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]]> false Digital Void digivoidmedia@gmail.com 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d digital-void-podcast episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d/1706147968201-ea6b25104ec65f176e477cc3827e8b74.jpeg https://digitalvoid.media The Digital Void Podcast Why are YouTube Influencers Negging Audiences Into Taking Lifestyle Advice? w/ Steffi Cao Why are YouTube Influencers Negging Audiences Into Taking Lifestyle Advice? w/ Steffi Cao Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:04:12 GMT 19:59 660aa2bd936d7800160c0b03 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/why-are-youtube-influencers-negging-audiences-into-taking-li 660aa2bd936d7800160c0b03 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d why-are-youtube-influencers-negging-audiences-into-taking-li full 81 How do YouTube influencers neg their audiences into taking lifestyle advice?


Internet culture writer Steffi Cao joins Jamie to discuss how influencers undermine audiences with video titles that are not what they seem. The two discuss authenticity on social media platforms, why clickbait titles still reign supreme, and if there’s anything positive to come of this trend.


📖 Read YouTube Influencers want to neg you into taking lifestyle advice in Fast Company


About Steffi Cao

Steffi Cao is an internet culture writer, most recently reporting at BuzzFeed News and Forbes as its inaugural creator economy staff writer. Her work has appeared in Teen Vogue, The Washington Post, Bustle, and MTV News. Her work, including her eponymous newsletter, it’s steffi, was featured on NPR and The View this year. She resides in Brooklyn, and her favorite berry is the blueberry.


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]]> How do YouTube influencers neg their audiences into taking lifestyle advice?


Internet culture writer Steffi Cao joins Jamie to discuss how influencers undermine audiences with video titles that are not what they seem. The two discuss authenticity on social media platforms, why clickbait titles still reign supreme, and if there’s anything positive to come of this trend.


📖 Read YouTube Influencers want to neg you into taking lifestyle advice in Fast Company


About Steffi Cao

Steffi Cao is an internet culture writer, most recently reporting at BuzzFeed News and Forbes as its inaugural creator economy staff writer. Her work has appeared in Teen Vogue, The Washington Post, Bustle, and MTV News. Her work, including her eponymous newsletter, it’s steffi, was featured on NPR and The View this year. She resides in Brooklyn, and her favorite berry is the blueberry.


Credits

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]]> <![CDATA[Why has OpenAI's Sora Scared Hollywood? w/ Reed Berkowitz]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:06:06 GMT 30:35 65f98dbed324f80016513074 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/why-has-openais-sora-scared-hollywood-w-reed-berkowitz 65f98dbed324f80016513074 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d why-has-openais-sora-scared-hollywood-w-reed-berkowitz full 80 What is the true potential of AI text-to-video generation?


Director of Curiouser Institute and award-winning AI games designer Reed Berkowitz discusses OpenAI's Sora, an AI text-to-image model that will soon be made available to the public. As Hollywood rolls back studio investments and executives project up to 90% loss in animation jobs, how can we separate hype from reality in the space? And what are the best ways to use AI text-to-video generation today?


Show notes:

OpenAI's Sora

Jeffrey Katzenberg claims 90% of artist animation jobs will be lost due to AI

Tyler Perry stops $800 million studio investment after OpenAI's Sora

Bill Peebles alien generation

Blaine Brown alien remix

AnimateDiff


About Reed Berkowitz:

Reed Berkowitz is the Director of Curiouser Institute, who has more than 25 years of experience designing, writing, and researching award-winning interactive experiences for companies including Universal Studios, Paramount, Cartoon Network, Peanuts, Sanrio, and many more. He formerly served as the Creative Director of New Games at Latitude, an AI-powered games company.


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]]> What is the true potential of AI text-to-video generation?


Director of Curiouser Institute and award-winning AI games designer Reed Berkowitz discusses OpenAI's Sora, an AI text-to-image model that will soon be made available to the public. As Hollywood rolls back studio investments and executives project up to 90% loss in animation jobs, how can we separate hype from reality in the space? And what are the best ways to use AI text-to-video generation today?


Show notes:

OpenAI's Sora

Jeffrey Katzenberg claims 90% of artist animation jobs will be lost due to AI

Tyler Perry stops $800 million studio investment after OpenAI's Sora

Bill Peebles alien generation

Blaine Brown alien remix

AnimateDiff


About Reed Berkowitz:

Reed Berkowitz is the Director of Curiouser Institute, who has more than 25 years of experience designing, writing, and researching award-winning interactive experiences for companies including Universal Studios, Paramount, Cartoon Network, Peanuts, Sanrio, and many more. He formerly served as the Creative Director of New Games at Latitude, an AI-powered games company.


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]]> Are Creators and Platforms Ready for the Decline of Journalism Jobs? Are Creators and Platforms Ready for the Decline of Journalism Jobs? Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:00:36 GMT 26:25 65cd8e4fa5865b00162bf113 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/are-creators-and-platforms-ready-for-the-decline-of-journali 65cd8e4fa5865b00162bf113 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d are-creators-and-platforms-ready-for-the-decline-of-journali full 79 How will creators and tech companies grapple with the decline of journalism?


On this week's episode, Jamie and Josh discuss the relationship between creators, platforms, and journalists, the ongoing shift from legacy news sources to platforms like TikTok and YouTube for news consumption, and how venture-backed outlets built on the promise of digital advertising contributed to journalism's current crisis. Additionally, they highlight what gives them hope about journalism's future – and how you can help contribute to it.


Show Notes

More than half of U.S. counties have no access or very limited access to local news - Northwestern

More Americans are getting news on TikTok, bucking the trend seen on most other social media sites - Pew Research Center

S&P 500 Closes at Record High as Wall Street Bulls Run Wild - Axios

In a Pennsylvania town, a Facebook group fills the local news void - Brandy Zadrozny

Carol's Journey - Brandy Zadrozny

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Defector


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]]> How will creators and tech companies grapple with the decline of journalism?


On this week's episode, Jamie and Josh discuss the relationship between creators, platforms, and journalists, the ongoing shift from legacy news sources to platforms like TikTok and YouTube for news consumption, and how venture-backed outlets built on the promise of digital advertising contributed to journalism's current crisis. Additionally, they highlight what gives them hope about journalism's future – and how you can help contribute to it.


Show Notes

More than half of U.S. counties have no access or very limited access to local news - Northwestern

More Americans are getting news on TikTok, bucking the trend seen on most other social media sites - Pew Research Center

S&P 500 Closes at Record High as Wall Street Bulls Run Wild - Axios

In a Pennsylvania town, a Facebook group fills the local news void - Brandy Zadrozny

Carol's Journey - Brandy Zadrozny

404 Media

Defector


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]]> AI Games: Hype or Hallucination? w/ Reed Berkowitz AI Games: Hype or Hallucination? w/ Reed Berkowitz Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:00:50 GMT 44:43 65c3f74475cca0001776bea3 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/ai-games-hype-or-hallucination-w-reed-berkowitz 65c3f74475cca0001776bea3 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d ai-games-hype-or-hallucination-w-reed-berkowitz full 78 How can we separate hype from hallucination in AI games?


Award-winning games designer and Director of Curiouser Institute Reed Berkowitz discusses why it's so difficult for mid-to-large studios to create AI NPCs, the brand safety risks associated with AI in games, and why AI games might require more writers rather than fewer.


🕹️ You can play Grilling Molly Stone now.


📰 You can read AI Powered NPCs — Hype, or Hallucination and AI in Games: Complicated Characters on Medium.


About Reed Berkowitz:

Reed Berkowitz is the Director of Curiouser LLC, who has more than 25 years of experience designing, writing, and researching award-winning interactive experiences for companies including Universal Studios, Paramount, Cartoon Network, Peanuts, Sanrio, and many more. He formerly served as the Creative Director of New Games at Latitude, an AI-powered games company.


Follow Reed Berkowitz

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]]> How can we separate hype from hallucination in AI games?


Award-winning games designer and Director of Curiouser Institute Reed Berkowitz discusses why it's so difficult for mid-to-large studios to create AI NPCs, the brand safety risks associated with AI in games, and why AI games might require more writers rather than fewer.


🕹️ You can play Grilling Molly Stone now.


📰 You can read AI Powered NPCs — Hype, or Hallucination and AI in Games: Complicated Characters on Medium.


About Reed Berkowitz:

Reed Berkowitz is the Director of Curiouser LLC, who has more than 25 years of experience designing, writing, and researching award-winning interactive experiences for companies including Universal Studios, Paramount, Cartoon Network, Peanuts, Sanrio, and many more. He formerly served as the Creative Director of New Games at Latitude, an AI-powered games company.


Follow Reed Berkowitz

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]]> The Cancelled-to-Conservative Creator Pipeline w/ Steffi Cao The Cancelled-to-Conservative Creator Pipeline w/ Steffi Cao Wed, 31 Jan 2024 11:00:49 GMT 22:14 65b9c760a15f4a0016bc026f false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/the-cancelled-to-conservative-creator-pipeline-w-steffi-cao 65b9c760a15f4a0016bc026f 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d the-cancelled-to-conservative-creator-pipeline-w-steffi-cao full 77 Where can creators turn after they’ve been cancelled? 


Internet culture writer Steffi Cao discusses why cancelled creators turn to right-wing values to grow their businesses, the difficulty audiences have determining authenticity, and why it all matters – from economics to real-world action.


📖 Read Influencers are pandering to conservatives to salvage their post-cancellation careers in Fast Company.


About Steffi Cao

Steffi Cao is an internet culture writer, most recently reporting at BuzzFeed News and Forbes as its inaugural creator economy staff writer. Her work has appeared in Teen Vogue, The Washington Post, Bustle, and MTV News. Her work, including her eponymous newsletter, it’s steffi, was featured on NPR and The View this year. She resides in Brooklyn, and her favorite berry is the blueberry.


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]]> Where can creators turn after they’ve been cancelled? 


Internet culture writer Steffi Cao discusses why cancelled creators turn to right-wing values to grow their businesses, the difficulty audiences have determining authenticity, and why it all matters – from economics to real-world action.


📖 Read Influencers are pandering to conservatives to salvage their post-cancellation careers in Fast Company.


About Steffi Cao

Steffi Cao is an internet culture writer, most recently reporting at BuzzFeed News and Forbes as its inaugural creator economy staff writer. Her work has appeared in Teen Vogue, The Washington Post, Bustle, and MTV News. Her work, including her eponymous newsletter, it’s steffi, was featured on NPR and The View this year. She resides in Brooklyn, and her favorite berry is the blueberry.


Credits

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]]> How Palantir Developed a Meme-Crazy Fanbase w/ Katie Notopoulos How Palantir Developed a Meme-Crazy Fanbase w/ Katie Notopoulos Wed, 24 Jan 2024 11:00:52 GMT 28:42 65b0a3626b814c0017dc95ca false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/how-palantir-developed-a-meme-crazy-fanbase-w-katie-notopoul 65b0a3626b814c0017dc95ca 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d how-palantir-developed-a-meme-crazy-fanbase-w-katie-notopoul full 76 How did Palantir develop a meme-obsessed fanbase of retail traders — and what does it mean?


Business Insider senior correspondent Katie Notopoulos discusses the livestreaming, meme-making community behind Palantir's stock and the company's CEO Alex Karp.


📖 Read How Palantir stock developed a weird, passionate, meme-crazy fan base on Fast Company.


About Katie Notopoulos

Katie Notopoulos is a senior correspondent at Business Insider writing about technology and business. Based in New York, you can email her knotopoulos@businessinsider.com or message her on Twitter @katienotopoulos. She covers topics on internet culture, big tech, social platforms, crypto, and personal tech. Previously, Katie was a tech reporter at BuzzFeed News and has written for Fast Company, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and MIT Technology Review.


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]]> How did Palantir develop a meme-obsessed fanbase of retail traders — and what does it mean?


Business Insider senior correspondent Katie Notopoulos discusses the livestreaming, meme-making community behind Palantir's stock and the company's CEO Alex Karp.


📖 Read How Palantir stock developed a weird, passionate, meme-crazy fan base on Fast Company.


About Katie Notopoulos

Katie Notopoulos is a senior correspondent at Business Insider writing about technology and business. Based in New York, you can email her knotopoulos@businessinsider.com or message her on Twitter @katienotopoulos. She covers topics on internet culture, big tech, social platforms, crypto, and personal tech. Previously, Katie was a tech reporter at BuzzFeed News and has written for Fast Company, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and MIT Technology Review.


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]]> Visions for a Better Internet w/ Kat Tenbarge, Kelsey Russell, Steffi Cao, and Rachel E. Greenspan Visions for a Better Internet w/ Kat Tenbarge, Kelsey Russell, Steffi Cao, and Rachel E. Greenspan Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:00:50 GMT 32:27 65a7538c42280b001770b8cc false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/visions-for-a-better-internet-w-kat-tenbarge-kelsey-russell- 65a7538c42280b001770b8cc 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d visions-for-a-better-internet-w-kat-tenbarge-kelsey-russell- full 75 How can we explore visions for a better internet as it undergoes a monumental evolution?


Media literacy influencer Kelsey Russell, award-winning journalist Kat Tenbarge, digital culture journalist Steffi Cao, and moderator Rachel E. Greenspan explore the role of surveillance and the rise of panopticontent, the importance of trust and safety on healthy platforms, and why youth voices need to be included in conversations about social media platform development. This panel was recorded live from Digital Void's The Meme in the Moment Festival 2023 at Caveat in New York City on December 14, 2024.


About Kat Tenbarge

Kat Tenbarge is an award-winning tech and culture reporter for NBC News Digital. Her coverage includes platforms, influencers, celebrities, and online culture. She also investigates sexual assault allegations.


About Kelsey Russell

Kelsey Russell is a content creator and full time graduate student at Teachers College, Columbia University. Kelsey Russell believes education should be entertaining and entertainment should be educational. This mantra comes to life on her TikTok page of almost 100K followers where she dynamically reads different forms of print media to her audience. By promoting an approach to new information from a state of curiosity and nostalgia, she hopes to make generations fall back in love with learning. Russell graduated from Boston University with a BA in sociology and is originally from Atlanta, Georgia.


About Steffi Cao

Steffi Cao is an internet culture writer, most recently reporting at BuzzFeed News and Forbes as its inaugural creator economy staff writer. Her work has appeared in Teen Vogue, The Washington Post, Bustle, and MTV News. Her work, including her eponymous newsletter, it’s steffi, was featured on NPR and The View this year. She resides in Brooklyn, and her favorite berry is the blueberry.


About Rachel E. Greenspan

Rachel E. Greenspan is a writer and social media strategist in New York. Previously, she was a reporter and editor on Insider’s Digital Culture desk, where she focused on right-wing extremism and its spread on social platforms. Her coverage of the QAnon conspiracy theory won the inaugural Best Debunking of Fake News award from NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. Her writing has also been published in Time Magazine and MSNBC.


Credits

Hosted by Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

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]]> How can we explore visions for a better internet as it undergoes a monumental evolution?


Media literacy influencer Kelsey Russell, award-winning journalist Kat Tenbarge, digital culture journalist Steffi Cao, and moderator Rachel E. Greenspan explore the role of surveillance and the rise of panopticontent, the importance of trust and safety on healthy platforms, and why youth voices need to be included in conversations about social media platform development. This panel was recorded live from Digital Void's The Meme in the Moment Festival 2023 at Caveat in New York City on December 14, 2024.


About Kat Tenbarge

Kat Tenbarge is an award-winning tech and culture reporter for NBC News Digital. Her coverage includes platforms, influencers, celebrities, and online culture. She also investigates sexual assault allegations.


About Kelsey Russell

Kelsey Russell is a content creator and full time graduate student at Teachers College, Columbia University. Kelsey Russell believes education should be entertaining and entertainment should be educational. This mantra comes to life on her TikTok page of almost 100K followers where she dynamically reads different forms of print media to her audience. By promoting an approach to new information from a state of curiosity and nostalgia, she hopes to make generations fall back in love with learning. Russell graduated from Boston University with a BA in sociology and is originally from Atlanta, Georgia.


