In this episode, Grant and Stef discuss the hot topic of AI. They talk about Walter Benjamin's concept of "Aura," environmental impacts of AI, among other critiques.

Here is a link to the article Stef mentioned about how we talk about AI and politics: AI Isn’t Omnipotent. It’s Janky. by Annie Lowrey

Media, Culture, and Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stefanie Chae⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Grant Lattanzi⁠⁠⁠⁠. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram  ⁠⁠⁠⁠@mediacultureandwhypod⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

About the hosts:

⁠⁠⁠⁠Stefanie Chae⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a media researcher, writer, and professor of digital studies, encouraging people to think critically about the media they're engaging with daily. 

⁠⁠⁠⁠Grant Lattanzi ⁠⁠⁠⁠is a qualitative researcher and independent scholar interested in how people make meaning in, alongside, and through media.