Life in the Foam is my podcast series discussing how dramatically 21st Century media differs from those of the 20th. The big media bubbles of television and print are surrounded by the vastness of cyberspace, allowing many people live in their own self-shaped bubble for one: the foam. Video versions of most episodes are available on YouTube.
I’ve also hosted a second podcast for New Explorations Journal, an academic publication from the University of Toronto.
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Aug 6, 2018 • 0:59:15 This is the first episode of Life in the Foam, where I chat about media studies, early internet history, and many other interesting topics with regulars! Not scripted or themed. Aug 6, 2018 • 0:59:57 An interview with television broadcaster Harold Channer, who has been interviewing guests on his hour-long television show Conversations with Harold Channer in New York City since 1973. With over 4000 hours of recorded interviews, Mr. Channer is one of the most prolific figures in the world of public access cable… Sep 11, 2018 • 1:00:12 A broad conversation on Social Media with Don Talton, automation expert, media psychology grad student, and creator of the SafeNews media rating service. We talk history of the net, privacy and cultural problems, and the 2016 Election with lots of great context! If you’d like to sponsor my work, please… Sep 18, 2018 • 1:30:04 Professor Paul Levinson, PHD, teaches Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University in New York City and is the author of many books, including The Digital McLuhan. In this ground-breaking episode we delve deep into McLuhanalia, the historical implications of modern events, and the social effects of technology. An absolute… Oct 19, 2018 • 59:47 On September 21, 2018 I attended the Many McLuhans Symposium at the Thomas Fisher Rare Books Library in Toronto! Here is a journey through my takeaway from the event, told through excerpts and interviews, featuring many wonderful academics, McLuhan family members, and enthusiasts in the scene. You can subscribe to… Nov 14, 2018 • 1:43:52 A conversation with Medievalist Professor Rachel Fulton Brown on the relationship between the Classic Trivium and its relation to digital media today. Professor Fulton Brown’s Fencing Bear at Prayer Blog Academic website including course syllabi An overview of McLuhan’s interest in the Trivium You can subscribe to Life in the… Nov 17, 2018 • 1:02:25 With over 300,000 YouTube subscribers, Fredrik Knudsen has well-earned his success as a documentary film maker. His carefully researched, thoughtfully produced series Down the Rabbit Hole sets a high bar for interesting, respectful, and honest explorations of some of the strangest psychologies and stories that have emerged in our modern… Apr 6, 2019 • 58:00 In the cozy town of Picton, Ontario lays a treasure trove of books. The accrual of two life-times of annotations makes this personal library one of the world’s most important resources for insight on media and our modern environment. Inheritor Andrew McLuhan has started The McLuhan Institute to carry on… Jul 2, 2019 • 56:37 Kimberley Noble is a multiple-award-winning journalist for investigative and feature stories that explored the how things really work in corporate Canada’s corridors of power. She was former long-time staff writer for The Globe and Mail and Maclean’s Magazine, and won the National Newspaper Awards for Business Reporting for her coverage… Aug 10, 2019 • 58:06 From the middle of Canada came Marshall McLuhan: a Winnipigeon. So too hails film editor Richard Altman, whose recently released McLuhan Unclaimed series of videos ought to give you something to think about for the next ten years as you think to play it in the background of your down-time.…
Episode 001 - Media Studies
Episode 002 - Harold Channer
Episode 003 - Social Media
Episode 004 - Paul Levinson
Episode 005 - Many McLuhans Symposium
Episode 006 - The Trivium with Rachel Fulton Brown
Episode 007 - Down the Rabbit Hole with Fredrik Knudsen
Episode 008 - Andrew McLuhan
Episode 009 - Kimberley Noble
Episode 010 - Richard Altman
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