Some people hear the phrase "technical writing" and think it must be boring. We're here to show the full complexity and awesomeness of being a tech writer. This podcast is for anyone who writes technical documentation of any kind, including those who may not feel comfortable calling themselves tech writers. Whether you create product documentation, support documentation, READMEs, or any other technical content—and whether you deal with imposter syndrome, lack formal training, or find yoursel ...
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I'd Rather Be Writing features regular podcasts with experts in the field of technical communication.
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Welcome to not so typical fitness, the podcast that breaks down barriers in health and fitness for neurodivergent minds. Hosted by Rhiannon Cooper; a qualified AuDHD (autistic ADHD) personal trainer, advocate, and lifelong misfit in the fitness industry, this solo podcast dives deep into the realities of navigating fitness as a late diagnosed autistic and ADHD woman. From personal struggles to industry insights, Rhiannon shares her journey of weight loss, gym anxiety, and making fitness work ...
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The Human Design podcast created specifically for entrepreneurs and high-achievers. Your host is Nicole Laino, 5/1 Emotional Manifesting Generator, EFT Practitioner, NLP Practitioner, Human Design coach, and Gene Keys Guide. But whether you're a Human Design Projector, Manifestor, Reflector, or Generator this show has something for you. You don’t have to hustle to succeed but you DO have to master the inner game and there’s no greater tool for self-mastery than Human Design. Nicole’s mission ...
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Interviews with digital humanists about their new work Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/digital-humanities
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How great would it be if we came with a user manual? If our moods and actions and the best paths for us weren’t such a mystery? / Alas, we were tossed into this life left to grow and survive without much guidance other than the knowledge passed down before us from whichever random assortment of adults were tasked with our survival and schooling (people who are also very much struggling to figure things out btw). / This is the podcast where we take an evidence-based dive into topics that help ...
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Interviews with authors of MIT Press books.
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Learn to block and delete idiots from your life. Remove addiction to bad people, drugs, alcohol, government and more (WITHOUT MEETINGS!) Then use your new-found time and energy to MAKE A LIVING DOING WHAT YOU LOVE, like the author does. A USER'S MANUAL FOR THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE is a libertarian manifesto for getting healthy, getting brilliant, maximizing potential and changing the world. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS BOOK: "Part intellectual memoir, part self-help book. Michael W. Dean's ...
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Interviews with Scholars of Technology about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/technology
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Interviews with Scholars of Education about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education
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Hosted by BrainSparks, MD – a child neurologist passionate about unlocking the full potential of young minds! Ever wondered what makes your brain powerful? How you can turn mistakes into learning, build confidence, and train your mind to be strong and resilient? Welcome to Mindset Magic for Kids, a podcast designed to help young minds grow, adapt, and thrive! As a pediatric neurologist, I believe kids deserve a user manual for their brains—because understanding how your mind works is the key ...
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On this podcast, we interview voice and bodywork professionals to provide helpful information for overall health and optimal function of the voice. We interview SLPs, Otolaryngologists, Manual Therapists, Body Oriented Psychotherapists, Health Coaches, Fitness Instructors, Broadway Performers, Opera singers, Singer/Songwriters, Voice Teachers, Composers, Company Managers, Sports Broadcasters, and more. It is our mission to educate the professional voice user and provide knowledgable, creativ ...
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Has your accounts payables process changed with the times? Or do you still struggle with too much paper, impossible approval tracking, and manual entry errors that cost your business time and money every day? TrinDocs is a tailor-made software that's built by accountants, for accountants, with real-world solutions that are proven to increase efficiencies, tighten controls, and help you easily scale growth. Join us for tips and tricks on how to save your team time by automating manual invoici ...
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Welcome to the Marketing Mentors Podcast. A podcast for aspiring marketing professionals by marketing professionals. Brought to you by RedPandas Digital.
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Dyslexia Notes explores a variety of topics related to Dyslexia and music. The information in my podcast is based on my personal experience and is not meant to be a comprehensive resource on the topics I discuss. Please seek out professional assistance if you need additional support.If you would like to reach me, send a DM to my Instagram @KBBoboe
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Podcasts for each week of EDT 563 a UMaine Online course about design thinking, education, technology, and human centered, empathy fueled problem solving
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Welcome to The Embodied Leader - A Human Design Podcast.In this podcast we will be talking about everything to do with Human Design, Spirituality, Unschooling, Parenting and Business. If you are a freedom seeker, rule breaker, spiritually awoken and wise woman then you belong here. If you know you and your family are 'meant for more,' you want to create life, business and education on your terms and nurture your child's true nature then this podcast is for you.
