that's interesting

a podcast to introduce ideas and spark curiosity. bandwidth.productions

that's interesting is a society podcast hosted by bandwidth.productions, with 75 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.

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  076_ Conversation: 🙊 Frank Lloyd Wright was a real son-of-a-bitch | Art and the artist, a legacy 📐

  Jul 13, 20261h 8m

  Can the work outlive the man enough to forgive him? Frank Lloyd Wright designed the homes that quietly shaped how millions of Americans live — and he was, by nearly every account, a genuinely difficult person to love. David ( , Big Dudu , Dudetunes ) joins me to trace Wright's life from a childhood box of wooden blocks to Fallingwater, the Guggenheim, and a tragedy at his own home that killed seven people. We use his story to ask a bigger question: when the art is this good, does the artist's life even matter — and where do we draw that line today? Drawings from Frank Lloyd Wright, the early period mentioned throughout the episode. (00:00) - Intro Essay: The Artist's Canvas Is How You Feel (05:53) - Show Open & Guest Welcome (09:32) - Who Was Frank Lloyd Wright? (10:50) - Born in Wisconsin, Died the Year Before Kennedy (14:03) - Fired From Adler & Sullivan for Moonlighting (16:32) - The German Book That Made Him Famous (18:29) - Organic Architecture, Prairie Style, and Designing Every Doorknob (22:53) - Japan, Zen, and the Tokyo Imperial Hotel (29:07) - Concrete, Steel, and Fallingwater (31:03) - The Affair, the Refused Divorce, and Taliesin (34:04) - The 1914 Taliesin Murders (41:45) - How Wright Invented the American Split-Level (48:16) - Beautiful but Leaky: Art vs. Function (53:50) - Picasso, Van Gogh, and the Myth of the Difficult Artist (58:17) - Where Is the Paris of Today?

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  075_ Interview: 🏡 The beauty of designing a house in a spreadsheet | Passive house design and the future of how we build 🔨

  Jul 6, 20261h 18m

  Andrew Michler is a Santa Fe-based architect and author of Hyperlocalization of Architecture , and one of the leading practitioners of passive house design in the United States, including the first certified passive house in Colorado, which he built himself. Also checkout a great YouTube video ( and excellent channel ) walking through Andrew's Colorado Passive home. Passive house isn't a style. It's a methodology rooted in physics: rather than prescribing materials or following minimum code, it models the entire building. The insulation, airtightness, window placement, how the sun effects the warmth, even body heat from occupants, and targets aggressive performance outcomes. The result is a home that stays comfortable with a fraction of the energy a conventional house requires. In here we cover the basics of passive house from the ground up, including what separates it from traditional high efficiency build certification and passive solar design, why the "boxy German building" reputation is mostly coincidence, and how a house in Colorado stayed in the mid-60s for a week at -9°F with the heating system off. We also dig into surprising economics of passive house construction (spoiler: it's closer to conventional than you'd think), and whether you can retrofit an existing home ~ a process Andrew is actively doing on a house in Oakland. Chapters (00:00) - Revolutionizing Home Building with Physics (02:44) - Understanding Passive House Design (05:29) - The Role of Physics in Architecture (08:04) - Passive House vs. Traditional Construction (10:43) - The Benefits of Passive Design (13:32) - Real-World Applications of Passive House (16:19) - Innovative Heating Solutions in Passive Houses (19:01) - The Importance of Ventilation and Air Quality (21:34) - Cost Considerations for Passive Houses (34:33) - The Cost of Building and Energy Efficiency (36:58) - The Value of Passive Homes (41:12) - Survivability in Extreme Weather Conditions (48:32) - Retrofitting Existing Homes for Energy Efficiency (53:54) - Opportunities in Passive House Design (57:23) - Insights from Japanese Architecture (01:02:45) - The Importance of Design in Architecture

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  074_ Conversation: 💭 The consciousness problem | AI, awareness, and an ancient unsettled debate 🌀

