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TruthacheHome School and Home Births - Michelle ErvinThe best way to ensure your kids are smart and have no clue what the world is really like is to keep them at home. If you want nerdy kids that are good at math and know how to load a dishwasher, homeschooling might be for you.
We talk with Michelle Ervin, a barber to the stars (specifically, most of the hosts of Truthache), who has made personal sacrifices with her husband to raise the family she wants, the way she wants, without ceding control to someone who may not know what's best for her family. This...
2025-11-251h 33TruthacheWhen Honesty is Impossible – Carrie HerndonOur relationship is built on trust, and sometimes it’s candy-coated.
In this episode of Raw Truth, Carrie Herndon, Daniel’s wife, talks about how she expects the raw truth, even when it hurts. But the guys point out that sometimes the truth hurts, and it’s easier to say that everything is going to be okay, even when you don’t know that it is. This recording was captured after an episode that we didn’t even release (it wasn’t that good), but after we ended the episode, the real conversation started.
We talked about...
2025-11-1919 minTruthachePoverty Trauma and the System – Chris Handberg ReturnsAbout whether poverty is a choice or a trap, and how it impacts some people permanently. We open by discussing what people care about discussing – you know, to try to figure out how to make a good podcast. After not getting anywhere, we get into a discussion about social class and whether you can move from the poverty class to a more thriving middle class or better. Does it take determination, or is that not enough for some people?
We talk about underpaid jobs, supportive communities, growing up with lack, the word “moxie,” and what it takes to mak...
2025-11-121h 20
AI Empowered: Human X AI Readiness PodcastMyths, Math, and the Distributed Future with Douglas KarrHave you ever wondered why AI proponents overhype its "intelligence" as more than advanced math, while critics miss how distributed networks could democratize it? In this provocative chat, Aaron Douglas dives in with Douglas Karr on AI's real pitfalls—from garbage data leading to flawed outputs and high enterprise failure rates, to the promise of modular, collaborative systems like Tesla's edge computing that amplify human potential without massive data centers. Discover grounded insights on navigating resistance, improving prompts for better results, and unlocking 2-5x productivity through human-AI synergy, perfect for entrepreneurs and professionals seeking ethical, innovative AI applications....
2025-11-1142 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 29 – Naina GuptaJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work.In this episode, Harriet Jennings is in conversation with Naina Gupta, an architect, writer and educator with a PhD from the AA who recently launched her book Extraordinary Pools at the AA Bookshop.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to Dainius Kacinskas and Thomas Parkes for their cont...
2025-11-0643 minTruthacheSocialism in America – Chris HandbergCan Zohran Mamdani bring socialism to the USA? If he gets his way in New York City, will it work?
We talk about ghosts and whether we believe in them, but that’s not the only thing supernatural we talk about. We also cover the possible next Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, and his three big policy ideas.
Free Busses
Freezing Rent
Civilian Corp Policing
Can Mamdami usher in a new culture of acceptance of socialist ideas? More importantly, where will New York City be if he manages to implement his policy proposals?
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2025-11-051h 33TruthacheBad Leaders and Good Leadership – Andrew SoleyAfter the No Kings protest, we’ve been thinking about what good leadership looks like in business and government. When do we trust the experts, and when is it time for the veteran leaders to step aside? Do we want new blood or generational wisdom?
Andrew Soley joins us to talk about how he sees leadership in his line of work, and what that tells us about leadership in the world around us. He also brought a bottle of bourbon (from a brand that is not a sponsor), which means we are set for the next two ep...
2025-10-291h 23
AirAAFiles on Air: Episode 9 – Sony Devabhaktuni, Still-Time at AmaravatiFiles on Air is a podcast series in which contributors from AA Files read their work. In this episode, Sony Devabhaktuni – an architect, writer and Assistant Professor at Swarthmore College – reads his essay ‘Still-Time at Amaravati’, found in AA Files 81.AA Files is the Architectural Association’s journal of record, which promotes original and engaging writing on architecture and its related fields. AirAA podcasts are recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to Thomas Parkes for his contribution to the production of our episodes.
2025-10-2436 minTruthacheStirring The Pot – Tall Dark and HandsomeDoes sending troops to US cities create chaos or put a stop to it?
