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We (Taylor Hokanson and Rob Ray) assign ourselves (and a guest) a new creative challenge every two weeks. We then talk about our discoveries, problems, solutions, failures and successes and.... try to steer clear of catastrophic shop accidents.

Rob Ray and Taylor Hokanson


    • Jun 16, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 99 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Opposable Thumbs

    Episode 100: Wow! Episode 100! Animal Farm, Python & Fonts... Oh My!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 32:44


    Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Jason Soliday is our awesome editor. He is friendly, conscientious and a master of the craft. Hit him up if you need an editor or soundwizard of any kind. http://www.jsoliday.com/about

    Episode 99: Jason Soliday is our guest! (and also our awesome editor!)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 33:24


    Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Jason Soliday is our awesome editor. He is friendly, conscientious and a master of the craft. Hit him up if you need an editor or soundwizard of any kind. http://www.jsoliday.com/about Special Guest: Jason Soliday.

    Episode 98: Generative Art Maker Michelle Chandra is our guest! (re-post)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 43:26


    Michelle Chandra is our guest this episode! Welcome Michelle! Michelle makes awesome artworks using a pen plotter! Rob and Taylor ask her a lot of questions about her process and history with programming, software, pens and the fun of converting the digital to the physical. We also talk about waveform modulations, fractals and other cool stuff! Taylor's Art Assignment: Pick a memory with a place that is very important to you. Then think of an album you associate with that place and then listen to the album and draw that place from memory. Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Jason Soliday is our awesome editor. He is friendly, conscientious and a master of the craft. Hit him up if you need an editor or soundwizard of any kind. http://www.jsoliday.com/about

    Episode 96: Sidney Fernandez: a maker of many awesome things!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 46:24


    Yes! Sidney Fernandez is our guest this episode! Sid is a LARPer, fencing enthusiast, seamstress, cyberdeck builder and maker of many wonderful things. We talk about Épée sabre, SCA and Amtgard battle gaming. Sidney shares her process of wire-brushing woodgrain into L200 EVA foam for her creation of a foam macuahuitl for a friend. We also learn about Sid's cyberdeck build. A shout out to Frank, Stanley, Katie, Albee and Mr. Bojangles! (sorry for any misspellings). Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Jason Soliday is our awesome editor. He is friendly, conscientious and a master of the craft. Hit him up if you need an editor or soundwizard of any kind. http://www.jsoliday.com/about

    Episode 95: Happy New Year and F Chords for Everybody! (recorded 12.28.2020 which was 500 years ago)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 25:06


    Happy New Year Everybody! No guest today! Just Taylor trying to play F chords and Rob getting weapons thrown in his yard. Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Jason Soliday is our awesome editor. He is friendly, conscientious and a master of the craft. Hit him up if you need an editor or soundwizard of any kind. http://www.jsoliday.com/about

    Episode 94: Zine maker extraordinaire Liz Mason is our guest this episode!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 47:39


    Woo! Liz Mason is our guest this episode! Liz has been self-publishing for over twenty years. Recent published works include Caboose #12 and Cul-de-sac #8, Awesome Things #3 and the wonderfully titled Prizes Zine: Things My Dad Has Had to Take Out of Animals and Dance Dance Party Party Zine Zine We talk about zines, the coolness of independent radio (shout out to WZRD!), Quimby's bookstore, reluctant capitalism, Winston Smith, Chicago, Most Wanted and Most Unwanted, collage, Martha Quinn's Group Hug, consentacle, Herman Li, reaktorplayer and Hacker Noon. Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Jason Soliday is our awesome editor. He is friendly, conscientious and a master of the craft. Hit him up if you need an editor or soundwizard of any kind. http://www.jsoliday.com/about

    Episode 93: Judith and Rushali from the hotnew.tech podcast are our guests!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 51:41


    Judith and Rushali are our guests this episode! California and India in tha house! You can check out their hotnew podcast over at http://hotnew.tech! (insert reggaeton airhorn blast here!) We talk about weird work titles, resumes, match making, God, menstrual cups, olafur eliasson, and genuine laughter. And community is weird, hard and awesome. You can check out our website at http://opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Jason Soliday is our awesome editor. He friendly, conscientious and a master of the craft. Hit him up if you need an editor or soundwizard of any kind. http://www.jsoliday.com/about

    Episode 92: Emily Velasco is our guest!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 47:06


    You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Jason Soliday is our awesome editor. He is friendly, conscientious and a master of the craft. Hit him up if you need an editor or soundwizard of any kind. http://www.jsoliday.com/about Special Guest: Emily Velasco.