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Build a business that feels like your favourite outfit & lifts you up instead of draining you down. With each episode, come play Sherlock with Pascale and see what you can do to feel good, look good and be safe in your business. Discover inspiring stories of other people who have created a business based on their values, their desires and lifestyle. Her mantra? You are your main asset. Plus, You’re not on your own to decipher this new world of tech and business, Pascale is here to support yo ...
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Life on the Swingset is a podcast and website about swinging, polyamory, and open relationships from the trenches. Through debates, interviews, and sexy discussions, The Swingset Crew tackles sex, relationships, and their accompanying accoutrements, and what it means to be open sexually in a world that’s often closed.
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Effortless Wireless Temperature Logging with TempGenius for Reliable 24/7 Monitoring
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TempGenius offers a cutting-edge WiFi temperature logging solution designed to meet the demands of industries that require accurate, real-time monitoring. This advanced system provides wireless, automated data collection that eliminates the need for manual checks, helping businesses maintain compliance and protect valuable assets. Trusted by hospitals, laboratories, food services, and pharmaceutical companies, TempGenius delivers continuous logging and instant alerts to any connected device, ...
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The podcast where we explore and celebrate the lives of ARTISTS with ADHD. Life, art, superpowers, and... wait what was I saying?! Hosted by Sarah Gise, your fellow ADHD artist. We'll have interviews with all different types of artists with ADHD, as well as some mental health experts. Hear stories, jot down some tips, fight the stigma, and have a great time hanging out with us! Original music for this podcast was composed by Christopher Aaron Knarr. You can find more of his work at www.Chris ...
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Experience the future of temperature monitoring with TempGenius' cutting-edge wireless temperature logging system. Perfect for industries where precision is paramount, this system ensures that your temperature-sensitive environments are consistently monitored with real-time accuracy. Say goodbye to manual checks and human errors, TempGenius offers seamless integration with your existing systems, providing automated alerts and detailed reports that keep you compliant with regulatory standards ...
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Anything, everything and a bit more about Land Rovers. Detailed information, history and whole lot of user experience and opinions about Land Rovers. And yes, market value opinions, and our ideas of what to buy.
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Peter B. Kaufman, "The Moving Image: A User's Manual" (MIT Press, 2025)
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52:05Video (television, film, the moving image generally) is today’s most popular information medium. Two-thirds of the world’s internet traffic is video. Americans get their news and information more often from screens and speakers than through any other means. The Moving Image: A User's Manual (MIT Press, 2025) is the first authoritative account of ho…
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376: Creating Your Next Level Breakthrough
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19:29Do you default to doing more or healing more when you’re trying to grow—and wonder why it still isn’t working? In this episode, Nicole breaks down the hidden patterns that keep high-achievers stuck, especially when they lean too far into either strategy or spirituality. She reveals a simple but powerful framework that helps you understand exactly w…
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Hypermobility and the Voice: Finding Stability with Mairin Srygley and Jamie Terry
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1:36:17In this episode, Christine Schneider sits down with Speech-Language Pathologist Mairin Srygley and Personal Trainer Jamie Terry to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities that come with hypermobility in voice training. They explore how hypermobility affects vocal function, breathing mechanics, and overall movement, and share practical strat…
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From Hal to Siri: How Computers Learned to Speak
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54:27Today we learn how computers learned to talk with Benjamin Lindquist, a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University’s Science in Human Culture program. Ben is the author “The Art of Text to Speech,” which recently appeared in Critical Inquiry, and he’s currently writing a history of text-to-speech computing. In this conversation, we explore:…
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007: No Pain No Gain" is TOXIC for Neurodivergent People
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17:56🎯 Why "No Pain No Gain" Doesn't Work for Neurodivergent People If you have ADHD, autism, anxiety, or chronic pain, traditional fitness advice might be doing more harm than good. In this episode, I'm breaking down why "no pain no gain" is toxic for neurodivergent people and sharing a healthier approach to exercise that actually works. ⏰ TIMESTAMPS: …
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Jon Shelton, "The Education Myth: How Human Capital Trumped Social Democracy" (Cornell UP, 2023)
