Journey of an Aesthete Podcast https://www.jouneyofanaesthetepodcast.com/

Journey of an Aesthete Podcast https://www.jouneyofanaesthetepodcast.com/

In our sixth season we continue our comprehensive examination of all matters aesthetic, across all art forms & how creativity connects us to what it means to be human. Through the intimate lens of the creative process of different artists, makers and creators, we deep dive into all things arts & humanities. Your host, Mitch Hampton, is a journalist, world renown pianist & composer for films who is neurodivergent. We explore the rich stories of these artists, what inspired them to become creators as we also witness Mitch's own creative journey as he connects to the world through his podcast.

Episodes

July 30, 2025 107 mins

#thesubstance #thelastshowgirl #truecrimecommunity #newseries Treat Mitch to a Coffee buymeacoffee.com/aesthetepodcastFor this inaugural edition of our new series “Travels With The Dark” we are blessed to have a return guest, painter Alexandra Carter. We will do a joyous deepest dive into the movie s“The Last Showgirl” and "The Substance" more on this episode. More on this special , new series we are offering, here:The na...

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#JoanDidion #BookLunch #JohnGreogoryDunne #BlueNights

In this, the second episode of a series on Joan Didion's Blue Nights, John Gregory Dunne's Vegas, and other books, I do the deepest dive into Joan Didion's prose style, how it works and what the meanings, effects and values are the consequence of her style.



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July 17, 2025 81 mins

#DonFlemons #mitchhampton #blackcowboys #music #podcast #mitchhampton Inside this episode with host, Mitch Hampton:I always love to feature fellow musicians as guest on our podcast and Dom Flemons is no exception. This guest is one from whom I have learned a lot about different traditions in music and history more generally. I have to thank Laurie, our producer, for introducing me to his music and his immense talent. He is a wonder...

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#mitchhampton #seasonseven #piano #creativity #history #artisticprocess #podcast #podcasting

On this launch of our seventh season I discuss the nature of commitment, creativity, and the so-called "writer's block" in the context of composing a piece of music live and in time.Thank you all for being with us these past seasons and we look forward to our journey into Season 7 with you all!

#jazz #poetry #history #podcast

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#romanticism #podcast #mitchhampton #aesthetics

In this, the second episode of my series on Isaiah Berlin and his scholarship and theories of Romanticism, I enter into a definition of Romanticism and begin my regular usage of visual film and textual examples.

More on this special series, here:In this, the 22st episode of “All About Aesthetics” I will begin a miniseries on Isaiah Berlin’s theory of Romanticism, taken from his import...

July 2, 2025 96 mins
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#JoanDidion, #booklunch, #BlueNights, #GregoryDunne, #memoir, #MitchHamptonThe new release of the private writings of Joan Didion, "Notes to John" , inspired me to revisit her "Blue Nights" and do a Book Lunch multi part series. I will explore both the uniqueness of Joan Didion's style of prose when it takes as subject matter the most personal and intimate of life's events - in this case the loss of her ...

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#poetry #poetrycommunity #podcast #aesthetics #MiguelEichelberger #author #mitchhampton

It is always meaningful and helpful when a guest has undergone a similar significant experience as your host. In the case of our current guest this has been the passing of fathers.The subject of loss more generally (alongside achievement) is one of the greatest themes in all of art and I certainly relished the experience of being able to discuss...

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In this, the 21st episode of All About Aesthetics I will begin a miniseries on Isaiah Berlin's theory of Romanticism, taken from his important lectures in the 1960s at the National Gallery and elsewhere, and starting from his unequivocal assertion that Romanticism was "the single greatest shift in the consciousness of the West that has occurred".More on this livestream event, here:“Isaiah Berlin, Romanticism and it...

