Best Emil Beck Podcasts (2024)

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Karl Marx's Alienated Labour 23:09

2M ago23:09

23:09

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss launch the third season of their podcast by unpacking one of Karl Marx's most resonant and influential ideas in the field of sociology, his theory of estranged/alienated labour. Eric somehow manages to call Marx an 'emo' in this episode, while Louis admits that his ideal work situation is to play video ga…

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The Social Model of Disability (ft. Caroline Ellison) 41:15

8M ago41:15

41:15

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss look to unpack a chapter in the Disability Studies Reader by the noted disability researcher, Tom Shakespeare. This work considers considers the strengths and limitations of the social model of disability, which powerfully conceptualises disability as a socially constructed phenomenon. In the second half …

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Zygmunt Bauman's Wasted Lives 31:09

9M ago31:09

31:09

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss have a discussion about Zygmunt Bauman's noted work, Wasted Lives (2003), which explores how the process of modernisation inevitably produces waste. In discussing what it means to live in a disposable society, Eric and Louis imagine what it must have been like to have once worked in a fax machine factory.…

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Hartmut Rosa's Social Acceleration Theory 28:31

10M ago28:31

28:31

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss take time out of their somewhat busy schedules to talk about Hartmut Rosa's noted theory of 'social acceleration'. Rosa's (2003) article in the journal, Constellations, helps us make better sense of what it means to live in a high-speed society. Eric at one point in this episode recounts the time he gave …

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Immanuel Wallerstein's World-Systems Theory (ft. Charles Lemert) 39:39

11M ago39:39

39:39

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss explore Immanuel Wallerstein's influential and innovative approach to theorizing inequalities at a global level, which regards capitalism as a 'world-system' that is directly linked with colonialism. They also welcome onto the program a guest who you can either thank or blame for Eric having an academic c…

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Justin Rosenberg's the Follies of Globalization Theory 21:25

12M ago21:25

21:25

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss entertain the possibility that one of the previous episodes they did wasted everyone's time. They have a chat about Justin Rosenberg's polemical argument that scholars are paying too much attention to the concept of globalization. Not only is it being used in theoretically problematic ways, perhaps it act…

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Ulrich Beck's Risk Society 29:38

1y ago29:38

29:38

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss examine a sociological theory that some scholars believe is vital to understanding the social implications of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and the hazards posed by anthropogenic global climate change: Ulrich Beck's noted theory of 'risk society'. Eric asks Louis in this episode if 'danger' is his middle…

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Louise Amoore's Biometric Borders 26:08

1y ago26:08

26:08

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss discuss how biometric technologies and cultures are transforming how borders are constituted and being experienced in the contemporary era. The text their discussion revolves around is Louise Amoore's (2006) article in Political Geography, titled, 'Biometric borders: Governing mobilities in the war on ter…

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Emile Durkheim's Division of Labour in Society 25:20

1y ago25:20

25:20

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss pay yet another visit to their dear friend, Emile Durkheim. They have a chat about his noted work, the Division of Labour in Society, which advances thought-provoking ideas of how social order is maintained in the modern world. Eric laments something about this episode. He wishes he could have slipped in …

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The Great Globalization Debate 29:54

1+ y ago29:54

29:54

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss discuss how some sociologists have come to theorize the phenomenon of globalization. They do so by examining what’s come to be known as the ‘Great Globalization Debate’, as described by David Held et al.’s highly influential work, Global Transformations. Eric and Louis believe fans of the cult television …

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David Beer's Power through the Algorithm 24:14

1+ y ago24:14

24:14

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss look to unpack David Beer's article in New Media & Society, titled, 'Power through the Algorithm'. Beer's work theorizes how algorithmically driven media technologies affect our experience of social life and how power might be expressed in distinctive ways in the contemporary era. At one point in this epi…

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Matthew Desmond and Mustafa Emirbayer's What is Racial Domination? 31:30

1+ y ago31:30

31:30

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss explore sociological understandings of race by examining Matthew Desmond and Mustafa Emirbayer's article on 'What is Racial Domination? ' in the Du Bois Review. Desmond and Emirbayer articulate how race structures and affects people’s experience and they theorize how race informs power relations. To expla…

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Shoshana Zuboff's Surveillance Capitalism 26:36

1+ y ago26:36

26:36

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss have an in-depth chat about Shoshana's Zuboff's theory of 'surveillance capitalism', which postulates the existence of a new variant of capitalism that significantly involves the digital monitoring of people's behaviours. Eric and Louis mainly base their discussion on Zuboff's 2015 article in the Journal …

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George Ritzer and Nathan Jurgenson's the Rise of Prosumer Capitalism 26:50

