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Comme un poisson dans l'eauConférence : Les animaux ne sont pas des métaphores - Victor Duran-Le PeuchAujourd’hui, je vous propose d’écouter une conférence que j’ai présentée cet été aux Estivales de la question animale.
Je vous la diffuse car son contenu entre en résonance avec plusieurs des éléments qui ont été analysés dans l’entretien avec Camille Brunel. Pour moi, un des intérêts majeurs de ces deux derniers épisodes, c’est de permettre de distinguer finement quels discours sont vraiment antispécistes, et à l’inverse quels discours à propos des animaux ne font qu’utiliser leur image, leur figure, la symbolique qui est véhiculée à travers eux, mais pas...2024-11-151h 02
Comme un poisson dans l'eau#35 Les animaux dans l'œil de la caméra - Camille Brunel (2/2)On poursuit l’entretien avec Camille Brunel qui décortique la représentation des autres animaux dans la culture, et interroge la prégnance du spécisme dans ces représentations. Mon invité analyse plusieurs dizaines d'œuvres cinématographiques, de dessins animés et de documentaires au prisme de l'antispécisme.
On soulève les questions de l'anthropomorphisme, de l'utilisation des animaux comme symboles ou métaphores, du renversement de la situation entre humains et animaux pour faire apparaître le spécisme, de l'exploitation des animaux acteurs, de la symbolique végétarienne ou de la p...2024-10-291h 16
Comme un poisson dans l'eau#35 Vers une littérature animaliste - Camille Brunel (1/2)Le spécisme est partout, mais il se niche en particulier dans toutes les oeuvres qui construisent nos représentations collectives : c’est-à-dire dans les livres, dans les films, dans les dessins animés, etc.
Et l’insinuation du spécisme dans la culture est un sujet que connaît extrêmement bien mon invité d’aujourd’hui, Camille Brunel, puisqu’il est non seulement écrivain, mais aussi critique de cinéma spécialisé dans la représentation des animaux et militant pour la cause animale.
Il était grand temps d’avoir dans Comme un poisson...2024-10-1157 min
My Fave Queer ChemistDr. Camille Bishop, National Institute of Standards and TechnologyThis week on the show we chatted with the lovely Dr. Camille Bishop (she/her) who currently serves as a NRC postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NRC). We discuss graduate research, how she ended up NIST, science communication training for scientists, gay sports and much more! To connect with Camille can follow her on Twitter @glassic_chem and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time and remember that Black Lives Matter today and everyday.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mfqc/support2022-05-0626 min
CosmicCelebrities & The Authenticity Dilemma [clip from Live - 26/02/2021]This is an audio clip from the live video "Celebrities & The Authenticity Dilemma" streamed the 26th of february 2021, availabe here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlqdJQA8UiU.
The pandemic has disrupted relations among the masses, the elites and the celebrities who liaise between them. In 2020, the NY Times wrote an article titled “Celebrity Culture Is Burning” and the year has been rich in scandals highlighting expectations that influencers of culture step into social debates to help audiences make sense of the world around them. In this video, Camille clarifies our research angle on the subject matter and a...2021-05-1804 min
CosmicThe Artist & The Impact Frame [Clip from Live - 09/02/2021]This is an audio clip from the live video "The Artist & The Impact Frame" streamed the 9th of february 2021, available here: https://youtu.be/wkpyiaaut4o
Measuring social and environmental impact is a slippery slope! And even more for the share of artists who consider the impact factor in their work. One very legitimate question that often gets asked is: “how much of the left brain should the artist put into framing a production” and is it really the artist's role to think about impact?
The short answer is: “only you can answer!”
The longer an...2021-05-1104 min
CosmicThe Embarrassing Truth Behind Awareness Raising [Clip from Live – 10/12/2020]This is an audio clip from the live video "The Embarrassing Truth Behind Awareness Raising" streamed the 10th of December 202o, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ozgSQV-mk
Camille highlights fundamentals of awareness raising for campaigners, storytellers, artists, and anyone involved in change communications.2021-04-3004 min
CosmicThe Art of Disidentifying [Clip from Live – 14/01/2021]This is an audio clip from the live video The Art of Disidentifying streamed the 14thof January 2021, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNAnoxRuNU
Let’s assume the problem is “the other” or in “the other”; social and environmental demands to “an other” are intrinsically linked to a demand to disidentify. Camille takes us through this concept that we know… until we forget it again.
#change #communications #identity #imaginary #demand #psychoanalysis #social #environmental #systemic #climate2021-04-2005 min
CosmicNetflixspiracies, You, and I[Netflixspiracies, You and I] In this in-depth workshop session, Camille shares fundamental tools to help you frame your impact story in a way that truly engages audiences. Through this case study, you will identify the common mistakes that most visible documentary films & impact-driven content productions still make today when attempting to mobilise audiences on social and environmental issues. Reach us at hello@cosmicschool.io if you want to learn more about the Cosmic I.O. method and the Impact Frame Masterclass Program.
If you want to learn more…
…about Audience Polarization https://www.youtube.com/watc...2021-04-1647 min
Cosmic#28 - (rebroadcast) The Structure of Your Mental World. [Cosmic Dynamics]Art piece of the day by Julie Cambell
It’s quite disarming to realise that the way we experience life is mostly based on the structure of our mental world, and that the structure of our mental world affects our reality. Is it that obvious? Is this true? How so? And what does it mean for the stories we tell and the work we produce as artists and influencers of culture?
