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Tue. 04/12 - Social Media as the Fall of the Tower of Babel

Tue. 04/12 - Social Media as the Fall of the Tower of Babel

FromCool Stuff Ride Home


Tue. 04/12 - Social Media as the Fall of the Tower of Babel

FromCool Stuff Ride Home

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Apr 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How social media has created a Tower of Babel-like fragmentation of society. Plus, the infrastructure secrets behind a new-to-the-US reality show starring some very busy toddlers. And the brewing beef between Spirit Halloween and the King of Halloween.Sponsors:The Jordan Harbinger Show, jordanharbinger.com/start Links:Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid (The Atlantic)So You've Been Publicly Shamed a book by Jon Ronson by Jon RonsonHow Japan Built Cities Where You Could Send Your Toddler On An Errand (Slate)Old Enough: the Japanese TV show that abandons toddlers on public transport (The Guardian)Watch Old Enough! (Netflix)Spirit Halloween Store Film in the Works Starring Christopher Lloyd, Rachael Leigh Cook (EXCLUSIVE) (Variety) Christopher Lloyd and Rachael Leigh Cook to Star in Spirit Halloween Film (Collider)Nick Lutsko on TwitterJackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Apr 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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