Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on December 19, 2022Apple PodcastsSpotifyThis will be the final 2022 episode of The American Vandal Podcast, but you can expect a special 50th episode shortly after the new year, and much more throughout 2023. As...
Category: Social Problems
Reckless Monetization, Surveillance Kleptocracy, & Olivia Snow’s Villain Origin Story
Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on December 7, 2022Apple PodcastsSpotifyHere at Quarry Farm, in 1876, Mark Twain composed and self-published a pornographic farce in mock Elizabethan prose which featured several of the most esteemed literary figures...
The Plausible End of Social Media, Downscaling, & The Latent Celebrity Mindset with Ian Bogost
Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on November 23, 2022Apple PodcastsSpotifyResonant RecordingsThe seventh season of The American Vandal Podcast, “Social Problems,” focused on potentially epochal changes to mass media, continues with a conversation...
The Collapse of Twitter, Zombie Cyberlibertarianism, & Commercial Content Moderation with Sarah T. Roberts
Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on November 18, 2022Apple PodcastsSpotifyResonate RecordingsThe collapse of Twitter seems imminent. For good or ill, the social media platform has become standard, if not essential, to many professions, including...