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SubRant
by Catherine Lynn & James Fryer
SubRant: a podcast wherein Catherine and James, two wildly (mildly) creative and cosmopolitan (provincial) Parisians (Phoenicians), wander in and out of conversations about art and other stuff that annoys them.SubRant Website
Episodes
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Episode #104: Episode #104: The Chihuahua Problem
Show Themes: Cracker Barrel gets boring, Costco electrifying, and Martha's 'Vegan'-yard Show Notes: Catherine is in hot water Cracker Barrel's logo controversy, explained BORING 'American Stupid' is charming GEN-X is messing everything up Waffle House? Over heated Chihuahua tanks Desert Democracy...
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Episode #103: We're Not In 1939 Anymore
SHOW THEMES: Dorothy gets A.I.ed, Drones vs A.I., and James's blackout SHOW NOTES: Trump calls National Guard to DC LARPing Big Balls gets roughed up and Trump takes over DC police, Minnesota congress people are shot and killed and Trump does nothing AOL turns off dial-up Drone vs A.I. - which is...
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Episode #102: Just Read a Book
Show Themes: Meta trades porn form books, Han shoots first, and "remaking" the past Show Notes: Moving to Tucson? Project Blue "Superflorious" Water and data centers Buy and RV, drive to where the water is AZRVExpert Oh-oh, here comes the Bittorrent explainer... Meta pirated and seeded porn for...
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Episode #101: We Have Become South Park Jule 25, 2025
Show Themes: Throwing made up shit at Clinton to distract from Trump/Epstein, Catherine rants, and the death of Star Trek Show Notes: Trump sues the WSJ for... sharing the story? Bondi attacking Clinton(email server!) Gabbard attacking Clinton (tranquilizers?!) IT'S ALWAYS THE COVER UP THAT GETS...
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Episode #100: "Eat the pancakes and be happy"
Show Themes: Murkowski sucks, Republicans suck, and Paramount sucks too Show Notes: Fine toothed comb Senator Murkowski fucked the rest of the country Don't vote for bad bills Republicans renege on their past deals - Recessions (or clawback) Bill Deport Murkowski! (to Alaska) Trump is A.I. (uses…
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Episode #99: Maybe it's time for some A.I. overlords
Show Themes: The chaotic state of A.I. and the galleries of Phoenix Show Notes: Nuclear really is safe Vax Corner - RFK sucks Biden's pardons AI image generators getting better Tested: The Best AI Image Generators for 2025 Google Whisk Best AI Image Generators of 2025 The 4 best AI image…
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Episode #98: Confessions of a Thrifter
SHOW THEMES: Nuclear, A.I., and... thrifting SHOW NOTES: NASA count down The OG cross Dad, the food thief Crucifixions on the plane Rifle vs toe clippers How to bring a hammer on a plane Podcast everyday? Coverup covering the coverup’s coverup Trump’s Pardon erases restitution and deletes justice...
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Episode #97: VAX Corner
Show Themes: Bluesky, vaccines, and the REAL meaning of MAGA finally EXPOSED! Show Notes: Sundae Gurl Jamelle Bouie SubRant "Trump is too immoral to have virtues that are laudable and too stupid to have vices that are interesting." Michi Pottery Nationalism vs patriotism Ready or not, AI is...
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Episode #96: Tucson Fashion Week
Show Themes: Safari's 'poofing' super power, Tucson as a fashion hub, and the ongoing derangement of the Department of Defense Show Notes: Cover art photo by Janet Ryan of Models Melange Hide Distracting Items(Safari tech tip) IT guys are scared of Macs Go Mac, don't go back Windows NT is the…
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Episode #95: A Fake Wallet For Your Fake Money
Show Themes: SignalGate gets worse, White House news nonsense has replaced Art news nonsense, and crypto scams Show Notes: "The Trump Administration Signal Scandal, Somehow, Gets Worse" We started talking about the silly nonsense of the art world, but the shit coming out of the White House blows...
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Episode #94: Ethernet Cables and Washing Machines
Show Themes: Sorry not sorry to Warhol, Hegy goes (more) rogue, Costco goes bananas, and Catherine buys a new washing machine Show Notes Doing it raw Trying to apologize to Warhol, yet we still end up crucifying him Not trusting TikTok Hegy breaks the most secure place on the planet Trump shrinks...
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Episode #93: The New Frankensteins
Show Themes The new Frankenstein experiments, Crypto stupidity, the Googleopoly, and water you can’t drink. Show Notes All the murdering Apology to Murkowski We, like the founding fathers, are now radical liberals Brain cells from dead musician Organoid Post death experience The new Frankensteins...
