Conversations about books, music, movies, shows, tech, culture, and more. Jim is a songwriter and leader of the band Jim’s Big Ego. He is also an author of The Wakeful Wanderer’s Guide series. Lionel Cassin is an IT security specialist and a voracious reader of Science Fiction and History. They enjoy lively conversations with each other and interesting guests and are sharing those exchanges with you.
A podcast about technology, music, and speculative fiction.
Hosted by Jim Infantino and Lionel Cassin
updated: 4 months ago
Lionel and Jim talk about Andy Warhol and SCOTUS
Season 3, Episode 21: “He started with shoes.”
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Jim and Lionel talk about the Andy Warhol case at the Supreme Court, discussing parody vs sampling, Two Live Crew, artists and inventors who began with a craft, graft, difficult listening hour, Meghan O'Gieblyn's book God, Human, Animal, [...]
a conversation with Matt Smith
Season 3, Episode 20: “Leave your preconceived notions of what this is at home.”
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Matt Smith, the managing director of Club Passim joins us to talk about his love for vinyl records, outdated recording formats, and his history of involvement at Club Passim. This is a follow up to our previous episode and [...]
a conversation with Abby Altman
Season 3, Episode 19: “I have a Passim tattoo.”
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Abby Altman, Club Manager of Passim joins us to talk about her experience guiding the iconic music club, located in the heart of Harvard Square Cambridge, MA through its many programs. We discuss the mission and history of the [...]
a conversation with Lionel & Jim
Season 3, Episode 18: “Just keep turning the knob.”
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Jim, the producer’s note: I almost didn't put this one out - it didn’t feel like an episode until I listened to it. So here it is. We talk about Lionel’s impending move away from Texas to upstate New [...]