The Union of Time Thieves

Hosted by:

Becky Meiers

Produced by:

KBOO

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The Union of Time Thieves was formed to reclaim the world we all live in.

The Union of Time Thieves is a show dedicated to looking at the world through the lens of the Situationist International. We deal in all variety of radio expression: live music, interviews, audio collage, reading parties, more.

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Program status:

Retired

Creative Placemaking with Moorea Masa

Airs at: Mon, 07/27/2015 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

Produced for: The Union of Time Thieves

Part of what makes time thievery so important is its creative potential, and we celebrate beauty in creative pursuits with Moorea Masa, Allison Hall, and Margaret Wehr. It's live music, and music to live by! More info on the artist on http://www.mooreamasa.com/. Read more

The Correction of Educative Propaganda

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2015 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

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In the great tradition of the Situationist International's method of detournement, The Union of Time Thieves brings you a collection of corrected material from the 1950's. Join us as we negate the orignal meaning of these media artifacts to create new, subversive messages. ... Read more

Ai Ferri Corti: At Daggers Drawn

Airs at: Mon, 05/25/2015 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

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Originally published in 1998 as Ai ferri corti con l’esistente, i suoi difensori e i suoi falsi critici, this text incorporates the Situationist idea of the Spectacle as the status quo that activists must consider when taking on the project of revolution. This critique of v... Read more

Homo Ludens and The Festival

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2015 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

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"For the Situationists, play was to flow spontaneously from the desires of each individual so that finally there would be no sense of boredom and no rupture between moments of play and non-play," said Jan Bryant. The idea of "play" and the everyday is one of the central cri... Read more

The Revolution of Everyday Life Reading Party Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 03/23/2015 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

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Lend an ear to Raoul Vaneigem's words as we continue on to part 2 of our reading party series. We'll be returning to his 1967 work: The Revolution of Everyday Life/Traité de Savoir-Vivre à l’Usage des Jeunes Générations. From Suffering (chapter 4) to Decompression and The T... Read more

The Union of Time Thieves detourns detournements!

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2015 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

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We thieves decided to steal back some of our own time, so this month brings you a retrospective of choice audio cuts. We've thrown in some music for good measure, too. Brother Tyler, your duty in the lodge? Read more

The Union of Time Thieves:The Decline and Fall of the Spectacle-Commodity Economy

Airs at: Mon, 01/26/2015 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

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This detournement is a combination of the following: a Situationist analysis of the Watts Riots of 1965, a multitude of musical samples, and a fist-full of Fox News clips. Let's get weird with sound! Read more

Jean-Pierre Dupuy and The Collapse of Self-Transcendence

Airs at: Mon, 12/22/2014 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

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The Portland Center for Public Humanities at Portland State University hosted a conversation between Slavoj Žižek and Jean-Pierre Dupuy on the status of religion, violence, and the sacred in the world today. Jean-Pierre Dupuy presents a fascinating talk on economy and the s... Read more

Slavoj Zizek and Is God Dead

Airs at: Mon, 11/24/2014 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

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The Portland Center for Public Humanities at Portland State University hosted a conversation between Slavoj Žižek and Jean-Pierre Dupuy on the status of religion, violence, and the sacred in the world today. Join us this month for Žižek's portion of the panel. Read more