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(Formerly The Marketplace of Ideas.) A world-traveling interview show where Colin Marshall sits down for in-depth conversations with cultural creators, internationalists, and observers of the urban scene about the work they do and the world cities they do it in, from Los Angeles to Osaka to Mexico City to London to Seoul and beyond.
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A Year in Seattle Preview: The Young Cynic with Peter Bagge from 2015-04-07T23:42:54
In downtown Seattle, Colin talks with comic artist <...
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Korea Tour: Opting for Korea with Brother Anthony from 2015-03-17T21:14:45
In an officetel in Seoul, Colin talks with Brother Anthony...
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Korea Tour: The Style of the Time with Matt VanVolkenburg from 2015-03-13T14:40:42
In Seoul's Sinchon district, Colin talks with Matt V...
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Korea Tour: Concrete Utopia with Minsuk Cho from 2015-03-09T14:29:42
In Seoul's Itaewon district, Colin talks with arch...
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Korea Tour: It Takes a Lifetime with Michael Elliott from 2015-03-04T15:35:21
In Seoul's Sinchon district, Colin talks with Michae...
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Korea Tour: Ruled by the Heart with Andrew Salmon from 2015-03-01T19:41:14
In Seoul's Susong-dong, Colin talks with Andrew Salm...
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Korea Tour: Gangbuk Style with Daniel Tudor from 2015-02-25T17:35:44
In Seoul's Hongdae district, Colin Marshall talks wi...
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Korea Tour: One Long Bike Party with Coby Zeifman from 2015-02-22T19:13:36
In Changwon, "Environmental Capital of South Korea,"...
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Korea Tour: ¿Por Qué Corea? with Sofía Ferrero Cárrega from 2015-02-18T18:08:58
At a coffee house somewhere in Busan, Colin talks with Sof...
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Korea Tour: The Biggest Small Town with Jeff Liebsch from 2015-02-15T20:54:24
Near Busan's Kyungsung University, Colin talks with ...
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Korea Tour: Midnight Riding with Chad Kirton from 2015-02-11T08:16:58
Colin sits down at Busan's eFM with broadcaster, tea...
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Korea Tour: Sexy Concepts with James Turnbull from 2015-02-08T20:20:58
In Busan's Listen
Korea Tour: Outsider Status with B.R. Myers from 2015-02-05T15:24:20
At Busan's Dongseo University, Colin talks with Nort...
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Korea Tour: Taking the Stage with Bruce Fulton from 2015-02-03T07:53:30
Near the University of Seoul, Colin talks with Bruce...
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Korea Tour: Telling the Grayness with Krys Lee from 2015-01-27T23:48:32
In Seoul's Seodaemun-gu, Colin talks with Krys Lee, ...
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Korea Tour: Cool Koreania with Barry Welsh from 2015-01-23T18:16:47
In Seoul's Yangjae station, Colin talks with Barry...
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Korea Tour: Eating It All Together with Daniel Gray from 2015-01-20T17:22:19
Right across the street from Seoul's Insadong district, Co...
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Korea Tour: Korean Dreams with Alex Jensen from 2015-01-17T16:20:51
In Seoul's Itaewon district, Colin talks with Alex Jensen,...
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Korea Tour: Cowboys and Yangban with Charles Montgomery from 2015-01-14T07:33:26
In Seoul's Haebangchon district, Colin Marshall talk...
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Korea Tour: Dive Right In with Steve Miller from 2015-01-11T17:51:40
In Anyang, Colin talks with Listen
Korea Tour: Humans of Seoul with Keith Kim from 2015-01-06T18:46:54
In Seoul's Hongdae district, Colin talks with Listen
Korea Tour: Doing Korea with Chance Dorland from 2015-01-03T16:15:20
In Seoul's Hongdae district, Colin talks with Listen
Korea Tour: Why Is This Here? with Nikola Medimorec from 2014-12-31T18:33:39
On the Seoul Floating Islands, Colin talks with Niko...
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Korea Tour: Forbidden Places with Jon Dunbar from 2014-12-28T18:43:09
At a bar by the train tracks near Yongsan, Colin tal...
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Korea Tour: Shapeshifter with Stephane Mot from 2014-12-24T21:34:16
In Seoul's Sinchon district, Colin talks with Listen
Korea Tour: The Jokes Come Last with Darcy Paquet from 2014-12-21T17:29:31
In Seoul's Garosu-gil, Colin talks with Darcy Paquet...
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Korea Tour: Stickers, Starcraft, Success with Danny Crichton from 2014-12-18T05:00
In Seoul's Sinchon district, Colin talks with Listen
Korea Tour: Wormholing with Charlie Usher from 2014-12-15T21:00:29
Not far from Seoul's Anam station, Colin talks to Ch...
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Korea Tour: Literary Aejeong with Gregory Limpens from 2014-12-12T16:49:06
Above Seoul's Itaewon district, Colin talks with Listen
Korea Tour: Itaewon Freedom with Stephen Revere from 2014-12-09T16:12:05
In Seoul's Itaewon District, Colin talks with Stephe...
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Korea Tour: Watch the Man, Not the Light with Michael Breen from 2014-12-06T15:47:01
In Seoul's Insadong district, Colin talks with Mic...
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Korea Tour: Plenty to Offer with Adrien Lee from 2014-12-03T08:49:10
In Seoul's Arirang building, Colin talks with Adrien...
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Korea Tour: Men, Women, and Society Behaving Badly with Marc Raymond from 2014-11-30T10:35:21
On a rainy day in Seoul's Garosu-gil, Colin talks wi...
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Korea Tour: Out of Excuses with Mipa Lee from 2014-11-27T06:30:59
In Seoul's Gangnam district, Colin speaks with Mipa ...
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Korea Tour: De-Terriblization with Mark Russell from 2014-11-23T01:20:55
In Seoul's Hongdae district, Colin talks with Listen
Korea Tour: Assume the Impossibility with Laurence Pritchard from 2014-11-19T02:17:20
In Seoul's Gangnam district, Colin talks with Lauren...
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Korea Tour: Sonic Bibimbap with Bernie Cho from 2014-11-16T02:36:23
In Seoul's Garosu-gil, Colin Marshall talks with Korean mu...
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Korea Tour: Everything I Learned Was Wrong with Hyunwoo Sun from 2014-11-11T20:18:10
In Seoul's Mapo-gu, Colin talks with Listen
S4E67: Extremely Permanent with Doug Pray from 2014-11-07T18:46:47
Beneath the rock of Michael Heizer's Listen
S4E66: Who Am I? with Craig Davidson from 2014-11-05T01:21:03
In a pub in Toronto's Swansea, Colin Marshall talks ...
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S4E65: Unerotic City with Mark Kingwell from 2014-11-01T16:26:48
At the University of Toronto, Colin Marshall talks...
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S4E64: The Greatest Point of Relevance with Alex Bozikovic from 2014-10-29T16:39:03
In Toronto's Christie Pits neighborhood, Colin Marshall ta...
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S4E63: Mementos Mori with Keith McNally from 2014-10-26T17:53:36
Out with the raccoons on the closed second-floor bal...
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S4E62: Nothing to Declare with Amy Lavender Harris from 2014-10-23T14:41:45
In Toronto's Junction, Colin Marshall talks to Amy...
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S4E61: Publishing Crushing with Alana Wilcox from 2014-10-20T20:02:45
Near the University of Toronto, Colin Marshall talks...
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S4E60: Having the City for Dinner with Corey Mintz from 2014-10-17T15:40:15
In Toronto's Kensington Market, Colin Marshall talks...
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S4E59: Walk, Don't Brunch with Shawn Micallef from 2014-10-14T15:43:51
In Toronto's Church-Wellesley Village, Colin Marshall talk...
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S4E58: Things Truly Torontonian with Denise Balkissoon from 2014-10-11T19:01:19
At Toronto's Queen and Logan, Colin Marshall talks w...
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S4E57: The Magnet with Russell Smith from 2014-10-08T19:14:55
In Toronto's Bloordale, Colin Marshall talks with Ru...
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S4E56: All In with Dylan Reid from 2014-10-04T15:44:43
Near Toronto's Danforth, Colin Marshall talks...
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S4E55: The Rules of the Game with Jaime Woo from 2014-10-01T19:37:42
Above Toronto's Glad Day Bookshop, Colin Marshall ta...
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S4E54: The Freedom to Be Foolish with Mark Frauenfelder from 2014-09-16T16:27:53
Colin Marshall sits down in Studio City with Mark Frauenfe...
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S4E53: A Certain Inertia with James Steele from 2014-09-09T16:56:05
Colin Marshall sits down at the University of Southe...
