Matt Hauger’s podcast

Matt Hauger’s podcast

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Matt Hauger’s podcast episodes

  • 130: Digital backdrops on Broadway?

    An onstage LED backdrop seems to make sense. But it undermines the experiential nature of live theatre. 

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    Sources

    • “Video Game Coin sound effect” by harrietniamh. Licensed under CC BY 3.0.
    • “Lose (Retro video game SFX)” by cabled_mess. Public domain.
    • “Printed Circuit Board” illustration by zhengdacool on Vecteezy.
    • “You Can’t Stop the Beat” by Hairspray On Tour.
      • 5 min
    • 129: A lucky Broadway break?

      Our unexpected, surreal experience with Phantom of the Opera.

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      Sources

      • “Video Game Coin sound effect” by harrietniamh. Licensed under CC BY 3.0.
      • “Lose (Retro video game SFX)” by cabled_mess. Public domain.
      • “Printed Circuit Board” illustration by zhengdacool on Vecteezy.
      • “Pipe Organ_Opera Voice_with Drums” by you noise. Public domain.
        • 7 min
      • 128: Mastodon, made better.

        A new app, Ivory, makes the Mastodon experience measurably better.

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        Sources

        • “Video Game Coin sound effect” by harrietniamh. Licensed under CC BY 3.0.
        • “Lose (Retro video game SFX)” by cabled_mess. Public domain.
        • “Printed Circuit Board” illustration by zhengdacool on Vecteezy.
          • 5 min
        • 127: Not every “how to” tutorial needs to be a video!

          Why are instructions and how-tos all posted as video content these days?

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          Sources

          • “Video Game Coin sound effect” by harrietniamh. Licensed under CC BY 3.0.
          • “Lose (Retro video game SFX)” by cabled_mess. Public domain.
          • “Printed Circuit Board” illustration by zhengdacool on Vecteezy.
            • 5 min
          • 126: When will Mastodon stop shedding users?

            Since December 4th, there’s been a steady decline in the number of Mastodon’s active users. Why? What does this mean for the future of the platform?

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            Sources

            • “Video Game Coin sound effect” by harrietniamh. Licensed under CC BY 3.0.
            • “Lose (Retro video game SFX)” by cabled_mess. Public domain.
            • “Printed Circuit Board” illustration by zhengdacool on Vecteezy.
              • 5 min
            • 125: What would a GOOD social media algorithm look like?

              Could you build a social media algorithm that doesn’t undermine democracy and users’ wellbeing? #algorithm #facebook #TikTok #Mastodon #socialnetwork

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              Sources

              • “Facebook Wanted Out of Politics. It Was Messier Than Anyone Expected,” Jeff Horwitz, et. al., Wall Street Journal, January 5, 2023.
              • In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg, performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Public domain.
              • “Video Game Coin sound effect” by harrietniamh. Licensed under CC BY 3.0.
              • “Lose (Retro video game SFX)” by cabled_mess. Public domain.
              • “Printed Circuit Board” illustration by zhengdacool on Vecteezy.
                • 5 min
              • 124: The Fediverse is bigger than Mastodon... or is it?

                You may have heard people say, “The Fediverse is bigger than Mastodon!” That’s not quite true.

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                Sources

                • “Video Game Coin sound effect” by harrietniamh. Licensed under CC BY 3.0.
                • “Lose (Retro video game SFX)” by cabled_mess. Public domain.
                • “Printed Circuit Board” illustration by zhengdacool on Vecteezy.
                  • 5 min
                • 123: Why doesn’t TikTok let you turn off autoplay videos?

                  Advertising-driven companies like TikTok subsist on your attention. They’re incentivized to get you “engaged,” regardless of whether it’s good for you.

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                  Sources

                  • “Video Game Coin sound effect” by harrietniamh. Licensed under CC BY 3.0.
                  • “Lose (Retro video game SFX)” by cabled_mess. Public domain.
                  • “Printed Circuit Board” illustration by zhengdacool on Vecteezy.
                    • 3 min
                  • 122: Let Twitter go — build something weird instead!

                    As Anthony DeRosa describes it, Twitter is “monetizing a car crash” — and I’m circling the crash site, hoping for more collisions. But what if we reclaimed the energy we’ve been wasting on Twitter and created something weird and amazing elsewhere?

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                    Sources

                    • “Video Game Coin sound effect” by harrietniamh. Licensed under CC BY 3.0.
                    • “Lose (Retro video game SFX)” by cabled_mess. Public domain.
                    • “Printed Circuit Board” illustration by zhengdacool on Vecteezy.
                      • 7 min
                    • 121: Could you use AI to “harvest” new followers on social media? Should you?

                      (Note: recording on the ski slopes — apologies for the background noise!) 

                      Could you use AI to “harvest” new followers on social media?

                      Find me on Mastodon or TikTok.

                      Sources

                      • “Video Game Coin sound effect” by harrietniamh. Licensed under CC BY 3.0.
                      • “Lose (Retro video game SFX)” by cabled_mess. Public domain.
                      • “Printed Circuit Board” illustration by zhengdacool on Vecteezy.


                        • 4 min

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