
You're not alone in your confusion because once upon a time, the Starfleet crew of the Enterprise were also bewildered Amory in a classic Star Trek episode called “ Darmok.” Tell me more.īen: Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra. OK, you ready? Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra.Īmory: Oh, I can't work with that, unfortunately. music, sound effects, tone) are harder to translate to text.Īmory Sivertson: I'm going to close my computer, OK?īen Brock Johnson: Is that a good idea because you're on? Aren't we calling, talking to each other on Slack? On Zoom.? Did we lose Amory? Oh, Amory.Īmory: Benjamin Brock-aman John-saman. The transcript has been edited from our original script for clarity. This content was originally created for audio. " Footsteps in the Dark" by The Isley Brothers." Rapper's Delight" by The Sugar Hill Gang.Dave Grohl and Pharrell interview on Nirvana.Jason O'Bryan and the Abbey Road Institute in London.Mixer, sound designer and music creator: Matt ReedĪdditional production: Josh Crane, Frank Hernandez, Kristin Torres, Sofie Kodner and Rachel Carlson



Show producers: Nora Saks, Dean Russell and Quincy Walters Credits:Įpisode producer: Dean Russell, Ben Brock Johnson and Frank HernandezĬo-hosts: Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson From Tik Tok all the way back to the very beginning of human culture, music provides insight into why memes are such an obsession right now, and how they spread. We’ll cross-examine memes and their relevance and look at the ways in which music has many of the same qualities as the memes we know and love today. Yo, man Yo Open up, man Yo, what you want, man? My girl just caught me You made her catch you? I don't know how I let this happen With who? The girl next door, ya know? Man.In this episode, we challenge all of our stated ideas about the definition of memes and how they operate as a unique unit of cultural information.
