Many people would say they learned deep truths from art — truths about happiness, meaning, and morality.  But is that just an illusion?  Has the art fooled us into thinking we’ve learned things even though we haven’t? (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: Spy Glass (edited) by KevinMacLead, from Incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0 License.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:

Many people would say they learned deep truths from art — truths about happiness, meaning, and morality.  But is that just an illusion?  Has the art fooled us into thinking we’ve learned things even though we haven’t? (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE/Loyalty_Freak_Music_-_TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE_-_05_Traveling_in_your_mind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Traveling in Your Mind</a> (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: <a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500058" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spy Glass</a> (edited) by KevinMacLead, from <a href="http://Incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Incompetech.com</a>, CC BY 3.0 License.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/farrell-rajczi-ep41-can-we-learn-from-art.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online:

EPISODE 41: Can We Learn From Art?

Some biographers try to explain why their subjects made the choices that they did. But is biography like that impossible? In fact, can we ever explain why anyone did what they did? (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: Swan Song (edited) by Paper Navy, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 License.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:

Some biographers try to explain why their subjects made the choices that they did. But is biography like that impossible? In fact, can we ever explain why anyone did what they did? (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE/Loyalty_Freak_Music_-_TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE_-_05_Traveling_in_your_mind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Traveling in Your Mind</a> (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Paper_Navy/All_Grown_Up/08_Swan_Song" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Swan Song</a> (edited) by Paper Navy, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 License.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/farrell-rajczi-ep40-is-biography-impossible.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online:

EPISODE 40: Is Biography Impossible?

The novelist Patricia Highsmith is rarely praised for her characters. But are the critics making a mistake? And does the way we assess a novel’s characters say more about us than we might think?  (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: Spy Glass (edited) by Kevin MacLeod, from Incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0 License.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:

The novelist Patricia Highsmith is rarely praised for her characters. But are the critics making a mistake? And does the way we assess a novel’s characters say more about us than we might think?  (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE/Loyalty_Freak_Music_-_TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE_-_05_Traveling_in_your_mind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Traveling in Your Mind</a> (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: Spy Glass (edited) by Kevin MacLeod, from <a href="http://Incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Incompetech.com</a>, CC BY 3.0 License.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/farrell-rajczi-ep39-highsmith-and-character.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online:

EPISODE 39: Highsmith and Character

It seems like people used to believe that important cultural conversations and insights could be found within fiction.  Has that changed?  And if so, why?  (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: Dance of the Stargazer (edited) by U.S. Army Blues Band, Public Doman Mark 1.0 License.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:  https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/farrell-rajczi-ep38-fictional-conversations.mp3

It seems like people used to believe that important cultural conversations and insights could be found within fiction.  Has that changed?  And if so, why?  (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE/Loyalty_Freak_Music_-_TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE_-_05_Traveling_in_your_mind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Traveling in Your Mind</a> (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/US_Army_Blues/Live_At_Blues_Alley/0_-_03_-_The_US_Army_Blues_-_Dance_Of_The_Stargazer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dance of the Stargazer</a> (edited) by U.S. Army Blues Band, Public Doman Mark 1.0 License.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/farrell-rajczi-ep38-fictional-conversations.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/farrell-rajczi-ep38-fictional-conversations.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/farrell-rajczi-ep38-fictional-conversations.mp3</a>

EPISODE 38: Fictional Conversations

Many fans think The Dark Knight is the greatest superhero movie ever made.  But what do they love about it?  And are they right? (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: The Way by Heavy Links, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY-SA 3.0 License.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online: https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/farrell-rajczi-ep37-the-dark-knight.mp3

Many fans think The Dark Knight is the greatest superhero movie ever made.  But what do they love about it?  And are they right? (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE/Loyalty_Freak_Music_-_TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE_-_05_Traveling_in_your_mind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Traveling in Your Mind</a> (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Heavy_Links/The_Heavy_Links_EP/Heavy_Links_-_The_Heavy_Links_EP_-_02_The_Way" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Way</a> by Heavy Links, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY-SA 3.0 License.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/farrell-rajczi-ep37-the-dark-knight.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/farrell-rajczi-ep37-the-dark-knight.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/farrell-rajczi-ep37-the-dark-knight.mp3</a>

