This is the end! The final POD! The Jenkintown Arts Garage is ending, but Steve and Chrissie will continue.

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POD Back Catalog

https://jagcast.show

Archived Website

https://jenkintownartsgarage.com

Jenkintown Dance Arts

https://jenkintowndancearts.com

Jenkintown Movement Arts

https://jenkintownmovementarts.com

Miss Chrissie on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/misschrissieemma/

Steve on the Web

https://stephentolton.com

Steve on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/stolton/

Steve on X

https://x.com/stolton

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00:00 - The Final POD!

04:28 - What's next for Chrissie?

06:29 - What's next for Steve?

09:38 - Follow our socials!

12:23 - What about continuing the pod?

14:44 - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish!

16:19 - Outro Music

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🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart

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https://jenkintownartsgarage.com/podcast-151

This week, Ben Bergman returns to the POD to discuss the upcoming Jenkintown Festival of the Arts, give us an update on the Jenkintown Night Market's rousing success, and let us know what's still to come as part of the Jenkintown 150 celebrations! Plus, we discover a curiosity about time capsules on Amazon.com. It's all about the fun to come in the weird small town we call home.

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Jenkintown Festival of the Arts

https://festivalofthearts.jenkintown.net/

Jenkintown Night Market

https://egreenevents.com/jenkintown-night-market-1

Jenkintown 150

https://jenkintown150.org/

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00:00 - Introductions

01:25 - Welcome Back, Ben Bergman!

02:20 - Jenkintown Festival of the Arts 2024

16:48 - Revising Our Thoughts About Bucks County & Malls

20:58 - Favorite Moments at the Festival of the Arts

28:26 - Better Beer Experience at Arts Fest!

30:14 - Update on the Jenkintown Night Market

38:12 - Update on Jenkintown 150 Events

45:16 - Special Announcement: Jenkintown 150 Time Capsule

48:20 - Update on the Holiday Market & the Magic of Santa

50:48 - Where to Get More Jenkintown Event Info

51:21 - The Wrap-Up

53:58 - Outro Music

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https://jenkintownartsgarage.com/podcast-150

This is part 2 of our discussion with Jason Ager. This time, Steve and Jason discuss the business of making a living as a musician and how technology has changed and continues to change the game. Learn about the importance of and increasing scarcity of quality human curation for small artists, how phone culture has changed the live music experience, possible ways to use AR/VR to monetize performances, how Jason uses "pay as you wish" to sell CDs and get a useful market signal, and learn how one artist made a request show both more fun and more profitable by encouraging a bidding war for song selection. This is a fantastic episode you won't want to miss.

If you haven't check out part 1, it's available now wherever you get your pods as episode #148 or on our website here: https://jenkintownartsgarage.com/podcast-148.

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Jason Ager's Home on the Web

https://www.jasonager.com

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00:00 - Part 2 Intro

00:56 - Curation & The Death of Radio Stations

08:47 - Live Music & Phone Culture

15:29 - AR/VR Use Cases in Music

27:17 - Pay What You Wish & Thinking Like a Business

40:53 - “Superchats” for Live Music

45:17 - Where to Find More Jason Ager

46:10 - Where to Find More JAG

47:16 - Outro Music

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https://jenkintownartsgarage.com/podcast-149

Friend of the show Jason Ager returns to the POD for a special two-parter! In this first part, Miss Chrissie, Steve, and Jason discuss his latest release, "Bronco Buster," and the CD release party that recently took place at the coffee shop / brewery, Death of the Fox. We also delve into some thoughts on raising kids today when they all seem so anxious as well as some discussion on how modern music production lacks humanity, especially in pop. Subscribe for part 2 where Steve and Jason do a deep dive on the music business and technology trends.

