Opposable Thumbs
100 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWe (Taylor Hokanson and Rob Ray) assign ourselves (and a guest) a new creative challenge every two weeks. We then talk about our discoveries, problems, solutions, failures and successes and.... try to steer clear of catastrophic shop accidents.
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Episode 100: Wow! Episode 100! Animal Farm, Python & Fonts... Oh My!
June 16, 2021 09:00 - 32 minutes - 15.9 MBProps to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Jason Soliday is our awesome editor. He is friendly, conscientious and a master of the craft. Hit him up if you need an editor or soundwizard of any kind. http://www.jsoliday.com/about
Episode 99: Jason Soliday is our guest! (and also our awesome editor!)
May 19, 2021 09:30 - 33 minutes - 16.3 MBProps to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Jason Soliday is our awesome editor. He is friendly, conscientious and a master of the craft. Hit him up if you need an editor or soundwizard of any kind. http://www.jsoliday.com/about Special Guest: Jason Soliday.
Episode 98: Generative Art Maker Michelle Chandra is our guest! (re-post)
February 21, 2021 21:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBMichelle Chandra is our guest this episode! Welcome Michelle! Michelle makes awesome artworks using a pen plotter! Rob and Taylor ask her a lot of questions about her process and history with programming, software, pens and the fun of converting the digital to the physical. We also talk about waveform modulations, fractals and other cool stuff! Taylor's Art Assignment: Pick a memory with a place that is very important to you. Then think of an album you associate with that place and then list...
Episode 97: Generative Art Maker Michelle Chandra is our guest!
February 21, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBMichelle Chandra is our guest this episode! Welcome Michelle! Michelle makes awesome artworks using a pen plotter! Rob and Taylor ask her a lot of questions about her process and history with programming, software, pens and the fun of converting the digital to the physical. We also talk about waveform modulations, fractals and other cool stuff! Taylor's Art Assignment: Pick a memory with a place that is very important to you. Then think of an album you associate with that place and then list...
Episode 96: Sidney Fernandez: a maker of many awesome things!
February 03, 2021 17:15 - 46 minutes - 21.7 MBYes! Sidney Fernandez is our guest this episode! Sid is a LARPer, fencing enthusiast, seamstress, cyberdeck builder and maker of many wonderful things. We talk about Épée sabre, SCA and Amtgard battle gaming. Sidney shares her process of wire-brushing woodgrain into L200 EVA foam for her creation of a foam macuahuitl for a friend. We also learn about Sid's cyberdeck build. A shout out to Frank, Stanley, Katie, Albee and Mr. Bojangles! (sorry for any misspellings). Props to Wesley Ellis, Blon...
Episode 95: Happy New Year and F Chords for Everybody! (recorded 12.28.2020 which was 500 years ago)
January 18, 2021 00:45 - 25 minutes - 11.5 MBHappy New Year Everybody! No guest today! Just Taylor trying to play F chords and Rob getting weapons thrown in his yard. Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Jason Soliday is our awesome editor. He is friendly, conscientious and a master of the craft. Hit him up if ...
Episode 94: Zine maker extraordinaire Liz Mason is our guest this episode!
December 23, 2020 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBWoo! Liz Mason is our guest this episode! Liz has been self-publishing for over twenty years. Recent published works include Caboose #12 and Cul-de-sac #8, Awesome Things #3 and the wonderfully titled Prizes Zine: Things My Dad Has Had to Take Out of Animals and Dance Dance Party Party Zine Zine We talk about zines, the coolness of independent radio (shout out to WZRD!), Quimby's bookstore, reluctant capitalism, Winston Smith, Chicago, Most Wanted and Most Unwanted, collage, Martha Quinn's Gr...
Episode 93: Judith and Rushali from the hotnew.tech podcast are our guests!
December 10, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBJudith and Rushali are our guests this episode! California and India in tha house! You can check out their hotnew podcast over at http://hotnew.tech! (insert reggaeton airhorn blast here!) We talk about weird work titles, resumes, match making, God, menstrual cups, olafur eliasson, and genuine laughter. And community is weird, hard and awesome. You can check out our website at http://opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Ma...
