Sherry Turkle - Alone Together
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Sherry Turkle’s “Alone Together” and her thesis, that though technology opens new possibilities for communication it simultaneously alienates us from each other,...
5 Jan 20241h 1min
Kazuo Ishiguro - Klara and the Sun pt. 2
In this episode Barry and Mike resume their discussion of Kazuo Ishiguro’s “Klara and the Sun.” They discuss how differences in class and education determine how the various characters relation to Ka...
22 Dec 202354min
Kazuo Ishiguro - Klara and the Sun pt. 1
Change is good! Barry and Mike shift the focus of their discussions on technology to look more closely at what it means to be human in a technologically dominated world. This episode looks at Kazuo ...
8 Dec 202359min
Marshall McLuhan - The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects pt. 2
In this episode Barry and Mike wrap up their discussion of Marshall McLuhan’s “The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects,” focusing on the question of education and media.
24 Nov 20231h 3min
Marshall McLuhan - The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Marshal McLuhan’s seminal text, The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects. They discuss the form of the book and some of the key opening arguments.
10 Nov 20231h 19min
John Law - Monsters, Machines, and Sociotechnical Relations
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss the three central issues raised by John Law in the introduction to his 1991 anthology, “Sociology of Monsters”: the problem of epistemology; the problem of the s...
27 Okt 20231h 5min
Denise Lu - Want to Enjoy Music More? Stop Streaming it.
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Denise Lu’s recent New York Times editorial, “Want to Enjoy Music More? Stop Streaming It. Build a real music collection. Reintroduce intimacy to the songs you ...
13 Okt 20231h 1min
The 50th episode- a look back.
On the occasions of their 50th episode, Barry and Mike get reflective. The discuss the purpose or intent of the show, their favorite episodes, what they’d do over, and the biggest surprises that they...
29 Sep 202341min
