Filmmaker Kirby Ferguson, creator of the series "Everything Is a Remix," recently announced that he is retiring from content creation. I spoke to him about that decision, redoing his classic series on remix culture, conspiracy theories, the "vibe shift," and more! Recorded June 2, 2022 LINKS: "Everything Is a Remix Remastered"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJPERZDfyWc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtube.com/watch?v=nJPERZDfyWc</a> Kirby's website<a href="https://www.everythingisaremix.info/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">everythingisaremix.info/</a> Allison P. Davis on the "vibe shift"<a href="https://www.thecut.com/2022/02/a-vibe-shift-is-coming.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thecut.com/2022/02/a-vibe-shift-is-coming.html</a> Follow&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/remixeverything" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@remixeverything</a>Follow&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/AryehCW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AryehCW</a>

Remixing "Remix" (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Kirby Ferguson) 

Film critic Dana Stevens discusses her new book "Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century."&nbsp;Recorded May 26, 2022&nbsp;LINKS:&nbsp;Dana's book, "Camera Man"<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Camera-Man-Invention-Twentieth-Century/dp/1501134191" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Camera-Man-Invention-Twentieth-Century/dp/1501134191</a>&nbsp;Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/thehighsign" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@thehighsign</a>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/AryehCW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AryehCW</a>

Camera Man (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Dana Stevens)

Comedy writers Toria Sheffield and Shawn DePasquale cohost the podcast "Oh, Mr. Sheffield!," which recaps Fran Drescher's '90s sitcom "The Nanny." They discus how the show depicted Jewish themes and gay characters, why it was mostly forgotten by the culture, and what its legacy is today. Recorded May 12, 2022 LINKS "Oh, Mr. Sheffield!" on Apple Podcasts<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-mr-sheffield-a-podcast-about-the-nanny/id1562784247" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-mr-sheffield-a-podcast-about-the-nanny/id1562784247</a> Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/shawnwrites" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@shawnwrites</a> Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/AryehCW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AryehCW</a>

Diving into "The Nanny" (Aryeh Cohen-Wade, Toria Sheffield, & Shawn DePasquale)

Max Read, who writes the tech and culture newsletter "Read Max," argues that Elon Musk won't save Twitter, but he won't ruin it either—because the famously lousy site already works just great for him. Recorded May 2, 2022 LINKS: Max's essay, "Elon Musk won't fix Twitter (but he won't kill it, either)"<a href="https://maxread.substack.com/p/elon-musk-wont-fix-twitter-but-he?r=u0oj&amp;s=r&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://maxread.substack.com/p/elon-musk-wont-fix-twitter-but-he?r=u0oj&amp;s=r&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web</a> The "Read Max" substack<a href="https://maxread.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://maxread.substack.com/</a> Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/readmaxread" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@readmaxread</a> Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/AryehCW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AryehCW</a>

The Real Reason Elon Musk Bought Twitter (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Max Read)

Author Sam Lipsyte discusses his recent cover story in Harper's, "Ghosting the Machine: Humans, Robots, and the New Sexual Frontier." We talked about "digisexuals," sex bots, virtual reality, Las Vegas, loneliness, and the gamification of everything. Recorded April 29, 2022 LINKS: Sam's article, "Ghosting the Machine"<a href="https://harpers.org/archive/2022/05/ghosting-the-machine-humans-robots-and-the-new-sexual-frontier-sam-lipsyte/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://harpers.org/archive/2022/05/ghosting-the-machine-humans-robots-and-the-new-sexual-frontier-sam-lipsyte/</a> Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/AryehCW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AryehCW</a>

Sex with Robots (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Sam Lipsyte)

On a special crossover edition of "Culturally Determined" and "The Wright Show," Aryeh asks Bob about cognitive empathy and how to apply it to Putin's war in Ukraine. Plus: Is Mickey Kaus infecting Bob's brain? And does Bloggingheads.tv still have a reason for being? Recorded April 13, 2022 LINKS: The Nonzero newsletterhttps://nonzero.substack.com/ The Wright Show on Bloggingheads.tvhttps://bloggingheads.tv/programs/wrightshow Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/robertwrighter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@robertwrighter</a> Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/AryehCW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AryehCW</a>

Cognitive Empathy and Ukraine (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Robert Wright)

Comedian and musician Howell Dawdy talks about writing a funny song in just 30 minutes, the vanished artistic medium of Twitter Fleets, magicians who make Facebook videos of women using banana peels to slowly tie-dye their underwear, and more! Recorded March 31, 2022 LINKS: "Howell Dawdy's Fast Track" podcast<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/howell-dawdys-fast-track/id1558186545" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/howell-dawdys-fast-track/id1558186545</a> Howell's Patreon<a href="https://www.patreon.com/HowellDawdy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/HowellDawdy</a> Howell's Twitch stream<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/bighowellandpossum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.twitch.tv/bighowellandpossum</a> Howell's Fleets account<a href="https://twitter.com/FleetsGood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/FleetsGood</a> Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/HowellDawdy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@HowellDawdy</a> Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/AryehCW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AryehCW</a>

Uncanny Algorithm-Generated Content for Normies (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Howell Dawdy)

"Culturally Determined" is back! Aryeh speaks with New York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman, author of the recent essay "Is It Funny for the Jews?". They discuss Jewish comedy in a time of rising anti-Semitism, whether Jewish characters should be played by Jewish actors, Dara Horn's recent book "People Love Dead Jews," "The Merchant of Venice," Philip Roth, how younger Jewish comedians understand their heritage, and more!&nbsp; Recorded February 21, 2022 LINKS:Jason's NYT piece, "Is It Funny for the Jews?"<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/17/arts/television/comedy-jewish-identity.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/17/arts/television/comedy-jewish-identity.html</a> Follow Jason on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/zinoman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@zinoman</a>Follow Aryeh on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AryehCW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AryehCW</a>

Is It Funny for the Jews? (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Jason Zinoman)

Culturally Determined is leaving BhTV, so here's how to keep following the show ... Tom Friedman's controversial column, "Biden-Cheney 2024?" ... Why Israel's anti-Netanyahu coalition could never happen in the US ... Aryeh's defense of Friedman's column ... A Hamilton song on Zoom, and other absurdities of centrist liberalism ... Chris: Any "grand coalition" would need to have Bernie and AOC in the lead ... Returning to the "is Trump a fascist" debate ... Has Trump moved on to other grifts?

Debating "Biden-Cheney 2024?" (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Chris Novembrino)

Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with guests about American culture and politics.

Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with a variety of guests about culture, politics, and American society in general.

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