Episode 92: Emily Velasco is our guest!
November 24, 2020 10:15 - 47 minutes - 35.9 MBYou can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Jason Soliday is our awesome editor. He is friendly, conscientious and a master of the craft. Hit him up if you need an editor or soundwizard of any kind. http...
Episode 91: Please Vote That Fucking Asshat Out! (We're assuming you did and are decompressing with us for this episode.)
November 03, 2020 10:45 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MBYou can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs
Episode 90: Rob shares Liz Mason's wonderful zines
October 23, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBYou can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Thanks to Jason Soliday! Our new audio editor! If you're in need of an audio editor, hit him up! https://www.jsoliday.com/
Episode 89: Awkwardistics
October 11, 2020 05:30 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBRob and Taylor check out our brains and talk about how to deal with awkward situations. Is it good to feel awkward? Or is that just misplaced bro-weirdness? How does that affect our work as podcast-people? You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join '...
Episode 88: Emily Velasco and Lydia Cambron
September 08, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 26.1 MBYou can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs
Episode 87: We check out creations by Mohit Bhoite and Emily Velasco
August 11, 2020 04:15 - 28 minutes - 15.7 MBTaylor and Rob talk about their projects inspired by the amazing electronic constructions of Mohit Bhoite. Check out Emily's work! And make something inspired by the cool things she's making! You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https:/...
Episode 86: New awesome format! (kinda like the old awesome format!)
July 28, 2020 06:30 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBTaylor and Rob talk about the new format. This episode we're talking about the amazing electronic constructions of Mohit Bhoite, Peter Vogel and Jiří Praus. Check em out! And make something inspired by the cool things they're making! You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our to...
Episode 85: Ventilators, felt sculptures, and making your body do strange things.
July 19, 2020 06:45 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBRob dives into the a big chunk of his COVID-19 life. Taylor shares some amazing work by artists making really cool things with felt. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs
Episode 84: 3D Printing, Truchet Tiles, Wire Tie Mounts, and More!
July 03, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBTaylor and Rob talk about 3D Printing, Truchet Tiles, Wire Tie Mounts and a whole lot more! Rob is working on a vanity project and has entered the world of lightbulb sizes. Taylor is building a computer and needs to liquid cool his brain after researching all the processor SKUs. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn,...
Episode 83: Inflatables with Gilles Mustar
June 19, 2020 18:45 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBGilles Mustar is our guest this episode! Paris, France in the house! Gilles Rob and Taylor talk about aesthetic surgery, blood, inflatables, patterning, Rhino, Grasshopper, Kangaroo, Eurorack, and atmospheric sensors. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon suppor...
Episode 82: Chicago Storytelling, Sound, and Starting a Podcast
May 27, 2020 09:45 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBRonnie Gonzalez is our guest this episode! Chicago in tha house! Ronnie is starting a podcast! Taylor tackles the sound challenge. Rob's chore is finally hanging all the things you've been meaning to hang on the wall. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon suppor...
Episode 81: A very "home store" relationship with nuts and bolts.
May 02, 2020 17:30 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBYou can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs
Episode 80: 3D Printers and Weird Augmented Reality Face Filters
April 23, 2020 07:45 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBTaylor is getting is Prusa build on. Rob dives into SparkAR. We also talk about FaceApp, Irwin Wurm, "The Boys", and paper mache masks! Taylor has a really great suggestion for all of us at the end of the podcast. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporte...
Episode 79: Rob's Creative Battery is Frickin' Dead
April 15, 2020 06:45 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBRob needs a challenge. Taylor gives him two great ones. Taylor gets a 3D printer. David Blaine is a wacky person. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs
Episode 78: Still Starting a Sketchbook
April 03, 2020 06:15 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBWe talk about numbers stations, Instagram Lenses, SparkAR, and getting detention. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs
Episode 77: Start a Sketchbook
March 27, 2020 08:30 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBStart a sketchbook! If you already have one, show us what you've got! Post what your sketches to #opposable_thumbs hashtag. We talk about the Bahn Mi, solar bikes with ham radio rigs, The Clockwork Orange, and boulder traps. We also adore the Rumble Strip podcast! Contribute an audio file to Erica's "Our Show" episode! You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noona...
