The Casual Artscast

Another Casual Artscast Special (026) - Live from Bauhaus FM

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Funk Doc visits the Old Man in Weimar, Germany, for a reunion of sorts. A year after the two began living on separate continents, they see each other again and do another final live radio show on Bauhaus FM, the University of Weimar's radio station. Focus is on music, and funky music at that, plus a few lengthy conversations in between.

The Casual Artscast 025 - Setbacks

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Funk Doc and Old Man J give it another go from their San Francisco and Weimar homes. It seems the Casual Artscast has become a seasonal podcast. We're trying to change that. Hopefully we can get on to a monthly schedule.

The Casual Artscast 024 - Changes

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Yeah, yeah. I know it's been a while but that's because there have been great changes in The Old Man's and the Funk Doc's lives. Plus the Old Man was too lazy to edit the raw footage. But we're back and we're going to keep the Artscast alive.

A Casual Artscast Special (023) - Live from Bauhaus FM

Fri, 029 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The Funk Doc and Old Man J get back to how it all started for them: with the live radio show at Bauhaus FM in Weimar, Germany. In January 2004 they first started doing live radio shows, but with the Funk Doc's relocation to Berlin, the podcast was born.

The Casual Artscast 022 - Solutions

Fri, 021 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Germans have a unique relationship to their meat. Also some final thoughts on the World Cup and the final with a Casual Artscast rarity: a special guest! A French woman from the north of France hangs out with Old Man J and the Funk Doc to talk about soccer, Zidane, race, mixed kids, and the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. Episode 22 is the final show in the regular Casual Artscast format. What next?

The Casual Artscast 021 - Masculinity

Sat, 04 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Patriotism, or the lack thereof, in Germany. Plus a few thoughts on why soccer is the only sport in the world where its players are rewarded for acting like pansies. But don't get us wrong: We're big fans of the game, we just hate seeing grown athletes take pride in acting like wimps.

The Casual Artscast 020 - Problems

Sat, 02 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The end is nigh for the Casual Artscast as we know it. Topics include the future of the CA and problems vs. symptoms of problems in the U.S.

The Casual Artscast 019 - Tolerance

Tue, 09 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Outdoors for the first time in a long time, your hosts discuss racism in its many varieties. But who are we to discuss racism in its many varieties?

The Casual Artscast 018 - America

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:02:35 GMT

A long and long overdue conversation about enlightened Americans, elitist Europeans and a bit about the American high school experince. And bluegrass music.

The Casual Artscast 017 - Deutschland

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

- Late-night banter about Germany, foreign perceptions of Americans, funk, the J.B.'s, and what it might feel like to be German. Also, where does Zydeco come from? And if you visit Germany, Berlin's really the only place you need to go to. The Casual Artscast Show 17

Timetable and Playlist:

0:00-1:00 - Cussing in German

1:00-4:00 - German Stereotypes of Americans

4:00-7:30 - Self-Reliance in the U.S.

7:30-11:00 - Individualism and Determining One's Own Fate

11:00-15:00 - German and American Individualism

15:00-18:00 - Individualism in Business

18:00-19:00 - The J.B.'s - Urfunk

19:00-22:30 - The J.B.'s - If You Don't Get It the First Time Back Up and Try It Again, Party

22:30-24:30 - American and German Friendliness

24:30-28:30 - Shrinking Eastern German Cities

28:30-31:00 - Social Mobility among German Women

31:00-34:00 - Begrgeld and Negative Population Growth

34:00-35:00 - Youngstown's Prison Industry

35:00-36:45 - Wu-Tang Clan and Clifton Chenier

36:45-39:40 - Wu-Tang Clan - Shame on a Nigga

39:40-43:00 - Clifton Chenier - Zydeco et Pas Sale

43:00-44:00 - Zydeco's Origins

44:00-48:00 - Drunks in the Train

48:00-50:30 - American Likeableness, German Respect

50:30-54:30 - Private vs. Public Social Help

54:30-57:00 - Berlin's Greatness

57:00-1:02:00 - Inviting Germans to Your Home

1:02:00-1:03:00 - German Earnestness

1:03:00-1:06:00 - Gradations of Funk

1:06:00-1:10:40 - The J.B.'s - All Aboard the Soul Funky Train

1:10:40-1:12:00 - Webforum and Goodbye

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The Casual Artscast 016 - Spontaneity

