We bring people together to explore the gap in common understanding of digital culture, media, and technology.
Latest Episodes
The Grifters
In the first of a special three-part series, Jamie and Josh explore how "mainstream media" became a pejorative term through the convergence of the narrative structure of reality television, early-YouTube web series, Gamergate, professional wrestling, and the false victimhood narratives created by influencers with millions of followers.
Feels Good Man
Feels Good Man filmmakers Arthur Jones and Giorgio Angelini discuss how they told the story of Pepe The Frog from Boys Club to misappropriation by the far-right after the 2016 election, what it meant for Pepe the Frog to enter the U.S. Capitol building, and why we need to broaden the scope of our conversations around NFTs and digital art.
Reality Squared
Tom Syverson, author of Reality Squared: On Reality TV and Left Politics, explores how reality television shapes our social and political lives, and explains how we can confront today’s postmodern condition.