EPISODE 37: The Dark Knight

In this episode we discuss Aldus Huxley’s celebrated novel Brave New World.  Does the novel still have things to teach us?  (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: We Start the Cure in Paris (edited) by lo-fi is sci-fi, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 3.0 License.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:   https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/farrell-rajczi-ep36-brave-new-world-2.mp3

In this episode we discuss Aldus Huxley’s celebrated novel Brave New World.  Does the novel still have things to teach us?  (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE/Loyalty_Freak_Music_-_TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE_-_05_Traveling_in_your_mind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Traveling in Your Mind</a> (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/lo-fi_is_sci-fi/O_Great_Queen_Electric_What_Do_You_Have_Waiting_for_Me_1652/lo-fi_is_sci-fi_-_O_Great_Queen_Electric_What_Do_You_Have_Waiting_for_Me-_-_03_We_Start_the_Cure_in_Paris" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">We Start the Cure in Paris</a> (edited) by lo-fi is sci-fi, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 3.0 License.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/farrell-rajczi-ep36-brave-new-world-1.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/farrell-rajczi-ep36-brave-new-world-2.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/farrell-rajczi-ep36-brave-new-world-2.mp3</a>

EPISODE 36: Brave New World

Major soccer leagues and tournaments are adopting VAR, a video replay system. But is it ruining soccer? (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: Someone Else’s Memories (edited) by Revolution Void, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 3.0 License.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:   https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/farrell-rajczi-ep35-is-video-replay-ruining-soccer.mp3

Major soccer leagues and tournaments are adopting VAR, a video replay system. But is it ruining soccer? (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE/Loyalty_Freak_Music_-_TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE_-_05_Traveling_in_your_mind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Traveling in Your Mind</a> (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Revolution_Void/The_Politics_of_Desire/revolution_void_-_03_-_someone_elses_memories" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Someone Else’s Memories</a> (edited) by Revolution Void, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 3.0 License.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/farrell-rajczi-ep35-is-video-replay-ruining-soccer.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/farrell-rajczi-ep35-is-video-replay-ruining-soccer.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/farrell-rajczi-ep35-is-video-replay-ruining-soccer.mp3</a>

EPISODE 35: Is Video Replay Ruining Soccer?

Magnus Carlsen

George R. R. Martin

What can we demand of celebrities, athletes, and artists?  Should Magnus Carlsen have played on in the last world chess championship rather than taking an easy draw?  Should George R. R. Martin spend more time writing Game of Thrones books? (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: Prelude in C, BWV 846 (edited) by J S Bach, perf. Kevin MacLeod, from Incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0 License.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:   https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/farrell-rajczi-ep34-magnus-carlsen-and-george-r-r-martin.mp3

What can we demand of celebrities, athletes, and artists?  Should Magnus Carlsen have played on in the last world chess championship rather than taking an easy draw?  Should George R. R. Martin spend more time writing Game of Thrones books? (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE/Loyalty_Freak_Music_-_TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE_-_05_Traveling_in_your_mind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Traveling in Your Mind</a> (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: <a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100689" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Prelude in C</a>, BWV 846 (edited) by J S Bach, perf. Kevin MacLeod, from <a href="http://Incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Incompetech.com</a>, CC BY 3.0 License.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/farrell-rajczi-ep34-magnus-carlsen-and-george-r-r-martin.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/farrell-rajczi-ep34-magnus-carlsen-and-george-r-r-martin.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/farrell-rajczi-ep34-magnus-carlsen-and-george-r-r-martin.mp3</a>

EPISODE 34: Magnus Carlsen and George R. R. Martin

Many of you emailed questions after our last podcast about single payer healthcare. In this episode, we discuss your questions about the effects of uninsurance, the financial consequences of single payer, the politics of healthcare, and many more things as well. (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: I Know the Color of Your Eyes (edited) by Bisou de l’enfant sauvage, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0 License.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:   https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/farrell-rajczi-ep33-listener-questions-about-single-payer.mp3

