Commune College
72 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsClass is in session! Welcome to Commune College, where Proxy, Keeble, & Hyperlink take turns walking up to the front of the class and teaching each other the things they know things about. A proud member of the Mastodon Podcast Network.
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Episode 22: Brunch w/ Proxy — Commune College
May 05, 2020 02:51 - 59.1 MBPull up a chair and get yourself a mimosa as Proxy tells us about the history of brunch and discusses class and access! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunch https://www.eater.com/2017/2/4/14509164/brunch-a-plea-guy-baringer-video https://www.bruncher.com/news/brunch-a-plea/ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-gastronomy/where-are-we-on-hating-brunch https://www.thelily.com/how-brunch-became-an-american-religion/ https://www.dailyitem.com/business/let-s-do-brunch-late-mornin...
Episode 21: Monsterfucking w/ Julles — Commune College
April 28, 2020 01:25 - 57.2 MBThis week on Commune College, Julles (@[email protected]) drops by the College to talk about monsterfucking and how it relates to the queer experience!! Hell yeah!! I asked Julles for sources and ey said "i'm gay" so there ya go thats your source
Episode 20: History of English w/ Keeble — Commune College
April 21, 2020 15:08 - 93.9 MBThis week on Commune College, Keeble gives an in-depth history of the English language! Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TaK3j-Nly7bnae1TMXU9Y3YfPUf9RMlBb7wNy-8ibJ8
Episode 19: Shiba Memes w/ Hyperlink
April 13, 2020 21:32 - 53.2 MBThis week on Commune College, Hyperlink (hello im hyperlink writing this) tries to figure out how an aloof, persnickety, stubborn, snooty breed like the shiba become the de facto meme dog of online! Learn all about Shiba memes, from some of the first big shiba meme formats to the blockbuster rise of Doge. Includes Kye Fox's song "Darkwoods" Sources: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cool-dog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge_(meme) https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/shiba-confessions-i...
Episode 18: Yoot Saito w/ Proxy — Commune College
April 07, 2020 02:11 - 68.2 MBThis week on Commune College, Proxy proves to us that the road to hell is paved with microphones and uncanny valley fishfolk as we discuss auteur game developer Yoot Saito! Sources: https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/6/20850674/yoot-saito-interview-seaman-sega-dreamcast-ai-20th-anniversary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoot_Saito https://www.destructoid.com/yoot-saito-worked-on-mario-motors-a-canceled-ds-game-about-building-engines-499705.phtml https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/earwolf/how-di...
Episode 17: Extra Credit #1 — Commune College
March 31, 2020 13:41 - 23.5 MBThis week, we're sharing some of our favorite bits from the Commune College cutting room floor! Featuring music from Kye Fox. Titles for the Kye Fox tracks included in order of appearance: "Ennui" "Basic Rainbow" "Flux" "Indigo Daydreams" "Hello"
Episode 16: It's a Pandemic! — Commune College
March 29, 2020 01:09 - 62.3 MBIn this laid-back freeform Commune College, Proxy, Hyperlink & Keeble talk through how we've been dealing with uh, Current Events™️. Stay safe out there!
Episode 15: Home Organization w/ Keeble — Commune College
March 24, 2020 01:26 - 63.5 MBIn this week's Commune College, Keeble takes Proxy & Hyperlink through a nice method to organize your home or apartment! We recorded this a few weeks back but hoo boy it sure is relevant now huh Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eMTq9FYEktOtf4sYrXF2ye7tDYk-H8_btmZTU5qPxZo
Episode 14: GarfieldEATS w/ Hyperlink — Commune College
March 17, 2020 00:38 - 80.6 MBHello it is me hyperlink!! In this one I walk proxy and keebs through the wild and wacky world of GarfieldEATS, a very special restaurant. Sources — https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadian-entrepreneur-behind-garfieldeats-wants-to-disrupt-fast-food/ Garfieldeats.com https://web.archive.org/web/20190323031421/https://garfieldeats.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20190331015935/https://garfieldeats.com/Re-box-Manual.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_c2HSx54lk&t=1...
Episode 13: Josei Manga w/ Proxy — Commune College
March 10, 2020 13:33 - 53.6 MBThis week, Proxy takes Keeble and Hyperlink on a journey through gendered marketing in Japanese comics as she covers josei manga! Going into the various demographics of manga, the history of josei, and offering title recommendations! Please note that there will be a loud slam at 25:36. Recommended titles: -Paradise Kiss by Ai Yazawa -Utsubora by Asumiko Nakamura -Pink by Kyoko Okazaki -Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura -Antique Bakery by Fumi Yoshinaga Sources: http://mangabookshelf....
Episode 12: Anthro New England 2020 Postmortem feat. @[email protected] — Commune College
March 03, 2020 00:32 - 83.2 MBThis week on Commune College, a bunch of us learned a bunch of things at Anthro New England, the Boston area's premiere furry convention! Hyperlink, Keeble & Jay talk about their first con experiences and Proxy offers her perspective as someone who's been to many cons in a variety of capacities. Also wow thank you Jay for editing!!
Episode 11: Helvetica feat. @[email protected] — Commune College
February 20, 2020 02:32 - 72.7 MBThis week, we welcome Jay, fellow Snouts user and our first guest lecturer, to dive deep into one of the most ubiquitous typefaces of all time, Helvetica! Special thanks to Jay for stopping by the show! Sources: Helvetica (2007, dir. Gary Hustwit) Thinking With Type by Ellen Lupton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetica https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/06/making-sense-of-type-classification-part-2/ https://www.aiga.org/the-mostly-true-story-of-helvetica-and-the-new-york-city-subway htt...
