Marcus & Will dive into their ever-growing curiosity for the trends, ideologies, and beliefs of subcultures which continue to permeate culture at large. 

Timestamps:

(02:15) The Difficulty of Defining Culture

(06:25) The Eddie Murphy Story 

(07:00) Marcus and Will Open Up

(10:18) Beyonce, The BeyHive, and Building Community

(13:45) What Governs Our Truth

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Josh Luber, our first guest, is here to talk about trading cards! As an avid card collector and trader, Josh shares about his journey, the current state of trading cards, and the future of the industry. 

Timestamps:

(03:04) Collecting as a Driver of Community 

(03:42) Introduction of Josh Luber

(05:36) The Shared Culture of Card Collecting 

(11:30) How Card Grading Influenced The Boom of Card Collecting 

(25:50) The Evolution of Card Packaging

(28:05) Trading Cards as Artifacts of Cultural Capital 

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Of Note: 

Because this episode was recorded in fall of 2021, Dr. Jo Zayner is referenced using their previous name. In all future conversations about this episode, we will refer to them as Dr. Jo Zayner. 

Dr. Jo Zayner breaks down what makes someone a biohacker, why biohacking is an art, and how such a fragmented community is held together by a unifying spirit of irreverent rebellion.  

TIMESTAMPS:

(03:28) Introduction of Dr. Jo Zayner

(04:12) Defining Biohacking

(07:32) The Radical Autonomy Of Biohackers: Anyone Can Be A Scientist 

(13:20) DNA In Your Freezer Is The Ultimate Artifact

(15:00) Biohacking, Computer Hacking Culture, And Irreverence 

(18:22) The Wildest Experiment Jo Has Done On Themself 

(23:40) Why Jo Considers Themself More Of An Artist Than A Scientist

(29:45) The Real Reason People Get Into Biohacking

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Recorded on Nov 18th, 2021.

Jalen Rose reminisces on his time at Michigan and explains how being a student has led to so much of his success on and off the court. Zooming out, Jalen Rose discusses basketball’s global appeal and how its international nature enables subcultures to be the drivers of the sport at the highest level. 

TIMESTAMPS:

(6:04) Jalen Rose enters the conversation 

(9:20) Defining the NBA-player subculture 

(10:20) What characteristics separate lovers and fans

(12:00) How individualism changes the appeal of a sport 

(12:44) What characteristics separate lovers and fans 

(25:30) Understanding the influence of the Michigan Fab 5

(27:20) Hear the trio Explore expression as a artifact 

(31:20) How Hip Hop provides a stage for basketball subcultures to grow 

(34:15) The importance of building sophistication and avoiding homogeneity 

(40:03) Why the Jalen & Jacobi podcast is a must-subscribe

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Bethany Mollenkof explains the importance of remembering there’s always 11,000 ways to look at an apple and why the perceived exclusivity of photography as a culture is actually an invitation to learn, explore and tell their own stories. 

TIMESTAMPS:

(4:00) Bethany Mollenkof Introduced 

(07:30) What separates a Photojournalist and a photographer

(9:05) The process of pursuing & telling a story 

(10:22) How cameras in the field still affect the subjects environments

(12:00) Photojournalism and communicating meaning 

(13:20) Why learning the craft and having intention are key 

(18:45) The joys of people seeing the way you see

(20:20) How tribes define themselves through tools 

(23:12) Why developing a language with your work is the goal  

(24:05) The behaviors and unwritten rules of photojournalism

(30:41) the welcome mat for photography 

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Alex Zhang reveals how applying the fundamentals of community building to FWB makes this cryptocommunity something much bigger than a group chat with a shared bank account. 

Time Stamps: 

(03:00) Alex Zhang Enters The Conversation

(07:46) Trying To Buy The Constitution & Other Things DAO’s Are Capable Of

(09:54) The Snarky Yet Supportive Culture of DAOs

(13:06) Finding Common Values Among 3000 People at FWB

(19:45) Real-Time Reactions to Culture 

(34:48) The Three Essential Tools to Participate

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Dr. Anita Vandyke discusses how the zero-waste movement subverts the constant messaging around us, encouraging us to consume more and more. She illuminates the mindset shift toward wasting less of other resources as well, including: time, money, relationships, and more. 

EP NOTES

(02:46) Anita Vandyke Enters the Conversation 

(03:36) The Cradle to Cradle Perspective

(08:10) How To Build A Zero Waste Kit

(12:51) Plastic Isn’t All Bad

(14:55) Food Waste Is Expensive

(24:20) Mimicking Nature 

(25:31) Effort Over Perfection

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Here is a link to Marcus' new book For The Culture.