Maekan It Up

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MAEKAN's Weekly Podcast exploring the latest news in creative culture.

Episodes

  • MAEKAN It Up — #049: Jay-Z as the new creative director of Puma Basketball and Kickstarter launches spin-off Quickstarter

    28/06/2018 Duration: 47min

    Eugene has a bone to pick with the news that Jay-Z has been appointed as the creative director of Puma Basketball. Charis gets excited about the Kickstarter spin-off Quickstarter that champions small projects. 00:17:58 Jay-Z as Puma Basketball creative director 00:36:34 Quickstarter Puma Clarifies: Jay-Z Is Not Actually President of Basketball Operations by Aric Jenkins Kickstarter — Quickstarter: It's okay to think small "Quickstarter" Encourages Creators to Crowdfund their Small-Scale Passion Projects by Emily Engle Oscar Lhermit --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maekanitup/message

  • MAEKAN It Up — #048: Roger Federer possible Uniqlo sponsorship and Grindr's publication Into opens a production studio

    22/06/2018 Duration: 37min

    Charis brings up the subject of tennis legend Roger Federer possibly signing with Uniqlo since his Nike deal has expired. The conversation turns to covering iconic sponsorship deals in general. Eugene is interested in discussing how Grindr's online publication Into launching a new production studio that supports LGBTQ+ creators impacts the media landscape. Roger Federer Reportedly Leaves Nike for Uniqlo (and Stacks of Cash) by Cam Wolf Grindr’s online publication Into launches production studio for LGBTQ+ creators by Laura Isabella What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is a membership-supported publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting wi --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maekanitup/message

  • MAEKAN It Up — #047: Criticism of the Nike BETRUE campaign and an awkward marketing campaign by adidas

    11/06/2018 Duration: 35min

    Eugene questions whether Nike has done a good job with their BETRUE campaign this year in honor of Pride Month. Charis thinks an email campaign sent out by adidas is cringe-worthy. Nike BETRUE 2018 Collection Pride for Profit? Nike Catches Criticism for Using the Pink Triangle on Its BeTrue Sneakers by Maiysha Kai Sorry adidas, I won't try to make my sneakers go viral by Philip Sherburne What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is a membership-supported publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maekanitup/message

  • MAEKAN It Up — #046: Spotify rolls back its hateful conduct policy and the link between sleep and creativity

    08/06/2018 Duration: 38min

    Charis's topic this week is Spotify's decision to roll back their hateful conduct policy. Eugene is interested in the connection between the different phases of sleep and creativity. Spotify’s hateful content policy was ‘rolled out wrong,’ says CEO by Megan Farokhmanesh A New Theory Linking Sleep and Creativity by Ed Yong What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is a membership-supported publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that social media just doesn't provide. We’re defining the future of creative culture. We don't have all the answers, but our curiosity ensure --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maekanitup/message

  • MAEKAN It Up — #045: The history of venture capital and Instagram's new features for digital well-being

    31/05/2018 Duration: 42min

    Eugene brings up an essay in Logic magazine that recounts the history of venture capital. Charis wants to talk about new features in Instagram that are meant to help users develop healthier digital habits. The Unicorn Hunters by Kim-Mai Cutler Instagram will soon let you know just how much time you waste on it by Hanna Kozlowska What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is a membership-supported publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that social media just doesn't provide. We’re defining the future of creative culture. We don't have all the answers, but our curiosity ensures we never stop --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maekanitup/message

  • MAEKAN It Up — #044: Sagmeister & Walsh launch product line Sorry I Have No Filter and nightclubs fostering culture

    24/05/2018 Duration: 46min

    Eugene wants to talk about the product line Sorry I Have No Filter launched by Sagmeister & Walsh to raise money for its not-for-profit Ladies, Wine & Design. Ladies, Wine & Design was started two years ago after Jessica Walsh got to the heart of some of the hate she was receiving. Charis is interested in an exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum called “Night Fever” that surveys night clubs in history and how they were important places for culture to grow. Sorry I Have No Filter Ladies, Wine & Design Step 07: Kill Them With Kindness By Jessica Walsh Jessica Walsh by Anita Magaña

  • MAEKAN It Up — #043: Lo-fi hip-hop and the meaning of "muse"

    10/05/2018 Duration: 36min

    Eugene and Charis catch up after a bit of a break in the regularly scheduled programming. Charis wants to talk about the lo-fi hip-hop community that emerged on YouTube. Eugene brings up the question of what it means to be an artist's muse. What It's Really Like To Be An Artist's Muse by Priscilla Frank YouTube & Chill: A Glimpse Into The World Of Lo-fi Hip-Hop by Kevin Cortez What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is a membership-supported publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that social media just doesn't provide. We’re defining the future of creative cul --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maekanitup/message

  • MAEKAN It Up — #042: Should we use physical/psychological testing to optimize us for jobs and why society needs to care about helicopter parenting.

