Special 3 + hour Contain guide to the history of Leisure and Free Time...where did it go? when did it start? What can you do to Live Free...T*O*D*A*Y? Including:Benjamin Klein Hunnicutt's fantastic book Free Time: The Forgotten American Dream (2010), the Desert Island sound of Vini Reilly / Durutti Column, Democratic Vistas by Walt Whitman-a heavy examination of his promethean tendencies, Percy McKay's Community Theatre, "Communism is Free Time and Nothing Else" maxim of Damn Jehu, debunking the myth of the "Protestant Work Ethic", AFL-CIO psyop: how sectarian labor organizations ended up destroying the demand for shorter work hours, The Art and Craft of the Machine / Broadacre City that 'turns off by itself' by Frank Lloyd Wright, the db left's consent for degrowth/stagnation state control, The Arts and Crafts movement of 1901, the strange, suspicious anti-truster Herbert Hovenkamp's Science and Religion in America 1800-1860, Post-Marxist Volunteerist Jacques Ranciere's Saloonmaxxing, Goon Cave Reality, and how we can find ways to make the technology and productive forces work for us rather than against us.   Part 2 is up now on Patreon 

Special 3 + hour Contain guide to the history of Leisure and Free Time...where did it go? when did it start? What can you do to Live Free...T*O*D*A*Y? Including:Benjamin Klein Hunnicutt's fantastic book Free Time: The Forgotten American Dream (2010), the Desert Island sound of Vini Reilly / Durutti Column, Democratic Vistas by Walt Whitman-a heavy examination of his promethean tendencies, Percy McKay's Community Theatre, "Communism is Free Time and Nothing Else" maxim of Damn Jehu, debunking the myth of the "Protestant Work Ethic", AFL-CIO psyop: how sectarian labor organizations ended up destroying the demand for shorter work hours, The Art and Craft of the Machine / Broadacre City that 'turns off by itself' by Frank Lloyd Wright, the db left's consent for degrowth/stagnation state control, The Arts and Crafts movement of 1901, the strange, suspicious anti-truster Herbert Hovenkamp's Science and Religion in America 1800-1860, Post-Marxist Volunteerist Jacques Ranciere's Saloonmaxxing, Goon Cave Reality, and how we can find ways to make the technology and productive forces work for us rather than against us. Part 2 is up now on Patreon

166. A History of Leisure, Free Time, (and Nothing Else) - Part 1.

For video and more: patreon.com/contain Rare first interview-mysterious southwest collage legend givingdirt explains the process behind his craft...set design for the imagination, Margaret Mead's Sex and Temperament: Three Primitive Societies, Hawaii, Mark Twain, National Geographic, rejecting art shows, anthropology, saguaro fetish, the desert, bestdancerliljontooreal, landscape architecture, I Need Fragile Things Around Me To Be Strong For.  This was very inspiring.

For video and more: <a href="http://patreon.com/contain" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/contain</a> Rare first interview-mysterious southwest collage legend givingdirt explains the process behind his craft...set design for the imagination, Margaret Mead's Sex and Temperament: Three Primitive Societies, Hawaii, Mark Twain, National Geographic, rejecting art shows, anthropology, saguaro fetish, the desert, bestdancerliljontooreal, landscape architecture, I Need Fragile Things Around Me To Be Strong For.  This was very inspiring.

165 - I Love Everything About Nothing - @givingdirt *unlocked*

Stephanie LaCava

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*PREVIEW* 164. - Evolutionary Coolness - Stephanie LaCava

For full 160 + episode archive and more please consider supporting the show hereMilitary veterans Levy and Jae come on for a special report on their time in the South Korean Army.'The Army is the best way to find out who you are in this world' 'The Army is one of the last vacations a man can have'대한민국 육군Music from Extra Small - Nepotism Child

For full 160 + episode archive and more please consider supporting the show here Military veterans Levy and Jae come on for a special report on their time in the South Korean Army. 'The Army is the best way to find out who you are in this world' 'The Army is one of the last vacations a man can have' 대한민국 육군 Music from Extra Small - Nepotism Child

163. - Korean Military Vacation -@iankumming @audiogothh

Kathy Acker

Jack Skelley

Musician, artist, and writer Jack Skelley comes on the show to discuss his lost classic work of fiction Fear of Kathy Acker out now on Semiotext(e), William Blake, Los Angeles, Mike Kelley, and more.    For full episode, library of episodes, music and more consider subscribing as your support makes this project possible!

