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Season 4

Clint Eastwood from The Good The Bad and The Ugly

Episode 52:

“It’s more fascinating to say ‘riveting.’”

Ennio Morricone, AI, & political assassination attempts

a conversation with Jim & Lionel
Friday, August 30, 2024 #117
Lee Pace in full body blue makeup as Doctor Manhattan from The Watchmen series

Episode 51:

“We Yuck Your Yum”

The Watchmen, The Empire Bike Trail, Gattaca

A conversation with Jim and Lionel
Friday, August 23, 2024 #116
Jennifer Kimball in profile

Episode 50:

“Not for Toddlers”

music, horticulture, art, maine

a conversation with Jennifer Kimball
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 #115
part of stevie wonder album cover

Episode 49:

“Hopefully, we will all go forward”

various TV, Movies, Books, & Music

a conversation with Lionel and Jim
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 #114
statue of a clown with boxing gloves

Episode 48:

“Ernesto Piñata”

board games & music

a further conversation with Jason Schneider
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 #113
old poster for Ringling Bros Clown College

Episode 47:

“The creepiest part of Sesame Street.”

clowning around and making games

a conversation with Jason Schneider
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 #112
Server Room with cages

Episode 46:

“It’s stuck in the mud.” (ENCORE EPISODE)

data centers, big industrial development trends

A conversation with Damien Cassin
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 #repeat
tryptic for Ehrhardt typeface showing upper and lower letters

Episode 45:

“The flavor of a typeface”

typography, graphic design

a conversation with Jim Hood
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 #111
a woman is rolling inside a metal wheel overlayed with an image of her face

Episode 44:

“Why do we have 2 screens?”

film making, leadership, Oppenheimer

a conversation with Andrew Silver
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 #110
an advertisement for macanudo cigars

Episode 43:

“The mind is a terrible thing.”

Alchemy by Rory Sutherland

a conversation with Ben Soto
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 #109
Balazs Szelenyi portrait painting

Episode 42:

“The last invention a human will make”

AI & Education

a conversation with Balazs Szelenyi
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 #108
Peter Mulvey playing guitar

Episode 41:

“You’re gonna love it here.”

music, forgiveness

a conversation with Peter Mulvey
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 #107
Matthieu Ricard and JeanFrancois Revel sitting on a wide bench in 1999

Episode 40:

“Somewhere beyond Antares”

topic: The Monk and The Philosopher

a conversation with Ben Soto
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 #106
Dirt bike image in reverse contrast from unsplash

Episode 39:

“Go go go go go, the end.”

The Rise & Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland.

a conversation with Jim & Lionel
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 #105
1933 map of Swindon in the UK

Episode 38:

“Swindon”

a conversation with Jim and Lionel
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 #104
a page of Letraset type press on type

Episode 37:

“The Letraset Revival Society”

Our 100th Episode

a conversation with Julia Tenney
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 #103
alternate earths in the multiverse spread out in space

Episode 36:

“Start accepting it.”

a conversation with Jim & Lionel
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 #102
Haley House in Boston Opening view of front door

Episode 35:

“Words as Worlds”

a conversation with Bing Broderick of justBook-ish
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 #101
Actor Benedict Wong portraying Da Shi in 3 Body Problem

Episode 34:

The Three Body Problem

a conversation with Lionel & Jim
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 #100
Lionel Cassin Dar Williams and Jim Infantino recording this episode

Episode 33:

ENCORE EPISODE: “Trust begets trust, action inspires action.”

a conversation with Dar Williams
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 #repeat

Episode 32:

“Behind every great fortune there is a crime.”

a conversation with Lionel & Jim
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 #99
a collection of pysanky eggs intricate blown eggs that are died in layers

Episode 31:

“Wanting to go back and change things”

a conversation with Julia Tenney
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 #98
Gary Oldman as the elder Dracula in Bram Stokers Dracula film

Episode 30:

“The king of the bad guys”

a conversation with Lionel & Jim
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 #97
Jim and Lionel with headphones and mics recording this episode

Episode 29:

“Erratica”

a conversation with Jim & Lionel
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 #96
The monster from the movie Young Frankenstein standing in the woods

Episode 28:

“Homunculi, homunculus”

a discussion of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein with Sarah Elkins
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 #95
box reading from top to bottom MIND BIND BOND BONY BODY

Episode 27:

