Contain

Contain

by Contain
Arts
Season 6
223. Other Right Hand w/ Spike F*ck *Preview*
Preview, full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/223-other-right-153803230?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Episode w/ Spike Fuck on theology, music, and the tension between faith and the modern world. Topics: Anglican Ordinate, Latin Mass, John Henry Newman and the Oxford movement, Constantinople, vocational Discernment, Council of Trent, Unchanging, Consumerism/Traditionalism, William Tyndale, asceticism/consuption, addiction, John Henry Newman and the Oxford movement, "Angst" by August Friedrich Schenck (1878), G.K Chesterton, subculture, psychiatry + etc.
S6 · E223
May 18, 2026
4:52
222. *Preview* Unreadable Worlds
Preview, full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/222-unreadable-149047088?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link First episode of 2026 — about living inside systems that don’t fully explain themselves. Featuring Arthur Penn’s unsung paranoid surrealist gem Mickey One (starring Warren Beatty), the poetic system of José Lezama Lima and the South American Neo-Baroque, Keynes vs. Veblen, pressures over predictions, Clout Farm, and more. Episode is fully scored with original music. Originally published 1/28/26
S6 · E222
May 18, 2026
11:01
221. Retirement Extreme *Preview*
Full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/221-retirement-145269332?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Topics: Jacob Lund Fisker's Early Retirement Extreme book and blog, the history of Social Security, Arte Povera, Ramellzee and Gothic Futurism, Icarians, Oneida, and Shakers, Gothic Monks and the Printing Press, Rotting Cabbage as art, What is Status?, Jef Gey's ecology, saving money in 2026, cultural expression before the state, Autonomy through self-reliance and context, retirement and the polymath, Know How vs. Knowledge, Jannis Kounelis, Nicolaus Steno Originally published 12/8/25
S6 · E221
May 11, 2026
14:07
220. CalArts Story: Pictures/Disappearing, Trailer for the Future - 1960's-Now *Preview*
Full 3.5 hour episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/220-calarts-for-141751002?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Topics: the pictures generation and the War on Representation, Baldessari’s Cremation Project as a gesture of artistic erasure and renewal, Troy Brauntuch, Metro Pictures and Mary Boone art wars of the 1980's, David Salle and the rise of the post-painter art-star, the late 1970's and the end of the FIAT shock, Cady Noland, the disappearance of Jan Bas Ader, Tom Lawson and the complex tension between sincerity and ironic distance, origins of Post-Studio art, Europe and the influence of Fluxus, Hollywood filmmaking technology, John Maus and the early 2000's, the Disney animation department and the dwarf homes of Los Feliz Originally published 10/28/25
S6 · E220
May 11, 2026
27:06
219. Set Free
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S6 · E219
Sep 25, 2025
18:21
218. *PREVIEW* Timeless World Forever w/ Graham Hunt
Full episode *HERE* Graham Hunt comes on fresh off the release of his excellent new album Timeless World Forever to talk about songwriting, philosophy, collage, and more.
S6 · E218
Sep 24, 2025
1:27
217. *PREVIEW* A History of Grids Pt. 2 - The origins of boxes and cardboard, Agnes Martin
Preview, for full episode + more consider subscribing here *** This episode focuses on the history of the box. From the humble cardboard box to Agnes Martin’s tranquil grid paintings, this episode explores how containers—literal and figurative—have shaped our modern world. M. Treverton & Son: invention of the paperboard, Robert Gair and the pre cut cardboard box, The Container Corporation of America, Louis Sullivan and the rise of the skyscraper, Montgomery Ward and the foundation of modern logistics, Jacques Tati’s “Playtime”, iRobot, Cubism's fractured space, Froebel’s Kindergarten gift method, Joseph Albers, Erik Andersen’s Opus 90, and the creeping enshittification of designs and systems. www.patreon.com/c/contain
S6 · E217
Sep 24, 2025
16:50
Autodidacts, Aphorisms & How to Play Guitar - Matt Baldwin and Ben Schecter
Musician, writer, and therapist Matt Baldwin joins filmmaker Ben Schecter for a conversation on Matt’s cult-classic How to Play Guitar zine series— a collection of sharp, philosophical reflections on creativity, learning, relationships, and survival in a modern world. Self-taught artistry, the roots of autodidact culture, V. Vale and ReSearch, the strange corporate creep into psychedelic therapy, Joun Fahey, Blake, Blue Cheer Preorder the book here
S6 · E216
Jul 24, 2025
1:40:59
215. Sly Stone from 67-until Now w/ Chris Stroffolino *Preview*
Poet and musician (ex Silver Jews) Chris Stroffolino comes on to talk about the life and work of Sylvester “Sly” Stone as we try to trace parallels of his time to our current social climate - from his optimistic, utopian Family Stone days to his dark masterpiece “There’s a Riot Going On” through his withdrawal into disenchantment and drugs + stagflation, the dawn of hope, and more. Also David Berman tales, Shakespeare, Ishmael Reed, teaching, Oakland, CA, overcoming disabilities, the impossible weight of Sly’s position on the vanguard, AI, Walk Hard: A Dewy Cox story, and more. RIP Sly Please consider supporting the project on Patreon
S6 · E215
Jul 18, 2025
17:34
*First Part* Yankee Doodle Foxtrot: Psych Folk and Rock Gems w/ Calvin LeCompt
Calvin LeCompte (The Uline Catalog on NTS) comes on to give an expert primer on 60's psych folk, lo fi, and outsider garage and talk about the making of his excellent upcoming record Yankee Doodle Foxtrot Pietro Scaruffi, deep Youtube gem digging, human index projects, rejecting soulseek, The Haunted, analog tape hiss, the best 4 track cassette recorder, Yamaha MT8X, Korg CR4, writers block, trot EP, breakup music, the unknown Bicentennial, AI, hypnogogic pop: revisited, James Ferraro, Ferris Wheel (band) - Supernatural Girl, audiophile quality, 60’s lingo, Charles Broom, community, Farewell Ye Guilded fog,
S6 · E213
Jul 7, 2025
42:56
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