Best 80s Visuals Podcasts (2025)

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S05 E14: The Lost Madonna 43:57

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett and Tubbs are introduced to the world of underground art dealing when a big deal goes bust and they "hot" goods Vice finds turns out to be paintings. The main piece of the group is missing and Det. Whitehead from the NYPD (Michael Chiklis) is in Miami to help locate the art by prepping Crockett and Tubbs on how to …

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Ep. 71: Artist and DJ Elijah on Independence, Creativity, and Closing the App. 34:54

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Writer, DJ, lecturer and creative provocateur Elijah joins Chrystal Genesis to talk about his new book Close The App, Make The Ting: Transformative Prompts For The Modern Artist. In this wide-ranging conversation, they chat about how his Yellow Squares project has grown from Instagram prompts into a global project of installations, lectures, billbo…

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S05 E13: The Cell Within 44:29

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This week on Miami Vice: Tubbs accepts a dinner invitation hosted by a "reformed" criminal Jake Manning (John P. Ryan) turned successful author he put he away years ago and is taken hostage along with other perceived sinners in a house of horrors (artwork included). Tubbs must try and navigate the cursed cellar and free himself and the other prison…

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S05 E12: Jack of All Trades 46:22

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett gets a surprise visit from his estranged cousin, Jack, who is in a bit of a jam - as always. He swears he's going straight this time and gets himself a job selling pool accessories. Turns out a con man never changes their spots and and he conned the wrong guy. Robbing Peter to pay Paul has its consequences when he'…

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S05 E11: Miami Squeeze 53:30

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This week on Miami Vice: Real-life EGOT Rita Moreno guest stars as a congresswoman with a wayward son who's involved in the disappearance of a very British man's drugs. Her anti-drug platform has been central to her legacy and the Brit threatens to ruin her career if she doesn't play along. She is stuck between a rock and a hard place when her pers…

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S05 E10: To Have and to Hold 49:23

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This week on Miami Vice: A wedding is quickly followed by a funeral as a kingpin Luis Pedroza is gunned down on his wedding day, leaving his arranged bride and now widow to live with his son (Miguel Ferrer RIP), sister-in-law and son-in-law. Clearly, things will be super happy and cordial! The 80s did love a new mysterious woman moving into a huge …

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Ep. 70: Singer and Multi-Instrumentalist Emma-Jean Thackray on Owning Her Inner Weirdo 14:41

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Singer, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Emma-Jean Thackray joins Chrystal Genesis to talk about her new album, Weirdo, an ambitious, deeply personal project written, performed, produced, mixed, and arranged entirely by Emma-Jean in her South London flat. In this episode, they discuss how grief, neurodivergence, and resilience shaped t…

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Ep. 69: Style, Sound & Self-Expression w/ Musician & Artist Goya Gumbani 18:01

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Musician and artist Goya Gumbani joins Chrystal Genesis in New York’s East Village ahead of his live show to talk sound, style, Miles Davis, and his new album, Warlord of the Weejuns. In this episode, the Brooklyn-born, South London-based artist reflects on the cultural influences behind his dreamy, laid-back record, where the storytelling of New Y…

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S05 E09: Fruit of the Poison Tree 57:43

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This week on Miami Vice: Gina is undercover with a big-time dealer, Enriquez, who is a big fan of white stuff whether it be cocaine or fabulous accessories. Vice is after him and their bust (at a metro station party...?) was by the book until Enriquez's lawyer gets him off thanks to Switek's typo in the warrant. The lawyer, Sam Boyle and his proteg…

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Ep. 68: Cooking, Culture & Caribbean Cuisine w/ Chef Marie Mitchell 37:51

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Marie Mitchell joins Chrystal Genesis at home in Harlem for a cooking lesson and conversation, drawn from her debut cookbook, KIN: Caribbean Recipes for the Modern Kitchen. In this episode, Marie teaches Chrystal how to finally master a classic Caribbean staple while sharing the stories, memories and legacy behind the food. As the daughter of Jamai…

