Sidney Lo and Corey O' Connor talk about life as 20-somethings in NYC, creative endeavors, personal stories, and occassionally invite friends to speak on their projects and hobbies. We also talk a lot about food and movies.
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2015 is here. Sidney and Corey talk about battling a few demons and what to make of their recent struggles in life. Download MP3 (20.4 MB, 00:28:55)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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Sidney and Corey close out their one-year anniversary of Mildly Excited and discuss learns, love, and loss in 2014. Download MP3 (21.6 MB, 00:30:33)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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We contemplate the Creative Drought™ that plagues us during the worst of times. Do you find solace in distractions that regulate your stress levels or force yourself to work harder on something more fulfilling? Download MP3 (21.4 MB, 00:26:02)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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39: Consumption, Motivation, and Feelgood-ery
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Sidney and Corey go over how media consumption has evolved and discuss its merits for making creative work outside of the mainstream. Rex Sorgatz' article on the evolution of new media: Surfing, Drowning, Diving This episode is not sponsored by MailChimp. Download MP3 (19.2 MB, 00:27:03)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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Corey's been out of commission but Sidney does an update on life and what happens when you get into a creative funk for the past three weeks. Download MP3 (7.81 MB, 00:07:54)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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We discuss the merits of Gone Girl and get into some of the murky waters of whether the film and its creators are being misogynistic. Download MP3 (60.1 MB, 01:04:58)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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36: No Longer Bound by Cities or Flesh
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Sidney and Corey talk about the inevitable apocalypse many have been anticipating for decades. Riots, economic failure, terrorism, mass media, the Internet. Some say it's all coming to an end. Download MP3 (33.9 MB, 00:58:15)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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35: Custom-Tailored and Curated for You
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Bernard Capulong of EveryDay Carry joins Sidney in discussing his startup company in Miami, researching current trends in shopping, the idea of curation vs. discovery, and whether or not people just want what's “good enough.” EveryDay Carry Sarah Krauss' bag dump on EDC Trunk Club Tonx Coffee Download MP3 (47.8 MB, 01:22:34)…
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34: Watch. Wearable. Thing.
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We spend an entire hour trying to talk about the new wearable technology but inevitably get on about social networks and its impact on our behavior as well as how it may reflect our own inability to connect with so many people at once. Download MP3 (36.7 MB, 01:03:07)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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33: Maybe the Internet Raised Us
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Sidney and Corey return with a double episode! We go over the Lorde Concert in NYC and the social behavior of capturing everything on camera. Download MP3 (26.7MB, 00:45:38)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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Please watch Humans Need Not Apply before listening to this episode. We discuss this video at length and explore tangents about robotics, technology, human behavior and how we face the inevitable transition into the hands of our new robot overlords. CGP Grey's Humans Need Not Apply Extinction Burst 2006 WaPo article about Social Isolation — Metafil…
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We take a shot at discussing the merits of art and its emergence in technology and social media. Sidney goes HAM on Humans of New York's regression into empty platitudes and then we discuss Marina Abramović's body of work. To finish this whole twisted affair, we go past the far side and introduce revolutionary artist Orlan into the mix. The Problem…
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30: Giving up Underage Drinking
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A week has gone by and we share our thoughts on Robin Williams, fake IDs, and an update on our ongoing attempts at healthy living. Download MP3 (35.4 MB, 01:00:51)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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This week we gab about Momofoku fried chicken, how everything we consume is being franchised and serialized, and the role of modesty in the creative process. Download MP3 (34.3 MB, 00:58:54)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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Let's get healthy? We've been working on some self-improvement projects this summer and we talk about our progress with fitness, avoiding baked goods, trying to figure out kettle bells and a small chat about becoming vegan for a week. Download MP3 (34.3MB, 00:58:54)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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27: Atheist Dragon Mode
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Celia Vargas joins us as we talk about writing for television, female characters in mainstream entertainment, and playing Dungeons and Dragons. Download MP3 (42.3 MB, 01:12:53)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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26: A Chewing Affair
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Happy Birthday, America. We celebrate our country's anniversary with a trip to Philadelphia, Beyoncé's On the Run Tour, and disgusting foods we may or may not be willing to stick in our mouths. Download MP3 (51.9MB, 01:14:43)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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25: Black Is the Coolest Color
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We're kicking off the summer right. To combat the heat, we discuss Joon-ho Bong's icy action flick, Snowpiercer, our plans for Independence Day, and how we have issues with sweating in public. Download MP3 (36.7 MB, 01:03:08)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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Corey returns from Toronto a new man and shares his revelations with Sidney. They talk about the suburbs, city life, and the ultimate question: would you do something for the fame and glory or just for the love of the game? Check out our artist and friend, Ben K Voss. He's got a gallery show this Friday, June 27th, at Guilty Pleasures in Brooklyn. …
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23: Shake Shack's Secret Blue Waffle
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Sidney and Corey discuss committing mistakes on our own birthdays, waiting on line for Shake Shack burgers, our perspective on getting older, chasing our hopes and dreams, and Sidney reads an excerpt from a motivational letter from Sol Lewitt to Eva Hesse. Look at the Shake Shack anniversary burgers Sidney waited five-freaking-hours for. Maybe Paul…
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22: Clubbing with James Blake
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We were busy getting our club on. Listen as Sidney and Corey explain how they met James Blake, got on the VIP guest list, and danced to club music like they were in college all over again. We also go over our celebrity sightings, and moving to new apartments in Brooklyn. (Also, sorry for the microphone issues; Sidney was a dumb dumb and forgot to r…
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21: All the Good People Are White
