PostingCast

PostingCast #23: "Not like this, not like this"

This month I'm joined by my guest, who wanted to talk about Gen A.I, Data Sovereignty and ethics in tech and - I think we got there, and had a nice talk about the human who should be prioritised before the machine. They've has been thinking about A.I a lot longer than some of the people wasting billions on it, and wrote this post 'Raising A.I' [https://medium.com/proceeding-by-inquiry/raising-ais-a3d4f5ec03d4]back in 2017 If you fancy coming on to PostingCast to talk about something you love, care about, are infuriated by - I'm on bsky at @oldmatecans.lol. Swing by and let me know.

PostingCast #22: Honouring Te Tiriti w/ Dr Dani

This week I asked the wonderful Dr Dani @noflightfairy.bsky.com to talk about their PhD Thesis "Settlers against colonialism? Education, organising and the Tiriti workers' movement" which you can find here: https://openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz/articles/thesis/Settlers_against_colonialism_Education_organising_and_the_Tiriti_workers_movement/28039256?file=51224948 [https://openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz/articles/thesis/Settlers_against_colonialism_Education_organising_and_the_Tiriti_workers_movement/28039256?file=51224948] We discuss the history of the Tiriti workers movement, and how the Treaty Principles Bill and Regulatory Standards Bill both threaten Te Tiriti - but the response has activated and energised a broad swathe of Aotearoa society. Where does that go? What's next for the 300,000+ TPB submitters.  We also discuss the future, and how Te Paati Māori and the Greens are setting out a vision of both a more Tiriti honouring Aotearoa, but also one which asks the question, "What if things could be better? What if we could make them better?   Our theme music this season is Virginia Liston's "Evil Minded Blues", recorded 99 years ago in Chicago.  No A.I was used in the production of this episode.

PostingCast #21: Creativity, Art and Free Speech

I'm joined by Hugh Dingwall of the mighty Manawatu People's Radio [https://www.mpr.nz] to discuss art, creativity and free speech. He's the host of the excellent Reserved Recommendations show. This one's a free-wheeler where we talk about Iain Banks, difficult movies, how interpretation of art is contextual. There's a lot about Zardoz, and more about how important it is to create, and share, and be ready for the thing you didn't expect to go off like a bottle rocket.

PostingCast #20: A Moral Panic

This week it's just me, talking to you. This month has seen a moral panic be stoked by nefarious right-wing forces, intent on taking down members of the Green Party. In this episode, I put all the pieces together. A right-wing echo chamber, the Deputy Prime Minister, a moral panic, and what happens next and what to do next. It's shorter than usual, and there's only one joke - at the end - but it was important to have this one out there. Our theme music this season is Virginia Liston's "Evil Minded Blues", recorded 99 years ago in Chicago.  No A.I was used in the production of this episode.

PostingCast #19: Season Two Premiere - So, it's barbarism then?

I'm joined by Kyle, Jennifer and Stephanie to discuss what the hell has happened in the two years since we went off-air. In short, not a lot of good stuff - a lot of bad stuff. We take the usual dismal view of the United States, look to the absolute state of the NZ Government and the rising dirty politics tactics against the left as a response, but we do try to finish on a positive note - because there's a lot left to fight for! You can find Kyle's media platform here: https://www.1of200.nz/ [https://www.1of200.nz/] You can find Jen's writing here: https://jenniferkshields.nz/ [https://jenniferkshields.nz/] You can find Stephanie's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@bootstheory [https://www.youtube.com/@bootstheory]   Roko's Basilisk Slut Era, mentioned in the episode, is here: https://maddisonstoff.neocities.org/roko [https://maddisonstoff.neocities.org/roko] Our theme music this season is Virginia Liston's "Evil Minded Blues", recorded 99 years ago in Chicago.  No A.I was used in the production of this episode.