An Indie Audio Maker’s Manifesto
Identifying strongly at the same time as feeling even more isolated.
People sometimes forget that podcasting, like blogging, started out as an egalitarian medium infused with the anti-hierarchical values of the open-source movement in software. If it is to retain a little of that democratic character in the face of rampant corporatization and Hollywoodization, it needs a flourishing middle class of independent makers who have the freedom to focus on their audio work, follow their creative instincts, and choose honesty over fake neutrality.
Created a portable install of Reaper, my digital audio workstation, which I hope will make it easier to work on sound wherever I find myself.
A Revolutionary Act – Music of Sound
Sweetly naive cartoon.
When is a tangerine not a tangerine? When it is a tomato! Italians are embracing tomato diversity as farmers, breeders and eaters select new orange tomatoes to take advantage of loosening seed regulations in the EU.
https://www.eatthispodcast.com/orange-toms/
With @matteo_petitti of @retesemi
Economists must get more in touch with our feelings | Tim Harford
“UK citizens’ feelings about their incomes were a substantially better predictor of pro-Brexit views than their actual incomes.”
Just one of several interesting observations in this piece.
In honour of last week's 29th annual Golden Spurtle championship, I refer you to two previous epsiodes.
Porridge: Not your usual all-day breakfast https://www.eatthispodcast.com/porridge/ and
Why a spurtle makes a superior porridge stirrer https://www.eatthispodcast.com/spurtle/