The Compendium Podcast: Recent Episodes
Dexter Orszagh & Richard Ikhide
Join artist Richard Ayodeji Ikhide and illustrator Dexter Orszagh as they delve into The Compendium, a podcast exploring the links between psychology, mythology and visual cultures. Faring the seas of print, film and video games, the pair explore the often invisible links between the human mind, ancient history and modern storytelling.
Episode 4 of The Compendium Podcast was graciously hosted by V.O Curations, as part of their public programme. In this episode, Richard and Dexter explore topics relating to Richard's show at V.O, "Future Past", including archetypal storytelling, divination and sequential art.
Richard Ikhide and Dexter Orszagh return, with episode three of The Compendium Podcast. Amidst an unprecedented global pandemic and the most significant civil rights movement in an age, Richard and Dexter explore and examine visual cultures, to glean what might be learned about “otherness” from the worlds of storytelling and mythology. The discussion takes them from depictions of racism and social justice in popular comic books all the way to articulations of morality and identity in virtual spaces.
In this inaugural episode, visual artist Richard Ayodeji Ikhide and illustrator Dexter Orszagh invite you into the world of The Compendium. Bridging the strands between visual cultures, mythology and society; examining the relationships we all have with popular culture and visual storytelling. During episode one, Richard and Dexter explain the origins of The Compendium, discuss Richard's experiences as a solo artist, debate the importance of ideas over objects and analyse science fiction as a form of modern mythology.
In episode two, visual artist Richard Ayodeji Ikhide and illustrator Dexter Orszagh invite you back into the world of The Compendium. Bridging the strands between art, mythology and society; examining the relationships we all have with popular culture and visual storytelling. During episode two, Richard and Dexter examine depictions of Carl Jung's "Anima" in science fiction and popular media. From Ghost in the Shell's Motoko Kusanagi to The Terminator's Sarah Connor, this episodes conversation unpacks the metaphysical implications of women and technology on screen and in print.