John Law – Notes on the Theory of the Actor Network: Ordering, Strategy, and Heterogeneity.
In this episode Barry and Mike discussion John Law’s 1992 essay, “Notes on the Theory of the Actor Network: Ordering, Strategy, and Heterogeneity” and in particular Law’s concepts of network compositi...
15 Sep 20231h 11min
Bruno Latour - On Actor-Network Theory: A few clarifications
Barry and Mike discuss Bruno Latour’s essay, “On Actor-Network Theory: A few clarifications.” They work through his key terms in an attempt to better understand the new meanings he ascribes to actors...
1 Sep 20231h 8min
Jacques Attali - Noise
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss a chapter from Jacques Attali, book, Noise: The Political Economy of Music. Following on their discussion from the Glenn Gould episode, they interrogate at Atta...
18 Aug 20231h 8min
Glenn Gould - The Prospects of Recording
In this episode Barry and Mike talk about Glenn Gould’s essay “The Prospects of Recording.” They focus on two central arguments from the essay – how technology creates the new, empowered, listener and...
4 Aug 20231h 5min
Andre Bazin's New Media
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Andre Bazin’s collection of essays on new media and how the evolution of television and technological development impact how we see film. Specifically, they dis...
21 Juli 20231h 14min
Derrida - Signature, Event, Context
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Derrida's 1972 talk turned essay, "Signature, Event, Context." The episode engages his critique of Plato and Austin and turns to the relevance of his findings a...
7 Juli 20231h 8min
Adorno - Opera and the Long-Playing Record
At Mike's insistence, the guys return for a second consecutive Adorno episode. "Opera and the Long-Playing Record" sees Adorno pivot, celebrating the advances and opportunities that the vinyl record ...
23 Juni 202358min
Adorno - The Form of the Phonographic Record
In this episode Barry and Mike work through Adorno's "The Form of the Phonographic Record", extrapolating his arguments against technology and the phonograph and marveling at the surprising about-face...
9 Juni 202355min
