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The Widening Gyre Podcast

The Widening Gyre Podcast

by Essen Holsclaw & Zach Kingery

Society & Culture Technology

Season 1

"Hype and Desire" - Positively Hype

This episode discusses the existence of hype within the Super Smash Brothers Melee competitive scene and how that relates to a positive side of hype. This is part 3 of our 3 part discussion "Hype and Desire", which are episodes 13, 14, and 15 of this podcast. Explicit Content: profanity, mention of character suicide https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

"Hype and Desire" - Engines of Desire

This episode is a discussion on the various engines of desire that exist within our culture. This is part 2 of our 3 part discussion "Hype and Desire", which will make up episodes 13, 14, and 15 of this podcast. Explicit Content: profanity https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

"Hype and Desire" - Addiction, Image, and Identity

This episode explores the meaning behind hype and how it relates to addiction, image, and identity. This is part 1 of our 3 part discussion "Hype and Desire", which will make up episodes 13, 14, and 15 of this podcast. Explicit Content: profanity https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

"Hippies to Hipsters" - The Industry of Cool

This episode focuses on how "hipsterism" has effected Haight/Ashbury and culture as a whole. This is part 3 of our 3 part discussion "Hippies to Hipsters", which makes up episodes 10, 11, and 12 of this podcast. Explicit Content: profanity https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

"Hippies to Hipsters" - What is a Hipster?

This episode continues our exploration of what exactly the connection between Hippies and Hipsters by looking at the origin of Hipsters, dating all the way back to the 1940's. This is part 2 of our 3 part discussion "Hippies to Hipsters", which will make up episodes 10, 11, and 12 of this podcast. Explicit Content: profanity https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

"Hippies to Hipsters" - San Francisco Counter-Culture

This episode kicks off a discussion of what exactly the connection between Hippies and Hipsters by looking into the cultural context of San Francisco. This is part 1 of our 3 part discussion "Hippies to Hipsters", which will make up episodes 10, 11, and 12 of this podcast. https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

Roll Initiative: What Tactical Combat Teaches Us About Sustained Resistance

This episode continues our discussion of Tabletop RPG and Community Building, specifically on how combat relates to building community, coalition, and resistance. This is part 3 of our 3 part discussion on this analogy between TTRPG and Community Building, which makes up episodes 7, 8, and 9 of this podcast. Explicit Content: profanity https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

Sharing the Story at the Table and in Community

This episode continues our discussion of Tabletop RPG and Community Building, specifically on how collaborative storytelling relates to building community and allowing each other to take the spotlight. This is part 2 of our 3 part discussion on this analogy between TTRPG and Community Building, which will make up episodes 7, 8, and 9 of this podcast. Explicit Content: profanity https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

Tabletop RPG and Community Building: Session Zero

This episode centers around a discussion of Tabletop RPG and Community Building, specifically on the importance of a Session Zero in setting intention at the table and how that applies to Community Building in general. This is part 1 of our 3 part discussion on this analogy between TTRPG and Community Building, which will make up episodes 7, 8, and 9 of this podcast. Explicit Content: profanity https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

Groceries: The Cooptation of Counter Culture

This episode continues our discussion around groceries, focusing in on our current context and the cooptation of the sustainability counter culture. This is part 3 of our 3 part discussion on groceries/food, which makes up episodes 4, 5, and 6 of this podcast. https://www.patreon.com/cw/TWGPodcast

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