SubRant
SubRant: a podcast wherein Catherine and James, two wildly (mildly) creative and cosmopolitan (provincial) Parisians (Phoenicians), wander in and out of conversations about art and other stuff that annoys them.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 103
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode #84: Not So S3XY
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Muddy Hippies, the true origin of "Prompt Engineer", and ridiculous rich white men
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- X - the most powerful letter...
- Burning Man
- What should a modern Hippie drive?
- "Nordst…
Episode #83: The Orlando Museum of Fake Art
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Catherine and James put Florida art museums and wannabe politicians in time-out
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- Vivek Ramaswamy is an asshole
- Orlando Museum of Art is on probation
- Aaron De Groft
- Dinosa…
Episode #82: Klimt Goes to Yellowstone
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SubRant disembowels an article about an unfinished Klimt and James goes on vacation
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- Catherine's bathroom woes continue
- "Post mid-century design aesthetic"?
- James explains a…
Episode #81: Recycling Economies and Dead Artists
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A new show for a dead artist, art vandals go to Vatican jail, and Apple reinvents Virtual Reality. Oh, and circular economies.
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- Catherine is excited about a NEW Basquiat show,…
Episode #80: The Art Judges
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Prom wear, vomiting Keurigs, Brutalist 'art', and the questionable artistic judgement of the Supreme Court
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- 00:20 - In sync and slacking!
- 02:40 - Local suit maker saves the da…
Episode #79: Ancient Artifacts: Anthropology or Morbid Fascination?
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Even with no f***s to give, James and Catherine fill 38 minutes with movies and mummies before pondering humanity's precipice and agreeing that most art (other than "Jaws" props) is dispos…
Episode #78: Good Enough to Steal?
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James and Catherine dip their toes into hope before tackling plagiarism vs appropriation in pop-art
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- 00:30 - Hope and bikes on the ceiling
- 02:30 - Ghosted by a chihuahua
- 04:…
Episode #77: David vs Florida
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SubRant touches on 3-D printers and lauds Chewy before breaking down the rise of Chinese apps, fear of a marble penis and “loving them some Google”.
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- 00:01 - “Zoom hates me”
- …
Episode #76: Memories of Metro Center
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SubRant discusses aliens, Valley Metro Lite Rail, public art and real estate with realtor Andrew Richwine
- 00:07 - "We do aliens"
- 00:30 - Welcome Andrew Richwine, Realtor, The Tribe - K…
Episode #74: Puppy Down!
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SubRant co-hosts get no credit for coining AI job title, so they defined "sweeping the floor" while reveling in the shards of a Balloon Dog.
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- 00:20 - SubRant (kinda) said it f…
Episode #73: Jesus Wins the Super Bowl February 17, 2023
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This week on SubRant we question copyright law, search for Banksy's missing freezer, and go to war over a Super Bowl ad.
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* 00:15 - Catherine gets "topic ambushed"!
* 00:35 - H…
Episode #72: January Happened
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James and Catherine reconvene to ponder Twitter, fawn over vintage Legos, and marvel at 3-D printers while saving the planet using freeze dried coffee.
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- 00:20 - Plaything form…
Episode #71: Call 1-900-Twitter Today!
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Twitter’s “Meltdown” sets a festive mood as our SubRant co-hosts continue their AI deep-dive via ArtStation protests and opt-out image training before going to war over Christmas!
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Episode #70: A.I. Art History
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SubRant cohosts touch on eyeballs and pie while drafting their own conspiracy theories and pondering the place of AI in art history.
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- 00:15 - Cream pie and a left eye
- 01:15…
Episode #69: Here's A Turkey!
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The "Second Annual Thanksgiving Show" where James and Catherine exude more delight for a Western image of China than for the holiday while pondering the benefits of video games.
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Episode #68: E-Bikes Flameout
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James and Catherine view a Christie's art auction and the banning of E-bikes through the lens of classism, while questioning the goals of AI
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- 02:10 - James and the GIANT bike!
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Episode #67: AI Tsunami
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James and Catherine unload on new phones, hyperlink irritants, and copyright restrictions before uncovering a tsunami of AI image generator talent
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- 00:03 - Late (again) for Ha…
Episode #66: Seeing with Cezanne
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Catherine and James riff on Cezanne, plead for curatorial intelligence, and dismiss "Process Art"
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- 00:10 - No disarray here!
- 01:05 - "Kay-enne" got too hot for Adidas
- 02…
Episode #65: Eve of (Art) Destruction
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Catherine and James laud a MET facade, but trash "art speak", selling dead people's collections, cold soup, and burning ‘art'.
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- 00:03 - "Constant state of bicycle shopping"
-…
Episode #64: "They always go for the ceilings"
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James and Catherine "nerd rant" about tech platforms, Minotaur teeth, and the curious trend of whole house doodling.
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- 00:05 - "Old people don"t need new phones"
- 00:20 - "Pr…