Many of you emailed questions after our last podcast about single payer healthcare. In this episode, we discuss your questions about the effects of uninsurance, the financial consequences of single payer, the politics of healthcare, and many more things as well. (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE/Loyalty_Freak_Music_-_TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE_-_05_Traveling_in_your_mind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Traveling in Your Mind</a> (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Bisou_de_lenfant_sauvage_1232/Unfollow_your_dreams_Fall_in_love/Bisou_de_lenfant_sauvage_-_Unfollow_your_dreams_Fall_in_love_-_13_I_know_the_color_of_your_eyes" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">I Know the Color of Your Eyes</a> (edited) by Bisou de l’enfant sauvage, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0 License.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="http://farrell-rajczi-ep33-listener-questions-about-single-payer.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/farrell-rajczi-ep33-listener-questions-about-single-payer.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/farrell-rajczi-ep33-listener-questions-about-single-payer.mp3</a>

EPISODE 33: Listener Questions about Single Payer

As we approach the 2020 election, we hear a lot about single payer healthcare. But what is it? Should we like it? Along the way we discuss Alex’s new book, The Ethics of Universal Health Insurance.  (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: Titanic (edited) by Michael Chapman &amp; The Woodpiles, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC 3.0 License.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:   https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/farrell-rajczi-ep32-what-is-single-payer-healthcare.mp3

As we approach the 2020 election, we hear a lot about single payer healthcare. But what is it? Should we like it? Along the way we discuss Alex’s new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0190946830?pf_rd_p=f3acc539-5d5f-49a3-89ea-768a917d5900&amp;pf_rd_r=FVTQNN3SCWH5D0T4F9K1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Ethics of Universal Health Insurance</a>.  (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE/Loyalty_Freak_Music_-_TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE_-_05_Traveling_in_your_mind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Traveling in Your Mind</a> (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Michael_Chapman__The_Woodpiles/NATCH_7/04_Titanic" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Titanic</a> (edited) by Michael Chapman &amp; The Woodpiles, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC 3.0 License.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/farrell-rajczi-ep32-what-is-single-payer-healthcare.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/farrell-rajczi-ep32-what-is-single-payer-healthcare.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/farrell-rajczi-ep32-what-is-single-payer-healthcare.mp3</a>

EPISODE 32: What is Single Payer Healthcare?

A podcast by John Farrell and Alex Rajczi

Good Question!

Earlier this year, Kazuo Ishiguro was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature.  The critics have their opinion of Ishiguro’s work, but what does Ishiguro say is the point of his work?  Why does he think it has significance?  (Intro: Cold Funk (edited) by Kevin MacLeod, from Incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0 license.  Outro: Love (edited) by PC-ONE, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0 US license.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online: https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep19-what-does-ishiguro-think-of-ishiguro.mp3

Earlier this year, Kazuo Ishiguro was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature.  The critics have their opinion of Ishiguro’s work, but what does <a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/20134516" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Ishiguro say</a> is the point of his work?  Why does he think it has significance?  (Intro: <a href="http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100499" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Cold Funk</a> (edited) by Kevin MacLeod, from <a href="http://Incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Incompetech.com</a>, CC BY 3.0 license.  Outro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/PC-ONE/Wilderness/Love_1967" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Love</a> (edited) by PC-ONE, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0 US license.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep19-what-does-ishiguro-think-of-ishiguro.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep19-what-does-ishiguro-think-of-ishiguro.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep19-what-does-ishiguro-think-of-ishiguro.mp3</a>

EPISODE 19: What Does Ishiguro Think of Ishiguro? (2/20/18)

Some contemporary artists seem to mock the art world itself, suggesting that its patrons and consumers are fools who’ll buy anything. Does that mean that modern art is a deliberate scam? Could it be a collective delusion? If contemporary art doesn’t have the power to provoke valuable responses, what keeps the art world afloat? While discussing these questions from chapter six of Ways of Looking, we examine the works of Damien Hirst, including his diamond-encrusted skull called For the Love of God (2007).  (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: Hurting the Boy (feat. Troy Sarj), edited, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0 license.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:   https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Farrell-Rajczi-Ep27-He-Works-in-Death-and-Formaldehyde.mp3

