Podcasts & Interviews — AMT Lab @ CMU

March 22, 2025

Interview, Podcast, Audience Engagement

Sofia Akhmanaeva

Building Embodied Experience in Design and the ...

In this episode of Tech in the Arts, Dr. Stephen Neely, associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Music, talks with the Sofia Akhmanaeva, AMT Lab’s Social Media and Marketing Coordinator. They discuss eurhythmics, a century-old practice focusing on the bodily engagement of music, and how these principles extend to modern interaction design. The conversation delves into the evolution of design practices and the need for a more holistic, user-centric approach in the digital age.

February 28, 2025

Podcast, Entertainment

Staff Researcher

Let's Talk: Streaming 2.0, the Music Industry, ...

How will Spotify’s new “Streaming 2.0” deal with Universal Music Group reshape the music industry? How have music streaming platforms impacted culture and its artists? In this “Let’s Talk” episode of AMT Lab’s Tech in the Arts podcast, Podcast Producer Jinghong Gong and Lead Researcher Ian Hawthorne discuss the latest headlines and newly released books that are shaping the music landscape.

February 15, 2025

Artificial Intelligence, Policies, Interview

Staff Researcher

AI, Cultural Appropriation, and the Orange ...

In this interview, we talk with AMT Lab Contributor Christine Rivera about her research in AI, cultural appropriation, and orange economies. Christine is a second-year Master of Arts Management student at Carnegie Mellon University. With three decades of experience as a professional actor, she has performed extensively on stages across the United States as well as commercials and independent films. She has also worked as a director and producer for stage and film, with two short films currently in development. Passionate about artists’ rights, Christine is dedicated to being a resource and advocate for artists nationwide.

January 30, 2025

Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Podcast

Ian Hawthorne

Let's Talk: Tech Disruptions and New Policies ...

As we step into a new year and a new presidential administration, the media and technology landscape faces some significant shifts. While AI companies partner with major media outlets to train their models, social media platforms make changes that leave users in seeking decentralized platforms. In this Let’s Talk episode of the Tech in the Arts Podcast, AMT Lab’s Lead Researcher, Ian Hawthorne, and Chief Editor, Hannah Brainard, dive into the latest headlines.

December 20, 2024

News & Announcements, Podcast

Staff Researcher

Let's Talk: Makers, Buyers, and AI in the ...

What are the latest AI-powered tools transforming the market for art and cultural goods? In this Let’s Talk episode of the Tech in the Arts podcast, AMT Lab’s Executive Director, Dr. Brett Ashley Crawford, and Lead Researcher, Ian Hawthorne, explore cutting-edge platforms like NALA, Blendbox, Spines, and Encore—and how these innovations are reshaping the way we create and consume art.

Rachel Broughton

January 26, 2023

Audience Engagement, Digital Futures

Let’s Talk: Digitization and UX Design in Museums

Rachel Broughton

January 26, 2023

Audience Engagement, Digital Futures

Let’s Talk: Digitization and UX Design in Museums

In this installment of the Let’s Talk podcast series, AMT Lab staff Rachel Broughton and Samantha Sonnet discuss innovative user experience (UX) design in museums, as well as digital engagement with museums and where both fields might be headed in the future.

Rachel Broughton

October 13, 2022

Art Meets Tech, Podcast

Ultraviolet Light and Creative Engineering for Photography with Mikael Owunna

Rachel Broughton

October 13, 2022

Art Meets Tech, Podcast

Ultraviolet Light and Creative Engineering for Photography with Mikael Owunna

In this podcast interview, AMT Lab staff members Rachel Broughton and Maraika Lumholdt talk with Mikael Owunna, a Nigerian American multi-media artist, filmmaker, and engineer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mikael discusses how technology, as presented in traditional African cosmologies, has influenced his creative practice and shaped his recent works.