Beyond the Filter

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Interviews about new media, digital art and culture.

Liz Ryerson


    • Jun 29, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 26 EPISODES


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    Beyond The Filter 26 - Fake Friends with Shannon Strucci

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2018


    if you like this podcast, please consider supporting me on patreon at http://www.patreon.com/ellaguro hello! today i'm joined by Shannon Strucci, a filmmaker and video essayist, and we talk about her ongoing series about parasocial relationships, the perils of being a content creator online (especia....This item belongs to: audio/podcasts.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, JPEG Thumb, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 25 - Pooping Back and Forth Forever with Justin Charity

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018


    welcome to a very special 25th episode of Beyond the Filter! this time i bring back our very first repeat guest. that's right! it's the honorable, the man, the Take master... Justin Charity! in this very special episode we have a looser and more wide-ranging discussion and......This item belongs to: audio/podcasts.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 24 - The Old vs. New Internet with Felix Biederman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2018


    greetings! for this episode i'm joined by esteemed ironic political commentator Felix Biederman, one of the co-hosts of the podcast Chapo Trap House and contributor to Deadspin where he often writes about MMA and Gulf politics....This item belongs to: audio/podcasts.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, JPEG Thumb, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 23 - The Problem With Music with Liz Pelly

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2018


    hey! for the very first time this show has a musical intro! enjoy! the name of the track is "Forgotten Valley" by Kota Hoshino from the Forever Kingdom OST. if you like this episode, please consider supporting me on Patreon at: http://www.patreon.com/ellaguro on this episode i'm joined by music writ....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 22 - The Discourse with Briahna Joy Gray

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2018


    greetings! on this episode i talk with Briahna Joy Gray, a lawyer and writer from NYC, and co-host of the SWOTI podcast. a lot of her work aims to get to the heart of very difficult societal discussions like intersections of class and identity, cultural appropriation, where and when we should debate....This item belongs to: audio/podcasts.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 21 - Retro Gaming and Digital Preservation with Frank Cifaldi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2018


    hi! this episode i'm joined by Frank Cifaldi, a videogame preservationist and the founder and director of the Video Game History Foundation, as well as working with the company Digital Eclipse on several commercial Nintendo game compilations of note, including The Megaman Legacy Collection and the D....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 20 - Youtube Punditry and Trans Politics with ContraPoints aka Natalie Wynn

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2017


    NOTE: if you like the show, PLEASE consider supporting it (and me) on patreon! money is very tight because of me moving soon, and recent changes to patreon have caused me to lose pledges i can't afford to lose....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 19 - The World of Speedrunning with Narcissa Wright

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017


    highly-established videogame speedrunner Narcissa Wright joins me to talk what speedrunning is, her long history as a speedrunner and a staple of that community as an extremely popular Twitch streamer of Zelda (and other games) and co-founder of the website Speed Runs Live....This item belongs to: audio/podcasts.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 18 - The World of Twin Peaks with Joel Bocko

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2017


    greetings! today i talk with Joel Bocko, who runs the blog Lost In The Movies and is most well-known for his video essay series on Twin Peaks which you can find here: http://welcometotwinpeaks.com/video/journey-through-twin-peaks-essay/ OBVIOUS TWIN PEAKS SPOILERS of all types on this episode....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 17 - Doom is An Art Scene with Andrew Stine (aka Linguiça)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2017


    (note: the title of this episode was taken from a talk given by musician & Doom modder Jazz Mickle, which you can view here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxYND6K6u8w ) welcome! on the first IN THE FLESH interview of this show, i talk to Andrew Stine (aka Linguica), founder and maintainer of the a....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 16 - Support Your Local Art Scene with Jes Skolnik

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2017


    welcome!  this episode i'm joined by Jes Skolnik, the managing editor of the Bandcamp daily, which covers a wide swath of new an interesting music. we talk about a favorite topic: music journalism and the problems of insularity within the cultural landscape of music, the weirdness of hyper-fame, we....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 15 - Art and Activism with Kumars Salehi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2017


    Greetings! On this episode I talk with Kumars Salehi: a leftist activist, PhD student, and co-host of the excellent podcast Delete Your Account. We talk about Kumars's background in film studies and my own history in videogames, the inherently conservative nature of a lot of art and the long history....This item belongs to: audio/podcasts.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 14 - The Art and Business of Underground Music with Keith Rankin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2017


    i talk with surrealist visual artist/experimental electronic musician/record label co-owner Keith Rankin about his visual and musical artistic process, the mechanics of running a cool underground record label and a perennial favorite topic, the role of music criticism plays in highlighting undergrou....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 13 - Games And Labor with Lana Polansky

