Aesthetic Resistance Podcast

Participants: John Steppling, Hiroyuki Hamada, Ray Hosseini, John Bower and Dennis Riches. Topics covered: extra ICE in the Minnesota winter, Greenland, Iran, Palestine, Davos, Mark Carney, Michael Parenti. Music track: “Trouble Trouble (Every Time I Speak My Mind)” by Betty Roche (public domain).

Participants: John Steppling, Cory Morningstar, Hiroyuki Hamada, and Dennis Riches. Topics covered: Venezuela, ICE, gestapo, Minnesota, Greenland, Iran, Palestine, Argentina. Music track: “Deep Sea Blues” by Clara Smith (public domain).

Participants: John Steppling, Cory Morningstar, Hiroyuki Hamada, Lex Steppling, John Bower and Dennis Riches. Topics covered: Venezuela, ICE, Minnesota, Greenland. Music track: “Blue in Green” by Miles Davis (public domain).

This is the third conversation between Guy Zimmerman and John Steppling, following the previous ones on theater, the work of Murray Mednick, and the Padua theater group.

Participants: John Steppling, Hiroyuki Hamada, Ray Hosseini, John Bower and Dennis Riches. Topics covered: Aging and dead celebrities, working for the man, covert and overt funding of the arts during the cold war and post-cold war period, self-censoring artists, celebrities shilling for Zionism, Seymour Hersh, Blackrock losing its bet in Ukraine, why do China and Russia do so little for Palestine? does the “ceasefire” deflate support for Palestine? the impossible energy demands of data processing centers, the nightmare that is Elon Musk’s vision for the future. Music track: “Thinking Blues” by Bessie Smith (public domain).

John Steppling and Guy Zimmerman continue their conversation in tribute to their recently departed friend and collaborator, Murray Mednick. They discuss the Padua theater group, the history of art and philosophy, and the devolution of American culture, among other topics.

Participants: John Steppling, Jennifer Matsui, Hiroyuki Hamada, and Dennis Riches. Topics covered: Venezuela, Hegseth, Bondi Beach shootings, Israel—“heed our warning”, Gaza floods, Who’s watching CBS News? backpackers, digital nomads, migrants, guest workers, exiles, and expats. Music track: “Trouble Trouble” by Betty Roche (public domain).

Participants: John Steppling, John Bower, Hiroyuki Hamada, and Dennis Riches. Topics covered: US proxy war in Ukraine more likely a war against Europe (F. the EU from beginning to end), deaths in custody of people seized by ICE agents, Israel's conflicting messages in its attempt to polish its image, Pirates of the Caribbean: US seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker, Belgium says no to the EU plan to seize Russian assets, hospitals disappearing from US counties, the films of Jean-Marie Straub, neocons never were the sharpest knives in the drawer, Ikkyu Sojun (1394–1481), Zen monk of the 15th century. See Aesthetic Resistance on Substack for the links related to this episode. Music track: “Where did you sleep last night?” by Leadbelly (public domain).

John Steppling and Guy Zimmerman talk about their memories of Murray Mednick, the Padua Playwrights and other related subjects. See also http://murraymednick.com/

Participants: John Steppling, Jennifer Matsui, Hiroyuki Hamada, and Dennis Riches. Topics covered: Hegseth in the spotlight as a war criminal, the end game in Ukraine, the US empire’s treasury bonds and Venezuelan oil problem—petrodollar hegemony coming to an end, uncharitable billionaires, the exodus from Israel, the proliferation of “synthetic content” on YouTube, the heart is vortex generator. See Aesthetic Resistance on Substack for the links related to this episode. Music track: “Journey” by Jimmy Cliff.