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The Critical Media Studies podcast discusses the interplay of technology and culture from an academic perspective. In each episode we consider the work of a prominent thinker in the field of critical media studies and discuss the implications of their work in relation to other thinkers and in light of current social contexts.
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A smorgasbord of weird and wonderful people from the 2016 Adelaide Fringe Festival with your host, accordion-playing, international superstar Hans. Interviews by @Matt_Gilbertson. Production: @GregBarila. Follow us on Twitter @TiserEnt and on Facebook at facebook.com/TiserEntertainment
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This unique podcast 'flips the marketing conversation' by focusing on how companies can build the brand and drive growth, by marketing to their most powerful brand advocates, their employees. Hosted by Kerry-Ann Betton Stimpson.
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In this episode Barry and Mike discuss William Burroughs’ 1963 manifesto “The Cut-Up Method.” We worry over some contradictions and tensions in his “new” method of writing.By Michael Repici
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#73: Evgeny Morozov - Can AI Break Out of Panglossian Neoliberalism?
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#73 In this episode Barry and Mike discuss “Panglossian Neoliberalism,” a term that Evgeny Morozov uses to describe the place of generative AI in the hands of venture capitalists. Can AI Break out of Panglossian Neoliberalism? The True Threat of Artificial Intelligence a sense oF rebellion podcastBy Michael Repici
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Episode #49 - Creating an Engaging Employee Experience (with Jamie Bell)
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Delve into the transformative impact of internal marketing on employee engagement and company success. Workshop's VP of Marketing, Jamie Bell, reveals powerful strategies and real-world examples of aligning internal and external brand efforts. Discover how creating an engaging employee experience can elevate your brand and drive business growth, wi…
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This is a look back at our 3/3/23 episode on Simone Weil.By Michael Repici
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#71: Bernard Steigler - What Makes Life Worth Living, pt. 2
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In this episode Barry and Mike return to Bernard Steigler’s What Makes Life Worth Living: On Pharmakology. They tease out Steigler’s terms proletarianism and disintoxification, as well as our possible roles in resisting the poison and fostering the growth of the cure in the pharmakon.By Michael Repici
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#70: Bernard Steigler - What Makes Life Worth Living
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In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Bernard Steigler’s 2010 book, What Makes Life Worth Living: On Pharmacology. They reconsider their understanding of the pharmakon from Steigler’s other work and discuss the significance of care in pharmakology.By Michael Repici
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Episode #48 - Incorporating DE&I into Internal Marketing (with Marcus Collins)
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Diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I) is both a business imperative and a core component of a thriving organizational culture. Embedding DE&I in the company culture realizes massive business benefits for those companies that have it as a genuine organizational belief. Professor and best-selling author, Marcus Collins, offers valuable insights for le…
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Episode #47 - How Employees Can Start Creating Content (with Sara Stella Lattanzio) - BONUS EPISODE
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If you are a company employee who wants to start creating content on social platforms like LinkedIn, or if you are a company that'd like to empower its employees to start creating content, then this episode is for you. Sara Stella Lattanzio, LinkedIn Top Voice and B2B marketing strategist, shares insights from her journey, highlighting the importan…
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#69: On Life’s Terrifying Vacuity: Chayka, Han, and Benjamin.