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S05 E08: Hard Knocks 44:03

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This week on Miami Vice: Switek's bets and debts catch up to him and he's not alone. A star Hurricanes quarterback named Kevin with an overbearing stage dad (an old friend of Stan's) and shady manager, is also facing gambling debts. Both of them will get caught up as Vice busts the gambling ring run by and then subsequent hit on Chi Chi Vasquez, an…

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S05 E07: Asian Cut 50:43

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This week on Miami Vice: Trudy goes under as a prostitute to catch a serial killer who is carving his mark into his victims. Could it be the eclectic artist with a penchant for violence and knives (Cory Tagawa is back)? Continuity be damned this episode as Castillo can't decipher whether these markings as Japanese or Thai (despite previously living…

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Interview: listencorp - Vaporwave/Electronic Magazine & Website | Episode 26 1:40:29

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On today's episode we sit down with the owner and creator of the vaporwave / electronic music magazine, Liam Murphy from "listen corp". Kick back with us while we explore what it takes to create a full on vaporwave magazine and website. We discuss how Liam got started with the mag, the journey of growth, and what the importance of the magazine is i…

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Vaporwave meets Punk? Get Right Out of Town! | Episode 25 3:05:05

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We're back!! Happy 2025! 💝🎉🙏 Let's take a break from the tumultuous state of the world and listen to some tunes and kick back with old friends. Today on the show we've got a number of discussion points for you, and we hope you'll stick around with us for the whole thing! We talk about past and upcoming music releases, live vaporwave events, our Vap…

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Link Rot, Lost Discographies, and the Preservation of Your Favorite Media | Episode 23 1:52:30

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Join us for another great Utopia District podcast! On today’s episode we dive deep into the ever-evolving landscape of digital preservation, lost music treasures, and ever increase corporatization digital media. We embark on a journey through the highs and lows of the world of Blu-ray 4K remasters, separating the gems from the dust and what can go …

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S05 E06: Line of Fire 41:00

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This week on Miami Vice: Vice is put in charge of a key witness in a trial against a drug kingpin named Quintero. The FBI thinks the witness will be safer with Vice, and Vice has their hands full when he tries to sneak out to hit the clubs. Crockett and Keith, the witness, butt heads but, the generation gap narrows as they get to know each other be…

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Ep.67: Exploring Tate Britain’s 80s Exhibition Through a Black Queer Lens w/ Campaigner Marc Thompson 19:51

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Stance visits London to explore the Tate Gallery show The 80s: Photographing Britain with campaigner Marc Thompson. The exhibition examines how photographers used the camera to respond to the seismic social, political, and economic shifts of the era, including the rise of Thatcherism, race uprisings, and the AIDS epidemic. It highlights photography…

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S05 E05: Borrasca 46:48

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This week on Miami Vice: Vice minus Crockett (with a very clearly ADR'd-in excuse of testifying elsewhere) is trying to get in with Borrasca, who is part of a splinter cell group that uses drug money to fight communism in the made up country of Puerto Rubio. As Tubbs and Switek get closer, a very shadowy and overly-tanned figure warns them to back …

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S05 E04: Bad Timing 43:03

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett, per doctor's orders, takes a vacation down to the glades to get his mind off the IAD investigation into his Burnett behaviour. In true Crockett fashion, he doesn't get much rest when the bartender he was flirting with (Melissa Leo) gets taken hostages by a trio of ex-cons in search of their long-ago promised payda…

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Ep.66: Introducing South African musician Moonchild Sanelly 28:05

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Stance is back with singer and dancer Moonchild Sanelley as we approach our 8th year on air! In Season 4, Chrystal Genesis explores the people, places, stories, and ideas shaping our creative world. And with that, we head to South Africa to hear about Full Moon, the upcoming album from Port Elizabeth-born, Jo’burg-based singer, dancer and businessw…

