Media Theorists
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Douglas Rushkoff
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Nicholas Carr
Author

Marshall Poe
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Jaron Lanier
Author

Ethan Zuckerman
Interview host

Janneke Adema
Author

Cory Doctorow
Novelist

Peter Turchi
Author

Mark Crispin Miller
Social Scientist

Chelsi Cocking
Software Developer

Dennis Howard
Journalist

David Carroll
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3591 - Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse w/ Cory Doctorow
It's Fun Day Monday on the Majority Report On today's show: Hundreds of masked federal agents from unknown departments have been deployed to downtown Chicago to stand around. The Feds in Chicago fail miserably at chasing down a food delivery person in a hilarious display of poor physical health. A CBP agent is recorded
How the Internet Went From Counterculture to Technofeudalism | Douglas Rushkoff
In Episode 439 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Douglas Rushkoff, a pioneering media theorist, best-selling author, and leading voice on how digital technologies shape societies, economies, and cultures. Rushkoff and Kofinas spend the first hour of their conversation tracing the arc of Douglas’ career, fro
R.U. Sirius, Founding Editor of Mondo 2000 and author, discusses how intentional weirdness is a powerful tool for community and resistance when the fight for reality is being waged. Names referenced in this episode: Alex Jones, Art Bell, Richard Linklater, Robert Anton Wilson, Abby Hoffman, Paul Krasner, Lyndon Johnson
AI as Dumb Waiter 2.0: Douglas Rushkoff on How Smart Technology Isn't Quite as Smart as It Claims
Douglas Rushkoff has spent decades warning how each new digital technological “revolution” has promised liberation but actually only compounds social and economic injustice. Six months after describing AI to me as the "first native app for the internet," the New York City media theorist and author returns with a provoc
Cory Doctorow, author and journalist Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Cory Doctorow" [0:02:28] - "Mark's comments" [0:45:51] Michael Hearst with Claudia Gonson - "Eyes Without A Face" [0:56:24] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/155658
Duncan Trussell, comedian and Host of the Duncan Trussell Family Hour, joins Rushkoff to explore how we can best metabolize rising geopolitical tensions, the ways billionaires view the power of the AIs they’ve developed, the relationship between comedy and fascism, and the importance of human connection and community.