Bruno Latour - On Actor-Network Theory: A few clarifications
Barry and Mike discuss Bruno Latour’s essay, “On Actor-Network Theory: A few clarifications.” They work through his key terms in an attempt to better understand the new meanings he ascribes to actors...
1 Sep 20231h 8min
Jacques Attali - Noise
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss a chapter from Jacques Attali, book, Noise: The Political Economy of Music. Following on their discussion from the Glenn Gould episode, they interrogate at Atta...
18 Aug 20231h 8min
Glenn Gould - The Prospects of Recording
In this episode Barry and Mike talk about Glenn Gould’s essay “The Prospects of Recording.” They focus on two central arguments from the essay – how technology creates the new, empowered, listener and...
4 Aug 20231h 5min
Andre Bazin's New Media
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Andre Bazin’s collection of essays on new media and how the evolution of television and technological development impact how we see film. Specifically, they dis...
21 Jul 20231h 14min
Derrida - Signature, Event, Context
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Derrida's 1972 talk turned essay, "Signature, Event, Context." The episode engages his critique of Plato and Austin and turns to the relevance of his findings a...
7 Jul 20231h 8min
Adorno - Opera and the Long-Playing Record
At Mike's insistence, the guys return for a second consecutive Adorno episode. "Opera and the Long-Playing Record" sees Adorno pivot, celebrating the advances and opportunities that the vinyl record ...
23 Jun 202358min
Adorno - The Form of the Phonographic Record
In this episode Barry and Mike work through Adorno's "The Form of the Phonographic Record", extrapolating his arguments against technology and the phonograph and marveling at the surprising about-face...
9 Jun 202355min
Dina Litovsky - The Problem of AI Photography is Not the Medium, It's the Message
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss an essay by Dina Litovsky, "The Problem of AI Photography is not the Medium, It's the Message." They channel previous discussions on Susan Sontag, Andre Bizan a...
26 Mai 20231h 3min