Truthache explores how to create chaos, which we do all too well on this podcast. We discuss the broken window theory, which says that one small act can create disorder and spread amongst everyday people, regardless of their culture, socioeconomic background, or geography, and we talk about how that might apply to the issues of the day.
In this episode, we talk about the tensions in Chicago and Portland (did we mention Aaron was from Portland?), among other US cities where the Trump a...
2025-10-221h 09
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 28 – Mike TonkinJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work.In this episode, Ryan Dillon is in conversation with Mike Tonkin, cofounder of Tonkin Liu Architects, who launched their book Asking, Looking, Playing, Making: A Nature-focused Design Process at the AA Bookshop earlier this year.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to Dainius Kacinskas and Thomas Parkes fo...
2025-10-101h 05TruthacheFruit of the Doom - Tall Dark and HandsomeFertility Rates, being a good dad and the changing traditional values.
In this episode we talk about the difference between urban vs. rural perspectives, the power of listening, and balancing order with freedom. They touch on personal safety, community dynamics, and when stricter rules—like in crises—might actually help, all while stressing open dialogue to bridge divides and maintain civility in chaotic times.
Have you ever wondered if a brush with danger could shift your views, or how it might shape your kids' outlook years later? What sparks real understanding in debates across different life...
2025-10-091h 02TruthacheThe End of Etiquette – Fabian RodriguezFrom suit and tie to sneakers and jeans, the world has become more casual, and no one has manners anymore. What flimsy doilies will we be wearing in 25 years? Is this the beginning of the end?
Fabian Rodriguez joins us to talk about his role as a Lu Lu Lemon Ambassador and pickle baller wearing shorts and still claiming to be professional.
We explore the erosion of traditional social norms in an increasingly casual world, where formal attire like suits and ties has given way to everyday staples such as sneakers and jeans. This shift ma...
2025-10-011h 34
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 27 – Tom EmersonJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work.In this episode, Ryan Dillon is in conversation with Tom Emerson, cofounder of 6a Architects and Professor of Architecture at ETH Zürich who recently launched his book Dirty Old River at the AA.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to Dainius Kacinskas and Thomas Parkes for the...
2025-09-261h 23AI Empowered: Human X AI Readiness PodcastDaniel Fuller, VP of Business Development at RoboSource: Why AI Isn't a Magic WandHave you ever wondered why AI can feel like chasing a mythical shortcut to business bliss? What does it really take to turn high-tech hype into practical gains without crashing into disappointment? And what kind of mindset shift can transform AI from a "magic wand" illusion into a reliable partner that amplifies your team's potential?
In this engaging episode, Daniel Fuller joins host Aaron Douglas to unpack the realities of purchasing and implementing AI solutions. Drawing from his experience at RoboSource, Daniel debunks common myths—like expecting AI to instantly solve complex operational headaches or replace tricky te...
2025-09-2227 min
AirAAFiles on Air: Episode 8 – George Jepson, Demystifying AutomationFiles on Air is a podcast series in which contributors from AA Files read their work. In this episode, George Jepson – a writer, researcher and editor who holds a PhD from the AA – reads his essay, ‘Demystifying Automation: Charles Babbage and the Invention of the ‘Thinking Machine’, found in AA Files 81.AA Files is the Architectural Association’s journal of record, which promotes original and engaging writing on architecture and its related fields. AirAA podcasts are recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to Thomas...
2025-09-1938 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 27 – Tom EmersonJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work.In this episode, Ryan Dillon is in conversation with Tom Emerson, co-founder of 6a Architects and Professor of Architecture at ETH Zurich who recently launched his book Dirty Old River at the AA Bookshop.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to Dainius Kacinskas and Thomas Parkes for th...
2025-09-191h 23
AirAAFiles on Air: Episode 7 – María Páez González, A Commanding Type?Files on Air is a podcast series in which contributors from AA Files read their work. In this episode, María Páez González – an architect, educator and Postdoctoral Researcher at TU Wien – reads her essay, ‘A Commanding Type? Lessons from Silicon Valley on the Architecture of Headquarters’, found in AA Files 81. The essay is an architectural reading of Silicon Valley's tech headquarters and their embedded power dynamics. AA Files is the Architectural Association’s journal of record, which promotes original and engaging writing on architecture and its related fields. AirAA podcasts are recorded, mixed, edited and distributed fro...