    Episode 91: Please Vote That Fucking Asshat Out! (We're assuming you did and are decompressing with us for this episode.)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 37:53


    You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 90: Rob shares Liz Mason's wonderful zines

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 40:52


    You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Thanks to Jason Soliday! Our new audio editor! If you're in need of an audio editor, hit him up! https://www.jsoliday.com/

    Episode 89: Awkwardistics

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 27:16


    Rob and Taylor check out our brains and talk about how to deal with awkward situations. Is it good to feel awkward? Or is that just misplaced bro-weirdness? How does that affect our work as podcast-people? You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 88: Emily Velasco and Lydia Cambron

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 34:17


    You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 87: We check out creations by Mohit Bhoite and Emily Velasco

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 28:20


    Taylor and Rob talk about their projects inspired by the amazing electronic constructions of Mohit Bhoite. Check out Emily's work! And make something inspired by the cool things she's making! You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 86: New awesome format! (kinda like the old awesome format!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 28:05


    Taylor and Rob talk about the new format. This episode we're talking about the amazing electronic constructions of Mohit Bhoite, Peter Vogel and Jiří Praus. Check em out! And make something inspired by the cool things they're making! You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 85: Ventilators, felt sculptures, and making your body do strange things.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 44:19


    Rob dives into the a big chunk of his COVID-19 life. Taylor shares some amazing work by artists making really cool things with felt. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 84: 3D Printing, Truchet Tiles, Wire Tie Mounts, and More!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 31:09


    Taylor and Rob talk about 3D Printing, Truchet Tiles, Wire Tie Mounts and a whole lot more! Rob is working on a vanity project and has entered the world of lightbulb sizes. Taylor is building a computer and needs to liquid cool his brain after researching all the processor SKUs. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 83: Inflatables with Gilles Mustar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 37:15


    Gilles Mustar is our guest this episode! Paris, France in the house! Gilles Rob and Taylor talk about aesthetic surgery, blood, inflatables, patterning, Rhino, Grasshopper, Kangaroo, Eurorack, and atmospheric sensors. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guest: Gilles Mustar.

    Episode 82: Chicago Storytelling, Sound, and Starting a Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 32:45


    Ronnie Gonzalez is our guest this episode! Chicago in tha house! Ronnie is starting a podcast! Taylor tackles the sound challenge. Rob's chore is finally hanging all the things you've been meaning to hang on the wall. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 81: A very "home store" relationship with nuts and bolts.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 28:25


    You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 80: 3D Printers and Weird Augmented Reality Face Filters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 19:59


    Taylor is getting is Prusa build on. Rob dives into SparkAR. We also talk about FaceApp, Irwin Wurm, "The Boys", and paper mache masks! Taylor has a really great suggestion for all of us at the end of the podcast. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 79: Rob's Creative Battery is Frickin' Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 27:03


    Rob needs a challenge. Taylor gives him two great ones. Taylor gets a 3D printer. David Blaine is a wacky person. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 78: Still Starting a Sketchbook

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 25:42


    We talk about numbers stations, Instagram Lenses, SparkAR, and getting detention. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 77: Start a Sketchbook

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 20:12


    Start a sketchbook! If you already have one, show us what you've got! Post what your sketches to #opposable_thumbs hashtag. We talk about the Bahn Mi, solar bikes with ham radio rigs, The Clockwork Orange, and boulder traps. We also adore the Rumble Strip podcast! Contribute an audio file to Erica's "Our Show" episode! You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 76: Boat (2 of 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 29:04


    We continue the #boat challenge! Make a thing and send it to us! Use the hashtag #opposableboat or just email it to us! You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs art, challenge, chicago, creativity, los angeles, making

    Episode 75: Boat (Jump in our new, shorter and more frequent boat!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 18:31


    Everything else in our lives is changing. So we're changing the podcast format along with it. We (Taylor and Rob) needed quicker and more frequent blasts of creativity. So we're adjusting to podcast to help. Join us! Make a project with the topic boat! Or jump in a boat and make any project! Make your pirate ship flag! Jumble the letters of boat into otab and greet every person you see from 20 feet away with this new non-touching greeting! "Otab!" "Otab to you!" "And a fine Otab to you too!" Post what you make to Instagram, Twitter, FB etc with the #opposableboat hashtag! Or just email it to us! You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 74: The Trolley Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 47:29


