#86: Freddie deBoer - The Indoor Plumbing Test
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss “The Indoor Plumbing Test” by cultural critic Freddie deBoer and ponder the question: Is AI only hype?
7 Feb 202549min
#85: Derek Thompson - The Anti-Social Century
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Derek Thompson’s Atlantic essay, “The Anti-Social Century.” They discuss how the evolution of media technologies over the last 50 years, culminating in the deve...
24 Jan 20251h 1min
#84: Wai Chee Dimock – AI and the Humanities
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Wai Chee Dimock’s PMLA editor’s column, AI in the Humanities. After a brief summary of her argument they focus on the practicality of a humanistic approach to d...
10 Jan 202547min
#83: Matteo Wong - The GPT Era Is Already Ending
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Matteo Wong’s Dec. 9th article in The Atlantic, “The GPT Era Is Already Ending.” They trace the algorithmic shift from Chat GPT to 01 and discuss whether this t...
27 Dec 202448min
#82: Benjamin Labatut - The Gods of Logic: Before and After Artificial Intelligence
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Benjamin Labatut’s essay, “The Gods of Logic: Before and After Artificial Intelligence. In tracing his historical approach to the development of AI, Barry and Mi...
13 Dec 202459min
#81: Jodi Dean - Blog Theory
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Jodi Dean’s book, “Blog Theory.” They focus on her notion of “communicative capitalism,” treating the book as a time capsule of sorts. They take her arguments f...
29 Nov 202456min
#80: Bolter and Grusin, pt. 2
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss chapter one of Bolter and Grusin’s book and attempt to define their foundational term, remediation.
15 Nov 202453min
#79: Bolter and Grusin - Remediation pt. 1
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Jay David Bolter and Richard Grusin’s introduction to their 1999 Media Studies book, Remediation. In particular, they discuss the four key concepts that Bolter ...
1 Nov 202451min
