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Hi! Welcome to Quite Useless, a podcast about art and its role in our lives. Thanks for stopping by. You can find every published episode below. Or, if you'd like to opt for a more convenient listening experience, you can stream, download, and subscribe to Quite Useless on iTunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. And don't hesitate to drop me line via the Contact link above.

Greg

Oct 25, 2017

What do Anton Chekhov, Dr. Seuss, and Bruce Springsteen have in common (aside from similar haircuts)? Their work has been misunderstood and misconstrued--whether they knew it or not. Episode two kicks off a four-episode mini-arc about the ethics and ironies of interpretation and adaptation. Fair warning: after hearing...


Oct 4, 2017

For our first episode, we zoom out to look at the long arcs of artistic expression.

Bring to mind a painting. Then bring to mind a piece of instrumental music. Chances are, the painting depicts something in the world, while the musical piece doesn't. Why is that? And what might past developments in art and music tell us...


Oct 4, 2017

An extended cut of my interview with Melissa Warak. Professor Warak shares a lot of cool information and insight about the history of art and music, along with descriptions contemporary sound artists who are up to some wild projects. We also gesture at some topics I'll be taking up later in the season.