Episode 35: Running the Jewels with Adnohia

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Adnohia is a Japanese jewelry designer based in Pasadena, California. She holds a Master of Architecture degree from SCI-Arc and a Bachelors of Science in Architecture from the University of Texas at Arlington, which gives her work unique form and structure that combines traditional silversmithing with digital design techniques.

She also happens to be Matt's wife. In a very rare recorded interview, she opens up about making a divergent career choice, depression as both struggle and motivation, and balancing the expectations of an expensive education against following one's bliss.

Sometimes art is a hobby, and sometimes art is a way of life, but in this candid interview of husband and wife, art is a key to self-exploration, self-forgiveness and self-acceptance.  Listen to it all on this in-depth episode of Pod Sequentialism with Matt Kennedy presented by La Luz de Jesus Gallery & Meltdown Comics!

Mr. & Mrs. Kennedy

Adnohia will be bringing a Trunk Show of her latest designs to La Luz de Jesus Gallery on Saturday, June 25th from noon til 5PM. Be sure to stop by and tell her that Matt Kennedy sent you! Click here to preview the collection.
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How to Break into the Art Market

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Art is big business, and the last three decades have seen record breaking prices climb exponentially from $39 million and change for a Vincent Van Gogh painting in 1987 (tripling its previous sales price a mere two years earlier) to $300 million for a Willem de Kooning painting in 2015.

Also appreciating at record pacing is work by living, contemporary artists. In many cases, collectors were able to get early works from these blue chip artists for a few thousand dollars that later became worth millions, and in some cases hundreds of millions.

Have you ever wondered how it's possible to collect art that may some day command such prices? Are you an artist looking to get your work collected?

Matt outlines the protocol for each, and you may be surprised to hear how easy it can be. Listen to it all on this special Art Market speculation episode of Pod Sequentialism with Matt Kennedy presented by La Luz de Jesus Gallery & Meltdown Comics!

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Getting Familiar with Mark Z. Danielewski

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Mark Z. Danielewski is the author of the award-winning and bestselling novel House of Leaves, the National Book Award finalist Only Revolutions, and the novella The Fifty Year Sword, which was adapted and performed as a must-see opera.

Mark's latest project is a 27-volume novel, the third installment of which releases this week. Matt caught up with him on the cusp of an expansive North American book tour.

Matt and Mark discuss the challenges of early success, the benefits of rent control, famous siblings, and the daunting responsibilities of changing the reader's experience with The Familiar. Listen to it all on this in-depth episode of Pod Sequentialism with Matt Kennedy presented by La Luz de Jesus Gallery & Meltdown Comics!

Mark Z. Danielewski will be reading from The Familiar, Vol 3: Honeysuckle & Pain and signing all of his books at one of our favorite independent book stores: Skylight Books in Los Feliz on Monday, June 20th at 7PM. Be sure to stop by and tell them that Matt Kennedy sent you! Click here to preorder your copy.

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The Genetics of Superpowers from a Real Science Whistleblower

Dr. DNA is the pseudonym of a credentialed molecular biologist, whose work has been published in peer-reviewed journals. Because of the sensitive nature of his research and regulations of disclosure, I am unable to reveal his true identity at this time, but understand that he is real, his information is 100% accurate, and when you hear what he has to say about the state of biochemistry as it relates to Big Pharma, the availability of papers made possible through public funding, and relative ease of identifying the potential for super powers and actively creating a genetically advanced species, you will freak out.  

This week's program is the second attempt to present this topic for the public, after the first recording was mysteriously lost. It's hard to relate just how paranoia inducing it can be to record an entire show that deals with secret medical research and have it all vanish. That unfortunate and unexplained phenomena required us to set up a second call-in appointment, and believe me when I tell you that at certain points in the conversation, my producer, Mason, and I were convinced that some regulatory agency was going to bust into the studio and shut us down.   

It took years and a lot of convincing on my part to get Dr. DNA comfortable enough to discuss even the limited scope of topics we were able to cover here, and I hope at some point in the not too distant future that he will be able to come back on the show and relate the extent of his research to which I am personally aware. In the meantime, please enjoy this podcast on the Genetics of Superpowers, the potential of Crisper, Homeobox genes, and the repercussions of going public with too much information–while it remains unsuppressed. If you've ever wondered whether you'll witness actual super humans in your lifetime, you need to hear this. This is a definite case of Truth being Stranger Than Fiction, and something you will only hear on Pod Sequentialism with Matt Kennedy!

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What's the Museum of Drawing?

Apama Mackey is the director of Houston's Museum of Drawing. Born in Iran and residing in Texas, she's been an important proponent of the contemporary art scene for the past twenty years. 

The Panik Collective is a team of credentialed multi-media artists, whose public art actions are inaugurating the Museum this summer in a show co-curated by Matt.

Matt and Apama discuss the challenges of curating and the joys of community building. If you've ever wondered what it takes to run a museum or take part in a global art collective, this episode of Pod Sequentialism with Matt Kennedy presented by Meltdown Comics might just be your jam! 

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Get in the Ring: Behind the Scenes of the WWE

Flashback to Wrestlemania XX

Dan Madigan was a lifelong fan of professional wrestling when a script he wrote got him a meeting with WWE CEO, Vince McMahon. Shortly thereafter he went from staff writer to segment director to helping launch WWE Films. 

Matt and Dan discuss the myths and realities of professional wrestling, from its rural roots to a multi-billion dollar empire that stages 300 events per year for more than 36 million viewers worldwide. Wrestling is too often maligned as a Soap Opera for Morons, but few understand how much work goes into this billion dollar industry, and it's great to get the inside scoop from someone who knows the business from the inside. 

And sometimes it's just fun to listen to a couple of Massholes wax poetic about the glory days of the Boston Garden. 

Dan with Kamala the Ugandan Headhunter

Dan with Mad Dog Vachon

Dan Madigan's Mondo Lucha A Go-Go

No matter what you may think you know about sports entertainment, we guarantee you’ll learn something new in this episode of Pod Sequentialism with Matt Kennedy presented by Meltdown Comics!

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This is how you remake Ghost in the Shell!

The casting of Scarlett Johansson in the new Paramount Pictures live-action remake of Ghost in the Shell has elicited accusations of ‪#‎whitewashing‬ amid other criticisms, so I reached out to the first woman to portray a live-action Kusanagi, Christine Adams, to get an Asian-American point of view.

Christine is a full time model and gamer, cast in the privately funded GITS PROJECT 2501 from director Ash Thorpe, which sought to recreate the opening title sequence from Mamoru Oshii's animated adaptation of Masamune Shirow's manga. Matt and Christine talk about how a modeling career can launch from playing Dungeons & Dragons and the challenges for people of color in the white dominated world of American movies. Listen to it here on this amazing episode of Pod Sequentialism with Matt Kennedy presented by La Luz de Jesus Gallery & Meltdown Comics!

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Here's the video of the making of PROJECT 2501 which will have you wishing that Paramount's remake was in these folks' capable hands:



PROJECT 2501 : HOMAGE TO GHOST IN THE SHELL from Ash Thorp on Vimeo.