Mad Art Cast

The Mad Art Cast crew checks in on democracy and music for the masses.

Ashley brings an article to share with the rest of the hosts, about the first depiction of a pretzel in art.

Ashley, Brian and A are still without their fearless leader this week, but hatch a plan for A, our resident non-creative, to get the answers she wants about creativity (but only after checking in with the boss.)

This week Amy is out Pokemon hunting, and Ashley, A and Brian chat about truth in advertising and a controversial Kendall Jenner ad for Spanish Vogue.

The whole crew is here as we discuss using science to see what's underneath one of Degas' paintings. We also debate the appropriateness of peeking under the artist's final creation.

This episode discusses the art and science of migraines! It's delayed this week because A had a migraine and couldn't upload it. Fancy that!

The Mad Art Cast crew (minus A) talk dubstep. Listen in and enjoy!

This week Ashley, Brian and A discuss if one's appreciate of music is a cultural or instinctive trait.

This week the whole cast is here and Ashley and Brian come to the table with a big list of songs used for political campaigns, and the artists who object.

Emily Finke sits in with Amy, Ashley and Brian to talk all things comics (while A is at San Diego Comic Con)!

Pokemon Go is all the rage this week and we have invited guest Courtney Caldwell to discuss the hottest game in town.

This week we talk about the new accidental blue hue.

The whole crew is back, and we have a special guest! Jim Tigwell, contributor at Mad Art Lab, joins us to discuss the Anthikythera Mechanism.

This week the crew (minus A) chat with fellow Mad Art Labber Ethan Kocak about salamanders, digital drawing and axolotis.

The artists in the crew talk pigments while A's away!

Ashley is out this week, but Jamie Bernstein joins the rest of the Mad Art Cast crew to discuss copyrights and art and the perils of doing both on the internets!  Also, we have a new segment called Show Me Your Ugly Things, from Ryan Consell.

This week Julia Burke returns to the podcast to pair famous scientists with wines they'd likely drink.

This week your fearless podcast crew wade into a new idea together. With Ashley as our guide, we try and understand Ontological Design. Join us!

Back to the basics! This week the whole crew is here and we have no special guest! Listen in while we catch up, talk art, and art restoration.

The whole cast is back for a great talk with Rebecca Watson, founder of the Skepchick Network and benevolent dictator.

Awesome guest Julia Burke comes back on the show to pair wine selecions with artisits and creatives. This one is so much fun!

Ashley Hamer and Brian George go it solo this week to interview Hai-Ting Chinn and Matt Schickele to talk about Science Fair, the science opera!

The Mad Art Cast crew chats with Pamela Gay about the citizen science CosmoQuest program and the recent grant awarded!

This week we're joined by digital artist Len Peralta, whose geek-a-week project, among many others, makes him a successful web-based creative.

This week Glendon Mellow joins the crew to discuss the success of the #sciart hashtag and the new (copyrighted) color vantablack

This week your hosts discuss what things an artist (or musician, or creative) does in addition to the artwork itself. And how that affects one's output.  Plus an on-the-spot interview with Science Adjacent Dawn Olive.

This week Mindy Townsend, Managing Editor of Teen Skepchick, Skepchick contributor and phyics student joins the crew to discuss the physics of the Starkiller Base from The Force Awakens.

This week the Bad Astronomer, Dr. Phil Plait joins the crew to discuss gravitational waves!

The Mad Art Cast crew (minus A, mysteriously vanished AGAIN!) talk all things JPL, space, engineering with thermal engineer Asad Aboobaker. 

Mad Art Labber Ryan Consell joins the crew to discuss the benefits of "showing off your ugly things" as a Creative.

Mad Art Cast welcomes guest Dr. Raychelle Burks, analytical chemist. We talk about art crimes and forensic chemistry and it's just as kick-ass as it sounds.

The Mad Art Cast crew (minus A) chat with Emily Sexton about copyright issues and how to protect what you make. Emily is an entertainment lawyer who writes for Mad Art Lab sister site Grounded Parents.

This week we have a guest! Julia Burke joins us to discuss biodynamic wine.

The last podcast we recorded in 2015 takes a look back at some of the best worst fake viral images we saw this year.

This quickie episode starts off with the Mad Art Cast crew talking about a forensic recreation of Jesus' face. Then it gets weird.

We catch up after a short hiatus, then Ashley bring us a news story about copyright infringement for … silence.

This week A's back on the 'cast and we're talking about an amazing bit of artistry in science (breaking the blood brain barrier) and a little bit of non-science in art (Chick Tracts)

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This week A has gone rogue and is missing from the discussion. Amy, Ashley and Brian persevere to discuss a potentially misguided recent art show in the Bronx, in New York City.

This week the Mad Art Cast crew talk about what makes art … art. Is a nude woman on the roof art? Are people art? Let's find out together!

Also, A's Dragon*Con interview with Norm Chan! Norm runs Tested.com.

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This week on Mad Art Cast Ashley takes one for the team and tries out 'brainwave' enhancement with a product called Thync. Your intrepid podcast team is skeptical.