Musician, artist, and writer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/helterskelley/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Jack Skelley</a> comes on the show to discuss his lost classic work of fiction <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/9781635901856/the-complete-fear-of-kathy-acker/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Fear of Kathy Acker</a> out now on Semiotext(e), William Blake, Los Angeles, Mike Kelley, and more.   For full episode, library of episodes, music and more consider <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/162-fear-of-jack-84652409?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">subscribing</a> as your support makes this project possible!

Ep 162. *Preview* - Fear of Kathy Acker - Jack Skelley

Dana Dawud and artist Sven Loven come on to discuss his new painting show centering around online persona, darkness, and lore entitled Humiliation Ritual at No Gallery. Parsing through 25 exabytes of data, a critical reassessment of "The Vibe Shift"-2 years later, the Miami Art Basel stabber inhabited by cybernetic entities, acculturation vs. folklore, the Film01 screening, aesthetic exchanges with evil, toxic online spaces, doxxing as a new form of portraiture, soft cults, digital eulogy, a post e-girl world, and more. "The right attention is no attention." Part 1. comes after part 2.For full 3 hour episode support the show by subscribing to our Patreon HERE

Dana Dawud and artist Sven Loven come on to discuss his new painting show centering around online persona, darkness, and lore entitled Humiliation Ritual at No Gallery.  Parsing through 25 exabytes of data, a critical reassessment of "The Vibe Shift"-2 years later, the Miami Art Basel stabber inhabited by cybernetic entities, acculturation vs. folklore, the Film01 screening, aesthetic exchanges with evil, toxic online spaces, doxxing as a new form of portraiture, soft cults, digital eulogy, a post e-girl world, and more. "The right attention is no attention." Part 1. comes after part 2. For full 3 hour episode support the show by subscribing to our Patreon HERE

Pt. 2 - Humiliation Ritual - Sven Loven & Dana Dawud

Some thoughts on being a cancer transplant donor + Q &amp; A including Droopy Dog, creative advice, and more.   This is a preview, full episode on Patreon

Some thoughts on being a cancer transplant donor + Q &amp; A including Droopy Dog, creative advice, and more. This is a preview, <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/160-q-iii-83707341?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">full episode on Patreon</a>

160. - Q&A III *PREVIEW*

The ladies from my favorite podcast Texas Overture come on the show to discuss their experience of the Archives of the Impossible paranormal archive conference at Rice University amongst many other things: “In and Out of This World: Material and Extraterrestrial Bodies in the Nation of Islam” Forrest Bess, Topaz Mining, Skinwalkers at the Pentagon, and the mass turn towards paranormal and celestial interests.

The ladies from my favorite podcast <a href="https://www.instagram.com/texasoverture/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Texas Overture</a> come on the show to discuss their experience of the <a href="https://twitter.com/riceimpossible" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archives of the Impossible</a> paranormal archive conference at Rice University amongst many other things: “In and Out of This World: Material and Extraterrestrial Bodies in the Nation of Islam” Forrest Bess, Topaz Mining, Skinwalkers at the Pentagon, and the mass turn towards paranormal and celestial interests.

