Fate of the Arts, with Anthony Etherin. Episode 5: Christian Bök

Fate of the Arts, with Anthony Etherin. Episode 10: Ian McMillan (2021 Reupload)

In this conversation from 2021, Anthony Etherin and Ian McMillan discuss poems, unusual words, puns, and building a career in poetry. Ian McMillan is a celebrated British poet. Known as the “Bard of Barnsley”, he is also an accomplished broadcaster and presenter of BBC Radio 3’s The Verb. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anthonyetherin.substack.com [https://anthonyetherin.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Fate of the Arts, with Anthony Etherin. Episode 9: A History of Palindromes, with Mark Saltveit and Lori Wike (2021 Reupload)

In this conversation from 2021, Anthony Etherin and Clara Etherin speak with two of Anthony’s fellow palindromists — standup comedian Mark Saltveit and bassoonist Lori Wike. This extensive episode traces the history of palindromes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anthonyetherin.substack.com [https://anthonyetherin.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Fate of the Arts, with Anthony Etherin. Episode 8: Lori Wike

Anthony Etherin and Lori Wike meet to discuss the challenges and new opportunities facing today’s symphony orchestras, the merits and pitfalls of AI, and the artistic value of imperfection. Lori Wike is a musician, palindromist, writer, and puzzler based in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is principal bassoon of the Utah Symphony and teaches at the University of Utah and Westminster College. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anthonyetherin.substack.com [https://anthonyetherin.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Fate of the Arts, with Anthony Etherin. Episode 7: 'Pataphysics, with Andrew Hugill & Christian Bök (2022 Reupload)

This is a reupload of a 2022 conversation between Anthony Etherin, Andrew Hugill, and Christian Bök. In this episode, Anthony Etherin speaks with Andrew Hugill, author of ‘Pataphysics: A Useless Guide (MIT Press, 2012), and Christian Bök, author of ‘Pataphysics: The Poetics of an Imaginary Science (Northwestern University Press, 2001). The three pataphysicians present an introduction to ‘Pataphysics, discussing its origins in the work of Alfred Jarry, its meaning and definitions, its key principles, and its various manifestations in science and the arts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anthonyetherin.substack.com [https://anthonyetherin.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Fate of the Arts, with Anthony Etherin. Episode 6: Sasha Stiles (2023 Reupload)

This is a reupload of a conversation between Anthony Etherin and Sasha Stiles from 2023. Topics of conversation include AI-generated poetry, NFTs, transhumanism, and the future of poetry. Sasha Stiles is an award-winning Kalmyk-American poet, artist, and AI researcher whose work uses language to explore what it means to be human in an increasingly more-than-human age. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anthonyetherin.substack.com [https://anthonyetherin.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]