Experience.Computer is a slow-radio programme exploring aphantasia, creativity, and the imagination.

IN THIS INTERVIEW

Jay Springett leads internet culture reporter and ethnographer Katherine Dee through a series of imaginative exercises.

Then they discuss:

* Early Internet experiences

* The weight of words in software programs

* The feeling of being inside/outside online communities

*  The need for experiencing silence and boredom

Big thanks to Katherine for coming on the show! She actually came down with something right after we finished recording.

QUOTES

“I’ve given so much of myself to the internet. I tasted the fairy food, and I am returning to a mortal world that is different than the one I left.”

“When I hit publish, it feels separate from me. It feels like it’s not mine anymore.”

*“I’ve always been a big proponent of the internet as a place. Especially in the early days, there was a sense that you were going somewhere.”

“Silence is so valuable. Just a few moments a day where you’re not scrolling TikTok or looking at your phone changes how you think.”

ABOUT THE GUEST

KATHERINE DEE (also known by her pen name; Default Friend) is a internet culture reporter and ethnographer. You can find her work on Substack at Default.Blog.

IN YOUR MIND

Has this interview sparked any thoughts or questions about your own mind's eye, creative process, or inner experience? I'd love to hear your insights! Share your reflections in the comments below or on social media!

If you have ideas for guests you would like to hear from in the next season, add your suggestions in the comments; or share this episode and tag them in Substack Notes.

Your recommendations will help guide the conversations that follow.

LINKS

* Default.Blog

* Follow Kathrine on X

* Follow Kathrine on Bsky

Subscribe to Experience.Computer

* Apple Podcasts

* Spotify

* Pocketcasts

ABOUT THE SHOW

In 2022 writer and host Jay Springett discovered he had aphantasia - the inability to voluntarily create mental images in one's mind. For 36 years he thought 'picture this' was a metaphor.

Experience.Computer is slow radio about high tech. An interview show exploring perception, experience and expression. The show examines how people perceive the world, and how they work with the creative tools they use to make their work with.

ABOUT THE HOST

Jay Springett is a strategist and writer. His work focuses on the design, administration and flourishing of worlds of all kinds He has hosted the personal essay podcast Permanently Moved since 2018, and Experience.Computer since 2023.

Jay is currently working on his first book ‘The Web Was a Side Quest‘ and writes online at thejaymo.net

Experience.Computer is a slow-radio programme exploring aphantasia, creativity, and the imagination.

After an unplanned pause, Experience.Computer will back in production for Season 3! If you have ideas for guests you would like to hear from in the next season, add your suggestions in the comments; or share this episode and tag them in Substack Notes.

Your recommendations will help guide the conversations that follow.

IN THIS INTERVIEW

Jay Springett leads cookbook writer and community-oriented caterer Jenn de la Vega through a series of imaginative exercises.

Then they discuss:

* Imagining the audience of a cookbook cooking

* Scaling recipes for large events

* Impact of organisation of the space of kitchen on the process of cooking

* Traditional versus intuitive cooking methods

* Social media's influence on food media and marketing

QUOTES

"I think creating food is like a song. Songs also need balance. They have melody, rhythm, tempo, and timbre."

"I'm interested in how you approach scaling up dishes. The math doesn't always add up."

"I have a rolling chopping block cart... I can wheel it anywhere!"

"I think we need a break. I think we all need a vacation from our devices."

ABOUT THE GUEST

JENN DE LA VEGA is a community-oriented caterer and cookbook writer based in Brooklyn, NY. Jenn has built a unique culinary practice mashing up experiential with visual art and food through residencies at TASTE Cooking, Babycastles Gallery, and Kickstarter. Her kaleidoscopic recipes appear on Food52, The Kitchn, Yummly, and Wine Enthusiast. You'll find a mash-up of her Filipinx heritage, tapas, artisanal cheese, and 90's inspired fast-food cuisine on her menus. She is most known for her Randwiches or "random sandwiches" and founding the gourmet hot dog program at Wonderville, an indie game art-cade bar in Bushwick.

IN YOUR MIND

Has this interview sparked any thoughts or questions about your own mind's eye, creative process, or inner experience? I'd love to hear your insights! Share your reflections in the comments below or on social media!

LINKS

* Jenn’s Website

* Follow Jenn on Instagram

* Jenn’s Cookbooks

Subscribe to Experience.Computer

* Apple Podcasts

* Spotify

* Pocketcasts

ABOUT THE SHOW

In 2022 writer and host Jay Springett discovered he had aphantasia - the inability to voluntarily create mental images in one's mind. For 36 years he thought 'picture this' was a metaphor.

Experience.Computer is slow radio about high tech. An interview show exploring perception, experience and expression. The show examines how people perceive the world, and how they work with the creative tools they use to make their work with.

ABOUT THE HOST

Jay Springett is a strategist and writer. His work focuses on the design, administration and flourishing of worlds of all kinds He has hosted the personal essay podcast Permanently Moved since 2018, and Experience.Computer since 2023.

Jay is currently working on his first book ‘The Web Was a Side Quest‘ and writes online at thejaymo.net

Jay Springett leads writer, producer, and sound designer Mike Rugnetta through a series of imaginative exercises.

Then they discuss:

* The nature of imagined versus physical experiences

* Carmen San Diego’s role In sparking a love for portable technology

* Nostalgia and memory

* Smart phones and ‘machine touch’

* where the audience is when making work for the internet?

* Mike’s relationship with the Yamaha FB-O1 four operator FM synthesiser.

QUOTES

"You just have to get used to what done enough feels like."

“It's like everybody is looking at the horse that just walked into the bar, and they're all talking amongst themselves. Being like, what's the deal with this horse?"

“I often feel like I am fighting with my phone to get it to do what I want it to do.”

"I could have gotten a similar result and not spent hundreds and hundreds of hours learning a really particular implementation of a really particular thing."

ABOUT THE GUEST

MIKE RUGNETTA is Brookyn-based writer, producer, and sound designer. He is the co-creator and host of Never Post, a podcast about the internet – as well as the co-creator, co-DM and sound designer of the actual play tabletop roleplaying podcast Fun City. Previously he was the writer, researcher and host of the multiple-award winning PBS Digital series Idea Channel, and the host of Crash Courses Theater and Dramaturgy and World Mythology. His production clients have included Atlas Obscura, Adobe, Duolingo, Future of Storytelling, IBM, Longreads and more.

IN YOUR MIND

Has this interview sparked any thoughts or questions about your own mind's eye, creative process, or inner experience? I'd love to hear your insights! Share your reflections in the comments below or on social media!

LINKS

* Mike’s Website

* Never Post Podcast

* Fun City Podcast

* Yamaha FB-O1 Documentation

* Mike’s Newsletter

Subscribe to Experience.Computer

* Apple Podcasts

* Spotify

* Pocketcasts

ABOUT THE SHOW

In 2022 writer and host Jay Springett discovered he had aphantasia - the inability to voluntarily create mental images in one's mind. For 36 years he thought 'picture this' was a metaphor.

Experience.Computer is slow radio about high tech. An interview show exploring perception, experience and expression. The show examines how people perceive the world, and how they work with the creative tools they use to make their work with.

ABOUT THE HOST

Jay Springett is a strategist and writer. His work focuses on the design, administration and flourishing of worlds of all kinds He has hosted the 301 second long essay podcast Permanently Moved since 2018, and Experience.Computer since 2023. Jay is currently working on his first book ‘The Web Was a Side Quest‘ and writes online at thejaymo.net