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What’s My Thesis?

467 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratings

A silly research show. Every week, guest artists teach host Javier Proenza what they've learned in pursuit of their practice.

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Episodes

54. FOMO - Katie Kline

August 05, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MB

Artist and high school photography teacher @katiekline talks about Instagram related FOMO from the perspective of someone who’s process is rooted in consuming photography. She shares her experience teaching self portraiture to a generation raised on selfies, and describes an emerging archetype of student photographers that don’t take her creative photo class, but are known on campus for using DSLRs to make their classmates look hot on social media.

58 FOMO - Katie Kline

August 05, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MB

Artist and high school photography teacher @katiekline talks about Instagram related FOMO from the perspective of someone who’s process is rooted in consuming photography. She shares her experience teaching self portraiture to a generation raised on selfies, and describes an emerging archetype of student photographers that don’t take her creative photo class, but are known on campus for using DSLRs to make their classmates look hot on social media.

FOMO - Katie Kline

August 05, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MB

Artist and high school photography teacher @katiekline talks about Instagram related FOMO from the perspective of someone who’s process is rooted in consuming photography. She shares her experience teaching self portraiture to a generation raised on selfies, and describes an emerging archetype of student photographers that don’t take her creative photo class, but are known on campus for using DSLRs to make their classmates look hot on social media.

57 LA Stories and Poems - Alex Andrew Sanchez

July 29, 2019 18:13 - 1 hour - 90.1 MB

57 LA Stories and Poems - Alex Andrew Sanchez - Artist and Poet @alex_andrew_sanchez and I share stories from our quotidian LA experience. We discuss the Illusions that being isolated in a car creates, Los Angels as a political space, and close out with regional poetry from zines, books and loose pages.

53. LA Stories and Poems - Alex Andrew Sanchez

July 29, 2019 18:13 - 1 hour - 90.1 MB

LA Stories and Poems - Alex Andrew Sanchez - Artist and Poet @alex_andrew_sanchez and I share stories from our quotidian LA experience. We discuss the Illusions that being isolated in a car creates, Los Angels as a political space, and close out with regional poetry from zines, books and loose pages.

LA Stories and Poems - Alex Andrew Sanchez

July 29, 2019 18:13 - 1 hour - 90.1 MB

LA Stories and Poems - Alex Andrew Sanchez - Artist and Poet @alex_andrew_sanchez and I share stories from our quotidian LA experience. We discuss the Illusions that being isolated in a car creates, Los Angels as a political space, and close out with regional poetry from zines, books and loose pages.

56 The Everyday Violence That Doesn't Kill You - Alex Andrew Sanchez

July 22, 2019 22:09 - 1 hour - 90.6 MB

Artist and Poet @alex_andrew_sanchez shares his interest in the convergence of painting and writing. Influenced by regional poetry and literature about Los Angeles, Alex is not as interested in stories of murder as he is in "the everyday violence that doesn't kill you, like riding the bus." If it sounds like Charles Bukowski might come up in this episode, it's because he does.

52. The Everyday Violence That Doesn’t Kill You - Alex Andrew Sanchez

July 22, 2019 22:09 - 1 hour - 90.6 MB

Artist and Poet @alex_andrew_sanchez shares his interest in the convergence of painting and writing. Influenced by regional poetry and literature about Los Angeles, Alex is not as interested in stories of murder as he is in "the everyday violence that doesn't kill you, like riding the bus." If it sounds like Charles Bukowski might come up in this episode, it's because he does.

The Everyday Violence That Doesn't Kill You - Alex Andrew Sanchez

July 22, 2019 22:09 - 1 hour - 90.6 MB

Artist and Poet @alex_andrew_sanchez shares his interest in the convergence of painting and writing. Influenced by regional poetry and literature about Los Angeles, Alex is not as interested in stories of murder as he is in "the everyday violence that doesn't kill you, like riding the bus." If it sounds like Charles Bukowski might come up in this episode, it's because he does.

55 Origins and Practice - Michelle Chong

July 09, 2019 17:48 - 1 hour - 98.9 MB

Artist and Licensed Therapist @michellee_chong and I talk art practice and reminisce on the days when rolling around with a SLR film camera strapped around your neck gave you a sense of comfort and responsibility to document your social circle.

Origins and Practice - Michelle Chong

July 09, 2019 17:48 - 1 hour - 98.9 MB

Artist and Licensed Therapist @michellee_chong and I talk art practice and reminisce on the days when rolling around with a SLR film camera strapped around your neck gave you a sense of comfort and responsibility to document your social circle.

51. Origins and Practice - Michelle Chong

July 09, 2019 17:48 - 1 hour - 98.9 MB

Artist and Licensed Therapist @michellee_chong and I talk art practice and reminisce on the days when rolling around with a SLR film camera strapped around your neck gave you a sense of comfort and responsibility to document your social circle.

54 Narrative Therapy - Michelle Chong

July 01, 2019 18:51 - 2 hours - 90.4 MB

Artist and Licensed therapist Michelle Chong talks about her postmodern therapy practice in relation to art making, while I share some of my negative experiences with cognitive behavioral therapy and being turned away by modernist therapists who told me I needed to go to rehab for smoking pot. 

50. Narrative Therapy - Michelle Chong

July 01, 2019 18:51 - 2 hours - 90.4 MB

Artist and Licensed therapist Michelle Chong talks about her postmodern therapy practice in relation to art making, while I share some of my negative experiences with cognitive behavioral therapy and being turned away by modernist therapists who told me I needed to go to rehab for smoking pot. 

Narrative Therapy - Michelle Chong

July 01, 2019 18:51 - 2 hours - 90.4 MB

Artist and Licensed therapist Michelle Chong talks about her postmodern therapy practice in relation to art making, while I share some of my negative experiences with cognitive behavioral therapy and being turned away by modernist therapists who told me I needed to go to rehab for smoking pot. 