About Steffi Cao

Steffi Cao is an internet culture writer, most recently reporting at BuzzFeed News and Forbes as its inaugural creator economy staff writer. Her work has appeared in Teen Vogue, The Washington Post, Bustle, and MTV News. Her work, including her eponymous newsletter, it’s steffi, was featured on NPR and The View this year. She resides in Brooklyn, and her favorite berry is the blueberry.


About Rachel E. Greenspan

Rachel E. Greenspan is a writer and social media strategist in New York. Previously, she was a reporter and editor on Insider’s Digital Culture desk, where she focused on right-wing extremism and its spread on social platforms. Her coverage of the QAnon conspiracy theory won the inaugural Best Debunking of Fake News award from NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. Her writing has also been published in Time Magazine and MSNBC.


Credits

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Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

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]]> Foreverism w/ Grafton Tanner Foreverism w/ Grafton Tanner Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:00:09 GMT 39:12 659b607c39c9d800168bbfde false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/foreverism-w-grafton-tanner 659b607c39c9d800168bbfde 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d foreverism-w-grafton-tanner full 74 How do reboots and IP fueled universes prevent us from ever feeling nostalgia?


Author of Foreverism Grafton Tanner discusses how the practice of keeping things alive prevents us from ever feeling nostalgia.


📚 You can order Foreverism by Grafton Tanner now!


About Grafton Tanner:

Grafton Tanner is the author of Foreverism, The Hours Have Lost Their Clock: The Politics of Nostalgia (Repeater Books, 2021), The Circle of the Snake: Nostalgia and Utopia in the Age of Big Tech (Zer0 Books, 2020), and Babbling Corpse: Vaporwave and the Commodification of Ghosts (Zer0 Books, 2016). His work focuses on nostalgia, technology, and the rhetoric of neoliberalism, and his writing has appeared in such venues as NPR, The Nation, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and Real Life. He also hosts Delusioneering, an audio series about the myths of capitalism, and he writes and performs music with his band Superpuppet. He’s currently writing a book on the re-emergence of exorcism in the late twentieth century.


03:30 The History and Politics of Nostalgia

04:11 The Shift in Perception of Nostalgia

04:27 The Impact of Nostalgia on Consumer Choices

04:51 The Medical Roots of Nostalgia

05:19 The Concept of Foreverism

05:52 The Evolution of Nostalgia to Commercial Term

07:50 The Impact of IP Fueled Universes on Nostalgia

11:02 The Commodification of Nostalgia

12:08 Persistent Storylling

21:30 The Shift in Acting Practices due to Foreverism

30:23 The Consequences of Foreverism on the Planet

36:03 Resisting Foreverism


Credits

Hosted by Josh Chapdelaine and Jamie Cohen, PhD

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

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]]> How do reboots and IP fueled universes prevent us from ever feeling nostalgia?


Author of Foreverism Grafton Tanner discusses how the practice of keeping things alive prevents us from ever feeling nostalgia.


📚 You can order Foreverism by Grafton Tanner now!


About Grafton Tanner:

Grafton Tanner is the author of Foreverism, The Hours Have Lost Their Clock: The Politics of Nostalgia (Repeater Books, 2021), The Circle of the Snake: Nostalgia and Utopia in the Age of Big Tech (Zer0 Books, 2020), and Babbling Corpse: Vaporwave and the Commodification of Ghosts (Zer0 Books, 2016). His work focuses on nostalgia, technology, and the rhetoric of neoliberalism, and his writing has appeared in such venues as NPR, The Nation, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and Real Life. He also hosts Delusioneering, an audio series about the myths of capitalism, and he writes and performs music with his band Superpuppet. He’s currently writing a book on the re-emergence of exorcism in the late twentieth century.


03:30 The History and Politics of Nostalgia

04:11 The Shift in Perception of Nostalgia

04:27 The Impact of Nostalgia on Consumer Choices

04:51 The Medical Roots of Nostalgia

05:19 The Concept of Foreverism

05:52 The Evolution of Nostalgia to Commercial Term

07:50 The Impact of IP Fueled Universes on Nostalgia

11:02 The Commodification of Nostalgia

12:08 Persistent Storylling

21:30 The Shift in Acting Practices due to Foreverism

30:23 The Consequences of Foreverism on the Planet

36:03 Resisting Foreverism


Credits

Hosted by Josh Chapdelaine and Jamie Cohen, PhD

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

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]]> Everything About Social Media Is About To Change Again w/ Reed Berkowitz Everything About Social Media Is About To Change Again w/ Reed Berkowitz Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:00:17 GMT 32:28 64f7f142e14a2b0010fb1149 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/everything-about-social-media-is-about-to-change-again-w-ree 64f7f142e14a2b0010fb1149 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d everything-about-social-media-is-about-to-change-again-w-ree full 73 How does creative misuse of social media platforms inform the future of social media at large?


Director of Curiouser Institute Reed Berkowitz highlights five popular ways people are engaging, interacting, and using social platforms - ranging from Life360 to Roblox - and what it means for how we imagine and create a social media future that enhances our social capacities.


📰 You can read Everything About Social Media Is About To Change Again on Medium.


About Reed Berkowitz:

Reed Berkowitz is the Director of Curiouser LLC, who has more than 25 years of experience designing, writing, and researching award-winning interactive experiences for companies including Universal Studios, Paramount, Cartoon Network, Peanuts, Sanrio, and many more. He formerly served as the Creative Director of New Games at Latitude, an AI-powered games company.


🎟️ Digital Void is thrilled to announce a special Team Human Live featuring Douglas Rushkoff in conversation with Mitch Horowitz on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Caveat in New York City! Join two award-winning authors for a special live podcast taping, book signing, live music, and social hour. Click here for tickets and livestream.


Follow Reed Berkowitz

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Show Notes and Resources:

Everything About Social Media Is About To Change Again - Reed Berkowitz

xhumming

Lofi girl

Pokémon Sleep

Life360

Roblox


Credits

Hosted by Dr. Jamie Cohen and Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

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]]> How does creative misuse of social media platforms inform the future of social media at large?


Director of Curiouser Institute Reed Berkowitz highlights five popular ways people are engaging, interacting, and using social platforms - ranging from Life360 to Roblox - and what it means for how we imagine and create a social media future that enhances our social capacities.


📰 You can read Everything About Social Media Is About To Change Again on Medium.


About Reed Berkowitz:

Reed Berkowitz is the Director of Curiouser LLC, who has more than 25 years of experience designing, writing, and researching award-winning interactive experiences for companies including Universal Studios, Paramount, Cartoon Network, Peanuts, Sanrio, and many more. He formerly served as the Creative Director of New Games at Latitude, an AI-powered games company.


🎟️ Digital Void is thrilled to announce a special Team Human Live featuring Douglas Rushkoff in conversation with Mitch Horowitz on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Caveat in New York City! Join two award-winning authors for a special live podcast taping, book signing, live music, and social hour. Click here for tickets and livestream.


Follow Reed Berkowitz

Twitter | Website


Show Notes and Resources:

Everything About Social Media Is About To Change Again - Reed Berkowitz

xhumming

Lofi girl

Pokémon Sleep

Life360

Roblox


Credits

Hosted by Dr. Jamie Cohen and Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Extremely Online w/ Taylor Lorenz Extremely Online w/ Taylor Lorenz Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:00:09 GMT 30:15 64ec1b935f1fa00011b26208 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/extremely-online-w-taylor-lorenz 64ec1b935f1fa00011b26208 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d extremely-online-w-taylor-lorenz full 72 Washington Post tech columnist and author of Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet Taylor Lorenz explores the social history of the internet. How did Mommy Bloggers shape the creator economy? What is Vine's influence on today's social media ecosystem – and how can its demise be a lesson for creators and platforms? Plus, why is it important to remain optimistic about social media platforms and technology?


📚 Pre-order now: Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet


About Taylor Lorenz

Taylor Lorenz is a technology columnist for The Washington Post’s business section covering online culture. Previously, she was a technology reporter for The New York Times business section, The Atlantic, and The Daily Beast. Her writing has appeared in New York magazine, Rolling Stone, Outside magazine, Fast Company, and more.


Show Notes & Resources:

Daily Dot

Okay Go - Here It Goes Again

Tiger Beat

Heather Armstrong

Mommy Bloggers

Famous Birthdays

Casey Neistat interviews Robert Kinsel

Stream Con

Elsagate

Adpocalypse


Credits

Hosted by Jamie Cohen

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

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]]> Washington Post tech columnist and author of Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet Taylor Lorenz explores the social history of the internet. How did Mommy Bloggers shape the creator economy? What is Vine's influence on today's social media ecosystem – and how can its demise be a lesson for creators and platforms? Plus, why is it important to remain optimistic about social media platforms and technology?


📚 Pre-order now: Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet


About Taylor Lorenz

Taylor Lorenz is a technology columnist for The Washington Post’s business section covering online culture. Previously, she was a technology reporter for The New York Times business section, The Atlantic, and The Daily Beast. Her writing has appeared in New York magazine, Rolling Stone, Outside magazine, Fast Company, and more.


Show Notes & Resources:

Daily Dot

Okay Go - Here It Goes Again

Tiger Beat

Heather Armstrong

Mommy Bloggers

Famous Birthdays

Casey Neistat interviews Robert Kinsel

Stream Con

Elsagate

Adpocalypse


Credits

Hosted by Jamie Cohen

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

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]]> #Humancore: Does a New Core Promote Surveillance? #Humancore: Does a New Core Promote Surveillance? Mon, 07 Aug 2023 10:00:59 GMT 13:55 64d0588377a0230011135278 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/cores-how-does-humancore-reveal-the-inequities-of-internet-a 64d0588377a0230011135278 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d cores-how-does-humancore-reveal-the-inequities-of-internet-a full 71 Cores are everywhere. From the film-inspired Barbiecore to Cottagecore – but how does a new core threaten to surveil everyday people?


On today’s episode, Jamie provides us with a dispatch about the differences between Cores and aesthetics, the ways Cores present themselves online and offline, and why #humancore should be viewed with a critical eye.


Show Notes & Resources:

Once upon a time, there was cottagecore - Rebecca Jennings

Taylor Lorenz on living life extremely online - The Digi Fairy

Panopticontent - Buzzfeed News

Why women of color are missing from TikTok's 'stay-at-home girlfriend' trend - Insider


Credits

Hosted by Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

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]]> Cores are everywhere. From the film-inspired Barbiecore to Cottagecore – but how does a new core threaten to surveil everyday people?


On today’s episode, Jamie provides us with a dispatch about the differences between Cores and aesthetics, the ways Cores present themselves online and offline, and why #humancore should be viewed with a critical eye.


Show Notes & Resources:

Once upon a time, there was cottagecore - Rebecca Jennings

Taylor Lorenz on living life extremely online - The Digi Fairy

Panopticontent - Buzzfeed News

Why women of color are missing from TikTok's 'stay-at-home girlfriend' trend - Insider


Credits

Hosted by Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[Influencer Creep & The Return of Banal Vlogging]]> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:00:21 GMT 10:56 64c72d5b6e090900118277b9 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/influencer-creep-the-return-of-banal-vlogging 64c72d5b6e090900118277b9 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d influencer-creep-the-return-of-banal-vlogging full 70 How did an early YouTube vlog style return to popularity after a generation of TikTok and YouTube creators including Emma Chamberlain and Charli D'amelio went mainstream?


On today's episode, Jamie and Josh discuss how early YouTube creators like Tyler Oakley pivoted from creating content for family and friends to developing a public personality that came to define influencer culture at-large – and how a new generation of creators are documenting the banal and mundane in their content.


Show notes and resources

Vlog Like Nobody's Watching - Kate Fowler

sunday in edinburgh - Whatzaraloves

Raindrop - Tyler Oakley

Influencer Culture is Everywher – Even in Academia - Brooke Erin Duffy

The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life - Erving Goffman


Follow Digital Void

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/digivoidmedia

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalvoid.media

Press: hello at digitalvoid dot media


Credits

Hosted by Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> How did an early YouTube vlog style return to popularity after a generation of TikTok and YouTube creators including Emma Chamberlain and Charli D'amelio went mainstream?


On today's episode, Jamie and Josh discuss how early YouTube creators like Tyler Oakley pivoted from creating content for family and friends to developing a public personality that came to define influencer culture at-large – and how a new generation of creators are documenting the banal and mundane in their content.


Show notes and resources

Vlog Like Nobody's Watching - Kate Fowler

sunday in edinburgh - Whatzaraloves

Raindrop - Tyler Oakley

Influencer Culture is Everywher – Even in Academia - Brooke Erin Duffy

The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life - Erving Goffman


Follow Digital Void

Substack: https://substack.com/@digitalvoid

Twitter: https://twitter.com/digivoidmedia

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalvoid.media

Press: hello at digitalvoid dot media


Credits

Hosted by Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[SAG-AFTRA Strike: How will AI, Algorithms, Creators, and Data Shape Hollywood's Future?]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:00:23 GMT 23:05 64bdf10be0e7180011e0d45f false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/sag-aftra-strike-how-will-ai-algorithms-creators-and-data-sh 64bdf10be0e7180011e0d45f 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d sag-aftra-strike-how-will-ai-algorithms-creators-and-data-sh full 69 How will AI, algorithms, creators, and data transparency shape the future of Hollywood?


On today's episode, Jamie and Josh dive into the key issues behind the SAG-AFTRA strike. How do major studios plan to use AI – and how can they come to an agreement with unions to ensure actors and writers are fairly compensated? How does a lack of data transparency from streamers and studios influence residual structures and the development of future projects? Why are non-union creators and influencers standing in solidarity with the unions – and what is their role in the evolving digital ecosystem?


Show notes and resources

What Happened the Last Time SAG and the WGA Went on Strike Together - TIME

Background Actors Sound Off on Alarming AI Future and What's At Stake In The Actors Strike - HuffPost

Christopher Nolan: Companies Don't Want To Take Responsibility For Whatever That Algorithm Does - Deadline

FAQs For Influencers - SAG-AFTRA

SAG-AFTRA issues strike guidance specifically for influencers amid confusion - NBC News

5 Predictions for the Future of Digital Media - BuzzFeed


Follow Digital Void

Substack: https://substack.com/@digitalvoid

Twitter: https://twitter.com/digivoidmedia

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalvoid.media

Press: hello at digitalvoid dot media


Credits

Hosted by Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> How will AI, algorithms, creators, and data transparency shape the future of Hollywood?


On today's episode, Jamie and Josh dive into the key issues behind the SAG-AFTRA strike. How do major studios plan to use AI – and how can they come to an agreement with unions to ensure actors and writers are fairly compensated? How does a lack of data transparency from streamers and studios influence residual structures and the development of future projects? Why are non-union creators and influencers standing in solidarity with the unions – and what is their role in the evolving digital ecosystem?


Show notes and resources

What Happened the Last Time SAG and the WGA Went on Strike Together - TIME

Background Actors Sound Off on Alarming AI Future and What's At Stake In The Actors Strike - HuffPost

Christopher Nolan: Companies Don't Want To Take Responsibility For Whatever That Algorithm Does - Deadline

FAQs For Influencers - SAG-AFTRA

SAG-AFTRA issues strike guidance specifically for influencers amid confusion - NBC News

5 Predictions for the Future of Digital Media - BuzzFeed


Follow Digital Void

Substack: https://substack.com/@digitalvoid

Twitter: https://twitter.com/digivoidmedia

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalvoid.media

Press: hello at digitalvoid dot media


Credits

Hosted by Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Barbenheimer Barbenheimer Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:00:27 GMT 20:34 64b458d071b6290011d9de37 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/barbenheimer 64b458d071b6290011d9de37 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d barbenheimer full 68 How did Barbie and Oppenheimer become a highly anticipated double feature audiences have named Barbenheimer?


This week, Josh and Jamie explore the history behind one of the summer's most anticipated box office weekends. How did a falling out between Christopher Nolan and WBD lead to this weekend's double feature? How have studios done an effective job allowing audiences to be creative and have fun with the film releases – and why shouldn't studios use this weekend as a blueprint?


