Residual Culture

Sure, we may have done an episode on card games, but we’re narrowing our focus to collectible card games in this episode. We welcome our friend Tim Lenard into the studio, and he gives us his hot take on Netrunner. We also talk about some of the different mechanics behind collectible card games and discuss some of our favorites. And, yes, we talk about Magic: The Gathering and it’s new push to become a creative universe for storytelling across different media platforms. Get into it!

This week we’re talking about the return of Good Eats. We discuss the show’s influence on the broader ecosystem of food shows, and we also talk a bit about food’s connection to culture. Get into it!

We’re back from summer vacation with another Emergent Culture episode. In this one, we’re talking about a large merger in the newspaper industry, which will combine GateHouse Media and Gannett. We talk about the implications of the merger, why it is happening, and whether this is good or bad for democracy. Our discussion is based on this article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/08/05/gannett-merge-with-gatehouse-media/ Get into it!

Ben and Roberta are expecting a baby girl in October, which means Ben has been thinking about children’s programming again. In this episode, we talk about our early memories of watching television as kids, some of the dominant themes across the generations of children’s programming, and some of the more current trends. Get into it!

In this installment of emergent culture, we talk about the fire at the Universal Music Group studio that burned hundreds of master tapes from famous musicians. We talk about why master recordings are important, the extent of the damage, and the cover up by UMG. The fire happened nearly ten years ago, but we’re only now finding out about the true extent of the damage. Get into it!

Just a warning that this episode has some curse words in it.

We’re talking comedy again! This time we welcome in our friend Rachel Katz to talk about her experience with writing and performing comedy. Rachel founded the Wolf Pack Comedy Club at the University of Nevada, which is still going strong today. We talk broadly about the craft of comedy, but we try to focus on the production side of comedy instead of simply consumption. Get into it!

On this weeks episode of Emergent Culture Ben and Joey talk about the news that Apple is doing away with their longtime software iTunes. In its place will be several services including Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV. While it’s the end of an era Joey and Ben feel like iTunes will not be missed. Get into it.

Pretty, pretty, pretty good episode here. We’re talking about Curb Your Enthusiasm, primarily, but we also talk about Seinfeld and Larry David too. We comment on the nature of the comedy in the shows, why some people love it and others…well…don’t. We also talk about some of our favorite moments from the shows. Get into it!

For this Emergent Culture episode, we discuss recent reports that former President Bill Clinton will be starting a podcast with his daughter, Chelsea Clinton, called “Why Am I Telling You This?” The podcast is aimed at being a promotional tool for The Clinton Foundation. We discuss this story in light of the fact that each of us recently listened to Season Two of Slow Burn, a podcast from Slate, which focused on the Clinton impeachment proceedings and the scandals surrounding Bill Clinton. Get into it!

In this episode, we welcome Prince Nesta, aka The Reggae General, into the studio to talk about reggae, ska, dancehall, and other related music. Prince Nesta worked as a reggae DJ in Nairobi, Kenya, and we talk about his love for the music as well as the broader cultural significance of roots, rock, rebel music. We’re super excited about this episode. Get into it!