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Episode #92: They're All Going To Jail
Show Themes It's lies, all the way down. Dogma is stupid. And growling cats. Show Notes No follow-up, we are perfect The BIG Social Security LIE For the good of the country, we're taking your money DOGE = data leaks They're all going to jail When A Nation Embraces A False Reality Dan McClellan:...
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Episode #91: Horses & Outhouses
Show Themes In this episode you will learn how to be thankful for gifts and about basic economic principles Show Notes James broke the bathroom Catherine reverts to a prehistoric kitchen Garbage disposals are stupid Plumbing World The horror of a free Banksy Panic Googling Work with the shmuck...
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Episode #90: Groceries & Tariffs
Show Themes You know, just the continued implosion of our country Show Notes Tariff or trade deficit? God Damn Penguins Three months of ongoing disaster NATO sit and spins Checks and balances don’t balance Violence = power AI "receipts" Pets.com Why always a scam? AI nonsense "WhiskeyLeaks" The...
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Episode #89: Deport Catherine
SHOW THEMES James kinda hates Google and we blowup over SignalGate SHOW NOTES Aggressive Number 3 Carbon monoxide alarm Weaner YouTube Music Sucks YouTube absorbs all Google Kill List Google Reader Picasa Lightroom Classic Apple Photos Google Photos Google Domains Watching YouTube on Brave with...
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Episode #88: Bluesky, Google & Andy Warhol
SHOW THEMES James bores Catherine with Bluesky and YouTube, then Catherine bores James with Andy Warhol SHOW NOTES Bluesky Skylight: TikTok replacement Flashes: Instagram replacement Pixelated: Instgram replacement Reject "Learned hopelessness" SubRant on Bluesky Jay Graber video Crying Tesla...
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Episode #87: "Meta or Death"
SHOW THEMES Catherine and James cancel everyone SHOW NOTES Catherine's terrible year James is undone by performance art The continuing drama of Orlando Museum of Art De Groft is dead (?) An 1840 selfie to 1960s advertising: Eight images that tell the story of America "American Photography" at the...
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Episode #86: "Luxury Vinyl"
SHOW THEMES Houses and 'Performance Art' suck but dogs are awesome SHOW NOTES The house falls apart Good vs bad home inspectors Marina Abramovic Performance art is... not art Barry Lyndon vs Ferris Bueller's Day Off Free Hug Bear Polluting the store with AI nonsense Will AI destroy the world? The...
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Episode #85: Artists & Thieves
SHOW THEMES Stolen, painted over, and exploited: the many horrible lives of modern 'art' SHOW NOTES Stealing art? Why bother? Ruthless People Judge Reinhold The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring Arthur Brand - the "Indiana Jones of the art world" Indiana Jones is a thief Drug smuggler steals…
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Episode #84: Not So S3XY
SHOW THEMES Muddy Hippies, the true origin of "Prompt Engineer", and ridiculous rich white men SHOW NOTES X - the most powerful letter... Burning Man What should a modern Hippie drive? "Nordstrom was in my soul" "Where does the water come from?" "Goodwill for bikes" Offer-Up sucks Fakesquiat...
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Episode #83: The Orlando Museum of Fake Art
SHOW THEMES Catherine and James put Florida art museums and wannabe politicians in time-out SHOW NOTES Vivek Ramaswamy is an asshole Orlando Museum of Art is on probation Aaron De Groft Dinosaurs aren't real Mitch McConnell freeze Age limits? Lock em up! (Catherine's chihuahuas) Fakesquiat with…
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Episode #82: Klimt Goes to Yellowstone
SHOW THEMES SubRant disembowels an article about an unfinished Klimt and James goes on vacation SHOW NOTES Catherine's bathroom woes continue "Post mid-century design aesthetic"? James explains art pricing Cabin fever in Phoenix James was attacked by the idea of being attacked by a bear and it...
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Episode #81: Recycling Economies and Dead Artists
SHOW THEMES A new show for a dead artist, art vandals go to Vatican jail, and Apple reinvents Virtual Reality. Oh, and circular economies. SHOW NOTES Catherine is excited about a NEW Basquiat show, but James is not More Fakesquiats "A myth building exercise" James identifies that he is, in fact…
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Episode #80: The Art Judges
SHOW THEME Prom wear, vomiting Keurigs, Brutalist 'art', and the questionable artistic judgement of the Supreme Court SHOW NOTES 00:20 - In sync and slacking! 02:40 - Local suit maker saves the day! 03:35 - Graduate, and graduate again 05:45 - Prepping for Yellowstone 06:05 - Bathroom beat goes…
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Episode #79: Ancient Artifacts: Anthropology or Morbid Fascination?
SHOW THEME Even with no f***s to give, James and Catherine fill 38 minutes with movies and mummies before pondering humanity's precipice and agreeing that most art (other than "Jaws" props) is disposable. SHOW NOTES 00:12 - Catherine is finally on mic 00:48 - Good sleep yields not giving a f***...
