Podcasts about my own devices

80DISCOPARTY 50 MINUTI DI MUSICA ANNI 80 MIXATA DA LUCA MAURINAZ Playlist * Coldcut ft. Lisa Stansfield – People Hold On (1989) * Chic – Le Freak (1978) * Bobby Orlando – She Has a Way (1982) * Depeche Mode – Everything Counts (1983) * Ivan – Fotonovela (1985) * M|A|R|R|S – Pump Up The Volume (1987) * Patrick Juvet – I Love America (1978) * Tears for Fears – Change (1983) * Pet Shop Boys – Left to My Own Devices (1988) * Yes – Owner of a Lonely Heart (1983) * Sister Sledge – All American Girls (1981) * Rick Astley – Take Me to Your Heart (1988) * Alan Sorrenti – Figli Delle Stelle (1977) * Cock Robin – The Promise You Made (1985) * Mel & Kim – Respectable (1987) * Eurythmics – Here Comes the Rain Again (1984) * ABBA – Voulez-Vous (1979) * Aretha Franklin – Think (1968) * Bananarama – Venus (1986) * Billy Joel – Uptown Girl (1983)

My guest on this episode of THIRI is Dessa. She's at true multi-hyphenate artist: a rapper, singer, author, podcast host, and more. This year she released a great album called Bury the Lede and we talked about that as well as her 2018 book My Own Devices, lutes, secret songs on CDs, lucid dreams, the term “breaking news”, our hometown of Minneapolis, and a whole lot more. It was a really great conversation. I very much enjoyed it and I bet you will too. Listen and please subscribe! 

En plena explosión del movimiento Punk en el Reino Unido y su filosofía del “Do it yourself” un grupo de chicos procedentes de distintas partes del país comenzaban a jugar con sintetizadores, influenciados por Kraftwerk, Bowie, Brian Eno y Donna Summer. Así es como surge el SynthPop gracias a gente como The Human League, O.M.D., Tubeway Army y varios más. Este género se hizo fuerte a comienzos de los 80s con la aparición de la “segunda generación”: Depeche Mode, Yazoo, New Order, Soft Cell, Visage y un largo etc. Durante toda la década continuó en activo y durante los últimos años de los 80s la gran invasión del House, el New Beat, el Acid House y el Techno ha sido una gran influencia para el género, tanto para artistas de la vieja escuela como para las nuevas generaciones. En este podcast podréis escuchar un breve resumen de las canciones de sintetizadores influenciadas por los nuevos sonidos que sonaron en las radios, en su gran mayoría escuchareis las versiones maxis originales. Comenzamos con When in Rome, trio británico con un solo hit “The Promise” publicado originalmente en 1987 pero fue al año siguiente cuando logra el éxito. Depeche Mode publica en 1987 “Strangelove” el primer single de su icónico álbum “Music for the masses”. Convirtiéndose en su sencillo más exitoso hasta aquel momento, logrando que muchos DJs y productores crearan sus propias remezclas no oficiales de la canción. Information Society, originales de Minneapolis con un comienzo entre el Avant-Garde y los sonidos electrónicos. Publicaron su primer álbum “oficial” en 1988, con un sonido más SynthPop, consiguiendo gran éxito en todo el mundo y del cual lanzaron 4 singles, entre ellos “Walking Away”. Al día de hoy siguen en activo. Erasure, duo británico formado por Vince Clark (Depeche Mode, Yazoo) y el vocalista Andy Bell en 1985. En abril de 1988 publican su icónico álbum (y para muchos el mejor hasta la fecha) “The Innocents”. Uno de sus sencillos “A Little Respect” se convirtió en un himno del SynthPop de la década. Book of Love, grupo americano de SynthPop formado en 1983 publicando su primera producción en 1986. En 1988 lanzan su segundo álbum del cual sale como single “Pretty Boys & Pretty Girls” logrando sonar en radios de todo el mundo. En 1993 el grupo se disuelve. Peter Schilling, cantante alemán famoso por la canción “Major Tom (Coming Home)” publicada en 1983. Pero no fue hasta 1989 que no repitió el éxito gracias a “The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime)” colaboración con Michael Cretu, creador del grupo Enigma. El sencillo no fue un gran éxito en los US pero si en el resto del mundo. Cetu Javu, grupo alemán formado en 1984. Tenían la particularidad que varias canciones eran en castellano ya que su cantante (Javier Revilla-Díez) era hijo de españoles, aunque él ha nacido en Hannover. Debido a esto fue un grupo de gran popularidad en Latinoamérica y España, no así en el resto del mundo. Uno de sus mayores éxitos “Have in Mind” fue lanzado en 1988. Los también alemanes Camouflage lograron la notoriedad con su primer sencillo “The Great Commandment” publicado en 1987. Publicaron varios singles más de moderado éxito mundial pero nunca han podido repetir el suceso del primero. Hasta nuestros días sigue siendo muy evidente la gran influencia que ejerce Depeche Mode sobre ellos. Kon Kan, el proyecto del canadiense Barry Harris, publica el single “I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)” en 1988. Debido al gran éxito obtenido la discográfica convence a Barry a lanzar un álbum integro, el cual sale al mercado un año después. Del mismo salen varios singles pero cada vez con menos repercusión. Publica un par de discos más y disuelve el proyecto para formar junto al DJ Carl Cox el dúo Thunderpuss para dedicarse a la remezcla de canciones de artistas como Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, etc. Pet Shop Boys, duo de SynthPop influenciados por el Hi-NRG publican 2 discos de gran éxito y en 1988 lanzan el icónico “Introspective”. Disco concebido para las pistas de baile, 6 canciones en versiones extendidas con bases y sintetizadores propios de House. El segundo sencillo fue “Left to My Own Devices” publicado en noviembre de 1988. Hoy en día la mayoría de las canciones del álbum son parte fundamental en cualquier playlist del dúo. New Order, luego de varios discos deciden viajar a Ibiza para grabar lo que sería su siguiente producción “Technique”, muy influenciado por los sonidos que sonaban en la isla en aquel momento (House, Balearic, New Beat). El primer single fue “Round & Round” lanzado en marzo de 1989, a pesar de solo tener un éxito moderado, con los años se ha convertido en un clásico del género y del grupo. Real Life, originales de Australia este grupo de SynthPop solo lograron sonar en todas las radios del mundo con la canción “Send me an Angel”. Publicado originalmente en 1984 y luego en 1988 renombrándolo como “Send Me An Angel '89”. Espero disfrutéis del podcast. TRACKLIST: 01 - When In Rome - The Promise (Coliseum Mix) 02 - Depeche Mode - Strangelove (Maxi Mix) 03 - Information Society - Walking Away (Space Age Mix) 04 - Erasure - A Little Respect (Extended Mix) 05 - Book Of Love - Pretty Boys & Pretty Girls (Extended Mix) 06 - Peter Schilling - The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime) (Long Version) 07 - Cetu Javu - Have In Mind (Extended Mix) 08 - Camouflage - The Great Commandment (Extended Dance Mix) 09 - Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden) (12' remix) 10 - Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices (LP Version) 11 - New Order - Round&Round (Club mix) 12 - Real Life - Send Me An Angel '89 (Dance Mix)