Useful links are featured on www.cosmic.show
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you fo...2021-03-2304 min
Cosmic#025 - (rebroadcast) Is Disgusting People a Good Idea? [Cosmic Dynamics]Today we feature a piece from Austrian performance artists & architects Honey & Bunny. One strategy that has been used quite a bit over the last years in change communications, and in particular in food industry documentary films is the use of disgust … to turn people off meat consumption for instance. Is disgust a good strategy? Does it work? With who? Under what conditions? What should we know? Useful links are featured in the episode notes on www.cosmic.show Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps. Thank you for tuning in. Camille2021-03-0507 min
CosmicThe Art of Disentifying [Cosmic School]Let’s assume the problem is “the other” or in “the other”; social and environmental demands to “an other” are intrinsically linked to a demand to disidentify. Camille takes us through this concept that we know… until we forget it again.
Thanks for tuning in.
2021-01-1527 min
Cosmic#047 - Coming in Touch With That Feeling [Cosmic Dynamics]Camille just opened up an important conversation about the change agent & the culture of change communications. It starts with his personal story.
If this theme resonates with you and you want to become part of the conversation as well as explore the keys of the method Camille has designed, the launch webinar will take place on Tuesday 19th of January at 4pm CET (10am Eastern Time).
We wish you the very best for 2021!2021-01-1108 min
Cosmic#046 - The Embarrassing Behind Awareness Raising [Cosmic Dynamics]What awareness-raising campaign or documentary hit you to the point where you got involved? What happened and why?
This episode is linked to last week’s Youtube Live The Embarrassing Behind Awareness Raising
& to Cosmic Dynamics #13 Bee Hives & Cross-Pollination of Local Stories
Thanks for tunning in, Camille.2020-12-1406 min
Cosmic#045 - Run [Cosmic Dynamics]What labyrinths do you feel trapped into? And is there a way out? Did you pick a paradigm or were you pushed into one? Are you questioning it? This episode offers some thinking space as a follow up to Cosmic #034 about paradigms and the labyrinth metaphor.
Thanks for tuning in,
Camille.2020-12-0805 min
Cosmic#044 - Becoming Like [Cosmic Dynamics]Who are you paying attention to?
Our podcast Cosmic Dynamics continues with a new format, creating a space for you to think and feel ❤ the questions that we highlight through our study of the mind, perception, and the psychology of change.
Thanks for tuning in, Camille.
Illustration credit: where is waldo? - Martin Handford2020-12-0106 min
CosmicAnnouncing Drawing What Matters (Masterclass Program)SUBSCRIBE ON: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4w9bIMmC0QPqlldx7HPT8SaX7C7NlnSJfkKZxYMDyMLvnZA/viewform
for more information go to https://cosmicfoundation.io/cosmic-school/
IMPORTANT: APPLICATIONS TO THE PROGRAM ARE OPEN UNTIL SATURDAY 14TH OF NOVEMBER 2020
The Cosmic Foundation is launching an exploration program with a diverse working group of Editorial Cartoonists & Illustrators from around the world to build on the latest findings in the field and distribute strategic tools that will take you straight into this new era of change communications.
2020-11-1100 min
Cosmic#43 - The Mirrors in You [Cosmic Dynamics]I’m actually not surprised the US election turned into such a tight race. Actually, just the fact that the current President would even have a chance to win again - after all of the scandals and tweets and political horror of the last four years, that very fact is not surprising at all… Why? Because there is one thing he knows very well and most people don’t…
Thanks for tuning in,
Camille.2020-11-0407 min
CosmicCosmic #44 (rebroadcast) - The Power of Subversive & Confusing - w/ Dotmasters [Livemix from 23/04/20]Recording from the live mix broadcasted on 23/04/20 on www.cosmic.show I interviewed Leon Seesix aka Dotmasters about his approach to the artistic practice, the meaning of his 20+ years in the field and the do’s and don’ts of artistic collaboration.
This episode contains explicit language, and very strong insights.
About Dotmasters
Dotmasters’ website
Dotmasters’ Instagram
Produced & mixed by Camille Duran. Music & Sounds curated by Etienne Previtali.2020-10-2748 min
Cosmic#042 - I Don't Have Time [Cosmic Dynamics]Our relationship to the present moment has been broadly dying across western culture for decades now, because of the narratives, the structures, the systems that make it so “time is money”, the narratives that make it so we don’t have the time, and so we listen to podcasts in 2X.
Thank you for tuning in, Camille.2020-10-2011 min
Cosmic#041 - Tribute to 1X [Cosmic Dynamics]“I have been listening to podcasts for close to a decade now and cosmic is the first one that I'm listening to at 1x. I know it doesn't seem like much but this is the first show to prompt me to take my time. To go slow. To relax and still move with conviction that change can be brought”.
This episode is a tribute to taking the time.
stay tuned, Camille
#cosmic #time #podcast #paradigm #narratives #storytelling #philosophy #physics #watch #clock #testimonials2020-10-0907 min
Cosmic#040 - Polarizing vs. Unifying [Cosmic Dynamics]Today I am offering a few thoughts about tweeting, commenting, debating on corporate green washing announcements vs. not spending any time on this, regardless of that burning feeling inside. Let’s do a post-benefits analysis, Shall we?
this episode feature the photo "New World" by Franc Pena, Instagram account here https://www.instagram.com/_francpena/
stay tuned, Camille2020-10-0510 min
Cosmic#038 - The Argument Tragedy [Cosmic Dynamics]Do you ever argue with your partner, with your roommate, with your mother, or whoever you are living with. Yes? Maybe? I am sure you noticed that what you argue about is never really the reason for the argument. Couples don’t break up because one of them did not empty the dishwasher...
It seems there is always something bigger, something unacknowledged that is overshadowing the apparent topic of the argument. Right?
Today we are featuring the Sculpture “Migratory Soul” by Josh Keyes which you can find here: https://www.instagram.com/joshkeyes.art/
Than...2020-09-1705 min
Cosmic#037 - Cosmic Trip [Cosmic Dynamics]There is a story I have been wanting to tell for a few days, but I was too busy pinching myself because I couldn’t believe what was actually happening.
