Kai Schnier on German national identity, immigration, podcasting, journalism, television, politics, work You can read about his work here: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/un-american-kai-schnier-T6oXnbHBSr4/?srsltid=AfmBOooba4kZbfYCVWJrlnFYpjWv7dhso6vzmKbTnOkE0JYGasLZo2g6 https://www.kulturaustausch.de/en/person-detail/kai-schnier/#:~:text=Bio…

Working toward reconciliation instead of seeking retaliation: Israeli peace activist Noy Katsman does what the Netanyahu government has never sought to do. In this episode he talks about the radicalization within Israeli society, the shortcomings of the American debate on its ally in the Middle East and the importance of retaining empathy towards o…

Nick Couldry on his new book The Space of the World: Can Human Solidarity Survive Social Media and What If It Can’t? You can read about it here: https://www.wiley.com/en-ie/The+Space+of+the+World%3A+Can+Human+Solidarity+Survive+Social+Media+and+What+If+It+Can't%3F-p-9781509554720โดย Toby Miller

Natalie Fenton on her new book, Democratic Delusions: How the Media Hollows Out Democracy and What We Can Do About It You can read about the book here: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Democratic+Delusions%3A+How+the+Media+Hollows+Out+Democracy+and+What+We+Can+Do+About+It-p-9781509548491โดย Toby Miller

Leah Perry on haunting, settler colonialism, dispossession, US immigration, indigeneity, race, land, food, gender, and the media You can read about her work here: https://directory.sunyempire.edu/view/leah-perry https://www.instagram.com/dr_leah/ https://www.facebook.com/leahmarieperry77โดย Toby Miller

Christopher Gaffney on cultural geography, tourism, hospitality, resistance to the World Cup and the Olympics, sports and the environment, neoliberal universities You can read about his work here: https://www.sps.nyu.edu/homepage/academics/faculty-directory/20072-christopher-t-gaffney.html https://geostadia.blogspot.com/p/about.html https://scholar…

Corinne Painter on Germany and the right, Michael Schumacher, the German revolution, women and socialism You can read about her work here: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages/staff/1031/dr-corinne-painterโดย Toby Miller

Sean Andrews on cultural studies, political economy, subjectivity, education, racial struggles, and the law You can read about Sean’s work here: https://www.colum.edu/academics/faculty/detail/sean-andrews.htmlโดย Toby Miller

Jessamyn Abel on post-War Japan and the US, democracy, fast trains, history, Japan’s international cultural relations, the Olympics, gender, and race You can read about her work here: https://sites.psu.edu/jessamynabel/ https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/the-international-minimum-creativity-and-contradiction-in-japans-global-engagement-1933-1964/ htt…

Bill Grantham, David Rowe, and Richard Maxwell on Why Journalism? You can read about their work here: https://independent.academia.edu/BillGrantham https://billgrantham.substack.com/ https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/people/emeritus_professors/david_rowe https://theconversation.com/profiles/david-rowe-16403 Richard Maxwell is Professor of Media …

Parissa Safai on the neoliberal academy and social justice, the International Sociology of Sport Association, kinesiology, rugby, health, gender, activism, and Canadian policy You can read about her work and interests here: https://health.yorku.ca/health-profiles/index.php?mid=124550 https://www.issa1965.org/…

TL Taylor on fan communities, class, Disney, Twitch, e-sports, theme parks, games, gender You can read about her work here: https://cmsw.mit.edu/profile/tl-taylor/ https://tltaylor.com/โดย Toby Miller

British-Australian media studies scholar Toby Miller talks about the symbiosis of entertainment and politics, the role of U.S. mainstream media in turning elections into sports and the influence of capital on news reporting. Music by sam_o.b Artwork by The Aliensโดย Kai Schnier

Natalie Fenton, Des Freedman, and Sylvio Waisbord on ‘Why Journalism?’ You can read about their work—and the question—here: https://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/n-fenton/ https://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/freedman/ https://smpa.gwu.edu/silvio-waisbord https://www.declassifieduk.org/ https://www.mediareform.org.uk/ https…

Steve Jones on music, the new media, artificial intelligence, The Beatles, editing, and the professionalization of communication You can read about his work here: https://comm.uic.edu/profiles/steve-jones/ https://stevejones.me/โดย Toby Miller