Episode 76: Boat (2 of 2)
March 24, 2020 05:45 - 29 minutes - 20 MBWe continue the #boat challenge! Make a thing and send it to us! Use the hashtag #opposableboat or just email it to us! You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs art, challenge, chicago, creativity, lo...
Episode 75: Boat (Jump in our new, shorter and more frequent boat!)
March 19, 2020 17:30 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBEverything else in our lives is changing. So we're changing the podcast format along with it. We (Taylor and Rob) needed quicker and more frequent blasts of creativity. So we're adjusting to podcast to help. Join us! Make a project with the topic boat! Or jump in a boat and make any project! Make your pirate ship flag! Jumble the letters of boat into otab and greet every person you see from 20 feet away with this new non-touching greeting! "Otab!" "Otab to you!" "And a fine Otab to you too!" ...
Episode 74: The Trolley Problem
March 10, 2020 05:45 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBNo guest this episode! Just Taylor and Rob talking about stealing, smoking, and physical altercations. Oh, and Key and Peele, too. And Goop. Thanks to previous guest Tim Sway for the challenge! Call us with your New Media Support Problems! Call 775-235-2535! Rob is on camera. Taylor goes deep on going off the deep end. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan...
Episode 73: Brevity also Need Art Support? Call (775) 235-2535
February 20, 2020 08:15 - 48 minutes - 22 MBNo guest this episode! Just Taylor and Rob talking about Instagram Stories, trying more (and throwing away more) ideas, Tara Donovan, multiples, and push sticks. Call us with your New Media Support Problems! Call 775-235-2535! Taylor stands in the place where he cooks. Rob counts the final countdown. Sean, you are missed. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke No...
Episode 72: Preservation
February 02, 2020 17:00 - 41 minutes - 18.9 MBNo guest this episode! Just Taylor and Rob talking about injuries, personality tests, the Hogwarts House test, Bandersnatch, Instagram Stories, colmap, meshlab, magnet fishing and running over screws with your car. Taylor hangs with a bad Hippo. Rob resting witch face is so refreshing! You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Be...
Episode 71: Retrograde
January 11, 2020 12:45 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBRoss Takehashi is our guest! Las Vegas in tha house! Ross is an an sculpture artist and art educator working in cast metals. We talk about underappreciated art communities, houseless art makers, casting worms in bronze, animal preservation, taxidermy, cicada shell gundam models and lost sketchbooks. Taylor pounds the pixels. Ross presses the FISH button. Rob rolls for damage to the You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik...
Episode 70: Happy New Year 2020!
January 03, 2020 03:30 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBHappy New Year 2020!!!! Thanks to all of our listeners and guests! No challenge this episode. Just a short thank you! You say Nevada, I say NevAHda. Taylor is tuning up his Fusion 360 LinkedIn Learning Class. We also talk about Dungeons & Dragons, white fragility, and pacing ourselves--even when trying to learn a new thing. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke ...
Episode 69: Breathing
December 20, 2019 18:15 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBKay Dartt is our guest this episode! West Virginia in tha house! Kay is a 3D fabrication badass so we're really excited to hear more about her work and see what she's created! Rob puts the idle in paradiddle. Kay makes our weird bodies even weirder. Taylor toots his own horn. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Ti...
Episode 68: Future Nostalgia
December 08, 2019 06:00 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBJen Hofer is our guest this episode! Los Angeles in the house! Taylor fondly reflects on future millennial-turned-boomer maladies. Remember back when our insect protein crumbs would get stuck in the keys of our keyboards? Jen asks Taylor and Rob to make connections and draw conclusions. Rob stitches the 1846 to the 2019. Thanks to David Picciuto for the Future Nostalgia challenge! You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik...
