---
title: "What John Cage Can Teach Us About Hacking"
url: "/podcasts/hacking-culture/what-john-cage-can-teach-us-about-hacking"
type: episode
date: 2017-12-14
updated: 2022-06-24
---

# What John Cage Can Teach Us About Hacking

#  What John Cage Can Teach Us About Hacking 

  

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The episode of Hacking Culture offers ideas on what the American experimental composer John Cage (1912-1992) can teach us about hacking. Listening to lectures by Cage and examining his pieces such as *Suite for Toy Piano*, *Sonatas and Interludes*, and 4'33" provides a fresh perspective on the art of hacking. See more at hackingculture.org/episode/11.

##  Mentioned in this Episode 

- [  Richard Stallman's "On Hacking"   ](https://stallman.org/articles/on-hacking.html)
- [  Jargon File entry for "Hack"   ](http://catb.org/jargon/html/H/hack.html)