Best Sebastian Martínez Podcasts (2024)

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Remembering Richard Serra 1:06:23

15h ago1:06:23

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Episode No. 651 features art historian Richard Shiff, curator and art historian Michelle White, and a clip from Kirk Varnedoe's 2003 National Gallery of Art Mellon Lectures. Serra died last month at age 85. He may be the most honored sculptor of the post-war era. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, which holds the most important institutional colle…

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How to Nail Product-Market Fit and Scale a B2B Company with Thejo Kote of Airbase 57:45

21h ago57:45

57:45

Thejo Kote (@thejo) talks to Village partner Ben Casnocha. Thejo is a two-time founder and CEO. His current company, Airbase, is a spend management platform serving companies with 100 and 5,000 employees like Coda, 15Five, Front, Marqueta, CaptivateIQ, Abnormal, and more. Airbase has raised over $200 million, has tens of millions in ARR, and is con…

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Camille Claudel, Jim Moske 1:21:57

8d ago1:21:57

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Episode No. 650 features curator Anne-Lise Desmas and author Jim Moske. With Emerson Bowyer, Desmas is the co-curator of "Camille Claudel," a retrospective of the French modernist sculptor's career, at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Until now, Claudel's work has often been under-considered as scholars have focused on her professional and pe…

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Encore: Cloudflare Co-Founder Michelle Zatlyn’s Advice on Hiring, Fundraising, Scaling, and more 50:26

9d ago50:26

50:26

Michelle Zatlyn (@zatlyn), co-founder, president, and COO of Cloudflare, joined Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha for a masterclass with our founders in late 2020. They discussed: - The origin story of Cloudflare, including how the co-founders met, and how Michelle realized that she too could start a company. - Her advice on fundra…

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83. Scarlett Thomas, "The Sleepwalkers" 51:23

10d ago51:23

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Finding a way to print books while sacrificing fewer trees; questioning if there aren't just too many books being published these days? We chat with the talented and engaging Scarlett Thomas about her thrilling new novel, The Sleepwalkers. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Pre…

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Patrick Martinez, Nell Irvin Painter 1:22:30

15d ago1:22:30

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Episode No. 649 features artist Patrick Martinez and author Nell Irvin Painter. Dallas Contemporary is showing "Patrick Martinez: Histories" through September 1. The exhibition surveys work Martinez has made since 2016, including his Pee Chee folder-referencing paintings, cake paintings, neons, and his recent multi-media paintings which often featu…

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Lessons from the Early Days at Uber and Advice for Founders with Kevin Novak 46:37

21d ago46:37

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We're excited to launch a new EIR program for data science founders in partnership with Rackhouse Ventures, founded by Kevin Novak. Learn more about the program: https://www.villageglobal.vc/rackhouse-village-global-eir-program Kevin Novak (@novakkm), an early Uber employee, was instrumental in developing their data science program and was the crea…

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Matisse & Derain, Isabelle Frances McGuire 1:14:47

22d ago1:14:47

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Episode No. 648 features curator Dita Amory and artist Isabelle Frances McGuire. Along with Ann Dumas, Amory is the curator of "Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain and the Origins of Fauvism," which is at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston through May 27. The exhibition presents works Henri Matisse and André Derain made in Collioure, a fishing village …

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82. Douglas Westerbeke, "A Short Walk Through a Wide World" 55:30

24d ago55:30

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It's the 50th anniversary of Stephen King's novel, Carrie; bad news for the distribution of small press literature in the US; and we talk to debut author Douglas Westerbeke about his imaginative new novel, A Short Walk Through a Wide World. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Pr…

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Holiday clips: Kahlil Robert Irving 51:16

29d ago51:16

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Episode No. 647 is a holiday weekend clips episode featuring artist Kahlil Robert Irving. The Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in Saint Louis is presenting "Kahlil Robert Irving: Archaeology of the Present" through July 29. "Archaeology of the Present" is a presentation of new Irving sculptures, video, and found objects. Irving has situat…

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Episode 1: Peter Kaestner 1:16:32

1M ago1:16:32

1:16:32

Charles and Jon open Season 3 of the podcast from the jungles of the Ivory Coast, before talking to Peter Kaestner, the world's most accomplished birder. In February 2024 Peter became the first person ever to see 10,000 bird species, though, as we hear at the very end of the episode, the climax of his record came with more plot twists than a Hitchc…

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Ruth Asawa's drawings, "The Anxious Eye" 1:05:09

