Posts Tagged “social media”
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode332.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we talk about your childhood and the various scams of raising funds for schools. We talk about selling gift wrap, magazines, and chocolates as school fundraiser. This leads into a brief foray into standardized testing. We then talk about Tik…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode326.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we talk about the relationship of big corporations to authoritarian states and the threat they pose to free speech. We discuss the NBA and Lebron James over comments made about China. We talk about the vested interested both corporations and…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode324.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this episode off by looking at our iphone usage. We wonder what apps we use the most and how the technology has changed the way we socialize. We talk about air pods, climate change, and our inability to change our lifestyle…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode322.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this podcast talking about the vape legislation. We talk about the stories about vaping leading to health problems and the attempts to ban. We then dive deep into the expose of Caroline Calloway. We talk about the toxic relationship of online…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode321.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe dive deep into cancel culture in this episode. We talk about the backlash against cancel culture and how it misses the point about the need for accountability. We talk Alec Holowka and Zoe Quinn and the way people have made the situation about…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode315.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThis episode is full of all the craziness that is our internet culture. We talk about the melt down at Bagel Boss. We discuss how a misogynistic rant goes viral and how that person is now trying to capitalize on their infamy by…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode313.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we track the use of anime in various subcultures on the internet. We talk about how anime has become part of the cultural language of the nerd world and the way this bleeds over into various political circles. We talk…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode311.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe spend this podcast covering the wild turns of the internet world. We chat briefly about the rise of e-sports and their origin in grass roots leagues and the influence of Korea and Japan. We talk about the role of major corporations in…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode309.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this podcast discussing the new wrestling organization aiming to bring some competition and change to the entertainment/sport. We talk about the study that showed a substantial decrease in spoken likes for women on Game of Thrones during Season 8. We dedicate…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode298.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSDiz decides that Ja Rule doesn’t have the power to curse anyone as he recounts the latest pop culture news. We then discuss the figure of Jacob Wohl and his long overdue ban from Twitter. We discuss the craziness of right-wing public figures….
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode294.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we talk about the recent tech bug that let people hack iPhone audio through FaceTime. We discuss the scandal with Facebook tricking teens into giving them access to their data. We mention how big tech has eroded the line between…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode293.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we discuss the recent viral controversy of Covington Catholic High School students jeering and taunting an indigenous elder. We discuss how the story broke and the quick backlash to it. We discuss the anatomy of privilege that quickly transformed Nick…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode292.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSApparently a bunch of guys are really angry at razor blades. Today we break down the controversy of the Gillette ad and discuss the history of marketing and advertisement in constructing masculinity. We discuss the nature of viral marketing and the more insidious ways…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode291.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start our podcast with a short anecdote from Diz’s youth before commenting on the latest Louis CK controversy. We highlight the hypocrisy of the public figures who promoted themselves as allies and how quick they turn when they’re exposed. We discuss the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode287.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn our latest episode we start off with a brief discussion about the passing of George HW Bush and the media coverage of his presidency. We then break down the Easter eggs in the new Captain Marvel trailer, speculating on story line and…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode276.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start today with a peek inside the insanity of Ali as he recounts his conspiracy theory about the iPhone and Apple. Unfortunately it turns out to be too true. After a rant about technology and innovation we talk about the beef between…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode271.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSToday we talk about Lebron James and his new school. We discuss the ongoing attacks on athletes who voice political opinions in the context of his new special series called “Shut up and Dribble.” We talk about the American education system and what…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode268.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn political news we cover the Helsinki summit between Russia and Donald Trump. We then talk about Sacha Baron Cohen and his new special “Who is America.” We discuss the insanity of Republicans who endorsed a fictitious program of arming kindergarteners. We talk…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode263.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this podcast off with a quick update from the California Primary with a promise to cover the results in the next episode. We discuss the upcoming stand-alone Joker movie with Jared Leto. We express some doubts about whether Joker can carry…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode260.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe cover the latest viral controversy on the internet with the audio clip of Laurel and Yanny. We are reminded of the black-blue/ gold-white dress controversy. This leads us to talk about Childish Gambino’s “This is America” and the wannabe parody by Nicole…
