52. End of Season 2

52. End of Season 2

We are taking a break. Here are the episodes we mention in this chat as well as the list of podcast recommendations we talked about. Rosie Nixon - Burnout https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/45-burnout-rosie-nixon [https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/45-burnout-rosie-nixon] Merve Emre - Public/Publics https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/39-publicpublics-merve-emre [https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/39-publicpublics-merve-emre] Jonas Staal - Propaganda https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/47-propaganda-jonas-staal [https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/47-propaganda-jonas-staal] Jeff Rosenthal - Industrial Evolution https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/51-industrial-evolution-jeff-rosenthal [https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/51-industrial-evolution-jeff-rosenthal] Nicole Stott - Crewlife https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/41-crewlife-nicole-stott [https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/41-crewlife-nicole-stott] Julie Reshe - Negative Psychoanalysis https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/43-negative-psychoanalysis-julie [https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/43-negative-psychoanalysis-julie] Jason Mittell - The Operational Aesthetic https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/50-the-operational-aesthetic-jason [https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/50-the-operational-aesthetic-jason] Bertha Chin - Fandom https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/40-fandom-bertha-chin [https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/40-fandom-bertha-chin] Victoria Smith - (Un)Kindness https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/48-unkindness-victoria-smith [https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/48-unkindness-victoria-smith] Dame Arlene Phillips - Dance https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/38-dance-dame-arlene-phillips [https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/38-dance-dame-arlene-phillips] Andrew Macdonald - Festivals https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/46-festivals-andrew-macdonald [https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/46-festivals-andrew-macdonald] Podcast Recommendations: Peter Thiel Story The Weekly Show With Jon Stewart The New York Times' The Interview podcast NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me Merve Emre's The Critic and Her Public Moving Histories Eaves dropping at the movies Off Menu Gastropod Parenting Hell Valley Heat Everything Is Alive Blocked and Reported Panic World The Rest Is Politics US This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theclusterftheory.substack.com [https://theclusterftheory.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

51. Industrial Evolution - Jeff Rosenthal

Jeff Rosenthal is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and community builder. He is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of CIV, a back-and-build investment firm focused on critical industries. Prior to founding CIV, Jeff co-founded Summit, a leading business and thought leadership community. Jeff also co-owns Powder Mountain, the largest ski resort in North America. He sits on the board of the Ocean Conservancy and is a member of Conservation International’s Leadership Council. Jeff is the co-author of Make No Small Plans, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and holds a BA in International Business from American University. CIV: https://www.civ.co/ [https://www.civ.co/] Summit: https://summit.co/ [https://summit.co/] Powder Mountain: https://powdermountain.com/ [https://powdermountain.com/] Make No Small Plans: https://summit.co/make-no-small-plans [https://summit.co/make-no-small-plans] ---------------------- The Cluster F Theory Podcast is edited by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada https://www.yada-yada.net/ [https://www.yada-yada.net/] Our theme tune is by DC Turner https://www.dcturner.co.uk/ [https://www.dcturner.co.uk/] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theclusterftheory.substack.com [https://theclusterftheory.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

50. The Operational Aesthetic - Jason Mittell

Jason Mittell is Professor of Film & Media Culture at Middlebury College and is the author of some of the most read and cited books in TV studies. Genre and Television: From Cop Shows to Cartoons in American Culture [https://www.routledge.com/Genre-and-Television-From-Cop-Shows-to-Cartoons-in-American-Culture/Mittell/p/book/9780415969031] (Routledge, 2004) Television and American Culture [https://global.oup.com/ushe/product/television-and-american-culture-9780195306675] (Oxford University Press, 2010) Complex Television: The Poetics of Contemporary Television Storytelling [http://nyupress.org/books/9780814769607/] (NYU Press, 2015) Narrative Theory and ADAPTATION [http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/narrative-theory-and-adaptation-9781501308406/] (Bloomsbury, 2017) https:// Jason is also co-editor of How to Watch Television [https://nyupress.org/9781479898817/how-to-watch-television-second-edition/] (NYU Press, 2013; second edition, 2020). He maintains the blog Just TV [http://justtv.wordpress.com/]. Faculty page: https://www.middlebury.edu/college/people/jason-mittell [https://www.middlebury.edu/college/people/jason-mittell] Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Mittell [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Mittell] ---------------------- The Cluster F Theory Podcast is edited by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada [https://www.yada-yada.net/]. Our theme tune is by DC Turner [https://www.dcturner.co.uk/]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theclusterftheory.substack.com [https://theclusterftheory.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

49. Digital Detox - Trine Syvertsen

Trine Syvertsen is professor of media studies at the University of Oslo, working in the fields of media history, media policy, television and digital media. She co-edited The Digital Backlash and The Paradoxes of Disconnection and authored the influential Digital Detox, The Politics of Disconnecting. Faculty page: https://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/people/aca/trinesy/ [https://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/people/aca/trinesy/] Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.no/citations?user=42etQgUAAAAJ&hl=en [https://scholar.google.no/citations?user=42etQgUAAAAJ&hl=en] The Digital Backlash (Open Access) https://www.nordicom.gu.se/en/publications/digital-backlash-and-paradoxes-disconnection [https://www.nordicom.gu.se/en/publications/digital-backlash-and-paradoxes-disconnection] Digital Detox: https://bookstore.emerald.com/digital-detox-pb-9781787693425.html [https://bookstore.emerald.com/digital-detox-pb-9781787693425.html] ---------------------- The Cluster F Theory Podcast is edited by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada https://www.yada-yada.net/ [https://www.yada-yada.net/] Our theme tune is by DC Turner https://www.dcturner.co.uk/ [https://www.dcturner.co.uk/] Thanks for listening toThe Cluster F Theory Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theclusterftheory.substack.com [https://theclusterftheory.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

48. (Un)Kindness - Victoria Smith

Victoria Smith is a feminist writer with a particular interest in motherhood and intersections of misogyny and ageism. She has written for Unherd, the Critic, the New Statesman and the Independent. She is the author of two books- Hags, on the demonisation of middle-aged women- which was shortlisted for the Nero Prize in 2023 - and her new book Unkind, on how ‘kindness culture’ entrenches sexism. (Un)kind publisher's page: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/victoria-smith/unkind/9780349127132/ [https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/victoria-smith/unkind/9780349127132/] Hags publisher's page: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/victoria-smith/hags/9780349726960/ [https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/victoria-smith/hags/9780349726960/] Hags at the Nero Book Awards: https://nerobookawards.com/victoria-smith/ [https://nerobookawards.com/victoria-smith/] Victoria's author page at The Critic: https://thecritic.co.uk/author/victoria-smith/ [https://thecritic.co.uk/author/victoria-smith/] ---------------------- The Cluster F Theory Podcast is edited by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada https://www.yada-yada.net/ [https://www.yada-yada.net/] Our theme tune is by DC Turner https://www.dcturner.co.uk/ [https://www.dcturner.co.uk/] Thanks for listening to The Cluster F Theory Podcast! Please feel free to share this episode with others. Thanks! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theclusterftheory.substack.com [https://theclusterftheory.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]