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 #63: A Story of How South Korea Broke The Internet
SHOW THEME
Catherine and James waffle on selling their cars while dissecting potential changes to S. Korean net neutrality and crowning RM as the best art critic!
SHOW NOTES
- 00:05 - Selling our ca…
Episode #62: Flat Earth AI Zombies
SHOW THEME
Catherine and James eviscerate flat earth theory and the zombified appetite for "alternate realities" while predicting the future of AI "art".
SHOW NOTES
- 00:10 - Honey Bear's rescue sto…
Episode #61: Chromophobia: A Beginners Guide
SHOW THEME
Catherine and James discuss the "greatest conspiracy in ancient art" while summarily dismissing Minimalism, Architecture, and Modern Design.
SHOW NOTES
- 00:10 - Cohost identifies as chr…
Episode #60: Mannequin Madness
Show Themes
- All kinds of drought
- PC Gaming
- Show note PSA
- Instagram hate
- Mannequin Madness
- Prey follow-up
- Huge conspiracy next episode!
Show Notes
- 00:20 - Cohost identifies as …
Episode #59: Watch Prey and Your Cat
SHOW THEMES
- Prey (2022) and Predator (1987)
- High tech litter boxes
- AI generated images vs editorial illustration
- Again with the dead cow head
SHOW NOTES
- 00:18 - Let's both not talk abo…
Episode #58: The Missing Milagros
SHOW THEMES
- Netflix v Hulu
- Lalapalooza
- New mannequin
- De-globalization in the arts
- "Old Masters" on caring walls
- Milagros and street art
SHOW NOTES
- 00:30 - Swapping Hulu for Netfl…
Episode #57: Cracker Jack Buddhas
SHOW THEMES
- Van Gogh "hidden" portrait
- Secret mirrors and Cracker Jack Buddhas
- AI image generators
SHOW NOTES
- 00:38 - Van Gogh portrait found behind "Head of a Peasant Woman"
- 01:08 - J…
Episode #56: Interview with Grace Habib of Shop Refugee
SHOW NOTES
- Grace Habib of Shop Refugee part of GoTen
- Grace started as an English teacher with GoTen
- Seamstress volunteers wanted to start Sewing class started 2021
- Grace shifted from Engl…
Episode #55: Contemplating Namjooning
SHOW NOTES
- 00:15 - Tired of "adulting"
- 00:45 - Disregard SubRant dating advice
- 01:40 - The Met is not MOMA!
- 02:00 - Catherine doesn't listen to James!
- 02:50 - SubRant stickers buy a La…
Episode #54: Interview with Judy Schwiebert and Jeanne Casteen
We Speak With
- Jeanne Casteen: Candidate for Arizona State Senate LD2
- Judy Schwiebert: Arizona House of Representatives LD2
SHOW TOPICS
- The disfunction in the Arizona legislature
- The problems…
Episode #53: Artist of the week: Frode Bolhuis
SHOW TOPICS
- Earth vs. Mars
- Top 5, No Surprise!
- Trail Stories
- Instagram Artist Sells High
- Frode Bolhuis
SHOW NOTES
- 00:15 - A better world or Mars
- 00:50 - Rovers with no soul
- 01…
Episode #52: Interview with Tim Sprague
SHOW TOPICS
- Tim Sprague - Real Estate Developer - Phoenix, AZ
SHOW NOTES
- 00:10 - Welcome Tim Sprague!
- 01:00 - Tim's story: "I got thrown into the deep end of the pool!"
- 03:00 - Prime inte…
Episode #51: Mona Lisa Eats Cake
Themes
- Deep dig into Minecraft
- Plumber shout out!
- Multiple follow-ups
- MET does good website!
- People and art students suck
- Betty Rubble
Notes
- 00:18 - Catherine chooses coffee over…
Episode #50: "Fake-squiat"
SHOW TOPICS
- Two show announcements!
- Storage Whores
- We see dead people
SHOW NOTES
- 00:10 - Merchandise but no Anniversary Show
- 01:10 - James and Catherine are aliens
- 01:25 - New SubRant Ti…
Episode #49: A Boring Podcast
SHOW TOPICS
- The science of boredom. So bad we had to do it twice.
SHOW NOTES
- 00:10 - Take 2
- 00:45 - Less you know & clueless Joe
- 01:05 - Spotify, if you're listening!
- 01:52 - "Blinded …
Episode #48: Let Them Eat Koi!
SHOW TOPICS
- Leaving Facebook, again!
- Warhol stole our colors
- Drought is real
- "The Sugar Shack", Ernie Barns
- Barns, Wyeth, Rockwell, Holyfield
- Sugar Shack vs The Mona Lisa
- Doesn't…
Episode #47: Micro-Plastics
SHOW TOPICS
- Anniversary Interrupted
- No Fun With Migraines
- Zooming In Pajamas
- Everything Is Garbage
- Micro-plastic in the blood
- Pink Ball, Blue Ball
- Trashing Art
SHOW NOTES
- 00:2…
Episode #46: (Over) Selling Warhol
SHOW TOPICS
- Conspiracies are for the birds
- Wearable art?
- If I made a TikTok
- (Over) Selling Warhol
- Gratuitous BTS reference
- Tricycles can hurt you
SHOW NOTES
- 00:30 - Pivot followu…
Episode #45: DJ Leary: Take Two
SHOW TOPICS
- Writer DJ Leary discusses art, poetry, prose, and next steps on his creative journey.
SHOW NOTES
- 00:12 - DJ "SubRants" again!
- 02:00 - Pandemic apartment good for writing
- 02:50…
Episode #44: Catherine Files Her Nails
SHOW TOPICS
- Forgetful U.S. healthcare system
- Tattooing Phoenix
- Discoveries in weird places
- SubRant social media
- (Too) Hot Phoenix real estate
- Art intersection
- Gentrification is d…