En plena explosión del movimiento Punk en el Reino Unido y su filosofía del “Do it yourself” un grupo de chicos procedentes de distintas partes del país comenzaban a jugar con sintetizadores, influenciados por Kraftwerk, Bowie, Brian Eno y Donna Summer. Así es como surge el SynthPop gracias a gente como The Human League, O.M.D., Tubeway Army y varios más. Este género se hizo fuerte a comienzos de los 80s con la aparición de la “segunda generación”: Depeche Mode, Yazoo, New Order, Soft Cell, Visage y un largo etc. Durante toda la década continuó en activo y durante los últimos años de los 80s la gran invasión del House, el New Beat, el Acid House y el Techno ha sido una gran influencia para el género, tanto para artistas de la vieja escuela como para las nuevas generaciones. En este podcast podréis escuchar un breve resumen de las canciones de sintetizadores influenciadas por los nuevos sonidos que sonaron en las radios, en su gran mayoría escuchareis las versiones maxis originales. Comenzamos con When in Rome, trio británico con un solo hit “The Promise” publicado originalmente en 1987 pero fue al año siguiente cuando logra el éxito. Depeche Mode publica en 1987 “Strangelove” el primer single de su icónico álbum “Music for the masses”. Convirtiéndose en su sencillo más exitoso hasta aquel momento, logrando que muchos DJs y productores crearan sus propias remezclas no oficiales de la canción. Information Society, originales de Minneapolis con un comienzo entre el Avant-Garde y los sonidos electrónicos. Publicaron su primer álbum “oficial” en 1988, con un sonido más SynthPop, consiguiendo gran éxito en todo el mundo y del cual lanzaron 4 singles, entre ellos “Walking Away”. Al día de hoy siguen en activo. Erasure, duo británico formado por Vince Clark (Depeche Mode, Yazoo) y el vocalista Andy Bell en 1985. En abril de 1988 publican su icónico álbum (y para muchos el mejor hasta la fecha) “The Innocents”. Uno de sus sencillos “A Little Respect” se convirtió en un himno del SynthPop de la década. Book of Love, grupo americano de SynthPop formado en 1983 publicando su primera producción en 1986. En 1988 lanzan su segundo álbum del cual sale como single “Pretty Boys & Pretty Girls” logrando sonar en radios de todo el mundo. En 1993 el grupo se disuelve. Peter Schilling, cantante alemán famoso por la canción “Major Tom (Coming Home)” publicada en 1983. Pero no fue hasta 1989 que no repitió el éxito gracias a “The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime)” colaboración con Michael Cretu, creador del grupo Enigma. El sencillo no fue un gran éxito en los US pero si en el resto del mundo. Cetu Javu, grupo alemán formado en 1984. Tenían la particularidad que varias canciones eran en castellano ya que su cantante (Javier Revilla-Díez) era hijo de españoles, aunque él ha nacido en Hannover. Debido a esto fue un grupo de gran popularidad en Latinoamérica y España, no así en el resto del mundo. Uno de sus mayores éxitos “Have in Mind” fue lanzado en 1988. Los también alemanes Camouflage lograron la notoriedad con su primer sencillo “The Great Commandment” publicado en 1987. Publicaron varios singles más de moderado éxito mundial pero nunca han podido repetir el suceso del primero. Hasta nuestros días sigue siendo muy evidente la gran influencia que ejerce Depeche Mode sobre ellos. Kon Kan, el proyecto del canadiense Barry Harris, publica el single “I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)” en 1988. Debido al gran éxito obtenido la discográfica convence a Barry a lanzar un álbum integro, el cual sale al mercado un año después. Del mismo salen varios singles pero cada vez con menos repercusión. Publica un par de discos más y disuelve el proyecto para formar junto al DJ Carl Cox el dúo Thunderpuss para dedicarse a la remezcla de canciones de artistas como Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, etc. Pet Shop Boys, duo de SynthPop influenciados por el Hi-NRG publican 2 discos de gran éxito y en 1988 lanzan el icónico “Introspective”. Disco concebido para las pistas de baile, 6 canciones en versiones extendidas con bases y sintetizadores propios de House. El segundo sencillo fue “Left to My Own Devices” publicado en noviembre de 1988. Hoy en día la mayoría de las canciones del álbum son parte fundamental en cualquier playlist del dúo. New Order, luego de varios discos deciden viajar a Ibiza para grabar lo que sería su siguiente producción “Technique”, muy influenciado por los sonidos que sonaban en la isla en aquel momento (House, Balearic, New Beat). El primer single fue “Round & Round” lanzado en marzo de 1989, a pesar de solo tener un éxito moderado, con los años se ha convertido en un clásico del género y del grupo. Real Life, originales de Australia este grupo de SynthPop solo lograron sonar en todas las radios del mundo con la canción “Send me an Angel”. Publicado originalmente en 1984 y luego en 1988 renombrándolo como “Send Me An Angel '89”. Espero disfrutéis del podcast. TRACKLIST: 01 - When In Rome - The Promise (Coliseum Mix) 02 - Depeche Mode - Strangelove (Maxi Mix) 03 - Information Society - Walking Away (Space Age Mix) 04 - Erasure - A Little Respect (Extended Mix) 05 - Book Of Love - Pretty Boys & Pretty Girls (Extended Mix) 06 - Peter Schilling - The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime) (Long Version) 07 - Cetu Javu - Have In Mind (Extended Mix) 08 - Camouflage - The Great Commandment (Extended Dance Mix) 09 - Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden) (12' remix) 10 - Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices (LP Version) 11 - New Order - Round&Round (Club mix) 12 - Real Life - Send Me An Angel '89 (Dance Mix)