159. - Archives of the Impossible - Camille and Faith (Texas Overture)

Pt. 2- Applying Baudrillard's concept of the Fatal Strategy. Other topics: ether, anesthesia, The Waste Land, AI, the history of the mini-skirt, Emanuel Swedenborg's skull, Sophie Calle, baroque, alchemy, etc. lots of good stuff in this one. Follow Emmalea and take one of her courses 

Pt. 2- Applying Baudrillard's concept of the Fatal Strategy. Other topics: ether, anesthesia, <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47311/the-waste-land" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Waste Land,</a> AI, the history of the mini-skirt, Emanuel Swedenborg's skull, Sophie Calle, baroque, alchemy, etc. lots of good stuff in this one. Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emmalea.russo/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Emmalea</a> and take one of <a href="https://emmalearusso.com/upcomingclasses" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">her courses </a>

158. - Baudrillard Live Pt. 2 - Study the Ether *PREVIEW*

Ulysse Carrier (Inherent It Girl) and Cute Noumena stop by to explain Woke Brutalism, Parrhesia, Aether, the turn towards reaction, and whether or not we're going to experience a Woke Slut Americana Summer.Part 2. available from Decode shortly

157. - Contain / Decode pt. 1 w/ Inherent It Girl & Cute Noumena 

www.patreon.com/containExplorations in post-culture. Music from the show on SoundCloud.

Full episode available on Patreon First part in a series on Baudrillard Live - collected spontaneous interviews with writer Emmalea Russo,  diving into his thoughts on the movie theatre, Los Angeles, fashion, fatal strategies, on-demand streaming services, what it means to be 'Post-Critical', lookism, and more clairvoyant 1980's observations from the Lt. Columbo of parasociology. The resurgence is as real as xerox…Pt. 2 and 3. to come next month - thank you everyone

Full episode available on Patreon First part in a series on Baudrillard Live - collected spontaneous interviews with writer Emmalea Russo,  diving into his thoughts on the movie theatre, Los Angeles, fashion, fatal strategies, on-demand streaming services, what it means to be 'Post-Critical', lookism, and more clairvoyant 1980's observations from the Lt. Columbo of parasociology. The resurgence is as real as xerox… Pt. 2 and 3. to come next month - thank you everyone

*PREVIEW* 156. - Baudrillard Live - Pt. 1 - Lookism (w/ Emmalea Russo)

In this episode I interview Jack, a career professional sports-team mascot, on his experience embodying non-human anthropomorphic entities in vaguely ritualized public gatherings. We also discuss the etemology of mascots, the history of masks, role-playing, cartoons, and more. Everyone is familiar with online persona - here is a rare perspective of someone who actually gets into costume. For full episodes, bibliographies, and more consider supporting the show on Patreon. Included Melancholy Hill by Organ Tales

In this episode I interview Jack, a career professional sports-team mascot, on his experience embodying non-human anthropomorphic entities in vaguely ritualized public gatherings. We also discuss the etemology of mascots, the history of masks, role-playing, cartoons, and more. Everyone is familiar with online persona - here is a rare perspective of someone who actually gets into costume.  For full episodes, bibliographies, and more consider supporting the show on Patreon. Included Melancholy Hill by Organ Tales

Ep. 155. - Confessions of a Mascot - JMU Duke Dog 

Vincent Lê

Eric Schmid

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PREVIEW -153.- The Tyranny of the Mid - Vincent Lê & Eric Schmid 

Hour 1 of 4 hour investigative/synthetic special with Subliminal Jihad Full: ⁠www.patreon.com/contain⁠ Music from the episode: https://on.soundcloud.com/PamifH2kx93QVeYG6

Hour 1 of 4 hour investigative/synthetic special with Subliminal Jihad Full: <a href="https://patreon.com/contain?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠www.patreon.com/contain⁠ </a> Music from the episode: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/containcontaincontain" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://on.soundcloud.com/PamifH2kx93QVeYG6</a>

Pt. 1 of 4 - 152. Lysergic Computative Stalin: Images w/ Subliminal Jihad

Brad Phillips

Episode on the strange phenomena and para-psychology of reincarnation, life-after-death, and near-death experience recollection with my friend artist/writer Brad Phillips For full episodes, early releases, bonuses, links and more please consider supporting the show on Patreon.