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Jason Ager's Home on the Web

https://www.jasonager.com

Death of the Fox Brewery / Coffee House

https://www.deathofthefoxbrewing.com/

Rick Beato's amazing YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/@RickBeato

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00:00 - Part 1 Introduction

00:37 - Introductions

03:32 - CD Release Party at Death of the Fox

07:33 - Bronco Buster Album Discussion

16:11 - Raising The Anxious Generation of Kids

21:27 - Telling Personal Stories Through Music

23:24 - Modern Music Production Lacks Humanity

34:55 - “AI” Slop and Streaming Services

40:37 - Jason’s Music Recommendations

42:52 - Part 1 Outro

43:13 - Ending Music

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https://jenkintownartsgarage.com/podcast-148

We discuss various ways cutting edge dance performances are now or could be in the future using AI and AR to create unique experiences. From AI dance partners, to immersive 3D video expanding the potential audience for performances, to the use of 3D virtual structures and sets and even bringing a new level of virtual dance instruction, these technologies are poised to reshape this otherwise primarily analog art form.

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- AI as a Dance Partner

- https://www.dancemagazine.com/how-dancers-use-ai/

- Immersive Video on Vision Pro

- https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/07/new-apple-immersive-video-series-and-films-premiere-on-vision-pro/

- A Virtual Dancer in Your Living Room

- https://appsforapplevision.com/apps-directory/wowdance

- 3D Interactive Structures

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XyHvFqMFUc

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Vo7I8pc2s

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00:00 - Introductions

02:01 - AI as a Dance Partner

07:13 - Tangent: Chrissie Remembers a Fringe Festival Performance

10:13 - Immersive Video on Vision Pro

19:55 - A Virtual Dancer in Your Living Room

27:27 - 3D Interactive Structures

36:02 - Concluding Remarks

38:44 - The Wrap-Up

40:09 - Pod Theme Song

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https://jenkintownartsgarage.com/podcast-147

It's the July Fourth holiday week and Chrissie is back from vacation in Puerto Rico with some tales to tell! Plus, Steve survives cat-sitting and tree-snapping thunderstorms and the greatest patriotic movie ever, Independence Day, has an amazing real-time X account you should be following. It's our first (annual?) July Fourth Chill-Cast. Tune-in, chill out, and enjoy the holiday. America, F*** Yeah!

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ID4 in Realtime: https://x.com/1996id4

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00:00 - Introductions

01:43 - Chrissie's Puerto Rico Trip Tales!

21:38 - Cat-sitting "Adventures"

24:49 - Steve's Tree-snapping Thunderstorm Experience

27:41 - Independence Day Movies / Activities

38:20 - The Wrap-Up

40:02 - Pod Theme Song

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https://jenkintownartsgarage.com/podcast-146

We discuss the abrupt closing of Chrissie's alma mater, UArts, and whether it is indicative of a trend in higher education. Are "art" degrees (or most degrees) just useless anyway? Did Covid screw everything up for universities? Have schools invested too much in getting "fancy"? Plus, Chrissie discovers that Walmart has cheap prices, we have a few technical difficulties, and end on a hopeful note that maybe Temple will save the day in the end.

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Philadelphia Inquirier article about UArts closing

https://www.inquirer.com/education/uarts-closing-philadelphia-finances-higher-education-20240607.html

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00:00 - Introductions

05:20 - UArts Closing Discussion (article)

12:17 - Higher Education Crisis Discussion

34:13 - Chrissie Discovers Walmart is Cheap

36:20 - UArts "The Big Shot" Discussion (photos)

39:47 - Will Temple Save the Day?

40:36 - The Wrap-Up

41:54 - Pod Theme Song

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Miss Chrissie returns to the POD to react to rumors of some "AI" features expected to be announced at Apple's upcoming WWDC developer conference. Some of her reactions are truly priceless. We also explore what types of "AI" tools are actually kind of useful and which ones we find kind of creepy (*cough* Microsoft Recall *cough*).

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WWDC24

https://developer.apple.com/wwdc24/

WWDC24 Rumors

https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/wwdc/

Microsoft Recall Demo Video (The Verge)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzEc4KCmao0

Meta's "AI" Assistance Newsroom Post

https://about.fb.com/news/2024/04/meta-ai-assistant-built-with-llama-3/

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00:00 - Introductions

03:41 - Apple "AI" Rumors Discussion

30:39 - WTF is this "AI" in the Facebook app?

33:40 - Companies Using Our Data to Train "AI" Models

35:24 - Concluding Thoughts

38:47 - The Wrap-Up

40:45 - Pod Theme Song

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