{"store":{"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"Kill the Ego - Serve Art","slug":"whycantitbemuchshorter","podcastDescription":"

A podcast about art and how to live with it.

This podcast hopes to provide a fresh perspective on the potential of art by providing facts that hopefully make it easier for you to make art, fall in love with it and see its true potential.

New episodes every other week.

","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21369133/Logo_V2bqbbv.jpg","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/21369133/Logo_V2bqbbv_1200x628.jpg?s=56ad53a92134840206a04a349818dce0&e=jpg","podcastUrl":"https://whycantitbemuchshorter.podbean.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://feed.podbean.com/whycantitbemuchshorter/feed.xml","theme":"elegant","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-46uum-146112d?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":17,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT-04:00","useDaylightTime":1,"value":-4,"text":"(GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":"America/Halifax"},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":8,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"Benjamin Bauer","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-46uum-146112d-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kill-the-ego-serve-art/id1841101283","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-46uum-146112d?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/53nieJCxYgxNaufbbYQT4I","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Geometric Humanist"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"Geometric Humanist"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#428200"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player1"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":null},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"},{"id":"EpisodePageListenOn","val":"hide"},{"id":"EpisodePageCustomizeComponent","val":"hide"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"HomeHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#ffffff"}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"PageHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#868686"}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"grid"},{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":10},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#e9e9e9"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Home","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/alo9zlfLPHj2","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]},{"id":"Profile","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/user-7Gly1muL1Hyj","text":"Profile","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer2"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright 2025 All rights reserved."},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":true,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"https://whycantitbemuchshorter.podbean.com","apiV2BaseUrl":"","apiCommonParams":{"t":"6a2e83a1","clientSignature":"bf0b8ad3f8ff7ea3913f3205b11ed160","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb26746741-q3b4y","episode":{"id":"pb26746741","idTag":"q3b4y","title":"Episode 2: Art is the Alien","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog21369133/Logo_V2bgyw5_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/ep-logo/pbblog21369133/Logo_V2bgyw5_1200x628.jpg?s=cc4376849d5c1e89a1ee94142875d6e1&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog21369133/Logo_V2bgyw5.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"

How come Science-Fiction often presents aliens as being superior to the human race? And what does that tell us about art? Find out in this episode.

","publishTimestamp":1759485017,"duration":344,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5zwfwiijw9iybkn3/ep_273p40.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-q3b4y-1981f75","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-q3b4y-1981f75","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/art-is-the-alien/","downloadLink":"https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-q3b4y-1981f75?download=1","fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":26,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-q3b4y-1981f75","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1,"volume":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Fwhycantitbemuchshorter.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fart-is-the-alien%252F&rts=c3e5c403f8053448e16bea159be5c90553b26e10","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0,"widgetCommentsLoaded":false},"episode":{"id":"pb26746741","idTag":"q3b4y","title":"Episode 2: Art is the Alien","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog21369133/Logo_V2bgyw5_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/ep-logo/pbblog21369133/Logo_V2bgyw5_1200x628.jpg?s=cc4376849d5c1e89a1ee94142875d6e1&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog21369133/Logo_V2bgyw5.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"

How come Science-Fiction often presents aliens as being superior to the human race? And what does that tell us about art? Find out in this episode.