Show Notes & Resources:

DiscussingFilm's viral tweet

@ULTRAGLOSS/ Trish's tweet

Airbnb Malibu Barbie Dream House

Over 20,000 people buy tickets to Barbenheimer

Margot Robie signs a fan's Barbenheimer shirt

Cillian Murphy endorses Barnenheimer

Entertainment Tonight asks: What should you wear to Barbenheimer?


Credits

Hosted by Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> How did Barbie and Oppenheimer become a highly anticipated double feature audiences have named Barbenheimer?


This week, Josh and Jamie explore the history behind one of the summer's most anticipated box office weekends. How did a falling out between Christopher Nolan and WBD lead to this weekend's double feature? How have studios done an effective job allowing audiences to be creative and have fun with the film releases – and why shouldn't studios use this weekend as a blueprint?


Show Notes & Resources:

DiscussingFilm's viral tweet

@ULTRAGLOSS/ Trish's tweet

Airbnb Malibu Barbie Dream House

Over 20,000 people buy tickets to Barbenheimer

Margot Robie signs a fan's Barbenheimer shirt

Cillian Murphy endorses Barnenheimer

Entertainment Tonight asks: What should you wear to Barbenheimer?


Credits

Hosted by Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Threads: What Three Things Can Meta Do to Beat Twitter? Threads: What Three Things Can Meta Do to Beat Twitter? Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:18:40 GMT 24:35 64abe911e55ebb0011bd2c66 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/threads-what-three-things-can-meta-can-do-to-beat-twitter 64abe911e55ebb0011bd2c66 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d threads-what-three-things-can-meta-can-do-to-beat-twitter full 67 Meta’s primary Twitter competitor Threads earned more than 100 million downloads in its first five days - but what are the three key components required for the platform’s long-term success?


On today’s episode, Jamie and Josh discuss the factors that led to the platform’s successful launch, how trust and safety protocols gave it an edge, and if Threads will allow Meta to shake off some of its negative reputation.


This episode was recorded on Thursday, July 6, 2023.


Show Notes

Twitter’s US Ad Sales Plunge 59% as Woes Continue - NYT

Instagram’s Threads bursts out of the gate with more than 30 million sign-ups - NBC News


Credits

Hosted by Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Meta’s primary Twitter competitor Threads earned more than 100 million downloads in its first five days - but what are the three key components required for the platform’s long-term success?


On today’s episode, Jamie and Josh discuss the factors that led to the platform’s successful launch, how trust and safety protocols gave it an edge, and if Threads will allow Meta to shake off some of its negative reputation.


This episode was recorded on Thursday, July 6, 2023.


Show Notes

Twitter’s US Ad Sales Plunge 59% as Woes Continue - NYT

Instagram’s Threads bursts out of the gate with more than 30 million sign-ups - NBC News


Credits

Hosted by Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> How to be Critical of AI Hype Cycles and Extinction-Level Threats How to be Critical of AI Hype Cycles and Extinction-Level Threats Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:14:57 GMT 27:22 64a6be526611210011cef0fb false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/how-to-be-critical-of-ai-hype-cycles-and-extinction-level-th 64a6be526611210011cef0fb 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d how-to-be-critical-of-ai-hype-cycles-and-extinction-level-th full 66 How can we be critical of fear-based AI hype cycles? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently made headlines when he issued a 22-word statement warning of extinction due to the threats posed by AI - but what is Altman referring to, and what did he omit from his argument?


This week, Jamie and Josh offer a critical discourse about the current AI hype cycle, the push for regulation by the most influential tech companies, and how the public's cynicism about emerging technology might support regulatory efforts.


Show Notes

22-word statement

Gartner Hype Cycle

Tech leaders call for a six-month pause


Credits

Hosted by Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> How can we be critical of fear-based AI hype cycles? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently made headlines when he issued a 22-word statement warning of extinction due to the threats posed by AI - but what is Altman referring to, and what did he omit from his argument?


This week, Jamie and Josh offer a critical discourse about the current AI hype cycle, the push for regulation by the most influential tech companies, and how the public's cynicism about emerging technology might support regulatory efforts.


Show Notes

22-word statement

Gartner Hype Cycle

Tech leaders call for a six-month pause


Credits

Hosted by Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> How to be a Rebel in a Digital Age w/ Mitch Horowitz How to be a Rebel in a Digital Age w/ Mitch Horowitz Tue, 13 Jun 2023 11:00:37 GMT 20:22 6487c15f62931b001121e4ad false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/how-to-be-a-rebel-in-a-digital-age-w-mitch-horowitz 6487c15f62931b001121e4ad 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d how-to-be-a-rebel-in-a-digital-age-w-mitch-horowitz full 65 What does it mean to be a rebel in a digital age? PEN Award-winning author Mitch Horowitz provides us with three strategies to move forward. Recorded live at Digital Void's Meme in the Moment Festival in New York City on Wednesday, October 26, 2022.


🎟️ You can see Mitch and an incredible lineup of speakers including Shannon Liao, Allegra Frank, Douglas Rushkoff, Ena Da, and Ryan Broderick at Memes, Myths, and Magic on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at New York City's Caveat. Click here to purchase tickets and livestream!


📺 Click here to watch this video on YouTube.


📰 You can read excerpts of Horowitz's talk, What Does iI Mean to Be a Rebel In a Coarse Era?, on Medium.


About Mitch Horowitz

Mitch Horowitz is a historian of alternative spirituality and one of today’s most literate voices of esoterica, mysticism, and the occult. Mitch illuminates outsider history, explains its relevance to contemporary life, and reveals the longstanding quest to bring empowerment and agency to the human condition. Mitch is a writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library and the PEN Award-winning author of books including Occult America; One Simple Idea; The Miracle Club; Daydream Believer; Uncertain Places; and the forthcoming Modern Occultism.


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]]> What does it mean to be a rebel in a digital age? PEN Award-winning author Mitch Horowitz provides us with three strategies to move forward. Recorded live at Digital Void's Meme in the Moment Festival in New York City on Wednesday, October 26, 2022.


🎟️ You can see Mitch and an incredible lineup of speakers including Shannon Liao, Allegra Frank, Douglas Rushkoff, Ena Da, and Ryan Broderick at Memes, Myths, and Magic on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at New York City's Caveat. Click here to purchase tickets and livestream!


📺 Click here to watch this video on YouTube.


📰 You can read excerpts of Horowitz's talk, What Does iI Mean to Be a Rebel In a Coarse Era?, on Medium.


About Mitch Horowitz

Mitch Horowitz is a historian of alternative spirituality and one of today’s most literate voices of esoterica, mysticism, and the occult. Mitch illuminates outsider history, explains its relevance to contemporary life, and reveals the longstanding quest to bring empowerment and agency to the human condition. Mitch is a writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library and the PEN Award-winning author of books including Occult America; One Simple Idea; The Miracle Club; Daydream Believer; Uncertain Places; and the forthcoming Modern Occultism.


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]]> <![CDATA[TikTok Can't Save Bad Cinderella: On Cringe, Fandoms, and Irony w/ CT Jones]]> Tue, 18 Apr 2023 11:00:00 GMT 30:47 643e63f6272eed0011740d54 true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/tiktok-cant-save-bad-cinderella-on-cringe-fandoms-and-irony- 643e63f6272eed0011740d54 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d tiktok-cant-save-bad-cinderella-on-cringe-fandoms-and-irony- full 64 How did one of Broadway’s newest shows become a cringeworthy TikTok trend that earned tens of millions of views?


Rolling Stone internet culture reporter CT Jones discusses how Bad Cinderella became an ironic trend for audiences. How did the show’s development and debut on London’s West End hurt the Andrew Lloyd Weber production? What does cringe mean in the context of trends and why does it drive discourse? How can we differentiate between genuine enthusiasm and ironic enthusiasm from fans on social media?


About CT Jones

CT Jones is an internet culture reporter for Rolling Stone focused on creator culture and LGBTQ+ news.


Keep up with CT Jones

Twitter | Linktree | Rolling Stone Articles


Show Notes and Resources:

Even TikTok Couldn’t Save Broadway’s ‘Bad Cinerella’ - Rolling Stone

Linedy Genao spray paint video - TikTok

Morbius gets resurrected by memes, flops on its first day back in theatres - The Verge

Spitgate


🔮 Digital Void’s Memes, Myths, and Magic premieres at Caveat on Saturday, April 29, at 7:00 PM ET! Join a prolific speaker lineup as we explore the ways memes, myths, and magic influence our world in a digital age. From AI ethics to historical creepypasta trends - you’ll hear from a range of experts about how we can make sense of digital culture in live communities. Featuring CT Jones, Moises Mendez II, Kelsey Weekman, Abby Govindan, Annie Rauwerda, Alex Petros, Morris Kolman, Ryan Broderick, and Jamie Cohen. Tickets are now available.

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]]> How did one of Broadway’s newest shows become a cringeworthy TikTok trend that earned tens of millions of views?


Rolling Stone internet culture reporter CT Jones discusses how Bad Cinderella became an ironic trend for audiences. How did the show’s development and debut on London’s West End hurt the Andrew Lloyd Weber production? What does cringe mean in the context of trends and why does it drive discourse? How can we differentiate between genuine enthusiasm and ironic enthusiasm from fans on social media?


About CT Jones

CT Jones is an internet culture reporter for Rolling Stone focused on creator culture and LGBTQ+ news.


Keep up with CT Jones

Twitter | Linktree | Rolling Stone Articles


Show Notes and Resources:

Even TikTok Couldn’t Save Broadway’s ‘Bad Cinerella’ - Rolling Stone

Linedy Genao spray paint video - TikTok

Morbius gets resurrected by memes, flops on its first day back in theatres - The Verge

Spitgate


🔮 Digital Void’s Memes, Myths, and Magic premieres at Caveat on Saturday, April 29, at 7:00 PM ET! Join a prolific speaker lineup as we explore the ways memes, myths, and magic influence our world in a digital age. From AI ethics to historical creepypasta trends - you’ll hear from a range of experts about how we can make sense of digital culture in live communities. Featuring CT Jones, Moises Mendez II, Kelsey Weekman, Abby Govindan, Annie Rauwerda, Alex Petros, Morris Kolman, Ryan Broderick, and Jamie Cohen. Tickets are now available.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Audience Capture w/ Matt Klein Audience Capture w/ Matt Klein Mon, 10 Apr 2023 11:00:35 GMT 33:15 64337aafd5ecd60011a33d57 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/audience-capture-w-matt-klein 64337aafd5ecd60011a33d57 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d audience-capture-w-matt-klein full 63 How can creators avoid being creatively trapped by the audiences they worked to build? Where is there space for creators to take risks?


Zine writer Matt Klein discusses his first-ever printed edition: Audience Capture. Klein explains the social theory behind the phenomenon, what happens to creators and audiences when audience capture is taken to its extreme, and how creators can resist becoming stuck. Klein’s insights help to empower creators and audiences to create a healthier landscape between creators and audiences.


📰 You can order Audience Capture now.

🗳 Vote for Zine in this year’s Webby Awards!


About Matt Klein

Matt Klein heads the foresight practice at Reddit where he studies culture and helps brands across all verticals identify emerging social shifts and author future-proofing business strategies.


As a quantitative futurist with a decade of experience in trend forecasting, marketing and innovation, Matt has consulted with the United Nations and Fortune 100 businesses, to venture capital investors, TV producers, and startups on what comes next. With a background in CyberPsychology and Memetics, Matt’s POV is rooted in the psycho- and sociological implication of emerging tech.


Keep up with Matt Klein

Zine | Twitter | LinkedIn


Show Notes and Resources:

The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life - Erving Goffman


Rick Rubin: The audience doesn’t know what they want - 60 Minutes


🔮 Digital Void’s Memes, Myths, and Magic premieres at Caveat on Saturday, April 29, at 7:00 PM ET! Join a prolific speaker lineup as we explore the ways memes, myths, and magic influence our world in a digital age. From AI ethics to historical creepypasta trends - you’ll hear from a range of experts about how we can make sense of digital culture in live communities.


Featuring: Kelsey Weekman, Abby Govindan, Annie Rauwerda, CT Jones, Moises Mendez II, Alex Petros, Morris Kolman, Ryan Broderick, and Jamie Cohen. Tickets are now available.

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]]> How can creators avoid being creatively trapped by the audiences they worked to build? Where is there space for creators to take risks?


Zine writer Matt Klein discusses his first-ever printed edition: Audience Capture. Klein explains the social theory behind the phenomenon, what happens to creators and audiences when audience capture is taken to its extreme, and how creators can resist becoming stuck. Klein’s insights help to empower creators and audiences to create a healthier landscape between creators and audiences.


📰 You can order Audience Capture now.

🗳 Vote for Zine in this year’s Webby Awards!


About Matt Klein

Matt Klein heads the foresight practice at Reddit where he studies culture and helps brands across all verticals identify emerging social shifts and author future-proofing business strategies.


As a quantitative futurist with a decade of experience in trend forecasting, marketing and innovation, Matt has consulted with the United Nations and Fortune 100 businesses, to venture capital investors, TV producers, and startups on what comes next. With a background in CyberPsychology and Memetics, Matt’s POV is rooted in the psycho- and sociological implication of emerging tech.


Keep up with Matt Klein

Zine | Twitter | LinkedIn


Show Notes and Resources:

The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life - Erving Goffman


Rick Rubin: The audience doesn’t know what they want - 60 Minutes


🔮 Digital Void’s Memes, Myths, and Magic premieres at Caveat on Saturday, April 29, at 7:00 PM ET! Join a prolific speaker lineup as we explore the ways memes, myths, and magic influence our world in a digital age. From AI ethics to historical creepypasta trends - you’ll hear from a range of experts about how we can make sense of digital culture in live communities.


Featuring: Kelsey Weekman, Abby Govindan, Annie Rauwerda, CT Jones, Moises Mendez II, Alex Petros, Morris Kolman, Ryan Broderick, and Jamie Cohen. Tickets are now available.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> The Ozempic Problem w/ Kelsey Weekman The Ozempic Problem w/ Kelsey Weekman Tue, 04 Apr 2023 11:00:23 GMT 31:25 642b4f522f6e7a001281c29f false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/the-ozempic-problem-w-kelsey-weekman 642b4f522f6e7a001281c29f 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d the-ozempic-problem-w-kelsey-weekman full 62 How has a Type 2 diabetes drug become a go-to for celebrities and influencers looking to lose weight — and what are the damaging effects of its popularity?


This week, we invited Buzzfeed reporter Kelsey Weekman to discusses her article, The Oscars Were a Nightmare For Fat People at Every Turn,. Weekman discusses how this year’s Academy Awards highlighted the stigmas fat people face in Hollywood and influencer culture — and why she decided to speak out. Further, Weekman explains the rise of Type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic for weight loss. Why is the drug more popular than ever? What can tech companies and influencers do to promote more inclusive spaces?


About Kelsey Weekman

Kelsey Weekman is a journalist specializing in internet culture and Gen Z. She is currently a social news reporter for BuzzFeed News. On the side, she writes a newsletter about online youth culture called okay zoomer.


Keep up Kelsey Weekman

Twitter | Instagram | Buzzfeed Articles | okay zoomer


Show Notes and Resources:

The Oscars Were A Nightmare For Fat People At Every Turn - Kelsey Weekman

Maintenance Phase -Aubrey Gordon


🔮 Digital Void’s Memes, Myths, and Magic premieres at Caveat on Saturday, April 29, at 7:00 PM ET! Join a prolific speaker lineup as we explore the ways memes, myths, and magic influence our world in a digital age. From AI ethics to historical creepypasta trends - you’ll hear from a range of experts about how we can make sense of digital culture in live communities. Featuring Kelsey Weekman, Abby Govindan, Annie Rauwerda, CT Jones, Moises Mendez II, Alex Petros, Morris Kolman, Ryan Broderick, and Jamie Cohen. Tickets are now available!

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]]> How has a Type 2 diabetes drug become a go-to for celebrities and influencers looking to lose weight — and what are the damaging effects of its popularity?