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

- In Berlin again on the last day of the Berlinale Film Festival. The Funk Doc and Old Man J discuss a new American film, Germans' love for American media, and US egalitarianism. We also miss American wildlife. The Casual Artscast Show 16

Timetable and Playlist:

0:00-1:00 - Crickets

1:00-4:00 - German patches / Confederate Flag

4:00-7:00 - Right wing extremists

7:00-9:00 - Dave Chappelle's Block Party

9:00-12:00 - Positivity

12:00-15:00 - Authenticity / Hip hop movies

15:00-18:00 - Us & them

18:00-22:00 - Grant Green - 'Round About Midnight

22:00-23:00 - Chappelle & German MTV

23:00-25:00 - Do Germans get it?

25:00-29:00 - US comedy & US MTV programs

29:00-32:00 - Why y'all here?

32:00-35:00 - Spontaneity

35:00-36:00 - Grant Green & Mos Def

36:00-39:00 - Mos Def - Love

39:00-42:00 - Question - Classless society

42:00-48:00 - Politeness, small talk, egalitarianism

48:00-55:00 - Imagine this

55:00-56:00 - Erykah Badu & Chappelle's movie

56:00-59:00 - Erykah Badu - Back in the Day

59:00-1:01:00 - Meeting Germans

1:01:00-1:02:00 - Let's go

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The Casual Artscast 015 - Dissatisfaction

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

- Feeling a bit rough after a long in night in the German capital, the Funk Doc and Old Man J have a low-key discussion about imagination, whiskey, and dissatisfaction generally. The Casual Artscast Show 15

Timetable and Playlist:

0:00-1:00 - Questions?

1:00-2:30 - Piracy

2:30-4:00 - Pirate dialects

4:00-6:00 - Irish Stereotypes - Excuses

6:00-9:00 - The Middle Mind again - Imagination

9:00-11:00 - Funk & Blues

11:00-14:00 - Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby - Hikky Burr

14:00-16:00 - American Beauty

16:00-18:00 - Fight Club

18:00-20:00 - Stranger than Paradise

20:00-24:00 - Imagination & Film

24:00-29:00 - American Beauty again - Disappointment

29:00-31:00 - Watchoo gon' play now? (Make it funky) - Skip James

31:00-32:00 - Skip James - Bad Whiskey

32:00-35:00 - Skip James - Devil Got my Woman

35:00-37:00 - Dissatisfaction - Pursuit of Happiness

37:00-40:00 - bell hooks

40:00-42:00 - Class

42:00-43:30 - Irish Whiskey

43:30-49:00 - Quincy Jones - Hikky Burr

49:00-51:00 - Buh bye

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The Casual Artscast 014 - Diversity

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

- Hanging out in the Old Man's apartment in Weimar Germany, the Funk Doc shares a couple of recent experiences living among former communists. A variety of topics in this show from embarassing nudity to racial intolerance. The Casual Artscast Show 14

Timetable and Playlist:

0:00-1:00 - German welcome

1:00-4:00 - Funk Doc's frisbee fun

4:00-5:00 - WHAT?!?

5:00-10:00 - Being verklemmt - Checking out cuties in Germany

10:00-11:00 - Dead Prez

11:00-14:00 - Dead Prez - Hip Hop

14:00-17:00 - Germans got the blues

17:00-21:00 - Compliation CD's - "Black Music" at M

21:00-23:00 - James Brown and other funk music - Dirty, nasty funk

23:00-26:00 - The Meters - Chicken Strut

26:00-29:00 - The new web forum - Vox Monitor, The SmallWorld Podcast, and BicycleMark's Communiques

29:00-31:00 - Foreign people in Germany - Asylum seekers

31:00-36:00 - Hostility to foreigners (Auslincy Jones - Hikky Burr

49:00-51:00 - Buh bye

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The Casual Artscast 013 - Music

Wed, 22 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

- The Funk Doc and Old Man J meet at a Berlin cafe to sing the praises of improvisational music of all kinds. On the occasion of our sixth manniversary, we don't just feature great music, we also discuss what makes it great. The Casual Artscast Show 13

Timetable and Playlist:

0:00-0:30 - German woman speaking English in a Berlin train station

0:30-1:00 - Intro

1:00-5:00 - Hating

5:00-7:00 - What makes this music so great?

