The Weekly Artifact

In this episode, we discuss emotions, the gig economy, dealing with customers as an underpaid employee, and the legacy of Occupy Wall Street.

Endnotes: 

1) The theory we attributed to Sausurre (4:56) is actually the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis of Language. 

2) We did not technically invent the phrase “minimum wage, minimum effort,” (24:27) but we used it independent of hearing any one else use it and its origins remain unknown to us. 

Content Warning: Bear attacks, Suicide, Death, Ableist language, Nazi references, Sleep Deprivation, Violence 

Music by Nicholas Puzzuto 

Links to the Artifacts: 

BrainCraft. "The Emotions You've Never Heard Of." YouTube, 16 Feb. 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maDdO2pBgsc 

Tolentino, Jia. "The Gig Economy Celebrates Working Yourself to Death." The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2017. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/jia-tolentino/the-gig-economy-celebrates-working-yourself-to-death

In this episode, we focus our attention on one artifact, taking a deep dive into Bernie Sanders's 2020 Presidential candidacy, followed by an eclectic safe room discussion of Frederick Douglass, laugh tracks, and the concept of "show don't tell" in writing.

Content Warning: Ageism, Reference to Nazis, Sexual reference, cancer reference, reference to prisoners of war 

Music by Nicholas Puzzuto 

Links to the Artifact: 

Frost, Amber A'Lee. "It's Still Bernie." Jacobin, 22 Jan. 2019, https://jacobinmag.com/2019/01/bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-democratic-primary-baffler-amber-frost

In this episode, we discuss cultural obligations, the ethics of comedy, restaurant style food, and cyberbullying. 

Content Warning: Racism, Police Brutality, Sexual Harassment, Gun violence, Transphobia, Ableism, Misogyny, Indigestion, Food poisoning, Bullying, Drug Addiction, Islamaphobia, Queerphobia, Violence

Music by Nicholas Puzzuto

Links to the Artifacts:

Coffee Break. "Comedian Tells Joke, Everyone Loses Their Mind." YouTube, 22 Feb. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKMCqp4FVbE

HipHopDX. "Is Travis Scott REALLY For The Culture? Or Does He Keep His Distance Like Post Malone?" YouTube, 5 Feb. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DklCibvfAo

In this episode, we discuss open borders, circumcision, Kesha, and the NFL.

Content Warnings: Explicit language, Guns, Nazi Germany, Circumcision, Masturbation, Cancer, Mental Health, Abuse, Racism, Physical Injuries, Paralysis, Concussions, Death

Music by Nicholas Puzzuto

Links to the Artifacts:

Hall, Harriet. "Circumcision: What Does Science Say?" Science-Based Medicine, 4 November 2008, https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/circumcision-what-does-science-say/ 

Manjoo, Farhad. “There's Nothing Wrong With Open Borders.” The New York Times, 17 January 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/opinion/open-borders-immigration.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

In this episode, we discuss DNA testing, MSG, the show You, and Trump supporters in Washington D.C.

Content Warning: racism, vulgar language, murder, domestic abuse, drug abuse, stalking, violence, mental health issues, spoilers for You.

Music by Nicholas Puzzuto

Links to the Artifacts:

Agro, Charlsie, and Luke Denne. “Twins Get Some 'Mystifying' Results When They Put 5 DNA Ancestry Kits to the Test.” CBC, CBC/Radio Canada, 18 Jan. 2019, https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/dna-ancestry-kits-twins-marketplace-1.4980976.

Barry-Jester, Anna Maria. "How MSG Got A Bad Rap: Flawed Science And Xenophobia." FiveThirtyEight, 8 January 2016, https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-msg-got-a-bad-rap-flawed-science-and-xenophobia/