The eighteenth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, eighty-eight minutes of feedback loops with Asa Roast, Dino Chang and Gabriele de Seta nerding out about Dylan Levi King's work.In this episode: translating Chinese literature, Chinese cyberne

CWGI x Deathnography - The Advice Show Crossover Episode

May 29th, 2023 1h 48m

A special crossover episode brought to you by CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS and Deathnography, one hundred and eight minutes of call-in show with Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta, Patrick Harrison, and Henry Lee answering your questions and giving advice

CWGI #17: A l g o r i t h m s (with Nick Seaver)

Feb 12th, 2023 1h 33m

The seventeenth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, ninety-three minutes of collaborative filtering with Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta, Patrick Harrison, and Asa Roast asking uninformed questions to Nick Seaver.In this episode: cybernetics, algo

CWGI #15: What happens when a phone dies (with Nicolas Nova & Anaïs Bloch)

Apr 11th, 2021 1h 11m

The fifteenth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, seventy-one minutes of socio-technical assemblage unpacking with Anaïs Bloch, Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta, Patrick Harrison, and Nicolas Nova.In this episode: smartphone affects, repair cultu

CWGI #14: The ethnographer as construction worker (with Leif)

Jan 20th, 2021 1h 17m

The fourteenth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, seventy-seven minutes of urban fieldwork reminiscences with Asa Roast, Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta, Leif, and Patrick Harrison.In this episode: black pollution, construction work masculiniti

CWGI #13: The Unavoidable Lockdown Episode (with Andrew Holtz & Marianne von Blomberg)

May 5th, 2020 1h 10m

The thirtheeth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, seventy minutes of inescapable lockdown chronicles with Andrew Holtz, Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta, Joy Zhu and Marianne von Blomberg.In this episode: Epidemiology 101, social credit system,

CWGI #12: Boredom and self-quarantine in Wuhan

Feb 10th, 2020 54m 2s

The twelfth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, fifty-four minutes of catch-up with Clément Renaud, Dino Chang, Digougou and Gabriele de Seta.In this episode: Coronavirus, self-imposed quarantine, epidemic boredom and Wuhanese identity.Phase

CWGI #11: At the Institute for Findom Research (with Nel)

Jan 25th, 2020 1h 8m

The eleventh episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, sixty-eight minutes of living room vibing with Nel and hosts Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta and Patrick Harrison.In this episode: Taiwan elections, nation-state cosplaying, financial domination a

CWGI #10: Wuhan, Different Everyday! (with Ge Yulu)

Oct 26th, 2019 1h 12m

The tenth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, seventy-two minutes of bilingual exchanges with Ge Yulu and hosts Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta and Digougou.In this episode: growing up in Wuhan, 1.5 tier cities, contemporary art education and surv

CWGI #9: Surviving a PhD dissertation (with Asa Roast)

Apr 19th, 2019 1h 3m

The ninth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, sixty-three minutes of postdoctoral therapy with Asa Roast and hosts Jonathan Burrow, Dino Chang, and Gabriele de Seta.In this episode: PhD hazing, dissertation PTSD, coping strategies and YouTube r

CWGI #8: Shanghai and the aesthetics of failure (with Katy Roseland)

Dec 1st, 2018 55m 6s

The eight episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, fifty-five minutes of underground insights with Katy Roseland (Basement6, Shanghai Community Radio) and hosts Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta & Patrick Harrison.In this episode: Shanghai's creative bas

CWGI #7: Taiwanese New Age (with Paul Farrelly)

Sep 26th, 2018 1h 8m

The seventh (but eight really) episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, sixty-eight minutes of spiritual communion with Dr. Paul J. Farrelly (Capital Academic Advisory) and hosts Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta.In this episode: Taiwanese campus fol

CWGI #6: Peppa's garbage field (with Gong)

Jul 10th, 2018 1h 13m

The sixth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, seventy-three minutes of gonzo sinology with Gong (Vice China) and hosts Jonathan Burrow, Joshua Cader, Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta.In this episode: Vice in China, the post-wall generation, the en

CWGI #5: On creative & uncreative writing (with John & Tito)

May 31st, 2018 1h 5m

The fifth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, sixty-six minutes of snappy takes on creative writing with John and Tito (Melbourne, Australia) and hosts Jonathan Burrow, Joshua Cader, Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta.In this episode: academic explo

CWGI #4: Indian underground hip-hop (with Pradip Sarkar)

Mar 27th, 2018 1h 15m

The fourth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, seventy-five minutes of underground hip-hop ethnography with Pradip Sarkar (Melbourne, Australia) and hosts Joshua Cader, Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta.In this episode: Mumbai slum beats, Kolkata

CWGI #3: Facebook meme pages & dank #maplewave (with Deathnography)

Dec 14th, 2017 1h 4m

The third episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, sixty-four minutes of deep meme phenomenology with Deathnography (Montreal, Canada) and hosts Joshua Cader, Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta & Patrick Harrison.In this episode: Facebook meme page back

CWGI #2: Hong Kong politics beyond umbrellas (with Joy Zhu)

Oct 24th, 2017 1h 11m

The second episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, an hour of free-wheeling takes with Joy Zhu (Hong Kong) and hosts Joshua Cader, Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta.In this episode: uninformed opinions on Hong Kong's something-colonial identity, Wan Ch

CWGI #1: From Wang Bing to Wang Hui (with Patrick Harrison)

Oct 24th, 2017 56m 15s

The actual first episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, fifty-something minutes of trans-timezone quipping with Patrick Harrison (UC Berkeley) and hosts Joshua Cader, Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta.In this episode: sharing some real good Chinese do

CWGI #0: Baizuo banter (with Joshua Cader)

Oct 23rd, 2017 51m 16s

The pilot episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, fifty-something minutes of banter with Joshua Cader (University of Tokyo) and hosts Gabriele de Seta & Dino Chang.In this episode: self-mocking catch-up on academic failures, weather talk and hom

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