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S4E52: The Big Pond with Pete Mitchell from 2014-08-29T16:28:42
Colin Marshall sits down in Pasadena with Listen
S4E51: "Just" Mexican Food with Javier Cabral from 2014-08-22T00:00
Colin Marshall sits down in Highland Park with Javie...
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S4E50: Something Like a Bohemia with William E. Jones from 2014-08-08T20:20:30
Colin Marshall sits down in Los Feliz with artist, filmmak...
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S4E49: The Micro and the Macro with Noé Montes from 2014-07-31T15:40:38
Colin Marshall sits down in Koreatown with
S4E43: Baby with an iPad with Jason Boog from 2014-07-30T16:10:33
Colin Marshall sits down in Santa Monica with Listen
S4E48: No One Place to Eat with Matthew Kang from 2014-07-26T00:00
Colin Marshall sits down in Culver City with Matthew...
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S4E47: Waking Up in the Unknown with Jim Benning from 2014-07-21T17:44
Colin Marshall sits down in Santa Monica with Listen
S4E46: Mar Incognita with Geoff Nicholson from 2014-07-15T08:42:07
Colin Marshall sits down in the Hollywood Hills with...
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S4E45: A State Apart with Jon Christensen from 2014-07-09T09:34:42
Colin Marshall sits down at UCLA with Jon Christen...
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S4E44: Fertile Dystopia with Matt Novak from 2014-07-03T01:41:08
Colin Marshall sits down in Culver City with Matt ...
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S4E42: The New Guy with Eric Nakamura from 2014-06-19T03:42:42
Colin Marshall sits down in Sawtelle (also known as Los An...
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S4E41: Born Worn Down with Geoff Dyer from 2014-06-12T14:34:23
Colin Marshall sits down in Venice with Listen
S4E40: Eyes on the Streets with Damien Newton from 2014-06-08T16:56:16
Colin Marshall sits down in Mar Vista with
S4E39: The LAleph with Edward Soja from 2014-06-02T00:00
Colin Marshall sits down in Mar Vista with
S4E38: East- and West-Coastification with Madeleine Brand from 2014-05-24T15:50:38
Colin Marshall sits down under the cafeteria at Sa...
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S4E37: Closed Worlds with Mark Edward Harris from 2014-05-19T14:48:53
Colin Marshall sits down in Los Angeles' Miracle M...
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S4E36: Los Angeles by Rail with Ethan Elkind from 2014-05-14T05:00
Colin Marshall sits down at the University of Califo...
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S4E35: Path and Place with Doug Suisman from 2014-05-09T14:39:12
Colin Marshall sits down in Santa Monica with architect an...
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S4E34: The Tangible and the Intangible with Andrew Tuck from 2014-05-05T00:00
Colin Marshall sits down at Listen
S4E33: Avoiding Disposability with Jacques Testard from 2014-04-29T14:35:19
Colin Marshall sits down in Knightsbridge, London wi...
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S4E32: Culture Over Class with Melvyn Bragg from 2014-04-25T15:42:41
Colin Marshall sits down in London's West End with M...
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S4E31: Is This London? with Iain Sinclair from 2014-04-19T06:00
Colin Marshall sits down in Hackney, London with Listen
S4E30: Masters of the City with PD Smith from 2014-04-14T20:25:10
Colin Marshall sits down in Winchester, England with Listen
S4E29: This Used to Be the Future with Owen Hatherley from 2014-04-06T02:58:56
Colin Marshall sits down for bangers and mash in Woolwich, London, E...
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S4E28: Partially Inside, Partially Outside with Jack Hues from 2014-03-31T07:25:19
Colin Marshall sits down in Canterbury, England with Jack Hues, foun...
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S4E27: London Rambling with John Rogers from 2014-03-20T19:03:35
Colin Marshall walks through Stratford, London with John Rogers, aut...
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S4E26: New Meant Better with Jonathan Meades from 2014-03-07T23:19:48
Colin Marshall sits down in Marseille, France, specifically in the L...
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S4E25: Legitimate Media with Neil Denny from 2014-03-02T18:25:14
Colin Marshall sits down for a pint at Nelson's Retreat, a pub on Lo...
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S4E24: The Widening Landscape with Robin Rimbaud, a.k.a. Scanner from 2014-02-23T18:25:27
Colin Marshall sits down in London's Tower Hamlets with composer and...
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S4E23: The Gentrifier's Dilemma with Euan Mills from 2014-02-16T20:46:22
Colin Marshall stands around Hackney, London's "Tech City" with urba...
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S4E22: Los Angeles Music with Dan Kuramoto from 2014-02-08T02:32:58
Colin Marshall sits down in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo with Dan Kuramoto, f...
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S4E21: This Is Home Now with Melanie Haynes from 2014-01-28T18:58:22
Colin Marshall sits down in Copenhagen's Frederiksberg with Melanie ...
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S4E20: A Man Alive with Per Šmidl from 2014-01-21T04:43:03
Colin Marshall sits down in Copenhagen's Vesterbro with Per Šmidl, a...
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S4E19: On the Wallpaper with Louise Sand from 2014-01-11T22:41
Colin Marshall sits down in Copenhagen's Nørrebro with Louise Sand (...
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S4E18: Where Your Nails Are with Thomas E. Kennedy from 2014-01-05T20:24:30
Colin Marshall sits down in one of Copenhagen's many storied serving...
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S4E17: Off Cinema on Rådhusstræde with Jack Stevenson from 2013-12-24T01:15
Colin Marshall sits down at Copenhagen's Listen
S4E16: Baby Steps Begone with Mikael Colville-Andersen from 2013-12-15T19:46
Colin Marshall sits down in Vesterbro with Mikael Colville-Andersen,...
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S4E15: We Form Cities, They Form Us with Jan Gehl from 2013-12-07T02:11:50
Colin Marshall sits down in the Copenhagen offices of Listen
S4E14: The Good, the Bread, and the Ugly with Sandra Høj from 2013-11-28T18:56
Colin Marshall sits down in Nørrebro with Listen
S4E13: Homo Jovialis with Lars AP from 2013-11-21T20:41
Colin Marshall sits down in Copenhagen's Nørrebro with Lars AP, auth...
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S4E12: Put a Little Salt on It with Tim Halbur from 2013-11-15T19:11:05
Colin Marshall sits down before a live audience at the New Urbanism Film F...
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S4E11: Style Guide with Charles Phoenix from 2013-11-08T17:54:22
Colin Marshall sits down in Silver Lake with showman, "histo-tainer"...
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S4E10: Everybody's a Foreigner with Jordan Harbinger from 2013-10-31T10:21
Colin Marshall sits down in Hollywood with lawyer turned social dyna...
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S4E9: Unriotous Forms with Stephen Gee from 2013-10-26T17:46:21
Colin Marshall sits down above downtown Los Angeles in the U.S. Bank tower...
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S4E8: MNL-LAX with Carren Jao from 2013-10-17T01:49:10
Colin Marshall sits down in North Hollywood with Listen
S4E7: The Impossible Overarching Narrative with Nathan Masters from 2013-10-07T20:49
Colin Marshall sits down in the Los Angeles Central Library's Maguir...
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S4E6: Badge of Convenience with Caleb Bacon from 2013-09-23T19:10
Colin Marshall sits down at the intersection of Los Feliz, Thai Town, and Little Armenia with Caleb Bacon, writer on the TBS sitcom Sullivan and Son...
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S4E5: The Great Wrong Place with Richard Rayner from 2013-09-02T23:53
Colin Marshall sits down at the University of Southern California with Ric...
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S4E4: What Do People Really Eat? with Besha Rodell from 2013-08-25T19:34
Colin Marshall sits down in Silver Lake wit...
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S4E3: Constellation of Villages with Lynn Garrett from 2013-08-13T16:45:16
Colin Marshall sits down at the top of the Hotel Wilshire with Lynn ...
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S4E2: Prada and Fallas-Paredes with Brigham Yen from 2013-08-07T17:08:35
Colin Marshall walks through downtown Los Angeles with Brigham Yen, Realtor and author of the urban renaissance blog DTLA Rising. They discuss the sort of ne...
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S4E1: An American Rediscovery with City Walk from 2013-08-02T01:04:20
Colin Marshall sits down at the Old Pasaden...
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S3E31: Heightened Rootlessness with Timothy Taylor from 2013-06-16T22:56:41
Colin Marshall sits down above Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia with novelist Timothy Taylor, author of Stanley Park, Story House...
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S3E30: A Little Bit Wet with Dave Shumka from 2013-06-13T21:13:43
Colin Marshall sits down in Mount Pleasant,...
