Do you even Art?

Plug in your headphones and prepare for a sensory onslaught as the co-hosts explore a uniquely/not-so-uniquely internet phenomenon: ASMR. Is this phono-somatic experience art...are those who create these experiences truly “ASMRtists”...or have we stumbled upon something entirely different?

In this episode, the DYEA Guys tackle those ubiquitous images that flood our inboxes and social media feeds. They examine the history and popularization of memes, as well as the ways in which they enhance, detract from, and redefine American pop culture. The co-hosts also answer the question of whether memes can, in fact, be considered art. For all of the memes discussed in the show see https://doyouevenart.com/episodes/004/.

Co-hosts Mike, Brendan, and Matt discuss their reactions to the filmed version of the Broadway smash Hamilton, recently released on Disney+. The guys share differing opinions over “what arts hardest” among the many astonishingly excellent aspects of the Tony-Award-winning 2015 hip-hop musical--including their picks for the Hamilton song that arts hardest.

In their first “What arts harder?” episode, co-hosts Brendan, Mike, and Matt share praise and critique for two highly acclaimed science-fiction films, Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar (2014) and Denis Villeneuve's Arrival (2016). The lively discussion culminates in the $64,000 question - What is more art? Is there a consensus about which film arts harder? Listen to find out...

What happens when a software engineer, an animator, and an English teacher get together to talk about art...? No, it’s not the start of a lame joke. Rather, it’s the premise of Do You Even Art?, a new podcast about art’s place in 21st-Century pop culture. The pilot episode introduces you to co-hosts Brendan O’Leary, Mike Mirandi, and Matt Martelli, who share their responses to the question “What is art?” with an exploration of Aristotle, Simon and Garfunkel, Frankenstein, and everything in between