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In this episode, Ben and Joe chat with interdisciplinary artist and rapper Kimi Katiti about her various creative interests, racism in Uganda and America, how wokeness is impacting the arts, and more.
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In this episode, Ben and Joe chat with singer-songwriter Alma Cook about her latest song, "5,000 Candles;" living a creative life in North Dakota, and more.
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In this episode, Ben and Joe chat about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, the Aperture 25 diversity & inclusion Oscars initiative, and the Lauren Hough Lambda prize nomination controversy.
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In this episode, Ben and Joe chat with artist Judson Vereen about the creative process, the lack of authenticity in the art world, how wokeness is corrupting the arts, and more.
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In this episode, Ben and Joe pick their favorite films and filmmakers who've been nominated for Academy Awards. Joe hasn't seen most of the films, but has strong opinions regardless.
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In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about the current efforts to cancel artists and creators whose only crime is that they're Russian.
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In this episode, Ben and Joe talk to Philippe Gosselin about "woke capital" and why it should concern artists, the "wokification" of our culture, the future of the arts, and how his new venture Newtown is an alternative to woke creators.
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In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about the recent recall of three San Francisco Board of Education members, why banning books is wrong, the "problem" of referring to classical music composers by their lasts names, and other examples of destroying the history of the arts.
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In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about Awkwafina's apology; the Central Park Gold Cube; the Trevor Noah and Joe Rogan controversy; the Academy Awards; and more
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In this episode, Ben and Joe talk to writer, actor, filmmaker about his experience in the film industry, freedom of speech, history, the Culture War, and more.
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