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S05 E03: Heart of Night 41:06

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This week on Miami Vice: Castillo's ex-wife arrives in town - looking a bit different since it's a different actress (rosalind Chao) - to ask for help regarding her husband and his seemingly legit business dealings. Under the employ of an import/export impresario, a whole bunch of money went missing during a routine deliver to another kingpin named…

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S05 E02: Redemption in Blood 47:34

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This week on Miami Vice: Burnett's Scarface-esque rise to power is facing some more snags: booze, Tubbs (yes, even after being shot), El Gato, and both Cliff and Celeste's betrayal. And also a large cat named Morris. The flashbacks continue as Burnett struggles and is blown up again.....!!!! This guy can't catch a break! Let's see what happens as B…

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S05 E01: Hostile Takeover 47:05

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This week on Miami Vice: Sonny Burnett is back as we open Season Five. He's working for a new bigwig, Oscar Carrera, and is helping him with logistical issues until his son, Miguel and his wife, Celeste make things way more complicated. Tubbs goes under as Cooper to try and see if he can jog his memory as Carrera fights with his son and his rival, …

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S04 E22: Mirror Image 59:14

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This week on Miami Vice: Sonny goes back undercover to get closer to two bigwigs: Manolo and Gutierrez - against Tubb's wishes and ends up in an explosion. He survives (not to Vice's knowledge) but, has amnesia and now believes that he is his alter ego, Sonny Burnett. As he gets deeper into this new world, Tubbs is digging deeper into Manolo and Gu…

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S04 E21: Deliver Us From Evil 49:10

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This week on Miami Vice: Evil is the theme of this week as Vice hears about home invasions gone wrong when a 15-year old girl is killed, and the style matches that of Frank Hackman... remember him? From "Forgive Us Our Debts"? He shot and killed Crockett's former partner, was on death row until Crockett helped get him out, believing he was innocent…

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S04 E20: A Bullet for Crockett 36:39

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This week on Miami Vice: It's come to this - a clip show! Crockett is shot in a chase gone awry and we see flashbacks of his life through Sonny and the Vice team. Show Notes Gallery S4E20 For more Vice and Easy Tiktok: @viceandeasypodcast Instagram: @viceandeasypodcast YouTube: Vice and Easy PodcastBy Marina

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S04 E19: Blood & Roses 49:25

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This week on Miami Vice: Frank Mosca (Stanley Tucci) returns to Miami to check in on his legitimate businesses, including a pasta factory that double as a laundering front LOL. Gina and Mosca get chatting at a party, and she gets closer to him to help get more info pertaining to his businesses to help Vice and the Feds, who are still trying to nail…

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Interview: VaporVA i2k Festival Directors: Roge_Corp & V4NGOE | Episode 24 1:45:25

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Welcome to the Utopia District podcast! Today we sit down with none other than the brilliant creators of the VaporVA i2k vaporwave festival in Richmond, Virginia, June 1st, 2024 - Roge_Corp, and Vincent V4NGOE. We are so thrilled to find an hour to take these awesome dudes aside and pick their brains on everything that was VaporVA i2k! Follow us on…

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S04 E18: Badge of Dishonor 45:55

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This week on Miami Vice: Tubbs almost gets killed in a deal gone bad when a group of men in police jackets blow most of them away, steal their drugs, money and jewelry. Something is already amiss when Tubbs spots a woman keeping watch at the deal and then at a related crime scene - she's also undercover, with Special Ops - and things get complicate…

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S04 E17: Hell Hath No Fury 51:19

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This week on Miami Vice: Trudy is protecting a woman who she helped through a rape and subsequent trial and conviction of her rapist - who is now claiming he is reformed after 20 months - as he embarks on a media tour for her forgiveness. Ellen (Carla Brothers) is at her wit's end from the constant media attention and his harassment at her home and…

