This Place is Weird

Alexander Rose
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Here you'll find my meandering musings over all sorts of topics, filtered through the lens of my specialization in marketing and consumer culture. Come and join me.

  1. 5d ago

    The Hedonic Treadmill and the Power of Delay

    Today we're discussing the strange paradox of frictionless consumption robbing you of one of the key pleasures of consumption: fantasy. Hence, the title. It turns out, having a few days to fantasize may actually be better for your consuming pleasure than same-day delivery. If you're listening to this in audio format, here's a link to Fantin-Latour's La Lecture.  https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Lecture_(Fantin-Latour,_Lyon) As always friends this podcast is not monetized so if you're hearing ads I didn't put them there and they don't benefit me. Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed it, please remember to subscribe to the show and leave a review.

  2. Aug 4

    The Algorithm and Learning to Want

    Here we're discussing the algorithm and its effect on our perceived sense of desire. To clarify things, we use some Lacan, Žižek, and a touch of Greenfield to organize the topic. As always, this is not monetized, and I have placed no ads here. If you're hearing them, they don't benefit me at all. Thanks for listening.

  3. Jul 28

    Don't Mind the Garbage Behind the Camera

    Consumer responsibilization, or why it's not your fault we're catastrophically wrecking our habitat. This podcast is not monetized. I receive nothing for it. If you're hearing ads, I didn't put them there and I get nothing from them.

  4. Jul 21

    Oops I Strated a Media Company

    Here I have a little auto-ethnography about the ways in which platform architecture forecloses choice and forces us to prioritize different things in the content creation process. Thanks for listening! This podcast is not monetized. I do not receive anything for it. If you're hearing ads, they're not mine and they don't benefit me.

  5. Jul 14

    Pay Don't Use: Nationals Parks

    A discussion of the weird parallel between gym pricing structures and the logic of public lands. Thanks for listening.   This podcast is not monetized. I receive nothing for it. If you're hearing ads, I didn't put them there and I get nothing from them.

  6. Jul 7

    What Does Bringing Jobs Back Mean? Fixed Audio

    A discussion (without dismissing the reasons) of what deglobalization would look like.  The audio is fixed, my apologies. I don't get paid, nothing is sponsored, this podcast is not monetized. If you're hearing ads, it's not from me and it doesn't benefit me. All views are my own. Thanks for listening!

  7. Jun 30

    Hidden Taxes, Hidden Taxes Everywhere

    What if we're wrong about consumer freedom? What if we don't actually make choices but are instead guided into structures that foreclose them? Audio is fixed, sorry about the troubles. I don't get paid, nothing is sponsored, this video is not monetized. If you're hearing ads, it's not from me and it doesn't benefit me. All views are my own. Thanks for listening!

  8. Jun 23

    Who Gets to be a Fan of the US?

    With the World Cup afoot, I work through the implications of making nationalism a consumer choice and bringing civic responsibility into the realm of consumer culture. Baudrillard and Bourdieu are our guides.

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Here you'll find my meandering musings over all sorts of topics, filtered through the lens of my specialization in marketing and consumer culture. Come and join me.

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  • Creator
    Alexander Rose
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Alexander Rose
  • Show Website
    This Place is Weird