Episode 10: How to Throw a Party w/ Keeble — Commune College
February 11, 2020 00:19 - 83.9 MBThis week on Commune College, Keeble talks parties and how to throw them, inexpensively and memorably for your guests! Keeble's show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-6pBtKJG8hTYLCi4yMoRX90PML_YFMSCvuy9ujVC1HQ
Episode 09: Bonzi Buddy w/ Hyperlink — Commune College
February 04, 2020 00:19 - 52.5 MBThis time on Commune College, Hyperlink talks Bonzi Buddy, one of the most notorious purple-gorilla-themed PUPs of the Windows XP era! But what does Bonzi Technologies' business model reveal about the surveillance capitalist internet of today? Listen along for spills, chills, and thrills! SOURCES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU1hesbmaKM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BonziBuddy Bonzi Technologies, Inc. (2004, February 18). Bonzi Software -- Exhibit C -- Bonzi.com Online Privacy Polic...
Episode 08: Witch House w/ Proxy — Commune College
January 28, 2020 02:05 - 80.1 MBThis week on Commune College, Proxy takes us on a walk through the haunted house of microgenres known as witch house. Bask in the glory of the early 2010s as the brief spotlight on these spooky soundscapes whose effects still haunt us to this day! [CW for drugs, abuse, and death] Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_house_(genre) https://web.archive.org/web/20110824134805/http://plainpictures.blogspot.com/2010/11/13-rules-to-make-great-witch-house-song.html https://web.archive.org/w...
Episode 07: Kids Menus w/ Keeble — Commune College
January 18, 2020 20:12 - 66.2 MBThis time on Commune College, Keeble takes us on a surprising trip through the world of kids menus? What exactly constitutes "kids menu food", anyway? CW for food talk throughout! Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-8iJun9orrH6n0tcocdaf-Tg9crK3AJGJcV-m3zO1LE/edit?usp=sharing
Episode 06: Seltzer w/ Hyperlink — Commune College
January 08, 2020 01:24 - 62.9 MBThis week, Hyperlink Number One Dog takes us through the weirdly liberal history of every twink's favorite beverage, SELTZER! Content warning for occasional alcohol mentions and strong seltzer opinions. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonated_water https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/podcast/fizzy-water#transcript https://www.iep.utm.edu/priestly/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Priestley https://elemental.medium.com/a-brief-history-of-seltzer-booms-in-america-c...
Episode 05: Some Stuff We Learned in 2019 — Commune College
December 29, 2019 22:58 - 109 MBEnjoy your Holidays! We're here with a slow-paced, lackidasical episode, talking about what we've learned this past year. [Content warnings for lewd content/language and mentions of mental health and trauma. oh and at one point we talk about this XXYYXX album cover so here's that https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/ar0/ed2f699ae7b94131aa7b4cf290056104]
Episode 04: Rotoscoping w/ Proxy
December 21, 2019 22:06 - 42 MBRotoscoping is a divise technique within the world of animation, creating an exciting and intriguing new form of motion. Proxy walks the gang through the history behind this technique, as well as several examples of it! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotoscoping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMjucU3YQQU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotoshop Extra Examples Given: Tron (dir. Steven Lisberger, 1982) Charles Schwab advertisements, "Talk To Chuck" (2005) https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Episode 03: NPR Jazz w/ Keeble — Commune College
December 13, 2019 02:02 - 85 MBSince the 80s, what we call “jazz” has increasingly shifted definition away from reflecting the tastes, interests, and directions of youth/musical growth and instead reflected the interests of white moneyed interests. Keeble walks us through the NPR-ification of Jazz Music on this Commune College!! Sources & outline: https://docs.google.com/document/d/131_VrSIlzMfozuvOvX_vWG7Y8GOT865NIFORinJHPs4/edit?usp=sharing
Episode 02: Gotham w/ Hyperlink — Commune College
December 01, 2019 00:00 - 54.7 MBOn this second ever episode of Commune College, Hyperlink introduces us to Gotham, the not-so-official-but-basically-official typeface of neoliberalism! Sources: https://www.typography.com/fonts/gotham/design-notes https://theoutline.com/post/7356/gotham-font-is-everywhere?zd=2&zi=vmkr3bqa https://theoutline.com/post/7656/candidate-graphic-design-buttigieg-harris-ocasio-cortez?zd=1&zi=cnk75ngc https://slate.com/culture/2014/09/gotham-typeface-tobias-frere-jones-font-from-obama-hope-post...
Episode 01: Coffee w/ Proxy — Commune College
December 01, 2019 00:00 - 75 MBCommune College Presents: Proxy's Mean Bean Machine SOURCES: https://www.perfectdailygrind.com/2017/05/brew-coffee-home-beginners-guide/ https://www.perfectdailygrind.com/2017/04/video-coffees-origin-matter/ https://www.perfectdailygrind.com/2017/05/light-medium-dark-roasted-coffee-video/ https://www.perfectdailygrind.com/2016/04/origin-insight-dissecting-the-coffee-cherry-in-2-videos/ https://www.perfectdailygrind.com/2015/09/what-roasting-dates-can-cant-tell-you-about-coffee/ https://p...