(This conversation was originally broadcast on November 16, 2022) Tom's guest today is an artist who defies categorization and whose creative outlets span a number of genres. Dessa is a rapper, a composer, a poet, a writer, and the host of Deeply Human, a podcast about science. She has given TED talks and speeches about entrepreneurship and art and other topics. She's the author of a memoir in essays called My Own Devices.  Her latest book is a collection of poetry with a wild title, called Tits on the Moon. On this archive edition of Midday, let's listen to a conversation Tom had with Dessa in November when she was in town serving as an artist in residence at Johns Hopkins University, and giving a concert at the Ottobar in Baltimore. Dessa joined us in Studio A.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom's guest today is an artist who defies categorization and whose creative outlets span an array of genres. Dessa is a Minneapolis-born rapper, composer, poet, writer, and the host of Deeply Human, a podcast about science. She has given TED talks and speeches about entrepreneurship and art. She's the author of a memoir in essays called My Own Devices.  Her latest book is a collection of poetry called Tits on the Moon. Here's a link to a Dessa composition called Velodrome, in a recording of a live performance with the Minnesota Orchestra. Dessa is spending a few days at Johns Hopkins University here in Baltimore as an artist in residence. She's giving a concert at the Ottobar at 8pm this Thursday night, sharing the bill with a great local band, Outcalls. Dessa joins Tom today in Studio A …See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Writers come to the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul from all over the world for Talking Volumes. The experience is always intimate and energetic. But hometown authors might have the most fun. For this special edition of Big Books and Bold Ideas, host Kerri Miller takes a look back at some of her favorite on-stage conversations with Minnesota writers. They include Dessa, who appeared at Talking Volumes in 2018 to talk about her memoir, “My Own Devices,” William Kent Krueger, who was the finale guest in 2021, and Kate DiCamillo, who also appeared in 2021 and brought the house down several times with her witty banter. You can still get tickets to the 2022 season of Talking Volumes. Karen Armstrong kicked it off in September. Coming up later this month and in November: Celeste Ng, Dani Shapiro and Ross Gay. Guests: Dessa is a singer, rapper and writer based in Minneapolis. Her memoir, “My Own Devices,” was published in 2018. William Kent Krueger is an novelist and crime writer, best known for his series of novels featuring Cork O'Connor, which are set mainly in Minnesota. Kate DiCamillo is an award-winning storyteller for both children and adults. She lives in Minneapolis. To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above.  Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or RSS. Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations. 

Musician and writer Dessa has made a career of bucking genres and defying expectations—her résumé as a musician includes performances at Lollapalooza and Glastonbury, co-compositions for 100-voice choir, performances with the Minnesota Orchestra, and top-200 entries on the Billboard charts. She contributed to the #1 album The Hamilton Mixtape and the RBG documentary. As a writer, she's been published by The New York Times and National Geographic Traveler, broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio, and published a memoir-in-essays (My Own Devices, 2018) in addition to two literary collections. She's also the host of Deeply Human, a podcast created by the BBC and American Public Media. In this interview, Dessa talks about how she leads in her roles as a musician, podcast host, and writer. She says there is a fluidity in her leadership. She knows when to lead and when to get out of the way so the experts in the room can do their jobs. One of the keys to her success in getting the best performance out of others is understanding where people want to go in their careers and how she can help them get there. Dessa also talks about her collaboration with the Minnesota Orchestra and how she needed to understand the orchestra's culture and language in order to maximize the talents of all the musicians involved in the joint performance.

