THAT BUSINESS OF MEANING Podcast

A weekly conversation between Peter Spear and people he finds fascinating working in and with THAT BUSINESS OF MEANING thatbusinessofmeaning.substack.com

THAT BUSINESS OF MEANING Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Peter Spear, with 131 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Peter Spear hosts THAT BUSINESS OF MEANING Podcast, a business show with 131 episodes published.

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  Sem Devillart on Observation & Translation

  Jun 1, 202658 minS0

  <p>Sem Devillart is a cultural analyst at Harmony Labs in New York and co-founder of Popular Operations, her cultural trend practice. She is founding faculty at the School of Visual Arts’ MPS Branding program. She began her career with Li Edelkoort and later worked for Faith Popcorn’s BrainReserve. Fluent in seven languages and trained in semiotics, design, and comparative religion, she has advised Christian Dior, Camper, PepsiCo, L’Oréal, Philips Design, and Deepak Chopra.</p><p></p><p>So I start all these conversations the same way. I’m not sure if you know this, but it’s a questio...

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  Igor Kuvychko PhD on Bateson & AI

  May 25, 20261 hourS0

  <p>Igor Kuvychko, PhD is a Principal Data Scientist at INFICON, where he builds ML and optimization systems for semiconductor manufacturing. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from Colorado State University, with over 2,000 academic citations. He was born in the Soviet Far East, grew up in Russia, and came to the US at 21. </p><p>I encountered him when he posted a piece, “Gregory Bateson & AI” on LinkedIn, connecting Bateson’s ideas about information, mind, and feedback to contemporary AI. </p><p>So as you may or may not know, but I start all these conversations with the same question, which...

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  Nick Bodor on Strangers & Institutions

  May 18, 202653 minS0

  <p></p><p>Nick Bodor is the founder and owner of Baker Falls, a live music venue and bar at 192 Allen Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He previously created some of the East Village’s most influential independent spots — alt.coffee, Library Bar, and Cake Shop, which booked early shows by MGMT, Vampire Weekend, and the Strokes. A first-generation Hungarian-American from rural Connecticut, he’s spent 30 years building communal spaces in downtown New York where emerging bands, downtown clowns, and anti-folk musicians find a home.</p><p>Nick is building the kinds of spaces we need. This piece...

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  Jonathan Taee on Rhizomes & Meaning

  May 11, 202653 minS0

  <p>Dr. Jonathan Taee is a social anthropologist and the founder of Rhizome Consulting, a New York digital strategy and brand systems agency. His clients range from Fortune 500 organizations like Target to mission-driven farms, real estate groups, and emerging consumer brands. His focus is on building "living brand systems" — adaptive structures that reflect how meaning is actually created today. He lives in the Hudson Valley, where he runs Ironwood Farm with his family.</p><p>So, you may or may not know this, but I start every conversation, and I do this in my work too, with the same question, wh...

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  John Dutton on Utopia & Nowhere

  May 4, 20261h 1mS0

  <p>John B. Dutton is Head of Creative Services at the National Film Board of Canada. He was previously Chief Creative Officer and Partner at Camden, a Montreal-based international advertising agency. He writes the Discomfort Zone newsletter and is the author of the novel 2084.</p><p>I’m not sure if you know this, but you may or may not know this, but I start every one of these conversations with the same question. It’s this big question that I borrowed from a friend of mine, who’s also a neighbor, and she helps people tell their story. And she’s...

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