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Average audio length:
36 minutes
English
United States
11 episodes
since March 14, 2023
episodic

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Crochet like Jane Austin* Anna & Jackie rappel back in time- at least in audio form- on a piece of proverbial yarn - a clue if you will… to explore life through the chains of crochet panels using the language of craft. Jackie brings in Anna on a slice of life exploration of better times. Togeth…

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Jackie and Anna are back at it again with an Assorted Perspective bonus episode on the philosophy of science and technology of cyborgs. They discuss Donna Harraway’s work, The Cyborg Manifesto, with a modern twist on how we can use the word cyborg today in our own lives.  —--- Note: Anna missp…
our stuff makes us, and we make our stuff. Stuff has function, and the concept of the function itself is a frame -you do not think about it you just accept it. In this weeks episode Anna and Jackie talk about materiality, what's all that about? Listen and find out! Okay, you need more info before…

Is ChatGPT AI?

Jackie and Anna chat on this week’s bonus episode about what is artificial intelligence, why chatbots act like they are going to kill humans, and why it’s boring to use ChatGPT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on Assorted Perspective, we’re just trying to be a little better off than Medieval peasants!  Jackie and Anna talk about the work week, why does it have to be 40 hours? What our experiences have taught us, working from home, quiet quitting, and what did people work like before our ti…
Anna and Jackie talk about Ecologist and member of the Potawatomi Nation, Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book Braiding Sweetgrass and reflect on the relationship between humans and plants.  In this Assorted Perspectives episode, we learn about:  Jackie’s experiences with pecan trees Anna’s revel…

Libraries

Libraries Anna finds an excuse to talk about libraries, Jackie shares stories that stem from her love for libraries.  They both find out what the true heart of the city is about.  Lessons learned:  A city is not a tree (cities are best laid out in network formation) A city is also …

Strong Towns

In this educational and playful Assorted Perspective episode Jackie and Anna talk about city design using Charles Marohn's book Strong Towns. Have you ever wondered how cities fund infrastructure or why that pothole that always gets you is taking so long to get filled? Jackie and Anna discuss this…
How did yoga come to America? Why are most yoga instructors white women? Anna and Jackie investigate these questions and more on this episode of Assorted Perspective! Theme song by Sebastian Bracamontes Sources: De Michelis, Elizabeth. A History of Modern Yoga: Patañjali and Western Esotericism. Lo…

Friendship

Welcome to Jackie and Anna’s podcast Assorted Perspective! On this episode we cover the wholesome topic of Friendship. We share our experiences and how anthropologists view friendship.  This episode covers: What is friendship? Types of friendship Characteristics of friendship Also a little bi…
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