The Cult of Concept

The age-of-consent episode. Discussed: Our new social handles (@thisismpod) and email (thisismpod@gmail.com), struggling to record this week's podcast, cultivating confidence, learning how to talk to girls, creative concept vs. entertainment value, the music of Steve Reich ("It's Gonna Rain" and "Music for 18 Musicians"), the latest Robert Eggers film ("The Lighthouse"), Thomas Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow" and the novel-as-phallus, Arvo Pärt's return to minimalism ("Für Alina" and "Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten"), the fraudulence of modern art, and giving yourself permission to enjoy what you actually do. Music: "Adventure" by Disasterpeace.