    No guest this episode! Just Taylor and Rob talking about stealing, smoking, and physical altercations. Oh, and Key and Peele, too. And Goop. Thanks to previous guest Tim Sway for the challenge! Call us with your New Media Support Problems! Call 775-235-2535! Rob is on camera. Taylor goes deep on going off the deep end. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Rob was on the art+music+tech podcast! Thanks Darwin! Check it: http://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-299-rob-ray-deadtech

    Episode 73: Brevity also Need Art Support? Call (775) 235-2535

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 48:04


    No guest this episode! Just Taylor and Rob talking about Instagram Stories, trying more (and throwing away more) ideas, Tara Donovan, multiples, and push sticks. Call us with your New Media Support Problems! Call 775-235-2535! Taylor stands in the place where he cooks. Rob counts the final countdown. Sean, you are missed. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 72: Preservation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 41:11


    No guest this episode! Just Taylor and Rob talking about injuries, personality tests, the Hogwarts House test, Bandersnatch, Instagram Stories, colmap, meshlab, magnet fishing and running over screws with your car. Taylor hangs with a bad Hippo. Rob resting witch face is so refreshing! You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 71: Retrograde

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2020 53:36


    Ross Takehashi is our guest! Las Vegas in tha house! Ross is an an sculpture artist and art educator working in cast metals. We talk about underappreciated art communities, houseless art makers, casting worms in bronze, animal preservation, taxidermy, cicada shell gundam models and lost sketchbooks. Taylor pounds the pixels. Ross presses the FISH button. Rob rolls for damage to the You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guest: Ross Takehashi.

    Episode 70: Happy New Year 2020!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 18:36


    Happy New Year 2020!!!! Thanks to all of our listeners and guests! No challenge this episode. Just a short thank you! You say Nevada, I say NevAHda. Taylor is tuning up his Fusion 360 LinkedIn Learning Class. We also talk about Dungeons & Dragons, white fragility, and pacing ourselves--even when trying to learn a new thing. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 69: Breathing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 57:42


    Kay Dartt is our guest this episode! West Virginia in tha house! Kay is a 3D fabrication badass so we're really excited to hear more about her work and see what she's created! Rob puts the idle in paradiddle. Kay makes our weird bodies even weirder. Taylor toots his own horn. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guest: Kay Dartt.

    Episode 68: Future Nostalgia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 58:47


    Jen Hofer is our guest this episode! Los Angeles in the house! Taylor fondly reflects on future millennial-turned-boomer maladies. Remember back when our insect protein crumbs would get stuck in the keys of our keyboards? Jen asks Taylor and Rob to make connections and draw conclusions. Rob stitches the 1846 to the 2019. Thanks to David Picciuto for the Future Nostalgia challenge! You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guest: Jen Hofer.

    Episode 67: Gridlock

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 63:20


    David Picciuto is our guest! Toledo, Ohio in tha house! Gridlock is our challenge! Thanks to Liz from Blitz City DIY for tha challenge! We talk about about local businesses, making something through making mistakes, and "Art" (We sipped wine and held our pinky fingers in the air during this part of the discussion.). We got David's rule #6! We also sand in the place where we live. Rob takes a trip down guano lane. Yikes. That sounds horrible. David's finishing moves are both infinite and... non-existant. Dude... Taylor puts the Living in living hinge. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guest: David Picciuto.

    Episode 66: Marathon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 49:06


    Rob and Taylor tackle the Marathon challenge! They dig into the complexities of data storage and archiving. We creative people who document our work in photos, videos, and text. It's a huge pile of digital stuff! We decided to converse three separate times as we tackled the worlds of atx, microatx, minitx, drive shucking, mdfind, RAID, NAS, DAS, VPN, and file recovery! Taylor got called a FIP. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 65: Soil

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2019 59:47


    Antonio Garcia is our guest! Chicago in tha house! Soil is our challenge! Thanks to Bamanya Brian for tha challenge! Taylor puts his Panteras on one NPN transistor at a time. Antonio pays tribute to 16-bit fart jokes most American's didn't get to enjoy in 1987. Rob has his patience tested by a very chill fly. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guest: Antonio Garcia.