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S3E29: That's Livin' with Gordon Price from 2013-06-05T21:54:35
Colin Marshall sits above Hastings Street in Vancouver, British Columbia with Gordon Price, Director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University, former...
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S3E28: Aesthetic Moments with JJ Lee from 2013-05-28T17:22:24
Colin Marshall sits down in Vancouver's Dr....
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S3E27: No Mo' Po-Mo with Paul Delany from 2013-05-24T06:56:14
Colin Marshall sits down in Yaletown, Vanco...
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S3E26: Fifth-Generation "Japanese" with Leslie Helm from 2013-05-16T03:31:15
Colin Marshall sits down in Santa Monica wi...
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S3E25: A Fine and Private Place with Joseph Mailander from 2013-05-09T19:05:54
Colin Marshall sits down in Los Feliz, Los Angeles with Joseph Mailander, who since 1981 has written fiction and poetry as well as political and cul...
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S3E23: Cut-Rate Crematorium with Patt Morrison from 2013-04-23T00:21:01
Colin Marshall sits down in Pasadena with journalist Patt Morrison, best known for her "Patt Morrison Ask...
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S3E22: Battle Damage with Chris Gore from 2013-04-16T19:06:16
Colin Marshall sits down in Glassell Park w...
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S3E21: High-Functioning Freak (HFF) with Tyson Cornell from 2013-04-12T21:19:39
Colin Marshall sits down above Spring Stree...
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S3E20: Traitor to Genre with Gabriela Jauregui from 2013-04-08T19:10:48
Colin Marshall sits down in Mexico City's C...
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S3E19: Nothing Works, Everything Moves with Juan Carlos Cano and Paloma Vera from 2013-04-01T01:05:58
Colin Marshall sits down in Mexico City's Colonia Condesa with Juan Carlos Cano and Paloma Vera, founders of the architecture and urbanism practice CANO | VERA...
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S3E18: First-Rate "Second World" Eating with Nicholas Gilman from 2013-03-26T19:57
Colin Marshall sits down in Mexico City's C...
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S3E17: Youth Is Overrated with Brenda Lozano from 2013-03-21T20:02
Colin Marshall sits down in Mexico City's C...
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S3E16: Autobiology with Kurt Hollander from 2013-03-17T23:58:04
Colin Marshall sits down in Mexico City's Colonia Condesa with Kurt Hollander, photographer, filmmaker, magazine editor, and author of Several Way...
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S3E15: The Mexican Reality with Diego Rabasa from 2013-03-11T21:43:37
Colin Marshall sits down in Mexico City's Colonia Roma with Diego Rabasa, co-founder of Sexto Piso press. They discuss why this might make for the most ex...
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S3E14: New York, Tokyo, and Back Again with Roland Kelts from 2013-03-06T21:50:52
Colin Marshall sits down in Echo Park, Los Angeles with Roland Kelts, lecturer at the University of Tokyo, co-editor of the literary journal A ...
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S3E13: Negative Appeal with Vincent Brook from 2013-03-01T06:08
Colin Marshall sits down in Silver Lake, Los Angeles with Vincent Brook, teacher at UCLA, USC, Cal State Los Angeles, and Pierce College, and author of books on Jewish émigré directors and the J...
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S3E12: Freaks and Outcasts with Kevin Smokler from 2013-02-21T23:07
Colin Marshall sits down in Westwood, Los Angeles with Kevin Smokler, author of Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven't Touch...
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S3E11: Sad Characters with Clive Piercy from 2013-02-17T23:38:56
Colin Marshall sits down in Santa Monica with Clive Piercy, founder and principal of design studio air-conditioned and author of the photo book
S3E10: Trouble Sparks Creativity with Christopher Stephens from 2013-02-13T22:54
Colin Marshall sits down i...
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S3E9: The Poet's Peak with Stephen Gill from 2013-02-09T02:27
Colin Marshall sits down overlooking greater Kyoto on Mt. Ogura with Stephen Gill, poet, BBC radio scriptwriter, and executive director of People Together for M...
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S3E8: Pyongyang Style with Rob Montz from 2013-02-04T20:58:43
Colin Marshall sits down in Los Angeles' Ko...
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S3E7: The Accidental Japanophile with Christopher Olson from 2013-01-31T01:38:34
Colin Marshall sits down near Nara, Japan's...
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S3E6: Form Over Function with John Dougill from 2013-01-24T19:56:36
Colin Marshall sits down seven stories above Kawaramachi, Kyoto, Japan with John Dougill, professor of British culture at Ryukoku University, blogger at Gree...
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S3E5: A Decent Banger with Josh Parkin from 2013-01-20T01:28:07
Colin Marshall sits down in Nakatsu, Osaka, Japan with guitarmaker Josh Parkin proprietor of Josh Parkin Guitars. They discuss how the intensity of ...
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S3E4: Ashukurafuto with Brian Ashcraft from 2013-01-15T04:08:08
Colin Marshall sits down in Osaka, Japan's ...
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S3E3: "The Foreign Guy" with Michael Lambe from 2013-01-10T20:03:35
Colin Marshall sits down in...
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S3E2: The Temple Next to the Love Hotel with Tim Olive from 2013-01-05T21:11:35
Colin Marshall sits down in Kobe, Japan wit...
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S3E1: Buoyancy and Poignancy with Pico Iyer from 2013-01-02T21:37:53
Colin Marshall sits down in Nara, Japan's N...
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S2E27: A Productive Obscurantism with Tom Lutz from 2012-12-18T02:34:41
Colin Marshall sits down in Silver Lake wit...
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S2E26: Dial M for Murderousness with Jay Caspian Kang from 2012-12-12T22:14:05
Colin Marshall sits down in Los Angeles' Su...
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S2E25: Feel Literary with Adrian Todd Zuniga from 2012-12-10T17:39:42
Colin Marshall sits down at Hugo's Tacos in...
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S2E24: Every Part of the Pig with Camas Davis from 2012-12-05T22:55:37
Colin Marshall sits down in Portland's Pear...
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S2E23: Stumptown Shaolin with Dan Halsted from 2012-12-02T12:44:44
Colin Marshall sits down in the basement of Portland's Hollywood Theatre with Dan Halsted, head programmer there and founder of the Listen
S2E22: Uncaptive Rider with Jarrett Walker from 2012-11-29T02:21:15
Colin Marshall sits down in southeast Portland with Jarrett Walker, public transit consultant and author of the blogs Listen
S2E21: Grittiness and Heart with Kevin Sampsell from 2012-11-25T23:41:20
Colin Marshall sits down in Portland's Montavilla with Kevin Sampsell, publisher of Future Tense Books, editor ...
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S2E20: Conservatively Progressive with Carl Abbott from 2012-11-21T19:17
Colin Marshall sits down at Portland State ...
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S2E19: Small Town Cop with Matt Haughey from 2012-11-16T00:11
Colin Marshall sits down in Portland's Slab...
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S2E18: 200% Happier with Mia Birk from 2012-11-10T05:51
Colin Marshall sits down in southeast Portland with Mia Birk, author of Joyride: Pedaling Toward a Healthier Future and President of Listen
S2E17: Grueling Whittling with Mike Russell from 2012-11-05T00:32:20
Colin Marshall sits down in northwest Portland with comic artist and film critic Mike Russell, co-host on the Cort and Fatboy podcast, crea...
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S2E16: Reality's More Interesting with Thom Andersen from 2012-10-27T22:27:40
Colin Marshall sits down in Silver Lake with Thom Andersen, professor at the California Institute of the Arts' School of Film/Video and director of films including Red Hollywood, the ne...
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S2E15: Places are People with Ben Casnocha from 2012-10-22T23:33:27
Colin Marshall sits down in San Francisco's South Beach with entrepreneur, author, blogger, traveler, and learner Ben Casnocha. His latest book, co-written...
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S2E14: Next Year, Jerusalem with Peter Orner from 2012-10-20T01:18
Colin Marshall sits down in San Francisco's...
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S2E13: Greatly Great Music with Cariwyl Hebert from 2012-10-17T20:18
Colin Marshall sits down in San Francisco's Yerba Buena Gardens with Cariwyl Hebert, founder of the community-based classical music appreciation society Salon97...
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S2E12: Good Old Shareware with Stan James from 2012-10-09T00:41:59
Colin Marshall sits down in San Francisco's...
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S2E11: Authenticity v. Utopia with Jonathon Keats from 2012-10-04T19:43:12
Colin Marshall sits down somewhere in betwe...
