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  • 399D - Jaged Edge
    Sep 19 2026

    This week Kate went to a show! We discuss climate activists gluing themselves to paintings. We also look at a painting by Miyoko Ito (see the notes from the last episode on CongratulationsPineTree.com) and we try to say the name of the city of Concord.


    The music in this episode is by La Luz


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    48 Min.
  • 399C - You Missed a Spot
    Sep 10 2026

    Be sure to check out the show notes from last week's episode to see the paintings we're talking about this week! We look so hard our eyes fall out. Plus Kate went to a show, and Maysoun got solicited for art opportunities. According to Kate this is part 8 of our 10 week series on abstraction.


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    The music in this episode is by Hannah Lew

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    46 Min.
  • 399B - Alley Rat Juice
    Sep 3 2026

    This week we tell you what music shows we went to because we are cool music people. Then we get back into our ten(ish) week series on abstraction. We also talk about rejection and redesigning Arizmendi.


    The intro/outro music in this episode is by Hermanos Gutiérrez

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    50 Min.
  • 399A - Artmaxxing (with Mel Prest)
    Aug 27 2026

    This week we are graced with the presence of painter Mel Prest. Maysoun is hunkering down in the tropics! We talk about abstraction, haircuts, learning at the foot of the master, and what the hell goes on in a painter's studio.


    The music in this episode is by spacemoth


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    50 Min.
  • 399 - Ice Cream (with Mansur Nurullah)
    Aug 20 2026

    This week we have the pleasure of chatting with artist, Mansur Nurullah! We discus abstraction, books, scraps, the technological sublime, and counseling. We make a lot of deviations, tangents and detours. Plus giggle fits!


    The music in this episode is by Hannah Lew


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    51 Min.
  • 398 - Agnes Sharkin'
    Aug 6 2026

    This week we jump the shark for the second time. First off, this episode is part four of our ten part series on abstraction. We talk about motherfuckin Agnes Martin, whether sharks are older than Satan, and Craig Calderwood's amazing new mural at SFMoMA. Maysoun speaks of drones. We apologize to the listeners.



    The music in this episode is by La Luz (they are on tour! See them!)

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    52 Min.
  • 397 - Deconstruct (with Danielle Lawrence)
    Jul 30 2026

    This week we have the pleasure of talking to artist, Danielle Lawrence about abstraction, the body, and institutional decay. Then Maysoun and Kate explore their feelings about last week's painting by Howardena Pindell. It's a long episode, folks!


    The music in this episode is by Hannah Lew

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    1 Std. und 22 Min.
  • 396 - Crusty Peaks
    Jul 23 2026

    This week Kate and Maysoun saw all the shows at Minnesota Street Project. We also talk about Marlow Moss and more abstraction! Plus we decide what shapes we are.


    The music in this episode is by spacemoth


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    Howardina Pindell at the MCA Chicago

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    45 Min.