Ok, it’s time… Last week, when getting to my desk, there was a package on the table. I have no idea how it got here. It had “Cosmic” written on it. So I opened it. There was a postcard in there, handwritten with a sort of weird glowing ink that I had to put in the sunlight for maximum clarity. I couldn’t believe what was written on it...2020-09-0908 min
Cosmic#036 - The Air Time Dilemma [Cosmic Dynamics]If you produce art, media, stories about what’s going on in the world, there is one tough decision you’re probably dealing with, especially if you have a significant following..
How much air time should I give to this topic, to this story, … isn’t it getting enough air time already? How is my piece influencing the discussion, really? Let’s deconstruct what’s going on here: let’s talk about how air time impacts our lives…
Thank you for tuning in.2020-09-0207 min
Cosmic#035 - OFF [Cosmic Dynamics]Sometimes it feels we will never make it… whatever that means… “we will never make it” “it’s too late” “There are too many things to fix, in too little time… Let’s think about this for a second...
Links to feature:
the illustrator Xavier Solomo on instagram
Link to purchase OFF, the illustrated book
2020-08-2605 min
Cosmic#034 - (Not) Entering the Labyrinth [Cosmic Dynamics]The labyrinth: a deep structural metaphor that has guided human thought for thousands of years. What labyrinths do you feel trapped into? And is there a way out?
Useful links are featured on www.cosmic.show
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-08-1805 min
Cosmic#018 (rebroadcast) Too Soon for Black Humour? [Cosmic Dynamics]It might be a good time to open a chapter on humour, the most powerful tool of them all… I like to think :)
It’s fair to say that it plays a central role in the media environment, it shapes how we understand ideas, social boundaries and even logic.
Tomorrow for our weekly live mix I will be revisiting an interview I produced last year with Pieter de Poortere, the creator of the hilarious comics character Dickie
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.2020-08-0807 min
Cosmic#012 (rebroadcast) Entering the Labyrinth [Cosmic Dynamics]If change involves the mind - and it does :) - we have to consider the labyrinth. This episode features the work of artist Soukaina Aziz El Idrissi: Al Mataha / Labyrinth
Al Mataha/Labyrinth - by Soukaina Aziz El Idrissi
Soukaina Aziz El Idrissi on Instagram
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-08-0706 min
Cosmic#022 (rebroadcast) Sexing Up the Root Causes [Cosmic Dynamics]This episode features “Paisatges de Plàstic” an art piece by Elena Villalba, Xénia Cros, Pau Galceràn, Oriol Ruiz and Lydia Moreno from the Art School of Olot @artdissenyolot in Catalunya.
There are things happening in the world that are extremely harmful to society and to the environment, but are quite... boring to talk about. Boring because it’s complex, It’s visually non appealing, it’s distant, it’s silent, it’s grey…
How do we deal with this as a society, in an era where people's attention span is shorter than ever and the competit...2020-07-3110 min
Cosmic#010 (rebroadcast) The Little Prince & the Invisible in Our Lives [Cosmic Dynamics]How much of our attention, of our energy, of our budget, are we putting into the invisible? The invisible in our lives? In other words: how much are we investing in the subtle realm?
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-07-3003 min
Cosmic#020 (rebroadcast) Paradigms & the Truth Labyrinth - Part 2 [Cosmic Dynamics]Paradigm shifts take place in the mind.
“Paradigm” soundtrack by @jayhardway
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-07-2208 min
Cosmic#019 (rebroadcast) Paradigms & the Truth Labyrinth - Part 1 [Cosmic Dynamics]History, and daily life keeps showing us how vulnerable we are to ‘the truth’. What is the truth? 🧐
We think something is true, until it’s not true anymore, until there is a better truth… a better truth because it became demonstrably true, and contradicts or suppresses the previous one. 👍👎👀
This episode is the first one of our deep dive on paradigms. It features the work of the Yes Men
Useful links are featured on www.cosmic.show page2020-07-2108 min
Cosmic#013(rebroadcast) Bee Hives & Cross-Pollination from Local Stories [Cosmic Dynamics]Have you heard about this city in Costa Rica that extended citizenship to bees & other pollinators? Today we explore the potential of local stories for the locals (vs. global for the locals). We also feature the work of Matthew Willey & The Good of the Hive.
Useful links are featured on www.cosmic.show
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-07-1608 min
Cosmic#017 (rebroadcast) Unleashing a Legion of Story Monsters [Cosmic Dynamics]“Things have never been so good for humanity” “There’s never been a better time to be alive” “We’ve never had it so good than right now”. These couple of lines are very meaningful because when we accept this narrative as a truth, we open the door to a legion of story monsters that invade culture and society’s common sense.
In connection to this episode I am featuring the work of Scott Listfield, who’s known for his paintings featuring a lone exploratory astronaut lost in a landscape cluttered with pop culture icons, corporate logos, and tongue-in-cheek...2020-07-1307 min
Cosmic#033 - Do NOT Listen To This Episode - part 2Do NOT listen to this episode.
Features the poem “Negation” by Wallace Stevens:
Hi! The creator too is blind,
Struggling toward his harmonious whole,
Rejecting intermediate parts,
Horrors and falsities and wrongs;
Incapable master of all force,
Too vague idealist, overwhelmed
By an afflatus that persists.
For this, then, we endure brief lives,
The evanescent symmetries
From that meticulous potter's thumb.
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for...2020-07-0607 min
Cosmic#032 - Do NOT listen To This Episode - part 1 [Cosmic Dynamics]Do NOT listen to this episode.
Art piece Human Factor by John Underwood (1988)
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.🎧
Camille2020-07-0306 min
Cosmic#031 - Music & Language - Part 2 [Cosmic Dynamics]Can music avoid the need for these words that have become so… limiting in many ways. Can it expand our horizons across human processes and have some sort of a regenerative effect on human communications?