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S2E10: Eco Chamber with Ethan Nosowsky from 2012-09-28T18:59
Colin Marshall sits down in San Francisco's Mission with Ethan Nosowsky, Editorial Director at McSweeney's. They discuss security breaches at the McSweeney's office by overenthusiastic fans seek...
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S2E9: Beautiful Abstractions with Josh Kornbluth from 2012-09-24T22:08:56
Colin Marshall sits down at downtown San Fr...
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S2E8: Paris Legitimizes with Daniel Levin Becker from 2012-09-20T22:12
Colin Marshall sits down in San Francisco's...
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S2E7: Corporate Refuge with Christin Evans and Praveen Madan from 2012-09-12T19:49:58
Colin Marshall sits down in a back room in ...
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S2E6: Inconsiderable Things with Steve Roden from 2012-09-07T21:11
Colin Marshall sits down in a Wallace Neff dome in Pasadena with visual and sound artist Steve Roden. They discuss whether art can exist without cons...
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S2E5: The "Kiss Me, Stupid" Date with Karina Longworth from 2012-09-01T21:24
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S2E4: The Maybe Pile with Carolyn Kellogg from 2012-08-25T20:20:49
Colin Marshall sits down in Echo Park with Carolyn Kellogg, writer on books and publishing for the Los Angeles Times and their literary blog Listen
S2E3: Jetpacks and Flying Cars with Chris Nichols from 2012-08-17T19:15
Colin Marshall sits down below the mid-Wils...
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S2E2: The Crushing Burden of History with Frances Anderton from 2012-08-11T08:37:02
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S2E1: Affinity for the Dead with Nate DiMeo from 2012-08-07T08:28:42
Colin Marshall sits down at the West Hollyw...
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S1E32: Genuine New York Novelist with Joshua Henkin from 2012-07-24T20:10:02
Colin Marshall sits down in West Hollywood ...
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S1E31: Freedom and Ugliness with Christopher Hawthorne from 2012-07-19T19:59:38
Colin Marshall sits down on top of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles with Christopher Hawthorne, architecture critic at the Los Angeles Times and co-author of The Green Ho...
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S1E30: The Stories of Los Angeles with David Kipen from 2012-07-13T04:46
Colin Marshall sits down in Boyle Heights with David Kipen, founder of that neighborhood's combined bookstore and lending library Libros Schmibros...
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S1E29: Great Mistakes with Alissa Walker from 2012-07-08T17:08:53
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S1E28: No Such Thing as Free Parking with Donald Shoup from 2012-07-02T18:58
Colin Marshall sits down at UCLA with urban...
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S1E27: Spoiled By San Francisco with Jesse Thorn from 2012-06-19T07:35:42
Colin Marshall sits down nine stories above Westlake with Jesse Thorn, host of Public Radio International's Bullseye, proprietor o...
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S1E26: Multiplicity with David C. Sloane from 2012-06-12T19:51
Colin Marshall sits down in Del Rey with Da...
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S1E25: Paradise of the Ordinary with D.J. Waldie from 2012-06-07T03:23
Colin Marshall sits down in Lakewood City Hall with D.J. Waldie, author of books like Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir and Where We Are Now: Notes from Los Angeles, collaborator on...
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S1E24: Japanese International Style with Todd Shimoda from 2012-05-31T20:26:44
Colin Marshall sits down in Little Tokyo with novelist Todd Shimoda, author, in collaboration with visual artist L.J.C. Shimoda, of "philosophical myst...
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S1E23: The Music Nerd Ghetto with Hollywood Steve Huey from 2012-05-25T07:12
Colin Marshall sits down in Barnsdall Art Park with Hollywood Steve Huey, writer and media personality, former critic at All Music Guide and host of the we...
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S1E22: The Discerning Cosmopolitan Cartographer with Eric Brightwell from 2012-05-19T21:34:51
Colin Marshall sits down in Silver Lake with Eric Brightwell, proprietor of both Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography, which ...
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S1E21: Connoisseur of Silence with Todd Levin from 2012-05-16T07:22:01
Colin Marshall sits down in Silver Lake with comedian, writer, and comedy writer Todd Levin, who's written for Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The...
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S1E20: All the Single Ladies with Tony Pierce from 2012-05-11T04:59:57
Colin Marshall sits down at KPCC headquarters in Pasadena with Tony Pierce, the station's blog editor, former editor at LAist a...
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S1E19: DJing the DJs with Mark "Frosty" McNeill from 2012-05-05T21:44:09
Colin Marshall sits down in an undisclosed Hollywood-ish location with Mark "Frosty" McNeill, co-founder and creative captain of the internet radio "future roots music" collective Dublab. They d...
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S1E18: Historic Détente with Andy Bowers from 2012-04-30T08:00:21
Colin Marshall sits down at NPR West in Culver City with Andy Bowers, Executive Producer of Slate's podcasts and fourth-generat...
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S1E17: Food, Film, and Frugality with 99-Cent Chef Billy Vasquez from 2012-04-24T20:19:37
Colin Marshall takes a trip to the 99¢ Only Store and beyond with Billy Vasquez, better known as the 99 Cent Chef. They discuss the store as a pr...
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S1E16: Cavalcade of Marvels with Michael Silverblatt from 2012-04-17T20:10:27
Colin Marshall sits down in West Hollywood with Michael Silverblatt, host of the literary interview program Bookworm from KCRW in Santa...
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S1E15: Your Own Pimp and Your Own Whore with Molly McAleer from 2012-04-11T23:45:56
Colin Marshall walks through Larchmont with Molly McAleer, co-founder of HelloGiggles and writer for CBS' Two Br...
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S1E14: Fathers Chosen and Unchosen with Pico Iyer from 2012-04-04T20:08
Colin Marshall sits down in downtown Los Angeles with Pico Iyer, writer about place — both our dreams of it and its realities. They discuss his new...
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S1E13: The Trash Compactor of Reality with Scott Jacobson from 2012-03-30T20:10
Colin Marshall sits down in Atwater Village with comedy writer and music video director Scott Jacobson, who has written for programs like The Dai...
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S1E12: We Care About Everyone with William Flesch from 2012-03-26T07:27
Colin Marshall sits down in Westwood with William Flesch, professor at Brandeis University and author of Comeuppance: Costly Signaling, Altruistic Punishment, and Other Biological Components...
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S1E11: How Serious Are You? with Megan Ganz from 2012-03-22T15:16:30
Colin Marshall sits down in Larchmont with comedy writer Megan Ganz, who's written for the Onion and Important Things with Demetri M...
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S1E10: A Roomful of Strangers with Wade Major from 2012-03-19T04:50
Colin Marshall sits down in Santa Monica with Wade Major, senior film critic at Boxoffice, co-host of IGN's Listen
S1E9: Suggested User with Alison Agosti from 2012-03-14T07:13:01
Colin Marshall sits down in Los Feliz with comedy writer, baseball reporter, and Twitter "suggested user" Listen
S1E8: Can We Talk About Driving? with John Rabe from 2012-03-10T00:29
Colin Marshall sits down in the Los Angeles Central Library's courtyard with John Rabe, host of Off-Ramp, KPCC's weekend pointillist ...
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S1E7: Geographical Verisimilitude with David Bax from 2012-03-06T20:23
Colin Marshall sits down in North Hollywood with film and television critic David Bax, co-host of the podcasts Battleship Pretension and <...
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S1E6: Discernment with Tyler Smith from 2012-03-02T17:20
Colin Marshall sits down in North Hollywood at midnight with film critic Tyler Smith, co-host of the podcast Battleship Pretension and hos...
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S1E5: The City in 2D with Glen Creason from 2012-02-28T23:59:13
Colin Marshall sits down at the Los Angeles Central Library downtown with Map Librarian Glen Creason, author of Los Angeles in Maps. They discuss the point at which Los Angeles becomes ...
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S1E4: Chitlin' Circuit with Eliza Skinner from 2012-02-24T07:55:36
Colin Marshall sits down at Bourgeois Pig in Hollywood with Eliza Skinner, comedian, musical improviser, comedic rap-battle impresario, writer, and the wom...
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S1E3: Family-Guyization with Jordan Morris from 2012-02-21T08:23
Colin Marshall sits down at Fat Dog in West Hollywood with comedian and actor Jordan Morris, co-host of the comedy podcast Jordan, J...
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S1E2: "Graduate Education" with David L. Ulin from 2012-02-17T09:39
Colin Marshall sits down at the La Brea Tar Pits with David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times book critic, editor of the anthologies Writing Los Angeles, Another City, and
S1E1: Shinin' with DC Pierson from 2012-02-14T06:20
Colin Marshall sits down in Hollywood with comedian, actor, and novelist DC Pierson, man behind the one-man show DC Pierson is Bad...
