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Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchStandpoint Theory with Kayla WentzelThis week, Kayla Wentzel, PhD student in Communication, Information, and Media at Rutgers University, joins us on the podcast to talk about standpoint theory! Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod.About the hosts:Stefanie Chae teaches digital studies at the University of Mary Washington, and writes and posts cultural...2025-04-2145 minMedia, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchSubscribe, or watch more ads?This is a question as old as mass media. And we're going to unpack that in this episode. Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod.About the hosts:Stefanie Chae teaches digital studies at the University of Mary Washington, and writes and posts cultural commentary to reflect on o...2025-03-2444 minMedia, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchWe’re Back: 2025 ZeitgeistWe’re back!! In this episode, we catch up about (social media) platforms, how we communicate, how we spectate (politics, events, and climate disasters), and how politics are inherent in technology. Sources referenced: Politics are Inherent in Tech (TedTalk by Evan Barba) Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord The Puritanical Eye: Hyper-mediation, sex on film, and the disavowal of desire by Carlee GomesMedia, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each epi...2025-02-2445 minMedia, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchIs AI just a clever horse?In this episode, Grant and Stef discuss the hot topic of AI. They talk about Walter Benjamin's concept of "Aura," environmental impacts of AI, among other critiques.
Here is a link to the article Stef mentioned about how we talk about AI and politics: AI Isn’t Omnipotent. It’s Janky. by Annie Lowrey
Media, Culture, and Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences...2024-11-2147 minMedia, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchMedia and ElectionsMedia, Culture, and Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod.
About the hosts:
Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and professor of digital studies, encouraging people to think critically about the media they're engaging with daily.
Grant Lattanzi is a qualitative researcher and independent scholar interested in how people make meaning in, alongside, and through media. 2024-08-2933 minMedia, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchPresence with Dr. Jeanine TurnerDr. Jeanine Turner is a Professor at Georgetown University. She has a joint appointment in the Communication, Culture, and Technology Graduate Program (CCT) and the McDonough School of Business. Dr. Turner also serves as the Director of CCT. Her book, Being Present: Commanding Attention at Work and at Home by Managing Your Social Presence provides strategies for addressing the challenges of engaging attention in a world of digital devices. Media, Culture, and Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and ...2024-06-2742 minMedia, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchThis episode is not about contradictionsThe audio is a little shaky in this episode, but bear with us as we talk about ideological contradictions, such as Taylor Swift and the Oscars, and we share quotes from Herbert Marcuse’s “Aggressiveness in Advanced Industrial Society” and Carlee Gomes’s “The Puritanical Eye: Hyper-mediation, Sex on Film, and the Disavowal of Desire.”
Media, Culture, and Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and...2024-03-2838 minMedia, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchWhat is at stake under data colonialism?Today, we're talking about Nick Couldry and Ulises A Mejias's book, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is Colonizing Human Life and Appropriating It for Capitalism.
Media, Culture, and Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod.