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1:11:39The Education Myth: How Human Capital Trumped Social Democracy (Cornell UP, 2023) questions the idea that education represents the best, if not the only, way for Americans to access economic opportunity. As Jon Shelton shows, linking education to economic well-being was not politically inevitable. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, for ins…
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Notes and discussion for Suleyman's <i>The Coming Wave: AI, Power, and Our Future</i> + AI Book Club recording and transcript
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59:33This post describes the key arguments and themes in The Coming Wave: AI, Power, and Our Future, by Mustafa Suleyman, for the AI Book Club: A Human in the Loop. This post not only breaks down the logic but also jumps off into some themes (beyond the book) that might be more tech-writer relevant, such as potential future job titles, areas of focus fo…
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Eric Heinze, "Coming Clean: The Rise of Critical Theory and the Future of the Left" (MIT Press, 2025)
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1:14:54What has gone wrong with the left—and what leftists must do if they want to change politics, ethics, and minds. Leftists have long taught that people in the West must take responsibility for centuries of classism, racism, colonialism, patriarchy, and other gross injustices. Of course, right-wingers constantly ridicule this claim for its “wokeness.”…
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Sara E. Wolf, "Teaching Copyright: Practical Lesson Ideas and Instructional Resources" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
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40:39The teaching of copyright and related concepts can easily be overwhelming to instructors who are experts in their field but may have little to no detailed understanding of copyright law. They require reliable, accessible information to coach students on copyright-related matters. In Teaching Copyright: Practical Lesson Ideas and Instructional Resou…
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Tyler Neill discusses the new platform Pāṇḍitya, an online graph visualization tool illustrating connections between works and authors in the Pandit Prosopographical Database of Indic Texts. It also facilitates exploration of the Sanskrit E-Text Inventory (SETI) as an overlay on the Pandit network. Tyler's blog "Sanskrit and Tech with Tyler" is her…
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How to get hired as a tech writer with Sue Brandt
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41:25In this episode, I’m talking with Sue Brandt, a former Director of Documentation who’d hired around 60 people when we recorded the episode. We discuss practical strategies for technical writing job applications, what hiring managers are really looking for in resumes and interviews, and how to stand out in today’s competitive job market. Sue and I d…
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What if the biggest shift in your business had nothing to do with learning something new—but everything to do with where and with whom you’re learning? In this episode, Nicole explores how the energy of your environment can accelerate growth more than strategy alone. Whether you're in a coaching program, a mastermind, or simply navigating business …
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Jacquelyn Schneider and Julia MacDonald, "The Rise of Unmanned Warfare: Origins of the Us Autonomous Military Arsenal" (Oxford UP, 2023)
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48:29The Rise of Unmanned Warfare: Origins of the Us Autonomous Military Arsenal (Oxford UP, 2023) tells the fascinating story of the people, processes, and beliefs that led to the contemporary American unmanned arsenal. It takes an expansive look at automated and autonomous technologies, from mines and torpedoes to guided bombs and missiles, satellites…
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Jennifer Holt, "Cloud Policy: A History of Regulating Pipelines, Platforms, and Data" (MIT Press, 2024)
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1:07:45How the United States' regulation of broadband pipelines, digital platforms, and data—together understood as “the cloud”—has eroded civil liberties, democratic principles, and the foundation of the public interest over the past century. Cloud Policy: A History of Regulating Pipelines, Platforms, and Data (MIT Press, 2024) is a policy history that c…
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Kin Cheung, "Teaching Asia during a Resurgence of Anti-Asian Racism" (ASS, 2025)
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43:36An open access Asia Shorts edited volume from AAS. The spring of 2020 will remain etched in collective memory as a moment of profound upheaval. The COVID-19 pandemic forced schools and universities around the world to close their doors, reshaping education overnight. Teachers scrambled to reimagine their classrooms in online spaces, while students …
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374: Pivoting to Your Purpose with Human Design
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26:33Feeling like something needs to change in your life or business—but unsure whether to pivot or push through? In this episode, Nicole explores that tricky space between staying the course and making a bold change, and how Human Design can help you find the clarity you’ve been searching for. Nicole unpacks the common fear that transformation has to m…