Episode on the strange phenomena and para-psychology of reincarnation, life-after-death, and near-death experience recollection with my friend artist/writer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brad___phillips/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Brad Phillips</a> For full episodes, early releases, bonuses, links and more please consider supporting the show on <a href="patreon.com/contain" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.</a>

151. - Reincarnation/Past Life Phenomena - Brad Phillips

This is preview. For full 2 episode, archives, early releases, bonuses, links and more please consider supporting the show on Patreon.Highly entertaining episode with Kantbot of Pseudodoxology Podcast on music production, 60's heavy west-coast psych rock, library science, the history (and dissapearence) of the polymath/rennaisance man and subsequent reemergence (and redissapearence). Also included: Bayles Dictionary definition of China as Spinozist, Ramus, the Atom Question, Redefining Order in the German Library, the invention of the table, Dimes Square as a Chinese Restaurant (comedy section), Arthur Lee, Encyclopedias, H.G Wells World Brain, M*A*S*H, Spring Breakers, &amp; much much more.

This is preview. For full 2 episode, archives, early releases, bonuses, links and more please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Highly entertaining episode with Kantbot of Pseudodoxology Podcast on music production, 60's heavy west-coast psych rock, library science, the history (and dissapearence) of the polymath/rennaisance man and subsequent reemergence (and redissapearence). Also included: Bayles Dictionary definition of China as Spinozist, Ramus, the Atom Question, Redefining Order in the German Library, the invention of the table, Dimes Square as a Chinese Restaurant (comedy section), Arthur Lee, Encyclopedias, H.G Wells World Brain, M*A*S*H, Spring Breakers, &amp; much much more.

*Preview* 150. - Iron Butterfly: The Disappearance of Polymaths - Kantbot

Gene Wolfe

Episode on the works of science-fiction writer Gene Wolfe (Fifth Head of Cerebrus, Book of the New Sun) with Jaime (M.E.S.H, Hesaitix) and 1djheroin1, as well as the noumenal paradigm and how language becomes an imposition on human perception.For all episodes, bibliographies, links, music bonuses, and more please consider supporting the show on Patreon

Episode on the works of science-fiction writer Gene Wolfe (Fifth Head of Cerebrus, Book of the New Sun) with Jaime (M.E.S.H, Hesaitix) and 1djheroin1, as well as the noumenal paradigm and how language becomes an imposition on human perception. For all episodes, bibliographies, links, music bonuses, and more please consider supporting the show on Patreon

148. - The Citadel: Gene Wolfe - M.E.S.H + DJH 

Full episode with links and bibliography up now on Patreon   Can a deep fake be beautiful? Episode w/ writer Leszlek Stalewski on Chat GPT3, AI, geopoetics and how natural developments still shape our cultural landscape. Kojeve's book Incarnating Beauty on Kandinsky and non-representational art and his view that it is 'more total and objective' than representational painting, how youth movements form (rap), why people entertain stupid new things to obtain funding, Goethe, deep-time, mineral substances, the fossil question of Agostino Scilla (the FQ), Brocken Specters, &amp; more...an exploration on the creation of value, appraising the value that already exists.

Full episode with links and bibliography up now on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/146-geopoetics-78432661" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon </a> Can a deep fake be beautiful? Episode w/ writer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cpt.zanzibar/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Leszlek Stalewski</a> on Chat GPT3, AI, geopoetics and how natural developments still shape our cultural landscape. Kojeve's book <a href="https://www.davidzwirnerbooks.com/product/kandinsky-incarnating-beauty" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Incarnating Beaut</a>y on Kandinsky and non-representational art and his view that it is 'more total and objective' than representational painting, how youth movements form (rap), why people entertain stupid new things to obtain funding, Goethe, deep-time, mineral substances, the fossil question of Agostino Scilla (the FQ), Brocken Specters, &amp; more...an exploration on the creation of value, appraising the value that already exists.

