{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Finneran's Wake","title":"To Photograph is to Learn How to Live | Ulrich Baer","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5457,"description":"Ulrich Baer is an author, editor, and a professor of photography at NYU. I wanted to chat with someone about photography in the “iPhone” age (along with a bunch of other things!), and Uli was kind enough to indulge me.  I was dazzled by his breadth of learning and the expertise he has in so many different fields (poetry, philosophy, and literature, to name just a few). In this wide-ranging conversation, Uli and I discuss: Photography; Art; Nostalgia for Film; The iPhone Age; Mary Shelley; Frankenstein; Oscar Wilde; Being a “Perpetual Beginner”; How to approach the “Great Works”; Reading; Laughing; Loving; Connecting with our fellow humans; Kung Fu; And much more!Links to Uli’s stuff: Website: https://www.ulrichbaer.com/Podcasts: https://www.ulrichbaer.com/podcastsThink About It The Proust QuestionnaireBooks: https://www.ulrichbaer.com/books-by-ulrich-baerLinks to my stuff: Instagram, on which I post shorts from this and prior episodes: @danielethanfinneran https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/X: @DanielEFinneranMessage me on X, or send me an email at daniel.ethan.finneran@gmail.com (especially if you have in mind someone whom I can interview!) My sister project, PNEUMA, on which I put out sleep stories, meditations, and mindfulness content. Search “Pneuma meditations” on any podcast streaming platform. If you enjoy these conversations, please share them with family and friends! Thank you. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Mjg2YOtoqFAMoXapPvEHMLF467GES_LuwDbj9FrRp_8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iOGE2/NjBlMjFjNGU4OTYw/MTc3NjJkYTgxM2Yx/NjUxNS5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}