Singer, rapper, and writer Dessa has made a career of bucking genres and defying expectations. Her résumé as a musician includes performances at Lollapalooza and Glastonbury, co-compositions for 100 Voices Choir, performances with the Minnesota Orchestra, and Top 200 entries on the Billboard charts. She contributed to the number-one album The Hamilton Mixtape and the RBG documentary; her track “Congratulations” has notched over 20 million streams. As a writer, she's been published by the New York Times and National Geographic Traveler, broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio, and published a memoir-in-essays (My Own Devices, 2018) in addition to two literary collections. As a speaker, Dessa has delivered keynote speeches and presentations on art, science, and entrepreneurship; guest lectures at universities and colleges across the United States; and a TED Talk about her science experiment on how to fall out of love.  She's also the host of Deeply Human, a podcast created by the BBC and American Public Media. Dessa has been covered by Pitchfork, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, and more. The LA Times says she “sounds like no one else.” NPR's All Songs Considered calls her “a national treasure.” On the stage and on the page, Dessa's style is defined by ferocity, wit, tenderness, and candor.

Singer, rapper, and writer Dessa joins Rhett from her apartment in Manhattan to talk about how the pandemic has affected her life, the trope of the troubled artist, and touring in the age of COVID. Dessa explains why science is so important to her work, and delivers an unexpected response to the question of what she would tell her 21-year old self.Dessa has made a career of bucking genres and defying expectations—her résumé as a musician includes performances at Lollapalooza and Glastonbury, co-compositions for 100-voice choir, performances with the Minnesota Orchestra, and top-200 entries on the Billboard charts. She contributed to the #1 album The Hamilton Mixtape: her track, “Congratulations,” has notched over 16 million streams. She's been published by The New York Times and National Geographic Traveler, broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio, and published a memoir-in-essays (My Own Devices, 2018) in addition to two literary collections. She's also delivered a TED Talk about her science experiment on how to fall out of love. Dessa is the host of Deeply Human, a podcast created by the BBC and American Public Media. You can find the NY Times article referenced in the episode. “5 Notes From a Quiet Year: How Music Survived The Pandemic” here.Wheels Off is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted and produced by Rhett Miller. Co-produced by Kirsten Cluthe in partnership with Nick Ruffini (Revoice Media). Editing by Justin Thomas. Production Assistance by Matt Bavuso. Music by OLD 97's. Episode artwork by Katherine Boils. Show logo by Tim Skirven. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Everyone of us knows heartache—the sweet melancholy of a love that just doesn't work. Multi-talented Dessa traces much of her musical inspiration to that pain, and commissioned a team of neuroscientists to help her fall out of love. Dessa is a singer, rapper and writer whose musical resume includes performances at Lollapalooza and Glastonbury, co-compositions for 100-voice choir, performances with the Minnesota Orchestra, and top-200 entries on the Billboard charts. She contributed to the number one album The Hamilton Mixtape: her track, “Congratulations,” has notched over 16 million streams.  Her writing has been published by The New York Times and National Geographic Traveler and broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio and published as a memoir-in-essays, entitled “My Own Devices” in addition to two literary collections.  Dessa has delivered keynote speeches and presentations on art, science, and entrepreneurship, guest lectures at universities and colleges across the United States and a TED Talk about her science experiment on how to fall out of love.  She hosts the “Deeply Human” podcast, created by the BBC and American Public Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following Eduardo De La Calle's release in January, which was well suited for dark dancefloors, Mexico City-based imprint Discos Movimiento shifts gears with EP 'E.the.re.al' by young talented producer Santiago Valdés who delivers two cuts ideally suited for summertime and rooftop parties. In "My Own Devices," Santiago brings an ethereal atmosphere, the leitmotif of the release, to its zenith with a melancholic electronic piano melody and seductive vocals by Shell. Wooden percussions and raindrops serve as undercurrents that give that special touch to this lovely track. Santiago Valdés on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/santiaval Discos Movimiento on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/discosmovimiento Discos Movimiento on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discosmovimiento/ www.itsdelayed.com www.instagram.com/_itsdelayed_ www.facebook.com/itsdelayed

