The Netprov Provcast
The Netprov Provcast
Rob & Mark & Friends
A recording of Mark and Rob preparing for their weekly podcast about netprov, or online improv. Netprov is a form of digital literature and online performance. Join us for discussions of creative writing, the creative process, experimental literature, and the meaning of life.
The Church of the SubGenius — S6, ep 4
The Church of the SubGenius — S6, ep 4 We talk about the Church of the SubGenius with still more authentic ’20s-era Zoom glitches. Featured Netprov: Church of the SubGenius Touching upon: A Troika Bell Ring-Off Advise from Russian Authors Corrections from last podcast War and Peace Church of the SubGenius A Devival with Rev. Ivan Stang J.R. “Bob” Dobbs Kayfabe and professional wrestling A True Netprov Can’t be Broken Q Anon The role of intention in Netprov Intern: Jaston Sponsor: Hip Boots
Feb 12, 2021
25 min
Launching 2021 with Technical Difficulties & Vamping — S6, ep 3
Launching 2021 with Technical Difficulties & Vamping — S6, ep 3 We talk about improv antics via Zoom, Rob’s forthcoming Netprov book, Grace, Wit & Charm and more! Bonus: Hear some authentic ’20s-era Zoom glitches. Featured Netprov: Grace Wit & Charm Touching upon: Personal Quarantine Bubble Technical difficulties Random Top 5 podcast Hipster Zoom affectations Ian Hatcher’s Digital Voice Electronic Literature Organization 2021 Feb 1 submission deadline Cathy Podeszwa The UnZoomable Class (created with Margaret Rhee & SA Smythe) UnderAcademy College Grace, Wit & Charm More Electronic Literature Organization hype Matt Kirschenbaum on ELO The Forthcoming Netprov Book (Amherst Press) Multi-level Marketing Premise-apnia Rob’s fiction writing course at UM Duluth Window Swap French 201: Northern French Cuisine Vamping galore Subscription chess 2.0 Intern: Delilah Sponsor: Soom Donut Cushion
Jan 30, 2021
28 min
Interview with Improver Randy California, part 2 — S6, ep 2
Interview with Improver Randy California, part 2 — S6, ep 2 We talk about schools of improv in Seattle with improv and podcast Master Randy California of The Cycle of Life Podcast, The Study Buddies Podcast, and his newest podcast Random Top Five. Featured Netprov: All-Time High Touching upon: T-Rex Songs Trisha Arnold Stand-Up Keep it simple Cruise Loving “Various Shoes,” the play The Love Boat Standup at Flappers Co-Diving Standup Study Buddies Random Top 5 Intern: Sebastopol Sponsor: Office Bed Blanket, your formal home conferencing office decor
Jan 23, 2021
19 min
Interview with Improver Randy California, part 1 — S6, ep 1
Interview with Randy California, part 1 — S6, ep 1 We talk about schools of improv in Seattle with improv and podcast Master Randy California of The Cycle of Life Podcast, The Study Buddies Podcast, and his newest podcast Random Top Five. Touching upon: Reluctant Sky Diving Instructor How to Brush off Your Undergraduate Education Comedy Co-diving Improv in Seattle Invisible Seattle Jet City U Dab Groundlings Second City Acme Improv Upright Citizens Brigade Intern: Sebastopol Sponsor: Office Bed Blanket, your formal home conferencing office decor
Jan 9, 2021
17 min
Interview with Patrick Jagoda, part 2 — S4, ep 22
Interview with Patrick Jagoda, part 1 — S4, ep 21 An interview with ARG-master Patrick Jagoda of Fourcast Lab from the University of Chicago. Featured ARG: Echo by Fourcast Lab Touching upon: Echo ARG Ghostbusters Minivan ARG Multiverse Quests Rabit Holes and Warrens Terrarium Remembering Jeff Watson The Thing from the Future Middle School Outreach Finding diverse audiences Intern: Manny Sponsor: Tauro’s “Special” Toffees
Dec 12, 2020
23 min
Interview with Patrick Jagoda, part 1 — S4, ep 21
Interview with Patrick Jagoda, part 1 — S4, ep 21 An interview with ARG-master Patrick Jagoda of Fourcast Lab (https://fourcastlab.com/) from the University of Chicago. Featured ARG: Echo by Fourcast Lab Touching upon: Stephanie Boluk and Patrick LeMieux Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts Echo, ARG Heidi Coleman, Marc Downie, Patrick, Ben Kolak, Kristen Schilt, Ashlyn Sparrow A Labyrinth Patrick’s ELO talk Twitch Seed An ARG riot Harold Garfinkel Breaching Experiments I Love Bees The Beast This is Not a Game Jane McGonigal Intern: Manny
Dec 3, 2020
26 min
Introducing Moody Locales — S4, ep20
Introducing Moody Locales — S4, ep19 Rob and Mark introduce Moody Locales, the fall 2020 netprov Featured Netprov: Touching upon: You’re muted in perpertuity Fool’s Advocate, Esquire Yet Another Existential Threat Parking Lot of Near Misses A Cold Shoulder on the 110 Why use Reddit for Netprov? Archiving Netprovs Mark’s Mom & Son Intern: Jonas Sponsor: Porcupine Mittens
Oct 30, 2020
36 min
Netprov in the Age of Trump — S4, ep19
Netprov in the Age of Trump — S4, ep19 Rob and Mark discuss what it means to create netprov during the Trump Presidency. Featured Netprov: Touching upon: Blue Jimmy Kimmels Featured Player Cathy Podeszwa Yellow Journalism Teapot Dome Scandal Trustable Journalism 18th and 19th Century fake news Mark Twain on Repetition and Humor The Spectator Copyright pages The Mid-Atlantic Stage Accent Annus Horribilis Baby Trump Balloon Huizinga’s Hoy Zingers Intern: Jonas Sponsor: Porcupine Mittens
Oct 23, 2020
24 min
Interview with Jeremy Hight part 2– s4, ep. 18
Interview with Jeremy Hight part 2 — s4, ep.18 It’s part one of our interview with writer extraordinaire, bag of hyphens, Jeremy Hight, author of many works of electronic and print literature, and nice guy to boot! Featured Netprov: Fantasy Spoils, All-Time High Touching upon: A Middle-Aged Virgin Elf The Polite Canadian Part of Jeremy Claire Donato Jeff T. Johnson A Bot that hates Jeremy’s writing Jeffrey Vallance Blinky the Vons Chicken Nimbus The Flaneur 34 North, 118 West AR Maps on the US-Mexico Border Preview of our Fall Netprov The Archives of Buckminster Fuller The Situationists’ Psychogeography Slavoj Žižek T-shirts Intern: Charlene Sponsor: Buzzword Begone
Oct 9, 2020
19 min
Interview with Jeremy Hight part 1 — s4, ep. 17
Interview with Jeremy Hight part 1 — s4, ep.17 It’s part one of our interview with writer extraordinaire, bag of hyphens, Jeremy Hight, author of many works of electronic and print literature, and nice guy to boot! Featured Netprov: Monstrous Weather Alex Mitchell’s adaptation: Monstrous Weathered Mark Marino’s adaptation: Monstrous Weather twine 34 North, 118 West Jeff Knowlton and Naomi Spellman Vanilla Sky, Abre Los Ojos (Did he say, ‘Obre’?) Cake Frosting, Unsweetened Oatmeal Teleconnected Weather The Worst Pumpkin Ever The LA Flood Project Ghosts and other hauntings Horrific Pudding Intern: Charlene Sponsor: Buzzword Begone
Oct 2, 2020
19 min