BLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS

Mar 05 2021 22 ep. 55 mins 5
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Thinking through the technology, philosophy, morality, and politics of Black Mirror

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"Smithereens" (with special guest, James Buchanan "Bru" Wallace)

Mar 05 2021 55 mins  
Dr. James Buchanan ("Bru") Wallace joins Dr. J to talk about religion, techniques of the self, guilt, the imperative to look up from your screen and see others, and "Smithereens."

"Hang the DJ" (with special guest, John Torrey)

Feb 28 2021 49 mins  
Dr. John Torrey joins Dr. J to talk about whether or not we each have (and can find) "The One," dating apps, the freedom to make bad choices, simulated relationships, and "Hang the DJ."

"Bandersnatch" (with special guest, Eric Steinhart)

Feb 19 2021 50 mins  
Dr. Eric Steinhart joins Dr. J to talk about navigating compossible worlds and timelines, tech gods (and monsters), mental illness, books that (maybe) shouldn't be read, and "Bandersnatch."

"Metalhead" (with special guest, Roman V. Yampolskiy)

Feb 12 2021 48 mins  
Dr. Roman V. Yampolyskiy joins Dr. J to talk about robot dogs, poker playing AIs, the control problem, how long we have left before the rise of the machines, what it would be like to be a superintelligence's pet, and "Metalhead."

"Rachel, Jack, and Ashley Too" (with special guest, Karen Tongson)

Feb 05 2021 53 mins  
Dr. Karen Tongson joins Dr. J to talk about celebrity, what makes pop music "popular," karaoke queerness, our digital afterlives, and "Rachel, Jack, and Ashley Too."

"White Bear" (with special guest, Charles W. Mills)

Jan 29 2021 73 mins  
For Episode 17, I am joined by Dr. Charles Mills to talk about punishment, non-ideal theories of justice, why philosophers love science fiction, and "White Bear" (Season 2, Episode 2 of Black Mirror), which first premiered in 2013.Dr. Charles W. Mills is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center, CUNY. He works in the general area of social and political philos

"Arkangel" (with special guest, Shannon M. Mussett)

Jan 21 2021 52 mins  
Dr. Shannon Mussett talks to Dr. J about surveillance technologies, helicopter parenting, the differences between Gen X and Gen Z childhoods, how we might avoid raising a generation of sociopaths, and "Arkangel."

"Men Against Fire" (with special guest, Charles W. McKinney, Jr.)

Jan 15 2021 54 mins  
Dr. Charles McKinney joins Dr. J to talk about dehumanization techniques, the importance of race-conscious thinking, the dangerous logic of eugenics, whether an anti-racist technology is possible (or desirable), and "Men Against Fire."

"Hated in the Nation" (with special guest, Ammon Allred)

Jan 15 2021 66 mins  
Dr. Ammon Allred joins Dr. J to talk about social media cesspools, climate change, the unwritten rules of hashtags, so-called "cancel culture," the Capitol insurrection, and "Hated in the Nation."

"Be Right Back" (with special guest, Samir Chopra)

Jan 07 2021 56 mins  
Dr. Samir Chopra joins Dr. J to talk about intelligent robots, personhood, the complicated machinations of human grief, and "Be Right Back."