The Quarantine Tapes

The Quarantine Tapes

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The Quarantine Tapes episodes

  • The Quarantine Tapes 199: Rebecca Mead
    “Normally my life as a reporter involves a lot of getting on planes, getting on trains, talking to people, going to see things, going to watch people do things in different places, and none of that was possible. There was a necessity to find new ways of reporting and writing and finding something to say.”
    32 min
  • The Quarantine Tapes 198: Sasha Frere-Jones
    “Now that I’m at this new zero--not a new normal, but new zero--what am I going to do from here? Am I really going to tour the country for a net total of $600 every two months? I don’t think I’m going to do that, and I am going to look at different ways to put my art together and to work on it and not feel like I’m completely on the knife’s edge because we’ve been living on the knife’s edge for the last fourteen months.”
    32 min
  • The Quarantine Tapes 196: Arman Naféei
    “The idea of Are We On Air?...being the Director of Ambience at the Chateau, I meet all these wonderful and great creative minds from all different fields and generations. Being fortunate enough to have the access, to have meaningful conversations with these people...why not record these conversations and share that access and that knowledge with a wider audience?
    30 min
  • The Quarantine Tapes 195: Ron Hanson
    “We trust the reader. I really feel like we try to meet the reader on an equal footing. We’re exploring the world, we’re exploring material that we’ve only just become familiar with ourselves. And through that adventure, we’re hoping for adventurous readers to join us.”
    32 min
  • The Quarantine Tapes 194: Max Levine

    Paul Holdengräber is joined by Max Levine on episode 194 of The Quarantine Tapes. Max is the co-founder of Nico, the Neighborhood Investment Company in Los Angeles. Paul and Max talk about the work that Nico does to change the dynamics of property ownership and local investment within neighborhoods.

    They discuss Nico’s model of investment and how it differs from traditional investment models. Max emphasizes the relationship to the community in Nico’s work and their desire for the people in a neighborhood to be the financial stakeholders in their communities. Paul and Max break down the problems with landlords, the inspiration that they drew from the Green Bay Packers, and the unique measures that Nico took to support their community during the pandemic.

     

    Max is co-founder and CEO of Nico, the Neighborhood Investment Company. Nico has pioneered a new model for community wealth and is the sponsor of Nico Echo Park, Benefit Corp., the world’s first Neighborhood REIT. Nico is a certified B-Corporation and was named as one of Fast Company’s “World Changing Ideas” in 2020. 

    Max has worked in real estate investment and the hospitality industries for 15 years, including as CFO of Storage Deluxe/Uovo Fine Art and a principal of Mile End Delicatessen in Brooklyn. 

    Max enjoys exploring neighborhoods, spending time with his family, and cooking. He is a renter and lives in Silver Lake with his wife Kari, son Oliver, and dogs Bako and Remy.

    Credits:

    Paul Holdengraber - Co-Creator, Host, OLA Director
    Anthony Audi - Co-Creator, Researcher, OLA Director
    Alejandro Cohen - Co-Creator, Producer, Composer
    Christian Pitt - Production Coordinator 
    Erin Cooney - Copy, Production
    Dublab Team

    28 min
  • The Quarantine Tapes 193: Wallace Shawn
    On episode 193 of The Quarantine Tapes, Paul Holdengräber is joined by Wallace Shawn. They talk about socialism, podcasting, and much more in their fascinating and wide-reaching conversation. They discuss Wallace’s essay, “Why I Call Myself a Socialist,” from his book, Essays.
    Wallace tells Paul about his upcoming endeavors into podcasting and they discuss the joys of podcasts and the human voice. Wallace shares from some of his recent projects, including a streaming production of Waiting for Godot. They dig into this moment politically and socially, discussing the need for optimism, the problems with making symbols out of our leaders, and the hope they see in the younger generations.
    42 min

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