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AfterthoughtsHyperreal Short Film Festival (2024)On this special episode of Afterthoughts-- Dixon, Ryan, and John discuss a variety of short films they watched as part of a recent local Austin short film festival. Special thanks to Hyperreal Film Club, their volunteers, and the filmmakers who participated in the Film Fest --we promise to try and stay on topic as we discuss the shorts from this event.Even if you're not a resident of Austin, you too can follow these filmmakers' journeys and (potentially) see their shorts. Checkout the info below:Featured ShortsThe Event - Hugo De Sousa , Frank...2025-05-071h 33
Humanismo Digital88 - Humanos digitales con Sergi Sagàs - Humanismo Digital¿Qué delegarías en tu gemelo digital? ¿Se puede digitalizar la confianza?
Éstas son algunas de las cuestiones en mi conversación con Sergi Sagàs, un ser humano en la frontera entre la tecnología, el arte y la creatividad, fascinado desde siempre por el concepto de realidad.
Tras su paso por Disney o Sony Pictures Sergi asesora ahora a empresas punteras en tecnología de todo el mundo y lidera Hyperreal: una empresa pionera en la creación de humanos digitales y protección de su identidad.
Con él hablamos de gemelos digitales, de identidad digital y ética, talento y pen...2025-02-0939 min
Mazel Pups PodcastLaurie Staller: Painter of Hyperreal Dog PhotosSend us a textJoin me on a fun and fascinating episode of the Mazel Pups podcast as I interview the talented Laurie Staller, a passionate dog lover and gifted painter. Our conversation kicks off with the story of how we met on a trip to Morocco, where we bonded over our love for our Jewish heritage and stray dogs. Laurie shares delightful anecdotes about her pit bull, Button, and her journey as an artist of hyperreal portraits. We also explore her vibrant connection to Jewish traditions, as she reminisces about family Passover seders. And you can...2024-10-2326 min
Music TectonicsLicense to Generate: Is this Music Real?This is a live recording from our online Seismic Event of May 8th. Join us as we navigate the brave new world of generative AI music with some of the industry's sharpest minds. Amadea Choplin, COO of PEX, Charles Alexander, of Vinil and Remington Scott, from Hyperreal shed light on the pressing need for tracing, control, and monetization in an era where AI can replicate musical artistry with uncanny precision. Next Seismic Activity event! Creator Tools and the Recording Industry Music Tectonics Conference Pex 2024-05-2952 min
Music and PoliticsThe Postmodern and Music for the Hyperreal: Prog and PunkJoin us and we listen to prog and punk as a window onto theories of the postmodern, during the decade of decay and decline, the 1970s. This episode features theorists such as Baudrilliard and Lyotard, and concepts of the hyperreal and simulacrum and music from Yes, Caravan, the Clash and the Sex Pistols. These wildly different music responses, one escapist and virtuosic and the other confrontational and self-consciously primitive, share the same home environment: an era of spectacle and decline, deindustrialization and urban decay, the 1970s.2024-05-1738 min
Truth Jihad RadioLinh Dinh on Hyperreal vs. AuthenticThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit kevinbarrett.substack.comThe brilliant Linh Dinh‘s latest, an interview with João Guimaraes, includes reflections on the hyperreal vs. authentic (i.e. mediated vs. reality). Synchronistically, my latest essay begins: “There are disasters, and there are media representations of disasters. But what if representations are the worst disasters of all?”Even more synchronistically: La… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kevinbarrett.substack.2023-09-2206 min
Queer VoicesJune 21st 2023 Queer Voices - Harris County Attorney Office of LGBT Issues, Menil Drawing Institute, activist Andrew EdmonsonSend us a textHarris County Attorney's Office LGBT issues -- Gay artist Gray Foy -- Andrew Edmonson Honorary Grand MarshalWe speak with Roxanne Werner, director of communications Harris County Attorney, about the challenges facing LGBT residents of Harris County coming from the Texas legislature. As the Harris County Attorney, Christian D. Menefee is the chief civil lawyer for the largest county in Texas. He manages an office of 250+ attorneys and staff who represent the county, its 60 elected officials, and its 18,000+ employees in all civil matters and lawsuits. Elected at 32 years old, he is th...2023-06-2258 min