Geoffrey Lawrence on climate change, food, genetic engineering, corporate agriculture, environment, socialism, the media, sports, and human agency You can read about his work here: https://social-science.uq.edu.au/profile/42/geoffrey-lawrence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Lawrence_(sociologist)…

Lynn Comella on sex work, sex toys, sex archives, Las Vegas, and pornography You can read about her work here: https://www.unlv.edu/people/lynn-comella https://www.lynncomella.com/ https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/sexual-entertainment-and-economies https://www.unlv.edu/news/release/unlv-special-collections-archives-launches…

Lisa Brooten on the media, authoritarianism, ethnicity, gender, and decolonizing thought in Southeast Asia You can read about Lisa’s work and interests here: https://academics.siu.edu/comm-media/radio-television-digital-media/faculty/brooten-lisa.php https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100065480409738…

Ferruh Yilmaz on immigration, populism, Islam, discourse, affect, Denmark, Ernesto Laclau You can read about his work here: https://liberalarts.tulane.edu/communication/faculty-staff/dr-ferruh-yilmazโดย Toby Miller

Deirdre O’Neill on the media, class, education, and prison filmmaking You can read about her work here: https://researchprofiles.herts.ac.uk/en/persons/deirdre-oneill https://www.insidefilm.org/ https://listentovenezuela.info/ https://theactingclass.info/ https://conditionoftheworkingclass.info/โดย Toby Miller

Chilla Bulbeck on local politics, climate, animals, young people, feminism, and class You can read about her work here: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/chilla.bulbeck https://www.cottesloe.wa.gov.au/staff/mayor-and-councillors/chilla-bulbeckโดย Toby Miller

Joan Hawkins on freedom of speech on Gaza, 1968, Chuck Kleinhans, Julia Lesage, the memoir School and Suicide, poetry, horror film, William S Burroughs, and taste You can read about her work here: https://mediaschool.indiana.edu/people/profile.html?p=jchawkinโดย Toby Miller

Ingrid Newkirk on People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals You can read about their work here: https://www.peta.org/โดย Toby Miller

Honorata Jakubowska on sports, gender, menstruation, embodied knowledge, women fans, media representation, and women in management You can read about Honorata’s work here: @JakubowskaH https://researchportal.amu.edu.pl/info/author/UAM117948/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Honorata-Jakubowska-2โดย Toby Miller

Claire Parkinson, Lara Herring, Liz Marshall, and Olatz Aranceta-Reboredo on the new book Animal Activism On and Off Screen You can read about the volume here: https://sydneyuniversitypress.com/products/177773โดย Toby Miller

Mia Consalvo on burning out, gaming, small streamers, Canadian media policy, gender, race, cheating, and media effects You can read about her work here: https://www.miaconsalvo.com/โดย Toby Miller

Stephanie Rains on consumerism, gender, and Irish cultural history and studies You can read about her work here: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/people/stephanie-rains https://irishmediahistory.com/โดย Toby Miller

Richard Butsch on structure/culture/agency, audiences, artificial intelligence, and situation comedy You can read about his work here: https://www.routledge.com/authors/i7679-richard-butsch?srsltid=AfmBOorb5TqxJLJgoErF1Gk_195IbG_VLaLB3Ptrmz1tbHo8wVLzv2Nxโดย Toby Miller

Michaela Burger on the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, acting, singing, songwriting, and precariousness You can read about her work here: https://www.michaelaburger.com/โดย Toby Miller

Tony Moore, Mark Gibson, Chris McAuliffe on their book with Maura Edmond: Fringe to Famous: Cultural Production in Australia After the Creative Industries You can read about their book here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/fringe-to-famous-9781501334894/โดย Toby Miller

Sarah Arnold on Ireland, gender, women’s amateur film, women and television history, motherhood, horror, and student activism You can read about her work here: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/faculty-arts-humanities/our-people/sarah-arnold https://www.mothernet.eu/ https://www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-centres/projects/women-in-focus…

Jessica Feldman on artificial intelligence, art and epilepsy, refugees, student debt, and social movements deriving from the Arab Spring You can read about her work and interests here: http://jessicafeldman.org/ https://refocusmedialabs.org/who-we-areโดย Toby Miller

David Throsby on economics, indigenous artists, creative industries, cultural policy, digitization, and precarity You can read about his work here: https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/persons/david-throsbyโดย Toby Miller

Elizabeth Stephens on time, archival research, popular knowledge of medicine and science, normality, Jean Genet, the Mechanical Turk, and the critical medical humanities You can read about her work here: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1204โดย Toby Miller

