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Aesthetic Arrest Podcast: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sing Sing, Joe Boyd & The New Romantics!
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Aesthetic Arrest Podcast: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sing Sing, Joe Boyd & The New Romantics!

Plus Leigh Bowery, Judy Blame, Jonathan Nossiter, Ayom & Lake Ohrid Trout!

“The aesthetic experience is a simple beholding of the object . . . you experience a radiance. You are held in aesthetic arrest.” - Joseph Campbell

Aesthetic Arrest is our weekly dip into the Epicurean pleasures we’ve been enjoying lately. Cheers to that!


This Week’s Apéritif: Badel Orange Pelinkovac & Tonic with an Orange Garnish

Badel Orange Pelinkovac & Tonic [Photo by Ryan Wildstar]

Ryan Wildstar’s Recommendations:

Reading: Cultural Insurrection: A Manifesto for Arts, Agriculture, and Natural Wine by Jonathan Nossiter


Listening: Chain of Light by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan


Looking: The Art of Judy Blame (1960 - 2018)


Viewing: Tramps! (2022) directed by Kevin Hegge, a documentary about the New Romantic scene, including artists Judy Blame, Leigh Bowery, Duggie Fields, Boy George, Marilyn, John Maybury, Mark Moore, Philip Sallon, Princess Julia, Les Child, Scarlett Cannon, Christine Binnie & more!


Tasting: Lake Ohrid Trout with Rosemary, Dill and Ryan Wildstar’s Garlic Butter with Italian Parsley (for his garlic butter recipe, click here)

Lake Ohrid Trout Prepared with Garlic Butter, Fresh Dill, Rosemary and Oranges (Before Being Poached) [Photo by Ryan Wildstar]
Lake Ohrid Trout Prepared with Garlic Butter, Fresh Dill, Rosemary and Oranges (Before Being Poached) [Photo by Ryan Wildstar]

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Ryan Elston’s Recommendations:

Reading: And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music by Joe Boyd

  • Playlist #2 — Joe Boyd chooses 99 tracks discussed in the new book:


Listening: Sa.Li.Va by Ayom


Looking: The Art of Leigh Bowery (1961 - 1994)

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Viewing: Sing Sing (2023)directed by Greg Kwedar, based on the real-life Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing Maximum Security Prison, starring Colman Domingo & Paul Raci, alongside many formerly incarcerated men who were themselves alumni of the program during their incarceration, including Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin & Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez


Tasting: Lake Ohrid Trout with Rosemary, Dill and Ryan Wildstar’s Garlic Butter with Italian Parsley (for his garlic butter recipe, click here)

Lake Ohrid Trout Prepared with Garlic Butter, Fresh Dill, Rosemary and Oranges (After Being Baked) [Photo by Ryan Wildstar]
Baked Lake Ohrid Trout with Green Beans Fried in Butter and Oregano [Photo by Ryan Wildstar]

That’s it for this week! But we want the dinner party to continue! So each week we are asking a “dinner party” question for everyone joining us here at our table. Last week, we asked: “What's one of YOUR favorite birthday traditions? How do YOU like to celebrate your birthday?” Here are some of the great responses from the comments:

  • Ryan Wildstar said he likes to “do absolutely nothing for my birthday but read, listen to music and maybe watch a classic movie from 1971! Typically, I also like something tasty to be delivered to the door and some bottles of my favorite wines at the ready.”

  • Ryan Elston said likes to celebrate his birthday by “reading a good book, listening to great music, looking at beautiful art, viewing a favorite film (or two), and tasting spectacular food and wine.” He also likes to celebrate by reading the poetry of H.D. and listening to McCoy Tyner's Atlantis.

  • Katie Kleinhesselink said her husband Chris makes key lime pie for her birthday every year!

  • kde said her favorite birthday “is an understated one with a good dinner and time with my boys.”

Thank you everyone for your wonderful responses! That was last week . . . but we don't want this week's dinner party to end either!

So here is this week's question for the table:

Our word of the week is “inspiration.” We were both genuinely inspired by the books and films and artists and music we talked about on this podcast. In fact, we like to think that every week we choose our recommendations based upon the art and culture that truly inspires us and which we hope will inspire you. So, our question for the table this week is:

What's a work of art that has recently inspired YOU? It could be a film or a book, a painting or a sculpture, a play or a song or a poem . . . any work of art from any genre or medium. Tell us in the comments about a work of art that YOU find inspiring!

Tell us your choice and we’ll share some of your responses on next week’s podcast!

And, as always, thank you for joining us for Season 3 of The Aesthetic Arrest Podcast!

Cheers to that!

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We are Ryan and Ryan, and what we propose to you here is an observational celebration of the most extraordinary people, places, books, art, music, food, wine and cultures we have had the honor to experience together over the last 22 years.