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S04 E16: Honor Among Thieves? 46:47

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This week on Miami Vice: In a very creepy episode, Vice gets involved in an investigator over a serial killer and rapist of teenage girls once it's discovered the girls had 100% pure cocaine injected into their bloodstream, narrowing their circle of suspects to local drug kingpins. Crockett and Tubbs are undercover at another kingpin's house by the…

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S04 E15: Indian Wars 43:19

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett is left in charge of OCB while Castillo is going undercover to get closer to a kingpin named Acosta, who works for a bigger wig named Levec. When their shipment gets intercepted right in front of them, they're able to track one of the perps back to the Miccosukee Reservation. Tubbs then goes undercover at the Reser…

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S04 E14: Baseballs of Death 43:51

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett and Tubbs along with Vice get wrapped into an arms deal that is exposed when a visiting Chilean police commander (Tony Plana) kills a working girl and her pimp when they attempt to blackmail him. Then it turns out the DEA's Agent Brody (Mark Metcalf) is protecting him because they claim he's helping them with the A…

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S04 E13: Vote of Confidence 48:47

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett and Tubbs bust a...hooker train...(??) and recognize one of the johns as a gubernatorial candidate they saw earlier that night on TV, Tom Pierce. Crockett cracks up until it becomes no joke when a few people involved are killed. How dirty are these politics? Other topics include: those funny white hats are definite…

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S04 E12: The Cows of October 45:40

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This week on Miami Vice: Giddy up! Vice gets caught up in the middle of a Cold War battle of frozen bull semen between a cowboy, a bumbling fed (Harry Shearer) and Cuban spy in this ode to classic Westerns. Just stay with me here. It seems our beloved Izzy is quite the cowboy (in a redecorated apartment) who ends up getting involved trying to play …

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S04 E11: A Rock and a Hard Place 41:38

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This week on Miami Vice: Trouble in Tinseltown? Crockett joins Caitlin in Los Angeles (or Miami with LA B-roll) as she begins her press blitz. He's not impressed with her shoddy security detail, her team and the lack of humidity and hightails it back to Miami for work only to become wrapped up in a case that's a little too close to home. Remember T…

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S04 E10: Love at First Sight 46:40

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This week on Miami Vice: There's a serial killer on the loose that's infiltrated a video dating network and targeting men who look share a similar look with...guess who? Crockett! Crockett is used as bait, which doesn't help his brand new marriage to Caitlin (Sheena Easton) who is worried that he'll end up with his manhood chopped off too. This Don…

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S04 E09 The Rising Sun of Death 42:27

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This week on Miami Vice: Tokyo Miami Vice...?...! Vice investigates the Yakuza when a local businessman ends up dead after a sushi dinner, a night at a hostess bar and hot tub but, the Head of Homicide really wants them to back off. This sets of a series of events including the involvement of a mysterious Japanese PI and his sweet Pontiac Firebird …

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Ep.65: Musician Kamaal Williams, Author LaToya Watkins, Artist Cochemea, Musician Sinkane 1:11:49

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After seven years of Stance which has spanned over 64 episodes of arts, culture and current affairs, 8 insightful Stance Takes shows, the growth of Stance Studios, multiple awards, and over 30 in-person events across the globe, we present our final show from season 3! In this episode, Chrystal Genesis takes a look at creativity, storytelling and wh…

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S04 E08: Like A Hurricane 50:51

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett falls in lovvvvvveeeee...again! With guest star Sheena Easton! In less than a week! And he sees Billy twice in one season, wow things are changing. Caitlin Davies (Sheena Easton) is a fading singer who is set to testify against a shady record label agent (Xander Berkeley) who screwed over her friends and worse and …

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S04 E07: Missing Hours 50:33

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This week on Miami Vice: So is this really when Miami Vice jumped the shark? Did we not have a poignant and touching epsiode last time that was very progressive in its message? And then... aliens but, not really? And not in an X-Files way, which would have been amazing! Anywhoo, when investigating the freak death of a gentleman who jumps though a w…

