The Digital Void Podcast

Media theorist Raphael Zaki and Dr. Jamie Cohen discuss whether each generation discusses the same memes in different cultural environments. From the Satanic Panic of the 1980s to Qanon today, Raphael and Jamie explore fascism, memes, and the occult.Resources:QAnon, Blood Libel, and the Satanic Panic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author of "The Circle of the Snake: Nostalgia and Utopia in the Age of Big Tech," Grafton Tanner explains how big tech’s predictive algorithms are locking us in nostalgic feedback loops and envisions a more radical nostalgia that serves the needs of the many, not just the privileged. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Investor, start-up advisor, yoga instructor, and host of the “Look Up!” Podcast, Marc Weinstein shares strategies for us to consider how to balance a digital environment with mindfulness and spirituality, looks at the empowering potential of cryptocurrency and digital art, and the importance of true gratitude for others. This conversation was recorded a day before the 2020 US Presidential Election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Jamie Cohen explains how QANON tricks people into believing they are participating in civic behavior, why The Grover House explains the internet's structural issues, and how to have conversations with people who have been radicalized. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CEO & Founder of The Plug Sherrell Dorsey joins us to discuss how understanding traditionally marginalized histories helps bring people closer together, the importance in finding joy in work and its centrality to our collective success, and what we can all do to help support each other during our current crises. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthony Padilla joins us to discuss his evolution from Smosh to creating his hit YouTube series, "I spent a day with..." Here, Padilla reveals how he learned to take conversations with misunderstood and misrepresented communities seriously and describes how he's contributing to a positive change in how YouTube's algorithm works. Plus, Dr. Jamie Cohen and Josh Chapdelaine discuss the early-YouTube environment that Smosh grew to fame in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gunn Enli is the author of Mediated Authenticity: How the Media Constructs Reality and a professor of media studies at the University of Oslo. Enli discusses the paradox of mediated authenticity, why anti-establishment attitudes can appear to be more authentic than attitudes that align with accepted standards of a particular time, and challenges moralistic stances about how populism spreads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How have Instagram's corporate decisions changed the way people interact with the world? What are the ways Instagram serves as a lens into contemporary society? What's behind the social media platform's battle for attention? How can we weigh the decisions of a corporation to better understand the environment is creates?Sarah Frier is the author of "No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram" and a reporter covering social media for Bloomberg.Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.-----Follow Digital VoidTwitter: https://twitter.com/digivoidmediaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKWoac3SIfsUg6Xl0X1GS8AFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/digivoidmediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalvoid.media/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/34894594Use the hashtags #DigitalVoid #DigitalVoidPodcast to join the conversation-----CreditsProduced by Dr. Jamie Cohen and Josh ChapdelaineAudio edited and mixed by Josh ChapdelaineOur Community Manager is Kayleigh Marinelli-----Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void Media.Contact Digital Void:Email: digivoidmedia@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where are occult themes hidden in everyday discourse, culture, and media? How did writers like Norman Vincent Peale influence President Donald Trump? Which famous esoteric and occult writers influence contemporary political strategies?Mitch Horowitz is a historian of alternative spirituality and one of today’s most literate voices of esoterica, mysticism, and the occult. He is a 2020 writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library, lecturer-in-residence at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles, and the PEN Award-winning author of books including Occult America; One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life; and TheMiracle Club.Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.Follow Mitch HorowitzTwitter: https://twitter.com/MitchHorowitzInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchhorowitz23/Pre-Order Mitch's new book, The Miracle Habits: The Secret of Turning Your Moments into Miracles-----Follow Digital VoidTwitter: https://twitter.com/digivoidmediaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKWoac3SIfsUg6Xl0X1GS8AFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/digivoidmediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalvoid.media/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/34894594Use the hashtags #DigitalVoid #DigitalVoidPodcast to join the conversation-----CreditsProduced by Dr. Jamie Cohen and Josh ChapdelaineAudio edited and mixed by Josh ChapdelaineOur Community Manager is Kayleigh Marinelli-----Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void Media.Contact Digital Void:Email: digivoidmedia@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New York Assemblyman Ron Kim discusses how he's working to create a decentralized, equitable, and secure way for people to exchange value that has gone untapped for centuries. How would the Inclusive Value Ledger empower people during this moment? Plus, Kim looks at effective ways for an elected official to communicate with the public in a media environment that favors disinformation.Follow Ron KimFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/rontkim/Twitter: https://twitter.com/rontkimInclusive Money: inclusive.moneyFollow Digital VoidTwitter: https://twitter.com/digivoidmediaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKWoac3SIfsUg6Xl0X1GS8AFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/digivoidmediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalvoid.media/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/34894594Use the hashtags #DigitalVoid #DigitalVoidPodcast to join the conversation-----CreditsHosted by Dr. Jamie Cohen and Josh ChapdelaineProduced by Josh ChapdelaineAudio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine-----Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void Media.Contact Digital Void:Email: digivoidmedia@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.