Critical Media Studies

Michael Repici
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The Critical Media Studies podcast discusses the interplay of technology and culture from an academic perspective. In each episode we consider the work of a prominent thinker in the field of critical media studies and discuss the implications of their work in relation to other thinkers and in light of current social contexts.

  1. 6 FEB

    #112: Kracauer - Photography

    In this episode Barry and Mike discuss the uncanny ways that Sigfreid Kracauer’s 1927 essay, Photography, anticipates the modern media landscape.

    1 hr

  2. 23 JAN

    #111: Siegfried Kracauer - Cult of Distraction: On Berlin's Picture Palaces

    Barry and Mike discuss Siegfried Kracauer's 1926 essay "Cult of Distraction: On Berlin's Picture Palaces." Written nearly 100 years ago, the essay is strangely relevant to our current political landscape. We pay special attention to Kracauer's unique notion of distraction, which contra Stiegler, Kracauer views as a stimulus to thought.

    47 min

  3. 9 JAN

    #110: Yudkowski and Soares - If Anyone Builds it, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All

    In this episode Barry and Mike discuss “If Anyone Builds it, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All” by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares. They discuss the main arguments about the inevitability of our demise at the hands of superhuman intelligence and present a few alternatives to this doomsday scenario.

    44 min

  4. 26/12/2025

    #109: Rachel Bitecofer -The Whole World Is Getting Dumber (And The Smartphone Did It.)

    In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Rachel Bitecofer’s substack article, “The Whole World is Getting Dumber (And the Smartphone Did It.)” We question whether her solution of banning smart phones from the classroom will make much of a difference or if we just have to go “scorched earth” on technology to regain our attention and focus.

    45 min

  5. 12/12/2025

    #108: Alberto Romero - AI Video Should Be Illegal

    In this episode we discuss Alberto Romero’s Substack article on AI video.  While Romero argues that perhaps we should seek legal remedies to the problems of deepfake video, Barry and Mike consider an alternative.  They discuss the issues that deepfake video brings to the fore and wonder whether the problems caused by deepfake technologies can be resolved by law or if these technologies should be engaged pharmacologically.

    52 min

  6. 28/11/2025

    Alberto Romero - The Most Important Skill in the 21st Century

    In this episode Barry and Mike discuss “The Most Important Skill in the 21st Century,” Alberto Romero’s polemical defense of boredom in the media entertainment age. They discuss whether it’s possible to be bored today in the way that Romero seems to require.

    46 min

  7. 14/11/2025

    #106: Bernard Steigler - Elements of Pharmacology, pt. 2

    This is part two of our discussion of Bernard Steigler's "Elements of Pharmacology". This time, Barry and Michael focus on Stiegler's discussion of the unique challenges posed by new digital 'pharmaka.'

    33 min

  8. 31/10/2025

    #105: Bernard Steigler - Elements of Pharmacology

    This week on Critical Media Studies, Barry and Michael discuss Bernard Stiegler's "Elements of Pharmacology," a transcription of an interview with the French philosopher from June 2020, just two months prior to Stiegler's passing.  This episode focuses on Stiegler's exposition of his key term "the pharmakon" and the defining role it plays in his media theory.

    32 min
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The Critical Media Studies podcast discusses the interplay of technology and culture from an academic perspective. In each episode we consider the work of a prominent thinker in the field of critical media studies and discuss the implications of their work in relation to other thinkers and in light of current social contexts.

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  • Creator
    Michael Repici
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    110
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Michael Repici

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