Exact Change

Roberto and Claire discuss heartbreaking French film and musique, autumn fashion, back to school plans. Discussed in ep: Roberto's Dreamy Playlist, "Goodbye, First Love" Mia Hansen-Løve, Selling Sunset. Donate to: Trans Asylum Support Network

Claire and Roberto share a list of organizations providing relief for the disaster in Beirut, discuss their current obsessions, and talk to researcher and transdiciplinary artist Sheila Chavarría about artificial intelligence, and the present and potential futures of human-machine relationships. Highlighted: https://helplebanon.carrd.co/

Roberto and Claire introduce a place to donate to, talk about their most recent playlists and obsess over Ottessa Moshfegh. Highlights: It's Hot on Rikers Mentions (Ottessa related): Jailbait New Yorker Profile Depression Mentions Otherwise: "Enjoy the Silence" Depeche Mode, "Ana" Los Saicos, "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" Chromatics, Lana Del Rey, Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston, Eartheater. Reviews: Normal People, review by Lorrie Moore

Roberto and Claire talk about an organization to donate to, wax poetic about formative love stories in culture, discuss out of fashion coffee preferences and bad patterns. Highlighted org: chicagofreedomschool.org Mentioned in the episode: "Written on the Body" Jeanette Winterson, "The Lover" Marguerite Duras, "The Ravickians" Renee Gladman, "The End of the Story" Lydia Davis, "Cool" Gwen Stefani, "Fade Into You" Mazzy Star, "In the Mood for Love" Wong Kar-wai, The first season of The OC.

This week Roberto and Claire highlight more organizations, have an emo summer check in and Claire has a conversation with poet Zoe Tuck about fog, gossip and tarot. Highlighted this week: https://activationresidency.com/ https://www.blackandpink.org/ Zoe's website: https://www.zoetuck.com/

This week Roberto and Claire talk about two organizations to donate to, Roberto reads Brontez Purnell's tarot cards, we shoot the breeze about writing, trying to bottom in the bay, sex with celebs and passing time in lockdown... This week's highlighted organizations: https://www.theokraproject.com/ https://www.artsbusinesscollaborative.org/asp-products/for-the-gworls-ftg/ Pre Order Brontez's newest novel (do it now!): https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374538989

This week Roberto and Claire turn their attention towards Black Lives Matter, introduce some places to donate to and have a conversation with poet Stella Corso. This week's highlighted organizations: https://darkmusearts.squarespace.com/ Venmo: @darkmusearts https://theblack.school/home/ Venmo: @theblackschool

Exact Change is a podcast about literature, culture and desperate attempts at structure. This week Roberto and Claire discuss their favorite writing utensils, recall tales of online dating, interview author Kate Folk, and review netflix reality show Too Hot To Handle. Articles discussed in this episode: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/23/out-there

Exact Change is a podcast about literature, culture and desperate attempts at structure. This week Roberto and Claire play a get to know you game, examine the phenomenon behind Sally Rooney's Normal People, offer some recommended reading and tips on the writing life in the age of pandemic. Articles discussed in this episode: https://www.thewhitereview.org/reviews/sally-rooneys-normal-people/ https://lithub.com/c-pam-zhang-craft-newsletter/ https://www.newstatesman.com/2018/08/sally-rooney-normal-people-review