There Is No_System - Contemplations to Help You See Beneath The Surface

There Is No_System is the exploratory audio journey of Austin-based streetwear brand No_System. In each transmission, There Is No_System tells small stories, unpacks big ideas, and always tries to connect things in a way they may not have been connected in the past. For more information, visit nosysknows.com/podcastThere Is No System is Written and Performed by Brian Behm

The Artful Infiltration - Unlocking the Gates of the Art World

In this episode of "There Is No_System," host Brian Behm takes you on an adventurous journey through the art world, likening it to a masterfully planned heist. As an art director, designer, and musician from Austin, Texas, Brian delves into the challenges artists face when breaking into their desired scenes. He addresses the roadblocks that might be holding you back, whether they're personal doubts, community dynamics, or larger-than-life challenges (Godzilla, anyone?). Brian explores the con...

12-16
44:27

The Artist's Dilemma: Expressing Beliefs through Creativity

In episode 9 of "There Is No System," titled "The Artist's Dilemma: Expressing Beliefs through Creativity" host Brian Behm, an Austin-based motion designer, artist, musician, and Art Director at Emergent Order Foundation, delves into the intricate balance between artistic creativity and personal ideologies. Drawing from his experiences in the art world and as the art department head at Rooster Teeth, Brian reflects on the constant mental tug-of-war between one's artistic soul and ideological ...

11-17
36:00

Playing the Long Game: Time Preference and Your Creative Hustle.

Tired of the same old, same old? In this fresh episode of the No_System podcast, we’re slicing through the fluff and getting down to brass tacks about time preference. It's all about the slow burn versus the quick fix in the creative world. We're not just tossing around highfalutin economic theory for kicks—We're looking to the big brain moves of Eugen Böhm-Bawerk. You're an artist, not a day trader, right? So why rush your masterpiece like a two-for-one sale at the dollar store? We spotlight...

11-03
18:19

07 - In Case of Emergency Break Glass

There Is No_System: Transmission Seven In Case of Emergency Break Glass When the beat changes you have to be listening close enough to change. Every Frame a Painting - The Art of the Gag https://youtu.be/UWEjxkkB8Xs I Love Lucy - “Job Switching” https://youtu.be/K3axU2b0dDk An Insight Into the Concept of Normalcy Bias in Psychology https://psychologenie.com/insight-into-concept-of-normalcy-bias-in-psychology Written and performed by Brian Behm Music (unless noted) by Brian Behm/No_Sys...

06-20
12:14

06 - You've Got To Be Curious

There Is No_System: Transmission Six You’ve Got To Be Curious Even if you don’t like documentaries, you’ve been watching them your whole life and you didn’t even know it. James Lilleks - Lileks.com Five Classic TV Sights That Have Disappeared From America https://comforttv.blogspot.com/2021/12/five-classic-tv-sights-that-have.html How KCET Helped Destroy Alderaan https://www.kcet.org/tv-talk/how-kcet-helped-destroy-alderaan Talk about Flashback Friday @ Cinecraft - The Grass Valley 2...

04-22
21:08

05 - Nobody's Getting Out Of This Alive

There Is No_System: Transmission Five Nobody's Getting Out Of This Alive Memento Mori, and the stoicism that it comes out of, can give us a way to inhabit life more fully. Ryan Holiday Makes His Death Anxiety A Superpower https://medium.com/the-ascent/how-ryan-holiday-makes-his-death-anxiety-a-superpower-4b354f53da4d Ryan Holiday - You Must Stare This Scary Fact In the Face https://ryanholiday.net/you-must-stare-this-scary-fact-in-the-face/ The Bonhoeffer Project - Critical Theory htt...

04-13
16:10

04 - We're Always Finding Our Way Home

There Is No_System: Transmission Four We’re Always Finding Our Way Home How experience invisibly redirects our paths Our Town - Presented by The Westport Country Playhouse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irIfcI8NYB4 Oscar Isaac on ID10T with Chris Hardwick https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-nerdist/oscar-isaac/ David Byrne Self Interview from Stop Making Sense https://youtu.be/dE-mxVxFXLg This Must Be The Place (Live: Stop Making Sense) https://youtu.be/JccW-mLdNe0 This Must Be The Place ...

03-25
23:18

03 - Turtles, Time, and Tongues

There Is No_System: Transmission Three Turtles, Time, and Tongues Our brain and its malleability and the “multiverse of us” when it comes to our possibilities. Enlarged hippocampus in ADHD study https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/209744 how your brain experiences time. https://www.ntnu.edu/how-your-brain-experiences-time Wired: Your Brain Doesn't Contain Memories. It is Memories https://www.wired.com/story/your-brain-is-memories/ Filmslie Eric Weihenmayer blind climb...

03-11
15:28

02 - Acting As If and The Growth Mindset

There Is No_System: Transmission Two Acting As If and The Growth Mindset Thoughts on our limits and the brakes on our inertia. Talks and articles mentioned or inspired by: Carol Dwck ‘Mindset - the new psychology of success’ at Happiness & Its Causes 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGvR_0mNpWM&t=84s The Latest Science of Growth Mindset with Carol Dweck | The Psychology Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUFbjIFm3SE Trading Spaces - Everett, WA https://www.youtube.com/watch...

02-21
11:30

01 - Luck in the Midst of Chaos

There Is No_System: Transmission One Luck in the Midst of Chaos A meditation on the sheer ludcriousness of our existence. Movies mentioned or inspired by: About Time Written and directed by Richard Curtis https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2194499/ Love Actually Written and Directed by Richard Curtis https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314331/ Contact Directed by Robert Zemeckis, based on the novel by Carl Sagan, screenplay by James V Hart https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118884/fullcredits/...

02-08
09:24

There Is No_System Volume 1 Trailer

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02-01
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