PREVIEW 146. - Geopoetics: Deepfakes in Deep-Time - Leszlek Stalewski

For full 2 hour episode, archive, bonuses, and general support please consider supporting the show hereContain Interview w/ Ian Svenonious (Nation of Ulysees, The Make-Up, Escape-ism, Soft Focus) about his new book, an anti-literacy polemic entitled Against The Written Word, 'the book to end all books'. From advocating for universal illiteracy to banning the phonetic alphabet, I.S takes us through an odyssey of the written word and all its consequences....Lil Yachty as the new Little Richard, pioneering the conceptual talk-show, nostalgia Mcluhan, journalists: scribes of the oligarchs, lip syncing, analog sacrifice, covert op counter-enlightenment, digital photography disasters, Maoist anti intellectualism, slogans, how art has become the art critique, being (small s) 'conservative', and more.“What happens when you reduce the world to words…art can’t exist in this environment, it reduces the world to legalese”

For full 2 hour episode, archive, bonuses, and general support please consider supporting the show here Contain Interview w/ Ian Svenonious (Nation of Ulysees, The Make-Up, Escape-ism, Soft Focus) about his new book, an anti-literacy polemic entitled Against The Written Word, 'the book to end all books'. From advocating for universal illiteracy to banning the phonetic alphabet, I.S takes us through an odyssey of the written word and all its consequences.... Lil Yachty as the new Little Richard, pioneering the conceptual talk-show, nostalgia Mcluhan, journalists: scribes of the oligarchs, lip syncing, analog sacrifice, covert op counter-enlightenment, digital photography disasters, Maoist anti intellectualism, slogans, how art has become the art critique, being (small s) 'conservative', and more. “What happens when you reduce the world to words…art can’t exist in this environment, it reduces the world to legalese”

145. - A Podcast Against The Spoken Word - Ian Svenonious (The Make-Up, Nation of Ulysees)

Aaron K

Art Curator/Anthropologist Aaron Moulton comes on to discuss how art/media can become both a vehicle for social engineering and the communication of spiritual aspirations. He details his research into the Soros Centre for Contemporary Art, linked to the Open Society foundation and its introduction of Western/Neoliberal forms of artistic/social practice through the opening of 20 centers in the post-Eastern Bloc. The show he curated The Influencing Machine brings into question free will vs. determinism, the role activism plays in art, and how art becomes directionalized and purposed by NGOs and other coercive structures to suit their own agenda. Other topics: Roma Witches in Bulgaria, Military E-girls, the introduction of socially engaged practice in contemporary art, AI interfacing systems vs analog creativity, the ‘permitted avant garde’ (trends, fashion), manufactured notions of creativity. esoteric knowledge, Seance Trickster Magic, secrets of the State Department and a lot more This is a preview, for entire episode, archive, bonuses, and more please consider supporting the show. Thank you all very much. 

Art Curator/Anthropologist <a href="https://instagram.com/aaronkmoulton?igshid=MWI4MTIyMDE=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Aaron Moulton</a> comes on to discuss how art/media can become both a vehicle for social engineering and the communication of spiritual aspirations. He details his research into the Soros Centre for Contemporary Art, linked to the Open Society foundation and its introduction of Western/Neoliberal forms of artistic/social practice through the opening of 20 centers in the post-Eastern Bloc. The show he curated <a href="https://the-influencing-machine.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Influencing Machine </a>brings into question free will vs. determinism, the role activism plays in art, and how art becomes directionalized and purposed by NGOs and other coercive structures to suit their own agenda. Other topics: Roma Witches in Bulgaria, Military E-girls, the introduction of socially engaged practice in contemporary art, AI interfacing systems vs analog creativity, the ‘permitted avant garde’ (trends, fashion), manufactured notions of creativity. esoteric knowledge, Seance Trickster Magic, secrets of the State Department and a lot more This is a preview, for entire episode, archive, bonuses, and more please consider <a href="//www.patreon.com/contain" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">supporting the show</a>. Thank you all very much.

★PREVIEW★ 144. - Spiritual S*ros: Rituals, the SCCA, and The Influencing Machine - Aaron K. Moulton

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