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In this episode, Barry and Mike finish their discussion of Chayka on Han and Benjamin’s essay, “The Storyteller.” In teasing out Han and Benjamin’s ideas about the distinction between narration and information, they land on the problem posed by the contemporary digital campfire.By Michael Repici
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In this episode, Barry and Mike focus exclusively on the distinction between the storyteller and the novelist as explained in Walter Benjamin’s 1936 essay, “The Storyteller.”By Michael Repici
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#67: Kyle Chayka - "The Internet's New Favorite Philosopher - Byung-Chul Han
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In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Kyle Chayka’s assessment of the “Internet’s New Favorite Philosopher,” Byung-Chul Han. For those unfamiliar with Han's media theory, we encourage you to click the link above and read the Chayka article before listening to the episode.By Michael Repici
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#66 Sonny Bunch - The Future of Media is Passive
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In this episode Barry and Mike discuss the “Sonny Bunch Hosts the Bulwark Goes to Hollywood” episode “The Future of Media is Passive” and the notion of “linear streaming.” The ponder what it says about our distracted worlds.By Michael Repici
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#65: Andrew Milne - Tourists In Our Own Reality: Susan Sontag's Photography at 50
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In this episode Barry and Mike talk about Andrew Milne’s essay, “Tourists in our own Reality: Susan Sontag’s Photography at 50” in an attempt to update her arguments for the digital age. They puzzle over what it means to have an authentic relationship to photographs, or to be authentic ourselves.By Michael Repici
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#64: Jonathan Crary - Scorched Earth, pt. 2
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In this episode Barry and Mike discuss chapter 2 of of Jonathan Crary’s “Scorched Earth.” They focus on social media as a pharmacological problem within the Internet Complex.By Michael Repici
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#63: Jonathan Crary - Scorched Earth
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Barry and Mike discuss Jonathan Crary’s critique of the “internet complex” and what it means.By Michael Repici
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#62: Siegfried Kracauer - Cult of Distraction: On Berlin's Picture Palaces
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Barry and Mike discuss Siegfried Kracauer's 1926 essay "Cult of Distraction: On Berlin's Picture Palaces." Written nearly 100 years ago, the essay is strangely relevant to our current political landscape. We pay special attention to Kracauer's unique notion of distraction, which contra Stiegler, Kracauer views as a stimulus to thought.…
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Barry and Mike discuss Yanis Varoufakis' book, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism, and the challenge it presents to Marxist theories about global capital.By Michael Repici
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Episode #46 - Case Story: Civista Bank's Employee Ambassador Program (with Autumn Jose)
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Civista Bank's Autumn Jose shares the journey of implementing their successful employee ambassador/advocacy program. She provides key insights such as the importance of aligning the program with the employees and bringing them into the action, how to engage with executive leadership, the tools they used, and how they measured success. This episode …
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In this episode Barry and Mike relate Evgeny Morozov’s 2013 New Yorker essay, “Only Disconnect” to their previous discussion of A. Romero’s meditation on boredom and distraction and the internet.By Michael Repici
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Episode #45 - How C-Suite Execs Can Build their Personal Brands (with Cher Jones)
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Learn about the importance of personal brand building for C-suite level executives and how it can influence the progress and growth of their respective companies. Corporate trainer, Cher Jones, offers insights on how leaders can enhance their presence online; gives practical tips on balancing professional and personal content; and explains the sign…
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Episode #44 - Building an Employee Brand Ambassador Program (with Andrew Seel)
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This episode is a must-listen for any company looking to maximize their internal marketing efforts and how to engage and empower their employees to become ambassadors of their brand. Learn about the importance, the benefits and how to implement an effective employee ambassador program. Andrew Seel, CEO of Togethr, shares how such programs not only …
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Alberto Romero - The Most Important Skill in the 21st Century
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In this episode Barry and Mike discuss “The Most Important Skill in the 21st Century,” Alberto Romero’s polemical defense of boredom in the media entertainment age. They discuss whether it’s possible to be bored today in the way that Romero seems to require.By Michael Repici
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Episode #43 - Incorporating Internal Marketing into Marketing Strategy (with Margaret Molloy)
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Under pressure to build brand and drive growth, more CMOs and business leaders are recognizing that employees are the brand, because employees are the ones charged with delivering on the brand promise to the customer. Internal marketing to employees, therefore, must become a critical part of the overall marketing strategy. Margaret Molloy, CMO/exec…
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Episode #42 - Imposter Syndrome - How to Help Employees Overcome It (with Jodi-Ann Burey)
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Imposter syndrome is a common reason why employees aren't able to be advocates of the company brand. What's more, it has been shown that company leadership and culture can impact if and how imposter syndrome shows up in employees. Speaker and writer in this area, Jodi-Ann Burey, shares how companies can help their employees to overcome imposter syn…
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Philip K. Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
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In this episode Barry and Mike return to the earlier discussion of Sherry Turkle’s “Alone Together” and question her conclusion regarding the human/robotic distinction in light of PKD’s “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”By Michael Repici
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Episode #41 - How Internal Marketing Can Improve the Way Teams Work (with Jimmy Burroughes)
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Yes, internal marketing can actually help to improve team synergy and productivity...which ultimately impact the bottom line. In this episode, Jimmy Burroughes shares some valuable insights into how you can leverage the power of internal marketing to enhance how your teams work. The Internal Marketing Podcast is the unique podcast series that 'flip…
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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, leaving us wanting for emotional connections. We wonder whether Turkle is right and whether authentic relationships are possible.…