Some contemporary artists seem to mock the art world itself, suggesting that its patrons and consumers are fools who’ll buy anything. Does that mean that modern art is a deliberate scam? Could it be a collective delusion? If contemporary art doesn’t have the power to provoke valuable responses, what keeps the art world afloat? While discussing these questions from chapter six of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ways-Looking-How-Experience-Contemporary/dp/1780671938" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ways of Looking</a>, we examine the works of Damien Hirst, including his diamond-encrusted skull called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tXIYBFbUjs&amp;app=desktop" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">For the Love of God (2007)</a>.  (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE/Loyalty_Freak_Music_-_TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE_-_05_Traveling_in_your_mind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Traveling in Your Mind</a> (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mise/Plastic_Love/Mise_-_Plastic_Love_-_21_Hurting_the_Boy_feat_Troy_Sarj" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Hurting the Boy (feat. Troy Sarj)</a>, edited, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0 license.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Farrell-Rajczi-Ep27-He-Works-in-Death-and-Formaldehyde.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Farrell-Rajczi-Ep27-He-Works-in-Death-and-Formaldehyde.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Farrell-Rajczi-Ep27-He-Works-in-Death-and-Formaldehyde.mp3</a>

EPISODE 27: He Works in Death and Formaldehyde

George Orwell said that politicians use vague language to cover up policies that are “too brutal for most people to face,” and that political language infects all of us and makes us have “foolish thoughts.”  Was he right?  (Intro: AcidJazz by Kevin MacLeod, from the Free Music Archive, CC BY 3.0 license.  Outro: Dance of the Stargazer (edited) by US Army Blues, from the Free Music Archive, Public Domain Mark 1.0 license.) Subscribe in iTunes, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online: https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep10-politics-and-the-english-language.mp3

George Orwell <a href="http://www.orwell.ru/library/essays/politics/english/e_polit/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">said</a> that politicians use vague language to cover up policies that are “too brutal for most people to face,” and that political language infects all of us and makes us have “foolish thoughts.”  Was he right?  (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Jazz_Sampler/AcidJazz_1430" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">AcidJazz</a> by Kevin MacLeod, from the Free Music Archive, CC BY 3.0 license.  Outro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/US_Army_Blues/Live_At_Blues_Alley/0_-_03_-_The_US_Army_Blues_-_Dance_Of_The_Stargazer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Dance of the Stargazer</a> (edited) by US Army Blues, from the Free Music Archive, Public Domain Mark 1.0 license.) Subscribe in <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep10-politics-and-the-english-language.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep10-politics-and-the-english-language.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep10-politics-and-the-english-language.mp3</a>

EPISODE 10: Politics and the English Language (8/26/16)

Few people enjoy reading about utopia. Why do we prefer visions of chaos to dreams of order? Are we all dystopians at heart?  (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: You Happy? (edited) by BJ Block &amp; Dawn Pemberton, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY-ND 3.0 License.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:   https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/farrell-rajczi-ep30-are-we-all-dystopians-at-heart.mp3

Few people enjoy reading about utopia. Why do we prefer visions of chaos to dreams of order? Are we all dystopians at heart?  (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE/Loyalty_Freak_Music_-_TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE_-_05_Traveling_in_your_mind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Traveling in Your Mind</a> (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/BJ_Block__Dawn_Pemberton/The_Land_of_Make_Believe/04__BJ_Block_and_Dawn_Pemberton__You_Happy__The_Land_of_Make_Believe__FrostWirecom" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">You Happy?</a> (edited) by BJ Block &amp; Dawn Pemberton, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY-ND 3.0 License.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/farrell-rajczi-ep30-are-we-all-dystopians-at-heart.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/farrell-rajczi-ep30-are-we-all-dystopians-at-heart.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/farrell-rajczi-ep30-are-we-all-dystopians-at-heart.mp3</a>

EPISODE 30: Are We All Dystopians At Heart?

Philosophers like Bruno Latour have maintained that important aspects of human life are just “social constructions.”  But what is a social construction?  And should we think that some key parts of life are constructions of the human mind?  (Intro: Cold Funk (edited) by Kevin MacLeod, from Incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0 license.  Outro: Love is Dying ft. Fliss (edited) by Agenda 23, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0 US license.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:   https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep17-is-reality-a-social-construction.mp3

Philosophers like <a href="http://www.unc.edu/clct/LatourCritique.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bruno Latour</a> have maintained that important aspects of human life are just “social constructions.”  But what is a social construction?  And should we think that some key parts of life are constructions of the human mind?  (Intro: <a href="http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100499" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Cold Funk</a> (edited) by Kevin MacLeod, from <a href="http://Incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Incompetech.com</a>, CC BY 3.0 license.  Outro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/AGENDA_23/LOVE_IS_DYING_-_Ft_Fliss/LOVE_IS_DYING_ft_Fliss" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Love is Dying ft. Fliss</a> (edited) by Agenda 23, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0 US license.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep17-is-reality-a-social-construction.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep17-is-reality-a-social-construction.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep17-is-reality-a-social-construction.mp3</a>