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Ep.64: Music w/Enji; US Jews of Color: Celebrating Sukkot, Journalist Robin Washington, Writer Hanah Bloom, Jews of Color Initiative CEO Ilana Kaufman & Philosopher Lewis R. Gordon 1:15:07

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On Stance, we explore the question: what does it mean to be a Jewish person of color in America today? We chat with a range of voices from this growing demographic, in the worlds of philosophy, pop culture, community organizing, and journalism. Plus, we cover music with Jazz Musician Enji to learn more about her mesmerizing new record, Ulan. At a S…

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S04 E06: God's Work 46:02

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This week on Miami Vice: A bigwig named Jorge Cruz' son Felipe has returned from New York City (Esai Morales) and Vice is trying to figure out what the game plan behind his surprise return is. His beloved uncle, also an old friend of Castillo's - a priest who is running an HIV/AIDS clinic, is killed in cold blood which further intensifies Vice's in…

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S04 E05: Child's Play 53:34

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett accidentally shoots a child during a domestic violence call gone wrong and tries to reconnect with Billy as a result of his guilt. However, Crockett's been distant since they moved up north, how does Billy and his new stepfather feel about this? As Vice continues investigating the gun runners, led by Holiday (Isaac…

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Inside the Vaporwave Visual Experience at FlamingoFest 2023 (Part 2) | Episode 22 3:10:43

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Step into the world of vaporwave video art in this episode as we take you behind the scenes of FlamingoFest 2023 and chat with the four live video artists that created the beautiful visual dreamscapes for the festival. We discuss the artistry of bringing live visuals to life, learn about the tools, techniques that can be used, and creativity that b…

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S04 E04: The Big Thaw 45:50

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This week on Miami Vice: Vice goes to bust a suspected drug lab for it only to turn out to be a cryogenic lab.... with a frozen Reggae superstar...? Drama ensues when his estranged wife, her hot lawyer (Alfred Molina) and these cyrogenic bioloigists (Dr. Frobel and Dr. Poe) all hash it out over who gets to keep the body and what they want to do wit…

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FlamingoFest 2023 Unplugged - Echoes of a Vaporwave Festival (Part 1) | Episode 21 2:27:45

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Welcome to the Utopia District podcast! Join us for a vibrant recap of our vaporwave music festival in Los Angeles, on November 3rd & 4th: FlamingoFest 2023! 🦩 A two-day audio/visual extravaganza that swept through the heart of Los Angeles - we are so stoked to bring you today's episode, where we relive all the exhilarating moments from the fest, r…

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S04 E03: Death and the Lady 49:58

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This week on Miami Vice: Vice gets involved in the adult film industry when a well-known artiste premiering his new snuff film, Death and the Lady, is accused of murder, not film magic. As they dig deeper, they wander through peep shows and art schools to get an answer... the beautiful blonde in the film turns up - twice! (Kelly Lynch) but, where i…

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Ep.63: Harlem Raised: Film w/ Maysles Documentary Center, Food w/ Sugar Hill Creamery, Nature w/ Brotherhood Sister Sol; Music w/ Vagabon 57:51

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This show explores Harlem, one of New York City’s most historic and noteworthy places. Co-hosted by special guest, Vita, she joins her mum, Stance’s host and founder Chrystal Genesis to highlight some of their favorite places. As residents of the area, they visit a handful of their favorite spots, spanning film, food and nature to uncover what cont…

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S04 E02: Amen... Send Money 46:07

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This week on Miami Vice: A big-time televangelist's wife gets busted by Vice which sets off a chain reaction of events: framing Tubbs, a rogue rival televangelist, an Act of God-caused explosion (how fitting!) and lots of crocodile tears and fundraising. This very ripped-from-the-headlines nod to Jim Bakker is rife with zealous acting and wild outf…