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Making It Up

Making It Up

By MAEKAN

Making It Up by MAEKAN is a weekly podcast exploring the latest news in the creative world and analyzing how and why it'll impact culture at large.

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Making It UpMar 24, 2018

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207: How does urban planning impact the “energy” of a city?
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206: What does an 857 hour movie about capitalism signify?
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205: Blackbird Spyplane breaks down the foundation of fashion trends
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204: Twitter, Depop, and religion
Oct 17, 202213:45
203: Instagram reels and artists
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Post-hiatus episode

In our first recording after a long-ass hiatus, Eugene and Charis update us on what they’ve been up to, what they’ve missed, and what’s to come with Making It Up! 

Oct 10, 202214:49
202: Collectability, cooperation, and capitalism
Jul 02, 202201:05:59
201: Over-Optimizing Creative Work & GeoGuessr
Jun 23, 202201:20:00
200: First Twitch livestream
Jun 09, 202201:03:41
199: Pierogis and buy nothing
Mar 02, 202241:47
198: Brunello Cucinelli slow growth and the Theranos trial
Feb 02, 202237:52
197: Attention and tribalism
Jan 19, 202246:23
196: 2021 Wrap Up
Jan 07, 202240:15
195: The Story Club with George Saunders and the possibly corporate web3
Dec 30, 202136:28
194: The Krause House and movie dialogue audibility
Dec 16, 202146:36
193: Peloton and soft power
Dec 01, 202144:06
192: Better sleep and supply chain issues
Nov 22, 202140:15
191: Metaverse and audio-focused dating apps
Nov 15, 202142:13
190: Future of creator economy and pricing art
Nov 02, 202137:27
189: Four dirty c-words and memes as shared language
Oct 22, 202149:51
188: Facebook whistleblower and Squid Game
Oct 14, 202137:55
187: Blockchain video games and TikTok captions
Oct 06, 202139:47
186: The Comme des Garçons strategy and the continued rise of digital fashion
Oct 02, 202141:18
185: Good critiques and overcoming Web3 bias
Sep 22, 202142:58
184: “Existence dissonance” at Nike
Sep 13, 202145:00
183: Climate crisis responsibility and Kanye West’s DONDA
Sep 09, 202142:51
182: Rational thinking and the tech/fashion relationship
Aug 30, 202146:33
181: Creative writing with language AI and sexism in women’s athletic uniforms
Aug 24, 202146:04
180: The rise of curators and “genuinfluencers”
Aug 17, 202149:50
179: Female athletes choose new sponsors and France launches the Culture Pass
Aug 09, 202138:08
178: Memories of the pandemic and “wang hong” (internet famous)
Aug 02, 202156:05
177: The MAEKAN Shop launches
Jul 28, 202128:28
176: 'It's O.K. not to be O.K.’ and the inner ring of the internet
Jul 19, 202155:25
175: NCAA athletes can start making money and Lachlan Morton’s alternative Tour de France
Jul 13, 202137:09
174: Video game writing and apparel sizing issues
Jul 05, 202141:00
173: Flaws with venture capital and curation as brand strategy
Jun 30, 202145:18
172: Cohort-based courses and the Barbell Strategy
Jun 21, 202150:20
171: The internet is flat and the cooperation economy
Jun 15, 202145:56
170: Sports journalism and selling out
Jun 07, 202151:50
169: Outlier designer Willie Norris and ongoing pandemic trauma
Jun 01, 202143:15
168: What “disgusting” means and out-of-control online fan groups
May 24, 202149:40
167: Museum NFTs and keeping the line alive
May 18, 202142:33
166: The “capitalism is broken” economy and organizational load management
May 10, 202150:13
165: Social media managing and the commune lifestyle
May 03, 202142:22
164: Everything bad about the fashion industry and deleting your life
Apr 26, 202156:04
163: Ownership of our time and communicating complex ideas
Apr 20, 202146:18
162: Chinatown Market Name Change
Apr 12, 202101:04:34
161: Cathie Wood’s content strategy and the first peer-reviewed rap album
Apr 07, 202140:43
160: Story-driven pricing and the Teen Vogue “cancel culture” news
Mar 29, 202148:59