We are preparing an experiment on this topic, involving musicians, words, and a tough communication challenge. If you want to participate or attend from online, please send us an email at hello@cosmic.show and we’ll tell you more about it, we’re working on the how right now and will mail the Cosmic community when we have a detailed program.
...2020-06-3006 min
Cosmic#030 - Music & Language - Part 1 [Cosmic Dynamics]Which one came first? Music or language? Any idea? And what does it say about the little situation we’re in right now, as humans?
Art piece of the day: Logos, a remarkable album by French jazz trio Zylia. They put forward a very sophisticated language, at a moment of human history where our relation to words and language has become so cynical...
Useful links are featured on www.cosmic.show
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.🎧
Camille2020-06-3011 min
CosmicCosmic #53 - Escaping the Hall of Mirrors - w/ Camille DuranThe left hemisphere of our brain is attempting to block our exit from its hall of mirrors. There seems to be 3 escape routes, which directly connect to our work at Cosmic and Season 3 of the show.
This episode is introducing a fundamental concept that became a cornerstone of our work at Cosmic.
Cosmic is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-06-2634 min
Cosmic#029 - Undoing Social Art Space Contradiction [Cosmic Dynamics]In the art space, when a gallery or museum showcases
work about #social or #environmental issues, there sometimes is an uncomfortable contradiction between the context and messages conveyed by the art pieces on display, and what the exhibition space emanates. Have you experienced that? Or is it just me…?
@zerowasteexhibition seems to be taking steps in the right direction to align the experience of the exhibition with the messaging of the showing. Don’t miss if you’re around Leipzig this week!
Special thanks to @swaantje_guentzel
Images: Swaantje Güntzel / © VG Bild...2020-06-2305 min
Cosmic#028 - The Structure of Your Mental World. [Cosmic Dynamics]Art piece of the day by Julie Cambell
It’s quite disarming to realise that the way we experience life is mostly based on the structure of our mental world, and that the structure of our mental world affects our reality. Is it that obvious? Is this true? How so? And what does it mean for the stories we tell and the work we produce as artists and influencers of culture?
Useful links are featured on www.cosmic.show
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on po...2020-06-2204 min
CosmicCosmic #52 - Giving Yourself the Permission To Be Creative - w/ Jasmine Pradissitto“Imagination is more important than knowledge” 🧠(Einstein). It makes a nice quote on instagram but are we really considering this as a society?🤔
With society and culture increasingly relying on the left brain, we are removing ourselves from our full capacities as a species. Artist & Physicist Jasmine Pradissitto @jasmine_pradissitto joined me on Cosmic Live to remind us how we can reclaim our creative selves and reconnect with the creative geniuses that we are at 5⃣ years of age. The real question is: are we giving ourselves the permission to be truly creative?
Useful links are featured on www...2020-06-1953 min
Cosmic#027 - From Symbolic to Real [Cosmic Dynamics]Note: This is not Boris Johnson, this is Jacques Lacan. Both talk about symbols. At very different levels and with very different intentions though 🙃
We are organising a workshop on theory of change and this tricky maneuver of moving from symbolic actions to establishing new societal “structures”, in the context of social and environmental movements.🍃♻ You can indicate your interest at hello@cosmic.show
This episode features soundtracks by @sirwas & @neilcowleymusic 🎶🎵
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.🎧
Camille2020-06-1608 min
CosmicCosmic #51 - Changing Our Perception of Reality - w / Kira BurskyI interviewed Kira Bursky. We talked about our ability to change our perception of reality. Kira’s work is mind-blowing so I knew the interview would be very inspiring. It was Cosmic. Her openness to be vulnerable and share the personal stories behind her art makes it a very special episode. Beyond the podcast I also invite you to check out her films @allaroundartsy
Enjoy!
Useful Links are featured in the episode notes on www.cosmic.show
Cosmic is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in....2020-06-121h 01
Cosmic#026 - Untangle Roots [Cosmic Dynamics]Today we feature Untangle Roots, a poem by Erin Hanson
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Useful links are featured in the episode notes on www.cosmic.show
Thank you for tuning in.🎧
Camille2020-06-0906 min
Cosmic#025 - Is Disgusting People a Good Idea? [Cosmic Dynamics]Today we feature a piece from Austrian performance artists & architects Honey & Bunny.
One strategy that has been used quite a bit over the last years in change communications, and in particular in food industry documentary films is the use of disgust … to turn people off meat consumption for instance. Is disgust a good strategy? Does it work? With who? Under what conditions? What should we know?
Useful links are featured in the episode notes on www.cosmic.show
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-06-0807 min
CosmicCosmic #50 - Music As a Social Service - w/ Stanford ThompsonIn this week’s episode, we are privileged to have Stanford Thompson with us, and to dive into “Music as a Social Service”. We cover the learning lessons from the 10 first years of Play On Philly - the organisation he founded. We deconstruct their model, learn how to build community through music,🎶🎵 and explore what the future holds when many communities will face struggle in a post-covid world.🙏
Useful links are featured in the episode notes on www.cosmic.show
2020-06-0557 min
Cosmic#024 - Reframing the Narratives of Violence & Racism [Cosmic Dynamics]Recalling the work of Paul Rucker, from 2018 in Richmond.
Years go by and structural racism keeps on haunting society, pretty much everywhere on the Planet.
One question; When white people keep passively inhabiting a world of white privileges, without actively engaging in anti-racism actions, isn’t this a form of racism?
His social media profiles are on cosmic show page www.cosmic.show
Music track: The Last Chieftain, by Christian Scott
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Cam...2020-06-0307 min
Cosmic#023 - Magic Messaging in a Song [Cosmic Dynamics]No talking today, just a song that magically came up in my playlist while I was writing up yesterday’s episode (Cosmic #022). A beautiful art piece by Daughter, which illustrates masterful messaging, and masterful execution, and a song written from intentions that may be completely different from the ones we may be assuming… who knows? That’s what’s cosmic about it randomly popping up yesterday….Enjoy!
