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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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10:30

Play Up – To the Moon

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2021/05/08

Play Up is a monthly segment where Meaning What producer and co-host Christopher Scott McNeill explores unique and innovative storytelling in video games. This month, Chris talks about Canadian game designer Kan Gao's To the Moon and its roots in the 16-bit era of Chris's childhood. We have a Patreon and Apple Podcast subscription in the works! Lots of new and exclusive content on the way, so stay tuned and follow us on Instagram and Twitter. ——— Play Up is a product of it's no sam studios

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56:03

Chinatown

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2021/05/06

May is Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the United States, and Sean and Mason are kicking it off with a conversation about San Francisco's Chinatown. It's an ugly history, but there's no shortage of lessons along the way. The California Society video about Arnold Genthe. *This episode has been corrected, because Mason got some names mixed up! Lewis Caroll was the author who photographed children, not CS Lewis. Meanwhile, Edward S. Curtis photographed American Indians, not TV

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51:51

Blazing Saddles!

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2021/04/29

Welcome back to the Meaning What Movie Club! This month, Mason and Sean are joined by special guest Robert Hershenow to talk about the important, influential, geniusly stupid film Blazing Saddles. We all loved this film, so get ready for a lighthearted episode! Don't worry though; next week we'll be back to normal. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and sign up for the newsletter. ——— Meaning What is a product of it's no sam studios Created by Mason Hershenow Produced by Sean Ang and Christopher

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01:03:07

The Oscars

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2021/04/23

Sean watched all but one of this year's nominees for Best Picture, so this week we're discussing the Academy Awards and all the things that they come with. This is a big episode full of hot takes that took Mason an extra long time to edit into something coherent, so please enjoy and tell your friends and family and associates with advertising money. *Content warning: On this episode, we discuss sexual assault in the context of the film Promising Young Woman. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and

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13:27

Listen Now! – Serpentwithfeet

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2021/04/17

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 discusses the work of Serpentwithfeet and his important role in challenging thematic and sonic conventions in R&B and pop music, as well as his influence as an openly queer voice in a stubbornly conservative industry Songs featured: cherubim four ethers A Comma Amir Fellowship Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and sign up for the newsletter. ——— Listen Now! is

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01:01:27

Crowdsurfing & the Millennial Layer Cake

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2021/04/15

We are joined once again by our good friends Kim McMasters and Hicham Benhallam from the band Post Sixty Five. We discuss their latest release "Crowdsurfing" and how the pandemic helped shape it. We also discuss promising future opportunities for kissing our friends, the minefield that is internet advertising, and hypothetical ways to defraud for-profit insurance companies through the power of podcasting. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and sign up for the newsletter. ——— Meaning What is a

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55:11

Andres Serrano's "Immersion" and Morality in Art

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2021/04/08

Immersion (Piss Christ) is a 1987 photograph by Andres Serrano that helped Senator Jessie Helms realize his career-long dream of gutting the National Endowment for the Arts. It's a 60x40-inch Cibachrome print of a plastic Jesus figurine apparently submerged in the artist's own urine. It's a piece that is as controversial as it is misunderstood, and which highlights an important thing that many American adults forget: you have a right to free speech, not freedom from being offended. We also discuss

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54:08

NFTs

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2021/04/01

Non-Fungible Tokens! You’ve probably heard about them, leading fine art auction houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s now sell them, and famed South African emerald mine heir/Tony Stark-wannabe Elon Musk loves them. They’re so magical that they sometimes disappear! And, perhaps most importantly, they answer the question which has vexed so many since the beginning of digital art: how do we create monetary value for art objects that are easily duplicated and distributed? This week we discuss the rise of the

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16:24

Play Up – Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

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2021/03/27

New segment alert! Play Up is a monthly segment where Meaning What producer and co-host Christopher Scott McNeill explores unique and innovative storytelling in video games. This month, Chris reflects on the Starbreeze Studios and Josef Fares collaboration Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and its use of dual-stick controls to connect the player to the games' characters in ways that arguably could not be achieved with words or visuals alone. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and sign up for

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01:10:03

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

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2021/03/25

Meaning What Movie Club: March Edition! This month, we discuss Ana Lily Amirpour's 2014 Iranian-American Vampire Western A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. Celebrated upon its release for its unique visuals and subversive undertones, Amirpour's black-and-white-rockabilly-goth-romp is often heralded as a feminist indie jewel. A lot has changed in the past 7 years though; is this film still as progressive as it once seemed? Listen and find out. Why are you still reading this? Follow us on Instagram,

