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Meaning What

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The way people talk about fine art sucks, but it doesn"t have to. Join Mason Hershenow (photographer and educator) and Sean Ang (chef and musician) as they discuss the art world in a truly groundbreaking way: like real people. Welcome to Meaning What, a space for conversations missing in contemporary art and culture. New episodes every other Thursday.

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52:34

Criticism Part 4 – Why Criticism Matters

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2024/09/12

Here it is, the final episode in our first mini series. Here we wrap up our discussion about media criticism, reaffirm our stance on Ronald Regan, and kick off Sean’s promissing political career as a classic American moderate. There is also discussion about Chuck Berry, Matchbox Twenty, and just how cool Mason wasn't in high school. ——— Meaning What is a product of it's no sam studios Created by Mason Hershenow Produced by Sean Ang Edited, scored, and mixed by Mason Hershenow

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53:48

Criticism Part 3 – Other Media

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2024/08/29

Mason went to a 9:45am showing of Deadpool & Wolverine a few days after this recording. ——— Meaning What is a product of it's no sam studios Created by Mason Hershenow Produced by Sean Ang & Lincoln "Link" Hershenow Edited, scored, and mixed by Mason Hershenow

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47:01

Criticism Part 2 – Pop Music

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2024/08/15

In part two of our series on criticism, Mason and Sean discuss the world of popular music and how social media and internet culture is shaping what we listen to and the industry that produces it. There are a few tangents, but we get there in the end. Everything is good and everyone behaves reasonably, especially hardcore fans on the internet. ——— Meaning What is a product of it's no sam studios Created by Mason Hershenow Produced by Sean Ang Edited, scored, and mixed by Mason Hershenow

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52:26

Criticism Part 1 – Review Culture

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2024/08/01

We finally renewed ourselves for a third season, and kicking it off with a four-part series on criticism's place in the contemporary media landscape. In this first episode, Mason and Sean discuss how review culture—Yelp, Letterboxd, Amazon product reviews, etc.—has bled into culture writ large. Spoiler: the results aren't great consumers! Meaning What is now available every other Thursday, wherever you get podcasts. Go tell somebody! ——— Meaning What is a product of it's no sam studios Created by

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0:31

Season 3 begins August 1st!

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2024/07/31

Tell your friends! Tell your lover(s)! Tell your friend(s)'s lover(s)! Every other Thursday, wherever you get podcasts.

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01:01:47

Point Break

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2021/07/29

It's that Meaning What Movie Club time again, folks. This month we're discussing the 1991 cops-and-robbers-who-are-also-surfers blockbuster Point Break. Not without its flaws, this is a surprisingly complex (and surprisingly progressive thriller) that even the acting chops of early-90s Keanu couldn't sink. If you want to help keep us from resorting to robbing banks in rubber masks, join our Patreon! For as little as $3/month, you'll get access to just so much bonus content you don't even know. Go

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26:13

BONUS: Thanks India!

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2021/07/27

Welcome to a special preview episode of our Patreon-only podcast The Subscription Show! Enjoy and we'll see you again on Thursday for our regularly scheduled programing. This month we saw our podcast break out internationally. And by "internationally" I mean just in India. And by "our podcast" I mean specifically our episode about Moonlight. You know what, just listen to the episode. You'll see what I mean. Other topics include Space Bezos and Jackass: The Movie: The New One If you would like

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01:04:56

Spy Movies

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2021/07/22

This week we're looking at secret agents in cinema. From the genre-defining silliness of Sean Connery's James Bond to the shaky-cam-defining realism of Matt Damon's Jason Borne, we discuss how the films defined politics and masculinity for generations, and how new generations are beginning to redefine the genre in return. If you would like to help make future commentary on Pierce Brosnan's bowties possible, join our Patreon! for as little as $3/month, you'll help keep this podcast going and get even

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42:37

East, West, & Twelve Bronze Heads

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2021/07/15

This week, we discuss the tenuous relationship between the Western fine art market and the People's Republic of China. We cover the Old Summer Palace bronze heads, why westerners find it easy to love Ai Weiwei, and the Second Opium War because global conflict was the most popular means of art collecting in 19th century Europe. For more on the sacking of the Summer Palace, its bronze heads, and the theft of Looty the dog, listen to this excellent 99% Invisible episode. If you would like to help

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48:06

Hudson River School & Manifest Destiny

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2021/07/08

This week we discuss one of the United States' first fine art movements—the Hudson River School—and it's inextricable relationship with Manifest Destiny. We also discuss the legacy of these two ideas in American art, and Mason rants some more about Ansel Adams. A good time is had by all. And if you want to keep the good time going, consider joining our Patreon. There you'll find bonus content of all kinds, and be directly contributing to Mason's mission to dethrone Ansel Adams once and for all