    27/04/2018 Duration: 44min

    In MAEKAN It Up #042, Eugene welcomes a special guest in Scott Masek. With Charis traveling in San Francisco, Scott brings an opinionated point-of-view over a podcast that is packed with insights about Apple as an insurance company, the idea of performance testing for job optimization, and how helicopter parenting is affecting the future of society.  Zuora IPO and how subscriptions changed how we do business by Denis Pombriant How USA could win the World Cup with an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain assist by Graham Parker Are Helicopter Parents Ruining a Generation?  by Julie Lythcott-Haims

  • MAEKAN It Up — #041: Is there a benefit to copycat technology and assessing the NY Times op-ed section

    18/04/2018 Duration: 46min

    In MAEKAN It Up #041, Eugene and Charis examine what it means for tech companies and consumers when innovative products get ripped off. We also look at the idea of conflicting opinions in the NY Times' Op-Ed section and what it means for critical analysis. Huawei’s wannabe AirPods look and feel good by Vlad Savov The real problem with the New York Times op-ed page: it’s not honest about US conservatism by David Roberts What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is a membership-supported publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that soc --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maekanitup/message

  • MAEKAN It Up — #040: What comes after Facebook and Virgil Abloh at Louis Vuitton

    04/04/2018 Duration: 01h02min

    Eugene and Charis tackle some recent big topics in this episode. First is a discussion of the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica Facebook news and what this means for the future of Facebook. Second is a dissection of the responses to Louis Vuitton appointing Virgil Abloh as its new artistic director of menswear. The Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal, explained with a simple diagram by Alvin Chang Louis Vuitton Names Virgil Abloh as Its New Men’s Wear Designer by Vanessa Friedman and Elizabeth Paton What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is a membership-supported publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, parti --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maekanitup/message

  • MAEKAN It Up — #039: The power of reality television and why people don't ask for help

    29/03/2018 Duration: 44min

    Charis listened to an episode of Invisibilia that resonated strongly with her. The episode discusses the UN-backed reality tv show held in Somalia with the goal of changing the population's perceptions of what's normal. Eugene wants to discuss why people in working environments don't ask for help and what creates bad work culture. The Other Real World by Invisibilia Why We Don’t Let Coworkers Help Us, Even When We Need It Mark C. Bolino and Phillip S. Thompson What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is a membership-supported publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that socia --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maekanitup/message

  • MAEKAN It Up — #038: Food is your flag and YouTube stardom doesn't mean riches

    24/03/2018 Duration: 43min

    While Eugene was traveling, Charis invited Scot Cheung to co-host an episode of MAEKAN It Up. In this episode, Charis talks with Scot about the ideas that author and culinary historian Michael Twitty puts forward in a video interview he did with Eater. Also, Scot wants to talk about how success on YouTube is hard to achieve and how even relative success doesn't bring in lots of money. Why Are People of Color Left Out of the American Food Story? by Jessica Valenti ‘Success’ on YouTube Still Means a Life of Poverty by Chris Stokel-Walker What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is a membership-supported publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're abo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maekanitup/message

  • MAEKAN It Up — #037: Authenticity in entertainment published by celebrities and tech logos all resembling each other

    06/03/2018 Duration: 41min

    On MAEKAN It Up #037 Charis and Eugene discuss Drake's new music video for his song God's Plan, the premise of Derek Jeter's media enterprise The Player's Tribune which puts the narrative in the hands of the athletes, and why so many tech company logos are starting to resemble each other.   Drake and the Strange Spectacle of Charity What Happens When Athletes Do The Sportswriting

  • MAEKAN It Up — #036: The shifting nature of Asian-American identity, and the tyranny of convenience

    24/02/2018 Duration: 41min

    On MAEKAN It Up #036, Charis wants to talk about the shifting nature of Asian-American identity and the history of that identity. She ties it to perceptions of Chloe Kim, the 17-year-old Korean-American snowboarder who took a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Another subject hit upon include Gidra, an Asian-American zine from the 1960's. Eugene brings up an op-ed by Tim Wu, professor at Columbia University and contributing opinion writer to The New York Times, called The Tyranny of Convenience. The Forgotten Zine of 1960s Asian-American Radicals by Jaeah J. Lee for Topic Kim Yo Jong, Chloe Kim, and the Shifting Images of Asian and Asian-Am --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maekanitup/message

  • MAEKAN It Up — #035: Whether higher education is a waste of time, and non designers learning the fundamentals of design.