1+ y ago26:50

26:50

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss consider George Ritzer and Nathan Jurgenson's theory of prosumer capitalism as articulated in their article in the Journal of Consumer Culture. Ritzer and Jurgenson investigate how there might be something novel and unique about prosumption in the digital world, which signals a shift in the way capitalism…

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Linsey McGoey's Philanthrocapitalism and its Critics 22:16

1+ y ago22:16

22:16

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss examine the concept of 'philanthrocapitalism' by considering a sociological critique of it by Linsey McGoey in Poetics. Philanthrocapitalism is a portmanteau of philanthropy and capitalism and it describes how the these two phenomena are thought to be increasingly linked to good effect in the contemporary…

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The Ambiguous Legacy of Kuhn in Sociology 17:26

1+ y ago17:26

17:26

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss discuss the ambiguous legacy of Thomas Kuhn's work in the field of sociology by unpacking an article by Zaheer Baber in the Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society. Some sociologists have used Kuhn's concepts to advance a social constructionist view of science. But Baber cautions us from wholly embracin…

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Thomas Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions 25:33

1+ y ago25:33

25:33

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss discuss Thomas Kuhn's noted work, the Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Kuhn puts forward a provocative theory of how scientific knowledge develops. While Eric and Louis ditch their old cheaply assembled recording setup for new microphones and an upgraded soundmixer, they try to preserve the essence of…

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Patricia Hill Collins's Black Feminist Thought (ft. Frances Wyld) 21:44

2y ago21:44

21:44

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss have an introductory conversation about Patricia Hill Collins's work, Black Feminist Thought, which makes a notable contribution to standpoint theory. Through concepts like the' matrix of domination' and the 'interlocking nature of oppression', Collins sensitizes readers to the importance of considering o…

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Dorothy Smith's Feminist Standpoint Theory 19:11

2y ago19:11

19:11

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss examine Dorothy Smith's account of feminist standpoint theory. Smith's work problematizes the view that sociological forms of knowledge are uncritically objective, preferring instead to highlight the ways in which knowledge is situated and unevenly produced. At one point of the episode, Eric and Louis con…

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Michel Foucault's Disciplinary Society (ft. Katrina Jaworski) 28:42

2y ago28:42

28:42

In this episode. Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss examine some key ideas from Michel Foucault's text, Discipline and Punish, which provides an innovative account of how power has come to be covertly expressed in the modern world. To illustrate one of Foucault's ideas, Louis admits that he occasionally watches silly Youtube clips at work when he thinks no…

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Michel Foucault's Power/Knowledge 20:00

2y ago20:00

20:00

In this episode. Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss have a conversation about Michel Foucault’s unique theoretical understanding of power, which tries to unsettle how it is normally thought about. Eric and Louis explore how Foucault’s account of power highlights how it can be subtly expressed and how it can emanate from a multitude of different points. Mus…

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Emile Durkheim's Theory of Suicide 22:10

2y ago22:10

22:10

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss discuss Emile Durkheim's sociological study of suicide. In a conversation about a somber topic, Eric somehow manages to slip in a bad impersonation of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Louis does not follow suit and bizarrely refrains from performing impressions of any ageing Hollywood action stars. Music and sound …

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Emile Durkheim's Social Facts 21:15

2y ago21:15

21:15

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss unpack one of Emile Durkheim's most important contributions to the field of sociology, his concept of 'social facts'. This leads Eric and Louis to talk about a lot bizarre topics. Eric goes on a mini-rant about how he disapproves of people who lie on their beds with their shoes on. And Louis wants everyon…

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Paul du Gay's In Praise of Bureaucracy 20:15

2y ago20:15

20:15

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss explore whether or not bureaucracies unfairly get a bum rap in sociology. This leads them to discuss Paul du Gay's thoughtprovoking argument about the virtues of bureaucracies in the contemporary modern world. Louis gets the opportunity in this episode to talk passionately about Australian politics, which…

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Max Weber's Bureaucracy 26:48

2y ago26:48

26:48

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss examine Max Weber's theory of bureaucracy. They discuss why it continues to have resonance in the 21st century and totally unprompted by anything or anyone and without a hint of sarcasm, they ponder if they might be the best sociology instructors in the entire world. Music and sound effects for this episo…

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Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' The Communist Manifesto 39:49

2y ago39:49

39:49

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss discuss one of the most noteworthy texts in classical sociology, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' The Communist Manifesto. Eric somehow manages to slip in two awful impersonations of Gordon Ramsay. Music for this episode comes from various sources and is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License/the Cr…

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Zygmunt Bauman's Thinking Sociologically 19:56

