Episodes

  • Ep 7: Making Identities, Part 4: Antionette

    Ep 7: Making Identities, Part 4: Antionette
    Jul 8 2022
    This is the 4th and final episode in the 4-partseries, Making Identities. Antionette (Nette) struggles to establish a presence in social media, and in life, because at the same time she wants to fit in and be accepted, she is kind of terrified about losing herself in the crowd—that is, losing her individuality and being absorbed into the norms. Fortunately she finds an understanding and helpful researcher, Michael Slater at Ohio State, who helps her think about this challenge in a whole new way and see a promising future for herself.
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    23 mins
  • Ep 6: Making Identities, Part 3: August

    Ep 6: Making Identities, Part 3: August
    Jul 8 2022
    Part 3 of our 4-part series, Making Identities. This is the story of August Dent, a young man building his future aspirations on the examples set by social media influencers—or so he thought. We are surprised to find that his feet are standing on much more solid ground than even he realized. This encouraging episode features an interview with social media research Liselot Hudders of Gent University in Belgium.
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    18 mins
  • Ep 5: Making Identities, Part 2: Theo

    Ep 5: Making Identities, Part 2: Theo
    Jul 8 2022
    Part 2 of our 4-part series, Making Identities. It features Theo, whose complex, intersectional, racial and gender identity was able to emerge because of TV characters and film characters who opened doors, one by one. But how perfect and complex does media representation need to be for someone to see themselves in the world? Theo interviews researcher Bradley Bond for critical insights.
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    22 mins
  • Ep 4: Making Identities, Part 1: Kailea

    Ep 4: Making Identities, Part 1: Kailea
    Jul 8 2022
    Part 1 of our 4-part series, Making Identities. This episode introduces the series and then presents the story of Kailea Merritt, a person gripped by concerns about the dangers of media for children, who believes she has a compelling answer. The episode features an interview with Baltimore school teacher, Roderick Johnson, who is on the front lines of this issue and its impact on students and learning.
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    25 mins
  • Ep 3: Water, Spaghetti, and InfoGraphics: An interview with Rebecca Adelman

    Ep 3: Water, Spaghetti, and InfoGraphics: An interview with Rebecca Adelman
    Apr 2 2021
    27 mins
  • Ep 2: Audio Fantasy Tour of Data Visualization Futurism

    Ep 2: Audio Fantasy Tour of Data Visualization Futurism
    Jan 15 2021
    We take listeners on an audio tour of an imaginary 3D world that immerses people in the entire landscape of factors that contribute to complex societal challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic. In a vast interior space modeled after the Pantheon in Rome, visualization researchers are exploring ways to represent not only up-to-the-minute data, but cultural attitudes, history and politics—all brought to life using unusual and innovative design. Epidemiologist, Lucy Wilson joins the conversation.
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    26 mins
  • Ep 1: Media History, Media Now

    Ep 1: Media History, Media Now
    Jan 15 2021
    We speak with US Civil War Historian Anne Rubin about the ways different forms of media—from the penny press to social apps—can divide people and fragment ideas. We discuss the challenge of engaging the public in the real complexity of issues given that media prefer tiny sound bites. The conversation turns to the national discord around removing monuments, looking at monuments themselves as a kind of media.
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    26 mins
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    START HERE
    Jan 15 2021
    Listen to this one first. It'll give you an idea of what the show's about and why we can it Kaleid. Chiming in are Don Engel, Mark Jarzynski, Anne Rubin and Anna Kroll.
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    7 mins