popular culture

Episode 210: Marilyn Frye’s “Oppression”

How to mark the distinction between being “inconvenienced” and being oppressed.

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Episode 209: Nostalgia

What does nostalgia fondly remember, and what might it dangerously enable?

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Episode 207: The Enshittification of… everything?

How late capitalism turns every click into crap.

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Episode 205: Therapy

What problems arise when “therapy speak” becomes our default social vocabulary?

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Episode 204: Furious Minds (with Laura K. Field)

How do we tame the fury of today’s “furious minds”?

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Episode 202: Comedy

What’s so funny about comedy, anyway?

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Episode 193: Doomscrolling

What are we looking for? When can we stop?

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Episode 192: NPC Energy

Are you even playing the game?

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Episode 185: Private Parts

How can we talk, or think, about “private parts” in a philosophical way?

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Episode 184: The Future of the University

Can the University be saved? Should it be saved?

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