1M ago1:05:09

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Episode No. 646 features curators Edouard Kopp and Shelley Langdale. With Kim Conaty, Kopp is the co-curator of "Ruth Asawa: Through Line," a survey of Asawa's lifelong drawing practice. (Kirsten Marples and Scout Hutchinson assisted Kopp and Conaty.) The exhibition, which is at Houston's Menil Collection through July 21, presents drawings, collage…

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81. Aron Aji and Selin Gökçesu (translators), "Lojman" 1:08:47

1M ago1:08:47

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Annoucements from our literary prizes; a new publishing model promises greater equity for authors; be a "reader-in-residence;" and we talk to Aron Aji and Selin Gökçesu,Turkish to English translators of the gripping novel of Eastern Anatolia, Lojman by Ebru Ojen, published by City Lights and a finalist for the 2023 Republic of Consciousness Prize, …

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Encore Episode: John Donahoe’s Lessons on Leadership and Being a Better CEO 54:14

1M ago54:14

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This encore episode is a recording of a special masterclass roundtable session for our founders with John Donahoe. John is CEO of Nike and was previously CEO of ServiceNow and eBay. He is known as one of the most inspirational leaders in Silicon Valley and is a highly sought-after mentor to CEOs including Brian Chesky at Airbnb, Drew Houston at Dro…

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"Surrealism and Us," Kenny Rivero 57:22

1M ago57:22

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Episode No. 645 features curator María Elena Ortiz and artist Kenny Rivero. Ortiz is the curator of "Surrealism and Us: Caribbean and African Diasporic Artists since 1940" at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The exhibition investigates the history of surrealism in the Caribbean and posits that Caribbean intellectuals were key to the development…

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Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi, Trey Burns 1:15:54

2M ago1:15:54

1:15:54

Episode No. 644 features artists Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi and Trey Burns. The Hammer Museum is presenting "Hammer Projects: Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi" through August 11. The exhibition features ARENA V (2024), Nkosi's latest investigation of the social and psychological experiences of Black gymnasts. "Nkosi" is curated by Ikechúkwú Onyewuenyi with Connie Butl…

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80. Lars Iyer, "My Weil" 42:26

2M ago42:26

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We talk to writer Lars Iyer about his smart, sophisticated, and very funny campus novel, My Weil, in which a group of Disaster Studies PhD students in Manchester befriend a modern-day Simone Weil. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jo…

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Identifying 275M Unreported Genetic Variations To Improve Healthcare with NIH All of Us Program CTO Chris Lunt 49:08

2M ago49:08

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Chris Lunt is a technology executive with more than 25 years of experience building web services and data platforms. He is in his seventh year as the CTO for the NIH's All of Us Research Program. He joined the NIH from GetInsured, where he worked to improve health insurance shopping and enrollment systems. Previously Chris ran VC-backed internet st…

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Sargent Claude Johnson, Stacy Kranitz 1:39:18

2M ago1:39:18

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Episode No. 643 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features curator and art historian John P. Bowles and artist Stacy Kranitz. Along with Dennis Carr and Jacqueline Francis, Bowles is the co-curator of "Sargent Claude Johnson," a survey of the artist's career at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, Calif. through Ma…

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Matisse and the Sea, Marc Bauer 1:00:25

2M ago1:00:25

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Episode No. 642 features curator Simon Kelly and artist Marc Bauer. Kelly is the curator of "Matisse and the Sea," at the Saint Louis Art Museum through May 12. The exhibition examines the significance of the sea across Matisse's oeuvre. It especially examines SLAM's own 1907-08 Bathers with a Turtle, long considered one of Matisse's most challengi…

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79. Sebastián Martínez Daniell, "Two Sherpas" 50:52

2M ago50:52

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Reading IS sexy; Sendak estate publshes posthumous kid's book; and we talk to Sebastián Martínez Daniell about his novel, Two Sherpas, published by Charco Press and longlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize, US & Canada. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Intera…

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Building Hardware Companies and Choosing Co-Founders with Michael Hochberg 57:04

2M ago57:04

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Michael Hochberg (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hochberg/) is a physicist and a founder of four successful startup companies in semiconductors and telecommunications, including Luxtera, acquired by Cisco in 2019, and Elenion, acquired by Nokia in 2020. He won the highest awards for young scientists in Singapore (NRF Fellowship) and the United States …

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Holiday clips: Stanley Whitney 1:07:15

2M ago1:07:15

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Episode No. 641 is a President's Day weekend clips show featuring artist Stanley Whitney. The Buffalo AKG Art Museum (née the Albright-Knox Art Gallery) is presenting "Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon," a retrospective of Whitney's fifty-year career. The exhibition features the square-format, semi-gridded abstract canvases Whitney has been making…

