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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

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The Use of the Useless

Feb 9, 2019

For the first episode of season two, I examine what the experience of creating and contemplating art does for us at the deepest level. A dip into the philosophy of art with some help from Tao master Zhuangzi, Thomas Merton, Simon Armitage, Duke Ellington, and Haruki Marukami.

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PREVIEW - The Use of the Useless

Feb 5, 2019

Season 2 of Quite Useless is on its way! Here's a sneak peek at the first episode, in which I take a few steps in the direction of a general theory of art (and arts education), with reference to Zhuangzi, Thomas Merton, Simon Armitage, Duke Ellington, and Haruki Murakami.

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