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Jennifer Holt, "Cloud Policy: A History of Regulating Pipelines, Platforms, and Data" (MIT Press, 2024)
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Beaty Rubens, "Listen In: How Radio Changed the Home" (Bodleian Library, 2025)
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52:57Radio, today, can feel like a faithful old companion, but its early history was sensational. Between 1922 and 1939, British life was transformed by what was known as the Radio Craze. Listen In: How Radio Changed the Home (Bodleian Library, 2025) expresses what the radio's arrival signified at a personal level. This narrative history recounts the pe…
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Gina Seymour, "Youth Social Action in the Library: Cultivating Change Makers" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
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42:16Learn how to take an apolitical, unbiased stance to support students as they pursue research, literature connections, maker activities, and civic engagement projects in their communities, nationally, and globally. In Youth Social Action in the Library: Cultivating Change Makers (Bloombury, 2025), Gina Seymour outlines school and public library prog…
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Tracy Fullerton and Matthew Farber, "The Well-Read Game: On Playing Thoughtfully" (MIT Press, 2025)
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33:08How players evoke personal and subjective meanings through a new theory of player response. In The Well-Read Game: On Playing Thoughtfully (MIT Press, 2025), Tracy Fullerton and Matthew Farber explore the experiences we have when we play games: not the outcomes of play or the aesthetics of formal game structures but the ephemeral and emotional expe…
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Darryl Campbell, "Fatal Abstraction: Why the Managerial Class Loses Control of Software" (W. W. Norton, 2025)
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1:09:28A tech insider explains how capitalism and software development make for such a dangerous mix. Software was supposed to radically improve society. Outdated mechanical systems would be easily replaced; programs like PowerPoint would make information flow more freely; social media platforms like Facebook would bring people together; and generative AI…
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Stacy Brown, "Revolutionize Youth Book Clubs: Strategies for Meaningful and Fun Reading Experiences" (Bloomsbury, 2024)
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1:03:01Learn to facilitate modern book clubs devoted to elevating the reading experience through active engagement, resulting in long-term commitment to book club events. How do you get the kids in your library to read? The benefits of reading are plentiful, especially for youth – it improves vocabulary, helps them become more empathetic and inclusive, an…
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Samuel Jay Keyser, "Play It Again, Sam: Repetition in the Arts" (MIT Press, 2025)
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1:05:20Leonard Bernstein, in his famous Norton Lectures, extolled repetition, saying that it gave poetry its musical qualities and that music theorists' refusal to take it seriously did so at their peril. In Play It Again, Sam: Repetition in the Arts (MIT Press, 2025), Samuel Jay Keyser explores in detail the way repetition works in poetry, music, and pai…
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373: Monetize Your Genius With Human Design
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25:12What if the thing you're best at—the gift that's most natural to you—is the one you're most disconnected from? In this episode, Nicole explores how so many people overlook their true genius, why it's often buried beneath conditioning and self-doubt, and how human design can help you finally bring it to light. You'll hear why typical self-help advic…
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Nolan L. Cabrera and Robert S. Chang, "Banned: The Fight for Mexican American Studies in the Streets and in the Courts" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
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34:36In Banned: The Fight for Mexican American Studies in the Streets and in the Courts (Cambridge UP, 2025), readers are taken on a journey through the intense racial politics surrounding the banning of Mexican American Studies in Tucson, Arizona. This book details the state-sponsored racism that led to the elimination of this highly successful program…
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Peter Krapp, "Computing Legacies: Digital Cultures of Simulation" (MIT Press, 2024)
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1:13:44We're pleased to welcome Dr. Peter Krapp, the author of Computing Legacies: Digital Cultures of Simulation (MIT Press, 2024), to the New Books Network. In Computing Legacies, Peter Krapp explores a media history of simulation to excavate three salient aspects of digital culture. Firstly, he profiles simulation as cultural technique, enabling symbol…
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Peter Krapp, "Computing Legacies: Digital Cultures of Simulation" (MIT Press, 2024)
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1:13:44We're pleased to welcome Dr. Peter Krapp, the author of Computing Legacies: Digital Cultures of Simulation (MIT Press, 2024), to the New Books Network. In Computing Legacies, Peter Krapp explores a media history of simulation to excavate three salient aspects of digital culture. Firstly, he profiles simulation as cultural technique, enabling symbol…
