About this episode

Isaac Butler discusses how Pilates transformed his exercise routine and shares insights on culture wars and music with Sebastian Langdell.

Award-winning writer Isaac Butler — author of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act ; and The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art and the Birth of America’s Culture Wars — shares with Sebastian how Pilates unlocked a consistent exercise habit for the first time in his life, why he’s learning the bass, and what the culture wars of the 80s and 90s can tell us about the way society views the body. The two also trade thoughts on their favorite Yo La Tengo albums and reminisce about 2 Live Crew. Plus, Sebastian and Austen celebrate Secretly Sporty’s first award ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Sebastian Langdell

Guest: Isaac Butler

Topics covered

• Pilates
• exercise habits
• culture wars
• music
• art

Keywords

• Pilates
• exercise
• Isaac Butler
• culture wars
• Yo La Tengo
• 2 Live Crew
• art

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yo La Tengo, 2 Live Crew

Books & works: The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act, The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art and the Birth of America’s Culture Wars

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