Something NEW to listen for: the birds, dogs, cars, shoe tying, and even a lady asking us to take a picture! Laurel and I take a stroll through Central park on Memorial day: chatting about the idea of a walking podcast, sauntering, voice notes, memory, the romance of distance, physicality, screenshots, printers, embodiment, energy, perception, ultralight, ordinary time. I certainly felt both the messiness and the surprise of being outside!

Please check out the site https://sauntercast.henryzoo.com to follow our walking path!

- (00:00) The Birth of a Walking Podcast

- (03:01) Exploring the Concept of Footnote

- (06:09) The Role of Voice Notes and Memory

- (08:54) Capturing Ambience and Context

- (12:00) The Challenge of Finding Notes

- (15:04) Romanticizing Distance and Connection

- (17:48) Art, Memory, and Public Spaces

- (21:00) Desire Paths and Unplanned Journeys

- (23:58) Screenshots as Time Capsules

- (29:52) Exploring the Energy of Language

- (32:20) The Meaning Behind Screenshots

- (34:04) The Art of Printing Memories

- (36:52) The Journey of Receipt Printers

- (39:00) Layering Meaning in Screenshots

- (40:40) Walking the Internet, A New Perspective

- (47:40) Infrastructure and Awareness

- (51:01) The Energy of Open Source

- (58:50) The Evolution of Podcasting and Seasons

- (59:56) Understanding Open Source Philosophy

- (01:03:00) The Concept of Lightness and Ultralight

- (01:06:02) Art, Design, and Limitations

- (01:08:56) Games as a Medium for Creativity

- (01:12:03) The Importance of Rest and Time

- (01:14:59) Exploring Ordinary Time in Life

- (01:18:00) Creating Meaningful Spaces and Memories

Does technology give us control or the illusion of it? We explore how societal expectations, the nature of work, and AI challenge what it means to be human, contrasting the allure of self-sufficiency with the call to vulnerability.

[05:18] Work Beyond the Title

[08:29] Unpredictability and Decision Frameworks

[11:02] Allure of Control

[13:35] Personhood

[16:18] Self-Control

[17:26] Self-Perception

[19:58] Technological Coping

[22:56] Deliberate Choices

[24:37] Unexamined Accelerationism

[28:01] The Proximity of Care

[30:56] Self-Sufficiency and Vulnerability

[33:08] Engineering Out Discomfort

[35:43] Hidden Labor

[42:26] Finitude

What does it really mean to call yourself anything? Joseph Choi begins to explore his ongoing journey of faith deconstruction, reconstruction, and whatever it is now. But we end up through about the anxieties around labeling one's beliefs, between commitment and optionality, and abundance and scarcity mindsets.