Lyrics from the song “Landfill” by Daughter
Throw me in a landfill
Don't think about the consequences
Throw me in the dirt pit
Don't think a...2020-06-0204 min
Cosmic#022 - Sexing Up the Root Causes [Cosmic Dynamics]This episode features “Paisatges de Plàstic” an art piece by Elena Villalba, Xénia Cros, Pau Galceràn, Oriol Ruiz and Lydia Moreno from the Art School of Olot @artdissenyolot in Catalunya.
There are things happening in the world that are extremely harmful to society and to the environment, but are quite... boring to talk about. Boring because it’s complex, It’s visually non appealing, it’s distant, it’s silent, it’s grey…
How do we deal with this as a society, in an era where people's attention span is shorter than ever and the competit...2020-06-0110 min
CosmicCosmic #49 - Disrupting Narratives & Hegemonies via Artist Networks - w/ Marc GarrettThis week our investigation features Marc Garrett from @Furtherfield. We talk about decentralisation, democratisation, empowering self-organised collectives, disruption of the art space, technological enablers such as blockchain, and why network culture matters.
Useful links are featured in the episode notes on www.cosmic.show2020-05-2955 min
Cosmic#021 - Joyful Activism & the Smile Dilemma [Cosmic Dynamics]A genuine joyful smile will always be perceived as a genuine joyful smile by other human beings. A threat to joyful activism?
Featured illustration by @rikwilkinsonartist
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-05-2807 min
Cosmic#020 - Paradigms & the Truth Labyrinth - Part 2 [Cosmic Dynamics]Paradigm shifts take place in the mind.
“Paradigm” soundtrack by @jayhardway
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-05-2708 min
Cosmic#019 - Paradigms & the Truth Labyrinth - Part 1 [Cosmic Dynamics]History, and daily life keeps showing us how vulnerable we are to ‘the truth’. What is the truth?
We think something is true, until it’s not true anymore, until there is a better truth… a better truth because it became demonstrably true, and contradicts or suppresses the previous one.
This episode is the first one of our deep dive on paradigms. It features the work of the Yes Men2020-05-2608 min
CosmicCosmic #48 - The Absurd of Human Suffering - w/ Pieter de PoortereIn this episode, we start exploring the purpose and possibilities of black humour - a form of humor that regards human suffering as absurd rather than pitiable, or that considers human existence as ironic and pointless. Through this livemix, Camille revisits an interview with Comics Author Pieter de Poortere, the creator of the hilarious comics character Dickie.
Links to the Dickie’s website, Instagram and Facebook on www.cosmic.show
2020-05-2243 min
Cosmic#018 - Too Soon for Black Humour? [Cosmic Dynamics]It might be a good time to open a chapter on humour, the most powerful tool of them all… I like to think :)
It’s fair to say that it plays a central role in the media environment, it shapes how we understand ideas, social boundaries and even logic.
Tomorrow for our weekly live mix I will be revisiting an interview I produced last year with Pieter de Poortere, the creator of the hilarious comics character Dickie
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.2020-05-2007 min
Cosmic#017 - Unleashing a Legion of Story Monsters [Cosmic Dynamics]“Things have never been so good for humanity” “There’s never been a better time to be alive” “We’ve never had it so good than right now”. These couple of lines are very meaningful because when we accept this narrative as a truth, we open the door to a legion of story monsters that invade culture and society’s common sense.
In connection to this episode I am featuring the work of Scott Listfield, who’s known for his paintings featuring a lone exploratory astronaut lost in a landscape cluttered with pop culture icons, corporate logos, and tongue-in-cheek...2020-05-1907 min
CosmicCosmic #47 - Unifying Communities & Redressing Stereotypes - w / El SeedA new chapter of our investigation is unfolding. Thank you El Seed for your participation and valuable insights. We talked about democratizing access to art, the artist image, responsibility and how to best approach a community for collaboration, among other fascinating topics.
El Seed’s website
El Seed on Instagram
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-05-1557 min
Cosmic#016 - The Layers of Our Identity [Cosmic Dynamics]Identity. Identity seems intrinsically connected to how we, humans, experience change.
And one story we tell about identity is structurally blocking the way…
This is one of the chapters I had the privilege to touch on with El Seed, who truly incarnates this multi-layer approach to human experience.
He will be on Cosmic Live tomorrow at 7pm CEST on www.cosmic.show. We’ll travel, we’ll go deep . As usual, you may want to bring some good headphones.
El Seed’s website
El Seed on Instagram
Cosmic Dynamics is also...2020-05-1306 min
Cosmic#015 - Humans As Coral Reefs [Cosmic Dynamics]It’s quite interesting to note how the idea of fragility has taken so much protagonism in just a few weeks. A nation like the United States, incarnating power, robust economy, and opportunity is now counting 33million people unemployed, when the employment rate was the highest in decades just a couple of months ago. Still, fragile is not a word we like to pronounce as humans…
Today I am featuring the beautiful - and fragile - work of Courtney Mattison, an artist based in LA who has been raising awareness about the fragility of coral reefs via her...2020-05-1206 min
Cosmic#014 - Crossing the Highway Blindfolded [Cosmic Dynamics]There is a very toxic narrative out there, a viral one to be exact. Words that turned into day-to-day language on the news, in all conversations, in our homes even.
We might want to be aware of the monster we are actually creating by pronouncing those words.
Let’s hear them, one last time...
This episode features a piece from Artist @1010zzz (https://instagram.com/1010zzz?igshid=10sns00dj0y17)
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-05-1107 min
CosmicCosmic #46 - Healing Generational Trauma - w/ Enam GbewonyoMany of us are experiencing some form of generational trauma. Psychic legacies are often passed on through unconscious cues or affective messages that flow between adult and child. Sometimes anxiety falls from one generation to the next through the stories that are told.
