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Your Undivided AttentionThe Tech-God Complex: Why We Need to be SkepticsSilicon Valley's interest in AI is driven by more than just profit and innovation. There’s an unmistakable mystical quality to it as well. In this episode, Daniel and Aza sit down with humanist chaplain Greg Epstein to explore the fascinating parallels between technology and religion. From AI being treated as a godlike force to tech leaders' promises of digital salvation, religious thinking is shaping the future of technology and humanity. Epstein breaks down why he believes technology has become our era's most influential religion and what we can learn from these parallels to better understand where we're heading....2024-11-2146 min
The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever1900 E5 - Carolyn JacobsConsidering Carolyn Jacobs' research focuses on the cultural history of media, especially in relation to histories of medicine, science, and public health, it makes sense that she examines her five picks through those lenses. From kissing panics to women being barred from performing surgery, the medical view of the discussed films brings new angles to understanding early cinema.Carolyn is an Assistant Professor of Media Studies in the Communication Department at Central Connecticut State University. Her current book project, Sanitizing Cinema: Public Health and the Regulation of American Film, considers the effects of health emergencies on the development o...2024-08-2843 min
Focus TestingGrass! w/Alice DettmerIn Focus Testing, improvisers, comedians, and other funny folks play with Tristan Miller to create the best or stupidest movie based on a random prompt!This week Tristan and Alice make a romance film about Lee Harvey Oswald!Follow Alice here: @alicesroses For early access to the podcast subscribe here: tristanmiller.substack.comhttps://linktr.ee/TristanJMillerwww.tristanjmiller.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-1057 min
Focus TestingGrass! w/Alice DettmerIn Focus Testing, improvisers, comedians, and other funny folks play with Tristan Miller to create the best or stupidest movie based on a random prompt!This week Tristan and Alice make a romance film about Lee Harvey Oswald!Follow Alice here: @alicesroses For early access to the podcast subscribe here: tristanmiller.substack.comhttps://linktr.ee/TristanJMillerwww.tristanjmiller.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-0757 min
The Theatre of Others PodcastTOO Episode 177- The Book Club 04 | A Director Prepares by Anne BogartSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here!In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss their fourth choice for The Theatre of Others Book Club, A Director Prepares by Anne Bogart.Anne Bogart was the Co-Artistic Director for 30 years of SITI Company, which she founded with Japanese director Tadashi Suzuki in 1992. She is the recipient of four Honorary Doctorates from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Skidmore College, Bard College, and Cornish College. She was a recipient of a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, the Richard B. Fisher Award, a USA...2023-06-251h 09The Theatre of Others PodcastTOO Episode 84: Conversation with Director Anne BogartSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here!In this episode, Adam and Budi have a great conversation with Director and Author Anne BogartAnne Bogart is one of the three Co-Artistic Directors of the SITI Company, which she founded with Japanese director Tadashi Suzuki in 1992. She is a Professor at Columbia University where she runs the Graduate Directing Program. Works with SITI include Falling & Loving; The Bacchae, Chess Match No. 5; Lost in the Stars; The Theater is a Blank Page; Persians; Steel Hammer; A Rite; Café Variations; Trojan Women (After Euripides); American D...2021-10-111h 06