About the hosts:
Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and professor of...2024-02-2951 minMedia, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchZoella and Margot Lee: Influencers and IntimacyMedia, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and professor of digital studies encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with daily. Grant Lattanzi is a qualitative researcher and independent scholar interested in how people make meaning in, alongside, and thr...2024-02-0155 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchOne year of spectacle, data colonialism, and Stanley cupsMedia, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and writer encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with daily. Grant Lattanzi is a qualitative researcher and independent scholar interested in how people make meaning in, alongside, and through media.2024-01-1941 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchSanta vs. Infant Holy: the dialectic of ChristmasMedia, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with daily. Grant Lattanzi is a qualitative researcher and independent scholar interested in how people make meaning in, alongside, and through med...2023-12-2139 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchLove conquers all: mediating datingMedia, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with daily. Grant Lattanzi is a qualitative researcher and independent scholar interested in how people make meaning in, alongside, and through med...2023-12-1439 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchFandomsMedia, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with daily. Grant Lattanzi is a qualitative researcher and independent scholar interested in how people make meaning in, alongside, and through med...2023-11-3038 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchIn defense of influencer snark pagersMedia, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with daily. Grant Lattanzi is a qualitative researcher and independent scholar interested in how people make meaning in, alongside, and through med...2023-11-0939 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchPop off Lefebvre — Boredom in everyday lifeToday, we're talking about Patrick Gamsby's Henri Lefebvre, Boredom, and Everyday Life. Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with daily. Grant Lattanzi is a qu...2023-10-2639 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchAccess to media is access to informationArticles that Stef and Grant said they would look for and share: Hiding OUT: A Case for Queer Experiences Informing Data Privacy Laws by Antoine Prince Albert III How 'modern-day slavery' in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy by Terry Gross Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: S...2023-10-0536 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchCatching upWe're baaack. Did you miss us? Cause we missed you (iykyk). We have a little catch up episode after an impromptu summer break. We talked about: DJT's mug shot Celebrity podcasts Bama Rush Grant's trip to Disney Barbie, Oppenheimer... Barbenheimer Birthdays and other seemingly little things that happened this summer Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on In...2023-09-281h 00
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchKeeping up with the mediaMedia, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with daily. Grant Lattanzi is a qualitative researcher and independent scholar interested in how people make meaning in, alongside, and through media.2023-07-0838 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchThere’s a reality show out there for everybodyMedia, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with daily. Grant Lattanzi is a qualitative researcher and independent scholar interested in how people make meaning in, alongside, and through media.2023-06-291h 00
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much“The promise of community is everywhere, but it’s fulfilled almost nowhere”: A shift from community to individualismSources mentioned in this episode: boyd, danah. (2014). It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens. New Haven: Yale University Press. Burton, T.I. (2018, Sept 10). “CrossFit is my church.” Vox. Butler, S.M., & Diaz, C. (2016, Sept 14). Third Places as community builders. Brookings Institution. Layman, Tom. (2015, Nov 4). CrossFit as Church? Examining How We Gather. Harvard Divinity School News Archive. Natividad, I. (2022, August 30). When work becomes your religion, nothing else matters. Berkeley News. Pew Research Center. (2022, Sept 13). How U.S. religious composition has changed in recent decades. Putnam, R.D. (n.d.). Social Capital Primer. Robert D Putnam. Tants-Boestad, Sebastian. (2021). “A World of Perpet...2023-06-221h 02
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchAmbient Media ConsumptionMedia, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with daily. Grant Lattanzi is a qualitative researcher and independent scholar interested in how people make meaning in, alongside, and through media.2023-06-1634 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchUnpacking "Speaking into the air"Mentioned in today's episode: John Durham Peters' book, Speaking into the Air Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with daily. Grant Lattanzi is a qual...2023-06-0839 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchUnpacking "Communication as Culture"Mentioned in today's episode: James Carey's book, Communication as Culture Stef's paper exploring the ideological function of the Netflix show, Bridgerton. Read it here: http://hdl.handle.net/10822/1081659 Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to th...2023-06-011h 00
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchProducts elevating daily life???: Reacting to Emma Chamberlain's "Day in the Life" podcast ep (part 2)Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with daily. Grant Lattanzi is a qualitative researcher and independent scholar interested in how people make meaning in, alongside, and through media.2023-05-251h 22
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchHow we talk about our day: Reacting to Emma Chamberlain's "Day in the Life"Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with daily. Grant Lattanzi is a qualitative researcher and independent scholar interested in how people make meaning in, alongside, and through media.2023-05-1853 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchYou're telling me an industry made this culture?Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with daily. Grant Lattanzi is a qualitative researcher and independent scholar interested in how people make meaning in, alongside, and through media.2023-04-271h 06