Here again, the artistic practice can help. This week we dive into the work of Enam Gbewonyo, a cosmic British Ghanaian Artist and Curator who clearly figured out how to deal with this! The insights from this episode also support and clarify a wider collection of narratives about the work we (very probably) need...2020-05-0854 min
Cosmic#013 - Bee Hives & Cross-Pollination from Local Stories [Cosmic Dynamics]Have you heard about this city in Costa Rica that extended citizenship to bees & other pollinators? Today we explore the potential of local stories for the locals (vs. global for the locals). We also feature the work of Matthew Willey & The Good of the Hive (https://www.instagram.com/thegoodofthehive/)
Useful links:
Artist Matthew Willey & The Good of the Hive - Instagram profile & Website
The Guardian article about the story of Curridabat in Costa rica
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-05-0508 min
Cosmic#012 - Entering the Labyrinth [Cosmic Dynamics]If change involves the mind - and it does :) - we have to consider the labyrinth. This episode features the work of artist Soukaina Aziz El Idrissi: Al Mataha / Labyrinth
Al Mataha/Labyrinth - by Soukaina Aziz El Idrissi
Soukaina Aziz El Idrissi on Instagram
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-05-0406 min
CosmicCosmic #45 - The Power of Beauty - w/ Chris JordanIn this episode, I explore with Photographer & Film Producer Chris Jordan what we are obviously doing wrong with change communications, and what art & beauty bring to the table everyday around us. A real cultural shift seems inevitable...
Chris’ latest TED talk - a must see:)
Chris’ website
Albatross film trailer
Cosmic is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-05-0150 min
Cosmic#011 - The Adult Conversation [Cosmic Dynamics]Today I am opening an adult conversation with Photographer Chris Jordan, with Jazz Music Icon Herbie Hancock and, with you… yes you’re invited, of course. An adult conversation with no age restriction, but with only one condition...
Chris Jordan’s Website
Albatross film trailer
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille.2020-04-2907 min
Cosmic#010 - The Little Prince & the Invisible in Our Lives [Cosmic Dynamics]How much of our attention, of our energy, of our budget, are we putting into the invisible? The invisible in our lives? In other words: how much are we investing in the subtle realm?
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-04-2803 min
Cosmic#009 - Letting Children Out [Cosmic Dynamics]Yesterday, in Spain, where I live, children under 14 were allowed outside their homes for the first time in six weeks. So today I am featuring the work of Kevin Peterson, who paints about isolation, rigid boundaries, fear, and what it’s like to grow up in a broken world.
Kevin Peterson’s works
Kevin Peterson’s Instagram
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-04-2705 min
CosmicCosmic #44 - The Power of Subversive & Confusing - w/ Dotmasters [Livemix from 23/04/20]Recording from the live mix broadcasted on 23/04/20 on www.cosmic.show
I interviewed Leon Seesix aka Dotmasters about his approach to the artistic practice, the meaning of his 20+ years in the field and the do’s and don’ts of artistic collaboration.
This episode contains explicit language, and very strong insights.
About Dotmasters
Dotmasters’ website
Dotmasters’ Instagram
Produced & mixed by Camille Duran. Music & Sounds curated by Etienne Previtali.2020-04-2448 min
Cosmic#008 - A Great Time To Be Out...and Paint! [Cosmic Dynamics]Isn’t it a great time to be out... and paint / bomb / perform / send a message? At night maybe? Confusing people’s daily experience of the boring outdoors?
Tomorrow we are all going to get a little bit confused actually, because at 7pm CET we’ll be with Leon Seesix aka Dotmasters.
He brings solid take-aways to season 3 of the show. And our conversation started just like this: “What a great time to be out…”
See you at 19:00 Central European time on www.cosmic.show, that’s 1pm in NY, 10am in LA and 1am in Hon...2020-04-2205 min
Cosmic#007 - Western Flag & The Future of Oil [Cosmic Dynamics]Yesterday, we saw one of the most remarkable moments in financial history: A deeply negative oil price.
What’s the alternative path right now?
I thought this historic moment would be a good time to recall the piece made by Irish Artist John Gerrard - called Western Flag.
About John Gerrard & Western Flag: Website link
The making of the piece: Youtube link.
If there are any artists out there interested in engaging on this transition topic, please write me an email at hello@cosmic.show - Cosmic is setting up an artist taskforce to...2020-04-2104 min
Cosmic#006 - V for Virtus [Cosmic Dynamics]I am sure you noticed: with the lock-down, the little things take a lot of meaning.
More than ever, I like sitting down with a glass of wine, putting on a tune, and staring at my plants. I just ask myself: what tune will I put on today? This time, the letter V came to mind.
Note: here is an "okay translated" version of "Enivrez-vous" the poem by Charles Baudelaire.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-04-2005 min
CosmicCosmic #43 - Encapsulating a Moment - w/ Li-Hill [Livemix from 16/04/20]Recording from the live mix broadcasted on 16/04/20 on www.cosmic.show
I interviewed Visual Artist Li-Hill about what it's like for the artist to take on climate change as a focus area. We also talk about dealing with the subconscious and dare imagining a world where art becomes a mass practice all across society.
Check out Li-Hill's profile and works on:
Li-Hill's website
Li-Hill's Instagram profile
Produced & mixed by Camille Duran.
Music & Sounds curated by Etienne Previtali.2020-04-1747 min
Cosmic#005 - The Process of Acceleration [Cosmic Dynamics]As the world is slowing down right now, it might be a good time to explore acceleration: Let me tell you a story...
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Thank you to Li-Hill for the inspiring conversation last week. You will hear it in the livemix I will broadcast tomorrow Thursday April 16th 2020 at 19:00 CET - on www.cosmic.show.
