In episode 208, Charis and Eugene discuss the case of an NYU professor's contract termination after the school received a number of student complaints. They talk about teaching methodologies and some of the ways schools are lacking.

At N.Y.U., Students Were Failing Organic Chemistry. Who Was to Blame? by Stephanie Saul

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Tweet by Emily Nussbaum

In episode 207, Eugene highlights the significant role of urban planning in  setting the “energy” of a city. One short question to get at the heart of this: How is usage mixed in a city?

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#191: Ascension by Drew Austin

In episode 206, Charis talks about being fascinated by the idea of someone sitting down to watch an 857 hour movie and whether that experience uniquely gives a more tangible understanding of capitalism.

I Watched An 857-Hour Movie To Encounter Capitalism’s Extremes by Ashley Darrow

In episode 205, Eugene and Charis talk about a Blackbird Spyplane banger on trends and their various designations and why they’re so fascinating to follow.

You're locked in a prison of trends by Blackbird Spyplane

In episode #204, Charis finds extreme hilarity in people selling fake sacrament of penance on depop and the latest frontier for what the creator economy can sell.

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In this episode, Eugene and Charis highlight the impact of Instagram’s prioritization of video content for certain genres of artists. Is one’s ability to market themselves part of the job and “art” of being an artist?

Links

A New Refrain From Artists: We ‘Almost Gave Up on Instagram’ By Kalley Huang

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In our first recording after a long-ass hiatus, Eugene and Charis update us on what they’ve been up to, what they’ve missed, and what’s to come with Making It Up! 

Charis and Eugene talk about NFTs, collectability, anti-capitalist capitalists, missing counterculture, and individualism. 

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The NFT Collector | Richard Kim in Right Click Save

Hope Beyond Rugged Individualism by Tara McMullin

14 Warning Signs That You Are Living in a Society Without a Counterculture by Ted Gioia

The young, rich, anti-capitalist capitalists by Whizy Kim 

Eugene and Charis talk about efficiency, over-optimization, having slack (not the service) or intentionally holding your feet to the fire.

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Charis and Eugene catch each other up about the last three months of their lives, discuss the move to Twitch, and overcome tech troubles.

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Eugene and Charis discuss Buy Nothing groups/movement and what a change in platform means for their participants. They also talk about Kevin LaBuz’s article “Grandma’s Pierogis” about how corporate culture is created and knowledge passed on.

00:04:47 Buy nothing

00:20:49 Pierogis

#107 - Grandma’s Pierogies from Below the Line by Kevin LaBuz

Buy Nothing exploded on Facebook — now it wants a platform of its own by Mia Sato

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