Episode 67: Gridlock
November 20, 2019 07:30 - 1 hour - 29 MBDavid Picciuto is our guest! Toledo, Ohio in tha house! Gridlock is our challenge! Thanks to Liz from Blitz City DIY for tha challenge! We talk about about local businesses, making something through making mistakes, and "Art" (We sipped wine and held our pinky fingers in the air during this part of the discussion.). We got David's rule #6! We also sand in the place where we live. Rob takes a trip down guano lane. Yikes. That sounds horrible. David's finishing moves are both infinite and... no...
Episode 66: Marathon
November 08, 2019 04:45 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBRob and Taylor tackle the Marathon challenge! They dig into the complexities of data storage and archiving. We creative people who document our work in photos, videos, and text. It's a huge pile of digital stuff! We decided to converse three separate times as we tackled the worlds of atx, microatx, minitx, drive shucking, mdfind, RAID, NAS, DAS, VPN, and file recovery! Taylor got called a FIP. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blond...
Episode 65: Soil
October 24, 2019 07:00 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MBAntonio Garcia is our guest! Chicago in tha house! Soil is our challenge! Thanks to Bamanya Brian for tha challenge! Taylor puts his Panteras on one NPN transistor at a time. Antonio pays tribute to 16-bit fart jokes most American's didn't get to enjoy in 1987. Rob has his patience tested by a very chill fly. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tul...
Episode 64: Vulnerability
October 07, 2019 11:00 - 53 minutes - 24.3 MBBamanya Brian is our guest! Kampala, Uganda in tha house! Vulnerability is our challenge! Thanks to Antonio Martinez for tha challenge! Taylor takes us on a chemically induced dive into surrealisms! Brian hacks the system with light and radio! Rob tackles function = toSyllabus(hangup, weeks, feedback) { //lots of work. } You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noon...
Episode 63: Scale
September 27, 2019 04:30 - 53 minutes - 24.5 MBAntonio Martinez is our guest! Carbondale, IL in tha house! Scale is our challenge! Thanks to Deborah Maris Lader for tha challenge! Rob shows some lurve to tha curve. Antonio shows how to train your basement. Taylor may have formed a new industrial band. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They'r...
Episode 62: Capital
September 13, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBDeborah Lader, artist and founder/director of the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative is our guest this episode! Chicago in tha house! Capital is our challenge! Deborah, Taylor and Rob dive into the joys of music playing and project longevity. Chicago Printmakers just turned 30! We also talk about working in groups (Shout out to the art-making and publishing group Temporary Services) and the creative power of collectivity. Taylor adds value. Deborah dreams with the fishes. Rob might have the c...
Episode 61: Summer Road Trip!
August 06, 2019 03:30 - 10 minutes - 4.99 MBSummer Roadtrip! No guests or challenges this summer but we're well prepared for Back to School this fall! Taylor is headed to the Franconia Sculpture Park iron pouring residency in Minnesota. Rob is breaking his brain while building a vanity. We talk about Duck Duck Go, wood warping and things going sideways. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam May...
Episode 60: Five Questions
June 29, 2019 04:00 - 48 minutes - 22 MBTaylor and Rob ask each other five questions. And they talk about the end, and maybe return of, artisanal desktop software. Finding and having your community really helps. Also, a shout out to Vance Maker, Tim Sway and the Reclaimed Audio podcast. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our...
Episode 59: Liberation
June 07, 2019 20:45 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBLiberation is our challenge this episode! Thanks to Erin O'Brien for the challenge! Abigail Glaum-Lathbury is our guest this episode! Chicago in tha house! For nearly a decade Abigail produced a women’s ready to wear collection that showed during New York Market week and sold national ly and internationally. Her recent work takes the form of a counter-practice within the emergent field of critical fashion. We learn about Abigail's educational platform and free online pattern library called Ge...