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Sound, food, performance, Japan, and the world city: multi-disciplinary artist Alan Nakagawa from 2011-12-15T21:24
Colin Marshall talks to Alan Nakagawa; sound artist; visual artist; installation artist; founding member of Los Angeles' long-run...
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In Mexico City with David Lida from 2011-12-01T00:07:49
Recorded on location in Mexico City, Colin Marshall talks to David Lida, author of First Stop in the ...
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To come to terms in L.A.: Slake founding editors Laurie Ochoa and Joe Donnelly from 2011-11-13T02:23
Colin Marshall talks to Laurie Ochoa and Joe Donnelly, founding editors...
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When Cold War cinema began: film critic J. Hoberman from 2011-10-14T19:30:52
Colin Marshall talks to J. Hoberman, senior film critic at The Village Voice and author Listen
Who is César Aira?: translators Chris Andrews, Katherine Silver, and Rosalie Knecht from 2011-09-22T22:40:19
Colin Marshall talks to Chris Andrews, Katherine Silver, and Rosalie Knecht, English translators of the Argentine novelist Cés...
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Black dog, disgust, or watery house: Peter Toohey, scholar of boredom from 2011-09-08T06:03
Colin Marshall talks to Peter Toohey, professor of Greek and Roman studies at the University of Calgary a...
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To Japan by cow: Nick "Momus" Currie, musician, writer, and artist from 2011-08-17T06:01:35
Colin Marshall talks to musician, writer, and artist Nick Currie, also known as Listen
The world dreamed but not judged: traveler and writer Pico Iyer from 2011-08-10T15:08
Colin Marshall talks to essayist, novelist, traveler, and "global soul" Pico Iyer. Since Video Night in Kathmandu, his journey through the rapidly changing Asia of the ...
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The surreal life of Mexico City: bilingual bicultural binational journalist Daniel Hernandez from 2011-08-04T06:18
Colin Marshall talks to Daniel Hernandez, bilingual bicultural binational journalist, blogger at Listen
We have ham radios: Merlin Mann on media, fear, and caring about what you make from 2011-07-26T06:20:03
Trial, error, and economics: Tim Harford, Undercover Economist from 2011-07-19T05:30:05
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The modern decorative hermit: novelist Steve Himmer from 2011-07-08T05:37
Colin Marshall talks to Steve Himmer, editor of the webjournal Listen
A dozen years of particularly gripping cinema: film critic Dave Kehr from 2011-06-29T04:58:38
Colin Marshall talks to Dave Kehr, former film critic at the Chicago Reader and Chicago Tribune and current DVD columnist...
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The literary in-between: translator Susan Bernofsky from 2011-06-17T01:45:45
Colin Marshall talks to Susan Bernofsky, author, scholar, and translator of such German-lang...
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Portland noir: filmmaker Aaron Katz from 2011-06-08T16:36
Colin Marshall talks to Aaron Katz, director of such films as Dance Party USA, Quiet City, and the new Listen
Boredom, the vital subject of our time: novelist Lee Rourke from 2011-06-01T13:59:17
Colin Marshall talks to Lee Rourke, literary critic, contributing editor at 3:AM Magazine, and author of the...
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Literary auteurhood: Geoff Dyer, writer and intellectual gatecrasher from 2011-05-26T05:50:14
Colin Marshall talks to Geoff Dyer, the "intellectual gatecrasher" who has written, in addition to several novels, books on photography, World War I, jazz, John Berger, travel, ...
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Michel de Montaigne's examined life, re-examined from 2011-05-19T00:57:13
Colin Marshall talks to Sarah Bakewell, author of biographies on Jorgen Jorgenson, Mar...
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You got arthouse film in my experimental literature!: novelist Jeffrey Deshell from 2011-05-11T04:40:13
Colin Marshall talks to Jeffrey DeShell, associate professor of English at the University of Colorado, Boulder and author of Arthouse, a novel that takes the form, stru...
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The original king of conversation: David Susskind biographer Stephen Battaglio from 2011-04-22T06:17:41
Colin Marshall talks to Stephen Battaglio, business editor at TV Guide magazine and author of David Susskind: A Televised Life, the first biography of the pion...
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David Markson is not a tragedy: Françoise Palleau-Papin studies an uncompromising novelist from 2011-04-13T16:25
Colin Marshall talks to Françoise Palleau-Papin, teacher of American literature at the Sorbonne Nouvelle and author of This is Not a Tragedy: The Works of David Markson...
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Gape into the void: cartoonist and entrepreneur Hugh MacLeod from 2011-04-04T22:33
Colin Marshall talks to cartoonist and entrepreneur Hugh MacLeod. At Gapingvoid.com, MacLeod showcases his business card-sized works of a...
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The quest for seriousness, trammeled by idiocy: philosopher-novelist Lars Iyer from 2011-03-21T15:44
Colin Marshall talks to novelist and philosopher Lars Iyer, author the blog Spurious and the new novel Spurious. In both the ...
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Toro y Moi y moi: Chaz Bundick's experimental pop from 2011-03-16T16:30
Colin Marshall talks to Chaz Bundick, founding member and frontman of the experimental pop project Toro y Moi. Last year, Bundick int...
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The reader's best time ever: The Millions founding editor C. Max Magee from 2011-03-06T19:34:51
Colin Marshall talks to C. Max Magee, founding editor of literary web magazine The Millions. With Jeff Martin, he’s co-edited The L...
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In search of lost modernism: novelist and critic Gabriel Josipovici from 2011-02-27T18:56:44
Colin Marshall talks to Gabriel Josipovici, author of many novels and critical essays involved with the aesthetics and techniques...
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The consummate cinephile: Jonathan Rosenbaum on the changing film culture from 2011-02-20T19:11:08
Colin Marshall talks to Jonathan Rosenbaum, former Chicago Reader film critic, advocate of international cinema, and aut...
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Adventures in modern fiction: The Quarterly Conversation editor Scott Esposito from 2011-02-13T21:36:42
Colin Marshall talks to critic Scott Esposito, blogger at Listen
From Ernst Lubitsch to Bill Murray: Saul Austerlitz on American film comedy from 2011-02-09T14:27:41
Colin Marshall talks to cultural journalist Saul Austerlitz, author of Money for Nothing: A History of the Music Video from the ...
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The friendliest experimental music in L.A.: Lucky Dragons' Luke Fischbeck from 2011-01-31T04:18:47
Colin Marshall talks to Luke Fischbeck, founder of Los Angeles experimental music group, art-creation unit, and engine of community
Podcasting philosophically: Philosophy Bites' David Edmonds from 2011-01-23T20:06:10
Colin Marshall talks to David Edmonds, co-host with Nigel Warburton of the popular philosophy podcast Philo...
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The rise of Korean cinema: film critic Darcy Paquet from 2011-01-19T06:18:43
Colin Marshall talks to Darcy Paquet, film critic and author of New Korean Cinema: Breaking the Waves. Since 1999, Paquet has maintained the web site Koreanfilm.org as ...
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Staying literarily immersed: book critic David L. Ulin from 2011-01-09T19:22:47
Colin Marshall talks to book critic and former Los Angeles Times book editor David L. Ulin. He’s also the editor of several anthologies of Los Angeles writing and the a...
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The aesthetic lens: design philosopher Leonard Koren from 2010-12-28T02:34:44
Colin Marshall talks to design philosopher, bookmaker, and man of aesthetics Leonard Koren. In addition to publishing WET: The Mag...
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Getting between language, technology, art, and philosophy: artist/philosopher Jonathon Keats from 2010-12-18T06:38:56
Colin Marshall talks to conceptual artist and experimental philosopher Jonathon Keats. In addition to his well-known projects like selling his thoughts, creating pornography for...
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Failures, fiascos, and secret successes: A.V. Club critic Nathan Rabin from 2010-12-12T21:20:39
Colin Marshall talks to Nathan Rabin, head writer at Listen
Trailing the honorable "Chinese" detective: Charlie Chan scholar Yunte Huang from 2010-12-05T20:01:19
Colin Marshall talks to Yunte Huang, poet, professor of English at UC Santa Barbara, and author of Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvo...
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Our symbiosis with technology: Wired co-founder Kevin Kelly from 2010-11-23T07:28
Colin Marshall talks to Kevin Kelly, co-founder of and “Senior Maverick” at Wired magazine. In addition to his copious online writing o...