EPISODE 17: Is Reality a Social Construction? (8/7/17)

Our previous discussion of H.P. Lovecraft leads to bigger questions:  Is there something terrifying about modern science?  Should we fear superior alien life?  Does fiction require us to paint some people as evil?  (Intro: Cold Funk (edited) by Kevin MacLeod, from Incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0 license.  Outro: The Face of God (edited) by The Agrarians, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US license.) Subscribe in iTunes, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:   https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep14-is-there-something-profound-about-cosmic-horror.mp3

Our previous discussion of H.P. Lovecraft leads to bigger questions:  Is there something terrifying about modern science?  Should we fear superior alien life?  Does fiction require us to paint some people as evil?  (Intro: <a href="http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100499" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Cold Funk</a> (edited) by Kevin MacLeod, from <a href="http://Incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Incompetech.com</a>, CC BY 3.0 license.  Outro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Agrarians/The_Jovial_Shepherd/The_Face_of_God" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Face of God</a> (edited) by The Agrarians, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US license.) Subscribe in <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep14-is-there-something-profound-about-cosmic-horror.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep14-is-there-something-profound-about-cosmic-horror.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep14-is-there-something-profound-about-cosmic-horror.mp3</a>

EPISODE 14: Is There Something Profound About Cosmic Horror? (3/25/17)

Was H.P. Lovecraft a talented writer of cosmic horror fiction, or should we be horrified by the stories themselves?  (Intro: Cold Funk (edited) by Kevin MacLeod, from Incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0 license.  Outro: Violins and Tea, Instrumental (edited) by Loch Lomond, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 3.0 license.) Subscribe in iTunes, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:   https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep13-should-we-love-lovecraft.mp3

Was H.P. Lovecraft a talented writer of cosmic horror fiction, or should we be horrified by the stories themselves?  (Intro: <a href="http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100499" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Cold Funk</a> (edited) by Kevin MacLeod, from <a href="http://Incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Incompetech.com</a>, CC BY 3.0 license.  Outro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loch_Lomond/Pens_From_Spain_Instrumentals/Violins_And_Tea_Instrumental" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Violins and Tea, Instrumental</a> (edited) by Loch Lomond, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 3.0 license.) Subscribe in <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep13-should-we-love-lovecraft.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep13-should-we-love-lovecraft.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep13-should-we-love-lovecraft.mp3</a>

EPISODE 13: Should We Love Lovecraft? (3/17/17)

In chapter four of Ways of Looking, Ossian Ward says that some contemporary artists make art out of human performances, including eccentric performances like punching a time clock every hour for a year. Are these really works of art? Can they be good art? We discuss these questions while examining Tehching Hsieh’s One Year Performance 1980-1981 and Marina Abramović’s The Artist Is Present (2010).  (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: I am Rich (edited) by Naran, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 DE license.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:   https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/farrell-rajczi-ep25-dancing-like-he-was-electrocuted.mp3

In chapter four of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ways-Looking-How-Experience-Contemporary/dp/1780671938" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ways of Looking</a>, Ossian Ward says that some contemporary artists make art out of human performances, including eccentric performances like punching a time clock every hour for a year. Are these really works of art? Can they be good art? We discuss these questions while examining Tehching Hsieh’s <a href="http://youtu.be/tvebnkjwTeU" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">One Year Performance 1980-1981</a> and Marina Abramović’s <a href="http://youtu.be/U6Qj__s8mNU" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Artist Is Present (2010)</a>.  (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE/Loyalty_Freak_Music_-_TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE_-_05_Traveling_in_your_mind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Traveling in Your Mind</a> (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Naran/Feel_Freeze/I_am_rich" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">I am Rich</a> (edited) by Naran, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 DE license.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/farrell-rajczi-ep25-dancing-like-he-was-electrocuted.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/farrell-rajczi-ep25-dancing-like-he-was-electrocuted.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/farrell-rajczi-ep25-dancing-like-he-was-electrocuted.mp3</a>

