Making It Up

By MAEKAN

Making It Up by MAEKAN is a weekly podcast exploring the latest news in the creative world and analyzing how and why it'll impact culture at large.

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The podcast currently has 209 episodes available.

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May 20, 2019 089: Political correctness in fashion and the rise of the slacker
Eugene and Charis talk about whether or not an issue of political correctness censoring fashion design exists, a discussion revolving around an op-ed written by Eugene Rabkin. They also talk about how the age of the influencer is starting to come to an end while appreciation of the slacker and slacking off is on the rise.

00:02:23 Politically correct fashion
00:29:27 Rise of the slacker

Links:
https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/fashion-age-political-correctness/
https://qz.com/quartzy/1588115/instagram-influencers-are-out-slackers-are-in/

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April 23, 2019 088: Rise of captionfluencers and MUJI Hotel opens in Tokyo
Charis and Eugene discuss the emergence of increasingly lengthy captions on Instagram and the implications of this trend. They also talk about the newly opened MUJI Hotel in Tokyo and what it takes for a brand to successfully extend itself.

00:01:46 Captionfluencers
00:19:00 MUJI Hotel

Links:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/style/instagram-long-captions.html
https://maekan.com/2019/03/muji-hotel-ginza-opening/
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44min
April 07, 2019 087: The VICE Philip Morris partnership and overflowing museum collections
Eugene and Charis talk about the partnership between the big tobacco company Philip Morris and the media platform VICE in relation to the idea of whether good things can come from bad money. They also discuss the issue of increasingly large museum collections and what museums might do collectively to make art more accessible.

00:01:48 VICE Philip Morris
00:27:15 Overflowing museums

Links:
https://notvice.com/vice-and-philip-morris-international-partnership-c0cd977738df
https://maekan.com/2019/03/museum-artwork-full/

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46min
March 26, 2019 086: Mega-influencers and taxing luxury goods
Charis and Eugene discuss whether it’s possible to become a mega-influencer anymore. They also talk about the reasons China might tax luxury goods and how that might affect consumerism in the country.
00:00:54 Mega-influencers
00:24:32 Luxury tax
Links:
https://fashionista.com/2019/03/top-instagram-social-media-influencers-marketing-success
https://jingdaily.com/china-luxury-debt/

What is MAEKAN?
MAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that social media just doesn't provide. We’re defining the future of creative culture.
We don't have all the answers, but our curiosity ensures we never stop looking.

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46min
March 15, 2019 085: Losing the suit and vegan design
Eugene and Charis talk about Goldman Sachs telling employees that they can start dressing more casually and how that might affect the fashion landscape. They also discuss an argument for veganizing design and the counter-argument against applying that ideology.

00:18:40 Losing the suit
00:35:14 Vegan design

Links:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/business/dealbook/goldman-sachs-dress-code.html
https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/01/sebastian-cox-vegan-design-sustainable-opinion/

What is MAEKAN?
MAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that social media just doesn't provide. We’re defining the future of creative culture. We don't have all the answers, but our curiosity ensures we never stop looking.

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51min
March 06, 2019 084: Being successful but miserable and a Nike ad on women in sports
Charis and Eugene talk about the latest video ad for Nike titled Dream Crazier that features women in sports and a voiceover encouraging women to attempt even more. They also discuss the phenomenon of being professionally successful on paper but miserable in actuality.

00:10:17 Women in sports
00:28:55 Miserable at work

Links:
https://news.nike.com/featured_video/dream-crazier
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/21/magazine/elite-professionals-jobs-happiness.html

What is MAEKAN?
MAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that social media just doesn't provide. We’re defining the future of creative culture. We don't have all the answers, but our curiosity ensures we never stop looking.

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51min
February 27, 2019 083: Healthy skepticism and artist-endowed foundations
Eugene and Charis discuss when skepticism is good and when more trust is needed. They also talk about the increase in artist-endowed foundations and the work that these foundations are doing in terms of cultural philanthropy.
00:20:20 Healthy skepticism
00:33:58 Art philanthropy
Links:
https://medium.com/s/reasonable-doubt/when-healthy-skepticism-really-isn-t-e95594d1e380
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ongoing-artist-as-philanthropist-report-tracks-the-rise-of-endowed-foundations-1463578

What is MAEKAN?
MAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that social media just doesn't provide. We’re defining the future of creative culture.
We don't have all the answers, but our curiosity ensures we never stop looking.
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44min
February 14, 2019 082: NOAH on consumer power and Reddit accepting Tencent funding
Charis and Eugene talk about consumer power and the responsibility that comes with spending money on anything. They also discuss the potential funding Reddit might be accepting from Chinese tech giant Tencent and how that could shape the Internet in the States, in China, and globally. This episode attempts to unpack what it means to follow the origins and effect of each dollar.

00:11:55 Consumer power
00:41:53 Chinese investment money

Links:
https://noahny.com/blogs/news/consumer-power
https://gizmodo.com/reddit-banned-in-china-is-reportedly-set-to-land-150-1832375439

What is MAEKAN?
MAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that social media just doesn't provide. We’re defining the future of creative culture.
We don't have all the answers, but our curiosity ensures we never stop looking.

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February 08, 2019 081: Nardwuar’s influence on hip-hop and the evolution of CAPTCHA
Eugene and Charis discuss the influence of Nardwuar on the hip-hop world and how his persona plus interview style gets great results. They also talk about why CAPTCHA exists, what the future of CAPTCHA looks like, and what the progress of CAPTCHA says about our pursuit to find the universal quality of humanness.

00:13:58 Nardwuar’s influence
00:30:35 Evolution of CAPTCHA

Links:
https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/nardwuar-hip-hop-significance/
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/1/18205610/google-captcha-ai-robot-human-difficult-artificial-intelligence

What is MAEKAN?
MAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that social media just doesn't provide. We’re defining the future of creative culture.
We don't have all the answers, but our curiosity ensures we never stop looking.

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46min
February 04, 2019 080: Personality in websites and the responsibility of billionaires
Charis and Eugene talk about how restaurant websites are being visited less and losing personality, and therefore are in need of a purpose and identity overhaul. They also discuss how billionaires are being critically panned and what the responsibility of the wealthy is to the world.

00:09:50 Website personality
00:22:36 Billionaires’ responsibility

Links
https://www.are.na/blog/restaurant-websites
https://www.axios.com/billionaires-economic-inequality-davos-world-economic-forum-85d51f38-6a7f-4017-9566-169cb6732f83.html

What is MAEKAN?
MAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that social media just doesn't provide. We’re defining the future of creative culture.
We don't have all the answers, but our curiosity ensures we never stop looking.

Sign-Up Today
If you've enjoyed this story from the archives and want to see what else MAEKAN has to offer, sign-up for your membership at MAEKAN.com. You'll unlock all of our stories, be given exclusive member-only-access to our Slack community, and have the opportunity to participate in our monthly digital panel discussions.
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37min

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