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Against (wrongheaded) reading: literature professor and psychotherapist Mikita Brottman from 2010-11-10T19:30
Colin Marshall talks to literature professor, psychotherapist, and cultural critic Mikita Brottman, author of The Solitary Vice: Against Reading. In the book, Brottman ...
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Capturing the image of capturing the sound: documentarian Nicholas Sherman on field recordist Gordon Hempton from 2010-10-29T22:18:31
Colin Marshall talks to documentary filmmaker Nicholas Sherman, director of Soundtracker: A Portrait of Gordon Hem...
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For adventurous cinema, whether making or watching: film critic David Sterritt from 2010-10-24T18:55:52
Colin Marshall talks to film critic David Sterritt, chairman of the National Society of Film Critics and former longtime critic at the Christian Science Monitor. Sterri...
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Southern California's radio pointillist: Off-Ramp host John Rabe from 2010-10-01T13:51:32
Colin Marshall talks to John Rabe, longtime public radio personality and host of KPCC’s Off-Ramp, a weekly examination of Southern California and especially Los Angeles...
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Changing yourself by doing it yourself: Boing Boing co-founder Mark Frauenfelder from 2010-09-17T07:05:49
Colin Marshall talks to Mark Frauenfelder, editor of Make magazine and co-founder the zine which has become the massively popular blog Listen
Life as invention: blogger/entrepreneur/non-conformist Chris Guillebeau from 2010-09-10T02:23:38
Colin Marshall talks to blogger, entrepreneur, and liver of the unconventional life Chris Guillebeau. Having written his blog The Art o...
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Personal aesthetics and internet culture: Put This On creators Jesse Thorn and Adam Lisagor from 2010-09-03T06:31:53
Colin Marshall talks to Jesse Thorn and Adam Lisagor, creators of the new men’s style web series and blog Put This On Listen
Authenticity and the last Jew on Earth: novelist Joshua Cohen from 2010-08-27T15:52:14
Colin Marshall talks to novelist Joshua Cohen, author of Cadenza for the Schneidermann Violin Concerto, A Heaven of Others, and now Witz. The new book...
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The cinephile's conversation in new media: Battleship Pretension hosts Tyler Smith and David Bax from 2010-08-20T15:11:59
Colin Marshall talks to Tyler Smith and David Bax, hosts of the film podcast Battleship Pretension. ...
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Transcending the eighties: Wang Chung lead singer Jack Hues from 2010-08-13T05:47
Colin Marshall talks to Jack Hues, lead singer and, alongside Nick Feldman, primary collaborator of the rock group Wang Chung. Throughout ...
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Cultural critic Greil Marcus: Van Morrison's moments of disbelief from 2010-08-06T15:54:36
Colin Marshall talks to music journalist, critic, and observer of America Greil Marcus Listen
Historian of the novel Steven Moore: in search of history's most innovative fiction from 2010-07-30T07:01:03
Colin Marshall talks to Steven Moore, author, critic, former managing editor of Dalkey Archive Press and the Review of Contemporar...
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Latin American fiction translator Suzanne Jill Levine: the Borges behind the fiction from 2010-07-23T08:08:26
Colin Marshall talks to Suzanne Jill Levine, noted translator of creative, innovative, adventurous Latin American Fiction from authors like Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Severo Sar...
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Five days with David Foster Wallace: author and journalist David Lipsky from 2010-07-16T05:51:10
Colin Marshall talks to David Lipsky, contributing editor at Rolling Stone and author of Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Fos...
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Experimental poet Tan Lin: ambiently breaking reading conventions from 2010-06-29T01:07
Colin Marshall talks to Tan Lin, professor of English and creative writing at New Jersey City University and author of the books Lotion Bullwhip Gi...
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Sonic curator David Toop: the sound of silent art from 2010-06-21T15:05
David Toop is a composer of sound, writer about sound, curator of sound and research fellow at the London C...
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Experimental novelist Todd Shimoda: seeking mono no aware in and with literary art from 2010-06-10T15:25
Colin Marshall talks to novelist Todd Shimoda, author of 365 Views of Mt. Fuji, The Fourth Treasure and now Oh!: A Mystery of Mono...
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Buddhist atheist Stephen Batchelor: the road to "belief" from 2010-06-03T15:25
Colin Marshall talks to Sharpham College for Buddhist Studies founder Stephen Batchelor, author on, scholar of and educator about Buddhist topics. His latest book, Confession of a Buddhis...
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Filmmaker Andrew Bujalski: the cinema of recontextualized relationships from 2010-05-27T16:39
Colin Marshall talks to Andrew Bujalski, the young director of the films Funny Ha Ha, Mutual Appreciation and Beeswax, which is newly available on DVD. Though Bujalski’s...
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Creative Nonfiction editor Lee Gutkind: Living it is writing it is living it from 2010-05-20T14:19
Colin Marshall talks to Lee Gutkind, founder and editor of Creative Nonfiction, the premiere journal of the eponymous genre of writing that combines the literary techni...
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On breaking form and genre boundaries with David Shields from 2010-05-06T03:01
Colin Marshall talks to David Shields, professor of English at the University of Washington and author of fiction, nonfiction and various hybrids thereof about sports, autobiogr...
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On John Cage and 4'33" with composer, educator and new-music journalist Kyle Gann from 2010-04-22T15:04
Colin Marshall talks to musicologist, writer, microtonal composer and educator Kyle Gann, author of No Such Thing as Silence: John Cag...
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On the films of Michael Haneke with Peter Brunette from 2010-04-15T05:26
Colin Marshall talks to Peter Brunette, Reynolds Professor of Film Studies and director of the Film Studies program at Wake Forest University. The author of books on such belove...
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Thinker, writer, and "Agent of Change" Seth Godin from 2010-04-01T14:41
Colin Marshall talks to speaker, writer, blogger and entrepreneur Seth Godin. Having already built a large body of published work on ...
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Chris Bohn, editor of The Wire: Adventures in Modern Music from 2010-03-25T05:37
Colin Marshall talks to Chris Bohn, editor of London-based monthly music magazine The Wire. Subtitled “Adventures in Modern Music...
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On Romantic music, poetry and philosophy with James Donelan from 2010-03-18T15:04
Colin Marshall talks to James Donelan, lecturer and Program Coordinator in the English department and College of Creative Studies at UC Santa Barbara. He's also the author of
Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll on time's arrow from 2010-02-25T07:17
Colin Marshall talks to Sean Carroll, theoretical cosmologist specializing in dark energy and special relativity at the California...
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On the North Korean worldview with B.R. Myers from 2010-02-18T20:42
Colin Marshall talks to Brian Reynolds Myers, contributing editor to the Atlantic and professor of international studies at Dongseo University in Busan, South Korea. In...
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Musician, artist, journalist and ex-blogger Nick Currie, a.k.a Momus from 2010-02-11T07:48
Colin Marshall talks to Nick Currie, better known as Momus. Since the mid-1980s he has led parallel careers in music (with 21 albums out so far), prose, art and...
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On the cinema of Errol Morris with journalist and curator Livia Bloom from 2010-02-07T19:11
Colin Marshall talks to cinematic journalist and curator Livia Bloom, editor of Errol Morris: Interviews, a compilation of conversations with the nonfiction filmmaker b...
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Economist, rationalist and blogger Robin Hanson from 2010-01-28T14:33
Colin Marshall talks to Robin Hanson, professor of economics at George Mason University, research associate at Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute and chief scientist at Consensus Point. He’s ...
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On advertising, marketing and narrative with Rob Walker from 2010-01-11T03:16
Colin Marshall talks to Rob Walker, observer of advertising and marketing in all their forms. Author of the New York ...
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Economist Steven Landsburg takes on philosophy from 2010-01-04T00:55
Colin Marshall talks to Steven E. Landsburg, professor of economics at the University of Rochester, Slate's "Everyday Economics" columnist...
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On the Middle Ages with Chris Wickham from 2009-12-17T14:45
Colin Marshall talks to Chris Wickham, Chichele Professor of Medieval History at Oxford University, Fellow of All Souls College and author of The Inherita...
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Mayan Cycle composer Jeremy Haladyna from 2009-11-17T06:39
Colin Marshall talks to Jeremy Haladyna, director of UCSB’s Ensemble for Contemporary Music and composer of the sprawling 28-piece-and-counting Listen
Documentarian of documentarians Pepita Ferrari from 2009-10-29T15:14
Colin Marshall talks to Pepita Ferrari, director of Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary. The first documentary film to concentrate specifically ...
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On the badness of the legal profession with The Philadelphia Lawyer from 2009-10-22T15:15
Colin Marshall talks to The Philadelphia Lawyer, author of both the web site of the same name and the book The H...