EPISODE 25: Dancing Like He Was Electrocuted

After our last podcast about utopia, we wondered if utopias are more credible in science fiction than in realistic fiction. Are space adventures like Star Trek the place to look for a utopian vision?  (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: Peace Within (edited) by Peter Rudenko, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0 License.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:   https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/farrell-rajczi-ep31-is-star-trek-a-utopia.mp3

After our last podcast about utopia, we wondered if utopias are more credible in science fiction than in realistic fiction. Are space adventures like Star Trek the place to look for a utopian vision?  (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE/Loyalty_Freak_Music_-_TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE_-_05_Traveling_in_your_mind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Traveling in Your Mind</a> (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Peter_Rudenko/Inner_Mechanics/Peace_Within" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Peace Within</a> (edited) by Peter Rudenko, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0 License.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/farrell-rajczi-ep31-is-star-trek-a-utopia.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/farrell-rajczi-ep31-is-star-trek-a-utopia.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/farrell-rajczi-ep31-is-star-trek-a-utopia.mp3</a>

EPISODE 31: Is Star Trek a Utopia?

Sometimes modern art doesn’t seem to offer any deep insights into life, but neither does a traditional landscape or still life.  Are they more similar than they seem?  Is modern art valuable for the same reasons that traditional art is valuable?  We ask these questions as we discuss the idea of “Art as Spectacle” from chapter seven of Ways of Looking.  (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: Bagatelle for a Winter Morning, composed and performed by Lily Popova, used by permission of the artist.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:   https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Farrell-Rajczi-Ep28-An-Enormous-Hole-in-the-Ground.mp3

Sometimes modern art doesn’t seem to offer any deep insights into life, but neither does a traditional landscape or still life.  Are they more similar than they seem?  Is modern art valuable for the same reasons that traditional art is valuable?  We ask these questions as we discuss the idea of “Art as Spectacle” from chapter seven of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ways-Looking-How-Experience-Contemporary/dp/1780671938" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ways of Looking</a>.  (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE/Loyalty_Freak_Music_-_TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE_-_05_Traveling_in_your_mind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Traveling in Your Mind</a> (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: <a href="https://www.lilypopova.com/music" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Bagatelle for a Winter Morning</a>, composed and performed by Lily Popova, used by permission of the artist.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Farrell-Rajczi-Ep28-An-Enormous-Hole-in-the-Ground.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Farrell-Rajczi-Ep28-An-Enormous-Hole-in-the-Ground.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Farrell-Rajczi-Ep28-An-Enormous-Hole-in-the-Ground.mp3</a>

EPISODE 28: An Enormous Hole in the Ground

Some contemporary artists take moral risks in order to confront an audience with what they think is the truth. Some even use other people as part of their works. We discuss artworks from the third chapter of Ways of Looking:  Thomas Hirschhorn’s Touching Reality (2013) and Santiago Sierra’s 160 cm Line Tattooed on 4 People (2000). Note that these works, especially Hirshhorn’s, contain graphic and disturbing images.  (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: 6.6.05 (edited) by BOPD, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 3.0 license.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:   https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/farrell-rajczi-ep24-objectionable-on-every-level.mp3

Some contemporary artists take moral risks in order to confront an audience with what they think is the truth. Some even use other people as part of their works. We discuss artworks from the third chapter of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ways-Looking-How-Experience-Contemporary/dp/1780671938" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ways of Looking</a>:  Thomas Hirschhorn’s <a href="https://vimeo.com/55482318" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Touching Reality</a> (2013) and Santiago Sierra’s 1<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/sierra-160-cm-line-tattooed-on-4-people-el-gallo-arte-contemporaneo-salamanca-spain-t11852" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">60 cm Line Tattooed on 4 People</a> (2000). Note that these works, especially Hirshhorn’s, contain graphic and disturbing images.  (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE/Loyalty_Freak_Music_-_TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE_-_05_Traveling_in_your_mind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Traveling in Your Mind</a> (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/BOPD/2005_Stayin_Alive_InstruMentals/6605" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">6.6.05</a> (edited) by BOPD, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 3.0 license.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/farrell-rajczi-ep24-objectionable-on-every-level.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/farrell-rajczi-ep24-objectionable-on-every-level.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/farrell-rajczi-ep24-objectionable-on-every-level.mp3</a>