Dessa is a singer, rapper, writer, speaker, science and philosophy connoisseur, podcast host, and ice cream flavor inventor. (Her flavor is Dessa’s Existential Crunch which consists of crème fraîche, brown sugar ice cream, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Disaronno Amaretto Liqueur, and a cashew and praline pecan brittle crunch). Dessa has made a career of bucking genres and defying expectations — her résumé as a musician includes being part of the Doomtree collective, a solo artist with performances at Lollapalooza and Glastonbury, co-composer of pieces for 100-voice choir, performances with the Minnesota Orchestra, and top-200 entries on the Billboard charts. She also contributed to the #1 album The Hamilton Mixtape. As a writer, she published a memoir-in-essays called My Own Devices which was released in 2018 in addition to two literary collections along with many articles in journals such as The New York Times and National Geographic Traveler. And now she is the host of a new podcast that explores “why we do the things we do” called Deeply Human. The podcast is a fun exploration of a number of topics and brings in experts to help explain why we behave the way we do. We wanted to talk to Dessa before we knew about her podcast. Here is part of the e-mail that we sent to her publicist to ask for an interview: “While it may seem a bit off-brand for us to ask for an interview with Dessa, we think that it would be fascinating, and we’d love to talk to her about the intersection of music and emotion.   While we typically interview behavioral science researchers and practitioners, we often interview what we call “accidental behavioral scientists.”  These are people who are applying the aspects of behavioral science to their work without really knowing that they are doing it. Dessa captures a lot of our human experience in her lyrics and discussing that would be a wonderful way of exploring this concept. We would also love to talk to her about her experience with the scientific fMRI research that she talks about in her essay, “Call of your ghost.” Our conversation with Dessa examined a wide range of topics – moving from her podcast, to music’s ability to create synchronicity between people, to how we can’t compare subjective experiences, to how emotional connection comes from dropping veils and getting out of our “practiced mirror face.”  This is an episode that you definitely don’t want to miss. © 2021 Behavioral Grooves   Links Dessa: www.dessawander.com or www.doomtree.com Deeply Human: wherever you get your podcasts from Lute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lute The Diary of Ann Frank: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diary_of_a_Young_Girl Alan Alda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Alda Helen Fisher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Fisher_(anthropologist) Barry Schwartz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Schwartz_(psychologist) Oxytocin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxytocin_receptor EEG: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroencephalography QEEG: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_electroencephalography Autism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism Epilepsy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilepsy Penijean Gracefire: https://penijean.com/home Cheryl Olman: http://www.neuroscience.umn.edu/people/cheryl-olman-phd fMRI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_magnetic_resonance_imaging Neurofeedback: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurofeedback Harry Haslow – Wire Monkey experiments: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Harlow Research on Emotion and Narrative - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325962169_Emotion_and_Narrative_Perspectives_in_Autobiographical_Storytelling Drummer Boy (Military): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drummer_(military) “Rock ’n’ Roll but not Sex or Drugs: Music is negatively correlated to depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic via reward-related mechanisms”: https://tinyurl.com/yw4v5avs Pew Research (2016) The Joy and Urgency of Learning: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2016/03/22/the-joy-and-urgency-of-learning/ Common Biases and Heuristics: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XHpBr0VFcaT8wIUpr-9zMIb79dFMgOVFRxIZRybiftI/edit?usp=sharing    Musical Links Dessa “Fighting Fish”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9bwKI-fb7k Dessa “The Chaconne” (Kurt’s favorite version of the song with Aby Wolf and Jeremy Messersmith): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8dt8mY2WiQ London Bulgarian Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GEDbKe038o Lady Midnight “Bloodsong”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRb6Uqsvq5w Chopin’s Mazurkas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5D46aHhRDM Erik Satie “Gymnopédie No. 1”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL0xzp4zzBE “Hamilton” soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPSWZUExZ8M “Hamilton Mix Tape”: https://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Mixtape-Explicit-Various-artists/dp/B01M3XVPL4 Dessa Live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5n1lsfZI3A Mayada “Haydn Sonata in D”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpTfxMmBsLY Chopin “Mazurka Op. 68 n. 2”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL4_uD0Vp5U Yann Tiersen “La valse d'Amélie”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj9BihmugmI Tim Houlihan “I Get Lonesome, Too”: http://www.timhoulihan.com/music  

Dessa is a rapper, a singer, an author, a poet, and a whiskey co-creator, among other things. She even participated in an “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”-type procedure in an attempt to remove memories from a painful relationship.Nerdette’s Greta Johnsen talks to her about all of that, including her memoir, My Own Devices. We also listen to some of the amazing tracks on “Chime.” This episode originally aired in 2019.

Selección de grande canciones del Electgro-Pop de los 80s, segunda parte. TRACKLIST: 01 - Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy (12" Version) 02 - New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (Original 12'' Version) 03 - Erasure - Stop! (12" Remix) 04 - Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices (seven-inch mix) 05 - Information Society - Lay All Your Love On Me (Radio Hot Mix) 06 - Yazoo - Don't Go (Re-Mix) 07 - Real Life - Send Me An Angel '89 08 - Freddie Mercury - Love Kills (Original 1984 Single Version) 09 - Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough 10 - Trans-X - Living On Video 11 - The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Extended Version) 12 - New Order - True Faith 13 - Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind 14 - Erasure - A Little Respect 15 - Alphaville - Big in Japan (Single Version) 16 - Cetu Javu - Have In Mind (Extended Mix) 17 - Camouflage - The Great Commandment (Extended Dance Mix) 18 - Peter Schilling - The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime) 19 - The Beloved - I Love You More 20 - Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done to Deserve This?

Selección de grande canciones del Electgro-Pop de los 80s, segunda parte. TRACKLIST: 01 - Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy (12" Version) 02 - New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (Original 12'' Version) 03 - Erasure - Stop! (12" Remix) 04 - Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices (seven-inch mix) 05 - Information Society - Lay All Your Love On Me (Radio Hot Mix) 06 - Yazoo - Don't Go (Re-Mix) 07 - Real Life - Send Me An Angel '89 08 - Freddie Mercury - Love Kills (Original 1984 Single Version) 09 - Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough 10 - Trans-X - Living On Video 11 - The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Extended Version) 12 - New Order - True Faith 13 - Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind 14 - Erasure - A Little Respect 15 - Alphaville - Big in Japan (Single Version) 16 - Cetu Javu - Have In Mind (Extended Mix) 17 - Camouflage - The Great Commandment (Extended Dance Mix) 18 - Peter Schilling - The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime) 19 - The Beloved - I Love You More 20 - Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done to Deserve This?