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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 Kara as an embodiment of technology.By Michael Repici
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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 Ishiguro's novel, "Klara and the Sun" and investigates his questions about the spaces between humanity and technology.…
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Episode #40 - How Employees Can Build their Personal Brands on LinkedIn (with Michelle B. Griffin)
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Having employees with strong personal brands on LinkedIn, goes a far way in helping to grow the brand of the companies that they represent. With less than 10% of LinkedIn users sharing content, there is still a huge opportunity for anyone wanting to grow their personal brands on that platform. Certified personal brand strategist and author, Michell…
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Marshall McLuhan - The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects pt. 2
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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.By Michael Repici
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Marshall McLuhan - The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects
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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.By Michael Repici
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Episode #39 - How to Empower Employees to do Social Selling (with Steve Watt)
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Social selling has changed. With so many sales and marketing messages bombarding your target customers, your company needs to know how it can best stand out from the 'noise'. How can you empower employees and implement a winning social selling strategy for your company? Steve Watt, Director of Market Insights at Seismic, shares how. The Internal Ma…
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John Law - Monsters, Machines, and Sociotechnical Relations
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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 social; the problem of distribution. Law argues that the coming together of Sociology and STS (science, technology, society) offers an opportunity to a…
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Episode #38 - How Employees Can Become Thought Leaders (with Ashley Faus)
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Being a thought leader can have a powerful impact on both employees' personal brands and the brand of the company that they represent. Marketer, writer and speaker Ashley Faus shares how employees can build their brands as thought leaders, and how the companies they represent can empower them to do so. The Internal Marketing Podcast is the unique p…
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Denise Lu - Want to Enjoy Music More? Stop Streaming it.
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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 care about.” They attempt to re-frame the article in CMS friendly terms and end up with an extended investigation of the nature of intimacy and the arc…
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Episode #37 - The Company Culture that Makes Employee Advocacy Thrive (with Sarah Goodall)
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If your company wants its employees to be great advocates/ambassadors of the brand, you'll need to have the kind of company culture that will motivate them to do so. Sarah Goodall, CEO of Tribal Impact, will be sharing how you can foster the kind of company culture that will help to foster employee advocacy in your company. The Internal Marketing P…
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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’ve encountered so far.By Michael Repici
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Episode #36 - How Employees Can Use Video to Build their Personal Brands (with Juma Bannister)
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Creating content, using video, is a unique way to build a stand-out personal brand. Why? Because video is the fastest growing form of content that audiences like to consume. For employees who want to build great personal brands, sharing valuable content with video is the way go, and Juma Bannister, Co-founder of Trinidad and Tobago-based Relate Stu…
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Episode #35 - How Company Employees Can Build Their Personal Brands (with Christine Gritmon)
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Alot of experts agree. Employees with great personal brands can also help benefit the company brand. But, many employees don’t know how to build their own personal brands. We're kicking off Season 4 with personal brand strategist, Christine Gritmon, who'll share how company employees can build their own personal brands, and how the company brand ca…
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John Law – Notes on the Theory of the Actor Network: Ordering, Strategy, and Heterogeneity.
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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 composition, punctualisation, and translation.By Michael Repici
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Bruno Latour - On Actor-Network Theory: A few clarifications
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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 and networks and what this theory allows us to do with media theory.By Michael Repici
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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 Attali's take on the impacts of recorded music as an archive and as background noise.By Michael Repici
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Glenn Gould - The Prospects of Recording
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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 the significance of background music.By Michael Repici
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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 discuss how “Industrial Art” challenges traditional ideas about aesthetics.By Michael Repici
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Derrida - Signature, Event, Context
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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 as they relate to AI. The discussion ends on a thought provoking read of human connection and the authenticity of language. They wonder, is AI a threat,…
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Adorno - Opera and the Long-Playing Record
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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 affords music beyond archival purposes. Here, rather than denegrating vinyl as being a cheap proxy container for art, Adorno adopts a hopeful position,…
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Adorno - The Form of the Phonographic Record
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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 at the end of the essay.By Michael Repici
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Dina Litovsky - The Problem of AI Photography is Not the Medium, It's the Message
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In this episode Barry and Mike discuss an essay by Dina Litovsky, "The Problem of AI Photography is not the Medium, It's the Message." They channel previous discussions on Susan Sontag, Andre Bizan and Jean Baudrillard to talk about the hyper-real, the role of AI in art and photography, and where the boundary between what we consider legitimate and…
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