How We Live Online

Spookisode: Surveillance Capitalism

Surveillance capitalism drives the online marketplace and we are the raw materials.

Atlanta's Cop City to Be Completed By December 2024

Atlanta's City Council voted to build a "public safety training facility" for American police to train in a fake city built on Atlanta's precious green space. The project will raise the average temperature for nearby neighborhoods and bring throngs of police to the city. Atlanta constituents are fighting hard to move the project to a referendum vote, but the construction already broke ground and is set to be done by December 2024. -- -Sources soon-

Bloodletting, Carpooling: America's Parking Problem

Joanna explains why there's NO PARKING even though there's EIGHT SPOTS PER CAR in the U.S. -- Please rate our show on Spotify & Apple Music! Follow the podcast on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/howweliveonline/] & ⁠Twitter⁠ [http://twitter.com/howweliveonline] @howweliveonline. Subscribe to our new ⁠YouTube channel⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@HowWeLiveOnlinePodcast/]. Follow Christina on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/xtinammm/], ⁠Twitter⁠ [https://twitter.com/xtina_mcbride], & ⁠TikTok⁠ [http://tiktok.com/professorxtina].

Young Adult Dystopian Fiction: Ceremonious Selections

Joanna, Christina, and guest Alexis talk about YA dystopias (The Hunger Games, Uglies, and City of Ember) and their obsession with assigning, sorting, and ranking. -- Please rate our show on Spotify & Apple Music! Follow the podcast on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/howweliveonline/] & ⁠Twitter⁠ [http://twitter.com/howweliveonline] @howweliveonline. Subscribe to our new ⁠YouTube channel⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@HowWeLiveOnlinePodcast/]. Follow Christina on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/xtinammm/], ⁠Twitter⁠ [https://twitter.com/xtina_mcbride], & ⁠TikTok⁠ [http://tiktok.com/professorxtina].

The TRUE Story About National Parks

At least 500 families were displaced to create the Shenandoah National Park. -- Please rate our show on Spotify & Apple Music! Follow the podcast on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/howweliveonline/] & ⁠Twitter⁠ [http://twitter.com/howweliveonline] @howweliveonline. Subscribe to our new ⁠YouTube channel⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@HowWeLiveOnlinePodcast/]. Follow Christina on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/xtinammm/], ⁠Twitter⁠ [https://twitter.com/xtina_mcbride], & ⁠TikTok⁠ [http://tiktok.com/professorxtina]. -- Sources: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/history-federal-use-eminent-domain [https://www.justice.gov/enrd/history-federal-use-eminent-domain]  https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1993/10/17/the-dark-side-of-skyline-drive/d72e6151-6b96-483c-ab68-dea952288b6a/ [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1993/10/17/the-dark-side-of-skyline-drive/d72e6151-6b96-483c-ab68-dea952288b6a/] https://www.nps.gov/shen/learn/historyculture/displaced.htm [https://www.nps.gov/shen/learn/historyculture/displaced.htm]  Consuming Places by John Urry