Le Random Podcast

Long-form conversations with the artists, curators, collectors and historians shaping generative art, AI art and the wider history of art and technology. Every episode has a full transcript, chapters and the people and works it discusses.

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45AI Psychosis Summit—Macy Gettles, quasimatt and Kevin Esherick with Peter BaumanJuly 31, 2026
44Figure31—Discussing and Demonstrating *DEL* with Peter BaumanMay 29, 2026
43New York Frieze Week—Michael Connor, Regina Harsanyi & Karyn Nakamura with Peter BaumanMay 12, 2026
42Strange Rules and Protocol Art at the Venice Biennale—Trevor Paglen & Primavera De Filippi with Peter BaumanMay 8, 2026
41James Bridle—Questioning Machine Intelligence with Peter BaumanApril 10, 2026
40Kayvon Tehranian & Sebastian Sanchez—Digital Art Post Boom with Peter BaumanFebruary 13, 2026
39Lawrence Lek—World Entry Points with Peter BaumanJanuary 16, 2026
382025 Art in Review with thefunnyguys, Conrad House & Peter BaumanDecember 22, 2025
37terra0—What the "(Autonomous) Forest" Wants with Peter BaumanDecember 19, 2025
36Stephanie Dinkins—AI, Memory & Survival with Peter BaumanDecember 12, 2025
35Beeple—Robot Dogs & Art After the Alien Landing with Peter BaumanDecember 1, 2025
34Anna Ridler & Sofia Crespo—The Natural History of Machine Learning with Peter Bauman (Deep Learning Series 03)November 28, 2025
33Dr Mimi Nguyen—Disruptive Innovation in Contemporary Art with Peter BaumanNovember 21, 2025
32Maya Man & Ann Hirsch—Ironic Sincerity and Online Gender Performativity Extremes with Peter BaumanNovember 14, 2025
31Ian Goodfellow on Inventing GANs with Peter Bauman (Deep Learning Series 02)November 6, 2025
30Parker Ito—Understanding the World through Images with Peter BaumanOctober 31, 2025
29London Digital Art Guide: Writers' RoundtableOctober 16, 2025
28Jared Madere on Yeche Lange, VVV & the Solana Avant Scene's Impact—with Peter Bauman & Conrad HouseOctober 10, 2025
27Reviewing Digital Art in 3Q 2025September 28, 2025
26"Infinite Images" in Conversation—Erick Calderon, Sofia Crespo & Tyler HobbsJuly 6, 2025
25Recapping Digital Art in 2Q 2025June 29, 2025
24Tom White & Gene Kogan on the Birth of GAN Art (Deep Learning Series 01)April 14, 2025
23Discussing Digital Art in 1Q 2025April 1, 2025
22Protocol Art & Blockchain Formalism—Mitchell F Chan, Ania Catherine, Dejha Ti, matto & maltefrMarch 4, 2025
21Digital Curators Series 03—Val Ravaglia on Displaying the DigitalFebruary 4, 2025
20Recapping 2024 and Projecting 2025 in Digital ArtJanuary 13, 2025
19"Electric Dreams" in Conversation—Rebecca Allen, Analívia Cordeiro & Eduardo KacDecember 23, 2024
18Digital Curators Series 02—Regina Harsanyi & Jon Ippolito on Preserving the DigitalNovember 4, 2024
17Digital Curators Series 01—Douglas Dodds on Collecting and Valuing Emerging TechnologiesSeptember 30, 2024
16"Electric Op" in Conversation—Cory Arcangel, Joan Heemskerk, Tali Hinkis & Rafael Lozano-HemmerSeptember 22, 2024
15Dr. Nancy Perloff on Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.)September 12, 2024
14Timeline Ch 10—On-Chain Era (2020s) with Erick Calderon, Lauren Lee McCarthy, Itzel Yard & Rafael Lozano-HemmerSeptember 2, 2024
13Timeline Ch 9—AI Era (2010s) with Tyler Hobbs, Helena Sarin & Rhea MyersJuly 30, 2024
12Interview with Frieder NakeJuly 16, 2024
11Timeline Ch 8: Tooling Era (2000s) with Christiane Paul, Casey Reas, Christa Sommerer & Golan LevinMay 15, 2024
10Timeline Ch 7—Net Era (1990s) with Auriea Harvey, Joshua Davis, LIA, Scott Draves & Vuk ĆosićApril 11, 2024
9One Year of Le RandomMarch 22, 2024
8Timeline Ch 6—Personal Computer Era (1980s) with Mark Wilson, Copper Giloth & Rick SayreFebruary 8, 2024
7Celebrating Genuary with Piter PasmaFebruary 3, 2024
6Timeline Ch 5—Artist-Programmer Era (1970s) with Joan Truckenbrod, Hans Dehlinger & Anika MeierJanuary 14, 2024
5Timeline Ch 4—Digital Era Pt II (1960s) with Michael SpalterSeptember 21, 2023
4Timeline Ch 4—Digital Era Pt I (1960s) with Dr A Michael NollSeptember 7, 2023
3Timeline Ch 3—Analog Era (1950s) with Georg BakAugust 10, 2023
2Timeline Ch 2—Modern Era with Kate VassJuly 20, 2023
1Timeline Ch 1—Pre-Modern Era with Marius WatzJuly 6, 2023
0Elevating the Generative Art Space (Launch Episode) with Casey Reas, ciphrd, Anne Spalter, Anika Meier & Georg BakJune 28, 2023