In this episode, I'll be reading a chapter from Dessa's book "My Own Devices." This is the longest read yet, and I know there are some little mess-ups on my part in the read, but hey, I'm just some guy trying his best, okay? Dessa is a rapper and writer from Minneapolis, and I couldn't recommend this book more. Cop it. And thanks for listening. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/adamrgarcia/support

The year is at its end. And in 2018’s honor, Greta talked to four people who’ve made some amazing things about their favorite thing of the year.  Make sense? It’s kind of like a miniature phone tree but for books, music, and TV. Or like a binder’s worth of homework dumped on you hours before the end of the semester. (You're welcome!)  Here are our guest professors: Celeste Ng, author of the 2017 novel Little Fires Everywhere Curtis Sittenfeld, author of a 2018 collection of short stories titled You Think It, I’ll Say It  Dessa, a singer, rapper, and writer responsible for both an album called Chime and a memoir called My Own Devices in 2018  Jenny Han, author of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, which became a smash-hit Netflix movie To make things as easy for you over-achievers as possible, you can find a list of all their recommendations here. 

A notable obit. Betty Grissom, an astronaut's wife. Lady Gaga says some powerful things at the Elle Women of the Year Awards. Guest is Minnesota's own Dessa, author of "My Own Devices". "The Haunting of Hill House" is really scary.

In this episode, Joshua Genius and I talk about how Josh got into the mental health field and how he merges art with his day job. We also discuss super dope books like Thinking Fast and Slow, Dessa’s My Own Devices and The Power of When. He produced I’m Possible on my last record and I got to fan-girl real hard and ask him how it was done. Oh and… we geek out about how amazing Otem Rellik is. Check it out.

In this episode of THIS IS THE AUTHOR meet performer Dessa, author and photographer Kate Inglis, and innovation leader Beth Comstock. Hear the incredibly intimate and true stories of love and loss that brought each writer to the mic and find encouragement and support in facing grief and fear. Plus, discover why recording an audiobook is a delicate balance between narrator and listener. Enjoy. My Own Devices by Dessa: http://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/561615/my-own-devices/ Notes for the Everlost by Kate Inglis: http://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/561748/notes-for-the-everlost/ Imagine it Forward by Beth Comstock: http://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/548754/imagine-it-forward/

Sabe quando fecham a rua para andar devagar? Ou quando a pessoa empaca no self-service? E quando bate aquela bad sobre a gente se achar insuportável? Hoje estamos com a Manu Barem #NoElencoFixo, diva do Buzzfeed, para falar de manias e famosos que nos irritam. Tá polêmico! Nós ainda comentamos o enorme Lotus da Santander e, como disse Manu, "Se você não lacra, você não está online". ASSINE O PODCAST NO ITUNES LINK > bit.ly/AssineWandaNoItunes RSS FEED DO MILKSHAKE LINK > bit.ly/RSSdoWANDA WANDA NO FACEBOOK: facebook.com/PodcastWanda WANDA NO TWITTER: @PodcastWanda WANDA NO INSTAGRAM: @podcastwanda VEM CONTRIBUIR COM O WANDA! Patreon: www.patreon.com/podcastwanda Padrim: www.padrim.com.br/podcastwanda ME AJUDA, WANDA Não faço o tipo do namorado, e agora? Adoro o boy mas minha jambrolha não sobe Cansado da minha irmã folgada!!! Vejo meu pai assediando mulheres no trabalho. SOCORRO! Meu chefe fez orgia com meu primo e tá me subornando! LOTUS Turnê da Taylor Swift Comentaristas de clipe da Pabllo Cultura da lacração Santander cancela exposição MERYL Camisinha no clipe da Pabllo "Left to My Own Devices" do Pet Shop Boys "Handmaid's Tale" ganhando Emmy "Roteiro para Ainouz", álbum do Don L Novo álbum do LCD Soundsystem Volta da Jessie Ware Podcast #156 apresentado por: TWITTER / INSTAGRAM @papelpop @samsworld @santahelena @manubarem Quer ter seu caso lido em nosso podcast? Mande um desabafo, uma rapidinha, ou pergunte curiosidades para o e-mail redacao@papelpop.com. Coloque qualquer coisa com "Wanda" no assunto! ASSINE O PODCAST NO ITUNES (E, se curtiu, avalie a gente!) LINK > bit.ly/AssineWandaNoItunes RSS FEED DO MILKSHAKE LINK > bit.ly/RSSdoWANDA Toda semana um episódio novo: Às quintas-feiras, às 13h17, no papelpop.com e no iTunes!

