Symposion

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Society EN ↓ 6 episodes

In this media investigation, we question what a medium actually is. Through six episodes we philosophically analyse different media. From the Vox Pop to the Review, we discuss "What does the Medium Actually say?" This series is on the cutting edge of technology and philosophy.

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Symposion

Episodes

1. What is a Medium? | MethodSluts: Introduction 24.07.2025 38:15

In this episode we introduce the main question we seek to answer in this show: What is a Medium? We pose a hypothesis and explain why it is fruitful to analyze media in this way.

2. Scrolling is the Path to Nirvana?! | MethodSluts: Algorithms 23.07.2025 33:54

Many shows talk about doomscrolling. It seems that nobody likes the addiction they have to their phone. But most investigations focus only on the content, while we go beyond. We analyze the algorithms as a medium.

3. Do the Streets Know? | MethodSluts: Vox Pop 22.07.2025 48:45

News broadcasts love to show the voice of the people. Whether the topic is trains being delayed or covid-19, the opinion of the people matters. But what happens when you start to analyze the Vox Pop as a medium?

4. Does Your Opinion Actually Matter? | MethodSluts: Reviews 21.07.2025 44:48

At our university the coffee is the worst. Objectively it's bad, but we love it! Why? In this episode we investigate the paradoxical relation between our experience and review.

5. Does David Attenborough Tell the Truth? | MethodSluts: Documentaries 20.07.2025 54:03

As we have seen in earlier episodes, there is a fundamental disagreement between Jason and Zep. While Jason seeks to find the truth, Zep believes that this is just one of many narratives. This episode crystallizes this opposition through an investigation into documentaries.

6. Have We Been Lying to You? | MethodSluts: Conclusion 19.07.2025 52:43

The podcast is, of course, also a medium,. To conclude our media investigations we analyze the medium in which our investigation has taken place, the podcast itself.