American Origin Stories with Matthew Cooke
Society & Culture
A few billionaire-owned monopolies use unregulated secret algorithms to govern our entire experience of the digital world. It's reminiscent of how big tobacco genetically engineered their crops to have twice the nicotine levels. But this time they've even tricked us into creating the lure, beckoning us into their matrix. We're well-advised to become as media literate as possible. In this episode we get black belt training from a true master of understanding technology's impact on human nature, Marshall McCluhan. This is a companion piece to Episode 4: Should Society Own Its Social Media. But you can devour them in either order.
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This Marks the End of Season 1.
The Origin of the Climate Crisis
The First American Bank Robbery
The Real Symbol of America
Why America Has Such Terrible Leaders
America's David vs Goliath
The Ghost Who Wrote The Constitution - Part 2
The Origin of Junk Food - and the Impact
Founding Fathers of Freedom
Slaver Nation
Should Society Own Its Social Media
MLK's America: Reparations & Glory
The Most Interesting Man in the World
The Ghost Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution
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