‘funny,’ not funny

Jim Infantino and Lionel Cassin

211 - Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, and AI Music | topic: Symphony Four, Rite of Spring, Petrouska, Suno and Udio | with Lionel and Jim

Conversations about books, music, films, history, tech, and culture. Jim is a songwriter and leader of the band Jim’s Big Ego. He is also an author of The Wakeful Wanderer’s Guide series. Lionel Cassin is an IT security specialist and a voracious reader of Science Fiction and History. They enjoy lively conversations and are now sharing those with you. We are an independant podcast and we rely on your support. Subscribe at patreon.com/jiminfantino for as little as $3 per month for live webcasts and bonus content.

211 - Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, and AI Music | topic: Symphony Four, Rite of Spring, Petrouska, Suno and Udio | with Lionel and Jim

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Episodios

Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, and AI Music | topic: Symphony Four, Rite of Spring, Petrouska, Suno and Udio | with Lionel and Jim

Marcionite Fan Fiction | topic: Christ Before Jesus, The Historicity of the Gospels | with Lionel & Jim

The inexplicable Béla Tarr | topic: The Turin Horse, Werckmesiter Harmonies, religion in post Soviet film | with Lionel & Jim

Solaris & Stalker | topic: The films of Andre Tarkovsky | with Lionel & Jim

“The Forgotten People” | topic: Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life and Daughters of the Dust | with Sara Elkins

“Too much Vérité” | topic: Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Shoeshine, Umberto D, 8 1/2 | with Jim & Lionel

Scams and the scammy scammers who love them | topic: Popular Scams, Scambaiting, Cyber Security | a conversation with Jonathan Copper

AI Bubble Trouble - Clip - full episode on Patreon | topic: Thoughts from Corey Doctorow, Ed Zitron, & Rick Beato (not guests) | Jim & Lionel

Project Hail Mary & Minneapolis | topic: Andy Weir, The Martian, Music for Film, ICE | with Ben Burnes

“East of Eden & Ford vs. Ferrari” | topic: John Steinbeck, Elmore Leonard, Matt Damon, Christian Bale | Lionel & Jim

“In The Mood For Love” | topic: the films of Wan Kar Wai, Hong Kong cinema | with Adam Schartoff

“I just say what's in my head” | topic: The Hunters, Heart of A Dog, Jeanine Pirro | Jim & Lionel

“Lighten Up Francis” | topic: Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, The Viking & Mongol invasions | Jim & Lionel

Ratcatcher & Morvern Callar: the films of Lynne Ramsay | topic: indie films, cinematic style, storytelling | with Adam Schartoff

History Happy Hour & The Ghost Army | topic: Documentary filmmaking, deception in warfare, inflatable tanks | with Rick Beyer

“It's all totally mental” | topic: Bernardo Kastrup on Schopenhauer and Analytic Idealism | with Sarah Elkins

"The Power of Presence Fundamentally Changes Everything" | topic: Buddhism, Meditation, Shambhala | Sarah Lipton

"Deliver Me From Nowhere" | topic: Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan | A conversation with Chris Chandler

Assemble Yourself | topic: Jim's New Album, Glenn Gould, The Secret Life of Machines | Jim & Lionel

Tokyo Story | topic: Filmmaking, Japan, Yasujirō Ozu | a conversation with Jim & Lionel

“Do Not Be Distracted” | topic: a look at Kundun and Hugo by Martin Scorsese | Lionel & Jim

“The Batcolyte” | topic: critical thinking, the socratic method, questioning beliefs | a conversation with Thrayle

“Rebellion Happens in the Mind” | topic: Living off the grid, SLC Punk, Moulin Rouge, The Socratic Method | a conversation with Kat In A Vat

“Perfect Days” and “Anselm” by Wim Wenders | topic: cassette culture, art, photography, zen | Jim & Lionel

“How Did You Like Them Apples?” | topic: Trent Reznor, Moneyball, The Red Sox, Album Titles | Jim & Lionel

History of Buddhism, the Journey Continues | topic: Buddhism, Yoga, History | Lionel & Jim

“A Perfect World” | topic: A Day In Music, Music Production, Songwriting | Phil Broikos

Buddhism Through History: An Exhausting Journey | topic: Buddhist History by Donald S. Lopez Jr. | Jim & Lionel

Tom Burris of Jabbering Trout | topic: Songwriting, Music, Tragedy & Inspiration | a conversation with Tom Burris

“A Rollicking Bad Time” | topic: Dominion by Tom Holland, Fallout TV show, NY State Fair | Jim & Lionel

Music & the Robots | topic: Navigating the Future of Music: AI and Authenticity | a conversation with Jonathan Wyner

“This DID happen to me!” | topic: Jim's new place, new Star Treks, The History of the Twentieth C, Flat Earthers | a conversation with Jim & Lionel

“You are not connected to the internet” | topic: Photography, Surveillance Capitalism, Creative Life | a conversation with Liz Linder

The Pan-America Challenge | topic: cycling, fitness, it security | a conversation with Leigh Weber

“Hi Henry!” | topic: Black Flag, St. Augustine, Stanley Tucci, Andor 2 | a conversation with Lionel and Jim

“Wheels Up In 5!” | topic: Lights On by Annika Harris, Revisionist History & The Nazi Olympics | a conversation wth Lionel & Jim

Lonesome Brothers | topic: the band, the songbook, the history, the songs, & Drunk Stuntmen | an interview with Scott Hall

“Bartleby, the Sailor” | topic: Melville, Coetzee, Camus, Stuyvesant High | a conversation with David Partikian

“The Hugos” | topic: Adrian Tchaikovsky, The Stars Wars Hotel, Flow, 2025 Nominees | Sarah Elkins and Julia Tenney

“I've learned to live with a lot of things.” | topic: Darkman, Dark City, D&D, Star Trek, Information Security | Jim & Lionel

“The Utica Train Station” | topic: Severance, Signal, Stargate, GenX memes | Severance Theory with Julia Tenney

“Updating your immune system” | topic: bird flu, influenza, mRNA vaccines, measles in TX, music, | a conversation with Dr. Bill Hanage

“Ask Your Grocer” | topic: Dopesick, Brian Aldiss, Arcane | Jim and Lionel

“African Royalty Games” | topic: Card Games, movie reviews | a conversation with Nyadenya Inyagwa

“We're in the transportation business” | topic: The Grateful Dead | a conversation with Dr. Christopher K. Coffman

“I feel old and foolish now” | topic: Hundreds of Beavers, A Complete Unknown, Putin's People, Jesse Welles | Jim & Lionel

“I almost stayed in that world” | topic: comedy, music, & songwriting | a conversation with Don White

“He got his start wiping windows.” | topic: Yeltsin, Oligarchs, Clinton, IMF, Corruption | a conversation with Matthew Roazen pt 2

“The Wild Wild East” | topic: Russia, Moscow in the 1990s | a conversation with Matthew Roazen

“Everything is due to accident” | topic: The Soul of Money, After Yang, Rogue Heroes, and the fall of USSR | a conversation with Lionel & Jim

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