The Digital Void Podcast

Joining the Digital Void Podcast today, NYU Vice Provost, Professor of Media Studies, and author of "Black Software: The Internet & Racial Justice, from the AfroNet to Black Lives Matter," Dr. Charlton McIlwain.How did big tech become an engine for inequality? What are the limits and possibilities for using technology to push racial justice?This discussion was recorded live on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. You can view the full archived livestream of this podcast on YouTube.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 on-site video manager is Blake KoznesoffOur 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.

Joining the Digital Void Podcast Today, BEACON founder and author of “Automating Humanity” Joe Toscano.Joe and Dr. Jamie Cohen look at how people protect themselves and their data. What are ways technology can work for human interest, instead of against it? How can we imagine a better future through technology?Joe Toscano is an award-winning experience designer, international speaker, founder of BEACON and author of “Automating Humanity."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 on-site video manager is Blake KoznesoffOur 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.

Dr. André Brock Jr, author of Distributed Blackness, discusses how issues of race and ethnicity are inextricable from and formative of contemporary digital culture in the United States and how digital media have reconfigured the meanings and performances of African American identity.This discussion was streamed live on YouTube on Wednesday, May 6, 2020.Dr. André Brock, Jr is the author of Distributed Blackness and an Associate Professor of Black Digital Studies at Georgia Institute of TechnologyDr. 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 on-site video manager is Blake KoznesoffOur 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.

ReadUp CEO & Co-Founder Bill Loundy discusses how ReadUp incentivizes deep reading in order to create a healthy digital community. How can a social media platform can work for humans, instead of humans working to serve the needs of a platform?This discussion was streamed live on YouTube on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.Bill Loundy is the CEO and co-founder of Readup, the world's first digital platform that incentivizes deep reading and thoughtful, meaningful human interactions.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 on-site video manager is Blake KoznesoffOur 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.

This week, Real Life Mag editor in chief & author of Verso Books' "The Social Photo" Nathan Jurgenson and Dr. Jamie Cohen explore identity during a pandemic. How do we view our physical selves in relation to our digital identities? What effect does Covid-19 have on the convergence of the two? What ethical considerations should we account for when migrating the majority of our work to digital spaces?This discussion was streamed live on YouTube on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.Nathan Jurgenson is the author of The Social Photo, Editor in Chief of Real Life Mag, and Founder of the Theorizing the Web conference.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 host of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches and writes about 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 on-site video manager is Blake KoznesoffOur 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.

Buzzfeed Senior reporter Ryan Broderick, The Verge reporter Julia Alexander, and digital media culture expert Dr. Jamie Cohen take a deep dive into the ongoing battle between streaming companies like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+ as they battle for our attention, look at the consequences of what declining advertising rates mean for content creators on YouTube at a time when more people than ever are consuming content, and consider how human connection may fuel our interaction with digital platforms — and not the content itself. This discussion was streamed live on YouTube on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.Ryan Broderick is a senior reporter at Buzzfeed NewsJulia Alexander is a reporter at The Verge.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 host of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches and writes about 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 on-site video manager is Blake KoznesoffOur 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.

Marvel Comics writer Leah Williams and Dr. Cohen discuss the writing process of meta texts, incorporating fan feedback into official canon, representing marginalized voices, and a writer's responsibility to their audience.Follow Williams on Twitter: @mymonsterischicFollow Dr. Cohen on Twitter: @newanddidigtalMentioned in this show:https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/10/how-the-west-was-lost/502850/https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/27288/gwenpool_strikes_back_2019_-_presenthttps://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/series/140500/age-of-x-man-x-tremistsWilliams' new series "X-Factor" returns this April:https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/this-april-x-factor-returns-----Leah Williams is a Marvel Comics Writer of X-Factor, Gwenpool Strikes Back, Amazing Mary Jane.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 Salon Series. He researches and writes about digital media and political communication.-----Follow Digital VoidTwitter: https://twitter.com/digivoidmediaFacebook: 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 on-site video manager is Blake KoznesoffOur 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.