2025-09-1230 minAI Empowered: Human X AI Readiness PodcastRise Of The ClankersHave you ever caught yourself yelling "TALK TO A HUMAN!" to an automated call bot, or wondered why the term "Clankers" has gotten so popular? What if this "othering" of machines isn't just harmless venting, but a self-sabotaging habit that blocks the exponential potential of Human x AI collaboration? And could our tendency to dehumanize AI be mirroring deeper biases, turning tools into threats and stifling innovation before it even begins?
In this post-cold but (hopefully) thought-provoking episode, host Aaron Douglas dives into the rising tide of resentment toward AI, exploring viral slurs like "Clankers," "Toasters," and "...
2025-09-0809 minAI Empowered: Human X AI Readiness PodcastCapturing Knowledge Before It Walks Out the Door with Nate Jebb, Founder of Veritas Professional ServicesHave you ever wondered what happens to decades of hard-earned expertise when a veteran employee retires, leaving behind a void that could cost your business clients or even millions in lost productivity? What if AI could transform that "tribal knowledge" into an accessible, video-based library, allowing the next generation to query wisdom in natural language and keep operations running smoothly? And how might preserving human insights through thoughtful tech not only prevent disruptions but actually foster resilience and innovation in an AI-driven world?
In this episode of AI Empowered, host Aaron Douglas chats with Nate Jebb about...
2025-09-0330 minAI Empowered: Human X AI Readiness PodcastAI's Slow Burn to Sudden Magic with Jason Beutler, CEO of RoboSourceHave you ever wondered why AI feels like an overnight sensation after decades in the shadows? What sparked that tipping point where predictions went from "duh" to downright magical? And how might blending human nuance with robotic efficiency reshape everything from healthcare diagnostics to fighting human trafficking?
In this engaging episode, we dive deep with Jason Beutler on AI's journey from 1990s neural networks and expert systems to today's mind-blowing applications. They unpack the illusion of sudden growth, the real "magic" in user perception, and key distinctions between RPA and true AI – all while emphasizing how human re...
2025-08-2628 minAI Empowered: Human X AI Readiness PodcastWhy Are We Lying About AI?AI Empowered Lying About AI: The Hidden Truth That's Sabotaging Our AI Revolution
In this eye-opening episode of AI Empowered, host Aaron Douglas dives into why so many AI projects flop—not because of the technology, but because of us humans and our pesky fears. Drawing from his background in psychology and therapy, Aaron explores how fear of judgment leads people, especially software engineers, to lie about using AI in their work. He unpacks a Harvard Business Review study showing low self-reported AI adoption rates, the "competence penalty" where AI users are seen as less capable even wh...
2025-08-2106 minAI Empowered: Human X AI Readiness PodcastForming an Uneasy Relationship with AI with Jon ArnoldIn this episode of "AI Empowered: Human X AI Readiness Podcast", Aaron Douglas chats with UX/UI veteran Jon Arnold about the shift from the exhilarating early days of web design to the unsettling rise of AI. Jon shares why AI sparks unease instead of excitement—fearing it commoditizes creativity, replaces human ingenuity, and leaves us in a lonely, deskilled world. They explore the psychology of tech adoption, the competence penalty of hiding AI use, and how fostering open cultures of sharing could turn AI from threat to true partner. Perfect for designers, leaders, and anyone grappling with AI's hu...
2025-08-1423 minAI Empowered: Human X AI Readiness PodcastWhy Do 80% Of AI Projects Fail?In this introduction of 'AI Empowered: Human X AI Readiness,' host Aaron Douglas—author of AI Empowered and CEO of AIRAA—dives into the trillion-dollar question: Why do 80% of AI projects fail? According to industry leaders like RAND and McKinsey, it's not the tech—it's us.
Explore the psychology behind stalled pilots, team resistance, and 'POC purgatory,' and discover how Human-AI Interaction (HAI, pronounced 'high') can accelerate your potential. Aaron shares insights from his career in transformational psychology and organizational change, previewing conversations with innovators on turning resistance into resilience.
Perfect for executives, consul...
