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Serious Introspection
by John W. Fail
Put the brakes on the avant-garde with Serious Introspection, a weekly live show hosted by John W. Fail (Ptarmigan, Pixelache, etc.) with Hype Man Justin Tyler Tate. Each week, John will talk to performers, organisers, curators and producers from Mad House’s activities and beyond. The goal is to peel back the layers on the creative process, while seeking direct, human communication. It’s intended to be a space for total honesty, and topics may be germane or pleasantly irrelevant. In addition to invited guests and rotating co-hosts, audience members may be invited on stage to discuss their feelings and reactions to what’s being discussed.
Episodes
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SI podcast #4: Dispatches from 'block that chain'
This episode of the Serious Introspection audio podcast talks with several members of the block that chain worklab that I participated in in Graz, Austria. block that chain is a week-long worklab hosted by the wonderful mur.at to explore the questions, problems, and deeper issues behind…
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SI audio podcast #3: Andy Beckerman remembers the wild kindness of David Berman
I dusted off the microphones to record the first Serious Introspection audio podcast in over two years. Sadly, the occasion was the passing of David Berman, poet and musician, whose death has affected me immensely. I called up Andy, a comedy writer and proper podcaster based in Los Angeles, to…
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SI special episode at Nida Art Colony - 'The Shutout'
We're back, at least for one night. We did a live reunion show at Nida Art Colony on 29 June 2019, with guests Dafna Maimon and Vytautas Michelkevičius, plus some random people, bespoke karaoke, email quotes taken out of context, ketchup, a failed attempt to get people to drink a cocktail called…
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SI podcast #2: Girilal Baars
My pal Girilal stopped by Helsinki last month and we recorded this conversation, which touched on science fiction, improvisation, being an audience member, and lots more. This is also an attempt to keep the SI podcast feed alive with some occasional content, as enough interesting people pass...
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Serious Introspection S02E08: Marianna Keisalo, Red Brut, and Mental Alaska
For the last episode of Serious Introspection, filmed on 13 April 2016, we did a short set as the opening act of the 2016 Lal Lal Lal festival. But first, we brought Marianna Keisalo (last seen in S02E01 back on stage to catch-up on her life as the hardest working standup…
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Serious Introspection S02E07: Olaf Möller, Mari Keski-Korsu
It was great to have Tuukka Asplund fill in as Hype Man for the last two episodes of Serious Introspection's second season. In episode 7, we first welcomed the inimitable Olaf Möller to discuss his approach to teaching cinema, Finnish cinema, and some childhood memories. Then we welcomed the...
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SI IHME special #6: Hannu Väisänen and Inga Lace.
The final Serious Introspection episode @ IHME 2016 was with manifesto reader Hannu Väisänen and bonus guest Inga Lace.
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SI IHME special #5: Seated/roundtable discussion with Nestori Syrjälä, Pekka and Teija Isorättyä, and Eero Yli-Vakkuri
A seated discussion with a handful of artists who were part of the Marathon event that evening: Nestori Syrjälä, Pekka and Teija Isorättyä, and Eero Yli-Vakkuri.
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SI IHME special #4: Pierre Bastien, Hamza Walker, Päivi Raivio and Robin Ellis
The fourth Serious Introspection episode @ IHME 2016 featured musician Pierre Bastien, curator Hamza Walker, and artists Päivi Raivio and Robin Ellis.
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SI IHME special #3: Jan Verwoert, Stephen Paul Taylor
The third Serious Introspection episode @ IHME 2016 featured Stephen Paul Taylor and Jan Verwoert and took place on Saturday, 2 April 2016.
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SI IHME special #2: Paula Toppila, Kateřina Šedá
The second Serious Introspection episode @ IHME 2016 featured festival director Paula Toppila and IHME 2016 artist Kateřina Šedá. It was a cold outdoor show but we talked about the tram busking project, the approach to art in everyday life, and their expectations for the rest of the festival.
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SI IHME special #1: Pontus Kyander, Aleksis Salusjärvi
Here is the first show from the 2016 IHME Päivät festival, which took place on 1 April 2016 at Vanha (Old Student House) in Helsinki. We set up these shows outside, on the 'stage' next to Vanha, and throughout the weekend interviewed a variety of festival participants hoping to promote it to the...
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Serious Introspection S02E06: Kimmo Modig, Hanna Tuulikki
Serious Introspection actually ended awhile ago, but due to general life commitments I've been way behind on getting the videos edited and posted. So with many apologies, here is the belated episode 6 of season two, which actually took place way back in March. I had the flu and almost cancelled…
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Serious Introspection S02E05: Marek Pluciennik, 110% and Mirva
We've been a bit behind schedule on editing videos, but here is the video from episode 5, which took place on 23 March 2016. Our guests were 110% (Lachlan and Beth), Marek Pluciennik, and the mysterious Mirva. Agnieszka also joined to talk about our trip to Prague. We had some live performance…
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Serious Introspection S02E04: Tuukka Asplund and Kira O'Reilly
Serious Introspection season 2, episode 4 took place on Wednesday, 16 March 2016 at Ihana Baari in Helsinki and featured Tuukka Asplund and Kira O'Reilly as guests. We talked about life in Helsinki, ecology and trans-disciplinary approaches to performance, British complaint culture, and the value...