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Laurie Brown and Andy Sheppard of CBC Radio 2's The Signal from 2009-10-15T06:12
Colin Marshall talks to Laurie Brown and Andy Listen
Comic artist and comic journalist Peter Bagge from 2009-10-09T04:51
Colin Marshall talks to Peter Bagge, the comic artist behind the beloved series Hate as well as Apocalypse Nerd, Neat Stuff and Sweat...
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Treeless Mountain director So Yong Kim from 2009-10-02T15:01
Colin Marshall talks to So Yong Kim, director of In Between Days, winner of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival’s S...
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On the craft of freeform radio with WFMU's Ken Freedman from 2009-09-24T18:53
Colin Marshall talks to Ken Freedman, general manager of Jersey City’s WFMU, the longest-running freeform radio station in the United States. Since the mid-1980s, Freedman and his staff have made W...
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On French cuisine's decline with Michael Steinberger from 2009-09-20T16:57
Colin Marshall talks to longtime Slate wine columnist Michael Steinberger, author of Listen
On Nick Drake's Five Leaves Left with Trevor Dann, Patrick Humphries and Peter Hogan from 2009-09-03T14:25
Colin Marshall talks to three music writers who have written books on English singer-songwriter Nick Drake, whose debut album Five Leaves Left originally shipped o...
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On religion and falsity with Joel Grus from 2009-08-20T14:57
A conversation about religion and falsity with Joel Grus, humorist, atheist and author of Listen
Marginal Revolution's Tyler Cowen on personal economies from 2009-08-06T14:24
A conversation with Tyler Cowen, professor of economics at George Mason University and founding blogger of Margin...
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On recorded music's history with Greg Milner from 2009-07-30T13:41
A conversation with Greg Milner, who's written music and technology journalism for Spin, Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, Slate, Salon and Wired. His new bo...
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On Shohei Imamura with The Criterion Collection's Kim Hendrickson from 2009-07-23T07:04
A conversation about the early works of filmmaker Shohei Imamura, who brought an entirely new irreverent aesthetic and sociological sensibility to the 1960s Japanese film scene, with Listen
FORA.tv founder Brian Gruber from 2009-07-23T05:16
A conversation about bringing intelligent video to the internet with Brian Gruber, founder and executive chairman of FORA.tv...
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Traveler and journalist Lawrence Osborne on Bangkok from 2009-07-16T14:45
A conversation with novelist, journalist, memoirist and traveler Lawrence Osborne, author, most recently, of
On Brian Eno with David Sheppard from 2009-07-09T14:51
A conversation about rock music's foremost intellectual "non-musician." producer and cultural theorist with David Sheppard, author of Listen
On Hume and Rousseau's quarrel with John T. Scott from 2009-07-02T19:04
A conversation about the dissolution of the friendship between two very different philosophers with John T. Scott, professor of political science at the Univ...
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Philosophical journalist Alain de Botton from 2009-06-25T06:36
A conversation with Alain de Botton, author of fiction, nonfiction, journalism and various hybrids thereof. Follow...
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On the vinyl LP with Travis Elborough from 2009-06-18T19:02
A conversation about the rise, fall and rise of the long-playing album format both technologically and artistically with journalist Travis Elborough, author of The Vinyl Countdown: The Album from L...
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43Folders founder Merlin Mann from 2009-06-12T04:18
A conversation with writer, speaker, blogger and student of the creative mind Merlin Mann. In 2004, Mann founded Listen
On publishing with Richard Eoin Nash from 2009-06-04T07:05
Part three of our ongoing series of conversations about the future of books and reading, this time with publishing consultant Richard...
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Author and screenwriter Jon Raymond from 2009-05-28T05:33
A conversation with Jon Raymond, editor at Plazm magazine and author of the novel ...
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Podcaster, blogger, critic and intellectual shock jock Edward Champion from 2009-05-22T02:41
A conversation with Edward Champion, critic, host and producer of the cultural interview podcast Listen
Filmmaker Ramin Bahrani from 2009-05-14T16:40
A conversation with filmmaker Ramin Bahrani, director of Man Push Cart, Chop Shop and the new Listen
Electro-acoustic musician Ethan Rose from 2009-05-07T14:55
A conversation about using old technology to craft modern sounds with electro-acoustic musician Ethan Rose, whose newest album Listen
ZBS Foundation president Thomas Lopez from 2009-04-30T10:25
A conversation about creating radio fiction and humorously raising consciousness with Thomas Lopez, founder and president of the Listen
Electronic musician Tim Hecker from 2009-04-23T07:51
A conversation about iterative creative processes, building music in layers and the history of loud sound with electronic musician Tim H...
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Denis Dutton on aesthetics and evolution from 2009-04-16T17:31
A conversation about aesthetics and evolutionary biology with Denis Dutton, professor of the philosophy of art at the University of Canterbury, founding edi...
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Novelist and journalist Ian Buruma from 2009-04-09T06:25
A conversation with novelist, journalist, documentarian and Henry R. Luce Professor of Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College Ian Buruma. His latest book is T...
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Sound artist Lawrence English from 2009-04-02T07:25
A conversation about appreciating the seasons, collecting international field recordings and turning others on to sound art with composer, multimedia artist, critic and ROOM40 label head Listen
Bookworm host Michael Silverblatt from 2009-03-19T06:19
A conversation about reading, writing and radio with Michael Silverblatt, who has hosted KCRW's Bookworm, the beloved forum for the discussion of fiction an...
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Jesse Thorn, host of The Sound of Young America from 2009-03-06T03:23
A conversation about the craft of interviewing and the state of public radio today with Jesse Thorn, host and producer of Public Radio International's The Sound of...
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Jonathan Gottschall on science and the humanities from 2009-02-26T08:19
A conversation about what's wrong with literary studies and a possible way forward with Jonathan Gottschall, English instructor at Washington and Jefferson College and author of Listen
Physicist and anthropologist Gregory Cochran on human evolution from 2009-02-19T18:54
A conversation with physicist and University of Utah adjunct professor of anthropology Gregory Cochran, co-author with Henry Harpending of The 10,000 Year Explosio...
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Science journalist Jonah Lehrer on decisionmaking from 2009-02-12T07:51
A conversation about the organic basis of decisionmaking with Jonah Lehrer, editor-at-large at Seed magazine and author of Listen
On gardens and broadcasting with Robert Harrison from 2009-01-29T16:48
A conversation about what gardens say about human nature, what's missing from mainstream radio and the place of the humanities with Listen
Mathematician Keith Devlin on probability from 2009-01-15T07:59
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Writer and cultural polymath Clive James from 2009-01-06T07:49
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On the Great Books with Alex Beam from 2008-12-18T03:10
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On David Hume with Simon Blackburn from 2008-12-02T06:24
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On Margaret Thatcher with Claire Berlinski from 2008-11-26T06:13
A conversation about Margaret Thatcher, the most controversial British Prime Minister of the 20th century, with Claire Berlinski, author of Listen
Physicist Alan Sokal from 2008-11-18T03:27
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On art markets with Don Thompson from 2008-11-08T00:14
A conversation about art markets with Don Thompson, professor emeritus of marketing at York University's Schulich School of Business and author of The $12 Million ...
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On possible futures with David Friedman from 2008-10-21T06:13
A conversation about what's next for humanity with David Friedman, professor of law at Santa Clara University and author of the classic work of 20th-cen...
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On Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance with auto journalist Mark Richardson from 2008-10-16T04:52
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Political statistician Andrew Gelman from 2008-10-09T05:43
A conversation about demographics, punditry and American voting with Andrew Gelman, professor of statistics at Columbia University and author of ...
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Wine educator and blogger Tyler "Dr. Vino" Colman from 2008-09-23T06:57
A conversation about the red tape of viticulture, huge followings in Japan and Cabernet uprisings in the streets of Indianapolis with wine educator and blogger Tyler Colman, known in the blogospher...
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New Yorker book critic James Wood from 2008-09-16T06:53
A conversation about the workings of the novel, the world between journalism and academia and literary versus religious belief with James Wood, book critic for the New Yorker and author of ...
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Charles Murray on American education from 2008-09-06T20:06
A conversation about what's wrong with American education's priorities and how to fix them with the American Enterprise Institute's Charles Murray, author of Real ...
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Mathematical journalist Brian Hayes from 2008-08-27T18:34
A conversation about econophysics, generating genuine randomness and the rise of blogs with mathematical journalist and blogger Brian Hayes, author of <...
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Reading the OED with Ammon Shea from 2008-08-22T16:53
A conversation about the dictionary-reader's ultimate challenge, all 21,730 pages of the Oxford English Dictionary, with Ammon Shea, author of <...
