ep100: Looking back at 99 shows
Arts & Entertainment with Chris & Randall
Chris and Randall discuss the last 99 episodes before taking a little hiatus of perhaps a couple of months. *** Our most popular episodes Total downloads: ep6: Modernism vs. Post-Modernism ep7: PUNK ROCK ep15: 1980s comedies - part 3 of 3 - John Hughes and late 80s ep2: Hipster Hollywood in the 60s ep3: Science fiction TV shows we're watching ep20: Chris' latest obsession or Youtube music in the time of COVID-19 ep4: Randall introduces a new genre: Bonkers Sci-Fi ep24: Generation X growing old with radio ep11: Stand up favorites new and old ep19: Randall hates on J.J. Abrams First 7...
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ep99: The Vietnam War movie as apologia for empire
Arts & Entertainment with Chris & Randall
Randall asserts that (US-made) Vietnam War movies nearly universally serve to exonerate US conduct in the war — a war whose purpose is only to oppress indigenous people, further colonialism, and expand empire. *** Vietnam movies discussed include: The Green Berets (1968) Coming Home (1978) The Deer Hunter (1978) Go Tell the Spartans (1978) Apocalypse Now (1979) First Blood (1982) Platoon (1986) Good Morning; Vietnam (1987) Hamburger Hill (1987) Gardens of Stone (1987) Full Metal Jacket (1987) Hanoi Hilton (1987) Born on the Fourth of july (1989) Casualties of War (1989) We Were...
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ep98: What is Psychedelic Music? — with guest Robert Ciccone
Arts & Entertainment with Chris & Randall
Chris and Randall talk psychedelic music with musician Robert Ciccone. *** Topics discussed include: origins and influences LSD The Grateful Dead Jefferson Airplane The Beatles Pink Floyd Jimi Hendrix Experience Tomorrow Never Knows Brian Wilson Pet Sounds Rubber Soul Smile Good Vibrations Monterey Pop What is the connection between LSD and Psychedelic Music? White Rabbit stereo technology Led Zeppelin The Who fashion Grace Slick Altamont Free Concert The Doors Vanilla Fudge The 13th Floor Elevators Love The Left Banke Walk Away Renée Light My Fire Cream Santana The Paul Butterfield...
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ep97: Q & A with Jerry Leibowitz — Professional Animator, Underground Comic Creator, and Graphic Designer
Arts & Entertainment with Chris & Randall
Chris and Randall talk to Jerry about his wide-ranging career in the arts. *** Jerry Leibowitz is known for: The Mouse and the Monster (TV series 1996-1997) Atomic Puppet (TV series 2016-2017) graphic design logo design experimental music (which we don't discuss) comics/comic strips comedy writing https://www.dotandcom.com/ And many other things we don't have time to discuss. *** recorded June 8, 2022 Visit us at https://chrisandrandall.com/
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ep96: 21st century music bio-pic with guest Bill Gucwa
Arts & Entertainment with Chris & Randall
Chris and Randall welcome guest Bill Gucwa to discuss the genre of music bio-pics. *** We each pick three favorites: Bill 1. Ray (2004) Ray Charles 2. La Vie En Rose (2007) Édith Piaf 3. Get On Up (2014) James Broawn Randall 1. The Runaways (2010) The Runaways 2. Behind The Candelabra (2013) Liberace 3. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) Freddie Mercury and Queen Chris 1. I’m Not There (2007) Bob Dylan 2. Love & Mercy (2014) Brian Wilson and Beach Boys 3. Straight Out of Compton (2015) NWA *** recorded June 1, 2022 *** Visit us at
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ep95: How to sell NFT art
Arts & Entertainment with Chris & Randall
Chris & Randall interview Randall's brother, Nick Juntilla, who has recently participated in a successful NFT collection sale, J. Pierce & Friends. *** Slides: *** Visit Nick's website: *** === Topics discussed include: Beeple NFT technology Skycoin Polygon Avalanche NFT art Bored Ape Yacht Club Crypto Punks J. Pierce & Friends Twitter profile pictures Discord *** recorded May 17, 2022 *** Visit us at
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ep94: What is Generation X humor?
Arts & Entertainment with Chris & Randall
Chris and Randall try to figure out Generation X' sense of humor. *** Download slides here: *** Topics discussed include: the Baby Boom Douglas Coupland's Gen-X stand up comedy boom stand up comedy albums the 1970s cable television VHS rentals Monty Python Bennie Hill Mel Brooks National Lampoon Robin Williams Richard Pryor Steve Martin Eddie Murphy divorce labor unions college degrees homeownership political corruption Richard Nixon "suspect everyone" Hippie movement Ronald Reagan AIDS recreational drugs Gary Coleman John Hughes The Facts of Life sarcasm cynicism Dennis Miller...
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ep93: Adolf Hitler's taste in art
Arts & Entertainment with Chris & Randall
Randall shows Chris some of Hitler's favorite artists, and some of Hitler's own paintings. *** Download slides here: *** Hitler's favorite fine artists according to Albert Speer: 1) Eduard von Grützner 2) Wilhelm Leibl 3) Hans Thoma 4) Hans Makart 5) Carl Spitzweg 6) Arno Breker 7) Paris Bordone 8) Titian 9) Anselm Feuerbach (Nana) 10) Giovanni Paolo Panini 11) Eduard von Steinle *** In the book, The Mind of Adolf Hitler, Hanisch reports: "He (Hitler) was never an ardent worker, was unable to get up in the morning, had difficulty in getting started, and seemed to be suffering from a...
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ep92: Who really painted the first abstract painting?
Arts & Entertainment with Chris & Randall
Did Wassily Kandinsky really invent abstract art? Randall takes Chris on a journey with many twists and turns. *** Download slides: *** Topics discussed include: the first abstract painting Wassily Kandinsky Hilma af Klint Helena Blavatsky automatic drawing Rudolf Steiner The Ten Largest Theosophy Sigmund Freud Adolf Hitler and the Nazis Bauhaus school Georgiana Houghton Albert Einstein the birth of the modern world *** Timeline: 1859 -- Georgiana Houghton starts making "spirit" drawings at seances 1862 -- Hilma af Klint born 1863 -- Salon des Refusés 1871 -- Houghton pays...
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ep91: The abstract moment
Arts & Entertainment with Chris & Randall
Randall and Chris discuss the moment the "modern" world was born, with the first abstract painting in 1910. Another slide episode. Watch the video on Youtube or Facebook or download slides here: Topics discussed include: Salon des Refusés Impressionism Expressionism Lord of the Rings Star Wars Arnold Schoenberg influence of photography Fauvism The Blue Rider Cubism Composition V Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 A Princess of Mars, 1912 H. G. Wells Bauhaus Timeline 1863 -- Salon des Refusés 1903 -- The Blue Rider painted 1905 -- Fauvism coined 1906 -- Post-Impressionist...
info_outlineChris and Randall discuss the arts & entertainment of amusement parks.
Relevant links:
https://www.disneyplus.com/series/the-imagineering-story/6ryoXv1e1rWW
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVo63lbKHjC04KqYhwSZ_Pg
Topics discussed include:
history of amusement parks
pleasure gardens
Tivoli Gardens
Lake Compounce
World's Fair of 1851
Crystal Palace
World's Columbian Exposition
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Santa Claus Land
Santa's Workship
Clifton's Cafeteria
Crossroads of the World
Tam O'Shanter
Knott's Berry Farm
Calico
Disneyland
Six Flags
Disney World
Epcot Center
Coney Island
Playland Park
Six Flags Great Adventure
It's a Small World After All
Sea World San Diego
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
recorded September 15, 2021
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