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Bayard Winthrop of American Giant – The Modernist Society Ep.15

The Modernist · April 30, 2021April 30, 2021

We catch up with Bayard Winthrop. He’s the founder and CEO of American Giant, a San Francisco-based clothing company that specializes in a) making stuff really well, and b) making it in the USA. American Giant has been going for about 10 years now, but before that Bayard ran Chrome, Freeboard, Atlas Snowshoe, and in …

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Jeff Pezzati of Naked Raygun – The Modernist Society Ep. 14

The Modernist · February 2, 2021April 30, 2021

We hang out with Jeff Pezzati, singer of Chicago punk legends Naked Raygun and talk about all of the things: AC/DC, UFO, Big Black, comic books, Philip Jose Farmer, HVAC, Condor, and the forthcoming Naked Raygun studio album. LISTEN to The Modernist Society now via your favorite podcast provider (and don’t forget to subscribe): The …

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Holiday Day Drinking & Record Playing with Daryle Maciocha – The Modernist Society Ep. 13

The Modernist · December 21, 2020February 2, 2021

We spend a delightful afternoon day drinking and playing our favorite holiday songs with founder of the OG Washington DC chapter of The Modernist Society, Daryle Maciocha (AKA DJ D-Mac). Obscure tracks played and discussed! Arguments had! Digressions… digressed! This is how all Zoom meetings should be. LISTEN to The Modernist Society now via your …

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Kevin Kelly of Wired (and so much more) – The Modernist Society Ep. 12

The Modernist · December 11, 2020December 11, 2020

We talk with Kevin Kelly, founder of Wired magazine, former publisher and editor of the Whole Earth Catalogs, and co-founder of the Hackers’ Conference. Instead of talking to Kevin about AI, AR, or any of the other technological forces that are shaping our future, we take him back to 1988 to revisit one of his …

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Mike “In Tokyo” Rogers of The Rotters- The Modernist Society Ep. 11

The Modernist · October 18, 2020December 11, 2020

We tune in Tokyo and talk to Mike Rogers, lead singer of 1970s LA punk band The Rotters and host of the aptly named Mike Rogers Show. Mike is also running JIFF–the Japan Indies Film Festival Online–which is the first online film festival in Japanese history and takes place Nov. 16 and 17, 2020. It’s …

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The Goblins’ Dom Nation & The Phantom Creeper – The Modernist Society Ep. 10.5

The Modernist · August 31, 2020October 18, 2020

We talk to The Phantom Creeper and Dom Nation of legendary masked Chicago rock band, The Goblins. Will their secret identities finally be revealed? To be honest… no. But you’ll want to tune in for this short but sweet chat with these American icons. LISTEN to The Modernist Society now via your favorite podcast provider …

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Jake Austen & Joe Losurdo – The Modernist Society Ep. 10

The Modernist · July 18, 2020August 31, 2020

In this episode, we talk to a couple of Chicago countercultural heroes: Jake Austen and Joe Losurdo. Jake is best known for his long-running Roctober zine and Chic-a-Go-Go public access program. Joe is a hardcore legend, having sung and played bass for Life Sentence in the late 80s and with his wife Cristina runs Regressive …

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Michael Bradley of The Undertones – The Modernist Society Ep. 9

The Modernist · June 3, 2020

We talk with Michael Bradley of The Undertones about what it’s like being in ONE OF THE BEST BANDS EVER, what Bono did for Ireland, and that time they covered a Skrewdriver song. Michael is also the host of The Mickey Bradley Record Show on BBC Radio Ulster, and the author of Teenage Kicks: My Life as an …

Frank Davis - Bushwick Grill Club - The Modernist Society

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Frank Davis of Bushwick Grill Club – The Modernist Society Ep. 8

The Modernist · May 5, 2020December 14, 2020

In episode “ate” of The Modernist Society, we talk about cooking with puns, punk rock, and post coronavirus food culture with recipe zinester Frank Davis of Bushwick Grill Club. LISTEN to The Modernist Society now via your favorite podcast provider (and don’t forget to subscribe): The Modernist Society on Apple PodcastsThe Modernist Society on SpotifyThe …

The Modernist Society - Coronavirus Potluck

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Coronavirus Potluck – The Modernist Society Ep. 7

The Modernist · April 2, 2020April 7, 2020

It’s an all-star cast in this special episode in which we ring up past Modernist Society guests and other folks around the world to talk about how the coronavirus pandemic is shaking out where they live and what lies ahead. Also… they help us pick songs for a COVID-19 playlist. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll …