Nothing to See Here

Stories and songs by Mark David Stewart and sound collages by Mark Hines explore birth and death and the stuff that happens in between. This episode was recorded in Calgary, Halifax, Stuttgart, and Berlin. Mark David Stewart's stories were recorded by David Clark. Collages and monologues by Mark Hines. Sound Design and Editing by David Clark Produced by David Clark at NSCAD University. "Laugh about It All In Hell" and "Make it Rain" were written and performed by Mark David Stewart.

Here is some advice about a variety of subjects: fruit flies, transformation, computer viruses, Roombas, and how to deal with Big Milk. We are trying to be helpful. Written and performed by Mark Hines, Raf MacDonald, Mauve Mulroy, and David Clark. Sound Design & Editing by David Clark.

Exploiting the twisted logic of Cockney Rhyming slang, this monologue daisy-chains an eclectic array of topics that prove that sometimes it's best to say something by saying something else. Listen as we explore Hillbillies, Hedy Lemarr, The Sound of Music, Bluetooth, The Monkees, Andy Warhol, and, of course, laxatives. Written and Produced by David Clark Sound Design by David Clark

Numbers can be lucky or they can be random. This audio collage channels the spirit of e.e. cummings to travel inside the secret life of numbers to a place where we can all live like the light that kills. Written and Performed by David Clark Sound Design and Mixing by David Clark Includes readings from "Let's Live Suddenly Without Thinking" by e.e. cummings and "A Million Random Digits" by David Reinfurt

Part Nihilistic metafiction and part elevator pitch for a world where anything is possible, this program channels a beatnik vibe in the Post-Trump age of HyperNormalisation. This can of worms contains, among other things, a meditation on David Lewis' ideas of Modal Realism and the uses of erasure. Made in Harlem the week after the 2016 US election! Written and performed by David Clark With the additional voices of Hesam Hanif, Chris O'Neil, Ken Schwartz, and Sara Hartland-Rowe. Sound Design and Mixing by David Clark.

Something mysterious happens at the laundromat and the robots want to know why. A quotidian litany is read, the smell architecture of dogs is compared with Occult Chemistry practices before the revolution comes and goes. Then the proposition of retrocausality is considered as a super8 film plays. Written by David Clark Includes audio excerpts from Vito Acconci and a conversation with Mathew Reichertz during his show 'Dog Park' at Hermes Gallery in Halifax. Sound Design and mixing by David Clark

This episode revolves around the story of Topsy the Elephant who was electrocuted by Thomas Edison at Dreamland at Coney Island and drifts into philosophical ideas about sleep, dreams, and death. Voices: David Clark, Mark Hines, Raf MacDonald, Tallis Clark Excerpts from: Jim Morrison, John Haskell, David Albert. Texts quoted: Alphonso Lingis, Graham Harman, Jean Luc Nancy Music sampled: Popol Vuh, Eve Egoyan, Martin Barlett, Valgeir Sigurdsson, Elizabeth Wheeler & Henry Anthony Sound Design by David Clark

This program was adapted from the audio from a Public Art Piece called ‘Meantime in Greenwich’ produced by David Clark in 2012. The installation consisted of twenty-four sundials installed throughout Sir Sandford Fleming Park in Halifax, accompanied by twenty-four stories about the mysterious nature of time (that could be played on your phone or mp3 player), and twenty-four AR virtual sculptures that could be accessed through a free iPhone app. The work celebrated the ‘Father of Standard Time’; Sir Sandford Fleming, in the park that had been his retirement home and is where he died. This work was commissioned by the Halifax Regional Municipality as part of celebration of the 100th anniversary of ‘The Dingle’, a tower that Sir Sandford Fleming built in 1912 as a commemoration of 150 years of representational government in Nova Scotia. Narrated by Neil Thompson Written by David Clark Sound Design & Mixing by David Clark

Part Art History and part Conspiracy Theory, this hour-long monologue explores the aesthetics of smiling. It takes you on an associative journey touching on popular culture, science, and the visual arts. This lecture was first performed at the 2016 Obey Convention in Halifax. Performed by David Clark Sound Design: David Clark Editing: David Clark Produced by David Clark at NSCAD University, Halifax.

This exploration of the world of dreams, both human and animal, takes us into some dark places in the forests of our minds. Animal dream researchers are challenged by revolutionaries and things have not turned out well at the annual CKDU potluck. This is audio art in retrograde on the dark side of your radio dial. Performers: Maeve Mulroy, Dave Marcotte, Alexander Robia, Rafael MacDonald, David Clark, Nathan Wilson, and Mark Hines. Sound Design: David Clark Editing: David Clark Produced by David Clark at NSCAD University, Halifax.

Characters' lives become entangled: an angry radio DJ vents his frustrations, Humpty Dumpty talks about life after the fall, experts discuss the spore people and their plight, Major Tom makes an appearance, and an actor channels the poetry of Rumi. Performers: Mark Hines, Raf MacDonald, Maeve Mulroy, Nick Owen, Lara Lewis, Ian Matheson, David Clark, Thomas Doucette, Alexander Robia, Nathan Wilson, Hesam Hanif Writing by Mark Hines, David Clark, and Hesam Hanif Sound Design: David Clark Editing: David Clark Produced by David Clark at NSCAD University, Halifax.

Through interviews, jokes, spells, and dramatizations we explore the life of the Invisible Man and his Invisible Family. After his wife leaves him, we discover that his life is not as great as we might imagine it to be. Performers: Mark Hines, Raf MacDonald, Maeve Mulroy, Alexander Robia and David Clark. Excerpts from Milton Friedman, James Otteson, Kyle Kulinski, Noam Chomsky Sound Design: David Clark Editing byDavid Clark Texts by David Clark and Mark Hines Produced by David Clark at NSCAD University

A band prepares for the upcoming release of their new album and talks about the group dynamics, their innovative approaches to songwriting, and a new collaboration with a pharmaceutical company. We go backstage at the after party, and then after the after party, two robots engage in pillow talk. We hear about the importance of downtime and hear the all-night Sun Report. Performers: Scott Kedy, Rafael MacDonald, Maeve Mulroy, David Clark, Oscar Campbell, Neil Thompson, and Mark Hines. Sound Design: David Clark Editing: David Clark Texts by Mark Hines and David Clark Produced by David Clark at NSCAD University, Halifax.

Through interviews, found audio, and dramatizations we hear about a mysterious institute and the influence of ‘The Master’. Events take a dramatic turn when Mavis steals a strange energy source from one of the other devotees and gets caught up in an alternative reality. Performers: Jessica MacDonald, Mark Hines, Raf MacDonald, Maeve Mulroy, Allanna Ward, Alexander Robia, William Robinson and David Clark. Sound Design: David Clark Editing: David Clark Produced at NSCAD University, Halifax by David Clark. 2016.