This podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Vimeo. Mountain View-based filmmaker John W. Kim has spent decades navigating the independent cinema scene. As the founder of the production house Civilized Beast, Kim’s career as a writer, director, and producer is built on a foundation of literature and a “trade school” approach to […]

Mauricio Rodriguez redefines the musical score as a visual representation, experimental movement, and embodied sound. In a small but neatly kept second-floor studio in Palo Alto, the mechanics of a rare musical typewriter punctuate the suburban quiet with sharp taps and clacks. These are strange and largely unfamiliar noises in Silicon Valley, drawing a distinct […]