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Serious Introspection S02E03: Martina Marti and Juuso Paaso
After some delay (sorry, I am lazy when it comes to my video editing responsibilities), here is season 2, episode 3 from 1 March 2016. Martina Marti was on first to discuss her work Reverie with Gnab Collective, as well as the general balance of being an artirst vs. and administrator, and the...
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Serious Introspection S02E02: Juha Valkapää, Malin Gustavsson and John's parents'
This week we had Juha Valkeapää to talk about his production 2341 AD, and Malin Gustavsson who explained a bit about her work as a diversity consultant. We also channeled the spirit of a country and western supergroup, phoned John's parents, and met the Pope Urban VII of Mad House Helsinki. As...
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Serious Introspection S02E01: Welcome back with Marianna Keisalo, Helen Korpak, Iina Esko and Paola de Ramos
We started the new season of Serious Introspection last week at Mad House, and we came back strong (I hope). Guests were standup comedienne/anthropologist Marianna Keisalo, Kosminen and Khaos Publishing's Helen Korpak and Iina Esko, and Brasilian artist Paola de Ramos. We debuted some new…
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Serious Introspection S01E08: Season finale with Nikos Doulos and Mad House staff
Here's the last episode of Serious Introspection, which was by far the best one (from my perspective, at least). We had a large and hungry audience and great guests and a real spirit of absurdity. Guests were Nikos Doulous and some of the Mad House working group (Heidi Backström, Mirva Pulkkinen...
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Serious Introspection S01E07: Tero Nauha, Milla Koistinen
Here is this week's episode, with Tero Nauha, Milla Koistinen, Salka Gudmundsdóttir and impromptu guest Tuukka Asplund. We passed out feedback forms to the audience and presented the new for-profit wing of Serious Introspection, SI Services (found at http://services.johnw.fail). We were without a...
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Serious Introspection S01E06: Jaakko Blomberg & the Post-MJ Era Institute of Consciousness
Episode six brought together Jaakko Blomberg of Yhteismaa and Ossi Koskelainen, Ilpo Heikkinen & Emmi Venna of the Post-MJ Era Institute of Consciousness. We discussed legacy, openness, social boundaries, memories, divorce, and shark costumes. I unsuccessfully tried to get rid of a Gertrude Stein...
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SI audio extra: Lin Hixson and Matthew Goulish
Those of you who saw Matthew Goulish on my show last week (or on the video here) know how much I admire his writing and approach to art and performance. I wanted to talk further with him (and with Lin Hixson, who didn't come on stage during episode 5) while they were in Helsinki, so we recorded a...
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Serious Introspection S01E05: Matthew Goulish, Ernest Truely, Megan Snowe
It's the TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES episode! With our trusted sound man in Estonia we had to figure it out ourselves, mainly, 'where do they store the microphones?' and thus we started a half-hour late, and I was agitated throughout. It's also the AMERICA episode! With guests Megan Snowe (USA)…
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Serious Introspection S01E04: Hanne Ivars, Synes Elischka, Harriina Räinä
Here's the hastily edited video from this week's episode of Serious Introspection with John W. Fail, which was a good one - featuring Hanne Ivars, Synes Elischka and Harriina Räinä as well as hype man Justin Tyler Tate. We talked about Bruce Conner films, interactivity in art, and how to make…
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Serious Introspection S01E03: Kristinsson & Fredriksson
Here is episode 3, from last week at Ihana Baari. Guests were Kristinsson & Fredriksson, and we attempted a subjective 'trivia' game which flopped due to low audience participation. Thanks to Justin Tyler Tate as always for being a great hype man, and to Lotta Blomberg for taking care of the...
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Serious Introspection S01E02: Annika Tudeer, Andrew Paterson and Kimmo Modig
Here's episode 2 of Serious Introspection with John W. Fail, my weekly live/talk show at Mad House Helsinki. This week I talked with Annika Tudeer, Andrew Paterson, and Kimmo Modig. It was a significantly more lively show than last time, and I felt way better about it. I apologise for the audio...
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Serious Introspection S01E01: Zil Lilas, Leena Kela
The first episode of Serious Introspection with John W. Fail, with Zil Lilas and Leena Kela (and hype man Justin Tyler Tate).
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Put the brakes on the avant-garde with Serious Introspection, a weekly live show hosted by John W. Fail (Ptarmigan, Pixelache, etc.) with Hype Man Justin Tyler Tate. Each week, John will talk to performers, organisers, curators and producers from Mad House’s activities and beyond. The goal is to peel back the layers on the creative process, while seeking direct, human communication. It’s intended to be a space for total honesty, and topics may be germane or pleasantly irrelevant. In addition to invited guests and rotating co-hosts, audience members may be invited on stage to discuss their feelings and reactions to what’s being discussed.
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