the fickle human radio (SOCIAL PRACTICE / INSTRUCTIONAL ART / PARTICIPATORY RADIO)
RADIO SHOW CONCEPT
the fickle human radio is a radio show structured as social practice. Each dispatch features a conversation with guests who refuse to stay in one category — artists who research, writers who facilitate, thinkers who weave between disciplines. Each episode is less about extracting expertise and more about creating space for minds that move.
The format is simple: invite someone, send them an instruction packet, have a conversation, and let listeners witness what unfolds.
THE APPROACH
These instructions aren't meant to control the listener's experience. Rather, they are invitations to trust one's own way of engaging. In a culture that bombards our attention with ceaseless stimulation, these directives guide listeners to accept the wandering of their minds, while also guiding them towards intentional listening.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LISTENING
1. Allow your attention to drift.
2.
Notice when the conversation catches you.
3. Notice when the conversation releases you. (Trust that your mind moves toward what it needs)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTEGRATING
After listening, ask yourself:
1. What idea made you pause?
2. What made you restless?
3. Where did your mind wander?
4. What wants your attention now?
5.
Find a medium. A coloured pencil or crayon, clay, a thick 6B pencil, something that stains your body with process.
6.
Draw, write, whisper, sculpt what resonates with you.
Past Dispatches
03/30/2026
Our first dispatch features Minami, the founder of Featherheart Books. Established in October 2025, Featherheart Books is an independent English-language online and pop up bookshop based in Tokyo. They host reading parties called “DON’T @ ME, PAGE ME” and often collaborate with local creatives on community events.
The conversation moves from the story behind Featherheart’s launch, the value of reading as community practice, reading as a social signifier/as aesthetic practice/as performance, and so much more.
You can listen/watch the conversation on Soundcloud or Youtube.