7:00-10:00 - Jazz specifically

10:00-16:00 - The Bad Plus - Smells Like Teen Spirit

16:00-20:00 - Familiarity and improvisation

20:00-29:30 - John Coltrane - Summertime

29:30-30:30 - Local jazz club

30:30-33:00 - Art and Drugs

33:00-35:30 - Back to jazz

35:30-37:30 - Art and booty

37:30-40:00 - Classical music and theme and variations

40:00-42:00 - Franz Schubert - Die Forelle (The Trout)

42:00-43:00 - Crappy vs. good performances

43:00-46:00 - Medeski, Martin, and Wood

46:00-51:00 - Medeski, Martin, and Wood - Queen Bee (album version)

51:00-59:00 - Medeski, Martin, and Wood - Queen Bee (live version)

59:00-1:03:00 - Ending - Adios

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The Casual Artscast 012 - Mass-media

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The Funk Doc gots a job. Problem is, he's being exploited by CNN. What do CNN and Google have to do with the future of podcasting? And why does the Old Man distrust commercial media sources so much? Is he a damn communist or simply crotchety (this is spelled correctly - look it up, you young punks)? The Casual Artscast Show 12

Timetable and Playlist:

0:00-1:30 - Intro / Weather Update

1:30-4:00 - Work / Welfare

4:00-5:00 - CNN Europe

5:00-6:30 - Robert Johnson - the UNHAPPY blues musician

6:30-9:00 - Robert Johnson - Come on in my Kitchen

9:00-11:00 - Corporate Media & Exploitation of the Funk Doc

11:00-14:00 - CNN content & News Coverage

14:00-15:00 - CNN Europe / Jealousy

15:00-17:00 - Electronic Media vs. CNN

17:00-19:00 - Motivation of the News Consumer

19:00-21:00 - Common Dreams, Z Magazine, and Media Incentive

21:00-24:00 - Market-driven Media / TV vs, Internet

24:00-25:00 - Blues Theme

25:00-28:00 - John Lee Hooker - Worried Life Blues

28:00-30:30 - Chuck Berry - Worried Life Blues

30:30-31:30 - Chuck Berry

31:30-35:00 - TV vs. Internet / Podcasting & Internet Model

35:00-37:00 - Networks & Serch Engine Concentration

37:00-43:00 - Market Forces & Google / Future of Podcasting

43:00-44:00 - Vox Monitor, The SmallWorld Podcast, and BicycleMark's Communiques / Simplification of RSS

44:00-48:00 - Yodeling White Man

48:00-49:00 - Jimmie Rodgers - Pistol-Packin' papa

49:00-52:00 - Bumpy has something to say

52:00-54:00 - Fin

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The Casual Artscast 011 - Work

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

- The Funk Doc gots to get paid. Topics in show 11 include unemployment, the stigma of welfare in America, and a review of the Protestant Work Ethic. Cash donations for the Funk Doc can be organized through email. The Casual Artscast Show 11

Timetable and Playlist:

0:00-3:00 - Intro / The Funk Doc needs a job

3:00-12:00 - Curtis Mayfield - If There's a Hell Below, We're all Gonna Go

12:00-14:00 - Curtis Mayfield

14:00-16:00 - Unemployment & shame / Culture and work

16:00-21:00 - The Protestant Work Ethic / American Dream / Welfare

21:00-24:00 - Germans and welfare

24:00-28:00 - Unemployment, creativity, and self esteem

28:00-35:30 - Grant Green - Work Song

35:30-41:00 - Wes Montgomery - In Your Own Sweet Way

41:00-44:00 - John Locke / Puritanism

44:00-48:00 - Abe Lincoln & Slavery

48:00-49:00 - Self-reflection

49:00-53:30 - Curtis Mayfield - Check Out Your Mind

53:30-56:20 - Internet panhandling & Goodbyes

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The Casual Artscast 010 - Politics

