Things That Seemed Important At The Time
Join composer and pianist Mark Limacher as he discusses music, philosophy, politics, and history, exposing their unexpected intersections in this witty, engaging and highly irreverent podcast. Featuring guest musicians, artists, thinkers, writers and ponderers, Things That Seemed Important At The Time, breathes fresh perspectives into new and highly-exhausted topics alike.
Episodes
17 episodes
"Filling the Well" - a conversation with Lesley Hinger & Quinn Gibson
Lesley Hinger and Quinn Gibson join Mark to discuss the communicative capacities of single notes, the state of modern academia, and ponder the classic axiom "there's gotta be a well there, but we don't know how to fill it, or what to fill i...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:22:01
"Job Done Elaine!" - A Conversation with Kenna Burima
Mark is joined by the one and only Kenna Burima to discuss and celebrate her new song cycle, “While She Sleeps”. Fasten in for a beautiful meander through her creative process, be it about “not caring”, “writing shitty songs”, and/or “giving sp...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:23:40
"Does Anyone Care?...How about Now?" - Part 2 of the conversation with Laura Reid and Jiajia Li
PART 2!Mark sits down with Laura Reid and Jiajia Li of "Who Cares?" to find out if anyone cares, and if so, about what.Check out their latest album here!
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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27:56
"Does Anyone Care?" - conversation with Laura Reid and Jiajia Li
Mark sits down with Laura Reid and Jiajia Li of "Who Cares?" to find out if anyone cares, and if so, about what.Check out their latest album here!
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:08:10
"Who is this Against?" - On "Accessibility" with Daniel Pelton
Local emerging artist Daniel Pelton drops by to discuss the role of the audience in new music, and whether or not Ludovico Einaudi is, in fact, one of the greatest performance artists of our age.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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44:26
We've Lost! Season 2 Opener with Quinn Gibson
Startled by the contents of a debate between Sam Seder and Brad Polumbo about student debt belief, Quinn and Mark bemoan the degree to which the arts and humanities have already “lost” in our society. Humor abounds in this, the opening salvo of...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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50:28
Postmodern JokeBox - with Jiajia Li & Quinn Gibson
Brilliant musician Jiajia Li joins Mark & Quinn LIVE in studio to have a discussion about a prior conversation, in which they had discussed the inevitable messiness of term "postmodernism". Metacommentary at its finest.Check out her...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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39:22
Quinn LIVE - Part 2 - "Hang on a second, let's not suggest we're anti-Science!"
Quinn joins Mark LIVE in studio to break the podcast-hiatus, clarifying the manner in which Science ought not to be unfairly disparaged as a consequence of the previous critique. Part 2 of 2!
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45:46
Quinn LIVE - Part 1 - "The Scientization of the Arts & Humanities"
Quinn joins Mark LIVE in studio to break the podcast-hiatus, discussing the scientistic fetishism that plagues the arts and humanities. Part 1 of 2!
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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50:49
The Party Band Memoirs with Chris Dadge
This week Mark is joined by local luminary and improvisation impresario, Chris Dadge. Much recollection is done of days past, from their first meeting to the thrilling origins of Bug Incision. Tune in for what will surely be the first of many a...
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55:06
"Why is New Music?" with Lesley Hinger
Composer and local big shot Lesley Hinger drops by to answer the tough questions, like “Why is New Music?” and “What is the correct number of notes a piece should have?”. Check out Lesley’s music on her soundcloud page, and support everything N...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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54:57
The Gibson-Reid Summit; Performancelessness 2 Roundtable
A real barn burner of an episode as violinist Laura Reid joins Quinn and Mark for a "cast reunion" from the "Performancelessness Chapter 2" video in which all things Education were discussed. Due to the cruel necessity of editing, many things, ...
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57:34
The Limacher Notebook - Transit Stigma, with Neighbor Bernard!
Longtime friend and occasional Unprocessed guest, Neighbor Bernard, "The Unlicensed Attorney", drops by as the de facto Local Correspondent for the show. Tune in as Mark and Bernie try to unpack some of the pervasive 'transit stigma' that exist...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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31:32
"Meh, It's All Subjective"
Mark and Quinn explore the use of the word "Subjective" as an age old conversation stopper, and other ways in which this word can really get under a person's skin. Mark offers a bizarre anecdote and interpretation of the typical "pain scale", a...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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40:12
The Limacher Notebook - Some Thoughts on Boredom
Mark unveils a new project for the podcast, "The Limacher Notebook", in which he pitches some ideas that are kicking around, careful not to offer any particular closure or resolution. The opening salvo takes the form of some thoughts on "Boredo...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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22:44
You Can't Order a Sandwich with a Tune - Bernstein Norton Lectures, Part 1
In this episode, Mark starts a multi-part conversation about the Norton Lectures given by Leonard Berstein in 1973, entitled "The Unanswered Question". Fair warning, it gets a little dense, but the subject matter is intoxicating!
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:02:09
Wishin' & Hopin' - The Inaugural Episode
In this inaugural episode of Things That Seemed Important At The Time, Mark reminisces about the time he upset everyone by talking about the moral imperative of abandoning hope. Join him as he seeks some breakthroughs, and a few laughs...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:13:22