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372: Scaling by Design: How I Went from $10K to Consistent $25K Months Without Working More
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28:56Scaling a business doesn’t have to mean working more, hiring a big team, or sacrificing your personal life—and in this episode, Nicole shares the behind-the-scenes of how she built consistent $25K months—and did it without sacrificing her time, energy, or values. She walks through the real reason many entrepreneurs stay stuck at inconsistent income…
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Peter Krapp, "Computing Legacies: Digital Cultures of Simulation" (MIT Press, 2024)
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1:13:44We're pleased to welcome Dr. Peter Krapp, the author of Computing Legacies: Digital Cultures of Simulation (MIT Press, 2024), to the New Books Network. In Computing Legacies, Peter Krapp explores a media history of simulation to excavate three salient aspects of digital culture. Firstly, he profiles simulation as cultural technique, enabling symbol…
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Jessica Smith on Engineering and Public Accountability in Energy Industries
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1:15:56Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks to Jessica Smith, Professor in the Engineering, Design, and Society Department and Dean’s Fellow for Earth and Society Programs of the Colorado School of Mines, about her work on engineering and public accountability in energy and mining industries. The pair discuss Smith’s long-held interests in mining and …
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In this episode of High Theory, Jason Schneiderman talks about Nothingism. A term of his own coinage, a tongue-in-cheek manifesto, nothingism is an invitation to refuse the values of digital culture in favor of the values of print. You can read more about poetry at the end of print culture in Jason’s new book, entitled Nothingism (Michigan UP, 2025…
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Kate sounds off on knowledge sharing and docs stewardship
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16:18In this solo episode, Kate shares an update on her content update progress. She also reflects on Marcia Riefer Johnston’s interview (S3:E8) and on the idea of docs stewardship as opposed to docs ownership. I’ve continued my work to update the KnowledgeOwl Support Knowledge Base to align with major navigation and UI changes that were rolled out in D…
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371: May Transits - Astrology & Human Design w/ Christina Luna
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47:49Have you ever felt like you're on the edge of something big, but you're not sure how to step into it? In this episode, Nicole is joined by Christina Luna for a strategic and insightful look at the energetic themes and Human Design transits & Astrology shaping May 2025. Together, they explore how this month offers an invitation to move from vision i…
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Matthew Daniel Eddy, "Media and the Mind: Art, Science, and Notebooks as Paper Machines, 1700-1830" (U Chicago Press, 2023)
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56:34We often think of reason as a fixed entity, as a definitive body of facts that do not change over time. But during the Enlightenment, reason also was seen as a process, as a set of skills enacted on a daily basis. How, why, and where were these skills learned? Concentrating on Scottish students living during the long eighteenth century, Media and t…
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What if the very thing that makes you feel misunderstood is actually your greatest power? In this episode, Nicole opens up about her experience living as a 5/1 profile in Human Design—one of the most influential yet often misread configurations. She shares the real story behind what it means to carry the energy of the Heretic/Investigator, includin…
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Today’s guest is Carolyn Birdsall, Associate Professor of Media Studies, University of Amsterdam. If you’re a scholar of sound or radio, you likely know her work, particularly her monograph Nazi Soundscapes (AUP, 2012) which was the recipient of the ASCA Book Award in 2013. Her new book, Radiophilia (Bloomsbury, 2023), examines the love of radio th…
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006: It's Executive Dysfunction VS Fitness
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24:36What if the hardest part of going to the gym isn't the workout itself? In this episode, Rhiannon Cooper shares how executive dysfunction creates unexpected barriers to fitness that most people never consider. As someone diagnosed with autism and ADHD, Rhiannon reveals how seemingly simple tasks like showering can become major obstacles—and why thes…
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How to Found A College: A Conversation with University of Austin President Pano Kanelos
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38:27Today I’m speaking with Pano Kanelos, founding president of the University of Austin. A scholar and professor of Shakespeare studies, Panos’ advocacy for the liberal arts eventually lead him to become president of St. John’s College in Annapolis. In the past few years, Pano has found himself at the center of an academic project that seemed rather u…
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Melissa Villa-Nicholas, "Data Borders: How Silicon Valley Is Building an Industry Around Immigrants" (U California Press, 2023)
