Open Ended
Two best friends blurring the line between fiction and fact. Open Ended is hosted by Cher Vincent and James T. Green, and a member of Postloudness. Learn more at postloudness.com.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 107
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2017
#80: 'It's Like I'm God'
James is settling into Brooklyn living, Cher camped out in dangerous temperatures for Obama, and they both are in their feels because they are now officially long distance besties.
#79: 'Dabstorians,' with Theresa Stewart and C'ne Rohlsen-Green
Designers Theresa Stewart and C'ne Rohlsen-Green join the crew for their year-in-review (recorded at the beginning of December 2016), and celebrating James and C'ne's last show in Chicago before movi…
#78: 'Intergalactic White Flight', with Derrick Tarrance of WakingOni
Derrick Tarrance of WakingOni joins the crew for their annual tech wish list, and James shares a mini-audio documentary he made on his sister's college graduation.
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#77: My First Pair of Timbs
James finally found a place in New York, Cher calms down his anxiety, and they both discuss the black excellence that is Moonlight and Chewing Gum.
Show Notes
#76: Hood Adjacent
We're back, and we're sad about the election, but we have a live show to play for you that we performed for the Chicago Podcast Festival.
#75: 'For Us Buy Us'
Let's pour one out for Vine. Plus an Open Call about cable news critics and black male sexuality.
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#74: 'Petty or Not,' with Tiffany Gholar
It's a bitter pill to swallow for a self-published, black abstractionist artist in a digital world. Luckily, Tiffany shows us the brighter side.
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#12: Eating Alone in Subway (R)
In this episode, Cher and James discuss “doing the most” in one weekend, and the real feeling of FOMO, fear of missing out. (Original broadcast: July 25, 2015)
#73: Detox
Cher experiences a new kind of FOMO during a social media vacation.
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#72: The Chase
Cher learns the power of determination and kindness of strangers one night on 67th Street. Also an Open Call in an arcade and in your eardrums.
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#71: Hinge
In the age of smartphones, we explore Glen's relationships through a 2011 LG flip phone. Also, an Open Call about weed and shitpics.
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#70: Hogging the Aux Cord (at XOXO in Portland, Oregon)
Recorded inside of an airstream trailer in beautiful Portland, Oregon at the XOXO Fest, Tyesha Snow sits down with Cher and James to talk XOXO, white feminism, and Beyonce.
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#69: Let's Talk about Sex
The digital side of doing it.
Featured interviews (in order of appearance):
Sharlene King, from episode 35 of Open Ended.
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#68: Candy Coated Journalism
Three artists question what the 24-hour news cycle is doing to our attention, and what that has to do a television in a Pilsen cafe.
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#67: ‘White Privilege’ the Musical (Live in Chicago at Steppenwolf Theater)
When does life imitate art, and why was Cher banned from a pumpkin patch? Open Ended investigates during a live show at Steppenwolf Theater Chicago for the “Sounds Like Chicago” Podcast Festival.
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#66.5: Kanye for President
What happens when we sound a little different than usual? Let's unlearn our expectations...
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#66: 'Art Direct my Life,' with Cristina Vanko
Recorded live from Weapons of Mass Creation Fest in Cleveland, Ohio, James and Cher sit down with Cristina Vanko to discuss theft and copyright in art and design, burlesque dancers, and the pettiness…
#65: 'Channel your Mother,’ with Classandra Green
Ahead of his 27th birthday, Cher and James sit down with Classandra Green, James' mother, to discuss the difficulties, trials, and tribulations of parenthood.
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#64: 'New Phone, Who Dis'
This week we learn more about hosts Cher and James by delving into their phone contacts. Ahead of WMC Fest next weekend, the pair also chat with co-organizer, Bryan Garvin about the festival and conf…
#63: 'Zero to Hotep'
After James takes a few days away from the web, Cher has to fill him in on all the celeb antics he missed, including Taylor Swift, Kanye West, and the elephant in the room, Pokemon Go!
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