{"id":32,"date":"2026-03-21T11:20:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T11:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/?p=32"},"modified":"2026-03-22T14:56:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:56:35","slug":"08-07-25-04-sisyphus-v-prometheus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/2026\/03\/21\/08-07-25-04-sisyphus-v-prometheus\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep08 : Sisyphus v Prometheus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blindspot_ep08_2004-07-25_sisyphus-v-prometheus-web.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">07\/25\/04 &#8211; Two stories, no end.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Two voices recount the stories of Sisyphus and Prometheus, again and again, circling the circular stories with shifts in emphasis, detail, and tone. In these first person accounts, Sisyphus delivers an impassioned account of his endless labor, pushing the boulder uphill, feeling the strain and repetition in his body, while Prometheus speaks with a measured detachment, almost bored by the familiarity of his perpetual punishment. Cello and tuba provide a slow, resonant accompaniment. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logo-08.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logo-08-1024x341.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logo-08-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logo-08-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logo-08-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logo-08-1200x400.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logo-08.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><br>Featuring the voices of Eric S. Humphrey and Thom Baily, improvised cello by Peter Rosenbloom and tuba by John Wanzel. Conceived and produced by Philip von Zweck. <\/span>Executive producers Philip von Zweck and John Wanzel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sisyphus v Prometheus <\/em>originally aired on July 25, 2004 live to air on WLUW 88.7 Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Blind Spot<\/em>&nbsp;(2004-2006): a weekly live experimental radio program exploring sound collage, performance, music, improvisation, and field recordings as a broadcast form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blindspot_ep08_2004-07-25_sisyphus-v-prometheus-web.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/?powerpress_pinw=32-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blindspot_ep08_2004-07-25_sisyphus-v-prometheus-web.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"blindspot_ep08_2004-07-25_sisyphus-v-prometheus-web.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two voices recount the stories of Sisyphus and Prometheus, again and again, circling the circular stories with shifts in emphasis, detail, and tone. In these first person accounts, Sisyphus delivers an impassioned account of his endless labor, pushing the boulder uphill, feeling the strain and repetition in his body, while Prometheus speaks with a measured [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,3],"tags":[8,9,11,10,18],"class_list":["post-32","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reverie","category-season-1","tag-eric-humphrey","tag-john-wanzel","tag-peter-rosenbloom","tag-philip-von-zweck","tag-thom-bailey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":900,"href":"https:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32\/revisions\/900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stopgostop.com\/blindspot\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}