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Episode 23: Sebastian Kennerknecht 54:33

3M ago54:33

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In the season finale to Season 2 of the podcast, Charles and Jon talk to the founder of Cat Expeditions - camera trap virtuoso and feline aficionado - Sebastian Kennerknecht from his home in California. Sebastian explains how his passions for wildlife and photography were formed and talks about the powerful role photography can play in conservation…

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Secondaries with Matt Pellini of Hamilton Lane 40:19

3M ago40:19

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Matt Pellini, Managing Director at Hamilton Lane, joins Olga Serhiyevich on this episode. Highlights: - Matt says the secondaries market has grown over 5x from 15 years ago to now. - Selling in the secondary market used to be a sign of distress but is no longer. There are many different reasons for doing so and it’s mostly a sign of a manager being…

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Judy Ledgerwood, 'Frank & Webb' 1:21:42

3M ago1:21:42

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Episode No. 640 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Judy Ledgerwood and curator Lisa Volpe. Ledgerwood is included within "50 Paintings" at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The exhibition features paintings made in the last five years by 50 artists from around the world. It was curated by Margaret Andera and Michelle Grabner and is on view thr…

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78. Alexis Wright, "Praiseworthy" 50:56

3M ago50:56

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Is streaming bad for audiobooks? We talk longlists for the Galley Beggar Press short story prize and the Republic of Consciousness Prize for small presses in the US & Canada. And legendary Australian author Alexis Wright joins us to talk about her epic novel, Praiseworthy. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: …

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Lessons Learned From Running CalSTRS with Chris Ailman 52:38

3M ago52:38

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Christopher Ailman (@CJAtheCIO), Chief Investment Officer at CalSTRS, joins Olga Serhiyevich on this episode. Highlights: - CalSTRS, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, was created in 1913 and is actually older than Social Security. It has over 400 members who are over 100 years old who are still receiving their pension. - Chris says …

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Sin Wai Kin, Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork 1:03:16

3M ago1:03:16

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Episode No. 639 features artists Sin Wai Kin and Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork. The Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley is presenting "MATRIX 284/Sin Wai Kin: The Story Changing," the artist's first US exhibition. BAMPFA's exhibition includes Sin's two most recent video works: The Breaking Story (2022) and Dreami…

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Encore: Mark Pincus on Product Management, Raising Capital, and Building Zynga 1:10:17

3M ago1:10:17

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This encore episode is a recording of a special event where Mark Pincus (@markpinc) was interviewed by Ben Casnocha in San Francisco in front of a live audience of portfolio founders, friends of the firm, and LPs. Mark is co-founder and Executive Chairman of Zynga, and is an angel investor in Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, and other companies. He tal…

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Saif Azzuz, Maryam Taghavi 1:07:33

3M ago1:07:33

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Episode No. 638 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artists Saif Azzuz and Maryam Taghavi. The Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco is presenting "Saif Azzuz: Cost of Living," an exhibition of paintings, sculptures and installation that considers settler colonialism and gentrification as related processes. The exhibition is on view thro…

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77. Paul Lynch "Prophet Song" 41:18

3M ago41:18

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Keanu Reeves moves from screen to page; Wolf Hall trilogy Collective Read; and Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch joins us to talk about his novel Prophet Song and winning the most coveted prize in literature! Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feather…

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Encore: Bill Gates on Advice For Founders, Mistakes, and Philanthropy 59:58

3M ago59:58

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This encore episode is a recording of a special event where Bill Gates was interviewed in San Francisco by Julia Hartz, co-founder of Eventbrite. It originally took place in 2018 in front of a live audience of Village Global founders and friends of the firm. We are honored to count Bill Gates among our luminary LPs whose financial capital and engag…

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Faith Ringgold, George Masa 1:09:05

3M ago1:09:05

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Episode No. 637 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features curator Jamillah James and author Brent Martin. James has organized "Faith Ringgold: American People," a retrospective of Ringgold's career as an artist and activist, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. The exhibition, which presents Ringgold as a key bridge between the Harlem Renaissa…

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The Power of Praying For Others – Ben Johnson 40:59

3M ago40:59

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This Sunday, Pastor Ben Johnson continues on our Pray First series with a message on The Power of Praying for Others. As children of God, we are witnesses of the life-transforming power of prayers; and so we build each other up in faith, and love on one another through intercession. By praying for others, we become more like our Lord. From the seri…

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