From78
18 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFrom78 is a podcast about people in time.
The host is a dude who was born in 1978, who is literally From78. On the show, From78 talks to people who are older, young, or about the same age as he is about what the past and the future as they experience is. Topics discussed include: Hauntology, technology, politics, theory, art, culture, theology, and a wide range of other sundry things and stuff.
Along with these discussions, there are occasional audio-essays about what it is like to be From78 in the here and now.
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Episodes
From78-013 Rhythm 0
August 10, 2020 22:28 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBInfo: This episode of From78 is an audio essay talking about Maria Abramović's six-hour 1974 performance artwork titled Rhythm 0. I talk about my reaction to reading about this, and how I see it relating to the death drive and desire. WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT IN EPISODE. References: The post titled "Inspiration" from John A. Reeves blog at Atlas Minor Wikipedia article on Rhythm 0 by Maria Abramović Ghosts I-IV by Nine Inch Nails (Creative Commons Info) ★ Support this po...
From78-009 Jason from the Regrettable Century
July 20, 2020 14:06 - 1 hour - 105 MBIntro: In this episode of From78 I talk with a fellow Podcrade from the Lost Horizon's Network, Jason from The Regrettable Century. We talk about our own lives and our experiences as we have moved through time. The conversation gets into putting down roots v. drifting, fear of death, the pursuit of an impossible Justice to come, our ability or inability to choose our path in life, the impacts of technology on our lives as social beings, and more. This was one of the best convers...
From78-012 Jason from the Regrettable Century
July 20, 2020 14:06 - 1 hour - 105 MBIntro: In this episode of From78 I talk with a fellow Podcrade from the Lost Horizon's Network, Jason from The Regrettable Century. We talk about our own lives and our experiences as we have moved through time. The conversation gets into putting down roots v. drifting, fear of death, the pursuit of an impossible Justice to come, our ability or inability to choose our path in life, the impacts of technology on our lives as social beings, and more. This was one of the best convers...
From78-011 An essay on season two...
July 17, 2020 15:08 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBHi folks. It's been a while but season two of From78 is starting today. I start the season with an audio-essay on what haunts me as I try to go to sleep. Here is the link to the new From78 website. Here is a link to the ongoing journal I'm keeping there. Music provided by White Noise For Electronic Toys, and you can stream/buy it from here. The music for this particular episode of From78 is off the album titled computer music. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
From78-010 [UNLOCKED] Pateron only extrasode on education
July 08, 2020 15:44 - 22 minutes - 21 MBThis was the first Patreon only extrasode of From78. It was posted on the show's Patreon page on 11/11/19, and is working its way out to the shows regular feed on 3/20/20. It's my hope that hearing this will make you desire to support the show. The content of the show is about the ghost of education as it was practiced in the past. I hope you all enjoy it. Keep in mind: If you support the show at ANY level you get ALL the extras. This is something I do so that even people who ca...
From78-009 Chris from The Regrettable Century
July 08, 2020 15:44 - 1 hour - 84 MBIn this episode, From78 has a conversation with Chris from The Regrettable Century Podcast. It's a long episode (90 min), and that's after editing. An unedited version of the conversation is available on From78' Patreon page. (Remember -- No matter what level you support the show at you get ALL the rewards!) During our conversation, From78 & Chris talk about: The role of universities and religious institutions in our lives Life as it might have been in medieval times Communit...
From78-008 Chris from The Regrettable Century
July 08, 2020 15:44 - 1 hour - 84 MBIn this episode, From78 has a conversation with Chris from The Regrettable Century Podcast. It's a long episode (90 min), and that's after editing. An unedited version of the conversation is available on From78' Patreon page. (Remember -- No matter what level you support the show at you get ALL the rewards!) During our conversation, From78 & Chris talk about: The role of universities and religious institutions in our lives Life as it might have been in medieval times Communit...
From78-008
March 04, 2020 13:25 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBThis episode is the first of what I think will be a series where I talk about my own experience of being a human being who is moving through time and space. In the episode, I go back to the year 1984-85 and talk about a few different things. The Detroit Tigers winning the World Series in 1984 Regan and Gorbachev meeting one another in Geneva in 1985 Fallout shelters & the shadow of a nuclear war The US V USSR arms race Capitalism v. Socialism/Communism ★ Support this podc...
From78-007 Grasshopper
November 25, 2019 15:20 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBToday's episode is an interview with Grasshopper, another xennial who lived through the world's transition from not having the internet (and all the things & stuff that came with the internet) to a world that is totally dependent on the internet. Here are some things we talk about in this: Is Mapquest a scam by shoe stores & Denny's Emojis Online dating Xennials Red Dawn The three-lane way of thinking about time Online banking Buying music (with your own money!) Reco...
From78-006 (Dialectical Pessimism with Comrade Adam Pt. 2)
November 17, 2019 11:20 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBThis episode was also cross-posted on Adam's wonderful podcast Red Library. Till next time: Make Glorious Mistakes. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
From78-005 (Dialectical Pessimism with Comrade Adam Pt. 1)
November 12, 2019 13:10 - 1 hour - 64 MBThis episode of From78 was a real joy for me to do because I was able to have a long conversation with Comrade Adam. Adam does his own Podcast called Red Library, and if you don't already listen to it you really really really should! In this episode, we start to suss out each of our own ghosts and our current orientation as dialectical (revolutionary?) pessimists. The entire uncut interview is available right this red hot second via the From78 Patreon page. ★ Support this po...
From78-004 French Horn Hero (Pt. 2)
November 11, 2019 13:10 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBThe second part (and much more light-hearted) part of the interview I did with French Horn Hero. In the episode, we have a very meandering conversation about books, libraries, GPS, Reddit, and all sorts of other sundry things. I hope you dig listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
From78-004
November 11, 2019 13:10 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBThe second part (and much more light-hearted) part of the interview I did with French Horn Hero.
From78-003
September 24, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBThe first part of an interview with French Horn Hero. Before you listen PLEASE BE WARNED: This show talks about suicide. If that's a sensitive topic for you, you may want to pass over this episode!
From78-003 French Horn Hero (Pt. 1)
September 24, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBHi there! So this is the third episode of the show and the first interview of the show. The interview itself was very long (more than 90 min) so I decided to break it up into two parts. If you want to hear the entire uncut interview (and the interview without me background music, or my inserted commentary) you can do so by supporting the show via Patreon. The lowest level of support is $1.00 and the highest level is $25.00, but regardless of what level you support the show at yo...
From78-002
September 18, 2019 14:05 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBHi, I'm From78 & this is my podcast. This second episode is sort of the pilot episode part 2 (listen to part 1 here). After recording the first episode the idea of hauntology entered my mind, and I thought it was a concept that the podcast will probably be spending some time with. At first, I thought I would need to re-record and re-release the first episode, but then I thought... "That's silly. This is a podcast! It can be messy." Thus, episode 002 is all about hauntology. ...
From78-001
August 23, 2019 00:25 - 20 minutes - 19 MBThis is the pilot episode of From78, where I try to talk about what the podcast might be. Any and all feedback is welcome. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★