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Back to SearchSarah Stang, et al., "Monstrosity in Games and Play" (Amsterdam UP, 2024)
Episode 41
Sarah Stang, editor, joins Jana Byars to talk about Monstrosity in Games and Play (Amsterdam UP, 2024). Monsters fascinate us. From ancient folklore …
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Alfie Bown, "Post-Comedy" (Polity, 2025)
Episode 260
Not so long ago, comedy and laughter were a shared experience of relief, as Freud famously argued. At their best, ribbing, roasting, piss-taking and …
1 year, 2 months ago
Tamizdat under Putin: A Discussion with Publisher Feliks Sandalov
Episode 296
Russia has a long history of publishers operating from abroad, producing books and periodicals for a Russian-speaking audience. One notable example i…
1 year, 2 months ago
Multilingual Law-Making: A Discussion with Karen McAuliffe
Episode 44
Alexandra Grey speaks with Karen McAuliffe about multilingual law-making.
Karen is a Professor of Law and Language at Birmingham Law School in the UK.…
1 year, 2 months ago
Waiyee Loh, "Empire of Culture: Neo-Victorian Narratives in the Global Creative Economy" (SUNY Press, 2024)
Episode 160
Empire of Culture: Neo-Victorian Narratives in the Global Creative Economy (SUNY Press, 2024) by Dr. Waiyee Loh brings together contemporary represen…
1 year, 2 months ago
Sam Srauy, "Race, Culture and the Video Game Industry: A Vicious Circuit" (Routledge, 2024)
Episode 37
My guest today Sam Srauy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, Journalism, and Public Relations at Oakland University, Her re…
1 year, 2 months ago
Daniel Silverman, "Seeing Is Disbelieving: Why People Believe Misinformation in War, and When They Know Better" (Cambridge UP, 2024)
Episode 146
Factual misinformation is spread in conflict zones around the world, often with dire consequences. But when is this misinformation actually believed,…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Internet, Power, and the Deep State: Zeynep Tufekci on Technology and Democracy Today
Episode 161
As the second Trump administration reshapes the U.S. government and its role in the world, how do technology, media, and political power intersect? I…
1 year, 2 months ago
William Burns, "Ghost of an Idea: Hauntology, Folk Horror, and the Spectre of Nostalgia" (Headpress, 2025)
Episode 209
The future ain't what it used to be.
Is nostalgia revitalizing or killing 21st-century culture? The concept of nostalgia has seeped into almost all as…
1 year, 2 months ago
Nordic Style on Chinese Social Media: Misinformation, Consumerism, and Digital Discourse
Episode 239
How does social media shape perceptions of global cultural trends? On Chinese platforms like WeChat, the concept of Nordic Style (北欧风) has been widel…
1 year, 2 months ago