My 12-Month Video Fast
I have put my television in the Time Out Corner. After streaming movies and shows and playing video games every day for years, I'm going to describe how going without it for a year changes my home life, my health, and my creative life. This is your chance to experience that vicariously. Wish me luck!
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 33
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Week 14: Memory & The Green Door
In which the podcaster lays down some tracks of extended and deleted scenes, explains why you can trust him, then ties up all the episodes to date with a pretty green ribbon, kind of like the writers…
Weeks 12-13: Drink the Light
In which the podcaster takes you on a Fantastic Voyage into the wilderness of the brain to discover the roots of the hit song "Dopamine Jones" (c.f. Episode 2).
REFERRED TEXTS
The Molecule of More by D…
Weeks 10-11: The Final Fantasy of Commander Shepherd, Nora Witcher
In which the podcaster takes you down a rabbit hole but doesn't guarantee he'll lead you back out. But don't worry, it's not a real rabbit hole, not really. Or is it?
Remember, I'm now posting these o…
Week 9: The Purpose of Rash Action
In which the podcaster travels back to a snarkier time, performs strange rituals in the underworld, and witnesses a life-changing moment of physics.
NOTE: THE NEXT POD WILL BE CAST ON SATURDAY, AUGU…
Weeks 7-8: AI-YAI-YAI
In which the podcaster jousts with Theodor Adorno, takes a digestif with Jerry Mander, and loses patience with certain techn(olog)ical difficulties.
And thanks for liste…
Week 6.5: A Musical Interlude
In which the podcaster gives you a break from his relentless wit and presents you with a mixtape based on the first seven episodes.
Featuring:
“No Place” by Eskimo from the album Jack
which can be fou…
Week 6: In the Middle of Nowhere
In which the podcaster takes you for a ride, makes a movie, and recalls living on the planet.
And thanks for listening!
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Week 5: Intentionality and the Blackhawk Blues
In which the podcaster sees a ghost of his television, escapes from nuns, and gets unintentionally lost.
And thanks for listening!
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Week 4: Sound and Silence
In which the podcaster falls into a memory hole and establishes palaver with a throng of angry instruments in order to find a way to improve his current situation.
The episode logo this week features …
Week 3: Book Report on Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television
In which the podcaster gives an in-depth report on the 1978 text Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television by Jerry Mander, to see how well the book holds up in the contemporary environ, how w…
Week 2: Status Report
In which the podcaster foists a recap, gives you a status report, and plays with dolls.
And thanks for listening!
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Week 1: Meet the Joneses
In which the podcaster sketches his first reactions to life without television and worries about falling off the wagon.
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Week 0: The Time-Out Corner
In which the podcaster explains his motive and purpose for putting his television in the Time Out Corner for a year, and suggests why that might be of concern to you.
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