Backers

We're back, and this time we actually backed things! This is a discussion about the Backers' first assignment, to back a project from the Art category on Kickstarter. Brian and Chris grapple with the expectations they had before examining approximately 300 art campaigns and how that tracked with what they found once they dived in. We are introduced to the vibrant economy of enamel pins, naked money grabs, lost Michael Jackson heads, and an ode to Marcel Duchamp. For episode links visit the episode post on our website at https://backerspodcast.com/2017/08/28/s1e01-lets-back-some-art/.

Welcome to the pilot episode of Backers, a periodic podcast where we explore the most compelling campaigns in a random category on Kickstarter and each pick a campaign to back. I'm Brian Dupuis (@coldforged) and together with my cohost, Chris Rumpf (@rumpfy), we aim to inform and entertain... and hopefully back some cool things. In this episode, we talk a bit about our intentions, define expectations and limits, and figure out what the heck we're doing. Spoiler alert: we don't actually back anything in this episode. For episode links, visit the episode post on our website at https://backerspodcast.com/2017/08/28/s1e00-pilot-what-are-we-doing-here/.