We discuss the article "Meet Loop, the new zero-waste platform for consumer products" by Adele Peters in Fast Company. Our conversation touches on recycling, bulk shopping, delivery services, conference swag, and microplastics. #recycling #env

Ep. 37 - Navigating the World of Dating Apps

Jun 9th, 2019 31m 22s

We discuss the article "How Tinder Changed Dating for a Generation" by Ashley Fetters in The Atlantic. In this episode: The history of dating apps and online datingWhat's made some apps succeed and others failFear Of a Better Option (F

Ep. 36 - Hopepunk: A light in the dystopian darkness

May 24th, 2019 29m 47s

We discuss the article "Hopepunk, explained: the storytelling trend that weaponizes optimism" by Aja Romano in Vox. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artistmaterialist/support

Ep. 35 - Searching for the World's Best Strawberries

Mar 28th, 2019 25m 30s

We discuss the article "How Driscoll's Reinvented the Strawberry" by Dana Goodyear in the New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/08/21/how-driscolls-reinvented-the-strawberry/amp--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spot

Ep. 34 - Kids, Screens & Mental Health

Mar 9th, 2019 30m 33s

We discuss the article "Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?" by Jean M. Twenge in The Atlantic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artistmaterialist/support

Ep. 33 - Crops vs. Water in California

Mar 2nd, 2019 39m 49s

We discuss the article "A Kingdom from Dust" by Mark Arax in the California Sunday Magazine (https://story.californiasunday.com/resnick-a-kingdom-from-dust).--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artistmaterialist

Ep. 32 - We're back with a book club for long reads

Feb 23rd, 2019 2m 27s

We've returned from our break with a slight format change. Check our blog at artistmaterialist.com to see which article we'll be discussing next week.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artistmaterialist/suppor

Ep. 31 - The Art of Selecting Background Music

Dec 5th, 2018 34m 7s

We discuss the article "Inside the booming business of background music" by Jake Hulyer in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/nov/06/inside-the-booming-business-of-background-music--- Support this podcast: https://podcaster

Ep. 30 - The Sport of Fashion

Nov 24th, 2018 30m 36s

We discuss the article "Everything You Wear Is Athleisure" by Derek Thompson in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/bicycle-bloomers-yoga-pants-how-sports-shaped-modern-fashion/574081/--- Support this podcast: ht

Ep. 29 - New Life for Old Towns

Nov 17th, 2018 30m 5s

We discuss the article "Can You Curate a Town?" by Jennifer Miller in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/style/mountain-dale-new-york.html--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artistmaterialis

Ep. 28 - One Input to Rule Them All

Nov 2nd, 2018 34m 18s

We discuss the article "Why We Can't Quit the QWERTY Keyboard" by Rachel Metz for MIT Technology Review: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611620/why-we-cant-quit-the-qwerty-keyboard/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com

Ep. 27 - Making Sense of Scents Part 2

Oct 26th, 2018 24m 20s

We continue our discussion of the article "The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Perfume" by Katy Kelleher for Longreads: https://longreads.com/2018/09/10/ugly-history-of-beautiful-things-perfume/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters

Ep. 26 - Making Sense of Scents Part 1

Oct 22nd, 2018 26m 8s

We discuss the article "The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Perfume" by Katy Kelleher in Longreads: https://longreads.com/2018/09/10/ugly-history-of-beautiful-things-perfume/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho

Ep. 25 - Mapping Our Social Networks

Oct 13th, 2018 31m 58s

We discuss the article "How Connected Is Your Community to Everywhere Else in America?" by Emily Badger and Quoctrung Bui in the New York Times.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artistmaterialist/support

Ep. 24 - How to Stay Clean Without Bathing

Oct 6th, 2018 31m 18s

We discuss the article "Getting Clean, the Tudor Way" by Ruth Goodman in The New Republic: https://newrepublic.com/article/129828/getting-clean-tudor-way--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artistmaterialist/sup

Ep. 23 - The Pollination Situation

Sep 21st, 2018 22m 22s

Dan takes a break, Susanna and Amanda discuss the article "The Super Bowl of Beekeeping" by Jaime Lowe in the New York Times Magazine: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/magazine/the-super-bowl-of-beekeeping.html--- Support this podcast: ht

Ep. 22 - What's In a Color?

Sep 17th, 2018 34m 10s

We discuss the article "Treasures from the Color Archive" by Simon Schama in The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/09/03/treasures-from-the-color-archive--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/art

Ep. 21 - How Should We Diagnose Mental Illness?

Aug 31st, 2018 36m 16s

We discuss the article "All mental disorders are brain disorders … not." by Eiko Fried: http://eiko-fried.com/all-mental-disorders-are-brain-disorders-not/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artistmaterialist/s

Ep. 20 - Open-Concept Homes

Aug 24th, 2018 37m 44s

We discuss the article "The Case for Rooms" by Kate Wagner in The Atlantic: https://www.citylab.com/design/2018/08/the-case-for-rooms/563216/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artistmaterialist/support

Ep. 19 - Procrastination

Aug 17th, 2018 38m 24s

We discuss the article "How to Stop Procrastinating and Finish a Big Project" by Olga Khazan in the Atlantic.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artistmaterialist/support

Ep. 18 - The History of Cat DNA

Aug 10th, 2018 22m 55s

We discuss the article "How Cats Used Humans to Conquer the World" by Sarah Zhang in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/06/cat-domination/530685/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a

Ep. 17 - Cats: Lovable & Dangerous

Aug 4th, 2018 32m 10s

Ecologist Amanda joins us as we discuss the article "The Moral Cost of Cats" by Rachel E. Gross in Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/moral-cost-of-cats-180960505/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters

Ep. 16 - The Startup School Experiment

Jul 28th, 2018 32m 45s

We discuss the article "How the Startup Mentality Failed Kids in San Francisco" by Daniel Duane in Wired: https://www.wired.com/story/willie-brown-middle-school-startup-mentality-failed/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.c

Ep. 15 - What Is Cyberpunk, Really?

Jul 23rd, 2018 32m 24s

We discuss the article "Where are the Radical Politics of Cyberpunk?" by Cameron Kunzelman in Waypoint: https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/ne5jg7/radical-politics-cyberpunk-2077--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p

Summer Vacation Announcement

Jun 22nd, 2018 31s

We're taking a brief hiatus from making the podcast this week & next. In the meantime, please share any interesting long read articles you've come across recently over at our blog: http://artistmaterialist.wordpress.com--- Support this podc