    15/02/2018 Duration: 43min

    On MAEKAN It Up #035, Charis talks about the pros and cons of higher education. Eugene and Charis work through whether higher education is a waste of money and time or not. Eugene brings up a book he came across called Hello Web Design which is written for non designers to understand the fundamentals of design. Should non designers learn design and what good comes from that? The World Might Be Better Off Without College for Everyone by Bryan Caplan Hello Web Books Per usual, MAEKAN It Up features the individual illustrative talents of Charis and Eugene as they visualize the show's topics. Be inspired as you watch Eugene slowly improve week to week. MAEKAN It Up draws from our topical newsletter “the Briefing,” published twice a week. You can subscribe to MAEKAN It Up and other audio storie --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maekanitup/message

  • MAEKAN It Up — #034: HuffPost shuts down its contributor network and China wants to become a global soft power

    09/02/2018 Duration: 01h03min

    On MAEKAN It Up #34, Charis is joined by Edward Barnieh while Eugene is out of town. They talk about the devaluation of writing as the result of contributor networks such as the one HuffPost used to run. The second half of the show has Charis and Edward discussing how China might start exporting their cultural goods. Goodbye, Contributor Network. And thanks for nothing by Jen A. Miller for Poynter. China wants to reshape the global order by Bill Bishop for Axios Per usual, MAEKAN It Up features the individual illustrative talents of Charis and Eugene as they visualize the show's topics. Be inspired as you watch Eugene slowly improve week to week. MAEKAN It Up draws from our topical newsletter “the Br --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maekanitup/message

  • MAEKAN It Up — #033: How Japanese culture approaches space, and the value of being an expert generalist.

    26/01/2018 Duration: 40min

    On MAEKAN It Up #33, Charis and Eugene examine the Japanese concept of space and how it pertains to her own recent travels in Japan. On the flipside, we look at what it means to be an expert generalist and how it holds up to the 10,000 hour rule.

  • MAEKAN It Up — #032: The normalization of bad grammar, and the idea of creative integrity and the struggling artist myth.

    24/01/2018 Duration: 31min

    On MAEKAN It Up #32, Charis and Eugene record remotely and look at the normalization of grammar and spelling. Are we experiencing a new normal when it comes to how we communicate and the rules it entails? We also examine a personal essay by Hasselblad's Chief of Strategy and photographer Ming Thein, who discusses how he's viewed his photography career and work over the last few years in light of his successes working for big brands. The Revolution will not be proofread Creative integrity – or, the Struggling Artist Myth explained Per usual, MAEKAN It Up features the indi --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maekanitup/message

  • MAEKAN It Up — #031: Rich Brian's new name and GTA Online's pay-to-win mechanisms

    13/01/2018 Duration: 36min

    On MAEKAN It Up #31, the first episode of 2018, Charis returns from holiday but is still located in Kyoto. Eugene and her discuss Rich Chigga, the 18-year old rapper from Jakarta changing his name to Rich Brian. They discuss what a name change signals and what role Asian rap plays. The second topic on the table are the pay-to-win mechanisms of GTA Online that allows players with deep pockets to purchase powerful weaponry and destroy weeks worth of grinding in unexpected moves. They discuss whether pay-to-win is fair and what makes a game fun. Rich Chigga Officially Changes His Name to Brian Rich Chigga Changes His Name To Brian & Drops New Single “See Me”

  • MAEKAN It Up — #030: Discussing VICE's New York Times expose and the prophetic words of John C. Jay

    30/12/2017 Duration: 49min

    On MAEKAN It Up #30, we do our best to unpack the NY Times' expose on VICE and the unerlying issues that exist within company structures. There are no clear-cut answers, but we wonder how to best improve upon the situation and create balanced structures that are devoid of inequal opportunity. Almost 10 years ago, John C. Jay outlined his process behind empathy and how to best uncover meaningful relationships in culture. It all sounds strangely relevant in a time dominated by filter bubbles. We look into the words behind the short video and discuss how this philosophy is applicable more than ever today.  At Vice, Cutting-Edge Media and Allegations of Old-School Sexual Harassment

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