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The Reality of Parenting for a Digital Future- Grounding Sonia Livingstone’s Work
Neil and Carol ask a thoughtful parent about the struggle to raise future digital citizens. How do we manage the balance between screentime and other…
5 years, 7 months ago
Metanarrative, Mittens, and Media- How did the Presidential inauguration reflect the hopes and dreams of America now?
Neil, Paul, and Carol examine how this ceremony embodied the American metanarrative, and agree to disagree on what makes a perfect musical media expe…
5 years, 7 months ago
Parenting for a Digital Future
Children & Screens?! What’s a parent to do? Wouldn’t it be great to have reliable, informed advice? Listen in as Neil and Carol chat with Sonia Livin…
5 years, 7 months ago
The Domestic Terrorism Edition of Mediacy - Taking Figure-Ground into New Territory
Neil, Carol, and guest Paul Levinson deconstruct the bizarre intersections of social media, popular culture, and politics on Capitol Hill during the …
5 years, 7 months ago
Paying Attention—not Tuning Out—is Key to Media Literacy PT II ft. Julie Nilsson Smith
Neil and Carol welcome back Julie Smith to discuss effective privacy strategies for parents and students, acknowledging that true critical media lite…
5 years, 8 months ago
Why Paying Attention, not Tuning Out, is key to Media Literacy ft. Julie Nilsson Smith
Neil, Carol, and special guest Julie Nilsson Smith ask, 'How is our privacy at risk?' 'How might WE be part of the problem?' 'What should we know?' A…
5 years, 9 months ago
The Rise of Joe Biden- Revival of Camelot - or Man of La Mancha?
Might Joe Biden be a new character in the JFK/Camelot meta-narrative? Or is the national story Man of la Mancha? Join Paul Levinson, Carol Arcus and …
5 years, 9 months ago
The Search for CItizen "Canine"
In his inimitable droll style, Bill Smart (with Neil and Carol) explores dog films - the good, the ugly, and the excellent - and asks whether a dog f…
5 years, 9 months ago
Trump (and Biden) Hot and Cold
Neil and Carol - with the help of Paul Levinson - attempt to understand the Trump/Biden personas and the Pro-Trump rallies of the last week through t…
5 years, 9 months ago
Georgia on my Mind
Neil, Carol, and Paul Levinson explore how metanarratives have shaped politics in America, and speculate on whether Joe Biden can stem the Tide of Tr…
5 years, 9 months ago