This week, we invited Buzzfeed reporter Kelsey Weekman to discusses her article, The Oscars Were a Nightmare For Fat People at Every Turn,. Weekman discusses how this year’s Academy Awards highlighted the stigmas fat people face in Hollywood and influencer culture — and why she decided to speak out. Further, Weekman explains the rise of Type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic for weight loss. Why is the drug more popular than ever? What can tech companies and influencers do to promote more inclusive spaces?


About Kelsey Weekman

Kelsey Weekman is a journalist specializing in internet culture and Gen Z. She is currently a social news reporter for BuzzFeed News. On the side, she writes a newsletter about online youth culture called okay zoomer.


Keep up Kelsey Weekman

Twitter | Instagram | Buzzfeed Articles | okay zoomer


Show Notes and Resources:

The Oscars Were A Nightmare For Fat People At Every Turn - Kelsey Weekman

Maintenance Phase -Aubrey Gordon


🔮 Digital Void’s Memes, Myths, and Magic premieres at Caveat on Saturday, April 29, at 7:00 PM ET! Join a prolific speaker lineup as we explore the ways memes, myths, and magic influence our world in a digital age. From AI ethics to historical creepypasta trends - you’ll hear from a range of experts about how we can make sense of digital culture in live communities. Featuring Kelsey Weekman, Abby Govindan, Annie Rauwerda, CT Jones, Moises Mendez II, Alex Petros, Morris Kolman, Ryan Broderick, and Jamie Cohen. Tickets are now available!

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]]> Why Do Black TikTok Creators Still Struggle to Earn Credit? w/ Moises Mendez II Why Do Black TikTok Creators Still Struggle to Earn Credit? w/ Moises Mendez II Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:00:37 GMT 27:39 6420fba2c5948900118fa3e2 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/why-do-black-tiktok-creators-still-struggle-to-earn-credit-w 6420fba2c5948900118fa3e2 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d why-do-black-tiktok-creators-still-struggle-to-earn-credit-w full 61 Show Summary:

Why do black TikTok creators struggle to earn credit for their original work?


This week, TIME staff writer Moises Mendez II explains how TikTok creator Jordyn Williams is fighting for credit after her #NoLove dance went viral. How is Williams’ struggle symptomatic of the struggles black creators encounter on the platform? Further, Mendez outlines the key struggles creators face, from monetization to harassment, and shares his vision of a better social media landscape.


About Moises Mendez II

Moises Mendez II is a staff writer at TIME. He covers internet culture, movies, books, TV, podcasts, and music. His work can be seen in the Atlantic, Rolling Stone, Fast Company, HuffPost, and more.


Keep up with Moises Mendez II

Twitter | Instagram | TIME Magazine


🔮 Click here to purchase tickets and livestream for Digital Void's Memes, Myths, and Magic on April 29 in New York City are now available.


Show Notes and Resources:

Jordyn Williams is Here to Take the Credit for her Viral TikTok Dance - TIME

Why Is It So Hard for Black Creators to Get Their Due? - Rolling Stone

The Original Renegade - New York Times

How YouTube’s Beauty Community Fell Apart with an Explosive Feud Called ‘Dramageddon’ - Insider

YouTube Creator: Monet McMichael

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]]> Show Summary:

Why do black TikTok creators struggle to earn credit for their original work?


This week, TIME staff writer Moises Mendez II explains how TikTok creator Jordyn Williams is fighting for credit after her #NoLove dance went viral. How is Williams’ struggle symptomatic of the struggles black creators encounter on the platform? Further, Mendez outlines the key struggles creators face, from monetization to harassment, and shares his vision of a better social media landscape.


About Moises Mendez II

Moises Mendez II is a staff writer at TIME. He covers internet culture, movies, books, TV, podcasts, and music. His work can be seen in the Atlantic, Rolling Stone, Fast Company, HuffPost, and more.


Keep up with Moises Mendez II

Twitter | Instagram | TIME Magazine


🔮 Click here to purchase tickets and livestream for Digital Void's Memes, Myths, and Magic on April 29 in New York City are now available.


Show Notes and Resources:

Jordyn Williams is Here to Take the Credit for her Viral TikTok Dance - TIME

Why Is It So Hard for Black Creators to Get Their Due? - Rolling Stone

The Original Renegade - New York Times

How YouTube’s Beauty Community Fell Apart with an Explosive Feud Called ‘Dramageddon’ - Insider

YouTube Creator: Monet McMichael

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]]> What Questions Should We Ask About AI? w/ Reed Berkowitz What Questions Should We Ask About AI? w/ Reed Berkowitz Mon, 20 Mar 2023 11:00:06 GMT 55:41 6417a9cbacda4b001110cc0b false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/what-questions-should-we-ask-about-ai-w-reed-berkowitzn 6417a9cbacda4b001110cc0b 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d what-questions-should-we-ask-about-ai-w-reed-berkowitzn full 60 How can we learn more about AI's design and development to better understand its emergence? Director of Curiouser Institute and AI games designer Reed Berkowitz explains what really happened when New York Times columnist Kevin Roose talked to Bing's Syndey chatbot – and how mainstream media outlets can consider different ways of discussing AI.


Further, Berkowitz helps us understand the realities of AI game design and development. What role do artists play in working with developers? How does a recent US copyright ruling stand to impact AI developers, artists, and designers? Berkowitz explains it all – and leaves us with his vision of an ideal AI future.


About Reed Berkowitz:

Reed Berkowitz is the Director of Curiouser LLC, who has more than 25 years of experience designing, writing, and researching award-winning interactive experiences for companies including Universal Studios, Paramount, Cartoon Network, Peanuts, Sanrio, and many more. He formerly served as the Creative Director of New Games at Latitude, an AI-powered games company.


Follow Reed Berkowitz

Twitter | Website


Show Notes and Resources:

Cleverbot

Latitude’s Loom

Twitter teaches Microsoft's AI chatbot to be racist in less than a day - The Verge

Latitude

Gather.town

Stable Diffusion

AI Copyright Battle over Zarya the Dawn

ControlNet

Astropulse

Ender's Game

Replika

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]]> How can we learn more about AI's design and development to better understand its emergence? Director of Curiouser Institute and AI games designer Reed Berkowitz explains what really happened when New York Times columnist Kevin Roose talked to Bing's Syndey chatbot – and how mainstream media outlets can consider different ways of discussing AI.


Further, Berkowitz helps us understand the realities of AI game design and development. What role do artists play in working with developers? How does a recent US copyright ruling stand to impact AI developers, artists, and designers? Berkowitz explains it all – and leaves us with his vision of an ideal AI future.


About Reed Berkowitz:

Reed Berkowitz is the Director of Curiouser LLC, who has more than 25 years of experience designing, writing, and researching award-winning interactive experiences for companies including Universal Studios, Paramount, Cartoon Network, Peanuts, Sanrio, and many more. He formerly served as the Creative Director of New Games at Latitude, an AI-powered games company.


Follow Reed Berkowitz

Twitter | Website


Show Notes and Resources:

Cleverbot

Latitude’s Loom

Twitter teaches Microsoft's AI chatbot to be racist in less than a day - The Verge

Latitude

Gather.town

Stable Diffusion

AI Copyright Battle over Zarya the Dawn

ControlNet

Astropulse

Ender's Game

Replika

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]]> How does an Instagram Account’s Digital Activism Help NOLA’s Roads? w/ Alex Turvy How does an Instagram Account’s Digital Activism Help NOLA’s Roads? w/ Alex Turvy Mon, 13 Mar 2023 11:57:58 GMT 33:52 640e21c334c56d00101bc0cc false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/look-at-this-fucking-street-w-alex-turvy 640e21c334c56d00101bc0cc 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d look-at-this-fucking-street-w-alex-turvy full 59 How does an activist Instagram account help bring attention - and change - to New Orleans’ streets? On this week’s episode, we welcome Digital Void collaborator, PhD student, and researcher Alex Turvy to discuss Look at This Fuckin’ Street: an Instagram account that highlights hazardous roads, potholes, and crumbling infrastructure to put pressure on city government to improve long-ignored conditions.


This conversation was recorded on February 27, 2023


About Alex Turvy:

Alex Turvy is a PhD student and researcher focused on digital culture and memes. Currently, he is working on a few different threads of research: how identity and authenticity are performed on social media, niche meme pages on Instagram and memetic literacy, and how boundaries and deviance are managed by communities on TikTok. What ties these together is an interest in understanding how practices on social media are woven through everyday life -- despite what you hear sometimes, social media is very much real life. Prior to this, he spent ten years working in public schools, spending five years as an early elementary teacher and five years as Director of Operations. He lives in New Orleans with his partner Devon and their daughter June.


Keep up with Alex Turvy:

Twitter | Instagram


Show Notes:

Look at This Fuckin’ Street Instagram

12:47 - Critical Discourse Analysis

20:26 - Decorated pothole, Another Decorated Pothole

31:00 - MCM Wholesale Instagram

32:15 - Digital Dualism


Editorial note: Turvy’s paper is not yet available to the public. This conversation was recorded to bring attention to a digital activist cause in New Orleans.




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]]> How does an activist Instagram account help bring attention - and change - to New Orleans’ streets? On this week’s episode, we welcome Digital Void collaborator, PhD student, and researcher Alex Turvy to discuss Look at This Fuckin’ Street: an Instagram account that highlights hazardous roads, potholes, and crumbling infrastructure to put pressure on city government to improve long-ignored conditions.


This conversation was recorded on February 27, 2023


About Alex Turvy:

Alex Turvy is a PhD student and researcher focused on digital culture and memes. Currently, he is working on a few different threads of research: how identity and authenticity are performed on social media, niche meme pages on Instagram and memetic literacy, and how boundaries and deviance are managed by communities on TikTok. What ties these together is an interest in understanding how practices on social media are woven through everyday life -- despite what you hear sometimes, social media is very much real life. Prior to this, he spent ten years working in public schools, spending five years as an early elementary teacher and five years as Director of Operations. He lives in New Orleans with his partner Devon and their daughter June.


Keep up with Alex Turvy:

Twitter | Instagram


Show Notes:

Look at This Fuckin’ Street Instagram

12:47 - Critical Discourse Analysis

20:26 - Decorated pothole, Another Decorated Pothole

31:00 - MCM Wholesale Instagram

32:15 - Digital Dualism


Editorial note: Turvy’s paper is not yet available to the public. This conversation was recorded to bring attention to a digital activist cause in New Orleans.




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]]> Elon Musk, Twitter, and a Healthy Social Media Future w/ Bridget Todd Elon Musk, Twitter, and a Healthy Social Media Future w/ Bridget Todd Mon, 07 Nov 2022 12:00:47 GMT 46:36 63689cfafd568500127dcddd false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/elon-musk-twitter-and-a-healthy-social-media-future-w-bridge 63689cfafd568500127dcddd 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d elon-musk-twitter-and-a-healthy-social-media-future-w-bridge full 58 How will Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter reshape the landscape of social media?


Creator and host of the award-winning podcast There Are No Girls on the Internet Bridget Todd explains where people can go to find alternatives to mainstream social media platforms, her vision for a more equitable social media future, and how Musk's Twitter purchase stands to reshape the way we communicate on the platform. How can we best align our values with our digital platforms?


This conversation was recorded on October 5, 2022.


About Bridget Todd:

Bridget Todd is the Director of Communications at UltraViolet, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast There Are No Girls On The Internet, and co-host of City Cast DC. Todd got her start teaching courses on writing and social change at Howard University. Since then, she's trained human rights activists in Australia, coordinated digital strategy for organizations like Planned Parenthood, the Women's March, and MSNBC. She’s the founder and CEO of Unbossed Creative, a mission driven creative studio that makes podcasts and other digital content to push the needle on social change and public good.

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]]> How will Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter reshape the landscape of social media?


Creator and host of the award-winning podcast There Are No Girls on the Internet Bridget Todd explains where people can go to find alternatives to mainstream social media platforms, her vision for a more equitable social media future, and how Musk's Twitter purchase stands to reshape the way we communicate on the platform. How can we best align our values with our digital platforms?


This conversation was recorded on October 5, 2022.


About Bridget Todd:

Bridget Todd is the Director of Communications at UltraViolet, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast There Are No Girls On The Internet, and co-host of City Cast DC. Todd got her start teaching courses on writing and social change at Howard University. Since then, she's trained human rights activists in Australia, coordinated digital strategy for organizations like Planned Parenthood, the Women's March, and MSNBC. She’s the founder and CEO of Unbossed Creative, a mission driven creative studio that makes podcasts and other digital content to push the needle on social change and public good.

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]]> <![CDATA[Why Are Civil Rights Groups Pushing Back Against Amazon's Ring Nation?]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2022 10:00:52 GMT 7:10 63365598bc3f1e0012ad3892 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/civil-rights-groups-push-back-against-ring-nation 63365598bc3f1e0012ad3892 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d civil-rights-groups-push-back-against-ring-nation full On this week's episode, Jamie takes a deep dive into why civil rights groups are pushing back against Amazon’s new television show, Ring Nation.


You can read a written version of this week's episode, Why Civil Rights Groups Are Pushing Back Against Amazon's New Show, on Medium.


Show notes and resources:

Letter Calling on MGM to Cancel Ring Nation

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]]> On this week's episode, Jamie takes a deep dive into why civil rights groups are pushing back against Amazon’s new television show, Ring Nation.


You can read a written version of this week's episode, Why Civil Rights Groups Are Pushing Back Against Amazon's New Show, on Medium.


Show notes and resources:

Letter Calling on MGM to Cancel Ring Nation

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]]> Rabbits w/ Terry Miles Rabbits w/ Terry Miles Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:38:32 GMT 51:19 632d3fd56f53290013a51908 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/rabbits-w-terry-miles 632d3fd56f53290013a51908 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d rabbits-w-terry-miles full 57 This week, we're joined by author of Rabbits, CEO of Minnow Beats Whale, and co-creator of The Black Tapes, Terry Miles.


Miles explains the origins of The Black Tapes, the playful interactivity fictional podcasts afford creators and audiences, and the worldbuilding required for people to become fully immersed in a story. How do people respond to a paranormal version of Serial? In what ways does it mirror audience's first interactions with Orson Welles' 1938 War of the Worlds radio broadcast?


Then, Miles discusses Rabbits: Why do alternate reality games feel appropriate for our digital moment? When experience and time flatten, why can the world feel like an ARG, itself?


About Terry Miles:

Terry Miles is an award-winning Writer/Director/Producer who was born among the wheat fields in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, raised in the plains beneath the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and forged by rain in the deep emerald gloom of the Pacific Northwest. He’s a novelist, filmmaker, podcaster and the CEO and founder of Minnow Beats Whale. 


As Writer/Director/Producer, Terry's had three feature films premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and has been nominated for ten Leo Awards (Producing, Writing, Directing, Editing, and Cinematography). Terry created his first few podcasts in 2006, but soon movies took over. Just about a decade later, he founded The Public Radio Alliance which features the hit podcasts: TANIS, RABBITS, and The Last Movie. He also co-created The Black Tapes Podcast and directed a western starring Donald Sutherland and Christian Slater, an action movie starring Steve Austin, Danny Trejo and Serinda Swan, and more. He's also written and directed numerous award-winning short films, web series, and alternate reality games.


Show Notes and Resources:

The Black Tapes

Tanis

Rabbits

War of the Worlds - Orson Welles (1938)

Strand Institute

Cicada 3301

Gravity’s Rainbow

The Game

The New Hollywood

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]]> This week, we're joined by author of Rabbits, CEO of Minnow Beats Whale, and co-creator of The Black Tapes, Terry Miles.


Miles explains the origins of The Black Tapes, the playful interactivity fictional podcasts afford creators and audiences, and the worldbuilding required for people to become fully immersed in a story. How do people respond to a paranormal version of Serial? In what ways does it mirror audience's first interactions with Orson Welles' 1938 War of the Worlds radio broadcast?


Then, Miles discusses Rabbits: Why do alternate reality games feel appropriate for our digital moment? When experience and time flatten, why can the world feel like an ARG, itself?