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01:07:27

The Grammys

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2021/03/18

This week Mason, Sean, and Chris discuss the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. They happened last Sunday and none of us actually watched the broadcast, but Sean really wanted to talk about them and they're "music's biggest night" so here we are. What follows is a conversation about who won what of course, but more importantly about what sinking so much attention and money into an inherently undemocratic celebration of the corporate music machine tells us about the state of music, art, and culture in

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33:30

Listen Now! – SOPHIE

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2021/03/14

Welcome to Listen Now!, a monthly mini-podcast from it's no sam studios hosted by Meaning What producer and cohost Sean Ang. Sean is joined by Alan Dill to discuss the life and legacy of the late, groundbreaking trans musician SOPHIE, whose avant-garde sound helped redefine contemporary pop and dance music. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and sign up for the newsletter. ——— Listen Now! is a product of it's no sam studios Created and hosted by Sean Ang. Produced by Mason Hershenow, Sean Ang, and

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51:59

On Francesca Woodman & Respecting the Dead

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2021/03/11

This week Mason, Chris, and Sean consider the work of posthumously-celebrated photographer Francesca Woodman and discuss our culture’s toxic habits of deifying tragic figures, romanticizing struggling artists, and replacing basic human empathy with academic jargon. It’s a heavy one. Content warning: this episode contains strong language, adult themes, and frank discussion of the subject of suicide. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, please contact the National Suicide

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44:41

Naomi Haverland

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2021/03/04

This week, Mason and Sean speak to chalk artist and muralist Naomi Haverland about her practice, the influences of social media on her projects, and how public art has changed over the past year. See more of Naomi's art on Instagram. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and sign up for the newsletter. ——— Meaning What is a product of it's no sam studios. Created by Mason Hershenow. Produced by Sean Ang and Christopher Scott McNeill. This episode edited by Christopher Scott McNeill, with additional

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01:00:31

Moonlight

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2021/02/25

Welcome back to the Meaning What Movie Club! This month's film is Barry Jenkins' 2016 Academy Award winning film Moonlight. Mason, Sean, and Chris discuss the film's masterful use of visual storytelling to critique and complicate themes of masculinity, race, and sexuality—all with far more heart than Best Picture winners generally have. Some additional things we mention in the episode: The role typographic design played in the Moonlight Oscar gaff. A brief history of Shirley Cards and color films'

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52:11

Welcome Back, Disco

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2021/02/18

On today’s episode we discuss the rise and fall of disco, its relationship to race and sexuality in America, and what its reemergence in pop music means for culture at large. Further reading/listening: Disco Demolition Night Dua Lipa - Physical Jessie Ware - Remember Where You Are Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and sign up for the newsletter. ——— Meaning What is a product of it's no sam studios Created by Mason Hershenow. Produced by Sean Ang and Christopher Scott McNeill. This episode edited by

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18:48

Listen Now! – Love Songs

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2021/02/13

Welcome to Listen Now!, a monthly mini-podcast from it's no sam studios hosted by Meaning What producer and cohost Sean Ang. As you know, February is the month where multinational corporations order us to buy heart-shaped pink stuff, so this episode is about love songs! Cuddle up with your partner/pet/favorite pillow/teddy bear as Sean takes you through a sampling of the many ways pop music celebrates romantic attraction. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and sign up for the newsletter. ——— Listen

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56:33

Magnum

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2021/02/11

This week Mason, Sean, and Chris discuss the legendary photography collective Magnum, the effects that recent reporting on sexual misconduct allegations against one of its members is having on the organization, and what we can learn from all of this about how we consume art in general and photography in particular. The article which inspired this episode can be found here. It's an important story; please take some time and read it. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and sign up for the newsletter. ———

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51:36

Zak Grafilo

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2021/02/04

On today’s episode, Mason and Sean talk to violinist, educator, and arranger Zak Grafilo about his group The Alexander String Quartet, the unique challenges of arranging for such a group, and how teaching classical music has changed in our tech-focused era. Learn more about The Alexander String Quartet here. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and sign up for the newsletter. ——— Meaning What is a product of it's no sam studios Created by Mason Hershenow. Produced by Sean Ang and Christopher Scott

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57:57

Chungking Express

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2021/01/28

Welcome to the first episode of the Meaning What Movie Club! This year Mason, Sean, and Chris will be ending each month by discussing a movie of particular note. This month, we discuss Wong Kar-Wai's seminal 1994 romantic-comedy-drama Chungking Express. Quentin Tarantino loved this movie so much that he personally petitioned to bring it to U.S. cinemas. It gathered critical acclaim, and now enjoys an 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 77 on Metacritic, and a spot in the Criterion Collection (who offer

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