    Episode 64: Vulnerability

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 53:09


    Bamanya Brian is our guest! Kampala, Uganda in tha house! Vulnerability is our challenge! Thanks to Antonio Martinez for tha challenge! Taylor takes us on a chemically induced dive into surrealisms! Brian hacks the system with light and radio! Rob tackles function = toSyllabus(hangup, weeks, feedback) { //lots of work. } You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guest: Bamanya Brian.

    Episode 63: Scale

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 53:23


    Antonio Martinez is our guest! Carbondale, IL in tha house! Scale is our challenge! Thanks to Deborah Maris Lader for tha challenge! Rob shows some lurve to tha curve. Antonio shows how to train your basement. Taylor may have formed a new industrial band. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guest: Antonio Martinez.

    Episode 62: Capital

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 62:19


    Deborah Lader, artist and founder/director of the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative is our guest this episode! Chicago in tha house! Capital is our challenge! Deborah, Taylor and Rob dive into the joys of music playing and project longevity. Chicago Printmakers just turned 30! We also talk about working in groups (Shout out to the art-making and publishing group Temporary Services) and the creative power of collectivity. Taylor adds value. Deborah dreams with the fishes. Rob might have the cable you're looking for. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guest: Deborah Lader.

    Episode 61: Summer Road Trip!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 10:52


    Summer Roadtrip! No guests or challenges this summer but we're well prepared for Back to School this fall! Taylor is headed to the Franconia Sculpture Park iron pouring residency in Minnesota. Rob is breaking his brain while building a vanity. We talk about Duck Duck Go, wood warping and things going sideways. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 60: Five Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2019 48:01


    Taylor and Rob ask each other five questions. And they talk about the end, and maybe return of, artisanal desktop software. Finding and having your community really helps. Also, a shout out to Vance Maker, Tim Sway and the Reclaimed Audio podcast. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 59: Liberation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 57:46


    Liberation is our challenge this episode! Thanks to Erin O'Brien for the challenge! Abigail Glaum-Lathbury is our guest this episode! Chicago in tha house! For nearly a decade Abigail produced a women’s ready to wear collection that showed during New York Market week and sold national ly and internationally. Her recent work takes the form of a counter-practice within the emergent field of critical fashion. We learn about Abigail's educational platform and free online pattern library called Genuine Unauthorized Clothing Clone Institute, (Project G.U.C.C.I.). Abigail also shares many great aspects of digital printing on cloth. Rob puts liberation on the map or... maybe... the map on liberation?Abigail decouples us from failed business models. Taylor conjures the energies of chance and the rare-earths. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guest: Abigail Glaum-Lathbury.

    Episode 58: Hashtag

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019 44:38


    Hashtag is our challenge this episode! Thanks to Federico Tobon for the challenge! We have no guest this episode. Just Taylor and Rob #putting #pound #signs #in #front #of #everything. Taylor digs into dance movement therapy! Pretty cool stuff! Good job body! Taylor pulls together the topics of USAmerican football to telephones to twitter in a way that no hashtag can. Rob applies "social media strategy" to what he makes and it felt pretty meh. But #colorfulfashion IS pretty cool. Instagram is weird. Jorge, Deb Chachra, Molly Allis and Erin O'Brien are awesome. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 57: Balancing Act

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 58:30


    Balancing Act is our challenge this episode! Thanks to Emily Kuehn for the challenge! We have no guest this episode. Just Taylor and Rob left alone with the cavernous echoes of their own thoughts. Rob talks about getting duped by an Instagram ad. Maybe. Or maybe he just duped himself. They also talk about the very vaporware-y Star Citizen game and the pitfalls of crowdfunded things. Rob is pretty into the word "diegetic."We also talk about listmaking, productivity, the ever-fascinating KT boundary and the poetry of iPhone file name sequences. Also chop saws, bench dogs and glue scrapers, Figma and GitHub. We also remind ourselves to not dig into our opinions too deeply. Things change. Rob get's right to the point. The guilt was too much to bear. Taylor was on the skids but ended up putting the glow up in his glue up! You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 56: Anonymous

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019 55:15


    Emily Kuehn is our guest this episode! Chicago in tha house! We talk about The Black Egg and kid feelings. Taylor's Sledgehammer Keyboard brought Taylor, Emily and Rob all together before so this feels a bit like a reunion... without all that face pain stuff. We also talk about time management for art-making. It pretty much sucks. Taylor has a Ken Nordine moment and "puts the mask on now." Emily makes an awesomely weird app. Rob puts a lot of work into ping pong balls. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guest: Emily Kuehn.