About Terry Miles:

Terry Miles is an award-winning Writer/Director/Producer who was born among the wheat fields in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, raised in the plains beneath the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and forged by rain in the deep emerald gloom of the Pacific Northwest. He’s a novelist, filmmaker, podcaster and the CEO and founder of Minnow Beats Whale. 


As Writer/Director/Producer, Terry's had three feature films premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and has been nominated for ten Leo Awards (Producing, Writing, Directing, Editing, and Cinematography). Terry created his first few podcasts in 2006, but soon movies took over. Just about a decade later, he founded The Public Radio Alliance which features the hit podcasts: TANIS, RABBITS, and The Last Movie. He also co-created The Black Tapes Podcast and directed a western starring Donald Sutherland and Christian Slater, an action movie starring Steve Austin, Danny Trejo and Serinda Swan, and more. He's also written and directed numerous award-winning short films, web series, and alternate reality games.


Show Notes and Resources:

The Black Tapes

Tanis

Rabbits

War of the Worlds - Orson Welles (1938)

Strand Institute

Cicada 3301

Gravity’s Rainbow

The Game

The New Hollywood

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]]> Dark Brandon Dark Brandon Fri, 16 Sep 2022 15:02:05 GMT 42:52 63248fed0aeda6001215d173 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/dark-brandon 63248fed0aeda6001215d173 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d dark-brandon full 56 On this week's episode, Jamie and Josh discuss the history and context behind Dark Brandon memes. How did Joe Biden become featured in memes with laser eyes and dark aesthetics? How we can make sense of the trend's influence on culture and media narratives? What is its true influence?


Show Notes and Resources:

Laser Eyes

Stage One Memes: lolspeak

Stage Two Memes: LOLcats 

Stage Three Memes: Breakdown of Structure

Stage Four Memes: Deep Fried Era

Vince McMahon meme

Galaxy Brain Meme

Dark MAGA

Based memes

Biden calls Trump’s philosophy Semi-Fascism

Umberto Eco’s 14 guidelines of fascism

Biden and Trump Covid meme

Biden Neutralized meme

Brandon Eyepatch Meme

Joe Biden Speech Photo (Sept. 1)

Biden IRS Meme

Biden Star Wars Meme

Trump calls democrats fascists

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]]> On this week's episode, Jamie and Josh discuss the history and context behind Dark Brandon memes. How did Joe Biden become featured in memes with laser eyes and dark aesthetics? How we can make sense of the trend's influence on culture and media narratives? What is its true influence?


Show Notes and Resources:

Laser Eyes

Stage One Memes: lolspeak

Stage Two Memes: LOLcats 

Stage Three Memes: Breakdown of Structure

Stage Four Memes: Deep Fried Era

Vince McMahon meme

Galaxy Brain Meme

Dark MAGA

Based memes

Biden calls Trump’s philosophy Semi-Fascism

Umberto Eco’s 14 guidelines of fascism

Biden and Trump Covid meme

Biden Neutralized meme

Brandon Eyepatch Meme

Joe Biden Speech Photo (Sept. 1)

Biden IRS Meme

Biden Star Wars Meme

Trump calls democrats fascists

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]]> <![CDATA[An Immersive History: AR, VR, and Zuckerberg's Hopes for Cambria]]> Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:09:24 GMT 32:15 6319f7944b295e001480446a false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/an-immersive-history-ar-vr-and-zuckerbergs-hopes-for-cambria 6319f7944b295e001480446a 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d an-immersive-history-ar-vr-and-zuckerbergs-hopes-for-cambria full 55 What can the history of virtual reality development teach us about its path forward?


On this week's episode, Jamie and Josh look back 30 years to the first attempt to mainstream commercial virtual reality. Why didn't haptics and headsets earn mass adoption?


Further, they discuss the other uses for the metaverse and virtual reality. What do corporations stand to gain if VR goes mainstream? What are the risks associated with a centralized VR ecosystem?


Show Notes and Resources:

Nick Bostrom

Differential

VRChat

Jaron Lanier

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Englebart Mouse Device

Sensorama

Sword of Damocles VR (video)

Videoplace

SENSE8

Palmer Luckey

Road to Nowhere - Paris Marx

Palantir

Virtual Reality Is Missing Its Moment...Again - Jamie Cohen

Moore’s Law

Ready Player One

Microsoft HoloLens

Google Glass



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]]> What can the history of virtual reality development teach us about its path forward?


On this week's episode, Jamie and Josh look back 30 years to the first attempt to mainstream commercial virtual reality. Why didn't haptics and headsets earn mass adoption?


Further, they discuss the other uses for the metaverse and virtual reality. What do corporations stand to gain if VR goes mainstream? What are the risks associated with a centralized VR ecosystem?


Show Notes and Resources:

Nick Bostrom

Differential

VRChat

Jaron Lanier

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Englebart Mouse Device

Sensorama

Sword of Damocles VR (video)

Videoplace

SENSE8

Palmer Luckey

Road to Nowhere - Paris Marx

Palantir

Virtual Reality Is Missing Its Moment...Again - Jamie Cohen

Moore’s Law

Ready Player One

Microsoft HoloLens

Google Glass



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]]> Memes, Algospeak, and Accessibility Memes, Algospeak, and Accessibility Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:20:30 GMT 37:11 6310dbcfb182920012bb7515 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/memes-algospeak-and-accessibility 6310dbcfb182920012bb7515 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d memes-algospeak-and-accessibility full 54 How can memes encoded with aesthetics, nuance, and meta text become accessible to everyone?


This week, Jamie and Josh discuss memes, algospeak, and access: How can meme creators and platforms utilize alt-text to help the vision impaired? Why is alt-text essential to help everyone access and understand the rapidly evolving memetic moment?


Show notes & resources:

Digital Dualism

Jamie Cohen on CBC Spark

Algospeak

TikTok Moderators Are Being Trained Using Graphic Images of Child Sexual Abuse

The Secret Lives on Facebook moderators in America

Say My Meme Podcast

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]]> How can memes encoded with aesthetics, nuance, and meta text become accessible to everyone?


This week, Jamie and Josh discuss memes, algospeak, and access: How can meme creators and platforms utilize alt-text to help the vision impaired? Why is alt-text essential to help everyone access and understand the rapidly evolving memetic moment?


Show notes & resources:

Digital Dualism

Jamie Cohen on CBC Spark

Algospeak

TikTok Moderators Are Being Trained Using Graphic Images of Child Sexual Abuse

The Secret Lives on Facebook moderators in America

Say My Meme Podcast

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]]> How to Talk with an Artificial Intelligence w/ Reed Berkowitz How to Talk with an Artificial Intelligence w/ Reed Berkowitz Wed, 24 Aug 2022 11:00:42 GMT 43:55 63058d9502cdbe0012ff8569 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/how-to-talk-with-an-artificial-intelligence-w-reed-berkowitz 63058d9502cdbe0012ff8569 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d how-to-talk-with-an-artificial-intelligence-w-reed-berkowitz full 53 Show Summary:

How can humans determine if an Artificial Intelligence is sentient when sentience is what AI is designed to imitate?


This week, we’re joined by Artificial Intelligence games designer Reed Berkowitz.


Berkowitz discusses former Google Responsible AI team member Blake Lemoine’s claim that Google’s AI chatbot LaMDA is sentient. What made Lemoine believe this? How can we come to understand Lemoine’s belief?


To help us, Berkowitz delivers an AI primer: From AI games to the most popular use cases of the technology, he gives a brief explanation of the terms we need to understand. Then, he discusses an experiment he conducted with an open-source AI chatbot to learn if he can achieve the same results as Lemoine.


Does Lemoine have a case? If not, where did Lemoine go wrong?


About Reed Berkowitz:

Reed Berkowitz is the Director of Curiouser LLC, who has more than 25 years of experience designing, writing, and researching award-winning interactive experiences for companies including Universal Studios, Paramount, Cartoon Network, Peanuts, Sanrio, and many more. He formerly served as the Creative Director of New Games at Latitude, an AI-powered games company.


Follow Reed Berkowitz

Twitter | Website


Show Notes and Resources:

How to talk with an AI: A Deep Dive Into “Is LaMDA Sentient?” - Reed Berkowitz

OpenAI/GPT-3

May be Fired Soon for Doing AI Ethics Work - Blake Lemoine

The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has become sentient - The Washington Post

Is LaMDA Sentient? - Blake Lemoine

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]]> Show Summary:

How can humans determine if an Artificial Intelligence is sentient when sentience is what AI is designed to imitate?


This week, we’re joined by Artificial Intelligence games designer Reed Berkowitz.


Berkowitz discusses former Google Responsible AI team member Blake Lemoine’s claim that Google’s AI chatbot LaMDA is sentient. What made Lemoine believe this? How can we come to understand Lemoine’s belief?


To help us, Berkowitz delivers an AI primer: From AI games to the most popular use cases of the technology, he gives a brief explanation of the terms we need to understand. Then, he discusses an experiment he conducted with an open-source AI chatbot to learn if he can achieve the same results as Lemoine.


Does Lemoine have a case? If not, where did Lemoine go wrong?


About Reed Berkowitz:

Reed Berkowitz is the Director of Curiouser LLC, who has more than 25 years of experience designing, writing, and researching award-winning interactive experiences for companies including Universal Studios, Paramount, Cartoon Network, Peanuts, Sanrio, and many more. He formerly served as the Creative Director of New Games at Latitude, an AI-powered games company.


Follow Reed Berkowitz

Twitter | Website


Show Notes and Resources:

How to talk with an AI: A Deep Dive Into “Is LaMDA Sentient?” - Reed Berkowitz

OpenAI/GPT-3

May be Fired Soon for Doing AI Ethics Work - Blake Lemoine

The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has become sentient - The Washington Post

Is LaMDA Sentient? - Blake Lemoine

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]]> Illusions of Control: Aesthetics, Nostalgia, and Meme Culture w/ Grafton Tanner Illusions of Control: Aesthetics, Nostalgia, and Meme Culture w/ Grafton Tanner Wed, 17 Aug 2022 11:00:31 GMT 53:01 62fc02e879c0f700158782b1 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/illusions-of-control-grafton-tanner 62fc02e879c0f700158782b1 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d illusions-of-control-grafton-tanner full 52 How can nostalgia inspire memes that motivate and mobilize communities?


Last week, Jamie and Josh discussed how the term “meme culture” is in jeopardy of being co-opted by extremists. This week, they welcome back Grafton Tanner to take a deeper dive into the topic.


What is vaporwave, and what characteristics of its aesthetic that afford itself to be used by these communities? How do aesthetics and fandoms intertwine? How can corporations grapple with feelings of nostalgia in intensely devoted fandoms?


About Grafton Tanner:

Grafton Tanner is the author of The Hours Have Lost Their Clock: The Politics of Nostalgia (Repeater Books, 2021), The Circle of the Snake: Nostalgia and Utopia in the Age of Big Tech (Zer0 Books, 2020), and Babbling Corpse: Vaporwave and the Commodification of Ghosts (Zer0 Books, 2016).


Follow Grafton Tanner:

Twitter | Website


Show Notes:

Babbling Corpse - Vaporwave and the Commodification of Ghosts - Grafton Tanner

Muzak

Synthwave

DawnFM

Chord Progression of Boys of Summer

Persistent Storytelling - Kathleen Kennedy

Outrun

TradCath

Fauxtomation - Astra Taylor

Ghost Work - Mary L. Gray

San Junipero

The Hours Have Lost Their Clock - Grafton Tanner

Masters of the Userverse - Grafton Tanner, Real Life

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]]> How can nostalgia inspire memes that motivate and mobilize communities?


Last week, Jamie and Josh discussed how the term “meme culture” is in jeopardy of being co-opted by extremists. This week, they welcome back Grafton Tanner to take a deeper dive into the topic.


What is vaporwave, and what characteristics of its aesthetic that afford itself to be used by these communities? How do aesthetics and fandoms intertwine? How can corporations grapple with feelings of nostalgia in intensely devoted fandoms?


About Grafton Tanner:

Grafton Tanner is the author of The Hours Have Lost Their Clock: The Politics of Nostalgia (Repeater Books, 2021), The Circle of the Snake: Nostalgia and Utopia in the Age of Big Tech (Zer0 Books, 2020), and Babbling Corpse: Vaporwave and the Commodification of Ghosts (Zer0 Books, 2016).


Follow Grafton Tanner:

Twitter | Website


Show Notes:

Babbling Corpse - Vaporwave and the Commodification of Ghosts - Grafton Tanner

Muzak

Synthwave

DawnFM

Chord Progression of Boys of Summer

Persistent Storytelling - Kathleen Kennedy

Outrun

TradCath

Fauxtomation - Astra Taylor

Ghost Work - Mary L. Gray

San Junipero

The Hours Have Lost Their Clock - Grafton Tanner

Masters of the Userverse - Grafton Tanner, Real Life

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]]> We Need to Talk About Meme Culture We Need to Talk About Meme Culture Wed, 10 Aug 2022 11:00:46 GMT 45:59 62f2592a1f4ff70012cdcee9 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/we-need-to-talk-about-meme-culture 62f2592a1f4ff70012cdcee9 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d we-need-to-talk-about-meme-culture full 51 We need to talk about meme culture.


How are the aesthetics and vibes of memes turning into an action language? Jamie and Josh explore the ways memes inspire action: From #Gentleminions to extremist movements.


Further, they explore how people outside of in-group communities can understand intent when nothing is explicitly being said. Is the term meme culture in jeopardy of being entirely co-opted?


Show Notes & Resources:

The Case for Anonymity Online - Chris Poole (TED Talk)

Owling

Tebowing

Planking

Minions: Rise of Gru

How Minions Destroyed the Internet - Brian Feldman

Summer of Morbius - Garbage Day

Deep Fried Memes

Elad Nehorai Tweet

2014 Isla Vista Killings

The Fat Jewish

The Harlem Shake

Limor Shifman

Grafton Tanner

Western Chauvinism

The Moog Synthesizer

Vaporwave

Vaporwave memes

Muzak

Lo-Fi Beats to Study To

A Haircut Returns From the 1930s - NYT

FashWave

Neoliberalism

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]]> We need to talk about meme culture.


How are the aesthetics and vibes of memes turning into an action language? Jamie and Josh explore the ways memes inspire action: From #Gentleminions to extremist movements.


Further, they explore how people outside of in-group communities can understand intent when nothing is explicitly being said. Is the term meme culture in jeopardy of being entirely co-opted?


Show Notes & Resources:

The Case for Anonymity Online - Chris Poole (TED Talk)

Owling

Tebowing

Planking

Minions: Rise of Gru

How Minions Destroyed the Internet - Brian Feldman

Summer of Morbius - Garbage Day

Deep Fried Memes

Elad Nehorai Tweet

2014 Isla Vista Killings

The Fat Jewish

The Harlem Shake

Limor Shifman

Grafton Tanner

Western Chauvinism

The Moog Synthesizer

Vaporwave

Vaporwave memes

Muzak

Lo-Fi Beats to Study To

A Haircut Returns From the 1930s - NYT

FashWave

Neoliberalism

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]]> Digital Void Podcast Trailer Digital Void Podcast Trailer Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:30:46 GMT 1:29 62ea7886a501d30013ca12b7 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/digital-void-podcast-trailer 62ea7886a501d30013ca12b7 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d digital-void-podcast-trailer trailer

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]]> The Road to Nowhere w/ Paris Marx The Road to Nowhere w/ Paris Marx Wed, 03 Aug 2022 11:00:55 GMT 55:00 62e97afc47c513001282ec60 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/the-road-to-nowhere-w-paris-marx 62e97afc47c513001282ec60 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d the-road-to-nowhere-w-paris-marx full 50 Why do Silicon Valley’s promises about the future of transportation never seem to work out?


Paris Marx, author of The Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About the Future of Transportation and Host of Tech Won’t Save Us dives into the reality underpinning the promises made by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs like Elon Musk. Why can’t electric vehicles address the problems created by the automobile industry? To push back against Silicon Valley’s promises, Marx helps us imagine a more accessible and equitable transportation future.