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Episode #78: Good Enough to Steal?
SHOW THEME James and Catherine dip their toes into hope before tackling plagiarism vs appropriation in pop-art SHOW NOTES 00:30 - Hope and bikes on the ceiling 02:30 - Ghosted by a chihuahua 04:15 - It's gonna take years! 05:00 - Normal American hoarder? 07:00 - No boxes from Temu! 08:40 - James...
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Episode #77: David vs Florida
Show Theme SubRant touches on 3-D printers and lauds Chewy before breaking down the rise of Chinese apps, fear of a marble penis and “loving them some Google”. Show Notes 00:01 - “Zoom hates me” 01:13 - Multiple states of disarray 02:45 - Metal mushrooms & 3-D printers 03:00 - Better call Chewy!...
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Episode #76: Memories of Metro Center
SHOW THEME SubRant discusses aliens, Valley Metro Lite Rail, public art and real estate with realtor Andrew Richwine 00:07 - "We do aliens" 00:30 - Welcome Andrew Richwine, Realtor, The Tribe - Keller Williams 01:45 - Andrew's story 03:40 - Green energy AND Lite Rail can move 1500 people every 3...
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Episode #74: Puppy Down!
SHOW THEME SubRant co-hosts get no credit for coining AI job title, so they defined "sweeping the floor" while reveling in the shards of a Balloon Dog. SHOW NOTES 00:20 - SubRant (kinda) said it first 00:40 - Groot sucks 02:30 - Prompt Engineer? 04:17 - A totally unbiased review of Microsoft...
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Episode #73: Jesus Wins the Super Bowl February 17, 2023
SHOW THEME This week on SubRant we question copyright law, search for Banksy's missing freezer, and go to war over a Super Bowl ad. SHOW NOTES * 00:15 - Catherine gets "topic ambushed"! * 00:35 - Hypothetical: Copyright "all or nothing" * 06:01 - Voting for a shorter copyright timeframe! * 07:00…
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Episode #72: January Happened
SHOW THEME James and Catherine reconvene to ponder Twitter, fawn over vintage Legos, and marvel at 3-D printers while saving the planet using freeze dried coffee. SHOW NOTES - 00:20 - Plaything formerly known as Twitter - 00:50 - Hello Mastodon! - 01:45 - Algorithms are (21st century) life…
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Episode #71: Call 1-900-Twitter Today!
Show Theme Twitter’s “Meltdown” sets a festive mood as our SubRant co-hosts continue their AI deep-dive via ArtStation protests and opt-out image training before going to war over Christmas! Show Notes 00:05 - Moods and (tile) meltdowns 01:15 - The “bots” have spoken! 02:15 - “Are we having free...
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Episode #70: A.I. Art History
SHOW THEME SubRant cohosts touch on eyeballs and pie while drafting their own conspiracy theories and pondering the place of AI in art history. SHOW NOTES - 00:15 - Cream pie and a left eye - 01:15 - No turkey, no salmon! - 02:30 - Sweet words at Thanksgiving - 03:25 - Uncles and conspiracies -...
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Episode #69: Here's A Turkey!
SHOW THEME The "Second Annual Thanksgiving Show" where James and Catherine exude more delight for a Western image of China than for the holiday while pondering the benefits of video games. SHOW NOTES - 00:20 - We are Thanksgiving-holes! - 01:35 - Costco unhinged over missing turkeys - 02:30 - No...
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Episode #68: E-Bikes Flameout
SHOW THEME James and Catherine view a Christie's art auction and the banning of E-bikes through the lens of classism, while questioning the goals of AI SHOW NOTES - 02:10 - James and the GIANT bike! - 03:00 - Finally, a good Oreo cookie? - 04:55 - Update: Christie's auction - 07:00 - "They were…
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Episode #67: AI Tsunami
SHOW THEME James and Catherine unload on new phones, hyperlink irritants, and copyright restrictions before uncovering a tsunami of AI image generator talent SHOW NOTES - 00:03 - Late (again) for Halloween - 00:35 - Old people get new phones - 01:40 - Hell is in the link - 03:10 - "Free your…
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Episode #66: Seeing with Cezanne
SHOW THEME Catherine and James riff on Cezanne, plead for curatorial intelligence, and dismiss "Process Art" SHOW NOTES - 00:10 - No disarray here! - 01:05 - "Kay-enne" got too hot for Adidas - 02:20 - Flat Earth AI Zombies push a button - 04:24 - James is a bit of a troll - 05:24 - "Wait! We get…
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Episode #65: Eve of (Art) Destruction
SHOW THEME Catherine and James laud a MET facade, but trash "art speak", selling dead people's collections, cold soup, and burning ‘art'. SHOW NOTES - 00:03 - "Constant state of bicycle shopping" - 01:47 - James is "The Surly Straggler" - 03:05 - Ding your bell, it's "Biking Story-time!" - 04:06…
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Episode #64: "They always go for the ceilings"
SHOW THEME James and Catherine "nerd rant" about tech platforms, Minotaur teeth, and the curious trend of whole house doodling. SHOW NOTES - 00:05 - "Old people don"t need new phones" - 00:20 - "Prey" panoramic followup - 02:00 - 300 year evolution of "The Predator" - 03:05 - Hollywood butchers...
