Lifepod

S01e06 An Ode to Tek

Tek! What is it, where does it come from, and what on Earth does that goofy “k” imply? On this episode of Lifepod, I consider what this little chunk of language has ta...

S01e05 Susana Caló and Godofredo Pereira: “Institution” Is A Verb

On this week’s Lifepod, researchers Susana Caló and Godofredo Pereira join me to discuss their new book “CERFI Analysis Everywhere,” and the history of that organizati...

S01e04 Cassie Thornton on the Hologram and the viral practice of mutual care

Cassie Thornton of the Feminist Economics Department drops by to discuss the Hologram — a framework for viral, peer-to-peer care she developed following a visit to pos...

S01e03 Dianna Settles with Arrangements of a Life Worth Living

Kentucky-based artist Dianna Settles joins us for a conversation about her work. We discuss what inspires the remarkable specificity in her paintings — as well as the ...

S01e02 Chris Smaje with Finding Lights in a Dark Age

I welcome Chris Smaje to Lifepod, to discuss his book Finding Lights in a Dark Age, an exploration of what he sees as the need for a transition from mostly urban to mo...