“The Mind Bind”

a conversation with Lionel & Jim
Monday, February 19, 2024 #94
They Might be Giants

Episode 26:

“It’s not a feature, it’s a bug.”

with Jim & Lionel
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 #93
Jim Infantino Shawn Peters Lionel Cassin during the recording of Season 4 Episode 25

Episode 25:

The Unforgettable Logan Foster

A conversation with author Shawn Peters
Monday, February 5, 2024 #92
uen Qiu in Kung Fu Hustle

Episode 24:

“Detractions and Errata”

with Lionel & Jim
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 #91
a shot from Jan Svankmajers punch and judy

Episode 23:

“Roadkill on the road to the future”

with Lionel & Jim
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 #90
Jim and Lionel recording the 22nd episode of Season 4 of funny not funny

Episode 22:

“Barnabas Lives!”

with Lionel & Jim
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 #89
Jim and Lionel recording Episode 21 of Season 4

Episode 21:

“Peter Cooper Village is Rivendell”

with Lionel & Jim
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 #88
jim Catherine Pilfrey Lionel Cassin

Episode 20:

“The Modern I Ching Oracle”

a conversation with Catherine Pilfrey
Wednesday, December 20, 2023 #87
Jim and Lionel recording episode 19 of season 4

Episode 19:

“This is the march of progress.”

a conversation with Lionel & Jim
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 #86
Hewitt Huntwork Lionel Jim and a More Eel

Episode 18:

“I want it to seem mysterious, even to me.”

a conversation with Hewitt Huntwork part 2
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 #85
Lionel Hewitt Huntwork showing off his readers and Jim

Episode 17:

“Your Pretty Head”

a conversation with Hewitt Huntwork Part 1
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 #84
Dave Herlihy November 2023 recording this interview

Episode 16:

“It’s not who you know, it’s who knows you.”

a conversation with Dave Herlihy
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 #83
Leigh Hurwitz appearing on the podcast recording S415

Episode 15:

“Books, unbanned.”

a conversation with Leigh Hurwitz
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 #82
Jim Karaugh and Lionel Cassin Season 4 Episode 14

Episode 14:

“You need empty spaces.”

a conversation with Karaugh Brown
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 #81
Lionel Cassin and Jim Infantino recording this episode Season 4 number 13

Episode 13:

“Now, THAT’s Ambient!”

a conversation with Lionel & Jim
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 #80
Jim and Lionel recording this episode

Episode 12:

“The one global religion is money.”

a conversation with Lionel and Jim
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 #79
Robert Blake Whitehill show between Jim and Lionel during the recording of this episode

Episode 11:

“What’s a futtock shroud?”

a conversation with Robert Blake Whitehill
Monday, October 16, 2023 #78
Lionel James and Jim recording episode 10 of season 4

Episode 10:

“The fact that I felt uncomfortable made me interested.”

a conversation with James O’Brien
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 #77
Jim and Lionel in studio for episode 9 of season 4

Episode 9:

“but, um...”

a conversation with Jim & Lionel
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 #76
Jim Infantino Nick Bruel and Lionel Cassin

Episode 8:

The dreaded Grawlix.

a conversation with Nick Bruel, author and illustrator of the Bad Kitty books.
Friday, September 22, 2023 #75
Lionel and Jim in the studio for this episode

Episode 7:

“Accessibility benefits everyone.”

a conversation between Lionel & Jim
Monday, September 18, 2023 #74
Leon looking angry a shot from the movie Blade Runner

Episode 6:

“Eff your replicant mindset.”

a conversation between Lionel & Jim
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 #73
Jim and Lionel in the virtual studio

Episode 5:

Happy Birthday, Lionel

a conversation with Lionel & Jim
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 #72
Jim Infantino Ben Burnes Sarah Elkins and Lionel Cassin in boxes

Episode 4:

The Parasocial Book Club

a conversation with Ben Burnes and Sarah Elkins
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 #71
Jim Infantino Greg Olear and Lionel Cassin in boxed windows

Episode 3:

“The empress who should have been, but wasn’t.”

a conversation with Greg Olear
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 #70
Lionel Bill and Jim

Episode 2:

Encore Episode “Hakkar The Soul Flayer”

a conversation with Dr. William Hanage 11.18.22
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 #repeat
Jim Ellis and Lionel during recording

Episode 1:

“One door closes and the floodgates open elsewhere.”

a conversation with Ellis Paul
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 #69