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Episode #63: A Story of How South Korea Broke The Internet
SHOW THEME Catherine and James waffle on selling their cars while dissecting potential changes to S. Korean net neutrality and crowning RM as the best art critic! SHOW NOTES - 00:05 - Selling our cars? - 02:35 - Forget new tires, just buy a new car! - 04:10 - Hybrid Maverick: The "exciting"…
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Episode #62: Flat Earth AI Zombies
SHOW THEME Catherine and James eviscerate flat earth theory and the zombified appetite for "alternate realities" while predicting the future of AI "art". SHOW NOTES - 00:10 - Honey Bear's rescue story! - 01:30 - James describes a real dog - 02:10 - New format flop - 02:30 - TikTok Flat Earth...
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Episode #61: Chromophobia: A Beginners Guide
SHOW THEME Catherine and James discuss the "greatest conspiracy in ancient art" while summarily dismissing Minimalism, Architecture, and Modern Design. SHOW NOTES - 00:10 - Cohost identifies as chromophobic, but not really? - 00:48 - The Greatest Conspiracy In Ancient Art - 01:05 - Breaking news:...
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Episode #60: Mannequin Madness
Show Themes - All kinds of drought - PC Gaming - Show note PSA - Instagram hate - Mannequin Madness - Prey follow-up - Huge conspiracy next episode! Show Notes - 00:20 - Cohost identifies as the “Lake Mead” of emotional support - 01:00 - Abbreviated Southern California cringe...
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Episode #59: Watch Prey and Your Cat
SHOW THEMES - Prey (2022) and Predator (1987) - High tech litter boxes - AI generated images vs editorial illustration - Again with the dead cow head SHOW NOTES - 00:18 - Let's both not talk about the movie you didn't see - 00:58 - Newsflash: There is no "Prey 1" - 02:00 - Catherine answers a...
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Episode #58: The Missing Milagros
SHOW THEMES - Netflix v Hulu - Lalapalooza - New mannequin - De-globalization in the arts - "Old Masters" on caring walls - Milagros and street art SHOW NOTES - 00:30 - Swapping Hulu for Netflix (for now) - 01:10 - "HobiPalooza" soothed an aching soul! - 01:45 - Shower, tea, phone off for J-Hope!…
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Episode #57: Cracker Jack Buddhas
SHOW THEMES - Van Gogh "hidden" portrait - Secret mirrors and Cracker Jack Buddhas - AI image generators SHOW NOTES - 00:38 - Van Gogh portrait found behind "Head of a Peasant Woman" - 01:08 - James makes a case for "peasant-core" - 01:35 - Random x-rays, but why? - 02:02 - "I thought the…
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Episode #56: Interview with Grace Habib of Shop Refugee
SHOW NOTES - Grace Habib of Shop Refugee part of GoTen - Grace started as an English teacher with GoTen - Seamstress volunteers wanted to start Sewing class started 2021 - Grace shifted from English teaching to running Shop Refugee full time - Stared by rebranded Shop Refugee - Expanded classes…
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Episode #55: Contemplating Namjooning
SHOW NOTES - 00:15 - Tired of "adulting" - 00:45 - Disregard SubRant dating advice - 01:40 - The Met is not MOMA! - 02:00 - Catherine doesn't listen to James! - 02:50 - SubRant stickers buy a Lamborghini - 03:20 - Episode 55 is important (?) - 03:59 - All politics are local - 04:45 - Hospitals...
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Episode #54: Interview with Judy Schwiebert and Jeanne Casteen
We Speak With Jeanne Casteen: Candidate for Arizona State Senate LD2 Judy Schwiebert: Arizona House of Representatives LD2 SHOW TOPICS The disfunction in the Arizona legislature The problems Arizonians are actually facing Fighting the wave of extreme legislation from The American Legislative...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
SubRant: a podcast wherein Catherine and James, two wildly (mildly) creative and cosmopolitan (provincial) Parisians (Phoenicians), wander in and out of conversations about art and other stuff that annoys them.SubRant Website
HOSTED BY
Catherine Lynn & James Fryer
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