Nicholas O'Brien's guest appearances

Nicholas O'Brien

The RE:BIND.io Podcast

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Breogán Hackett

Chris Franklin

Liz Ryerson

Dave Oshry

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Jordan Black

Tim Sutton

Nick Bell

Nathalie Lawhead

Cara Ellison

Konstantinos Dimopoulos

Joe Russ

Yussef Cole

Johnnemann Nordhagen

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Nicolas O’Brien (he/him) is a researcher and experimental artist who recently released The Last Survey (2020), a “visual novel essay” which explores the myth of equitable capitalism and modern technocracies. He joined me to talk about the inspiration for the game, the challenge of making anti-capitalist art within established models, and the stress of our own culpability. You can follow Nicholas on Twitter @__nkO and play The Last Survey on Steam and Itch. Things Discussed The Last Survey Tonight We Riot (Pixel Pushers Union 512) The exploitative mining of rare earth minerals for electric cars Layoff (Tiltfactor, 2009) Nicholas’ Inspiring Thing to Share Movement for Black Lives - a national coalition of groups fighting for black equality and social justice. Nourish NYC - providing food, water, supplies to protesters in New York during the ongoing protests against police brutality. The tenacity and strength of his students Kritiqal Care is produced by me, Nate Kiernan, with music by Desired. It's available on Pocket Casts, Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you get podcasts. If you enjoyed the show, consider sharing it with a loved one. It means a lot.

Nicolas O’Brien (he/him) is a researcher and experimental artist who recently released The Last Survey (2020), a “visual novel essay” which explores the myth of equitable capitalism and modern technocracies. He joined me to talk about the inspiration for the game, the challenge of making anti-capitalist art within established models, and the stress of our own culpability. You can follow Nicholas on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/__nkO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@__nkO</a> and play The Last Survey on <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1331620/The_Last_Survey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steam </a>and <a href="https://m3m3x.itch.io/the-last-survey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Itch</a>. Things Discussed <a href="https://www.kritiqal.com/articles/the-last-survey-capitalist-apathy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Last Survey</a> <a href="https://www.kritiqal.com/articles/anarcute-tonight-we-riot-optics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tonight We Riot</a> (Pixel Pushers Union 512) <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/29/electric-cars-battery-manufacturing-cobalt-mining" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The exploitative mining of rare earth minerals for electric cars</a> <a href="https://tiltfactor.org/game/layoff/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Layoff</a> (Tiltfactor, 2009) Nicholas’ Inspiring Thing to Share <a href="https://m4bl.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Movement for Black Lives</a> - a national coalition of groups fighting for black equality and social justice. <a href="https://www.nourishnyc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nourish NYC</a> - providing food, water, supplies to protesters in New York during the ongoing protests against police brutality. The tenacity and strength of his students Kritiqal Care is produced by me, Nate Kiernan, with music by <a href="https://desired.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Desired</a>. It's available on <a href="https://pca.st/t8omsc5b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kritiqal-care/id1505209892?app=podcast&amp;mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, and wherever else you get podcasts. If you enjoyed the show, consider sharing it with a loved one. It means a lot.

Episode 24: Nicholas O'Brien

The Last SurveyVideogames in the age of climate collapseClimate activismPlugs:Nicholas' twitter - https://twitter.com/__nkOPersonal website - http://doubleunderscore.net/The Last Survey - https://m3m3x.itch.io/the-last-survey  Notes:The Trolley - https://m3m3x.itch.io/the-trolleyIngrid Burrington's work on the materiality of the Internet - http://lifewinning.com/tag/writes/Babycastles - https://www.babycastles.com/Gill Scott Heron's Whitey on the Moon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goh2x_G0ct4

The Last SurveyVideogames in the age of climate collapseClimate activism Plugs:Nicholas' twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/__nkO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/__nkO</a>Personal website - <a href="http://doubleunderscore.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://doubleunderscore.net/</a>The Last Survey - <a href="https://m3m3x.itch.io/the-last-survey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://m3m3x.itch.io/the-last-survey</a> Notes:The Trolley - <a href="https://m3m3x.itch.io/the-trolley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://m3m3x.itch.io/the-trolley</a>Ingrid Burrington's work on the materiality of the Internet - <a href="http://lifewinning.com/tag/writes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lifewinning.com/tag/writes/</a>Babycastles - <a href="https://www.babycastles.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.babycastles.com/</a>Gill Scott Heron's Whitey on the Moon - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goh2x_G0ct4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goh2x_G0ct4</a>

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 32: The Last Survey (Nicholas O'Brien)