EPISODE 24: Objectionable on Every Level

Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.  Did he deserve it?  Along the way we talk about Adam Kirsch’s article “The Meaning of Bob Dylan’s Silence.”  Minor Correction: Sigmund Freud didn’t win the Nobel Prize, though he was nominated many times.  Sorry for the slip!  (Intro: Cold Funk (edited) by Kevin MacLeod, from Incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0 license.  Outro: Porch Blues (edited) by Kevin MacLeod, from Incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0 license.) Subscribe in iTunes, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:   https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep11-bob-dylans-nobel-prize.mp3

Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.  Did he deserve it?  Along the way we talk about <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/opinion/the-meaning-of-bob-dylans-silence.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Adam Kirsch’s article “The Meaning of Bob Dylan’s Silence.”</a>  Minor Correction: Sigmund Freud didn’t win the Nobel Prize, though he was nominated many times.  Sorry for the slip!  (Intro: <a href="http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100499" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Cold Funk</a> (edited) by Kevin MacLeod, from <a href="http://Incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Incompetech.com</a>, CC BY 3.0 license.  Outro: <a href="http://www.incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100108&amp;Search=Search" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Porch Blues</a> (edited) by Kevin MacLeod, from <a href="http://Incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Incompetech.com</a>, CC BY 3.0 license.) Subscribe in <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep11-bob-dylans-nobel-prize.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep11-bob-dylans-nobel-prize.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep11-bob-dylans-nobel-prize.mp3</a>

EPISODE 11: Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize (11/12/16)

Sigmund Freud’s work had a vast influence on psychology, art, and popular culture.  But what did Freud’s theory say?  Is it backed by the evidence?  Why does Freudian theory continue to fascinate people?  (Intro: Cold Funk (edited) by Kevin MacLeod, from Incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0 license.  Outro: Haul Away Joe by Howie Mitchell, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 3.0 US license.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:   https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep18-what-was-freud-all-about.mp3

Sigmund Freud’s work had a vast influence on psychology, art, and popular culture.  But what did Freud’s theory say?  Is it backed by the evidence?  Why does Freudian theory continue to fascinate people?  (Intro: <a href="http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100499" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Cold Funk</a> (edited) by Kevin MacLeod, from <a href="http://Incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Incompetech.com</a>, CC BY 3.0 license.  Outro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Howie_Mitchell/20150323153001481/04_-_Haul_Away_Joe" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Haul Away Joe</a> by Howie Mitchell, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 3.0 US license.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep18-what-was-freud-all-about.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep18-what-was-freud-all-about.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/farrell-rajczi-ep18-what-was-freud-all-about.mp3</a>

EPISODE 18: What Was Freud All About? (9/4/17)

In this episode, we conclude our nine-part series on contemporary art that was inspired by Ossian Ward’s book Ways of Looking.  Looking back, are the works of contemporary art more valuable than they seemed to us at first?  And if not, why does the art world prize these works so highly?  Artworks discussed include James Turrell’s Dividing the Light.  (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: L’Irlandais (edited) by Salmo, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0 License.) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify, download the episode by right-clicking here, or stream it online:   https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/farrell-rajczi-ep29-the-great-conversation.mp3

In this episode, we conclude our nine-part series on contemporary art that was inspired by Ossian Ward’s book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ways-Looking-How-Experience-Contemporary/dp/1780671938" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ways of Looking</a>.  Looking back, are the works of contemporary art more valuable than they seemed to us at first?  And if not, why does the art world prize these works so highly?  Artworks discussed include James Turrell’s <a href="https://www.pomona.edu/museum/collections/james-turrell-skyspace" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dividing the Light</a>.  (Intro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE/Loyalty_Freak_Music_-_TO_CHILL_AND_STAY_AWAKE_-_05_Traveling_in_your_mind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Traveling in Your Mind</a> (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Salmo/Kaos_O_Labo_Piece_of_Wood/03_LIrlandais" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">L’Irlandais</a> (edited) by Salmo, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0 License.) Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-question/id1438375316?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5cP8YpliJQ5mYR2s658YlZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, download the episode by right-clicking <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/farrell-rajczi-ep29-the-great-conversation.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or stream it online: <a href="https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/farrell-rajczi-ep29-the-great-conversation.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexrajczi.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/farrell-rajczi-ep29-the-great-conversation.mp3</a>

EPISODE 29: The Great Conversation

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