Dispatch
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For Your Ears Only
Some people believe ideas are currency, and if that's true, ...
Some people believe ideas are currency, and if that's true, should your ideas be protected? This week on Dispatch, we discuss the common action of having interested partners sign an NDA, or non-disclosure agreement, and how these binding legal documents can help (and sometimes harm) your ability to do business.
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Brick and Mortar
Once again, we're coming to you live from Intuit: The ...
Once again, we're coming to you live from Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art. Along with special guests Kate Merena and Emily Martin, we discuss the role that brick and mortar stores play in our local economy, and how they affect careers of our maker friends.
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Digital Footprints
Today's guest, Will Farina, is a scholar and educator in ...
Today's guest, Will Farina, is a scholar and educator in the constantly expanding field of Digital Humanities. In this hour, we explore how academic workers are extracting value from otherwise meaningless communication, and how this seemingly academic field will eventually benefit us all.
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Art is for Everyone
It's time to announce a new show! This week, Joshua ...
It's time to announce a new show! This week, Joshua and Nicholas are joined by musician, and Chicago arts booster Ashly Dalene to announce her new show, Chick Habit, which is coming to The Machine later this month.
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On the Air
As seasoned radio makers, it isn't often we get into ...
As seasoned radio makers, it isn't often we get into deep conversations about how (and why) we create the programming you experience each week. But today, we had a unique opportunity to do just that. Annabel Lang, a newly-minted radio creator joins us to chat about the many behind-the-scenes concerns, and why audio storytelling is experiencing huge gains in popularity.
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Aiwa Is Alive
Do you remember the iconic consumer audio brand, Aiwa? Most ...
Do you remember the iconic consumer audio brand, Aiwa? Most 90's kids recall lusting over the next great boombox with big speakers and modern industrial styling. Often, these big beat blasters were manufactured by Aiwa. Today, we chat with the innovators who are resurrecting the company and bringing a great product to market: the Exos-9.
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The Outsiders
Whether you know it or not, there is a name ...
Whether you know it or not, there is a name for artists to were untrained, and had only a few ways to satisfy their urge to create. Outsider Art is a movement born in European mental hospitals, but the shockwaves from this creative institution extends well into the future. Along with Cleo Wilson, your hosts trace the impact of Outsider Artists from the beginning until today.
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Preparing for Battle
How do you grow as an artist? Can you adopt ...
How do you grow as an artist? Can you adopt a regimen of tasks that help you stretch outside of your comfort zone? In this hour, we examine how we have grown, and suggest ideas that will help expand your range of talents well outside their current boundaries.
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Know Who You Are
Before offering your services for sale, it's important to understand ...
Before offering your services for sale, it's important to understand who you are and what your abilities can do for clients. In this broadcast, Joshua and Nicholas are joined by returning guest Charles Riffenburg to discuss the pitfalls designers (and other creatives) often go through when exchanging their talent for legal tender.
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Join The Club
With a returning guest on the show, we tackle what's ...
With a returning guest on the show, we tackle what's happened in the life of our friend Molly Marshall in 84 weeks since her last visit. The latest news so far is, #PodcastClub, a listening group for passionate fans of audio entertainment. We then springboard into a discussion for those interested in creating other community driven meetups, including how to avoid common pitfalls and discouraging mistakes.