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2017


    Welcome back! it's been awhile! On this episode I talk with Lana Polansky - a games writer, artist, and (as of recently) political organizer based in Montreal. We discuss the labor conditions in the game industry, why leftists/marxists should embrace videogames and new media (and vice versa), and th....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, VBR MP3

    Beyond the Filter 12 - On Constructing and Breaking Digital Fantasies With Darius Kazemi

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2016


    i talk with weird internet art guru extraordinare Darius Kazemi in detail about his history with videogames and particularly the beginnings of the indie game world - and what led him to eventually swear off videogames and become involved with the internet art world....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 11 - On Interactive Fiction with Emily Short

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2016


    On this episode I talk to highly respected interactive fiction writer and active community member Emily Short. We talk about what exactly distinguishes interactive fiction, the different subsets of its still highly active community and how it's evolved over the years....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 10 - On Vaporwave, Videogame Preservation, and The Follies of Music Journalism with Christa Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2016


    on this episode i talk to Christa Lee, an electronic musician and games preservationist based in Olympia, Washington. we talk about what Vaporwave was vs. is now, her origins in the Vaporwave community and how Vaporwave's recent status as an online meme has made sincere tracing of its origins diffic....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 09 - On Forgotten Old Indie Games, Making Weird Art Tools & Art vs. Science with Andi McClure

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2016


    for this episode i join friend/collaborator and programming whiz/game designer-turned weird art tool maker Andi Mcclure to talk about her various game and/or interactive art projects over the years. we start with the more conventional platformer Jumpman and eventually move to the strange and wonderf....This item belongs to: audio/podcasts.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 08 - On New/Contemporary Classical Music and Composing Soundtracks with Isaac Schankler

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2016


    On this episode I talk with Isaac Schankler, a fellow game music composer and associate professor of new music at Cal Poly Pomona in LA. Over the years as a musician, I've had several run ins with new music and new music programs (also known as contemporary classical or academic music), but I've alw....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, VBR MP3

    Beyond the Filter 07 - On Forgotten Nostalgia and Preserving Mystery Online with Topher Florence

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2016


    (sorry for the audio issues on my end on this recording!!) Topher Florence aka docfuture is a personal favorite video artist of mine, whose work is a bizarre and often hilarious blend of videogame and pop culture of the past....This item belongs to: audio/podcasts.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 06 - On Memories of Online Communities Past and Existing Online as A Woman with Katie Kinkel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2016


    Welcome to a Very Special Episode of Beyond The Filter, where I talk to a longtime personal friend of mine, Katie Kinkel (aka Monobrow aka Robobrow) I originally met from the online community OC Remix ....This item belongs to: audio/podcasts.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 05 - On Making Art & Love in Troubled Times And Accessing The Divine with Auriea Harvey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2016


    Auriea Harvey is 1/2 (with husband Michaël Samyn) of Tale of Tales, a critically-acclaimed interactive art/formerly videogame studio - known for such games as The Path and Luxuria Superbia  - now working on a series of interactive cathedrals within VR titled "Cathedral In The Clouds"....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 04 - On The Labyrinth of Music Journalism, Hip-Hop in 2016, and The New Era of Media Branding with Justin Charity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2016


    Recently pop singer/artist Björk  called music journalism out for being a "boys club" . The only surprising thing about that statement is how unsurprising it seems to be to anyone paying attention. As an electronic musician  and queer transwoman artist who's struggled to find ways to promote my o....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 03 - On WebGL Experimentation and The Dynamics of Online Communities with Isaac Cohen aka Cabbibo

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2016


    WebGL, debuted in 2011, is a graphics library which allows your computer to render complex 3D and 2D graphics using your computer's GPU (traditionally used for games) within your web browser - without the use of plugin....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 02 - On The Flexibility of Flash and The Web of the Past with Nathalie Lawhead

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2016


    Flash has been a popular programming language/development platform on the internet for years, but ever since its heyday in the early 2000's after Actionscript 1 debuted in 2000, many have tried as hard as possible to kill it....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

    Beyond The Filter 01 - on The Nintendo Entertainment System with Nathan Altice

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2016


    In late 1985, the original Nintendo Entertainment System landed on store shelves in the US, and the world of videogames would never be the same. its manufacturer Nintendo, originally a Japanese card game and toy company, is widely credited with saving the videogame industry after a disastrous financ....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

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