53 2020 - Micah Wood

June 24, 2019 22:06 - 1 hour - 83.8 MB

Artist Micah Wood and I talk about a variety of political issues relevant to the 2020 presidential race from a leftist perspective, and Micah has helpful grooming advice for Julian Assange.

49. 2020 - Micah Wood

June 24, 2019 22:06 - 1 hour - 83.8 MB

Artist Micah Wood and I talk about a variety of political issues relevant to the 2020 presidential race from a leftist perspective, and Micah has helpful grooming advice for Julian Assange.

2020 - Micah Wood

June 24, 2019 22:06 - 1 hour - 83.8 MB

Artist Micah Wood and I talk about a variety of political issues relevant to the 2020 presidential race from a leftist perspective, and Micah has helpful grooming advice for Julian Assange.

52 L'Origine du Monde - Micah Wood

June 18, 2019 00:25 - 1 hour - 90.9 MB

Artist Micah Wood shares his research tying Gustave Courbet's L'Origin du Monde to psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, actress Silvia Bataille and intellectual George Bataille, before I pick his brain about contemporary painting.

L'Origine du Monde - Micah Wood

June 18, 2019 00:25 - 1 hour - 90.9 MB

Artist Micah Wood shares his research tying Gustave Courbet's L'Origin du Monde to psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, actress Silvia Bataille and intellectual George Bataille, before I pick his brain about contemporary painting.

48. L’Origine du Monde - Micah Wood

June 18, 2019 00:25 - 1 hour - 90.9 MB

Artist Micah Wood shares his research tying Gustave Courbet's L'Origin du Monde to psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, actress Silvia Bataille and intellectual George Bataille, before I pick his brain about contemporary painting.

51 Blobs - Laura Hyunjhee Kim

June 10, 2019 06:12 - 1 hour - 84 MB

Artist and Author Laura Hyunjhee Kim takes us on a fun ride sharing ideas from her upcoming speculative theory book “Entering the Blobosphere: A Musing on Blobs” Available June 17, published by @the5accomplices. Support Experimental Non-Fiction, and pre-order a copy today!

Blobs - Laura Hyunjhee Kim

June 10, 2019 06:12 - 1 hour - 84 MB

Artist and Author Laura Hyunjhee Kim takes us on a fun ride sharing ideas from her upcoming speculative theory book “Entering the Blobosphere: A Musing on Blobs” Available June 17, published by @the5accomplices. Support Experimental Non-Fiction, and pre-order a copy today!

47. Blobs - Laura Hyunjhee Kim

June 10, 2019 06:12 - 1 hour - 84 MB

Artist and Author Laura Hyunjhee Kim takes us on a fun ride sharing ideas from her upcoming speculative theory book “Entering the Blobosphere: A Musing on Blobs” Available June 17, published by @the5accomplices. Support Experimental Non-Fiction, and pre-order a copy today!

46. Postmodernism - Adrian Paules

June 03, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Artist Adrian Paules and I take a non-academic approach to demystifying postmodernism.

Postmodernism - Adrian Paules

June 03, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Artist Adrian Paules and I take a non-academic approach to demystifying postmodernism.

50 Postmodernism - Adrian Paules

June 03, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Artist Adrian Paules and I take a non-academic approach to demystifying postmodernism.

Anne Carlisle - Adrian Paules

May 27, 2019 07:00 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MB

Artist Adrian Paules talks about a screen crush he developed while researching Anne Carlisle.

49 Anne Carlisle - Adrian Paules

May 27, 2019 07:00 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MB

Artist Adrian Paules talks about a screen crush he developed while researching Anne Carlisle.

45. Anne Carlisle - Adrian Paules

May 27, 2019 07:00 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MB

Artist Adrian Paules talks about a screen crush he developed while researching Anne Carlisle.

Playing Roles - Nico Hernandez

May 20, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 103 MB

48 Playing Roles - Nico Hernandez

May 20, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 103 MB

44. Playing Roles - Nico Hernandez

May 20, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 103 MB

47 Escapism - Nico Hernandez

May 13, 2019 07:00 - 57 minutes - 79 MB

Escapism - Nico Hernandez

May 13, 2019 07:00 - 57 minutes - 79 MB

43. Escapism - Nico Hernandez

May 13, 2019 07:00 - 57 minutes - 79 MB

Ashtanga Yoga and Perception Pt II - Sydney Croskery

May 06, 2019 07:00 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MB

46 Ashtanga Yoga and Perception Pt II - Sydney Croskery

May 06, 2019 07:00 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MB

42. Ashtanga Yoga and Perception Pt II - Sydney Croskery

May 06, 2019 07:00 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MB

41. Ashtanga Yoga and Perception Pt I - Sydney Croskery

April 29, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 104 MB

Ashtanga Yoga and Perception Pt I - Sydney Croskery

April 29, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 104 MB

45 Ashtanga Yoga and Perception Pt I - Sydney Croskery

April 29, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 104 MB

44 Venezuela: For a Fistful of Petrodollars

April 22, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 95.3 MB

Venezuela: For a Fistful of Petrodollars

April 22, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 95.3 MB

40. Venezuela: For a Fistful of Petrodollars

April 22, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 95.3 MB

43 DABDA - Tony Irons

April 08, 2019 05:54 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MB

DABDA - Tony Irons

April 08, 2019 04:54 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MB

39. DABDA - Tony Irons

April 08, 2019 04:54 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MB

42 Grief and Acceptance - Tony Irons

April 01, 2019 05:42 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MB

38. Grief and Acceptance - Tony Irons

April 01, 2019 04:42 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MB

Books

Book of the Dead
2 Episodes