{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Variety Show","title":"Emotional scurvy, AI magic and loss and why poetry shouldn't be analysed","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3263,"description":"To stay updated on future episodes, follow us on:TikTok\nhttps://www.tiktok.com/@thevarietyshowpodInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/thevarietyshowpod/\nIf you have any comments about the podcast or are a performer who wants advice please do email info@thevarietyshowpodcast.co.uk\n\nChris Hogg is a playwright, educator and Associate Professor whose work explores creativity, storytelling and the relationship between human imagination and artificial intelligence. After an unconventional childhood, careers spanning call centres, teaching in Sri Lanka, technology companies and higher education, Chris has developed a distinctive voice as both a writer and researcher. His work examines why humans create, what AI can and cannot replicate, and why presence, collaboration and lived experience remain at the heart of great art.\nEpisode summaryIn this episode of Variety, playwright and educator Chris Hogg joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about creativity, theatre and artificial intelligence. Chris reflects on an unconventional childhood in Bournemouth, running away from home as a teenager, discovering writing as a way to make sense of the world and the winding career that took him from call centres and Silicon Valley tech to university lecturing. Together we explore what separates human creativity from AI, why mistakes and “bruised knowledge” matter, the importance of live performance in an increasingly digital world, and how technology might ultimately make the arts more accessible rather than replace them.\nIn this episode:Growing up in Bournemouth and the experiences that shaped Chris’s writingRunning away from home and finding refuge with his grandmotherDiscovering poetry, studying English and becoming a playwrightWorking in call centres, technology and teaching around the worldThe relationship between creativity, theatre and artificial intelligenceWhy human presence, mistakes and collaboration still matterAI as a creative assistant rather than a replacement for...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JHRDqil-H1p__PcBxkFKeWgvmzANKXqZzhsKiqUP0gc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mODc5/NmZkY2I4Nzk5OWNi/MjFiNDFhNzY5MTNi/NzI1Ni5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}