The Museum at Tomorrow

A beginning. A new way of listening. “Through me the way into”Learn more at www.nilsgardner.com/the-museum-at-tomorrowSupport the show at www.patreon.com/nilsgardnerRead a transcript of this episode here.Content advisories for this episode here.Created and produced by Jeffrey Nils Gardner Interviews with Bates Slayer, Makena Levine, and Eleanor Hyde.Museums toured include the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago History Museum, and the Northwestern Block Museum of Art.Music by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, with additional tracks from the Blue Dot Sessions.Special thanks to Neil Verma and Sarah Geis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We explore. Complications and isolation. “Drink and swallow”Learn more at www.nilsgardner.com/the-museum-at-tomorrowSupport the show at www.patreon.com/nilsgardnerRead a transcript of this episode here.Content advisories for this episode here.Created and produced by Jeffrey Nils Gardner Interviews with J.R. Cillian Green, Sam Kohlhass, Mel Ruder, and Lissette Alvarez.Museums toured include the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago History Museum, and the Northwestern Block Museum of Art.Music by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, with additional tracks from the Blue Dot Sessions.Special thanks to Neil Verma and Sarah Geis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Deeper into the maze.What Names could we give this?“Wanted, desired, wished / Missed, lacked, needed / Lost” Learn more at www.nilsgardner.com/the-museum-at-tomorrow Read a transcript of this episode here. Content advisories for this episode here.Created and produced by Jeffrey Nils GardnerInterviews with Clayton Faits, Rachel Megibow, Rev. Topher Elderkin, and Jeffrey Nils Gardner.Thanks to Megan Lubin for their interview with the artist. Additional audio archives include childhood photo albums, facebook pictures, and the funeral of George Bishop, recorded by Pauline Preator.Music by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, with additional tracks from the Blue Dot Sessions. Special thanks to Neil Verma and Sarah Geis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Circling.Things change."In the middle part of my life, I found myself in a dark wood..." Learn more at www.nilsgardner.com/the-museum-at-tomorrow Content advisories for this episode here.Transcript coming soon.Created and produced by Jeffrey Nils GardnerInterviews with Marcus Warren, Eljay Rich, Ryan Bond, and others.Music by Jeffrey Nils Gardner.Special thanks to Neil Verma and Sarah Geis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We come to the end.This is not for you.And Moses said, “Here I am.” Learn more at www.nilsgardner.com/the-museum-at-tomorrowContent advisories for this episode here.Transcript coming soon.Created and produced by Jeffrey Nils GardnerInterviews with Eleanor Hyde, Makena Levine, J Tremaine, Topher Elderkin, Karen Gardner, and others. Extended credits for "This is not for you" recordings can be found here.Music by Jeffrey Nils Gardner.Special thanks to Neil Verma and Sarah Geis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to the second "season" of the Museum at Tomorrow and other stories!This season will be my "Quarantine Commissions" - roughly 5 minute audio essays that people commissioned in the early days of the COVID19 outbreak. Each person gave me three words to base a piece on- the following pieces are the result.I remain ecstatically grateful to everyone who commissioned a piece during that very difficult time. As an independent artist, these pieces allowed me to put food on the table and pay my bills at a time when other work suddenly disappeared.===Commissioned by Makena LevineField recordings, archival show audio, voicemail recordings, and vocals by Betsey Palmer and Jeffrey Nils GardnerMakena's words were: Quarantine, Nostalgia, and Family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by El Jay RichField recordings, synthesized music, sequenced music, Amazon Poly Voice, Changeling: the Dreaming character creation rules, Chance Operations.Track two of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. El Jay's words were "Home, Creation, and Night." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Cait Weiss OrcuttStereo field recordings, ambisonic field recordings, violin, sampled cellos, textCait's words were: Ohio, Husband, Veganaise.===Words to accompany the piece, to be read before, after, or while listening:Follow your heart.My wife cannot say Husband with a straight faceShe drawls: Huuuuusband.We’re not sure if it is too much Texas, or too much Dan SavageEven if it doesn’t fit meHer saying it lights up my heart."We use vegetable proteins in place of eggs," explains Bob GoldbergWhat rolls off the tongue like a cheap substituteIs in fact more delicious.Forget healthier. It tastes Better.Follow your heart.There’s nothing I love more than the long drive from Chicago to the FarmSeated just to her right. Peach rings and sour gummy worms in the cup holderHarmonizing to Dave Carter and Tracey GrammerEight hours and we’ll see themFollow your heart.Driving up the hillI always crank down the windowHave every single timeLeaning out for that big breath of fresh airFollow your heart.Find this near you: the experience that always refills your heartFor me, a long weekend in OhioWhere I am held closeThe place I can leave and sayNo matter what happens this yearI was hereAnd my heart is full. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Rachel Field recordings, synthesized music, interviews, Kitten.Track four of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Rachel's words were "Cats, Love, Sunlight."Best listened with easy access to someone you love, whether they are a partner, a friend, or a family member. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Sydney PennyContent warning for direct Corona content.Field recordings, readings by Betsey Palmer, family voicemails, Amazon Polly voice generation, the CDC Coronavirus Website.Track five of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Sydney's words were "Kindness, Accountability, Distance."Special thanks to Alexander Danner for field recordings of Arctic whale-tour boats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Michael AndersonField recordings, Music by Daniel Rosenfeld.Track six of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Michael's words were "Minecraft, Beer, and Dogs."Music sampled from Daniel Rosenfeld- go check out his work at c418.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Senja Alden BeamanSynthesized music, field recordings, text from "Myths of the Norsemen" by Roger Lancelyn Green.Track seven of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Senja's words were "Lavender, Birch, and Dandelion" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Clayton FaitsField recordings, seismic recordings, granular synthesisTrack eight of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Clayton's words were "Balance, Earth, Movement"Seismic recordings by Zhigang Peng can be found here: geophysics.eas.gatech.edu/people/zpeng…1/index.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Ryan SchileArchival recordings from Mercury 3, Gemini 3, and Apollo 9. Audio translations of Cassini's recordings of lightning on Saturn, Voyager recording plasma waves hitting solar winds, Cassini recording solar winds hitting Saturn's magnetosphere, and Voyager-2 recording solar winds hitting Jupiter's Magnetosphere.Track nine of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Ryan's words were "Interstellar, Time, Reality"All unaltered recordings can be found here:archive.org/details/nasaaudiocollectionspace-audio.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Duo YangBanjo, field recordings, interviewsTrack ten of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Duo's words were "Coffee, Calendar, Compersion" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Elin SchranSynthesized music, field recordings.Track eleven of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Elin's words were "Light, box, jungle."Climate Change protest recordings by Kathinka Engels and Fredrik Johansson, sourced from Sounds of Change: www.soundsofchanges.eu/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Anthony FischerField recordings, samples, granular synthesisTrack twelve of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Anthony's words were "Puppets, Ruins, River."Sampled music includes: "Geno Awakens" from Super Mario RPG, "Dancing Doll Calcobrena" from Final Fantasy IV, and "Cait Sith's Theme" from Final Fantasy VII.Special thanks to Nathaniel Ewert-Krocker for his encyclopedic knowledge of JRPG music and exquisite taste. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by John Sumner MajerField recordings, processingTrack thirteen of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Sumner's words were "In a world..." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Brooce SlamdunkField recordings, Synthesized musicTrack fourteen of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Brooce's words were "Choice, touch, thunderstorm" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Travis SauderModular synthesis, processing, archival audioTrack fifteen of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Travis's words were "Untethered, Void, Reflection." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.