
Falling Out of the Frame with Gideon Jacobs
Photography, AI, consciousness, spiritual practice, and whether the collapse of our old relationship to images might actually be liberating.
Wake Island explores the darkening undercurrents of contemporary culture, from technology and AI to mythology and media, including Landfall, a series on my own journey from media to becoming an EMT.
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Photography, AI, consciousness, spiritual practice, and whether the collapse of our old relationship to images might actually be liberating.

Wake Island is back.

I lost my job to AI. Now I’m becoming an EMT. Notes from my first shift in an ambulance.

Today’s guest is Dr.

Our guest today is Derek McCormack, a writer, artist, and fashion connoisseur who’s spent three decades turning nostalgia into something profane and elevated.

Roddy Bottum is a co-founder and keyboardist of Faith No More, one of the most singular and important bands of my lifetime.

Wake Island Podcast episode

FINALE (Written by Paul K and David Leo Rice)

This is the final entry in our Substack project, which set out to explore the energy, sickness, and imagery of 2025. You can also follow the Wake Island podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other platforms.

Year-End Image Edition