How do you like it so far‪?‬ Henry Jenkins, Colin Maclay

This week, Sherry Turkle, MIT professor and author, joins Henry & Colin to discuss her new memoir, The Empathy Diaries and reflect back on the process of memoir writing, and the role empathy can play in all of our lives.

This week, Henry & Colin are joined by three fan studies scholars, andré m. carrington, Abigail De Kosnik, and Rukmini Pande, to talk about how race is addressed (or not) in fandoms and fan studies, covering fandom controversies of the recent past while discussing the complexity of the legacy of fandom in America.

This week, we are joined by Te Rita Papesch, a legendary figure in the Maori tradition of Kapa Haka, and Sharon Mazer, her friend, an American performance studies researcher. They discuss Kapa Haka as a manifestation of the historic relations between the Maori people and their “Kiwi” colonizers, one which is embedded in the everyday life of the community but also undergoing constant change as performers adjust to the increased global visibility of their performances.

This week's media recommendations come from Ioana Mischie, a transmedia artist working with creative writing, film, and virtual reality, and Howard Blumenthal, a television and new media creative, to talk about how children can shape the future of education and our world. Their recommendations span everything from jazz to emerging futuristic fiction. You'll love em!

We’re joined by Ioana Mischie, a transmedia artist working with creative writing, film, and virtual reality, and Howard Blumenthal, a television and new media creative, to talk about how children can shape the future of education and our world.

This week's media recommendations come from scientist turned author S.B. Divya and philosophy student turned conceptual artist Jonathon Keats. Their list includes everything from 1960s architecture collectives to a weekly science fiction podcast!