About Paris Marx:

Paris Marx is a Canadian technology writer whose work has been published by NBC News, CBC News, Jacobin, and Tribune, among many others. Paris is also a PhD candidate at the University of Auckland and the host of the critical technology podcast Tech Won’t Save Us.


Follow Paris Marx:

Twitter | Tech Won't Save Us


Show Notes:

From Counterculture to Cyberculture - Fred Turner

Whole Earth Catalog - Stewart Brand

Jarrett Walker - Elite Project

The Facebook Papers - Francis Haugen

For more on Peter Thiel’s philosophy, read here:

From Zero to One, New Yorker profile

Techlash

It’s Time to Build - Andreesen Horowitz essay

Uber Files

Social Reconstruction - Peter Norton

An Inconvenient Truth - Al Gore

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Musk’s leaked text messages to Bill Gates

The Bird App

Fort Lauderdale Boring Company Tunnel

The Carrier Theory of Fiction - Ursula LeGuin

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]]> Why do Silicon Valley’s promises about the future of transportation never seem to work out?


Paris Marx, author of The Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About the Future of Transportation and Host of Tech Won’t Save Us dives into the reality underpinning the promises made by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs like Elon Musk. Why can’t electric vehicles address the problems created by the automobile industry? To push back against Silicon Valley’s promises, Marx helps us imagine a more accessible and equitable transportation future.


About Paris Marx:

Paris Marx is a Canadian technology writer whose work has been published by NBC News, CBC News, Jacobin, and Tribune, among many others. Paris is also a PhD candidate at the University of Auckland and the host of the critical technology podcast Tech Won’t Save Us.


Follow Paris Marx:

Twitter | Tech Won't Save Us


Show Notes:

From Counterculture to Cyberculture - Fred Turner

Whole Earth Catalog - Stewart Brand

Jarrett Walker - Elite Project

The Facebook Papers - Francis Haugen

For more on Peter Thiel’s philosophy, read here:

From Zero to One, New Yorker profile

Techlash

It’s Time to Build - Andreesen Horowitz essay

Uber Files

Social Reconstruction - Peter Norton

An Inconvenient Truth - Al Gore

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Musk’s leaked text messages to Bill Gates

The Bird App

Fort Lauderdale Boring Company Tunnel

The Carrier Theory of Fiction - Ursula LeGuin

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]]> Memes, Marvelization, and the Creative Surplus of War Memes, Marvelization, and the Creative Surplus of War Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:08:14 GMT 30:18 62261fde99361c0012108a18 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/memes-marvelization-and-the-creative-surplus-of-war 62261fde99361c0012108a18 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d memes-marvelization-and-the-creative-surplus-of-war full 49 Jamie and Josh dive into a brief history of how war and conflict play out in cyberspace, ranging from 9/11 and Syria to how Ukraine is using Twitter in its fight against Russia.


We're coming to Washington DC! Join us for Our Connected Future on Wednesday, March 23, at Union Stage. Join Jamie in conversation with DC Bureau Chief Ryan Grim, a live taping of Bridget Todd's award-winning podcast There Are No Girls on the Internet featuring journalist Amanda Moore, and a panel by All Tech is Human:

https://www.unionstage.com/shows/digital-void-presents-our-connected-future/


Digital Void is hosted by Jamie Cohen (@newanddigital) and Josh Chapdelaine (@joshchapdelaine).

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]]> Jamie and Josh dive into a brief history of how war and conflict play out in cyberspace, ranging from 9/11 and Syria to how Ukraine is using Twitter in its fight against Russia.


We're coming to Washington DC! Join us for Our Connected Future on Wednesday, March 23, at Union Stage. Join Jamie in conversation with DC Bureau Chief Ryan Grim, a live taping of Bridget Todd's award-winning podcast There Are No Girls on the Internet featuring journalist Amanda Moore, and a panel by All Tech is Human:

https://www.unionstage.com/shows/digital-void-presents-our-connected-future/


Digital Void is hosted by Jamie Cohen (@newanddigital) and Josh Chapdelaine (@joshchapdelaine).

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]]> <![CDATA[Jamie Cohen: "Should Wikipedia Classify NFTs as Art?"]]> Wed, 02 Mar 2022 13:37:15 GMT 6:17 621f730bc6315c00133fa87c false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/jamie-cohen-should-wikipedia-classify-nfts-as-art 621f730bc6315c00133fa87c 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d jamie-cohen-should-wikipedia-classify-nfts-as-art full Jamie Cohen dives into the debate Wikipedia editors are having about how artworks are categorized on the website — and what it means for NFTs.


📰 You can read Jamie's monologue, Wikipedia Doesn't Consider NFTs Art, and Crypto Investors Are Worried, on Medium

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]]> Jamie Cohen dives into the debate Wikipedia editors are having about how artworks are categorized on the website — and what it means for NFTs.


📰 You can read Jamie's monologue, Wikipedia Doesn't Consider NFTs Art, and Crypto Investors Are Worried, on Medium

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]]> <![CDATA[Kelly Weill "Off The Edge"]]> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:00:50 GMT 49:44 620f1ae914a99f001340f025 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/kelly-weill-off-the-edge 620f1ae914a99f001340f025 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d kelly-weill-off-the-edge full 48 Daily Beast reporter and author of Off The Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything Kelly Weill explores how we arrived at our polarized and conspiratorial moment, ranging from the origins of flat earth theory to the tragic effects of contemporary believers.


📕 Kelly's book, Off The Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything is available now from your favorite local bookseller.


Follow Kelly Weill:

Twitter


Credits

Hosted by Josh Chapdelaine and Dr. Jamie Cohen

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.


Contact Digital Void:

Email: hello@digitalvoid.media

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]]> Daily Beast reporter and author of Off The Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything Kelly Weill explores how we arrived at our polarized and conspiratorial moment, ranging from the origins of flat earth theory to the tragic effects of contemporary believers.


📕 Kelly's book, Off The Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything is available now from your favorite local bookseller.


Follow Kelly Weill:

Twitter


Credits

Hosted by Josh Chapdelaine and Dr. Jamie Cohen

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.


Contact Digital Void:

Email: hello@digitalvoid.media

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]]> <![CDATA[Rick Paulas "The Palmer Hotel"]]> Fri, 22 Oct 2021 17:54:19 GMT 25:25 6172facb908c620015c9b77b true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/rick-paulas-the-palmer-hotel 6172facb908c620015c9b77b 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d rick-paulas-the-palmer-hotel full 46 Author of The Palmer Hotel Rick Paulas shares how his book became a meme through his reply guy tweets, how his Twitter ban created a Barbara Streisand effect for his book, and why Twitter should be entirely eradicated if humans stand a chance for a better future.


Paulas will be signing copies of the Palmer Hotel at Digital Void's Meme in the Moment Festival: Make it Spoopy. Live from Caveat NYC on Wednesday, October 27, at 7:00 PM ET.


🎟 Tickets and livestream now available: https://www.caveat.nyc/event/digital-void-the-meme-in-the-moment-festival-make-it-spoopy-10-27-2021


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🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulasRick

📰 Website: https://www.rickpaulas.com

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]]> Author of The Palmer Hotel Rick Paulas shares how his book became a meme through his reply guy tweets, how his Twitter ban created a Barbara Streisand effect for his book, and why Twitter should be entirely eradicated if humans stand a chance for a better future.


Paulas will be signing copies of the Palmer Hotel at Digital Void's Meme in the Moment Festival: Make it Spoopy. Live from Caveat NYC on Wednesday, October 27, at 7:00 PM ET.


🎟 Tickets and livestream now available: https://www.caveat.nyc/event/digital-void-the-meme-in-the-moment-festival-make-it-spoopy-10-27-2021


Follow Rick Paulas:

🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulasRick

📰 Website: https://www.rickpaulas.com

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]]> Rachel E. Greenspan Rachel E. Greenspan Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:56:51 GMT 31:52 6169a4c3b567570014734ef3 true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/rachel-e-greenspan 6169a4c3b567570014734ef3 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d rachel-e-greenspan full 45 Insider digital culture editor and writer Rachel E. Greenspan explores her career path to the disinformation beat, how the insurrection showed us that it's too dangerous to ignore what happens online, and right-wing media's continued attacks on Taylor Lorenz and other journalists.


Greenspan will be a speaker at Digital Void's Meme in the Moment Festival: Make it Spoopy. Live from Caveat NYC on Wednesday, October 27, at 7:00 PM ET.


🎟 Tickets and livestream now available: https://www.caveat.nyc/event/digital-void-the-meme-in-the-moment-festival-make-it-spoopy-10-27-2021


Follow Rachel E. Greenspan:

🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/rach_greenspan

📰 Insider: https://www.insider.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan

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]]> Insider digital culture editor and writer Rachel E. Greenspan explores her career path to the disinformation beat, how the insurrection showed us that it's too dangerous to ignore what happens online, and right-wing media's continued attacks on Taylor Lorenz and other journalists.


Greenspan will be a speaker at Digital Void's Meme in the Moment Festival: Make it Spoopy. Live from Caveat NYC on Wednesday, October 27, at 7:00 PM ET.


🎟 Tickets and livestream now available: https://www.caveat.nyc/event/digital-void-the-meme-in-the-moment-festival-make-it-spoopy-10-27-2021


Follow Rachel E. Greenspan:

🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/rach_greenspan

📰 Insider: https://www.insider.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan

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]]> <![CDATA[Grafton Tanner "The Hours Have Lost Their Clock" ]]> Mon, 11 Oct 2021 11:00:01 GMT 57:42 6163971ea0e61600196382c6 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/grafton-tanner-the-hours-have-lost-their-clock 6163971ea0e61600196382c6 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d grafton-tanner-the-hours-have-lost-their-clock full 44 ⏳ Author of The Hours Have Lost Their Clock Grafton Tanner explains how nostalgia is the emotion of our time. Tanner explores nostalgia from its roots as an illness that was once considered a cause of death to how nostalgia is affected by climate change and species extinction. From endless sequels and franchises to early-pandemic nostalgia, Tanner provides a detailed overview of nostalgia — and shares how we can be more mindful of its existence.


📚 You can purchase The Hours Have Lost Their Clock at your local independent bookstore and via Bookshop.


Follow Grafton Tanner:

🐦 Twitter: Twitter.com/GraftonTanner

📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/GraftonTanner


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Credits

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Audio edited and mixed by Dr. Jamie Cohen


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]]> ⏳ Author of The Hours Have Lost Their Clock Grafton Tanner explains how nostalgia is the emotion of our time. Tanner explores nostalgia from its roots as an illness that was once considered a cause of death to how nostalgia is affected by climate change and species extinction. From endless sequels and franchises to early-pandemic nostalgia, Tanner provides a detailed overview of nostalgia — and shares how we can be more mindful of its existence.


📚 You can purchase The Hours Have Lost Their Clock at your local independent bookstore and via Bookshop.


Follow Grafton Tanner:

🐦 Twitter: Twitter.com/GraftonTanner

📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/GraftonTanner


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Follow Digital Void

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Credits

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Audio edited and mixed by Dr. Jamie Cohen


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]]> Moises Mendez II Moises Mendez II Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:57:11 GMT 33:03 61606a57d00f8200126a6ea3 true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/moises-mendez-ii 61606a57d00f8200126a6ea3 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d moises-mendez-ii full 43 Freelance culture writer Moises Mendez II discusses the path he took to become a journalist, controversies surrounding queerbaiting in mainstream culture, the importance of TikTok Star Tally Dilbert's influence on young Afro-Latinos, and the connection between Gabby Petito and Couch Guy. Plus, Mendez reveals his favorite meme of all-time.


Mendez will be a speaker at Digital Void's Meme in the Moment Festival: Make it Spoopy. Live from Caveat NYC on Wednesday, October 27, at 7:00 PM ET.


🎟 Tickets and livestream now available: https://www.caveat.nyc/event/digital-void-the-meme-in-the-moment-festival-make-it-spoopy-10-27-2021


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🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MoisesFenty

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]]> Freelance culture writer Moises Mendez II discusses the path he took to become a journalist, controversies surrounding queerbaiting in mainstream culture, the importance of TikTok Star Tally Dilbert's influence on young Afro-Latinos, and the connection between Gabby Petito and Couch Guy. Plus, Mendez reveals his favorite meme of all-time.


Mendez will be a speaker at Digital Void's Meme in the Moment Festival: Make it Spoopy. Live from Caveat NYC on Wednesday, October 27, at 7:00 PM ET.


🎟 Tickets and livestream now available: https://www.caveat.nyc/event/digital-void-the-meme-in-the-moment-festival-make-it-spoopy-10-27-2021


Follow Moises Mendez II:

🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MoisesFenty

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moisesfenty

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]]> <![CDATA[Lilly Chin "How to Survive a Public Faming"]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:02:01 GMT 31:11 6151c0c99de1aa0013021dee false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/lilly-chin-how-to-survive-a-public-faming 6151c0c99de1aa0013021dee 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d lilly-chin-how-to-survive-a-public-faming full 42 2017 College Jeopardy winner, author of How to Survive a Public Faming: “Understanding “The Spiciest Memelord” via the Temporal Dynamics of Involuntary Celebrification and graduate student at MIT Lilly Chin shares the story of how she became "The Spiciest Memelord", the structural issues and lack of institutional support associated with overnight fame, and strategies to properly respond to online harassment and trolls.


Follow Digital Void

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Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine


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]]> 2017 College Jeopardy winner, author of How to Survive a Public Faming: “Understanding “The Spiciest Memelord” via the Temporal Dynamics of Involuntary Celebrification and graduate student at MIT Lilly Chin shares the story of how she became "The Spiciest Memelord", the structural issues and lack of institutional support associated with overnight fame, and strategies to properly respond to online harassment and trolls.


Follow Digital Void

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/34894594


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Credits

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Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine


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Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void Media.


Contact Digital Void:

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]]> <![CDATA[Idil Galip "Meme Studies Research Network"]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:52:53 GMT 48:01 61263ce05ccffc0013657e35 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/idil-galip-meme-studies-research-network 61263ce05ccffc0013657e35 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d idil-galip-meme-studies-research-network full 41 Founder of the Meme Studies Research Network (MSRN) and doctoral researcher in sociology Idil Galip explains how she started an international and interdisciplinary research network for scholars who study memes to collaborate and organize. Further, she explains how Turkey’s Gezi Park Protests inspired her memetic research, explores how memes are generation artifacts, and the dangers of assuming people engage with memes in good faith.


Follow Digital Void

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]]> Founder of the Meme Studies Research Network (MSRN) and doctoral researcher in sociology Idil Galip explains how she started an international and interdisciplinary research network for scholars who study memes to collaborate and organize. Further, she explains how Turkey’s Gezi Park Protests inspired her memetic research, explores how memes are generation artifacts, and the dangers of assuming people engage with memes in good faith.


Follow Digital Void

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Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine


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Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void Media.


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]]> <![CDATA[Chris Stokel-Walker "TikTok Boom"]]> Mon, 09 Aug 2021 02:16:53 GMT 46:14 611090159fa7e00014d65a0f false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/chris-stokel-walker-tiktok-boom 611090159fa7e00014d65a0f 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d chris-stokel-walker-tiktok-boom full 40 Author of TikTok Boom and journalist Chris Stokel-Walker explores the strategy behind TikTok’s explosive rise in the west, the differences between Silicon Valley and Chinese technology, and how the features of TikTok are designed to mirror people’s performances back onto themselves, allowing them to feel like they are part of a community.


Follow Digital Void

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Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void Media.


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]]> Author of TikTok Boom and journalist Chris Stokel-Walker explores the strategy behind TikTok’s explosive rise in the west, the differences between Silicon Valley and Chinese technology, and how the features of TikTok are designed to mirror people’s performances back onto themselves, allowing them to feel like they are part of a community.