2025-08-0402 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 26 – Lex FefeghaJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work.In this episode, Leela Keshav is in conversation with Lex Fefegha, a creative coder and artist who makes interactive experiences using XR and AI, and who participated in the AA's event Disrupting the System.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to Dainius Kacinskas and Thomas Parkes for the...
2025-06-061h 01
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 25 – Alessia GammarotaJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work.In this episode of the AirAA podcast On the Steps of 36, Leela Keshav is in conversation with Alessia Gammarota, a photographer and campaigner with Fight 4 Aylesbury who participated in the AA's event 'The Resistant Representations of Artist-Activists'. AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to Dainius Kacinskas and Tho...
2025-05-161h 07
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 24 – Nelly Ben Hayoun-StépanianJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work.In this episode, Harriet Jennings is in conversation with Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian, a pluridisciplinary artist, filmmaker and designer of experiences who participated in the AA's event 'Doppelgängers³: Intergenerational Trauma and Decolonial Futures in Space Exploration'.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to Dainius Kacinskas and Thoma...
2025-05-091h 05
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 23 – Saskia O'HaraJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work.In this episode, Harriet Jennings is in conversation with Saskia O'Hara, a legal caseworker and community legal organiser at the Public Interest Law Centre. Saskia participated in 'Consultation Counter Cultures', a two-part event series at the AA that critically evaluated the dysfunction of public consultation practices in the context of urban renewal projects.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of...
2025-05-0236 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 22 – Olivia OldhamJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work.In this episode, Leela Keshav is in conversation with Olivia Oldham, a PhD researcher in agroecology who co-organised the symposium Locating the Agrarian Struggles for Land, which took place at the AA in November.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to George Patterson and Thomas Parkes for thei...
2025-02-071h 10
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 21 – Caterina FrisoneJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work.In this episode, Harriet Jennings is in conversation with Caterina Frisone, author of The Therapeutic Power of the Maggie's Centre, which was launched at the AA Bookshop last term.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to George Patterson and Thomas Parkes for their contribution to the production of...
2025-01-2445 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 20 – Andrew HolmesJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work.In this episode, Harriet Jennings is in conversation with Andrew Holmes, an artist and former AA tutor whose large-scale photorealistic drawings were displayed at the AA in autumn 2024 in the GAS TANK CITY exhibition.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to George Patterson and Thomas Parkes for thei...
2025-01-101h 05
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 19 – Jordan Whitewood-NealJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work.In this episode, Manijeh Verghese is joined by Jordan Whitewood-Neal, an architectural researcher, designer and artist whose work addresses disability, domesticity, pedagogy and cultural infrastructure. Jordan took part in ‘New Standards’, an AA series that aimed to identify and confront some of the barriers to architecture, its education and practice.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is bas...
2024-12-131h 21
AirAAFiles on Air: Episode 6 – Rebecca Crabtree, Closing TimeFiles on Air is a podcast series in which contributors from AA Files read their work. In this episode, Rebecca Crabtree – an architect, lecturer and PhD candidate at the RCA – reads her essay, ‘Closing Time’, found in AA Files 80. The essay reveals the multifaceted significance of coaching inns as both domestic and commercial spaces in 18th- and 19th-century England, a time of rapid industrialisation. AA Files is the Architectural Association’s journal of record, which promotes original and engaging writing on architecture and its related fields. AirAA podcasts are recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School...
2024-12-0627 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 18 – Brendan CormierJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work.In this episode, Ryan Dillon is joined by Brendan Cormier, Chief Curator at the V&A East and the editor of Pandemic Objects, published by AA Publications in collaboration with the V&A in February 2024. The book examines everyday objects that became charged with new urgency in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and is available for purchase at the AA Bookshop.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mi...
2024-11-291h 08
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 17 – Ella AduJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Ryan Dillon is joined by Ella Adu, an architect and writer whose research considers changing modes of grassroots cultural production in Britain. Adu was also the assistant curator of the AA exhibition As Hardly Found in the Art of Tropical Architecture in 2023. AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in...
2024-06-0747 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 16 – Ellie SampsonJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Manijeh Verghese is joined by Ellie Sampson, a model maker, paper cut artist and lecturer. Sampson also participated in the AA event Warburg Models: Buildings as Bilderfahrzeuge earlier this year – you can watch a recording of the event here.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thank...
