Jun 8, 2026
Live from the fair circuit heat (not Miami… but spiritually always Miami), Duncan MacKenzie, Ryan Peter Miller, and Tom Sanford catch up with artist Justin H. Long, self-described “original Florida man,” to talk boats, comedy, identity, and the strange poetics of nautical culture.
Long’s sculptural practice moves between deadpan humor and conceptual rigor: a capsized Laser sailboat turned vertical monument, a palm tree replacing its mast, and a title—S.O.S.—that refuses to resolve cleanly into sentiment. From Morse code to yacht club politics, from Spanglish boat names to disaster-relief coolers, Long builds a practice that blends maritime history, Miami mythologies, and a punk-inflected irreverence toward art’s seriousness.
Also featured in this episode – a CalArts performance art involving chocolate milk vomit, signal flags translating hip-hop lyrics, and why humor still makes the art world uncomfortable.
Justin H. Long — https://justinhlong.com
Duncan
MacKenzie — https://kurasmackenzie.com/
Ryan
Peter Miller — http://ryanpetermiller.com/
Tom
Sanford — https://www.tomsanford.art/
Lumpen
Radio — https://lumpenradio.com
Florida
International University — https://www.fiu.edu
CalArts
(California Institute of the Arts) — https://calarts.edu
Baker Hall
Gallery — https://bakerhall.art/
Spring/Break
Art Show — https://www.springbreakartshow.com
Design Miami — https://www.designmiami.com
Key
Biscayne Yacht Club — https://kbyc.org
Contemporary Arts
Center New Orleans — https://cacno.org
Damien Hirst —
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Hirst
Nicole Eisenman — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Eisenman
The Simpsons — https://www.thesimpsons.com
Kids
in the Hall — https://www.kidsinthehall.ca