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchYou might have Adorno syndrome: yelling for an hour about conceptsMedia, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with daily Grant Lattanzi is a qualitative researcher and independent scholar interested in how people make meaning in, alongside, and through media.2023-04-1354 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchMedia we've encountered this week: "the marvelous clouds" to sponsored lip fillersMedia, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with daily Grant Lattanzi is a qualitative researcher and independent scholar interested in how people make meaning in, alongside, and through media.2023-04-0758 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchAlcohol (and drugs) in media: models of consumption, social behavior, and American identityMedia, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with daily Grant Lattanzi is a qualitative researcher and independent scholar interested in how people make meaning in, alongside, and through media.2023-03-3057 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchInternet memes as discourse (and Stef yells about the Metaverse)What exactly makes a meme a meme? In this episode, we introduce one approach to analyzing internet memes and the larger implications for communication, meaning-making, and cultural criticism. -- Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to...2023-03-2359 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchThere's no difference between Shrek and Kim Kardashian: Let's talk about celebritiesSources we mentioned in today's episode: Abidin, C. (2016). Please Subscribe! Influencers, Social Media, and the Commodification of Everyday Life. The University of Western Australia. Berryman, R., and Kavka, M. (2017, June). “‘I Guess A Lot of People See Me as a Big Sister or Friend’: The Role of Intimacy in the Celebrification of Beauty Vloggers.” Journal of Gender Studies 26(3), pp. 307–20. EBSCOhost. Brooks, G., Drenten, J., & Piskorski, M.J. (2021). Influencer Celebrification: How Social Media Influencers Acquire Celebrity Capital. Journal of Advertising, 50(5). DOI:10.1080/00913367.2021.1977737 Debord, G. (1995). Society of the Spectacle. New York: Zone Books. Online: https://files.libcom.org/files/The%20Society%20of%20the%20Sp...2023-03-161h 06
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchWelcome to Media LifeIn this episode, Grant works through Mark Deuze's 2012 work of media theory, "Media Life" which claims that "You live in media. Who you are, what you do, and what all of this means to you does not exist outside of media” -- Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: St...2023-03-021h 04
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchMediating collegeIt is common to experience something through media before experiencing it for "real." In this episode, we reflect on how media structured, informed, and archived our time as undergrads. -- Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging pe...2023-02-2358 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchWe talk about PTO like we talk about sex: Paid time off and discourses of work/laborSometimes it isn't only what we say, but how we say it that reveals deeper meanings circulating through our media and interactions with each other. What can we learn about ideologies of work, labor, power, and humanity through discourse surround paid time off (PTO)? -- Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About t...2023-02-1637 minMedia, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchMental health discourse in social mediaAs efforts continue to destigmatize mental health, people seem to be talking about it more and more. Whether it is Tik Toks made by therapists, the endless "self-help" genre, or mental health services like Cerebral, BetterHelp, and Headspace, mental health in digital media is the topic of this episode. -- Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on I...2023-02-0956 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchMedia that shapes us: Get to know Stef and GrantHave you ever bonded with someone over a shared appreciation for Spongebob? Or maybe you've seen memes made from your favorite TV shows. In our rich media environment, the media we most enjoy can be a fun way to express ourselves or communicate with others. -- Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. A...2023-02-021h 08Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchGordon Ramsay: True American. Talking about military propaganda in US MediaStories about military personnel or armed conflict are everywhere in our entertainment media from video games to Top Gun to Masterchef. How do media shape the ways we interpret the armed forces? -- Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop c...2023-01-2650 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchGreen is healthy: learning about our bodies through mediaHow do we come to interpret behavior as "healthy" or "unhealthy"? In this episode, we unpack how our material and media environment impact how we think about our bodies. -- Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging...2023-01-191h 03
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchGet out of the way, we have a picture to take: Weddings and The Society of The SpectacleDocumenting weddings through photos and videos is media practice we might take for granted. In this episode, we look deeply into media practices related to weddings to uncover insight into Guy Debord's idea of "spectacle" -- Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media...2023-01-1253 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchConsumption as Entertainment: Naturalization and what we mean by cultureMany of us think of entertainment as automatically related to consumption. This is a wide-ranging episode with a lot of ideas about what we mean by culture. -- Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to t...2023-01-1239 min
Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so muchWhere do you sit in the social media cafeteria?: the algorithm and TikTok changing the video landscapeDoes your algorithm "get" you? Here we unpack TikTok as the messy and rich media environment that it is. -- Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging wit...2023-01-1241 min