  Jun 1, 20261h 6m

  We can't prove you're conscious either — and that's kind of the point. Istanbul-based researcher Mesut Bilgili joins to reframe the AI consciousness debate around what we can actually measure. Plus: what your dog, a forest, and ChatGPT have in common, and why curiosity might be the only thing that saves us from ourselves. Check out Mesut's paper on Functional Awareness , and follow along for more of his work. Chapters (00:00) - Introduction: Philosophy and Bias in Observation (00:49) - Applying Philosophy to AI and Technology (01:57) - The Relevance of Consciousness in AI Use (02:57) - Guest Introduction: Basut Bidjuli and AI Research (04:01) - Defining Intelligence vs. Consciousness (06:00) - The Difference Between First-Person Experience and Functionality (09:04) - Debate on Panpsychism and Consciousness in Nature (11:48) - The Shaky Foundations of Consciousness and Observation (16:43) - What is Functional Awareness in AI? (19:56) - Ecosystems as Functionally Aware Systems (24:34) - The Primary Role of Consciousness in Reality (30:43) - Testing and Measuring Functional Awareness in AI (37:55) - AI Dreaming and Self-Modification Experiments (40:49) - The Fascination with AI Prediction and Potential (48:27) - The Impact of Technology on Society and Culture (54:38) - Cultivating Curiosity and Human Potential (55:34) - Final Thoughts: Humanity and AI Co-evolution

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  073_ Interview: 🏋️‍♀️ Strength as a Skill | 8 Women: Off the Street to Dutch Team 🇳🇱 (Part 2)

  May 26, 20261h 28m

  In part two of this episode, In this episode, Thom Van De Meer shares his journey from academic background to applying StrongFirst principles in training athletes, including the women’s rowing team he trained to prepare for the 2020 Olympics— Project2020. We explore the principles of strength training, the science of energy systems, and how targeted, sustainable training can enhance performance and health. Check out Thom's breathwork tracks on Spotify and his website to check out from him. Chapters (00:00) - Introduction to Knowledge vs. Wisdom (01:52) - The Impact of Mental Work on Physical Performance (05:29) - Strength Training Methodologies and Their Applications (06:42) - Transforming Athletes from Novices to Competitors (11:16) - Training Protocols and Recovery Strategies (17:53) - The Role of Energy Systems in Training (30:36) - Integrating Strength and Rowing Training (40:26) - Practical Strength Training Insights (43:18) - The Role of Neurology in Strength (44:45) - Understanding Strength Beyond Muscle Size (49:36) - Neurological Drive and Strength Training (57:28) - Complex Adaptive Systems in Training (01:03:54) - The Importance of Slow Changes in Training (01:12:14) - Vitality and Lifelong Strength Training

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  073_ Interview: 🏋️‍♀️ Strength as a Skill | 8 Women: Off the Street to Dutch Team 🇳🇱 (Part 1)

  May 22, 202651 min

  In this episode, In this episode, Thom Van De Meer shares his journey from academic background to applying StrongFirst principles in training athletes, including the women’s rowing team he trained to prepare for the 2020 Olympics— Project2020. We explore the principles of strength training, the science of energy systems, and how targeted, sustainable training can enhance performance and health. Check out Thom's breathwork tracks on Spotify and his website to check out from him. Chapters (00:00) - Knowledge vs. Wisdom: Understanding the Difference (02:52) - The Impact of Mental Work on Physical Performance (05:40) - Introducing Tom van de Meer and His Background (08:09) - The Role of Nature in Wellbeing (10:55) - Strong First Methodology: Training for Rowing Success (13:31) - The Journey to Becoming a Strength Coach (16:33) - The Influence of Pavel Tsatsouline and Strong First (19:14) - Building a Competitive Rowing Team from Scratch (23:19) - The Influence of Titans in Training (24:00) - Understanding Strong First Methodology (26:23) - Glycolytic vs Anti-Glycolytic Training (29:51) - The Science Behind Strength Training (34:19) - The Benefits of Anti-Glycolytic Training (38:18) - Sustainable Strength and Performance (40:58) - Cognitive Load and Physical Training

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