Follow Digital Void

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]]> <![CDATA[Garrison Davis "On White Boy Summer"]]> Mon, 12 Jul 2021 01:50:41 GMT 1:00:00 60eb9fa47e706900127fed62 true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/garrison-davis-on-white-boy-summer 60eb9fa47e706900127fed62 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d garrison-davis-on-white-boy-summer full 39 Writer for Uprising: A Guide from Portland and Bellingcat and a researcher for Behind the Bastards and Worst Year Ever, Garrison Davis explains the evolution of “White Boy Summer” from Chet Hanks music video to white supremacist meme.


Davis shares the story of how “White Boy Summer” was discussed amongst 4Chan message board users and far-right Telegram channels and, ultimately, how the meme ended up becoming commodified. Further, Davis explains how the vaporwave aesthetic is used by fascists and the most common aesthetics of far-right memes. As far-right groups attempt to incite violence and organize in-person rallies, Davis discusses how the likeness of mainstream figures like Tucker Carlson and Mark McCloskey are used by far-right groups to help radicalize people. What can people do to stay vigilant of extremism, and why should we listen to experts?


You can read Robert Evans’ and Davis’ White Boy Summer, Nazi Memes, and the Mainstreaming of White Supremacist Violence on Bellingcat.


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Resources mentioned on this episode:

Ali Breland - Twitter Finally Bans Nick Fuentes

Chet Hanks - White Boy Summer

Digital Void Podcast: Grafton Tanner “The Circle of the Snake”

Grafton Tanner - Babbling Corpse


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]]> Writer for Uprising: A Guide from Portland and Bellingcat and a researcher for Behind the Bastards and Worst Year Ever, Garrison Davis explains the evolution of “White Boy Summer” from Chet Hanks music video to white supremacist meme.


Davis shares the story of how “White Boy Summer” was discussed amongst 4Chan message board users and far-right Telegram channels and, ultimately, how the meme ended up becoming commodified. Further, Davis explains how the vaporwave aesthetic is used by fascists and the most common aesthetics of far-right memes. As far-right groups attempt to incite violence and organize in-person rallies, Davis discusses how the likeness of mainstream figures like Tucker Carlson and Mark McCloskey are used by far-right groups to help radicalize people. What can people do to stay vigilant of extremism, and why should we listen to experts?


You can read Robert Evans’ and Davis’ White Boy Summer, Nazi Memes, and the Mainstreaming of White Supremacist Violence on Bellingcat.


Follow Garrison Davis:

Twitter | YouTube


Resources mentioned on this episode:

Ali Breland - Twitter Finally Bans Nick Fuentes

Chet Hanks - White Boy Summer

Digital Void Podcast: Grafton Tanner “The Circle of the Snake”

Grafton Tanner - Babbling Corpse


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]]> <![CDATA[Emily Gillcrist "Vital Thought"]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:20:49 GMT 44:58 60d478a1054416001bfa8864 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/emily-gillcrist-vital-thought 60d478a1054416001bfa8864 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d emily-gillcrist-vital-thought full 38 Vital Thought, Emily Gillcrist, shows us how the 2008 recession led to universities devaluing the humanities — and how Vital Thought is working to make the critical humanities accessible to everyone.

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]]> Vital Thought, Emily Gillcrist, shows us how the 2008 recession led to universities devaluing the humanities — and how Vital Thought is working to make the critical humanities accessible to everyone.

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]]> <![CDATA[Paris Marx "Tech Won't Save Us"]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:00:47 GMT 48:05 607ccb7f4ca26f19ed461eea false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/paris-marx-tech-wont-save-us 607ccb7f4ca26f19ed461eea 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d paris-marx-tech-wont-save-us full 36 Tech Won't Save Us Podcast and writer Paris Marx joins us to critically examine Silicon Valley’s approach to the gig economy and labor, what California’s Prop 22 could mean for the future of work, the outsourced, exploited, and hidden labor behind new robots and surveillance technologies, and approaches to worker solidarity.

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]]> Tech Won't Save Us Podcast and writer Paris Marx joins us to critically examine Silicon Valley’s approach to the gig economy and labor, what California’s Prop 22 could mean for the future of work, the outsourced, exploited, and hidden labor behind new robots and surveillance technologies, and approaches to worker solidarity.

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]]> <![CDATA[Arthur Jones & Giorgio Angelini "Feels Good Man"]]> Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:00:58 GMT 54:39 606a7b2031d3d15b89d56a61 true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/arthur-jones-and-giorgio-angelini-feels-good-man 606a7b2031d3d15b89d56a61 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d arthur-jones-and-giorgio-angelini-feels-good-man full 34 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.

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]]> 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.

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]]> <![CDATA[Tom Syverson "Reality Squared"]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:43:03 GMT 40:37 6061bd4757ed335bef3b2853 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/tom-syverson-reality-squared 6061bd4757ed335bef3b2853 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d tom-syverson-reality-squared full 33 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.

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]]> 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.

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]]> <![CDATA[Holding Tucker's Harassment Machine to Account]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2021 11:55:02 GMT 38:16 60588596991d4e4e2639df4f true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/holding-tuckers-harassment-machine-to-account 60588596991d4e4e2639df4f 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d holding-tuckers-harassment-machine-to-account full 32

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]]> <![CDATA[Legacy Russell "Glitch Feminism"]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:00:00 GMT 40:20 604ed73af450a676b32b4398 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/legacy-russell-glitch-feminism 604ed73af450a676b32b4398 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d legacy-russell-glitch-feminism full 31 Glitch Feminism, Legacy Russell explores the relationship between gender, technology, and identity, finding liberation through the glitch, the complex history of virality, and her forthcoming book, Black Meme.

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]]> Glitch Feminism, Legacy Russell explores the relationship between gender, technology, and identity, finding liberation through the glitch, the complex history of virality, and her forthcoming book, Black Meme.

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]]> <![CDATA[Matt Klein "Memes and Meta Trends"]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:00:04 GMT 41:28 604588a02037da41d48602da true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/matt-klein-memes-and-meta-trends 604588a02037da41d48602da 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d matt-klein-memes-and-meta-trends full 30 Matt Klein discusses the most frequently reported cultural trends for 2021, explores how the momfluencer aesthetic is being used as a gateway to QAnon and other widely believed conspiracies, and calls for a Rosetta Stone for Generation Z to help different generations understand the emotionally affective features of memes.

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]]> Matt Klein discusses the most frequently reported cultural trends for 2021, explores how the momfluencer aesthetic is being used as a gateway to QAnon and other widely believed conspiracies, and calls for a Rosetta Stone for Generation Z to help different generations understand the emotionally affective features of memes.

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]]> <![CDATA[Lucas Rizzotto "Lucas Builds the Future"]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:00:21 GMT 35:07 603daacc1f91f4172c757ef7 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/lucas-rizzotto-lucas-builds-the-future 603daacc1f91f4172c757ef7 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d lucas-rizzotto-lucas-builds-the-future full 29 Lucas Rizzotto explains how he's building the future through augmented and virtual reality, looks at how people can get started creating their own AR, VR, and MR projects, and explores how AR helps us reclaim what we already possessed as children.

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]]> Lucas Rizzotto explains how he's building the future through augmented and virtual reality, looks at how people can get started creating their own AR, VR, and MR projects, and explores how AR helps us reclaim what we already possessed as children.

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]]> <![CDATA[Brett Wisniewski "Language and Social Reality"]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:00:25 GMT 40:31 60333e5a9962bf38d93bd01c true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/brett-wisniewski-language-and-social-reality 60333e5a9962bf38d93bd01c 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d brett-wisniewski-language-and-social-reality full 28

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]]> <![CDATA[David Ryan Polgar "All Tech is Human"]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2021 12:00:24 GMT 43:47 602a0c02cbc92d6f7e957118 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/david-ryan-polgar-all-tech-is-human 602a0c02cbc92d6f7e957118 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d david-ryan-polgar-all-tech-is-human full 27 All Tech is Human founder, TikTok Content Advisory Council member, speaker, and writer David Ryan Polgar explores how he’s connecting the dots between individuals, industries, and universities to build the responsible tech pipeline. Polgar explains how we can create a diverse, inclusive, and healthy tech ecosystem to tackle the thorniest issues facing us today. From Section 230 to the storming of the U.S. Capitol, nothing is outside of digital tech — and it’s up to humans to create a responsible tech future.


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]]> All Tech is Human founder, TikTok Content Advisory Council member, speaker, and writer David Ryan Polgar explores how he’s connecting the dots between individuals, industries, and universities to build the responsible tech pipeline. Polgar explains how we can create a diverse, inclusive, and healthy tech ecosystem to tackle the thorniest issues facing us today. From Section 230 to the storming of the U.S. Capitol, nothing is outside of digital tech — and it’s up to humans to create a responsible tech future.


Follow David Ryan Polgar:

Twitter: @TechEthicist

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]]> <![CDATA[Aidan King "Bread and Roses"]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2021 12:00:02 GMT 46:08 6020b7bd30990c6023f821f3 true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/aidan-king-bread-and-roses 6020b7bd30990c6023f821f3 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d aidan-king-bread-and-roses full 26 Principal of Bread and Roses Digital and Executive Council at Campaign Workers Guild Aidan King shares his journey as a digital strategist from founding r/SandersforPresident in 2013 to launching Bread and Roses Digital, a democratically-owned digital agency working to support leftist causes, organizations, candidates, and nonprofits.


King explores productive ways to battle conspiracy theories that fuel so much of popular discourse, what people can do to push through the noise of trolls, and the biggest challenges facing electoral politics today.


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]]> Principal of Bread and Roses Digital and Executive Council at Campaign Workers Guild Aidan King shares his journey as a digital strategist from founding r/SandersforPresident in 2013 to launching Bread and Roses Digital, a democratically-owned digital agency working to support leftist causes, organizations, candidates, and nonprofits.


King explores productive ways to battle conspiracy theories that fuel so much of popular discourse, what people can do to push through the noise of trolls, and the biggest challenges facing electoral politics today.


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]]> <![CDATA[Aisha Shillingford & Terry Marshall "Intelligent Mischief"]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:00:24 GMT 37:33 60178924f0cea01d56c4fe25 true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/aisha-shillingford-terry-marshall-intelligent-mischief 60178924f0cea01d56c4fe25 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d aisha-shillingford-terry-marshall-intelligent-mischief full 25 Intelligent Mischief Founder and Creative Director Terry Marshall and Artistic Director Aisha Shillingford explain how they've successfully integrated satire into their civic media projects. How can we begin to address institutional injustice and tragedy when reality is absurd? Further, Marshall and Shillingford explain Nation X, their massive multi-platform immersive story world, and show how fiction can create a new reality that benefits humans.

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]]> Intelligent Mischief Founder and Creative Director Terry Marshall and Artistic Director Aisha Shillingford explain how they've successfully integrated satire into their civic media projects. How can we begin to address institutional injustice and tragedy when reality is absurd? Further, Marshall and Shillingford explain Nation X, their massive multi-platform immersive story world, and show how fiction can create a new reality that benefits humans.

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]]> Lacking Agency and Lured into Unreality Lacking Agency and Lured into Unreality Mon, 25 Jan 2021 12:15:44 GMT 32:36 600e1dc586a24506fcdb5655 true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/lacking-agency-and-lured-into-unreality 600e1dc586a24506fcdb5655 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d lacking-agency-and-lured-into-unreality full 24 How does QAnon evolve after President Biden's inauguration? What does the GOP's embrace of QAnon supporters mean for the future of the party? How did YouTube's algorithm change in 2014 create a community of pseudo-experts that altered objective reality? Jamie and Josh explore how a lack of agency is central to conspiracy theories, the commodification of extremism and nostalgia, and the fictions that bookend the last half-decade of electoral politics in the United States.


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]]> How does QAnon evolve after President Biden's inauguration? What does the GOP's embrace of QAnon supporters mean for the future of the party? How did YouTube's algorithm change in 2014 create a community of pseudo-experts that altered objective reality? Jamie and Josh explore how a lack of agency is central to conspiracy theories, the commodification of extremism and nostalgia, and the fictions that bookend the last half-decade of electoral politics in the United States.


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]]> <![CDATA[Reed Berkowitz "A Game That Plays People"]]> Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:00:36 GMT 38:35 6004868b196a047d167dfe1c true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/reed-berkowitz-a-game-that-plays-people 6004868b196a047d167dfe1c 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d reed-berkowitz-a-game-that-plays-people full 23 Curiouoser Institute and writer of, "A Game Designer's Analysis of QAnon," Reed Berkowitz explains how QAnon is similar to an experience fiction (XF) game — and how the designers of QAnon created a game that plays people. Further, Berkowitz explains his experience designing XF games, how people look for patterns where patterns don't exist, and how Q evolves from one platform to another.

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]]> Curiouoser Institute and writer of, "A Game Designer's Analysis of QAnon," Reed Berkowitz explains how QAnon is similar to an experience fiction (XF) game — and how the designers of QAnon created a game that plays people. Further, Berkowitz explains his experience designing XF games, how people look for patterns where patterns don't exist, and how Q evolves from one platform to another.

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]]> <![CDATA[David Neiwert "Red Pill, Blue Pill"]]> Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:00:37 GMT 40:16 5ffb979955fc8a05db163d13 true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/david-neiwert-red-pill-blue-pill 5ffb979955fc8a05db163d13 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d david-neiwert-red-pill-blue-pill full 22 Journalist and author of "Red Pill, Blue Pill: How to Counteract the Conspiracy Theories That Are Killing Us," David Neiwert explains how the process of learning on digital platforms enables people to become radicalized and fall into conspiracy thinking, the limits of conspiracies, and how we can begin to address a national crisis.


In his opening monologue, Jamie explains how the insurrectionists that sieged the U.S. Capitol building did everything for the clout of the message boards their movement started on — and the danger that lies ahead.

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]]> Journalist and author of "Red Pill, Blue Pill: How to Counteract the Conspiracy Theories That Are Killing Us," David Neiwert explains how the process of learning on digital platforms enables people to become radicalized and fall into conspiracy thinking, the limits of conspiracies, and how we can begin to address a national crisis.


In his opening monologue, Jamie explains how the insurrectionists that sieged the U.S. Capitol building did everything for the clout of the message boards their movement started on — and the danger that lies ahead.

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]]> <![CDATA[Raphael Zaki "The Chaos Factory"]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2020 12:00:48 GMT 23:25 5fe01d887dab6a1409e7fd3b true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/raphael-zaki-the-chaos-factory 5fe01d887dab6a1409e7fd3b 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d raphael-zaki-the-chaos-factory full 20 Media theorist Raphael Zaki and Dr. Jamie Cohen discuss whether each generation discusses the same memes in different cultural environments. From the Satanic Panic of the 1980s to Qanon today, Raphael and Jamie explore fascism, memes, and the occult.


Resources:

QAnon, Blood Libel, and the Satanic Panic


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]]> Media theorist Raphael Zaki and Dr. Jamie Cohen discuss whether each generation discusses the same memes in different cultural environments. From the Satanic Panic of the 1980s to Qanon today, Raphael and Jamie explore fascism, memes, and the occult.


Resources:

QAnon, Blood Libel, and the Satanic Panic


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]]> <![CDATA[Grafton Tanner "The Circle of the Snake"]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2020 12:00:00 GMT 48:52 5fcdb2dfa4d3a672bb65aa01 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/grafton-tanner-the-circle-of-the-snake 5fcdb2dfa4d3a672bb65aa01 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d grafton-tanner-the-circle-of-the-snake full 18 The Circle of the Snake: Nostalgia and Utopia in the Age of Big Tech," Grafton Tanner explains how big tech’s predictive algorithms are locking us in nostalgic feedback loops and envisions a more radical nostalgia that serves the needs of the many, not just the privileged.

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]]> The Circle of the Snake: Nostalgia and Utopia in the Age of Big Tech," Grafton Tanner explains how big tech’s predictive algorithms are locking us in nostalgic feedback loops and envisions a more radical nostalgia that serves the needs of the many, not just the privileged.