Check out his work and find 'The Process of Acceleration' on:
Li-Hill's Instagram
Li-Hill's Website
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-04-1506 min
Cosmic#004 - Interest in the Hole [Cosmic Dynamics]Have you noticed it’s a lot more difficult to get humans interested in the hole, in the void, in the absence of things, than getting humans interested in plugging the hole, in making up for deficiencies at all costs, in the patch, in covering it up?
This episode features "the Hole" - a poem by Richard G. Stern.
Music by Komitas, performed by Arve Henriksen, Eivid Aarset, Jan Bang & Tigran Hamasyan.
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Thank you for tuning in.
Camille2020-04-1405 min
CosmicCosmic #42 - The Power of the Unspoken - w/ Christine J. Lee [Livemix from 09/04/20]Recording from the Livemix broadcasted on 09/04 on www.cosmic.show.
Through this live mix of world music and inspiring quotes, Camille revisits a previous conversation with Cellist Christine J. Lee, revealing key findings on the power of the arts, and the power of the Artist.
Christine J. Lee on Instagram
Christine J. Lee on Youtube
Christine's website
Cosmic on Instagram
Cosmic on Facebook
2020-04-1046 min
Cosmic#003 - The Magic Badge [Cosmic Dynamics]Save the date: On Thursday 9th of April at 19:00 CET, I will mix the best ideas and reflections from my conversation with cello player Christine J. Lee, with music and sounds, so we can explore what the future holds, and very probably feel something!
The live mix will be broadcasted from www.cosmic.show
Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps.
Enjoy the show!
Camille2020-04-0706 min
Cosmic#002 - Like a Fish Out of Water [Cosmic Dynamics]Thank you to artist Toni Hamel for letting us feature her work on the show. You can find “The land of id” and other fascinating pieces on her website.
Toni Hamel is on Instagram here.
Looking forward to your thoughts / ideas / questions!
And thank you for tuning in.
Camille.2020-04-0304 min
Cosmic#001 - A Coffee With Dali [Cosmic Dynamics]“Each morning after breakfast I like to start the day by earning twenty thousand dollars.”
This is a quote form Salvador Dali. He used to sign blank sheets of paper as well as drawings from random people to make quick cash. It’s estimated that he signed over 350k sheets of paper in his career. This episode is about confusion.
You can send me your thoughts at hello@cosmic.show or via DM on Twitter or Instagram2020-04-0103 min
CosmicCosmic #41 - Youth, Changing Your Mind and Steering the Titanic - w/ Crista ValentinoLast month, I heard that the future belongs to the youth of the world. Would you agree?It feels like the youth is playing an important role indeed in the last year of climate mobilisation, with the school strikes etc. but in practice: how influential are young leaders in the boardrooms of the world? Are they even there to begin with? It was time to bring someone with field experience and a long list of ideas on the topic. Over the last few years at Coalition Wild, Crista Valentino trained over a thousand...2019-11-081h 20
CosmicCosmic #40 - An Intro to Waste Colonialism, Craft & Forgetting Time - w/ Soukaina Aziz El IdrissiForgetting time is not something we generally feel comfortable with. We know it’s good for the mind, but hey, when will I get my work done? And the logistics of family life? I can’t just sit and lose myself into an activity that will take me away from my schedule!
Sounds familiar?2019-10-1851 min
CosmicCosmic #39 - Economic Disobedience & Building Radical Alternatives to State Power - w/ Enric DuranA lot of intense questions this week, and a controversial guest => heavy risk of denial.
Let’s be honest: Do we really believe that alternative structures can flourish from within the existing system, supported by nation states? It feels like we don’t really want to accept the answer to this fundamental question, because the consequences would be profound.2019-09-271h 01
CosmicCosmic #38 - Leading the Coffee Farm Revolution- w/ Marcos Croce (FAF)I have a positive coffee story for you today. A drop of genius and hope in the dark ocean of bitterness. This is where transition always starts isn’t it?
When I found out that with each cup of commercial - or fairtrade - coffee that we drink we perpetuate extreme poverty and child labour, I was ready to fall into denial . I was thinking about all of the cups of coffee I had in my life...2019-09-171h 06
CosmicCosmic #37 - Learning how To Seize the Moment - w/ Pål MartenssonYes, season 2 is starting strong!
You must have noticed the doors of true systemic change are most often closed. And shifting the paradigm requires learning how to open them:)
Today I am bringing you the best door-opener I know of - he can go talk to the King without an invitation - hijack an audience when you least expect it or crack jokes on very slippery slopes.
"In this episode, he teaches us how to seize moments that truly matter"2019-09-061h 12
CosmicCosmic #36 - How Narratives Shape the World - Alnoor LadhaHere we are. Season 2.
I am very enthusiastic about this new podcast series and am looking forward to hearing what you think about it.
As a quick reminder, from now on, we are going to increase our focus on paradigm shift - beyond “just change making”. And shifting the paradigm starts by changing the language we use, and the stories we tell as change makers.2019-08-281h 07
CosmicCosmic #35 - Summer Reflections #2 - Camille DuranIn this second episode of Summer Reflections, you will gain further insights about the future of the show and hear from a first project that was born out of the Cosmic network. The future holds promising opportunities for the Cosmic community!2019-08-1925 min
CosmicCosmic #34 - Summer Reflections #1 - Camille DuranIt’s just you and me today. I am on a summer vacation, somewhere deep in the mountains - I am taking a break from interviewing and from my other projects - trying to use this time for reflection.
Punctuated by some of my favorite songs in my August playlists, I share some reflections about the future of the show (season 2 starting soon!), and tell the story of how Cosmic got started, 33 episodes ago.2019-08-1238 min
Cosmic[Rebroadcast] Cosmic #22 - Commitment, Cultivating Patience, & Being Emotionally Involved - W/ Christine J. LeeDo you experience things deeply?