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May 15, 2025 58 mins

#JeyOdin #comics #comicbooks #podcast #sequentialart #mitchhampton  @JeyOdin  #scad #Hammer


With this episode we have what I believe is our first guest from the world of illustrated comics. I really can't think of a better guest to discuss this universe. I found Jey to be an articulate and unusually accomplished artist, always finding a way to connect his projects to themes that matter to daily life while never pulling back from the...

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#JohnUpdike #RabbitNovels #BookLunch #BookTube #education #literature #books #amwriting #MitchHampton #aesthetics #podcasts


On this, the last episode of our series on John Updike and his Rabbit novels, I discuss the last in the Rabbit series, what Updike calls a sequel, "Rabbit Remembered" from 2000, as well as Updike's life and career more generally and the world in which he and his work played a part.

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Listeners, a great time was had by all last Friday as we celebrated episode 20 with you all of our ongoing "All About Aesthetics" series which centered around Graydon Carter's new memoir, "When the Going Was Good".

We will be back in May with Episode 21 of our namesake series, exploring the depths and nuances of aesthetics!

Thanks replay crew!

#mitchhampton #GraydonCarter #aesthetics #vanityfair #patriciaboswo...

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buymeacoffee.com/aesthetepodcastA jazz concert from the Mitch Hampton Trio with Zack Page on the bass and Justin Watt on drums!The Mitch Hampton Trio featuring Zack Page on bass and Justin Watt on drums will perform a special Easter celebration in music, including two original compositions in 2025 in the spirt of creativity and new beginnings as well as at least one familiar standard to be announced in the show. #1970s #1950s #1940...

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#journeyofanaesthetepodcast #JoanneDavisWoods #DecorativeKnowledge #silversmith


Inside this episode with your host, Mitch Hampton

Sometimes a guest has had such a varied career or more than one career that it feels right to devote two episodes to them. Joanne Davis Woods is most representative in this regard.

Coming from one of the smallest towns in Michigan she developed into one of the leading crafts experts in the Hollywood of the ...

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#JohnUpdike #Rabbit #Book Lunch #MitchHampton

For the fifth episode of our John Updike "Rabbit" series we continue with an emphasis on the fourth novel, Rabbit At Rest, discussing Updike's prose style, the sociological world of the 1980s and being with a sneak preview of "Rabbit Remembered" and more!

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Listeners, enjoy Episode 19, Part 2 of our ongoing "All About Aesthetics" Series!

We will live on both Facebook and You Tube and would love to see you in the chat!This episode of our “All About Aesthetics” Series - no. 19 - will continue and conclude our discussion of universally oriented network television of the Analog Age, in particular, the nighttime talk shows. I will include material I could not get into on our ...

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#BookLunch #JohnUpdike #podcast

Thanks so much for joining us for Episode 4 of our ongoing "Book Lunch" series on the magnificent John Updike and his "Rabbit" series of books! We always love seeing you in the chat and your thoughtful comments on the replay!Please share it out with us - we are hoping to build to 400 subscribers this month and we continue to grow our "aesthete" community!#JohnUpdike #Book...

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We had a blast last week seeing you all at our Episode 18 livestream in our "All About Aesthetics" series!

This one is a deep dive by your host, Mitch Hampton, and we appreciate you all stopping by.

Link to watch here, now: https://www.youtube.com/live/hFc8JPTu-IA?si=6vbIHMw7DyeUuJKU

Thanks as well to our replay crew and here it is to enjoy! Please like, share and subscribe as we build our community of aesthetes forward!

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The third episode of our John Updike Rabbit Series will focus on Updike's chronicling of the transitions and transformations of American culture, as represented by his characters, of the 1970s through the 1980s. 

As always the focus will be on prose style and how style connects to larger values in the novels.

#pennsylvania #1950s #1960s #1970s #1980s #1990s #2000s #worldwar2 #sexualpolitics #feminism #industrialrevolution #intern...

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The material is used for the purpose of commentary and criticism, which falls under the fair use doctrine of copyright law. No copyright infringement is intended. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and rese...

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