2024-05-241h 12
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 15 – Martha SummersJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Ryan Dillon is joined by Martha Summers, an artist, architect and designer based in London. Earlier this year, Summers participated in the AA event Collective Efforts: Navigating Friction in Collaboration as part of the Self-Organised: Models for Learning series – you can watch a recording of the event here.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which...
2024-05-1751 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 14 – Arinjoy SenJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Ryan Dillon is joined by Arinjoy Sen, an artist and architect whose work focuses on the politics and aesthetics of architecture and space. Sen participated in the AA event Collaborative Models as part of the Self-Organised: Models for Learning series in 2024 – you can watch a recording of the event here.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Ar...
2024-05-102h 13
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 13 – George MassoudJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Manijeh Verghese is joined by George Massoud, an architect, educator, cultural worker and a director of Material Cultures – a design and research practice based in London. Massoud also participated in the AA event Feminist Practice in 2023 – you can watch a recording of the event here.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedf...
2024-05-0340 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 12 – Mohamed ElshahedJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Manijeh Verghese is joined by Mohamed Elshahed, a writer, curator and architectural historian. Elshahed participated in the AA symposium Beyond Eurocentrism: Rethinking the Architectural Canon in 2024 – you can watch a recording of the event here.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to Thomas Parkes for h...
2024-04-1956 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 11 – Sarah AcklandJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Manijeh Verghese is joined by Sarah Ackland, an architect, researcher and host of the podcast 29% Equal. Ackland participated in the event Making Visible at the AA in 2023 – you can watch a recording of the event here. AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to Thomas Parke...
2024-03-221h 01
AirAAFiles on Air: Episode 5 – Michelle Millar Fisher and Amber Winick, Birth Places: From the Bedroom to the Hospital and Back AgainFiles on Air is a podcast series in which contributors from AA Files read their work. In this episode, you will hear Michelle Millar Fisher and Amber Winick – authors of the book Designing Motherhood – read their text 'Birth Places: From the Bedroom to the Hospital and Back Again'. In this piece, Fisher and Winick examine the design histories of certain hospitals, birthing centres and other models of care, and trace how these systems and settings shape birth outcomes. You can read the piece in AA Files 79. AA Files is the Architectural Association’s journal of record, which promot...
2024-03-0853 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 10 – Elena Palacios CarralJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Ryan Dillon is joined by Elena Palacios Carral, an architectural researcher, educator and a founding director of architecture design and research platform Forms of Living. In 2023, she curated the exhibition Portraits of a Practice: The Life and Work of MJ Long at the AA.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bed...
2024-03-0145 min
AirAAFiles on Air: Episode 4 – Ines Weizman, Synchronised by Murder: The 1930 Killing of a Berlin ClockmakerFiles on Air is a podcast series in which contributors from AA Files read their work. In this episode, you will hear Ines Weizman – an architect, educator and founding director of the Centre for Documentary Architecture – read her text 'Synchronised by Murder: The 1930 Killing of a Berlin Clockmaker'. In this piece, Weizman examines the implications of a murder in early 20th-century Berlin, unpacking the event as a moment of historical synchronisation. The essay complements a trilogy of exhibitions by Ronit Porat. You can read the piece in AA Files 79. AA Files is the Architectural Association’s journal of reco...
2024-02-1654 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 9 – Emma Dent CoadJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Manijeh Verghese is joined by Emma Dent Coad, an architectural historian and councillor in Kensington and Chelsea since 2006. Dent Coad participated in the symposium The Cladding Crisis at the AA in 2023 – you can watch a recording of the event here.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Speci...
2024-02-0232 min
AirAAFiles on Air: Episode 3 – Brendon Carlin, No-House: Shameless Architecture in 21st-Century JapanFiles on Air is a podcast series in which contributors from AA Files read their work. In this episode, you will hear Brendon Carlin – an architect, critic, researcher, and AA School tutor – read his text ‘No-House: Shameless Architecture in 21st-Century Japan'. In this piece, Carlin examines the legacy of Japan’s ‘lost decade’, Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Momoyo Kaijima’s Atelier Bow-Wow and the ‘shameless architecture’ that illuminates the reality of certain conditions in Tokyo. You can read the piece in AA Files 79. AA Files is the Architectural Association’s journal of record, which promotes original and engaging writing on architect...