Episode 58: Hashtag
May 24, 2019 07:30 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MBHashtag is our challenge this episode! Thanks to Federico Tobon for the challenge! We have no guest this episode. Just Taylor and Rob #putting #pound #signs #in #front #of #everything. Taylor digs into dance movement therapy! Pretty cool stuff! Good job body! Taylor pulls together the topics of USAmerican football to telephones to twitter in a way that no hashtag can. Rob applies "social media strategy" to what he makes and it felt pretty meh. But #colorfulfashion IS pretty cool. Instagram is...
Episode 57: Balancing Act
May 10, 2019 19:00 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MBBalancing Act is our challenge this episode! Thanks to Emily Kuehn for the challenge! We have no guest this episode. Just Taylor and Rob left alone with the cavernous echoes of their own thoughts. Rob talks about getting duped by an Instagram ad. Maybe. Or maybe he just duped himself. They also talk about the very vaporware-y Star Citizen game and the pitfalls of crowdfunded things. Rob is pretty into the word "diegetic."We also talk about listmaking, productivity, the ever-fascinating KT bou...
Episode 56: Anonymous
April 26, 2019 08:45 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MBEmily Kuehn is our guest this episode! Chicago in tha house! We talk about The Black Egg and kid feelings. Taylor's Sledgehammer Keyboard brought Taylor, Emily and Rob all together before so this feels a bit like a reunion... without all that face pain stuff. We also talk about time management for art-making. It pretty much sucks. Taylor has a Ken Nordine moment and "puts the mask on now." Emily makes an awesomely weird app. Rob puts a lot of work into ping pong balls. You can check out our p...
Episode 55: Citizen Science
April 13, 2019 06:45 - 45 minutes - 21 MBCitizen Science is our challenge! Thanks to Vanessa Rey and Ariel Lynne for the challenge! We have no guest this episode. Taylor and Rob wade hip deep into the challenge with their phasers set to stun. Rob wonders if his dog is impacted by the earth's magnetic fields. Taylor logs onto the Internet of Sewage Holes. They also talk about sewer gas, Bosozoku culture, and try to tease apart differences between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation. And they talk about dinosaur death (yi...
Episode 54: Chemistry
March 29, 2019 07:30 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBVanessa Rey and Ariel Lynne are our guests this episode! Chicago in tha house! We talk about the beauty and fun of bioplastics, product design and the challenges of Kickstarter! We also nerd out about Dungeons and Dragons, 99% Invisible, Bedo's Leatherworks, DD-WRT and the Monarch Wellness Fair. Yep, you've found your people! Tayler gets his molecules on track. Vanessa whips up a prize winning prize (we're stoked and humbled!). Ariel is inspired by the 5 branches. Rob has the power! You can...
Episode 53: Periscope
March 12, 2019 07:15 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBPrintmaker Amy Leners is our guest this episode! Chicago in tha house! "Periscope" is our challenge! Thanks Ranjit Bhatnagar for the challenge! Taylor slices... he dices.... And then he is bitten by a grasshopper. Amy makes a book and Taylor and Rob flip for it! Ombré! Rob pursues powerlifting for people who sew. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam M...
Episode 52: Camouflage
February 27, 2019 07:45 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBNo guest this week! Just Rob and Taylor excited to be talking to one another. Thanks to Charlene McBride for the challenge! Rob and Taylor dive in on projects! Rob jiggles it... just a little bit. Taylor puts the "imp" in imposter. Taylor discovers "sharenting." Yowch. Bruce Nauman is a wacky dude. Roger Corman is too. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully,...
Episode 51: Backwards Safety Dance
February 14, 2019 07:15 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBNo guest this week! Just Rob and Taylor going big and... then also going home. Rob and Taylor dive in on relational aesthetics, branding and hoping the artist whose art you like isn't a giant butthole. R. Kelly, Carl Andre and Henry Rollins walk into a bar... Which person's art do you choose to like? That's not a very good joke. And then we deep dive into electronics. Taylor reaches the melting point! Rob conjures triple five soulessness Go see Taylor at the Hilton Bar in Manhattan! Whew! Th...