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]]> <![CDATA[Marc Weinstein "Satoshis and Super Spirals"]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:39:03 GMT 1:03:00 5fc4f5f790ed322906de7c68 true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/marc-weinstein-satoshis-and-super-spirals 5fc4f5f790ed322906de7c68 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d marc-weinstein-satoshis-and-super-spirals full 17

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]]> Nothing is Normal in the Groverhaus Nothing is Normal in the Groverhaus Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:00:33 GMT 47:31 5f45b79f9ea26976a99b3aff true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/the-grover-house 5f45b79f9ea26976a99b3aff 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d the-grover-house full 15

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]]> <![CDATA[Sherrell Dorsey "Leave It Better Than We Found It"]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2020 15:38:58 GMT 31:19 5f355e9239303a2425d76b7c false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/sherrell-dorsey-leave-it-better-than-we-found-it 5f355e9239303a2425d76b7c 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d sherrell-dorsey-leave-it-better-than-we-found-it full 14

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]]> <![CDATA[Anthony Padilla "From Comedy to Curiosity"]]> Thu, 06 Aug 2020 11:00:02 GMT 39:25 5f2b6bbd2b350c44bb145b38 true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/anthony-padilla-from-comedy-to-curiosity 5f2b6bbd2b350c44bb145b38 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d anthony-padilla-from-comedy-to-curiosity full 13

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]]> <![CDATA[Gunn Enli "Mediated Authenticity"]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2020 14:36:42 GMT 46:22 5f21897a4eb07f67deb340ab false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/gunn-enli-mediated-authenticity 5f21897a4eb07f67deb340ab 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d gunn-enli-mediated-authenticity full 12 Mediated Authenticity: How the Media Constructs Reality and a professor of media studies at the University of Oslo. Enli discusses the paradox of mediated authenticity, why anti-establishment attitudes can appear to be more authentic than attitudes that align with accepted standards of a particular time, and challenges moralistic stances about how populism spreads.

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]]> Mediated Authenticity: How the Media Constructs Reality and a professor of media studies at the University of Oslo. Enli discusses the paradox of mediated authenticity, why anti-establishment attitudes can appear to be more authentic than attitudes that align with accepted standards of a particular time, and challenges moralistic stances about how populism spreads.

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]]> <![CDATA[Sarah Frier "The Inside Story of Instagram"]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2020 14:00:18 GMT 55:37 5eea21f2e0b0974b6cdd645f false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/sarah-frier-the-inside-story-of-instagram 5eea21f2e0b0974b6cdd645f 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d sarah-frier-the-inside-story-of-instagram full 11 How have Instagram's corporate decisions changed the way people interact with the world? What are the ways Instagram serves as a lens into contemporary society? What's behind the social media platform's battle for attention? How can we weigh the decisions of a corporation to better understand the environment is creates?


Sarah Frier is the author of "No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram" and a reporter covering social media for Bloomberg.


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.


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]]> How have Instagram's corporate decisions changed the way people interact with the world? What are the ways Instagram serves as a lens into contemporary society? What's behind the social media platform's battle for attention? How can we weigh the decisions of a corporation to better understand the environment is creates?


Sarah Frier is the author of "No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram" and a reporter covering social media for Bloomberg.


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.


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]]> <![CDATA[Mitch Horowitz "The Occult in the Moment"]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2020 11:00:40 GMT 1:00:30 5edd00d69cb2850c0eee9419 true https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/mitch-horowitz-the-occult-in-the-moment 5edd00d69cb2850c0eee9419 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d mitch-horowitz-the-occult-in-the-moment full 10 Where are occult themes hidden in everyday discourse, culture, and media? How did writers like Norman Vincent Peale influence President Donald Trump? Which famous esoteric and occult writers influence contemporary political strategies?


Mitch Horowitz is a historian of alternative spirituality and one of today’s most literate voices of esoterica, mysticism, and the occult. He is a 2020 writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library, lecturer-in-residence at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles, and the PEN Award-winning author of books including Occult America; One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life; and The

Miracle Club.


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.


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]]> Where are occult themes hidden in everyday discourse, culture, and media? How did writers like Norman Vincent Peale influence President Donald Trump? Which famous esoteric and occult writers influence contemporary political strategies?


Mitch Horowitz is a historian of alternative spirituality and one of today’s most literate voices of esoterica, mysticism, and the occult. He is a 2020 writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library, lecturer-in-residence at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles, and the PEN Award-winning author of books including Occult America; One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life; and The

Miracle Club.


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.


Follow Mitch Horowitz

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]]> <![CDATA[Ron Kim "The Caring Economy"]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:59:43 GMT 34:10 5ed8fe4ffb15b7296d1f3d8b false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/ron-kim-the-caring-economy 5ed8fe4ffb15b7296d1f3d8b 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d ron-kim-the-caring-economy full 9 New York Assemblyman Ron Kim discusses how he's working to create a decentralized, equitable, and secure way for people to exchange value that has gone untapped for centuries. How would the Inclusive Value Ledger empower people during this moment? Plus, Kim looks at effective ways for an elected official to communicate with the public in a media environment that favors disinformation.


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]]> New York Assemblyman Ron Kim discusses how he's working to create a decentralized, equitable, and secure way for people to exchange value that has gone untapped for centuries. How would the Inclusive Value Ledger empower people during this moment? Plus, Kim looks at effective ways for an elected official to communicate with the public in a media environment that favors disinformation.


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]]> <![CDATA[Dr. Charlton McIlwain "The Internet and Racial Justice"]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2020 12:51:30 GMT 53:01 5ed4f9d2b3ffa42723a980cf false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/dr-charlton-mcilwain-the-internet-and-racial-justice 5ed4f9d2b3ffa42723a980cf 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d dr-charlton-mcilwain-the-internet-and-racial-justice full 8 Joining the Digital Void Podcast today, NYU Vice Provost, Professor of Media Studies, and author of "Black Software: The Internet & Racial Justice, from the AfroNet to Black Lives Matter," Dr. Charlton McIlwain.


How did big tech become an engine for inequality? What are the limits and possibilities for using technology to push racial justice?


This discussion was recorded live on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. You can view the full archived livestream of this podcast on YouTube.


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.


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]]> Joining the Digital Void Podcast today, NYU Vice Provost, Professor of Media Studies, and author of "Black Software: The Internet & Racial Justice, from the AfroNet to Black Lives Matter," Dr. Charlton McIlwain.


How did big tech become an engine for inequality? What are the limits and possibilities for using technology to push racial justice?


This discussion was recorded live on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. You can view the full archived livestream of this podcast on YouTube.


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.


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]]> <![CDATA[Joe Toscano "No Implementation Without Representation"]]> Mon, 18 May 2020 11:00:29 GMT 1:00:42 5ec1ef77591752524678d52e false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/joe-toscano-no-implementation-without-representation 5ec1ef77591752524678d52e 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d joe-toscano-no-implementation-without-representation full 7 Joining the Digital Void Podcast Today, BEACON founder and author of “Automating Humanity” Joe Toscano.


Joe and Dr. Jamie Cohen look at how people protect themselves and their data. What are ways technology can work for human interest, instead of against it? How can we imagine a better future through technology?


Joe Toscano is an award-winning experience designer, international speaker, founder of BEACON and author of “Automating Humanity."


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.


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]]> Joining the Digital Void Podcast Today, BEACON founder and author of “Automating Humanity” Joe Toscano.


Joe and Dr. Jamie Cohen look at how people protect themselves and their data. What are ways technology can work for human interest, instead of against it? How can we imagine a better future through technology?


Joe Toscano is an award-winning experience designer, international speaker, founder of BEACON and author of “Automating Humanity."


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.


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]]> <![CDATA[Dr. André Brock, Jr "Distributed Blackness"]]> Tue, 12 May 2020 12:22:52 GMT 59:10 5eba951c613f0c1c8763abd3 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/dr-andre-brock-jr-distributed-blackness 5eba951c613f0c1c8763abd3 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d dr-andre-brock-jr-distributed-blackness full 6 Dr. André Brock Jr, author of Distributed Blackness, discusses how issues of race and ethnicity are inextricable from and formative of contemporary digital culture in the United States and how digital media have reconfigured the meanings and performances of African American identity.


This discussion was streamed live on YouTube on Wednesday, May 6, 2020.


Dr. André Brock, Jr is the author of Distributed Blackness and an Associate Professor of Black Digital Studies at Georgia Institute of Technology


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.


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]]> Dr. André Brock Jr, author of Distributed Blackness, discusses how issues of race and ethnicity are inextricable from and formative of contemporary digital culture in the United States and how digital media have reconfigured the meanings and performances of African American identity.


This discussion was streamed live on YouTube on Wednesday, May 6, 2020.


Dr. André Brock, Jr is the author of Distributed Blackness and an Associate Professor of Black Digital Studies at Georgia Institute of Technology


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.


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]]> <![CDATA[Bill Loundy "Incentivizing Deep Reading"]]> Mon, 04 May 2020 11:00:10 GMT 59:10 5eaf8088bece9b355a0ac480 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/bill-loundy-incentivizing-deep-reading 5eaf8088bece9b355a0ac480 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d bill-loundy-incentivizing-deep-reading full 5 ReadUp CEO & Co-Founder Bill Loundy discusses how ReadUp incentivizes deep reading in order to create a healthy digital community. How can a social media platform can work for humans, instead of humans working to serve the needs of a platform?


This discussion was streamed live on YouTube on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.


Bill Loundy is the CEO and co-founder of Readup, the world's first digital platform that incentivizes deep reading and thoughtful, meaningful human interactions.


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.


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Our Community Manager is Kayleigh Marinelli


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Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void Media.


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]]> ReadUp CEO & Co-Founder Bill Loundy discusses how ReadUp incentivizes deep reading in order to create a healthy digital community. How can a social media platform can work for humans, instead of humans working to serve the needs of a platform?


This discussion was streamed live on YouTube on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.


Bill Loundy is the CEO and co-founder of Readup, the world's first digital platform that incentivizes deep reading and thoughtful, meaningful human interactions.


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.


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Our Community Manager is Kayleigh Marinelli


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]]> <![CDATA[Nathan Jurgenson "The Self in the Moment"]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:21:32 GMT 58:42 5ea6ce4c6461acb17818ac87 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/nathan-jurgenson-the-self-in-the-moment 5ea6ce4c6461acb17818ac87 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d nathan-jurgenson-the-self-in-the-moment full 4 This week, Real Life Mag editor in chief & author of Verso Books' "The Social Photo" Nathan Jurgenson and Dr. Jamie Cohen explore identity during a pandemic. How do we view our physical selves in relation to our digital identities? What effect does Covid-19 have on the convergence of the two? What ethical considerations should we account for when migrating the majority of our work to digital spaces?


This discussion was streamed live on YouTube on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.


Nathan Jurgenson is the author of The Social Photo, Editor in Chief of Real Life Mag, and Founder of the Theorizing the Web conference.


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the host of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches and writes about digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.


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Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void Media.


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]]> This week, Real Life Mag editor in chief & author of Verso Books' "The Social Photo" Nathan Jurgenson and Dr. Jamie Cohen explore identity during a pandemic. How do we view our physical selves in relation to our digital identities? What effect does Covid-19 have on the convergence of the two? What ethical considerations should we account for when migrating the majority of our work to digital spaces?


This discussion was streamed live on YouTube on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.


Nathan Jurgenson is the author of The Social Photo, Editor in Chief of Real Life Mag, and Founder of the Theorizing the Web conference.


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the host of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches and writes about digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.


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Credits


Produced by Dr. Jamie Cohen and Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Our on-site video manager is Blake Koznesoff

Our Community Manager is Kayleigh Marinelli


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Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void Media.


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]]> <![CDATA[Ryan Broderick & Julia Alexander "The Streaming Wars"]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2020 12:19:28 GMT 1:04:32 5e9d935051893e39546e352f false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/ryan-broderick-julia-alexander-the-streaming-wars 5e9d935051893e39546e352f 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d ryan-broderick-julia-alexander-the-streaming-wars full 3 Buzzfeed Senior reporter Ryan Broderick, The Verge reporter Julia Alexander, and digital media culture expert Dr. Jamie Cohen take a deep dive into the ongoing battle between streaming companies like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+ as they battle for our attention, look at the consequences of what declining advertising rates mean for content creators on YouTube at a time when more people than ever are consuming content, and consider how human connection may fuel our interaction with digital platforms — and not the content itself. 


This discussion was streamed live on YouTube on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.


Ryan Broderick is a senior reporter at Buzzfeed News


Julia Alexander is a reporter at The Verge.


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the host of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches and writes about digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.


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Use the hashtags #DigitalVoid #DigitalVoidPodcast to join the conversation


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Credits


Produced by Dr. Jamie Cohen and Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Our on-site video manager is Blake Koznesoff

Our Community Manager is Kayleigh Marinelli


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Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void Media.


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]]> Buzzfeed Senior reporter Ryan Broderick, The Verge reporter Julia Alexander, and digital media culture expert Dr. Jamie Cohen take a deep dive into the ongoing battle between streaming companies like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+ as they battle for our attention, look at the consequences of what declining advertising rates mean for content creators on YouTube at a time when more people than ever are consuming content, and consider how human connection may fuel our interaction with digital platforms — and not the content itself. 


This discussion was streamed live on YouTube on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.


Ryan Broderick is a senior reporter at Buzzfeed News


Julia Alexander is a reporter at The Verge.


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the host of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches and writes about digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.


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Use the hashtags #DigitalVoid #DigitalVoidPodcast to join the conversation


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Credits


Produced by Dr. Jamie Cohen and Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Our on-site video manager is Blake Koznesoff

Our Community Manager is Kayleigh Marinelli


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Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void Media.


Contact Digital Void:

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]]> <![CDATA[Leah Williams "Affective & Authentic Storytelling in a Digital Age"]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2020 13:36:32 GMT 50:47 5e737560731c8e8c5cfd5500 false https://shows.acast.com/digital-void-podcast/episodes/leah-williams 5e737560731c8e8c5cfd5500 5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d leah-williams full 2 Marvel Comics writer Leah Williams and Dr. Cohen discuss the writing process of meta texts, incorporating fan feedback into official canon, representing marginalized voices, and a writer's responsibility to their audience.


Follow Williams on Twitter: @mymonsterischic

Follow Dr. Cohen on Twitter: @newanddidigtal


Mentioned in this show:

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/10/how-the-west-was-lost/502850/


https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/27288/gwenpool_strikes_back_2019_-_present


https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/series/140500/age-of-x-man-x-tremists


Williams' new series "X-Factor" returns this April:

https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/this-april-x-factor-returns


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Leah Williams is a Marvel Comics Writer of X-Factor, Gwenpool Strikes Back, Amazing Mary Jane.


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Salon Series. He researches and writes about digital media and political communication.


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Use the hashtags #DigitalVoid #DigitalVoidPodcast to join the conversation


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Credits


Produced by Dr. Jamie Cohen and Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Our on-site video manager is Blake Koznesoff

Our Community Manager is Kayleigh Marinelli


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Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void Media.


Contact Digital Void:

Email: digivoidmedia@gmail.com

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]]> Marvel Comics writer Leah Williams and Dr. Cohen discuss the writing process of meta texts, incorporating fan feedback into official canon, representing marginalized voices, and a writer's responsibility to their audience.


Follow Williams on Twitter: @mymonsterischic

Follow Dr. Cohen on Twitter: @newanddidigtal


Mentioned in this show:

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/10/how-the-west-was-lost/502850/


https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/27288/gwenpool_strikes_back_2019_-_present


https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/series/140500/age-of-x-man-x-tremists


Williams' new series "X-Factor" returns this April:

https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/this-april-x-factor-returns


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Leah Williams is a Marvel Comics Writer of X-Factor, Gwenpool Strikes Back, Amazing Mary Jane.


Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.


Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Salon Series. He researches and writes about digital media and political communication.


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Follow Digital Void


Twitter: https://twitter.com/digivoidmedia

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digivoidmedia

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalvoid.media/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/34894594


Use the hashtags #DigitalVoid #DigitalVoidPodcast to join the conversation


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Credits


Produced by Dr. Jamie Cohen and Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Our on-site video manager is Blake Koznesoff

Our Community Manager is Kayleigh Marinelli


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Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void Media.


Contact Digital Void:

Email: digivoidmedia@gmail.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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