In a world where opportunities for immediate gratification are everywhere, I wanted to share an interview that will help us take a step back and recall what true commitment looks like, and why it’s worth pursuing in both your personal and professional lives.2019-08-021h 05
Cosmic[Rebroadcast] Cosmic #8 - From Feeling on the Fringes to Becoming VP at the EU Parliament w/ Heidi Hautala & Camille DuranWe are making some upgrades to the podcast production and publishing processes so we are rebroadcasting some of our most popular episodes from this first part of the year.
As the new composition of EU institutions is taking shape, I recalled this great discussion with ex-VP of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala, in her kitchen, after a long winter day in Brussels. If you haven’t heard it yet it’s a good moment to dive in.2019-07-041h 11
CosmicCosmic #33 - Facing an Unprecedented Attack on the Amazon - Atossa Soltani & Camille DuranIt’s a positive story.
Across the Amazon, alliances of indigenous people are becoming more and more effective. Infrastructure projects are being opposed, international law is being harnessed and we even see governments facilitating a more sustainable vision for the sacred lands that hold so much of the Earth’s biodiversity and vital functions.2019-06-2752 min
CosmicCosmic #32 - What It Means to Be Human - Wade Davis & Camille DuranWhat does it mean to be human?
And what if emojis are taking over?
The development model of our societies clearly involves ethnocide: we kill languages and we kill cultures.
Are we paying attention?
How much does diversity of languages actually matter?
In Cosmic #23, we started a quest exploring what connects languages, culture & power.
In this episode, I take a deeper dive with someone who lived a unique range of experiences with the most remote communities on the planet.2019-06-191h 01
CosmicCosmic #19 - Sci-Fi at the Doorstep: How Geoengineering Threatens to Lock Us into the Oil & Gas Era - W/ Steven FeitSteven is a young talented attorney from the Washington- we talk about human beings trying to reinvent the tree - and the threat that such an approach poses to life on Earth. More specifically, how geoengineering is silently turning from a crazy idea into a political, economical and scientific instrument that will help the oil & gas sector prosper on a roasting planet.
As always, let me know your thoughts at hello@becosmic.org
Dance, do more, be cosmic,
Camille2019-03-2156 min
CosmicCosmic #12 - Undermining Lobbying to Tackle Overfishing in EU Waters - W/ Rebecca HubbardI sit with Rebecca Hubbard in the Thon Hotel EU in Brussels. it’s a peak lobbying day of the year! EU Ministers decide on (over)fishing quotas for European waters and the Thon Hotel EU is where most of the shady meetings happen and where deals get made, just besides us, as we record this interview.
Rebecca specialises in campaigning for ocean issues.
I hope you can use Rebecca’s energy and wisdom to advance on your own battles.
Dance, do more, be cosmic!
Camille2019-01-3151 min
CosmicUPDATE 2019 - From Mixtapes to CosmicHi everyone, a quick message to wish you the happy new year and update you on what we have been preparing for 2019 and on: We are launching Cosmic, an influencer network for change makers. This is where you will get the Cosmic podcast from now on.
Stay tuned!
Camille2019-01-0405 min
CosmicCosmic #5: Steering Consumption & Stimulating the 'Care' Economy (with Álvaro Porro)Camille sits down to talk change with Álvaro Porro, Commissioner for Social Economy, Local Development and Consumption for the City of Barcelona. Álvaro shares his perspectives on the importance of municipalism and collective action for driving structural change, how much real power consumers have in driving demand, and what it takes to shape an economy that puts people at the center.
And a message to take home: there's a lot happening on the local political level that will be responsible for real chan2019-01-0446 min
CosmicCosmic #3: Comedy, Asylum Seekers & What It Takes To Integrate (with Fairooz Tamimi)Integration into a new country and culture is one of the biggest challenges a person can face. Fairooz Tamimi knows this first hand, having migrated from Jordan to Sweden in 2013.
Camille sits down with her to share her story, and discuss the barriers newcomers face when entering into business, as well as the great potential for diversity and strength when governments and business combat discrimination and begin treating immigrants as equals.2019-01-041h 01
CosmicCosmic #2: Internet Politics, Digital Commons & Changing your Mind with Mayo Fuster MorellIt’s good to change your mind sometimes. On a sunny rooftop in Barcelona, Camille Duran shares a coffee/tea with Mayo Fuster Morell, probably the most prominent social researcher focusing on sharing economy, social movements, online communities and digital Commons. They talk about Internet politics, self-organising and activism, and how Mayo has been changing her mind over time about the best way to drive change in society.2019-01-041h 13
VO Buzz WeeklyEP 126 Bill Rogers and Camille Dixon: Disneyland AnnouncersThe Park Announcers for Disneyland and California Adventure.
In
Part 2 with Bill Rogers and Camille Dixon, we get to hear in their own
words the touching stories of how they landed the Park Announcer gigs
for Disneyland and California Adventure.
They talk about the TV
series they’re producing for PBS SoCal which allows them to collaborate
with the very talented writer and filmmaker, Taylor Rummell. They share
why they are creating their own project together and what they hope to
accomplish with it.
Bill and Camille discuss many of the
different areas and ge...2016-07-1600 minVO Buzz WeeklyEP 125 Bill Rogers and Camille Dixon: Disneyland AnnouncersDeveloping listening skills and maintaining a successful business.
Chuck
and Stacey celebrate VO Buzz Weekly’s 125th Episode with Disneyland and
California Adventure Park Announcers, Bill Rogers and Camille Dixon who
share their journey from radio to voiceover. Bill and Camille address
the challenges they had to overcome of sounding like an announcer with
the help of veteran voice actor and mentor, Scott Rummell. They offer
good advice about developing listening skills, diverse training and some
of the benefits of having a radio background.
They talk about
the importance of having an amazing voice over demo an...2016-07-1600 min