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Sidney goes on about something regarding motivation and organization in the intro. After, Sidney and Corey talk to Mark Young, film critic for Sound on Sight, about films, comic book adaptations, and how we consume entertainment. (Beware of mild X-Men spoilers.) Films that we discuss include: X-Men: Days of Future Past The Tourist Blue Ruin Only Lo…
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20: How to Hang Out in Real Life
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Sidney and Corey are joined by Chris Gayomali, staff writer at Fast Company, to discuss the social norms of the Internets, the deep underbelly of chaos in the days of AOL, and how we may have a culture shift in how we socialize today. Remember, watch Drumline and take a shot every time Nick Cannon plays the drums.…
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19: Coffee Speakeasy
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This week's special guest on Mildly Excited is Chris N, coffee extraordinaire, from his coffee speakeasy The Tulip House in Southern California. We talk about how someone would start their own coffee shop, our relationship with esoteric hobbies, and how the Internet gives us everything we may ever need and, at the same time, nothing at all.…
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18: ABK (Always Be Knolling)
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Sidney and Corey are joined by Bernard Capulong of EveryDay Carry, a project from 2009 that has influenced a new wave of showcasing everyday essentials one might need while being on-the-go. They talk about Tumblr fame, online social behaviors, where EveryDay Carry came from, and celebrities co-opting your online content. Sushi Wit Bae Snoop Dogg us…
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17: Bi-Coastal Bowel Movement 2014
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This will be the last long-distance podcast for a while. Sidney and Corey talk shop about the edge of the Internet: we're always plugged in, and there's an infinite amount of stuff to do and watch. How do we differentiate our reliance and integration into social media from our true authentic selves? Hmmmm. The intro song is “Smoulder” by EMA. Outro…
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Sidney and Corey join you this week to talk about finding a new home, NYC apartment hunting, and the idea of living somewhere else. Download MP3 (70.3 MB, 01:36:46)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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15: Splinter of a Choice
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Sidney and Corey return to the podcast game with a triumphant episode. We talk about how news relates to our generation, the future of our news consumption, how our careers are tied to our identity, identity and team sports, and living in a utopian society (read: Japan). Download MP3 (53 MB, 01:43:35)…
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This week on Mildly Excited, we're bringing you a brand new intro and show format, discuss the remake of Cosmos with Neil deGrasse Tyson, Corey's crappy week, bums demanding money on the subway, and how to handle rough times in the past, present, and future. Cosmos featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson Explanation of the Higgs Boson on NY Times (NYT link) …
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13: Time is a Flat Circle
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This week, we talk Oscars, our weekly jams, and parroting what we read about on the Internet. Download MP3 (41 MB, 01:19:22)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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Sidney and Corey explore this week's theme of frigid twisters, and nice things like fancy restaurants, fancy jeans, and our addiction to fancy artisinal coffee. Download MP3 (37 MB, 01:11:47)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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11: An Internet (Beyond the Deep Web)
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Sidney and Corey explore the darkest recesses of the Deep Web and how it humanity will face its dystopian future of hyper-tech-reality. Mainly we talk about the Internet. And House of Cards. And Facebook. Dad discovers his daughter's pregnancy through Target's customer algorithms (ed note: I said Tesco; I was wrong!) John Titor www.deepweb.com (war…
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10: Flappy McConaughey
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Sidney and Corey get flappy bird, doge bird, and go deep into the recesses of long-format television series. Bonus link: Evgeni Plushenko ice skates to Pony Download MP3 (38.8 MB, 01:16:21)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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09: The Shirtless Putin
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This week, Sidney and Corey ruminate on Philip Seymour Hoffman, the never-ending polar vortices, and bringing back world peace in spite of the Sochi Winter Olympics. Download MP3 (33.56 MB, 01:04:56)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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08: Schrödinger's Macklemore
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Sidney and Corey discuss the Grammys, female artists getting hate, Macklemore, a new segment about what we are digging lately, and Spike Jonze's Her. Download MP3 (31.8MB, 01:02:56)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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07: The Other Side of the Marble
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Sidney and Corey get a little weird talking about SF and NYC, which city is more livable, describing the burrito, and the fallacy of being happy. Download MP3 (28.7 MB, 00:58:14)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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06: Proto-Humans, Current-Humans, New-Humans
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Despite one of us forgetting to record our side of the audio, this week we make bold Oscar predictions, counter our last week's episode of “haterade” with a reality check, and briefly go over the inevitability of our new overlords: The Internet. Download MP3 (30MB, 01:04:15)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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Sidney and Corey discuss the scumminess of Shia Lebeouf, kids actin' a fool, and somehow segue into the idea of being hypercritical of people, things, and whatever is going on around them. Then they get a little darker and get into the topic of being pretentious, being an asshole, and covering up what really might be insecurities or being self-cons…
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This week's episode: Sidney and Corey discuss New Years, bad resolutions, perfectionism and procrastination, American Hustle, The Wolf of Wall Street, and we go over making mistakes, the idea of a starving artist, and what we're aiming to do for the upcoming year. Download MP3 (37.1 MB, 01:14:28)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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Catch a holiday break with our last episode of 2013. Sidney and Corey talk about spending a NYC Christmas all alone, good television programs to power through, projectors and subliminal messages, holiday food and traditions. Download MP3 (22.8 MB, 00:46:19)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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This week on Mildly Excited with Sidney and Corey: Lewis Black's rant on The Disappointing Future, Beyoncé's new album, and connecting the balance between creative output and consumption. Download MP3 (43.8 MB, 00:59:45)Mildly Excited tarafından oluşturuldu
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01: Pop a Wheelie on the Zeitgeist
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In our inaugural episode, we share a brief introduction of Mildly Excited and your hosts, Sidney and Corey, robotics, future technologies arriving now, and Amazon Prime Air. The generational gap between age and technology. Listicles and the Buzzfeedification of our information news stream. Everyone except Sidney went to the Kanye West concert at Ba…
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