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57:00Uncle Sam is watching, whether you like it or not. And the surveillance program the United States is building has as its foundation immigrants who have crossed the nation's southern border. In Data Borders: How Silicon Valley is Builidng an Industry Around Immigrants (University of California Press, 2023), UCLA information studies professor Melissa…
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369: HD Profile 4/1 Opportunist/Investigator
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16:10Have you ever felt like you were born to walk a very specific path—and nothing else fits?What happens when your destiny isn’t fluid—but fixed? In this episode, Nicole unpacks the most unique and rare profile in Human Design: the 4/1, also known as the Opportunist/Investigator with a fixed fate. Unlike other profiles shaped by twists, turns, and rel…
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Adam Kissel et al., "Slacking: A Guide to Ivy League Miseducation" (Encounter Books, 2025)
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50:32What does a general education from an Ivy League mean? What structures produce the course catalogues that students can choose to customize their education from? Is a world-class degree a world-class education? In this episode, we sit down with the three authors of Slacking: A Guide A Guide to Ivy League Miseducation (Encounter Books, 2025). Adam Ki…
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Daniel J. Solove, "On Privacy and Technology" (Oxford UP, 2025)
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33:16Data and privacy have emerged as critical issues in our digitally interconnected era, profoundly influencing individual rights, societal norms, and democratic processes. In his book, On Privacy and Technology (Oxford UP, 2025), Daniel Solove provides a compelling exploration of the intersection between evolving technologies and privacy rights. Draw…
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Peter B. Kaufman, "The Moving Image: A User's Manual" (MIT Press, 2025)
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52:05Video (television, film, the moving image generally) is today’s most popular information medium. Two-thirds of the world’s internet traffic is video. Americans get their news and information more often from screens and speakers than through any other means. The Moving Image: A User's Manual (MIT Press, 2025) is the first authoritative account of ho…
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Peter B. Kaufman, "The Moving Image: A User's Manual" (MIT Press, 2025)
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52:05Video (television, film, the moving image generally) is today’s most popular information medium. Two-thirds of the world’s internet traffic is video. Americans get their news and information more often from screens and speakers than through any other means. The Moving Image: A User's Manual (MIT Press, 2025) is the first authoritative account of ho…
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Lauren E. Bridges on Fantasies and Realities of Digital Transformation and the Data Center Industry
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1:14:53Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks with Lauren Bridges, Assistant Professor of Media Studies at the University of Virginia, about her work on the political, economic, and environmental politics of big data infrastructures. They focus on some of Bridges’ work on the disconnect between the promises made to localities around digital transformati…
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368: HD Profile 4/6 Opportunist/Role Model
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20:47Ever wonder why your path feels tangled between craving deep connection and needing space to figure things out? If you’re a 4/6 in Human Design—or know someone who is—this episode will help you finally make sense of that tension. Nicole unpacks the unique push-pull of this profile, revealing how the 4-line’s gift for building tight-knit relationshi…
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Today we share a podcast episode on the visual epistemology of astronomy by our friends at The World According to Sound. What kind of knowledge do we really gain when we look at images from space? Longtime listeners to this show will remember The World According to Sound. As we referred to them two years ago, WATS is a team of two rogue audionauts …
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Will AI Transform What it Means to be Human in the Next Ten Years?
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1:01:16It’s the UConn Popcast, and what impact will AI have on being human in the next decade? Elon University’s Center for Imagining the Digital Future just released a big report on this question, based on a survey of nearly 300 global tech experts. These insiders predict major changes in the very near future to the way we think about work, life, and our…
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Jennifer Clapp, "Titans of Industrial Agriculture: How a Few Giant Corporations Came to Dominate the Farm Sector and Why It Matters" (MIT Press, 2025)
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1:04:57Every year, hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of farm machinery, fertilizer, seeds, and pesticides are sold to farmers around the world. Although agricultural inputs are a huge sector of the global economy, the lion's share of that market is controlled by a relatively small number of very large transnational corporations. The high degree of co…
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