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Novelist and former CBC film critic David Gilmour from 2008-08-12T05:56
A conversation about one man, one son, and one D.I.Y. film school with novelist and former CBC film critic David Gilmour, author of The Film Club: A Memoir. [Listen
Tom McCarthy on Tintin from 2008-07-23T22:17
A conversation about art, criticism, literature, philosophy, and a certain Belgian boy reporter with novelist Tom McCarthy, author of Remainder and Tintin and the Secret of Liter...
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Artscience impresario David Edwards from 2008-07-17T04:09
A conversation about science, aesthetics and the crossing of disciplinary boundaries with David Edwards, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Biomedical Engineering at Harvard, author of
War Nerd Gary Brecher from 2008-07-01T14:06
Literary blogger Maud Newton from 2008-06-23T04:31
A conversation about the rise of cultural blogs, using one’s own life as novel source material and the genius of Rupert Thomson with literary blogger Maud Newton, founder of Listen
Novelist, essayist and poet Alexander Theroux from 2008-06-18T04:00
A conversation about the encyclopedic novel, female creativity and Rush Limbaugh with novelist, essayist and poet Alexander Theroux, author of Laura Warholic; or, The Sexual In...
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Kevin Smokler and Dave Weich from 2008-06-09T01:33
Part two of our special series on the future of books and reading: conversations with writer, thinker, entrepreneur and maker of mischief Kevin Smokler [site Listen
Graphic designer and novelist Chip Kidd from 2008-05-30T05:59
A conversation about art school, the Milgram Experient and Andres Serrano photos as bible covers with graphic designer and novelist Chip Kidd, the man responsible for countless bestselling (and som...
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Daniel Menaker and Odile Isralson, Titlepage from 2008-05-23T07:42
Part one of a special Marketplace of Ideas series on the future of books and reading: conversations with Daniel Menaker and Odile Isralson, host and executive producer of Listen
Arts&Letters Daily's Denis Dutton from 2008-05-03T05:23
A conversation about the climate change debate, the evolutionary psychology of art and bad academic writing with Denis Dutton [Listen
NPR's Peter Sagal from 2008-04-25T03:02
A conversation about swinging, eating, strip clubs, lying, gambling, consumption and pornography with Peter Sagal, host of NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me and author of The Book...
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Urban theorist Richard Florida from 2008-04-18T05:04
A conversation about personality, innovation and openness in cities and "mega-regions" with urban theorist Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class and Who'...
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Experimental philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah from 2008-04-05T06:25
A conversation about experimental philosophy with Kwame Anthony Appiah, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University and author of Experiments in Ethics.
Japan expert John Nathan (part two) from 2008-03-28T02:32
The second part of a conversation about life in film and literature in Japan and America with translator, filmmaker and Japan expert John Nathan, author of Living Carelessly in Tokyo and Else...
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Japan expert John Nathan (part one) from 2008-03-28T02:12
The first part of a conversation about life in film and literature in Japan and America with translator, filmmaker and Japan expert John Nathan, author of Living Carelessly in Tokyo and Elsew...
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Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak from 2008-03-22T19:55
A conversation about the art of engineering, the value of jokes and the nuisance of spam with Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer and author of iWoz: How I Invented the Personal Compu...
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The Marketplace of Ideas live in Los Angeles from 2008-03-22T19:24
It's The Marketplace of Ideas live in Los Angeles! Come bid farewell to Dutton's Brent...
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Undercover economist Tim Harford from 2008-03-15T20:42
A conversation about speed-dating, the advantages of city life and the fun economists are having with "Undercover Economist" Tim Harford, author of...
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Comic artist Peter Bagge from 2008-03-07T03:14
A conversation about Generation X, penciling techniques and libertarianism with Peter Bagge, creator of Hate and Apocalypse Nerd.
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On globalization with Pietra Rivoli from 2008-02-29T06:43
A conversation about Texan cotton-growing, Chinese manufacturing and African entrepreneurship with Pietra Rivoli, Georgetown business professor and author of The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Glob...
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Essayist, film writer, novelist and poet Phillip Lopate from 2008-02-22T05:25
A conversation about education, urbanism and Abbas Kiarostami with essayist, novelist, poet and film writer Phillip Lopate.
On book reviewing with Gail Pool from 2008-02-16T02:57
A conversation with Gail Pool, author of Faint Praise: The Plight of Book Reviewing in America.
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Skeptic Michael Shermer from 2008-02-08T00:33
A conversation about economics, evolutionary biology and Ayn Rand with Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine and author of The Mind of ...
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On early modern science and poetry with Angus Fletcher from 2008-02-02T23:22
A conversation about the interplay between early modern science and poetry with Angus Fletcher, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the City University of...
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Podcast Alley feed from 2008-01-27T19:39
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Deep historian Daniel Lord Smail from 2008-01-25T08:27
A conversation about bridging the gap between history and prehistory with Daniel Lord Smail, professor of history at Harvard University and author of On Deep History and the Brain.
Economist and blogger Tyler Cowen from 2008-01-18T07:50
A conversation about using incentives, eating ethnic food and becoming a cultural billionaire with Tyler Cowen, professor of economics at George Ma...
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Los Angeles Times Book Review editor David L. Ulin from 2008-01-12T06:05
A conversation about publishing, book criticism and LA literary culture with David L. Ulin, editor of the Los Angeles Times Book Review.
Science journalist Jonah Lehrer from 2008-01-03T22:05
A conversation about literature, the human brain and umami with Jonah Lehrer, editor-at-large at Seed magazine and author of Proust Was a Neuroscientist.
Novelist Joshua Henkin from 2007-12-29T06:01
A conversation about college towns, the importance of story and MFA programs with novelist Joshua Henkin, author of Matrimony.
The Smart Set editor Jason Wilson from 2007-12-22T06:58
A conversation about online journalism, travel writing and H.L. Mencken with Jason Wilson, editor of The Smart Set from Drexel University and The Best American Travel Writing Listen
Evolutionary biologist David P. Barash from 2007-12-15T06:35
A conversation about consciousness, free will and toilet training with David P. Barash, professor of psychology at the University of Washington and author of Natural Selections: Selfish Altru...
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Law professor and economist Ian Ayres from 2007-12-07T22:40
A conversation about the revolution in decisionmaking brought about by large-scale quantitative analysis with Yale law professor and economist Ian Ayres, author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinki...
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On political division with David Starkey from 2007-12-07T22:30
A conversation about voting one way and living in a place that votes another with David Starkey, poet, playwright, professor of English at Santa Barbara City College and editor of Living Blue...
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On 20 years of The Closing of the American Mind with Roger Kimball from 2007-12-02T01:22
A conversation about Allan Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind on the 20th anniversary of its publication with Roger Kimball, editor of The New Criterion.
On Barry Goldwater with CC Goldwater from 2007-11-21T18:39
A conversation about Barry Goldwater with CC Goldwater, the 1964 presidential candidate's granddaughter and producer of the new film Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater.
Something Awful editor Zack Parsons from 2007-11-16T20:38
A conversation about ridiculous military hardware and highly un-epic science fiction with Zack Parsons, editor at the popular humor site Listen
1960s radical Cathy Wilkerson from 2007-11-16T20:25
A conversation about the 1960s with Cathy Wilkerson, former member of Students for a Democratic Society and Weatherman, whose new book is Flying Close ...
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On human rights with Lynn Hunt from 2007-11-09T21:45
A conversation about the very definition of a powerful idea with Lynn Hunt, Eugen Weber Professor of Modern European History at UCLA and former president ...
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Bookslut founder Jessa Crispin from 2007-11-02T18:08
A conversation about food writing, Lost Girls and the disappointing DVD of David Lynch's Lost Highway with Jessa Crispin, founder and editor...
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Wine journalist George M. Taber from 2007-10-26T19:33
A conversation about that most revered of all beverages and the devices that close our bottles of it with George M. Taber, wine journalist and former business editor of Time magazine. His new book ...
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Entrepreneur and blogger Ben Casnocha from 2007-10-20T04:40
A conversation about optimism, eternal studenthood and funny conservatives with entrepreneur and author Ben Casnocha. His most recent book is My Start-U...
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Spy-fi novelist Josh Conviser from 2007-10-13T17:01
A conversation about hybridizing genres, using future technology and reading Dwell magazine with Josh Conviser, author of Echelon and Empyre.
Litblogger and novelist Mark Sarvas from 2007-10-12T06:39
A conversation about book criticism, the Los Angeles Literary scene and Michiko Kakutani with Mark Sarvas, author of popular weblog The Elegant Variation.