1. Strangelove (Bomb The Bass) - Depeche Mode 2. Keep On (Razormaid! Mix) - Cabaret Voltaire 3. World In Motion (The B-Side) - England New Order 4. Suicide Blonde (Milk Mix) - INXS 5. Don't Talk To Me About Love (12" Mix) - Altered Images 6. Quiet Life (12" Mix) - Japan 7. Memorabilia (12" Mix) - Soft Cell 8. Left To My Own Devices (New Toy Mix) - Pet Shop Boys 9. Your Love Takes Me Higher (The Pod Went Pop Mix) - Beloved 10. You Spin Me Round (Murder Mix) - Dead Or Alive 11. Take Me Now (Razormaid! Mix) - Vicious Pink 12. Sex (I'm A ... ) (Extended Version) - Berlin 13. Girls On Film (Night Version) - Duran Duran 14. Dance With Me (Long Version) - Alphaville 15. It's Called A Heart (Extended) - Depeche Mode Notes and other random things: I hope this time around I will get to do some notes on some of the tracks in this episode. I'm guessing most would rather hear the music than read a bunch of ramblings from a guy stuck in the 80s, but I'll do my best to keep the total package intact. I do want to quickly point out to readers/listeners that this episode did manage to earn an "Explicit" tag due to some thematic issues in a couple of the songs. While the language is generally fine, there is one "slut" outburst in the Berlin tune and some sketchy noises in a couple of the songs typically associated with carnal activities. Just wanted any parents out there to be aware should you feel like playing this mix in the car or somewhere where inquisitve and/or impressionable kids might be within earshot. Berlin and Beloved are the problematic songs, so just fast-forward through those if you're concerned. On to the songs ... Leading off things is a Bomb The Bass remix of the DM classic, "Strangelove". It's an appropriate first track, I suppose, as the song was the first single off the Music for the Masses album, which was released in 1987. While eminently successful at that point in their career, it's probably the album that nudged DM toward super-stardom, an interesting turn of events considering the band chose the album name as a lark, a snide dismissal of the suggestion that they create more commercially successful music. While the compositions on the album were more sparsely arranged than previous albums and darker in tonality, the album was a critical and commercial success, effectively making DM a musical fixture among the masses, something they jokingly embraced in selecting the title. As for the song itself, it was originally a high-energy pop song, but Mute founder and producer Daniel Miller thought the overall feel of the track wasn't a good fit for the album. Miller's remixed version is the one that shows up on Music for the Masses. Bomb The Bass, by the way, is the one-man audio production team, Tim Simenon. Simenon found early success in the mid-80s as a musician creating drum tracks and basslines, then "bombing" them with a variety of samples and noises. His first single, "Beat Dis", which contained 72 samples including bits and pieces from Public Enemy to Ennio Morricone to anything in between, was one of the first tracks to introduce sampling into the musical vernacular. "World in Motion" was a song written by New Order in support of England's 1990 FIFA World Cup campaign. Believe it or not, the tune still stands as New Order's only #1 hit on the UK singles charts, holding the top spot for 2 consecutive weeks. The song is credited to ENGLAND New Order, most likely because members of that era's football (soccer) team, including left-winger and future hall-of-famer, John Barnes, contributed vocals and rapping to the song. Last year, a blog entry in NME magazine celebrated the 25th anniversary of perhaps the greatest sports-themed anthem of all time with a look at ten "geeky" facts about the song. I've reposted them below. 1. New Order drummer Steve Morris claims the band's manager, Tony Wilson, tricked the FA and the band into working with each other. "Knowing Tony, he probably sold them the idea of us doing a song and then told us the FA had come up with the brilliant idea." 2. In fact, he and instrumentalist Gillian Gilbert initially thought the offer of making the song was a joke. They had another offer of work on the table – with director Michael Powell – but eventually chose to delay that until the following year. Later, on the day they started recording 'World in Motion', they received a phone call saying Powell had died. "We made the right decision," they said. "We'd have looked like proper charlies working with a dead director." 3. Gilbert and Morris were actually pretty crucial to the song – the track was adapted from one of their compositions as The Other Two, which was originally written for BBC's 'Reportage'. 4. At the time, when NME asked footballer John Barnes how excited he was to be collaborating on a football song, he responded: "If I thought it was going to be the same as the usual crap, why bother? But this is alright." Barnes' rap was written by the man himself and performed - legend has it - in one take. 5. When the FA heard "love's got the world in motion", they asked the band to replace "love's" with "we've". The band refused. "It's an anti-hooligan song", they said. Too right. 6. Morris, in a crisis of ambiguity, called coming up with the lyrics a "nightmare", because he wanted to avoid any association with football violence while being cheeky enough that "if it all went pear-shaped, at least we could say it was a joke." He later said, "I couldn't imagine it being anything other than 'World Cup Willy', but Keith Allen got involved and made it funny." 7. Keith Allen, who co-wrote 'World In Motion', wanted it to be called 'E for England', with lyrics that ran: "E is for England, England starts with E / We'll all be smiling when we're in Italy." The FA vetoed the decision. Looking back at it in 1993, he was diplomatic: "I think at the time there were certain drug-related overtones that didn't appeal to either Top of the Pops or the record company." Allen was later involved in 1998 unofficial England song 'Vindaloo'. 8. At the time the song was released, lead singer Bernard Sumner told NME, "This should be the last straw for Joy Division fans." Make of that what you will. 9. Reflecting on the song years later, Morris said that it may have changed football. "It did come at a bit of a turning point for football. Until that point it was all very laddish. After 'World in Motion' everybody got a bit loved-up with it." 10. Barnes recently revealed that he had to do a rap-off with Paul Gascoigne, Steve McMahon, Peter Beardsley and Des Walker before he was picked to perform the rap. The question is - did Gazza cry when he lost out that time too? By the way, the song that would knock "World in Motion" from it's lofty perch at #1? "Sacrifice" by Elton John. For shame! Produced by the great Trevor Horn and appearing on the album Introspective, as well as being one of the longest tracks in their musical repertoire, "Left to My Own Devices" by the Pet Shop Boys was intended to be an "experiment in seeing how mundane a pop song could be, before setting it against extravagant music," according to lead singer Neil Tennant. No doubt, the song adds touches of classical music, specifically orchestral phrases culled from Claude Debussy's "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune" ("Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun"), to the proceedings. However, this mundane song is rife with supposedly biographical or semi-biographical information from Tennant's youth that he ambiguously puts on display topped off with an idiomatic title. Whether lyrics about "roundheads" (a reference to Pro-Parliamentary forces in the English civil war) the sun and brochures and Che Guevara are self-referential terms about the Boys' "alternative" lifestyles is a matter of conjecture and I'll leave it to smarter people than myself to pour over the details. Frankly, I don't care what the meaning. I prefer just to listen and enjoy. In a previous episode, I mentioned the numerous contributions of Nick Rhodes to the success of Duran Duran. Perhaps his biggest was that of a visionary as he quickly seized on the potential of the music video. He was the one who pushed the band toward more elaborate productions, a somewhat questionable decision at the dawn of the 80s as the phenomenon that would come to be known as MTV was still months away from its eventual August 1, 1981 launch date. Not to mention, at that time, nobody could have actually predicted the overwhelming success of the network and the lasting impact it would have on the music industry. Released in July of 1981, "Girls On Film" was the third single from Double D's self-titled album. Interestingly, it was the band that chose the song to be their third single after a dismal showing by the second single, "Careless Memories", a song that had been selected by their label, EMI. Though "Careless Memories" reached #37 in the UK, it was perceived as a failure because the first single, "Planet Earth", had been a Top 20 hit. "Careless Memories" was also the song chosen to herald the soon-to-be released full-length album. That the band chose "Girls On Film", a staple at live performances, as the group's third single was fortuitous. It helped album sales overseas, though it did not initially chart in the US. After the follow-up success of the Rio album in 1982, their first album was re-issued in the states in 1983 and became certified platinum in 1985. While the song is no doubt a great one, it was the video, which was originally filmed in 1981 a few weeks prior to the launch of MTV, that made serious waves and caused serious consternation among parents and network censors. The uncut version circulated regularly on the Playboy Channel as it was deemed too pornographic for MTV. It was also banned on the BBC. A heavily-edited "day" version was created for regular airplay and is the one with which most of us are familiar. And though the song had already achieved chart success, it was that video, directed by Godley & Creme, that kept people talking and kept the band firmly in the public eye. Simon Le Bon would later lament that the scandalous nature of the video obscured the message of the song, which was about the exploitation of models in the fashion industry. To end this episode, I figured I'd include the most reviled song in the Depeche Mode catalog. Okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but both Martin Gore and Alan Wilder have, on numerous occasions, described "It's Called A Heart" as their least favorite single ever recorded by DM. Wilder admitted he was "anti even recording, let alone releasing it". So, why the high level of disdain for the song? Seems the band, especially Wilder, thought that the b-side, "Fly On The Windscreen" was a stronger song and should have been released as the band's next single at the time. Apparently, the record label didn't like the fact the first word of the song was "death". Yet Wilder argues: "I fought tooth-and-nail on behalf of the B-side Fly on the Windscreen which was far superior. To me, the whole thing was a serious backward step. I felt we'd worked diligently to build up recognition for a harder sound, with more depth and maturity, and here was this ultra poppy number that did nothing for our reputation." When asked in an interview if he could turn back time and do something over again, Wilder responded: "I don't think I'd change much, apart from some of the hair styles and those daft boots I wore in 101. Oh, and I'd also make sure that I missed my wake-up call on the day we made the video for It's Called a Heart." Wilder says of the video concept, "Quite how [Peter Care, the director] equated 'calling something a heart' with twirling cameras around on the end of a string in a field of corn in Reading dressed in a skirt, I'll never be able to tell you." Wilder hated the song so much that he answered the question "In your opinion, what makes up a true DM fan?" with "Anyone who still gives us the time of day after having heard It's Called a Heart". Remixes didn't fare much better in Wilder's eyes. He once commented on the "Slow Mix" version of the song, "...you do need to be particularly devout to endure it - slowing it down to half speed made it twice as long - probably not a very good idea - twice the agony." Okay, so Alan Wilder doesn't particularly care for the song, but I LOVE IT! And since I'm curating this podcast, I included all 7+ minutes of the Extended Mix for your listening enjoyment. That's it for this episode. I've got another podcast all figured out and I'll post it as soon I can find time to record it. Thanks for tuning in/listening/reading!

