In the series 2 finale, Anthony and Clara steal a YouTube channel's idea and ask each other questions while eating increasingly spicy hot wings, ranging from 1,600 Scoville Heat Units to 2,000,000 Units. Topics of conversation include the state of the poetry industry, publishing with a punk rock ethos, and Clara's work in the food industry.
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In this episode, Anthony speaks with writer, copywriter, and poet Nick Asbury. Topics of conversation include the politics of the poetry world, concepts and constraints, songwriting, branding, self-directed learning, and authority.
In this episode, Anthony speaks with Mick Hodgkin, limerick writer, crossword setter, and Puzzles Editor for The Times and The Sunday Times.
In this episode, Anthony speaks with visual artist, poet, and educator Laura Kerr. Topics of conversation include Laura's recent entry into the world of NFTs, AI-generated art and writing, conceptual art, Twitter Blue, seeing colours differently, and drawing hands.... Anthony and Laura also discuss "Mnemonic Trains" -- Laura's recent collaboration with Nick Piombino -- which will be published by Penteract Press in July 2023.
Series 2 Episode 14 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri.
To celebrate the 50th episode of The Penteract Podcast, Anthony (and, from 1.26:50, Clara) chats with the podcast's very first guest, Christian Bök.
Series 2 Episode 13 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.
In this episode, Anthony Etherin and Teo Eve discuss the history of the alphabet. Topics include hieroglyphs and the rebus principle; the evolution of letterforms; runes and lost letters; the impact of the printing press and of digital media; and the alphabet's future.
In this episode, Anthony meets Sasha Stiles, to discuss AI-generated poetry, NFTs, and Sasha's work with theVERSEverse. Topics include: poetry on the blockchain; the relationship between constrained poetry and AI-generated poetry; Ray Kurzweil and transhumanism; and the future of poetry.
In this episode, Anthony speaks with Lori Wike about puzzles, wordplay, and Lori's work as Principal Bassoon for the Utah Symphony Orchestra. Topics include inventing puzzles and poem forms, (not) solving Torquemada's Cain's Jawbone, the flow state, and the relationship between music and wordplay.
Series 2 Episode 10 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.
In this episode, Anthony meets Jack Waley-Cohen, Co-founder of What3Words, Question Editor for the BBC' s Only Connect, and Co-owner of QuizQuizQuiz.
Series 2 Episode 9 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.
In this episode, Anthony and Marian Christie — author of Fractal Poems (Enneract Editions, 2021) and From Fibs to Fractals (Beir Bua Press, 2021) — discuss the relationship between mathematics and poetry, while making time to discuss their shared interest in cricket.
In this episode, Anthony speaks with Jane Espenson about her career as a writer on such shows as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica, and Once Upon a Time — other topics include conceptual metaphor, word games, literary wordplay, and ‘Buffy Speak’.
Series 2 Episode 6 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.
In this episode, Anthony speaks with visual artist, poet, and educator Laura Kerr. Topics of conversation include process art, social media, galleries, books, and NFTs.
Series 2 Episode 5 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.
"Live! David Astle melts a diva devil!"
"Decode! Lest David Astle decode!"
In this episode, Anthony speaks with writer, presenter, and celebrated crossword setter David Astle. Topics of conversation include the crossword community, different approaches to crossword setting, and the obsessive pleasures of wordplay.
Series 2 Episode 4 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.
In this episode, Anthony speaks with Andrew Hugill, author of 'Pataphysics: A Useless Guide (MIT Press, 2012), and Christian Bök, author of 'Pataphysics: The Poetics of an Imaginary Science (Northwestern University Press, 2001).
The three pataphysicians present an introduction to 'Pataphysics, discussing its origins in the work of Alfred Jarry, its meaning and definitions, its key principles, and its appearance throughout science and the arts.
Series 2 Episode 2 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with chess champion, artist, photographer, musician, poet, and palindromist Merlina Acevedo.
In this episode, Anthony and Merlina discuss Merlina's experiences playing competitive chess. Topics include competing in Olympiads, playing Kasparov and Spassky, and Netflix's The Queen's Gambit. They also discuss their shared interests in music and palindromes.
In this episode, Anthony meets Wall Street Journal lexicographer Ben Zimmer and Word Wars director Eric Chaikin. Together, Ben and Eric operate Beyond Wordplay, a platform dedicated to the art, science, and culture of words.