    Episode 55: Citizen Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2019 45:50


    Citizen Science is our challenge! Thanks to Vanessa Rey and Ariel Lynne for the challenge! We have no guest this episode. Taylor and Rob wade hip deep into the challenge with their phasers set to stun. Rob wonders if his dog is impacted by the earth's magnetic fields. Taylor logs onto the Internet of Sewage Holes. They also talk about sewer gas, Bosozoku culture, and try to tease apart differences between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation. And they talk about dinosaur death (yikes!) and the band "Godspeed! You Black Emperor" whose name comes from "The Black Emperors," a Japanese biker gang. Serendipitously, they would also craft a pretty great soundtrack for the destruction of the Earth's atmosphere. Also, a shoutout to the Paper Boys Podcast. Check em out! Charlie and James unravel the actual journal papers behind these latest headlines in science news, breaking down complicated topics and calling out misinformation in the media. (http://http://paperboyspodcast.com) You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 54: Chemistry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 62:43


    Vanessa Rey and Ariel Lynne are our guests this episode! Chicago in tha house! We talk about the beauty and fun of bioplastics, product design and the challenges of Kickstarter! We also nerd out about Dungeons and Dragons, 99% Invisible, Bedo's Leatherworks, DD-WRT and the Monarch Wellness Fair. Yep, you've found your people! Tayler gets his molecules on track. Vanessa whips up a prize winning prize (we're stoked and humbled!). Ariel is inspired by the 5 branches. Rob has the power! You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guest: Vanessa Rey + Ariel Lynne.

    Episode 53: Periscope

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 57:34


    Printmaker Amy Leners is our guest this episode! Chicago in tha house! "Periscope" is our challenge! Thanks Ranjit Bhatnagar for the challenge! Taylor slices... he dices.... And then he is bitten by a grasshopper. Amy makes a book and Taylor and Rob flip for it! Ombré! Rob pursues powerlifting for people who sew. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guest: Amy Leners.

    Episode 52: Camouflage

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 47:39


    No guest this week! Just Rob and Taylor excited to be talking to one another. Thanks to Charlene McBride for the challenge! Rob and Taylor dive in on projects! Rob jiggles it... just a little bit. Taylor puts the "imp" in imposter. Taylor discovers "sharenting." Yowch. Bruce Nauman is a wacky dude. Roger Corman is too. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 51: Backwards Safety Dance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 43:46


    No guest this week! Just Rob and Taylor going big and... then also going home. Rob and Taylor dive in on relational aesthetics, branding and hoping the artist whose art you like isn't a giant butthole. R. Kelly, Carl Andre and Henry Rollins walk into a bar... Which person's art do you choose to like? That's not a very good joke. And then we deep dive into electronics. Taylor reaches the melting point! Rob conjures triple five soulessness Go see Taylor at the Hilton Bar in Manhattan! Whew! That was a lot of talking about electronics! You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

    Episode 50: Survival

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 58:24


    Jen Costillo and Álvaro Prieto of the Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast are our guests this episode! Undisclosed Unnamed geographic locations in tha house! We dig into the concept of reverse engineering and also the complexities and simplicities of cheesemaking! Taylor brings a serger to a #fingergunfight. Taylor is an I... And a very slight A! Jen asks us "can you ensure your survival?" Always check the QR code to be totally sure! Plants! Humans! Electronics! Álvaro may have created of a new version of rock paper scissors! Rob packs his bug out bag and then was totally unprepared for what happened next. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guests: Álvaro Prieto and Jen Costillo.

    Episode 49: Iteration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 57:27


    Melissa Potter is our guest this episode! Chicago in tha house! We talk to Melissa about bad art history books, the radness of papermaking, the earnestness of hardcore kids... and the rad earnestness of papermaker hardcore kids. Rob brings the patterns of life and the YouTube-ness of "How To Lyfe" to the Roland TR 909 drum machine. Mel also examines iteration through life but through the lens of multiples and the microbiological. Taylor takes takes his iteration on a train to... to... Grand Central Station? You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Deb Chachra, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guest: Melissa Potter.

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