Former police chief Devon Clunis, who joined the Canadian Police Service in 1987 and later became the Chief of Police for the City of Winnipeg, shares his perspective on police violence and the need for police reform. Music by sam_o.b Artwork by The Aliensโดย Kai

Raúl Fuentes Navarro sobre estudios de comunicación, escuchar a voces, nuevas tecnologías, imperialismo cultural, y ambivalencia Se puede leer sobre la obra Raúl aquí: https://iteso.mx/en/web/general/detalle?group_id=201306 http://www.decs.cucsh.udg.mx/profesor/raul-fuentes-navarroโดย Toby Miller

Nadia Plesner on visual art, consumer society, image and reality, Paris Hilton, Darfur, being sued by Louis Vuitton, Danish identity, Adrian Ghenie, Emergency Room, and Thierry Geoffroy You can learn about Nadia’s work here: http://www.nadiaplesner.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nadia_plesner/โดย Toby Miller

Richard Glover on the US elections, writing, journalism, radio, Australia, and memoir You can read about Richard’s work here: https://www.richardglover.com.au/โดย Toby Miller

Craig Robertson on administration, Chris Knox, passports, filing cabinets, and research struggles You can read about Craig’s work here: https://camd.northeastern.edu/people/craig-robertson/โดย Toby Miller

Cristina Archetti su psicoterapia, trauma, genitorialità mancata, specie invasive e ... commissario Montalbano Puoi leggere di più su Cristina qui: https://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/people/aca/crista/ https://cristinaarchetti.com/it/ Scarica gratuitamente "Childlessness in the age of communication: Deconstructing silence [Essere senza figli nell'et…

Jules Boykoff on authoritarianism, the Olympics, resistance, US soccer--and avant-garde poetry You can read about Jules’ work here: http://julesboykoff.org/ https://www.aljazeera.com/program/people-power/2024/7/15/france-olympic-gamble https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/trade/what-are-the-olympics-for https://www.thenation.com/authors/jules-boyko…

Sylvia Martin on US imperialism, Hollywood, and universities You can read about her work here: https://sociology.hku.hk/people/sylvia-martin https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0163443719890540โดย Toby Miller

Nolan Higdon and Allison Butler on Surveillance Education: Navigating the Conspicuous Absence of Privacy in Schools You can read about their work here: https://www.routledge.com/Surveillance-Education-Navigating-the-Conspicuous-Absence-of-Privacy-in-Schools/Higdon-Butler/p/book/9781032812274?srsltid=AfmBOoq0CBITxbGO_2E830pdgOq2HCG-8QjlY3CpUl5juJn0Y…

Gabriela Fried Amilivia on human-rights violations, impunity, family experiences, trauma, autocracy, and authoritarianism in Uruguay You can read about her work here: https://www.calstatela.edu/nss/sociology/faculty-and-staff https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Gabriela-FRIED-AMILIVIA-2058025317…

Kimberly Warner on distraction, film, photography, chronic illness, Mal de Débarquement Syndrome, the Disorder Channel, and her company Unfixed You can read about her work here: https://www.kimberlywarner.com/ https://unfixedmedia.com/ https://www.youtube.com/UnfixedCommunity https://unfixed.substack.com/…

Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff and David Rowe on the Olympics—being there and being far away You can read about their work here: https://www.lindsaysarahkrasnoff.com/ https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/basketball-empire-9781350384170/ NYU Tisch Institute of Global Sport https://www.lindsaysarahkrasnoff.com/bballdipaf-hub https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/peo…

Sven Daniel Wolfe on media experience, Russia, sports, the Olympics, the World Cup, mega-events, environment, protest, and geography You can read about Sven Daniel’s work here: https://sdwolfe.com/โดย Toby Miller

Alexandre Pichel-Vázquez sobre el congreso Una de las conversaciones cortas con ponentes de las Jornadas Democracia, Medios de Comunicación y Discurso Político, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2024. Organizadoras: Paula Requeijo Rey y Eva Aladro Vico. Entrevistadores: Joan Pedro Carañana y Toby Miller https://eventos.ucm.es/108422/detail/jornada…

Carrie Rentschler adds to our recent conversation to clarify and expand upon some issuesโดย Toby Miller

Bill Grantham on being at the Paris Olympics—a critical/enthusiastic viewโดย Toby Miller