Media And The End Of The World

Adam returns from a NSF-funded workshop on makerspaces. Adam and Ralph also discuss the recent sad news of Alex Trebek.

On this episode Ralph is joined by Kathryn Jenson White, Professor Emerita from the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma, and founder of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle. The talk is all things Academy Awards, especially documentaries.

In this episode, Adam and Ralph discuss the public drama between Jeff Bezos and the National Enquirer, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, and Greg McKeown’s book “Essentialism.” Show Notes No thank you, Mr. Pecker (Jeff Bezos, Medium.com) Tidying Up with Marie Kondo | Netflix Official Sitehttps://www.netflix.com/title/80209379 (Netflix) Essentialism (Greg McKeown.com)

Adam and Ralph chat about the controversial Gillette advertisement, thoughts on the upcoming Super Bowl ads, musicians declining to play the halftime event, and the history of journalism and how it explains our current state of media. Show Notes Gillette Commercial : We Believe – The Best a Man Can Be (YouTube)

In this episode, we chat with Charles Baker about setting goals and his professional experience as a coach of multiple disciplines. Charles is a Senior Graduation Coach and certified academic life coach at the University of Oklahoma as well as a coach at Koda CrossFit Norman. He holds a Master of Science in Vertebrate Paleontology from […]

Ryan Bisel is an associate professor of Organizational Communication at the University of Oklahoma. His research interests focus primarily on issues surrounding leadership communication, organizational culture, and behavioral ethics. He received his PhD from Kansas and his most recent book is titled Organizational Moral Learning: A Communication Approach.  

Beau Jennings is a musician, filmmaker, and former architect currently based in Oklahoma. He just released a track on the Fowler Blackwatch Christmas album as well as a 7″ split with Doug Burr on Clerestory AV. Originally the front man and songwriter for the indie-rock/Americana band Cheyenne, he toured the U.S. while calling both Brooklyn and Austin […]

Adam and Ralph discuss NonDoc suspending publication and we chat about holiday movies. Of course, we occasionally get off topic, but–hey–if you are listening to this podcast, you should always assume this will happen.

We chat a little bit about Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and ways you can decolonize Thanksgiving. We also talk about the history of disinformation in Russia, the inside story of Facebook 2016ish to now, and how false news spreads (Spoiler: it’s through people more than robots). Show Notes The Future Is Indigenous: Decolonizing Thanksgiving (Truthout) Fresh […]

We discuss the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and other Halloween-related topics. Show Notes Frakenreads

Kevin Costello is a screenwriter whose work includes Brigsby Bear, a 2017 comedy starring Kyle Mooney (cast member, Saturday Night Live) and is directed by Dave McCrary (segment director, Saturday Night Live). Kevin is an alum of the University of Oklahoma. Show Notes Brigsby Bear links: iTunes, Amazon Prime, Blu-Ray The Umbrella Goes to OSU (YouTube) IPCC […]

Chase Cook is a journalist and reporter for the Capital Gazette. On June 28, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at the offices of The Capital, a newspaper serving Annapolis, Maryland. The gunman, Jarrod Ramos, shot and killed five employees with a shotgun. Cook, who was not present at the time of the shooting, volunteered to cover […]

Macarena Hernández is a journalist and educator. She’s covers U.S. Latino issues such as immigration and education, and her work has been published in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Latina, and many other publications throughout the United States. She is now the Fred Hartman Distinguished Professor of Journalism at Baylor University. […]

We discuss the new book by Sam Anderson, staff writer for New York Times Magazine, titled Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-Class Metropolis. We are joined by Ed Kelley, dean of the Gaylord College of Journalism and […]

This episode includes discussion of the anonymous New York Times Opinion piece from a Senior White House Official, Colin Kaepernick and Nike, and the opinions of journalism across both small and large outlets. We are joined by John Schmeltzer, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Engleman/Livermore Professor in Community Journalism at the University of Oklahoma. Schmeltzer held numerous positions […]

We are joined by Natasha Casey, an associate professor of communications at Blackburn College where she teaches a variety of courses including media and information literacy, communication theory, and senior seminar. Casey holds a Ph.D. in communication studies from McGill University and her research interests include media and information literacy and critical race theory.

Ralph returns from DC after attending the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. We talk about that trip, Castle Rock, Stephen King, Ken Jenning’s historic run on Jeopardy, among other topics. Show Notes Unemployment: Propaganda and Truth (Mitchell Smith) AEJMC on C-SPAN But What If We’re Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It […]

Ralph catches us up on his time in Phildelphia and his visit to the Mütter Museum. We also discuss DRM-free audiobooks and David Eagleman’s keynote talk on neuroplasticity and education. Show Notes The Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia Google Launches DRM-free audiobook store (Boing Boing) David Eagleman ISTE Keynote (YouTube)

We are joined by a very special guest for this episode, Katie Croom, who is special in her own right but also happens to be married to Adam. There’s a bit of family talk as Adam and Katie discuss adopting and promptly losing their new dog. We also discuss the cave rescue, thirty years of […]

We discuss a bunch of game shows that debuted in the 70s and are miraculously still on air. We also discuss the rise of Steve Harvey as a game show host, if you can trust social media influencers, and Tim Berners-Lee latest attempt at fixing the brokenness that is the world wide web. Show Notes […]