 God we're shit at this. Even the most romantic thing Mrs. Toad and I can usually bring ourselves to do on Valentine's Day - i.e. get pished and do a ranty podcast together about how we hate Valentine's Day - didn't work out this year for, erm, somewhat predictable reasons: we got a bit too jolly before recording it and it was a bunch of rambling, tedious nonsense. So a week too late you get me by myself instead, recording a podcast stone cold sober in the middle of the afternoon. Romantic, isn't it. Ah well, never mind, I never did much like Valentine's Day anyway. Anyhow, Mrs. Toad is off in the States at the moment, being all important and financey, and in actual fact by the time she returns I won't have seen her for about ten days, which is loads. It'll be worse when I go to SXSW with Meursault though, because that will involve us being apart for three fucking weeks, which is the most we have ever managed since the time when I lived in London and she lived in Edinburgh. Sigh. 01. The Divine Comedy - Geronimo (00.07)02. The Magnetic Fields - Love is Lighter Than Air (06.15)03. Blur - To The End (La Comedie) (with Françoise Hardy) (11.46)04. Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices (20.33)05. Meursault - No Children (Mountain Goats cover) (25.36)06. Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger Medley (35.31)07. Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good (51.10)08. The Ronettes - Be My Baby (57.56)09. The Cure - Pictures of You (1.00.45)10. Tom Waits - All the World is Green (1.12.59)