2y ago19:56

19:56

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss delve into Zygmunt Bauman's erudite account of sociology. They explore Bauman's fascinating argument that sociology should not be simply equated with common sense. Eric does more than one bad impression of Donald Trump in this episode. Music and sound effects for this episode comes from various sources an…

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C. Wright Mills's The Sociological Imagination (ft. Paula Geldens) 26:07

2y ago26:07

26:07

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss explore the introductory chapter of C Wright Mills's influential text, the Sociological Imagination. Our guest this week is Professor Paula Geldens, Executive Dean of the Justice & Society Unit at the University of South Australia (UniSA). Music and sound effects for this episode comes from various source…

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Wunder Mobility Founder Gunnar Froh on how to pivot your startup 33:16

4y ago33:16

33:16

Gunnar Froh is Founder & CEO of Wunder Mobility. Based in Hamburg, Germany, the startup is one of the globally leading technology providers for new mobility solutions. With its platform, the company enables startups, corporations, and governments in 100+ cities around the world to launch, scale, and analyze shared transport solutions. Founded in 20…

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Teaser: Wunder Mobility Founder Gunnar Froh on how to pivot your startup 1:37

4y ago1:37

1:37

Gunnar Froh is Founder & CEO of Wunder Mobility. Based in Hamburg, Germany, the startup is one of the globally leading technology providers for new mobility solutions. With its platform, the company enables startups, corporations, and governments in 100+ cities around the world to launch, scale, and analyze shared transport solutions. Founded in 20…

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TeleClinic's Katharina Jünger on the implications of the COVID-19 crisis on the digital health sector 35:54

4y ago35:54

35:54

Katharina Jünger is Co-Founder & CEO of TeleClinic. The Munich-based startup is one of the leading digital health companies in Europe. Its vision is to provide better healthcare for everyone through online doctor visits. Raised in a family of doctors, Katharina knew early on about the advantage of medical advice that is always available - something…

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Teaser: TeleClinic's Katharina Jünger on the implications of the COVID-19 crisis on the digital health sector 1:57

4y ago1:57

1:57

Katharina Jünger is Co-Founder & CEO of TeleClinic. The Munich-based startup is one of the leading digital health companies in Europe. Its vision is to provide better healthcare for everyone through online doctor visits. Raised in a family of doctors, Katharina knew early on about the advantage of medical advice that is always available - something…

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Segment Co-Founder Ilya Volodarsky on how to use analytics to drive your startup’s success 33:37

4y ago33:37

33:37

This week, we have a special episode with some great entrepreneurial insights from Silicon Valley. We had the pleasure to talk to Ilya Volodarsky, Co-Founder & President of Segment, a few months ago. Once close to failure, the Y Combinator-backed tech company was pivoted twice on its journey to unicorn status. Based with its HQ in San Francisco, Se…

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Teaser: Segment Co-Founder Ilya Volodarsky on how to use analytics to drive your startup's success 1:37

4y ago1:37

1:37

Next week, we’ll have a special episode with some great entrepreneurial insights from Silicon Valley. We had the pleasure to talk to Ilya Volodarsky, Co-Founder & President of Segment, a few months ago. Once close to failure, the Y Combinator-backed tech company was pivoted twice on its journey to unicorn status. Based with its HQ in San Francisco,…

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Startup Notes becomes Invisible Media 1:03

4y ago1:03

1:03

Everything in life evolves, and like you, we have changed. Today, we make a step forward by becoming #InvisibleMedia. Stay tuned! We will be bringing a whole new immersive audio experience to you soon.By Emil Beck, Ignacio Khalek, Thomas Harsch, Torge Schwandt

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Olivier Ramel on building Kymono and why a strong company culture is key 37:12

4+ y ago37:12

37:12

Olivier Ramel is Co-Founder & CEO of Kymono. The Paris-based startup has developed into Europe’s leading „culture design“ company. As its core product, Kymono offers customized clothing for startups that is affordable, high-quality, and of the highest ethical standards. Companies like Airbnb, Zenly, Google, and LVMH are already wearing its clothes.…

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Martin Bell on the key tasks when setting up, launching and scaling a venture 25:43

4+ y ago25:43

25:43

Martin Bell is a global startup advisor, angel investor, and Founder & CEO of Bell Ventures. He advises corporates, investors, governments, and start-ups. He is a thought leader and a keynote speaker on the topic of company building within organizations. Martin was previously with Rocket Internet and helped to build ~50 companies. At Rocket Interne…

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Thomas Wilke & Alex Meyer on the journey with their VC firm 42CAP 23:58

4+ y ago23:58

23:58

Thomas Wilke and Alex Meyer are the founders and General Partners of VC firm 42CAP. Based in Munich, they are currently managing two funds with a focus on seed-stage investments. Their portfolio includes investments into startups like Kaia, CrossEngage, and MoBerries. Thomas has a vast background as a technology & product leader for complex marketi…