Wed, 2 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

- Indoors for the first time in the Funk Doc's Berlin apartment. Why don't we talk about politics more? What's the purpose of podcasting? What do advertisements have to do with politics? The Casual Artscast Show 10

Timetable and Playlist:

0:00-5:00 - Intro chat / Why no politics

5:00-12:00 - Political Podcasts / Preaching to the converted

12:00-15:00 - Talib Kweli - Africa Dream

15:00-17:00 - Why do a podcast all?

17:00-19:30 - Politics and not politics / Ads and Media

19:30-31:00 - Thomas Frank - Liberation Marketing / Non-conformism / Individuality in the US

31:00-34:00 - Blind Boy Fuller - Cryin Shame Blues

34:00-39:00 - Gil Scott Heron - Message to the Messengers

39:00-40:00 - Indirect politics

40:00-41:00 - Phone call / Spanish Flea by Herb Alpert

41:00-46:00 - Advertising / Conscious vs. Subconscious / Skepticism / Marshall McLuhan - Understanding Media

46:00-49:00 - Ads and Culture / Branding and Image

49:00-51:00 - Purpose of the Casual Arts / Asking Questions

51:00-55:00 - Talib Kweli feat. De La Soul - Soul Rebels

55:00-57:00 - Next Time / End

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The Casual Artscast 009 - Academics

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

- The Funk Doc and Old Man J together again. This time in the small town of Weimar to discuss education, the shortage of funk music, and saying the magic words "I don't know". The Casual Artscast Show 9

Playlist:
Hang Up Your Hang-ups - Herbie Hancock
Steppin - Soulive
Hunk-O-Funk - Brother Jack McDuff

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The Casual Artscast 008 - The Dirty South

Wed, 05 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

- This week's show features a short story about the Funk Doc's recent trip down in the American South. The music includes a few bluegrass and other folk tunes, and while they are the very opposite of funky, I think they appropriately accompany the reading. The Casual Artscast Show 8

Playlist:
Duelling Banjos - by a couple of hicks
And two other tracks by Bill Monroe

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The Casual Artscast 007 - Text and Media

Mon, 26 Sept 2005 00:00:00 GMT

- The Old Man all by himself in Weimar Germany. A shorter Artscast dealing with media, perception, Marshall McLuhan, and Q-Tip. The Casual Artscast Show 7

Playlist:
Autumn Leaves from the CD Somethin else with Cannonball Adderly, Miles Davis etc.
A Toccata by J.S. Bach
Freestyle Hiphop by A Tribe Called Quest

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The Casual Artscast 006 - Art and Creativity

Mon, 12 Sept 2005 00:00:00 GMT

- A spontaneous podcast about art, artists, and the role of creative people in society. Find out what blaxploitation films and Ludwig van Beethoven have in common. The Casual Artscast Show 6

Playlist:
Cold Blooded and Doin It - DJ Common
Coffee Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
Sunny Side of the Street - The Incredible Jimmy Smith

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The Casual Artscast 005 - Staasi Headquarters

Sat, 13 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Some eery anecdotes on The Staasi, former East Germany's version of the CIA. Also a small presentation on the merits of German.

The Casual Artscast 004 - The Suburbs

Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Origins of suburban life and important ideas related to the suburbs like convenience, strip malls, and consumption.

The Casual Artscast 003 - Berlin Alexanderplatz

The Casual Artscast - recorded in early July, 2005 at the Alexanderplatz S-Bahn (commuter train) station. Funky music from the JB's and discussions about life after our oil supply runs out...

The Casual Artscast 002 - Live8 Berlin

The Casual Artscast - The Funk Doc and Old Man J visit the Live8 concert in Berlin in their first "real" show on July 2, 2005.

The Casual Artscast 001 - Berlin Germany

The Casual Artscast - The Funk Doc and Old Man J lay the foundations for their new podcast. Recorded on location in Berlin Germany along the Spree river and at the new Holocaust Memorial.