Best Dr. Leigh M. Johnson Podcasts (2024)

For Episode 17, I am joined by Dr. Charles Mills to talk about punishment, non-ideal theories of justice, why philosophers love science fiction, and "White Bear" (Season 2, Episode 2 of Black Mirror), which first premiered in 2013. Dr. Charles W. Mills is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center, CUNY. He works in the general …

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"Arkangel" (with special guest, Shannon M. Mussett) 52:09

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"Men Against Fire" (with special guest, Charles W. McKinney, Jr.) 54:38

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"Hated in the Nation" (with special guest, Ammon Allred) 1:06:30

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"Be Right Back" (with special guest, Samir Chopra) 56:00

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"Black Museum" (with special guest, Zandria F. Robinson) 1:06:31

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"USS Callister" (with special guest, David Gunkel) 56:29

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"Nosedive" (with special guest, John Danaher) 53:22

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"Shut Up and Dance" (with special guest, Rick Lee) 58:07

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"The Waldo Moment" (with special guest, Jason Read) 58:58

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"Playtest" (with special guest, C. Thi Nguyen) 1:02:59

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"The Entire History of You" (with special guest, John Cerrito) 48:46

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"San Junipero" (with special guest, Michael Norton) 55:07

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"Striking Vipers" (with special guest, Adriel M. Trott) 42:23

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In this episode, Adriel Trott and Dr. J discuss the ways in which VR complicates not only our conventional understandings of the distinction between the "real" and the "simulated," but also our conventional understandings of sex, gender, sexuality, and desire. Check out the full episode notes and links to further readings here. ★ Support this podca…

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"The National Anthem" (with special guest, Ammon Allred) 53:24

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"The National Anthem" premiered as the inaugural episode of Black Mirror in 2011. Despite the fact that it does not include any futuristic technologies, it set the scene for the series and remains one of the most controversial and riveting episodes. Should the Prime Minister have done it? Why do so many people find this spectacle fascinating? What,…

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'White Christmas" (with special guest, Chris Gilliard) 1:04:59

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Dr. Chris Gilliard joins Dr. J in this episode to discuss his work on "digital redlining," incarceration and e-carceration, the ethics of "blocking," and whether its okay to torture or coerce digital copies of human consciousnesses... all in the context of Black Mirror's first special holiday episode, "White Christmas." Check out the full episode n…

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"15 Million Merits" (with special guest, Shannon Mussett) 45:03

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"15 Million Merits" (Season 1, Episode 2) presents itself as a fairly straightforward story of lost love, of meaningless work, of empty consumerism, and the dangers of reality television. But is there another story hidden in it? Shannon Musset offers another way of viewing this episode, and asks us to think about what-- and who-- we didn't pay atte…

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Dr. Leigh M. Johnson Podcasts

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BLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS

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"Smithereens" (with special guest, James Buchanan "Bru" Wallace) 55:34

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"Hang the DJ" (with special guest, John Torrey) 49:33

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"Bandersnatch" (with special guest, Eric Steinhart) 50:51

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"Metalhead" (with special guest, Roman V. Yampolskiy) 48:12

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"Rachel, Jack, and Ashley Too" (with special guest, Karen Tongson) 53:01

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"White Bear" (with special guest, Charles W. Mills) 1:13:52

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"Arkangel" (with special guest, Shannon M. Mussett) 52:09

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"Men Against Fire" (with special guest, Charles W. McKinney, Jr.) 54:38

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"Hated in the Nation" (with special guest, Ammon Allred) 1:06:30

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"Be Right Back" (with special guest, Samir Chopra) 56:00

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"Black Museum" (with special guest, Zandria F. Robinson) 1:06:31

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"USS Callister" (with special guest, David Gunkel) 56:29

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"Nosedive" (with special guest, John Danaher) 53:22

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"Shut Up and Dance" (with special guest, Rick Lee) 58:07

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"The Waldo Moment" (with special guest, Jason Read) 58:58

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"Playtest" (with special guest, C. Thi Nguyen) 1:02:59

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"The Entire History of You" (with special guest, John Cerrito) 48:46

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"San Junipero" (with special guest, Michael Norton) 55:07

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"Striking Vipers" (with special guest, Adriel M. Trott) 42:23

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"The National Anthem" (with special guest, Ammon Allred) 53:24

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'White Christmas" (with special guest, Chris Gilliard) 1:04:59

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"15 Million Merits" (with special guest, Shannon Mussett) 45:03

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