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share founder Sebastian Stricker on starting a social business in the FMCG sector 36:41

4+ y ago36:41

36:41

Since 2014, Sebastian Stricker has been a true trailblazer of social entrepreneurship. First, by founding award-winning app ShareTheMeal that collaborates with the UN World Food Programme and helps to feed children in poverty and crisis situations around the world through donations. And for the past two years, by building startup 'share' that is sh…

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From Scratch 12 | Frank Thelen teaches how to design a sound exit strategy 33:04

4+ y ago33:04

33:04

Being a serial founder and investor, Frank Thelen has an impressive track record over the last 25 years with having reached 100+ million consumers in 60 countries, receiving several awards, and becoming not just a renowned keynote speaker but also one of the leading voices of the German startup scene. As CEO of Freigeist Capital, Frank invests in e…

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Honeypot founder Kaya Taner on how to build a world-class tech team from scratch 32:27

5y ago32:27

32:27

Kaya Taner is Co-Founder & CEO of Honeypot. The startup offers an innovative online recruiting platform for the best tech talent out there. It makes it easier for specialists like software developers or product owners to find new jobs that actually match their expectations as companies have to present and pitch themselves to them instead of the tra…

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Kolibri Games' Daniel Stammler on how to create hits in the gaming industry 31:41

5y ago31:41

31:41

Daniel Stammler is Co-CEO & Co-Founder of Kolibri Games. Founded under the original name Fluffy Fairy Games by a group of IT and Business students in 2016, Kolibri Games is a vibrant mobile gaming studio based in Berlin. The team developed its first title Idle Miner Tycoon in just eight weeks, following the startup’s signature lean approach. By now…

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From Scratch 11 | Johannes Reck teaches how to grow and scale fast 50:05

5y ago50:05

50:05

In our 11th #FromScratch masterclass, Johannes Reck (Co-Founder & CEO of GetYourGuide) taught our audience how to grow and scale fast. Johannes is one of Germany’s premier startup founders. As Co-Founder & CEO of GetYourGuide, he has built a truly global a tech unicorn out of Berlin over the past 10 years. Recently, the travel startup raised one of…

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Vantik founder Til Klein on how to use customer feedback for building great products 37:25

5y ago37:25

37:25

Til Klein is Founder & CEO of Vantik - a Berlin-based PensionTech startup. Launched in 2017, it is the startup’s vision to provide a simple and secure private pension that is as flexible as life itself. Vantik aims to inspire millennials to start saving for their future. Recently, the promising tech company that was founded by Til and Lara Hämmerle…

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From Scratch 10 | Michael Brehm teaches how to build a sales-driven organization 35:30

5y ago35:30

35:30

In our 10th #FromScratch masterclass, Michael Brehm (Founder & CEO of i2x) taught our audience how to build a sales-driven organization. Michael Brehm is one of the most influential people in the German startup scene. As former Executive Director and investor at social network startup studiVZ, he left his mark already in the early 2000s. Over the c…

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From Scratch 09 | Tamaz Georgadze teaches how to build a sustainable high-performance culture 34:53

5y ago34:53

34:53

In our 9th #FromScratch masterclass, Tamaz Georgadze (Co-Founder & CEO of Raisin) taught our audience how to build a sustainable high-performance culture. Backed with more than 170 million EUR by prominent VCs like Index Ventures and corporates like PayPal, the FinTech startup is the leading European marketplace for investments and deposits. More t…

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7 - Mark Errin Rust 19:17

5y ago19:17

19:17

This week we look into the case of Adelaide Serial Killer Mark Errin Rust. http://truecrime365.com/Find us on Social MediaTwitter: http://twitter.com/truecrime365Instagram: http://instagram.com/truecrime365Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/truecrime365blog/Background music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM-Ughada1s…

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Special: Elements of a Great Team and Culture 17:12

5y ago17:12

17:12

Inspired by numerous requests of our listeners, we created some special episodes based on different key themes. We have put together the best pieces of timeless advice that we found most insightful from all the conversations with founders and VCs that we have published so far. In our third special episode, we focus on what makes great teams and com…

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6 - Notorious Lady Killers From Down Under 23:27

5y ago23:27

23:27

Oh shit, we back. After an extended hiatus, this week Bee covers some of Australia's lady killers and gives some information on the unsolved murder of Toyah Cordingley.By TrueCrime365

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Special: Common Traits of Successful Founders 19:33

5y ago19:33

19:33

Inspired by numerous requests of our listeners, we have created some special episodes based on different key themes. We put together the best pieces of timeless advice that we found most insightful from all the conversations with founders and VCs that we have published so far. In our second special episode, we focus on the traits of great founders.…

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