What is the difference between a serial object and a model object? What is a gizmo? What is consumption in the modern world? In this episode, our season one finale, we read Jean Baudrillard's exposé on the dizzying system of objects that makes up contemporary consumer society. Listen to us discuss The System of Objects … Continue reading Radical Thoughts Podcast: The System of Objects
I recently had the opportunity to interview Andrew Milner, a literary critic and social theorist, on the legacy of Raymond Williams and the tradition of cultural materialism. This is the first bonus episode of the podcast, and in the future we're planning on making interview episodes Patreon exclusive (once we get our Patreon set up … Continue reading Radical Thoughts: Interview with Andrew Milner
Things have been getting busy for me recently. On the one hand that includes the drudgery of making money, on the other hand it's also because I've been working on several creative projects. One of those projects just dropped its first little bit of content: the premier episode of the Radical Thoughts Podcast. Radical Thoughts … Continue reading Radical Thoughts Premier Episode: Culture & Materialism
