hr 18 minCharles and Pedro discuss avian flu, Ben Shapiro's voluptuous sister, the phrase "bricked up", and a poem by Emily Dickinson.
- 002: Mmmmmm Hi ThereApr 24, 2024 · 1 hr 41 minCharles and Pedro discuss Long Covid, Andrew Huberman's girlfriend stack, the difference between being "shredded" and being "jacked", and a poem by Rupi Kaur.
- 001: Dean Norris Sex GIFsApr 17, 2024 · 1 hr 32 minCharles and Pedro discuss childhood amnesia, the Boeing whistleblower, "doing the needful", and the poem "Joy" by Robinson Jeffers.
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