Anyway, We're Pretentious

By Claire Stemen

Your resident discourse nerd and host, Claire, tackles the unspoken, bizarre, and banal features that make up our society and our lives. Each episode a new or recycled guest joins to add their own spi... more

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The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.

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April 25, 2019 Episode 025: Two Memers and a Dog
Episode 025: Two Memers and a Dog
Guest Madi Alten wanted to hop onto last episode's conversation about memes and how important they figure in culture. Dog Moses shares some encouraging barks as well. Where is the gap between generations and understanding memes? What will the murky legality surrounding memes look like in the future? All this and more in Episode 025.
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56min
March 06, 2019 Episode 024: Post-post-neo-meta-modernism
What movement does art exist in nowadays? It's easy to blurt "post-modernism!" but that movement was active in the 1970s! John Armour, an artist and printmaker himself, and I explore art in the age of mass reproduction and the internet. Of course, we touch on memes and hardly find a true answer.
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1h 35min
February 19, 2019 Episode 023: Not Actor, Storyteller
This week Claire and her guest Sarah, a thespian, explore the notion of who owns a story. If your story has personal details or inflammatory portions about family, friends, lovers, and more—can you share it? Is it yours to share? Who owns the spaces where stories take space?
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1h 11min
February 12, 2019 Episode 022: It's a TINA world Part 2
It's part two of the human rights discussion, but this time Dakota takes the reins with a bit of economic theory while Claire rides along. Does it get them closer to an answer? Who knows?
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46min
February 04, 2019 Episode 021: It's a TINA world Part 1
Reoccuring guest Dakota Potts launches into the heavily contested idea of human rights. World organizations, philosophers, and idealists alike struggle to define quite what they are—will these two have any better luck? Probably not, but they will certainly attack from all sides.
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1h 43min
July 20, 2018 Episode 020: Are We Live?
Why the hell do we love the hype? Why have hypebeasts dominated men's fashion? Where do women factor in this and why is it a boy's game? Jack and Claire tackle this baffling trend with an appropriate amount of criticism, skepticism, and admittance.
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1h 8min
July 07, 2018 Episode 019: Read Descartes, Sharon
Consistent friend and guest, Dakota Potts joins Claire today to discuss what bullshit is philisophically and in reality. Are lies or bullshit more dangerous to truth? WE MAYBE FIND THE ANSWER.
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1h 30min
June 18, 2018 Episode 018: Pardon the Train
Justin and I ask another buzzy question: can you teach creativity? While we are full of yeses and nos, we are also full of personal anecdotes and assumptions and such about our own experiences as creative people. Sit down with us, have a cup of whatever you like and navigate the complexities of creativity with us. Oh and check out his videos on the YouTube at JMontage.
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1h 37min
May 31, 2018 Episode 017: Grinding My Ass Off Part 2
It's part two, my dudes! David and I talk about the haters who try too hard at Animal Crossing. You just need to let it happen, make your own goals, and just chilllllllll. We end on expert predictions for the inevitable Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing installment.
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46min
May 25, 2018 Episode 016: Grinding My Ass Off Part 1
What makes video games so dang fun? Especially the Animal Crossing franchise, known for literally revolving around menial tasks and paying back debt. David and I deep dive into our mutual love for this life simulation game that exploded and still dominates the Nintendo market. This is a two part series! Stay tuned for Part 2!
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1h 18min

FAQs about Anyway, We're Pretentious:

How many episodes does Anyway, We're Pretentious have?

The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.