The Soft Machine

A critical examination of modern subversive culture, art, literature and philosophy examining various artists, writers, philosophers, cultural figures and movements and their role in culture and history. IG: @tamarafrankel Tumblr: http://softmachinepod.tumblr.com/ Twitter: @tamarafrankel @softmachinepod

Live from Skull Island 09/19/2017

Live from Skull Island I remember the time that we shared grace and hate and wine... A special Soft Machine music minisode where Tamara shares some of her music from past and current projects & discusses the recording of and inspiration behind them. /episode/index/show/softmachine/id/5752244

BioHack The Pain Away 09/02/2017

BioHack The Pain Away Exploring The Soft Machine... /episode/index/show/softmachine/id/5701383

(Trisha Paytas and) The Death of Decadence 08/20/2017

(Trisha Paytas and) The Death of Decadence Discussing youtube star Trisha Paytas, decadence, reality tv culture, maximalism, and existential failure. Hosted by Tamara Frankel. /episode/index/show/softmachine/id/5658771

Myths of Modernity 03/07/2017

Myths of Modernity In part 3 of The Soft Machine's series on internet culture, Tamara discusses online privacy & global mass surveillance, the dark net, hacktivism and it's evolution from driving ethos of the young tech industry, the evolution of man's technological tools, the price of freedom in the modern world and what the future holds. Also an interview with Julian Assange about Google. Take you privacy & freedom into your own hands: Connect with me: Instagram: @tamarafrankel Twitter: @tamara_frankel Email: & Patreon: /episode/index/show/softmachine/id/5148907

Network Solitude 12/20/2016

Network Solitude In part 2 of The Soft Machine's Art & Culture of the Internet series, Tamara examines the effects of social media on our society & culture and social media's impact on the art world. Topics of discussion include Richard Prince's New Portraits series, Andy Warhol's lasting cultural legacy, Lauren Alice Avery, Lolcow, the social & existential revolution brought about by social media, internet fame, data mining, the Right to Be Forgotten and social media as art. Connect with us: Instagram: @tamarafrankel Twitter: @tamara_frankel & @softmachinepod Facebook: email: Patreon: Tumblr: & Libsyn: http://softmachine.libsyn.com/ /episode/index/show/softmachine/id/4930496

Event Algorithm 11/15/2016

Event Algorithm In part one of The Soft Machine's Art & Culture of the Internet series, Tamara discusses the effect of technology on our culture, the idea of the internet as a logical geography with it's own culture, the social revolution created by social media, Spectacle Culture and the prescient ideas of Jonathan Crary, Jean Bauldrillard & Guy Debord, Vaporwave aesthetics, J.G. Ballard's The Atrocity Exhibit, curatorial democratization, the re-parochialization of aesthetic and beauty standards and the work of William Ndatila. You can find us at: Patreon: https://patreon.com/user?u=4094880 Facebook: Instagram: Tumblr: Our Feed Page: http://softmachine.libsyn.com/ email: [email protected] /episode/index/show/softmachine/id/4831513

Subversive Entertainment for Subversive People 09/25/2016

Subversive Entertainment for Subversive People How to get in touch with us & get more Soft Machine content: Tumblr: Facebook page: Patreon: Libsyn feed page: Gmail: [email protected] Instagram: Twitter: Here at The Soft Machine, we're committed to creating subversive entertainment for subversive people! /episode/index/show/softmachine/id/4692838

The Terror of Beauty 08/30/2016

The Terror of Beauty Tamara discusses the life and work of Yukio Mishima and Douglas P of Death in June. Other topics of discussion include Nietzsche's Birth of Tragedy and Antonin Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty. /episode/index/show/softmachine/id/4630770

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