LD#78a - The Quest for Consciousness - Christof Koch & Constanze Hofstoetter
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A conversation with neurobiologists Christof Koch and
Constanze Hofstoetter. Consciousness is the most fundamental, intense way we
know we're alive. Enough armchair wrestling already, let's do the science and figure it out! And, uh, climb a few rocks.
All in 300 seconds. Genius.
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LD#77 - Le Fil - Camille
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On the occasion of the U.S. release of her record Le Fil, and a performance at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, we visit with French vocal sensation
Camille. Lines, colors, minimalism, pointillism, multitracking, love songs, drones, beatboxing, ballet, farting:
these are a few of her favorite things.
All in 300 seconds. Genius.
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LD#76 - Garden of Eden on Wheels - Aimee Bender at the Museum of Jurassic Technology
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Los Angeles author Aimee Bender takes us on a tour of The
Museum of Jurassic Technology's mobile home park, Garden of Eden on Wheels. Miniature homes; big ideas; Ricky Jay's
rotting dice.
All in 300 seconds. Genius.
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LD#75a - George & Martha - Karen Finley
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Performance artist and author Karen Finley reads passages from her new book George and Martha,
a fictional account of a 2004 hotel tryst between George W. Bush and Martha Stewart shortly before
George accepted the Republican Presidential nomination and Martha went off to prison. Think Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
All in 300 seconds. Genius.
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LD#75b - My Missing Biological Clock - Meghan Daum
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Author Meghan Daum considers "The Barren Aunt," "Childless by Choice," "Breeders,"
and various other default positions in life.
All in 300 seconds. Genius.
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LD#73 - Finding Your Inner Me - Spanking Machine, Psycho Girlfriend, Poubelle Twins
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A full house at KBCH Radio as we hang out with industrial-trance-gothic-metal-electronica band
Spanking Machine, wearable art designers Kasey McMahon & Vanessa Bonet of
Psycho Girlfriend, and legendary French maids & Mexican wrestlers Fifi & Bibi
Poubelle. Rectify performed live, the answer to Why black? and so much more!
All in 300 seconds. Genius.
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LD#72 - Altered States of Artmaking - Christopher Miles
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Art Critic Christopher Miles discusses the mind of the artist
vis-a-vis the mind of the audience and how we come to embrace distorted views of reality.
All in 300 seconds. Genius.
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LD#71 - Big World - Kendall Payne & Christian Braren
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Singer-Songwriter Kendall Payne & world citizen Christian Braren go off on Mountains,
valleys & breathing. Kendall does a rare acoustic performance of her big electric guitar hit Backwards.
All in 300 seconds. Genius.
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LD#70 - Beach Sounds - Glenn Bach & Shea Gauer
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Long Beach Sound Artists Glenn Bach and Shea Gauer discuss field
recordings, ambient sound, sampling/remixing, shuffle play, quiet listening & excavating sound.
All in 300 seconds. Genius.
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LD#69c - Xtreme Fashion III - Maggie Orth & Elise Co
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Maggie Orth of International Fashion Machines and Elise Co of
Minty Monkey explore computation as an artform, textile dimmers, emissive raincoats, and embedded technology.
All in 300 seconds. Genius.
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LD#69b - Xtreme Fashion II - Feral Childe
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Brooklyn fashionistas Moria Carlson & Alice Wu of Feral Childe make bumpy dresses, costumes for
pick-up basketball, and 5-lb lollypops. Oh sorry... Effigies! Not suckers!
All in 300 seconds. Genius.
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LD#69a - Xtreme Fashion I - Bethany Shorb
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Bethany Shorb of Cyberoptix takes us on a midnight raid of a condemned building in search of
fabric for her latest fashion collection. This particular caper yielded her "Detroit Hose" garment.
All in 300 seconds. Genius.
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LD#67 - Raid Projects - Max Presneill & Janet Owen
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Max Presneill and Janet Owen of Raid Projects avoided meeting each other for years
only to wind up gallery co-directors! Also the myth of the artist, collectors, & access to secret knowledge.
All in 300 seconds. Genius.
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LD#66b - Full Service
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Austin, Texas-based band Full Service performs their smash-hit Alpine live
in the studio and they talk about their life and work. All in 300 seconds. Genius.
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LD#66a - Kat Parsons
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LA-based singer-songwriter Kat Parsons performs her smash-hit Miss Me live
in the studio and she talks about her life and work. All in 300 seconds. Genius.
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