Do you have an extremely fulfilling relationship to something you do? One that both informs and renews many aspects of your life? Our guest Dan Dipiero has that type of care and wonder towards bread. A musician by trade and a PhD candidate in Aesthetics/ Comparative Studies, Dan uses his daily relationship to sourdough as a catalyst to live (and thrive!) in the world around him. We hope you enjoy!
Topics Covered: comparative studies, the home-baking sourdough movement, the field of Aesthetics, Tartine Bakery (San Fransisco), The Practice of Everyday Life (book, Michel de Certeau), Theodor Adorno, the structure of a loaf, the communal nature of baking, what is a starter, Secret Feminist Agenda (podcast), the synthesis of musical genres, how regularity can bring newness, Cruel Optimism (Lauren Berlant), theperfectloaf.com, The Frankfurt School, how to make a loaf of sourdough and many more!
Music this episode comes from two fantastic composer/ drummers. Dan Dipiero and Mike Lockwood (Portland, OR). Dan's music comes from his projects Mr.Tako and MAPS while Mike's comes from his (incredible) 2017 record "Bone Pocket". The combination of these artists is a great testament to new, improvised music. BUY their music below!
Direct Link to episode: https://soundcloud.com/whatever-you-niche/21-dan-dipiero-aesthetics-and-the-bread-surrounding
Here are some of those nice bubbles that Dan talks about in Sourdough
Here is a book Dan mentions as an important one in his aesthetic view and development. The Practice of Everyday Life - Michel de Certeau.
You can even the book through this pdf: https://monoskop.org/images/2/2a/De_Certeau_Michel_The_Practice_of_Everyday_Life.pdf
Some Breadsite recommendations by Dan:
Instagram Accounts he recommends:
trevorjaywilson
maurizio
danthebaker
season_adam
