Épisodes

  • Turtles All the Way Down

    Turtles All the Way Down
    May 9 2026

    Ptim corrects an error, proves he is unscripted, and digs into recursiveness, loops, Mandelbrot sets, mirrors, and fun stuff like that.
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    17 min
  • What Is Postmodernism?

    What Is Postmodernism?
    May 7 2026

    Postmodernism is a broad, complex tent with many occupants. In this episode I attempt a working definition that is clear, defensible, and ultimately useful in driving exploration of this topic. I cast postmodernism as a response to modernism and its earth-shattering effects on all forms of art, with the most salient difference being heightened awareness (self-awareness but also of influences, history, and contemporaneous cultural influences) among postmodernists as opposed to modernists.
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    23 min
  • Introducing Postmodern Pfiction

    Introducing Postmodern Pfiction
    May 6 2026

    Postmodernism afficionado Ptim Callan introduces the purpose and style of this podcast, which is to bridge a gap in quality, deep content about postmodern fiction in a regular cadence of snackable topics in a conversational style.
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    11 min