Ep. 18: Hustle Culture, Balance & The Success We're Redefining
age, the podcast from 40 Hearts. One trash can, one word, no idea where it goes. This week the word was HUSTLE CULTURE. Sixty-four minutes later we had established that we can all explain the science of rest in some detail, and that not one of us is doing it. One of us has the blood pressure to prove it. Reggie Tidwell, Tim Scroggs and Mary Greene, with George Awad, who produces theatre in Asheville and has done something to a ticket number he is not proud of. In it: The Asheville 48, and why…
Ep. 17: Search Engines, AI & The People We're Asking Instead
age, the podcast from 40 Hearts. One trash can, one word, no idea where it goes. This week the word was SEARCH ENGINES. Seventy minutes later we had established that the search engine nobody has figured out how to game does not have a website, and that most of us have been paid to help wreck the other kind. Reggie Tidwell, Tim Scroggs and Mary Greene, with Liz Williams, who runs the art program at an Asheville LGBTQ nonprofit and pulled the word out of the can. In it: ■A search engine you can…
Ep. 16: Youth, Boredom & The Guilt We're Handing Down
Welcome to age, the podcast from 40 Hearts. One trash can, one topic, and whatever happens next. This week: Youth. Reggie, Tim, Mary, and guest host Jordan Duvall pull the topic from the can and immediately the room gets reflective. Jordan talks about color palettes and warm seasonal vibes and how we don't appreciate aging the way we should. Reggie flashes back to his kids as portals to his younger self. Mary appoints herself spokesperson for the youth and wonders whether kids aren't soft so much as…
Ep. 15: Art Theft, Imagination & The Reality We're Creating
Welcome to age, the podcast from 40 Hearts. One trash can, one topic, and whatever happens next. This week: Art Theft. Reggie, Tim, Mary, and guest host Nicky Balachandran pull the topic from the can and immediately the room shifts. There’s talk of AI stealing music and how 40% of songs uploaded to streaming platforms might be AI generated, intellectual property and who really gets hurt when art is stolen,The Thomas Crown Affair and how cool art theft looks in the movies, and sampling, remixing, and…
Ep. 14: Materials, Community & The Value We're Forgetting
Welcome to age, the podcast from 40 Hearts where four people pull a topic from a trash can and see where it goes. This week: Materials. Reggie, Tim, Mary, and guest host Cat Slater pull the topic from the can and immediately the room gets philosophical. Cat talks about quality over cheap synthetics and her dream of becoming a cobbler. Mary flashes back to Japan and the cultural reverence for natural materials. Reggie goes back to his BFA in graphic design, where finishings and materials were the whole…