New Creative Era

Joshua Citarella and Yancey Strickler
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A podcast exploring how creative people develop their practices and the worlds we live and operate in. metalabel.substack.com

  1. Cake in a box

    28. Apr.

    Cake in a box

    We are back. Not yet in our usual weekly cadence (that resumes after the summer), but back for an episode and an overdue catchup after the longest gap we've had in over a year. Josh, ever the jetsetter, talks about being part of the Whitney Biennial and Venice Biennale and a 4:30am call with the European Parliament. Yancey, ever the striver, talks about the latest on Artist Corporations and the path ahead, as well as all things DFOS. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit metalabel.substack.com

    1 Std. 5 Min.
  2. Forward not back

    24. Feb.

    Forward not back

    In the finale of season 02 of New Creative Era, Josh and Yancey take stock of everything we've learned across 12 episodes exploring dark forests, private online communities, and the forces shaping culture online and beyond. We trace the genealogy of the web — from Web2's gatekeeping revolution to the attention economy to the subscription era's rebundling — and arrive at the present moment, where people are retreating into private spaces to build something new. We both share a list of what we hope for and fear from a dark forest era: sustainable creative ecosystems, the return of editorial vision, new organizational structures, and a more sincere internet — alongside the risks of digital country clubs, culture wars on steroids, rent-extracting platforms, and the same extractive patterns repeating themselves. It's not nostalgic. It's a path forward. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit metalabel.substack.com

    1 Std. 2 Min.
  3. Four countries or a thousand?

    17. Feb.

    Four countries or a thousand?

    Back with part two of our special AMA episodes fielding questions from our NCE DFOS space. This episode covers everything from nationalism to Section 230 to open source software and everything in between. How far will the dark forest take us? Listen in as we debate and discuss IRL. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit metalabel.substack.com

    54 Min.
  4. The two wolves

    11. Feb.

    The two wolves

    This week Josh and Yancey sit down in the same room for the first time to answer questions from 250+ people who found their way down the rabbit hole into the New Creative Era DFOS (link here 🤫) after last week’s audio easter egg. In week one there have been more than 900 chats and an organic book club already started. In this episode, we answer five questions from community members covering community governance, paywalled vs. free spaces, the real source of enshittification, and even how much it costs to run Metalabel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit metalabel.substack.com

    1 Std. 4 Min.
  5. What if you could start your own internet?

    4. Feb.

    What if you could start your own internet?

    This season of New Creative Era, we’ve been exploring the idea of dark forests. This week we’re exploring one in reality. Together. Listen in as Josh and Yancey give the first-ever tour of Dark Forest OS, a new Metalabel release that creates shared private internets. If you listen closely, you just might hear the breadcrumbs to a new world. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit metalabel.substack.com

    47 Min.
  6. The internet has been building to this

    27. Jan.

    The internet has been building to this

    In this episode, Josh takes listeners through the concept of teleology: the idea that tools inevitably drift toward outcomes embedded in their design, regardless of intent. What does this say about platform technology, political organizing, and competing visions for the private internet? Drawing on Benjamin Bratton’s “The Stack,” the conversation examines how cloud platforms are assuming functions once reserved for nation-states, pointing toward what some call “network states.” But whose network state? There’s a sharp line between two visions: one built on social democracy with private cultural spaces flourishing on top, and another where gutted welfare states force people into resource-sharing enclaves surveilled by Palantir and organized through Urbit. Are we heading towards one or the other? Or both? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit metalabel.substack.com

    51 Min.
  7. The politics of withdrawal

    20. Jan.

    The politics of withdrawal

    Are dark forests just retreat? Adam Curtis documented how 1970s communes and EST taught people to pursue happiness within themselves rather than pursuing a better society. Are dark forests the same trap? James C. Scott’s work on the “hidden transcript” offers a different frame. Private spaces aren’t just where people hide, they’re where shared understanding forms, where you say what can’t be said publicly. Is dark foresting irresponsible or the product of our times? Listen in as we explore. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit metalabel.substack.com

    30 Min.
  8. Ingroups and outgroups

    13. Jan.

    Ingroups and outgroups

    Is curation actually about exclusion? In this episode, Josh and Yancey explore one of the most uncomfortable questions in creative communities: what it means to draw boundaries around who belongs and who doesn’t. Web2’s promise of open platforms and the death of gatekeeping hasn’t led to creative liberation — it’s produced attention economies driven by sensationalism and the collapse of shared values. What does a world where values are protected and explicitly shared look like? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit metalabel.substack.com

    34 Min.
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A podcast exploring how creative people develop their practices and the worlds we live and operate in. metalabel.substack.com

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  • Erstellt von
    Joshua Citarella and Yancey Strickler
  • Jahre aktiv
    2025 - 2026
  • Folgen
    27
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    © Metalabel
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    New Creative Era

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