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06:49

Play Up – Hiatus

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2021/07/03

In his special segment Play Up, Meaning What producer and co-host Christopher Scott McNeill explores unique and innovative storytelling in video games. This month, Chris has a message about his recent experience video games and the future of the segment. Click here to donate to the McNeill's GoFundMe. We have a Patreon, and are on Instagram and Twitter. Call to action! ——— Play Up is a product of it's no sam studios Created, written, and hosted by Christopher Scott McNeill Produced Christopher S

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57:10

Apple Podcasts

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2021/07/01

Last month we were removed from Apple Podcasts without warning or meaningful explanation. What followed was a short-lived tour through some of the reasons why turning everything into a subscription platform and expecting Big Tech to solve all our problems are two of the stupidest ideas man kind has ever had. We have a Patreon! Help us in our mission to break the capitalist cycle gripping our education and our souls through the only effective tool you have access to: money.

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56:18

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

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2021/06/24

For the Pride Month edition of the Meaning What Movie Club, we watched Shane Black's 2005 dark comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. It's not a perfect film, but it does feature arguably the first favorable depiction of a gay man in an American action movie: Val Kilmer's delightfully blunt LA private eye "Gay" Perry. Look, this movie is a mess but its fun and it'll make you miss Robert Downey Jr. before Kevin Feige built a media empire on top of him. We have a Patreon! Help us break even, get stuff in

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01:33:30

Pirates of the Crystal Void

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2021/06/21

This episode contains mature content. Last week saw us briefly booted from Apple Podcasts (more on that later), so here is the episode we were going to put out on 6/17 but didn't get to for various reason. On today's episode, join the crew of the ISS Optimism as they embark on their most dangerous mission yet. With their captain incapacitated and their shuttle down behind enemy lines, will these four intrepid individuals finally uncover the dark secrets of the Crystal Void? If you'd like to read the

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59:30

Fine Art & Queer Censorship

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2021/06/10

This episode contains explicit content that is meant for neither work nor children. It's Pride Month, round two! This week, Mason and Sean are discussing the history of censorship of LGBTQ+ art from Robert Mapplethorpe (NSFW link) to now, and what that history can tell us about the evolution of American fine art and culture as a whole. We all discuss moral panic, religion in legislation, and deceased Republican Senator Jesse Helms. Mason rants about capitalism, Sean tries to advance the Gay Agenda,

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13:44

Listen Now! – K-Pop

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2021/06/05

Welcome to Listen Now!, a monthly mini-podcast from it's no sam studios hosted by Meaning What producer and cohost Sean Ang. This week, Sean provides a crash course in K-pop and the ways it reimagines and subverts Western popular music, often creating something entirely new in the process. Join our Patreon and help us continue making this podcast. https://patreon.com/meaningwhatpod ——— Listen Now! is a product of it's no sam studios Created and hosted by Sean Ang. Produced by Mason Hershenow, Sean

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44:16

Welcome to Pride Month

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2021/06/03

June is LGBTQ Pride Month! This week, Mason and Sean are introducing our month-long discussion of LGBTQIA+ issues in the arts with a conversation about the annual Pride Parades: their history, their contemporary climate, and what it all can illuminate about the process of cultural minority groups moving into (and/or being coopted by) the mainstream. In other news, we have a Patreon! Head over to https://patreon.com/meaningwhatpod for the impending onslaught of bonus content every month. You'll be

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01:03:38

Minari

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2021/05/27

It's the Meaning What Movie Club! As AAPI Heritage Month draws to a close, Mason and Sean are visited by our good friend Hicham Benhallam (in his first solo appearance) to discuss the award-winning 2020 Korean-American film Minari. Go buy a bucket of Cherry Coke and watch this film like a gosh dang American. We have a subscription program and Patreon in the works! Lots of bonus material headed your way in the coming months, so follow us on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates. ——— Meaning

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47:55

Kathleen Larsen

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2021/05/20

This week, Mason and Sean are joined by abstract painter Kathleen Larsen to discuss how personal experiences and the events of the past year or so brought about a new direction for her art practice. We also discuss the shifting landscape of art Instagram, peace and conflict studies, and navigating abstract art in mediums you’re not particularly familiar with. Follow Kathleen on Instagram! And this is the untitled piece we reference! We have a subscription program and Patreon in the works! Lots of

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49:30

Asian Culture in Western Art

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2021/05/13

Mason and Sean return for part two of AAPI Heritage Month with an episode examining the outsized influence of Japanese art and Asian culture in general on modern and contemporary Western fine art. We discuss Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's In Praise of Shadows, Urban Outfitters, and whatever this ignorant garbage is. We only ever so briefly touch on the cancer that was and is Pablo Picasso, but focus is important and there's always more time later. We have a subscription program and Patreon in the works

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