2024-01-261h 16
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 8 – Marianna JanowiczJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Manijeh Verghese is joined by architect and writer Marianna Janowicz, who participated in the Feminist Practice event at the AA in 2023. Janowicz is a member of Edit, a feminist design collective focusing on the enduring biases and hierarchies embedded into the environments that surround us.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Squar...
2024-01-1239 min
AirAAA Line Traced: How to be Good Ancestors – Episode 4, Inheriting the Responsibility of Transmission with Janice CheddieFor this last episode of How to Be Good Ancestors we are changing tides. Together with artist and academic Janice Cheddie, our aim is to expand the conversation into territories of resistance to the systems unpacked in the previous episodes. What mechanisms exist to rid oneself of debt without going through the painful processes of unfair repayment? We will explore modes of resistance, focusing on the tools and the precedents which each of us and our guest value and rely on to imagine a common future. The conversation revolves around a series of artefacts including text, video, f...
2023-12-151h 11
NerfCastNerfCast - Ep 59 - 1° Torneio de Artimanha do NerfCastOlá, Guardiões e Guardiã! Neste episódio, falamos sobre o nosso primeiro torneio de Artimanha. Foi um evento que superou nossas expectativas em todos os sentidos. E, para falar sobre ele, não poderíamos deixar de conversar com o maior invasor que o derivante já viu: o lendário Phellipy!
ONG ajudadas pelo Phellipy com o prêmio: Abrigo da Organização de Resgate de Animais de Angola & AIRAA Ass. Intervenção Resgate Animal em Angola
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2023-12-081h 05
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 7 – Charlotte Malterre-BarthesJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Ryan Dillon is joined by architect and scholar Charlotte Malterre-Barthes, who participated in the Stop Building! event for the Stories about Sustainability series at the AA in 2022. Malterre-Barthes conducts research on urgent aspects of contemporary urbanisation, material extraction, climate emergency and social justice.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in Lo...
2023-12-0841 min
AirAAA Line Traced: How to be Good Ancestors, Episode 3, Unpacking the Colonial Episteme with David Hutama SetiadiThis third episode of How to be Good Ancestors on Indonesia will zoom into the architectural scale to look at another form of debt: the act of disseminating building knowledge as a form of epistemic imposition. We will be revisiting Indonesian colonial history with architectural historian David Hutama Setiadi focusing on design pedagogy. Together we will unpack the ways in which systems of knowledge were imposed through new ways of building generated by capitalist ideology, revealing the complicity of drawing methods and classification systems in marginalising the Metis, an unstructured type of knowledge learned through embodied experience. We will als...
2023-12-0158 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 6, Francisco AdriasolaJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Ryan Dillon is joined by Francisco Adriasola, an architect and graduate of the AA's Design and Make programme who curated the AA Gallery exhibition Observation, Act and Form in autumn 2022. Francisco participated in the Education and the Architectural Act event in Hooke Park in November 2022 – you can watch a recording of the event here. AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Assoc...
2023-11-2455 min
AirAAA Line Traced: How to be Good Ancestors – Episode 2, Artefact Production in Burkina Faso with Richard AinaThis second episode of How to be Good Ancestors focuses on Burkina Faso, in a conversation with the multidisciplinary designer Richard Aina. We will travel to Lobi land in the South Western region of Burkina Faso. to look at how the artefacts produced there are held hostage by colonial power structures and modern infrastructures. Through this episode we attempt to generate a framework to shift dominant paradigms and generate a sensible architecture for the repatriation of those artefacts. How to be Good Ancestors means rereading our past to disentangle future possibilities from systems of oppression. In this p...
2023-11-1744 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 5 – Kathryn TimminsJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Ryan Dillon is joined by Kathryn Timmins, an architect, teacher and Principal Policy Officer in the regeneration team for the Greater London Authority. Kathryn contributed to an event in the AA’s New Standards series focusing on safety in 2023, in which she and the panel discussed how our cities and spaces can be better designed to consider the needs of those who identify as women. You can watch a rec...