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This week on Mad Art Cast we have another Dragon*Con Interview with A — this time she talks with monster-maker Frank Ippolito. And Ashley brings us a great quickie about the "Indie Pop Voice." 

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This week A gives us an update on the "female Viagra" and Ashley brings us a story about Adele and news of her managing her anxiety when performing. 

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On this week's episode Ashley reveals her super power, A visits Hollywood, Amy visits New York, and Brian does his laundry. Also fireflies and tufts and stuff.

Ever wonder if your favorite album from high school stands the test of time?  Our intrepid team discusses. 

Your intrepid co-hosts chat about the new flu vaccine and why you should get yours, plus A brings us another cool interview from Dragon*Con 2015 back in September.

This interview is with graphic designer David Nguyen!

This week's Mad Art Cast features the crew discussing an article in Forbes about the beauty in art and the beauty in science. It's like it was custom made for our 'cast!

Even better? I went to Dragon*Con at the beginning of September and brought along a handheld voice recorder to capture quick interviews with awesome people. We're dropping the first one in here, and it's with Dr. Nicole Guglicci a.k.a the Noisy Astronomer. She's the best, and it's a great little interview to kick off this feature on the 'cast.

This week the crew comes at you with a Quickie, this time talking about an article that craps all over modern art.

This week the Mad Art Cast crew talks to astronomer, citizen scientist outreach expert, and all around wonder Pamela Gay!

In this week's full length episode, A asks the rest of the the Mad Art Cast crew about what makes them make. 

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In today's Mad Art Cast Quickie we talk about something the media is calling "Viagra for women" was in the news, and is on it's way to being approved by the FDA for use. This week's quickie episode has us (well, mostly A) all ranty about it. No, seriously, this is your fair warning — A uses the f-word a lot.

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In today's Mad Art Cast Quickie, Ashley brings us an interesting discussion of music, manipulation of the 'tuning note' for world peace, and Hilter. No, really.

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Soprano + scientist Indre Viskontas joins the Mad Art Cast crew this week to discuss how understanding how the brain works can help creatives as they create. 

Author Scott Sigler joins the Mad Art Cast crew for the whole episode to discuss art, music and his new book ALIVE, out July 14th!

This week's guest Maki Naro joins the Mad Art Cast crew to disucss Mauna Kea and how sometime science and humanity struggle to co-exist.

This week our hosts (Amy Davis Roth, Brian George, Ashley Hamer and A Kovacs) discuss a recent kerfuffle on Twitter involving Photoshopping of Frida Kahlo.

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This week our hosts (Amy Davis Roth, Brian George, Ashley Hamer and A Kovacs) are joined by special guest Jamie Bernstein! 

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This week our hosts (Amy Davis Roth, Brian George, Ashley Hamer and A Kovacs) each discuss a couple of our favorite movies, past and present.

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This week our hosts (Amy Davis Roth, Brian George, Ashley Hamer and A Kovacs) discuss the 2014 film Birdman. 

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A long form episode this week where our hosts discuss social media and how to best use it as a creator. (And how to manage abuse from social media to the creator.)

Mad Art Cast was conceived by Amy Davis Roth, and features Ashley Hamer, Brian George, and A Kovacs.

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This week our hosts (Amy Davis Roth, Brian George, Ashley Hamer and A Kovacs) discuss the recent Scientology documentary "Going Clear." 

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This week our hosts (Amy Davis Roth, Brian George, Ashley Hamer and A Kovacs) discuss a recent HuffPo opinion piece by actress and mom Kristen Bell.

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This week our hosts (Amy Davis Roth, Brian George, Ashley Hamer and A Kovacs) continue the discussion about how creative people can stay creative. 

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This week we cover all the things: adorable pets, lots of produce, Amy's science-inspired art Patreon, the heartbreaking destruction of historic art, and the importance of objects. Join Amy, A, Brian, Ashley and Aglet (Ashley's sweet cat).

A short newsy episode this week! Ashley tells us all about espresso in space. IN SPACE!

This week the Mad Art Cast crew talks art, science, Mars One, our many sponsors, the transient nature of art and the need for fame … and how all that fits into busy lives.

Also, Surly Amy interviews Gwen Pearson, also know as BugGirl!

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This week our hosts (Amy Davis Roth, Brian George, Ashley Hamer and A Kovacs) discuss (WITH SPOILERS!) the Oscar winning moving Whiplash. 

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Mad Art Cast Quickie! A Kovacs, the resident non-artist, brings to the table an article about art of the signs of the zodiac, and how it messed with her critical thinking mind.

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This is our second long-form episode where we talk about space probes, Ceres, and the possibility of a night club or a reality show on Mars. 

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Mad Art Cast Quickie! We're dropping our second short episode this week to shout about the cool #scart tweet storm happening over at Twitter. Listen in then go check it out!

This is the first of the Mad Art Cast Quickies! We talk about one topic in as much depth as we can fit into a short podcast. This week we chat about an article that posits the death of the artist and the rise of the creative entrepreneur.

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