13 December 2014
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Geeking out on everything Star Wars, with special guest Robert Bapst of the Bald Solo Podcast
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Agents of Shield, Disney, J. J. Abrams, James Bond, Kevin, Kevin Smith, Linguistic Labyrinth, Marvel, Robert Babst, science fiction, Star Trek, Star Wars, Stephen, Twilight Zone
04 October 2014
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Kevin and Stephen discuss privilege, prompted by a recent controversy over Stephen’s ASL music videos.
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Al Jolson, American Sign Language, art, ASL, audism, Blackfinn Ameripub, Book of Mormon, CaptainValor, cultural appropriation, danah boyd, Daniel Tosh, Deaf culture, gender, Kevin, Louis CK, Macklemore, Marlee Matlin, Miley Cyrus, oppression, oralism, parenting, Patreon, power, privacy, privilege, racism, South Park, spoilers, Stephen, Taylor Swift, Transparent, Warner Brothers
05 September 2014
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Does the “Right to be Forgotten” entail censorship? What is public or private anymore? Can PHP save us? Kevin and Stephen dive into all this and more.
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Anil Dash, Banksy, big data, Canada, censorship, Chelsea Manning, Cory Doctorow, Dan Geer, defamation, Edward Snowden, encryption, EU, European Court of Justice, Facebook, Figure8 Coffee Purveyors, Glenn Beck, Google, human rights, Justin Carter, Kate Crawford, Kevin, libel, Linguistic Labyrinth, Mario Consteja Gonzales, metadata, NSA, privacy, public, security, Stephen, Streisand Effect, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, The Right to Be Forgotten, Tor, trust
09 August 2014
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Kevin and Stephen reminisce on nostalgia, avoid personal pronouns for 10 minutes, and contemplate Linklater’s “Boyhood”
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Boyhood, breakfast tacos, chess boxing, coffee, context, David Foster Wallace, forgetting, Harry Potter, Infinite Jest, Instagram, Into the Woods, Kevin, Linguistic Labyrinth, Mad Men, memory, Midnight in Paris, nostalgia, Patton Oswalt, pi, Pirate Radio, Power Rangers, randomness, Revenge of the Nerds, Richard Linklater, salvia, sexism, Stephen, The Boat That Rocked, Twilight Imperium, Woody Allen
13 May 2014
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Is the Star Wars franchise at risk of inbreeding under Disney’s command? This Star Wars Day, Kevin and I share our latest musings on the beloved cultural force.
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Alex Cox, Cheers, Community, Disney, Epic Mickey, Game of Thrones, Gene Roddenberry, George Lucas, Grand Budapest Hotel, gravity, Harry Potter, HBO, income inequality, J. J. Abrams, Joseph Campbell, Kevin, Kingdom Hearts, long tail, Marvel, May the Fourth, Mystery Science Theater 3000, narrative, Nate Silver, Nintendo, Patreon, Playboy, plutocracy, Roger Rabbit, Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, Star Trek, Star Wars, Star Wars Day, Stephen, storytelling, television, The Guild, Transformers, Veronica Mars, VHX, Wes Anderson, Wookiepedia
