Looks Like New
de MEDLab
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How do we organize across borders?
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Looks Like New is the podcast that asks old questions about new technology. Each month, we speak with someone who works with technology in ways that challenge conventional narratives and dominant power structures. The name comes from the phrase “a philosophy so old that it looks like new,” repeated throughout the works of Peter Maurin, the French-American agrarian poet.
Looks Like New is a production of the Media Enterprise Design Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder. It airs on the fourth Thursday of every month on KGNU radio at 6 p.m., or online as a podcast at lookslikenew.net.
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- How do we organize across borders? · 57 minOn this month's episode, MEDLab’s own Stephanie Abdalla talks to Raza Gillani in a conversation about the not-always-obvious relationship between journalism and organizing and…
- How do we pay attention to music? · 42 minThis month on Looks Like New, we have a special episode featuring Steve Lamos, recorded by Looks Like New's previous producer, Alexander Lipka. Steve is a scholar and educator at…
- Who gets to make the rules online? · 47 minFrom subreddit rule pages to Mastodon server blocklists, the internet is full of quiet governance decisions most of us never see. On this episode of Looks Like New, Júlia Martins…
- How can VR tell the story of genocide? · 55 minOn this episode of Looks Like New, MEDLab's Stephanie Abdalla speaks with Dr. Naim Aburaddi, artist, journalist, and PhD graduate whose work explores how immersive tech can…
- Who owns the commons? · 1 h 11 minMEDLab research fellow Kadallah Burrowes speaks with Lauren Gardner, Executive Director of Open Source Collective, about what it means to build infrastructure for the commons and…
- Can AI be rebuilt to serve communities? · 56 minIn this month's episode, in conversation with MEDLab fellow Stephanie Abdalla, Dr. Gebru discusses AI ethics research, the history of the AGI movement, and movements of…
- What is the future of digital capitalism? · 60 minIn this episode of Looks Like New, MEDLab's Kadallah Burrowes sits down with political economist Nick Srnicek to examine the rise of platform capitalism and the forces shaping…
- What can ancient cosmologies teach the future? · 1 h 6 minRecently on Looks Like New, host Kadallah Burrowes is joined by Ytasha Womack, an author, filmmaker, and independent scholar whose work has been foundational to how we understand…
- What is the future of the sacred space in a digital world? · 60 minOn this month's episode of Looks Like New, MEDLab’s Stephanie Abdalla speaks with Dr. Nesrine Mansour about rethinking architecture in the age of digital media and artificial…
- How has colonialism evolved under big tech? · 57 minIn this month’s episode, MEDLab’s Stephanie Abdalla interviews Dr. Nick Couldry about the intricate relationship between media, power, and societal structures. Their conversation…
- What stories do our machines tell and what do they remember? · 56 minIn this month’s episode of Looks Like New, hosted by MEDLab’s associate director Júlia Martins Rodrigues, we speak with Camila Galaz, an interdisciplinary artist, editor, and…
- Who will own the future of gig work? · 54 minWho will own the future of gig work? In this month's episode of Looks Like New, MEDlab Associate Director Júlia Martins speaks with Minsun Ji, Executive Director of the Rocky…
- How are video games rewriting narratives? · 54 minIn this episode of Looks Like New, host Júlia Martins Rodrigues speaks with Warren Liu, a Media Studies doctoral student. Liu examines how video games shape culture—both by…
- Who gets to belong in the digital future? · 52 minWho gets to participate in society—and how do we build systems that serve everyone, not just the privileged few? In this episode of Looks Like New, MEDLab's Júlia Martins…
- Are you being trained? · 55 minAI is advancing at lightning speed—so fast that questions of ownership and data use often get left behind. What control do we really have over our data in these massive language…
- Is anything new in influencer marketing? · 39 minIt’s easy to look at today’s pop culture and advertising and feel nostalgic for earlier generations—but were those eras really so different? What trends have remained consistent…
- Are our health apps negatively impacting us? · 56 minIn the digital age, it's hard to resist free conveniences—but are they really free? So much of our data is constantly being bought and sold without our knowledge, making it…
- How is open-source software like magic? · 56 minWriting code can be like casting a spell: magic words, written in a special language, bring new worlds into existence. But spells can have consequences. Who is responsible for…
- What if social media were under our control? · 59 minPolitical discourse around social media has become increasingly significant, particularly during the recent presidential transition. Debates about TikTok’s viability, new…
- How has racism held back economic democracy? · 55 minHow connected is the struggle for racial justice and the fight for a democratic economy? How has racism hindered the fight, and how can activists work together for a better…