2023-11-1055 min
AirAAA Line Traced: How to be Good Ancestors – Episode 1, Debt-driven Housing in Egypt with Yahia ShawkatWelcome to the first episode of series two of A Line Traced, How to be Good Ancestors, in which we discuss the economic tools which perpetuate neocolonialism. In today’s episode focusing on Egypt, we are joined by Yahia Shawkat, an architect, housing and urbanism researcher and the cofounder of 10Tooba, a research centre devoted to urban politics. Shawkat will take us on a deep dive into the history of Egypt’s multiple housing regimes and their foreign entanglements, allowing us to examine how debt has been and continues to be levied as a tool of control and submission.
2023-11-0348 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 4 – Debbie MeniruJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Manijeh Verghese is joined by curator and writer Debbie Meniru, who contributed to an event marking the launch of the exhibition As Hardly Found in the Art of Tropical Architecture at the AA Gallery in 2023. You can watch a recording of the event here. AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedf...
2023-10-2740 min
AirAAA Line Traced: Female Pioneers in the History of VR, Episode 4 – Char DaviesWelcome to the fourth episode of this series of A Line Traced, which focuses on Female Pioneers in the History of Virtual Reality. The series is hosted by Paula Strunden, a transdisciplinary VR artist with a background in architecture who taught on the AA’s Media Studies programme. In this episode, Paula interviews Char Davies, best known for her groundbreaking virtual reality artwork Osmose, which combines immersive environments, with embodied interactions, and a profound connection to nature.This series of A Line Traced uncovers the untold stories of female pioneers in the early history of VR. Many of...
2023-10-2045 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 3 – Stephanie EdwardsJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Manijeh Verghese is joined by architect, urbanist and cofounder of Urban Symbiotics, Stephanie Edwards, who contributed to the AA’s New Models lecture series in 2021. You can watch her lecture here. AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to Thomas Parkes for his contribution to the p...
2023-10-0445 min
AirAAA Line Traced: Female Pioneers in the History of VR, Episode 3 – Tamiko ThielWelcome to the third episode of this series of A Line Traced, which will focus on Female Pioneers in the History of Virtual Reality. The series is hosted by Paula Strunden, a transdisciplinary VR artist with a background in architecture who taught on the AA’s Media Studies programme. In this episode, Paula interviews Tamiko Thiel, a pioneer in augmented reality art and the visionary behind the design of the Connection Machine, the first commercial AI supercomputer.About this Series:This series of A Line Traced uncovers the untold stories of female pioneers in the ea...
2023-09-2950 min
AirAAFiles on Air: Episode 2 – Madeleine Kessler and Manijeh Verghese, Powers of Public SpaceFiles on Air is a podcast series in which contributors from AA Files read their work. In this episode, you will hear Madeleine Kessler and Manijeh Verghese – curators of the British Pavilion at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale – read their text ‘Powers of Public Space', in which they examine some of the ideas that informed their Biennale display, including case studies on rewilded greens, playstreets and public libraries. You can read the piece in AA Files 78. AA Files is the Architectural Association’s journal of record, which promotes original and engaging writing on architecture and its related fields.Air...
2023-09-2229 min
AirAAA Line Traced: Female Pioneers in the History of VR, Episode 2 – Brenda LaurelWelcome to the second episode of this series of A Line Traced, which focuses on Female Pioneers in the History of Virtual Reality. The series is hosted by Paula Strunden, a transdisciplinary VR artist with a background in architecture who taught on the AA’s Media Studies programme. In this episode, Paula interviews Brenda Laurel, a pioneer in human-computer interaction in the field of virtual reality, immersive theatre, and gender inclusivity in technology and game design. Their discussion addresses Brenda's project PLACEHOLDER: Landscape and Narrative in a Virtual Environment (1993), which she created with Rachel Strickland; project documentation for PLACEHOLDER ca...
2023-07-2139 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 2 – Esther ChoiJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Ryan Dillon is joined by multidisciplinary artist, photographer and architectural historian Esther Choi. Esther was part of the AA New Models lecture series in 2022 – watch her lecture here.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to Thomas Parkes for his contribution to the production of our episodes. To vie...
