It's been a hot minute, but I'm more than excited to share this one with you. Not a book excerpt (sorry), but a conversation / interview about a project I created called NEOLOGITRON. This project uses AI to generate neologisms - new words - alo

Dope Excerpts — Ep 13 / Glossary

May 15th, 2022 21m 41s

For this Excerpt, instead of a book or a text, I re-recorded a lecture that I gave to graduating seniors from Portland State University's School of Art+Design program in May of 2022 (where I used to teach a Senior Thesis course in Design and Co

Dope Excerpts — Ep 12 / Dialectic of Pop (Table of Contents Special)

Feb 26th, 2022 10m 25s

It's been a while, and I miss the heck out of you. For episode 12 I'm playing with the structure of the pod and sharing some insight on Agnés Gayraud's "Dialectic of Pop," via its incredible table of contents.Thanks for listening.--- Suppor

Dope Excerpts — Ep11 / Raised in Captivity

Jul 29th, 2019 15m 31s

Today I'm reading the titular short story from Chuck Klosterman's new collection of "Fictional Nonfiction" — Raised in Captivity. Big shout out to Mr. Klosterman who so kindly responded to me sliding in his DMs to ask for permission. Oh, and so

Dope Excerpts — Ep 10 / Bread & Circuses

Jun 25th, 2019 10m 40s

In episode 10 of Dope Excerpts, I'm sharing an article from one of my favorite mags, New Philosopher, called "Bread and Circuses." It's about attention, and media, and sport, and politics and oh heck just check it out.--- Support this podca

Dope Excerpts — Ep 09 / A Sideways Look at Time

Jun 6th, 2019 13m 31s

A one-shot super-read of Jay Griffith's book "A Sideways Look at Time." This book is a mesmerizing mix of information on our perception and experience of time, delivered poetically in Jay's whimsical writing style. A conceptual follow-up to Epi

Dope Excerpts — Ep 8 / The Inevitable "Becoming"

May 28th, 2019 8m 53s

A dope excerpt of Kevin Kelly's best-seller "The Inevitable," from the chapter on "Becoming." This book looks at 12 technological forces that are shaping our present and future as humankind, and I found it's first section one of the most intere

Dope Excerpts — Ep 7 / William Gibson "Up The Line"

May 19th, 2019 23m 58s

Hey y'all. Here is reading of a talk that William Gibson gave on media, the future, storytelling and how we adapt to changes in our media environment. It's a long-one, but a goodie. Also, towards the very end I did something a little weird with

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Dope Excerpts — A Quick Note

May 16th, 2019 2m 5s

Oh, hey. A quick note about some sound issues, how you can get me feedback, leave voice messages and continue supporting this here little show. I appreciate you, and thanks for listening.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.

Dope Excerpts — Ep 06 / "Story" by Robert McKee

May 16th, 2019 11m 16s

Today we're reading a section of the book "Story" by Robert McKee on character and characterization, and reflecting on how the hard choices that we make in our lives define us. Sounds heavier than it is, don't worry. Thanks for listening.---

Dope Excerpts — Ep 05 / My Own Devices

May 11th, 2019 14m 31s

In this episode, I'll be reading a chapter from Dessa's book "My Own Devices." This is the longest read yet, and I know there are some little mess-ups on my part in the read, but hey, I'm just some guy trying his best, okay? Dessa is a rapper a

Dope Excerpts — Ep 04 / Einstein's Dreams

May 8th, 2019 8m 29s

In this episode, I'm reading a bit of physicist Alan Lightman's phenomenal book "Einstein's Dreams." Each of the books 30 vignettes is a sort of speculative fable, exploring time through the eyes of a young Albert Einstein. Thanks for listening

Dope Excerpts — Ep03 / Cabinet "The Power of Naming"

May 4th, 2019 9m 5s

In this episode, I'm reading an essay called "The Power of Naming" by Cecilia Sjöholm, from the "Knowledge" issue of Cabinet Magazine. There's a lot of Genesis and God-talk up in here, and I'm not a religious human but it serves to make a point

Dope Excerpts — Ep02 / Politics of Design

May 4th, 2019 8m 24s

In this episode, I read a bit from the amazing Politics of Design, by Ruben Pater. Specifically, this excerpt explores the history of Blackletter typography, Nazism and typography, and design and privilege. No small subjects, also, your host aw

Dope Excerpts — Ep01 / Borges

May 4th, 2019 4m 55s

In this lil' episode of Dope Excerpts, I read a bit of Borges, and reflect on the ideas of mirrors and prisms as aesthetic lenses by which to view ourselves in the world.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam

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