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Mentioned in 4 episodes

Data Are Made Not Found

A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the U.S. Census

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Author

danah boyd

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Mentioned in 4 episodes

Recommended by

Emily Bazelon

alongside her criticism of proposed census changes that could alter representation, redistricting, and resource allocation.

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Pretend I'm on the Ballot

Mentioned by

Lee Vinsel

as the new book by Dana Boyd, focusing on politics, power, and the civil servants who saved the U.S. Census.

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Cory Doctorow on Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It

Mentioned by

Danah Boyd

as a forthcoming book about the politics, legitimacy, and institutional work behind U.S. Census data.

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Our AI Moment

Recommended by

Douglas Rushkoff

and

Danah Boyd

as an account of the political labor and civil servants behind legitimate census data.

Lies We Believe About Data w/ danah boyd

Recommended by

Emily Bazelon

while discussing proposed census changes that could exclude undocumented immigrants and alter political representation.

Political Gabfest - Pretend I'm on the Ballot

Recommended by

Emily Bazelon

alongside her criticism of proposed changes to census data collection and racial reporting.

Political Gabfest - Pretend I'm on the Ballot

Mentioned by

Lee Vinsel

when introducing

Danah Boyd

, noting it will be released next year.

Cory Doctorow on Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It

Mentioned by

Lee Vinsel

, the forthcoming book by Dana Boyd will be about politics, power, and the civil servants who saved the U.S. Census.

Cory Doctorow on Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It

Mentioned by

Danah Boyd

as her forthcoming ethnographic study of the U.S. Census, data legitimacy, administrative institutions, and political power.

Our AI Moment

Mentioned by Jake while introducing

Danah Boyd

and discussing her new book about politics, power, and the U.S. Census.

Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census with danah boyd (U Chicago Press, 2026)

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