2023-07-141h 21
AirAAFiles on Air: Episode 1 – David Burns, Roads to MaralingaFiles on Air is a podcast series in which contributors from AA Files read their work. In this episode, David Burns – a writer and academic who leads the Media Studies programme at the Royal Collage of Art – travels to Maralinga in South Australia, where the British conducted secret nuclear testing in the 1950s and 60s. The text, and the photo essay that accompanies it, can be found in AA Files 78. AA Files is the Architectural Association’s journal of record, which promotes original and engaging writing on architecture and its related fields.AirAA podcasts are recorded, mixed, edited...
2023-06-3012 min
AirAAOn the Steps of 36: Episode 1 – Shahed SaleemJoin us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Manijeh Verghese is joined by architect and writer Shahed Saleem, who contributed to the AA’s New Models lecture series in 2022. You can watch his lecture here.AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to Thomas Parkes for his contribution to the production of our episodes. To view...
2023-06-231h 04
AirAAA Line Traced: Female Pioneers in the History of VR, Episode 1 – Krista KimWelcome to the first episode of this series of A Line Traced, which will focus on Female Pioneers in the History of Virtual Reality. The series is hosted by Paula Strunden, a transdisciplinary VR artist with a background in architecture who taught on the AA’s Media Studies programme. In this episode, Paula interviews Krista Kim, a pioneer in blockchain-based art and the visionary behind the Mars House, the first-ever NFT house. Read more about the Mars House on Krista's website.This series of A Line Traced will uncover the untold stories of female pioneers in the ea...
2023-06-1640 min
Ihminen kylässäKylässä Aira SamulinTässä jaksossa Mikko Kuustosen vieraana on legendaarinen Aira Samulin, hersyvä ja energinen
tanssin lähettiläs. Positiivisena henkilönä tunnettu Aira on Suvion iloisesta suvusta, josta hän on
saanut iloiset geenit. Aira kertoo jaksossa suhteestaan elämään, asenteestaan ja antaa vinkkejä,
jotka auttavat selviytymään haasteista. Hän muistelee myös sodan värittämää lapsuuttaan ja
evakkoajan elämää Suomessa.
Tanssinopettaja, näyttelijä, kirjailija, yrittäjä, veteraani ja Vuoden Lotta 2021. Kohta 95 vuotta
täyttävä Aira Samulin on ehtinyt tehdä paljon ja tekee edelleen. Korona on vähän hiljentänyt
tahtia. Nyt Airalla on ollut aikaa olla laiskana, ajatella ja j...
2022-01-1838 min
The Kavic Living - Daily InspirationEp 39: Netflix Friday 06 - Game of thrones, Avengers end game, Queer eye, selling sunsets and moreI heard Netflix is adding 60+ new series and movies this May • Ready for Weekend binge watch? • My reaction and spoilers for Game of thrones and avengers • Queer eye is just fabulous • Unicorn store is waste of time • The perfect date not so bad but cute • Kim’s convenience new season is out • Selling sunset a sexy series to watch • Actually everyone can watch • Street food so heart moving • Friends forever • Tamil movies - Airaa, 2.0 and sarkar • Busy watching GoT • Final and outro • send your feedback and comments to thekavicliving@gmail.com
2019-05-0314 min
Creating LifeFilmmaker Sarjun KM InterviewWhen director Sarjun KM released his short film, Lakshmi, he didn't expect the attention that it received. Today, it has over 9 million views on YouTube and has garnered critical acclaim and a lot of outrage about its depiction of extramarital affairs.
Sarjun is gearing up for the release of his second feature, Airaa, featuring Nayanthara in the lead. In this episode, he speaks with us about how the project came about, the struggle finding a distributor for his debut feature, working as an assistant to Mani Ratnam, and what he hopes for from Airaa.
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2019-03-2443 min
Creating LifeFilmmaker Sarjun KM InterviewWhen director Sarjun KM released his short film, Lakshmi, he didn't expect the attention that it received. Today, it has over 9 million views on YouTube and has garnered critical acclaim and a lot of outrage about its depiction of extramarital affairs.
Sarjun is gearing up for the release of his second feature, Airaa, featuring Nayanthara in the lead. In this episode, he speaks with us about how the project came about, the struggle finding a distributor for his debut feature, working as an assistant to Mani Ratnam, and what he hopes for...
2019-03-2443 min