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Cursed With Good Ideas
by CWGI
Nontopical banter podcast by post-crisis academics: mostly peripheral, irregular guests, rushed cuts, lukewarm takes. Twitter: @cwgibois
Episodes
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CWGI #19: Breaking all memes (with Idil Galip)
The nineteenth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, sixty-six minutes of rapid-fire meme studies takes with hosts Dino Chang and Gabriele de Seta riffing off over Idil Galip's recent ventures. In this episode: Jason Bateman memes, Meme Studies Research Network, Critical Meme Reader III, iFunny.co...
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CWGI #18: Ultrastable systems (with Dylan Levi King)
The eighteenth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, eighty-eight minutes of feedback loops with Asa Roast, Dino Chang and Gabriele de Seta nerding out about Dylan Levi King's work. In this episode: translating Chinese literature, Chinese cybernetics, DPRK environmentalism, Japanese fashion,...
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CWGI x Deathnography - The Advice Show Crossover Episode
A special crossover episode brought to you by CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS and Deathnography, one hundred and eight minutes of call-in show with Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta, Patrick Harrison, and Henry Lee answering your questions and giving advice to Young Men. In this episode: sapiosexuality…
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CWGI #17: A l g o r i t h m s (with Nick Seaver)
The seventeenth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, ninety-three minutes of collaborative filtering with Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta, Patrick Harrison, and Asa Roast asking uninformed questions to Nick Seaver. In this episode: cybernetics, algorithms, recommender systems, and methodological cope....
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CWGI #15: What happens when a phone dies (with Nicolas Nova & Anaïs Bloch)
The fifteenth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, seventy-one minutes of socio-technical assemblage unpacking with Anaïs Bloch, Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta, Patrick Harrison, and Nicolas Nova. In this episode: smartphone affects, repair cultures, legendary solderers, and drawing as method. Clicks...
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CWGI #14: The ethnographer as construction worker (with Leif)
The fourteenth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, seventy-seven minutes of urban fieldwork reminiscences with Asa Roast, Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta, Leif, and Patrick Harrison. In this episode: black pollution, construction work masculinities, urban ethnography and anxious wealth. Audio…
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CWGI #13: The Unavoidable Lockdown Episode (with Andrew Holtz & Marianne von Blomberg)
The thirtheeth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, seventy minutes of inescapable lockdown chronicles with Andrew Holtz, Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta, Joy Zhu and Marianne von Blomberg. In this episode: Epidemiology 101, social credit system, health QR codes, and empty airports. Echoes and ghostly...
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CWGI #12: Boredom and self-quarantine in Wuhan
The twelfth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, fifty-four minutes of catch-up with Clément Renaud, Dino Chang, Digougou and Gabriele de Seta. In this episode: Coronavirus, self-imposed quarantine, epidemic boredom and Wuhanese identity. Phased voices and microphone taps are 100% organic. LINKS: -...
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CWGI #11: At the Institute for Findom Research (with Nel)
The eleventh episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, sixty-eight minutes of living room vibing with Nel and hosts Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta and Patrick Harrison. In this episode: Taiwan elections, nation-state cosplaying, financial domination and green hat cuckoldry. VOIP delay and occasional…
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CWGI #10: Wuhan, Different Everyday! (with Ge Yulu)
The tenth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, seventy-two minutes of bilingual exchanges with Ge Yulu and hosts Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta and Digougou. In this episode: growing up in Wuhan, 1.5 tier cities, contemporary art education and surveillance cameras. Background disturbances resulting...
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CWGI #9: Surviving a PhD dissertation (with Asa Roast)
The ninth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, sixty-three minutes of postdoctoral therapy with Asa Roast and hosts Jonathan Burrow, Dino Chang, and Gabriele de Seta. In this episode: PhD hazing, dissertation PTSD, coping strategies and YouTube rabbit holes. Continuity errors due to wedding...
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CWGI #8: Shanghai and the aesthetics of failure (with Katy Roseland)
The eight episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, fifty-five minutes of underground insights with Katy Roseland (Basement6, Shanghai Community Radio) and hosts Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta & Patrick Harrison. In this episode: Shanghai's creative basements, art spies, community radios and club culture....
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CWGI #7: Taiwanese New Age (with Paul Farrelly)
The seventh (but eight really) episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, sixty-eight minutes of spiritual communion with Dr. Paul J. Farrelly (Capital Academic Advisory) and hosts Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta. In this episode: Taiwanese campus folk, new age religiosity, spiritual practices, vintage...
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CWGI #6: Peppa's garbage field (with Gong)
The sixth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, seventy-three minutes of gonzo sinology with Gong (Vice China) and hosts Jonathan Burrow, Joshua Cader, Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta. In this episode: Vice in China, the post-wall generation, the end of subcultures, Peppa the Pig and Dongbei thug…
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CWGI #5: On creative & uncreative writing (with John & Tito)
The fifth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, sixty-six minutes of snappy takes on creative writing with John and Tito (Melbourne, Australia) and hosts Jonathan Burrow, Joshua Cader, Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta. In this episode: academic exploitation, indifference & repetition, ethnographic spy...
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CWGI #4: Indian underground hip-hop (with Pradip Sarkar)
The fourth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, seventy-five minutes of underground hip-hop ethnography with Pradip Sarkar (Melbourne, Australia) and hosts Joshua Cader, Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta. In this episode: Mumbai slum beats, Kolkata cityscapes, local technologies of production,...
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CWGI #3: Facebook meme pages & dank #maplewave (with Deathnography)
The third episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, sixty-four minutes of deep meme phenomenology with Deathnography (Montreal, Canada) and hosts Joshua Cader, Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta & Patrick Harrison. In this episode: Facebook meme page backstage gossip, Hong Kong protest field recordings…
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CWGI #2: Hong Kong politics beyond umbrellas (with Joy Zhu)
The second episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, an hour of free-wheeling takes with Joy Zhu (Hong Kong) and hosts Joshua Cader, Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta. In this episode: uninformed opinions on Hong Kong's something-colonial identity, Wan Chin fandom, attempts at triggering Yuk Hui, and a…
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CWGI #1: From Wang Bing to Wang Hui (with Patrick Harrison)
The actual first episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, fifty-something minutes of trans-timezone quipping with Patrick Harrison (UC Berkeley) and hosts Joshua Cader, Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta. In this episode: sharing some real good Chinese documentaries, piling hot takes on the Warkgate, being...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Nontopical banter podcast by post-crisis academics: mostly peripheral, irregular guests, rushed cuts, lukewarm takes. Twitter: @cwgibois
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Nontopical banter podcast by post-crisis academics: mostly peripheral, irregular guests, rushed cuts, lukewarm takes. Twitter: @cwgibois
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