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Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi
45 episodes
6 days ago
Media, Culture, & 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. Connect with us on Instagram: @mediacultureandwhypod
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Media, Culture, & 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. Connect with us on Instagram: @mediacultureandwhypod
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Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
Media and the Home

Media, Culture, & 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 teaches digital studies at the University of Mary Washington, and writes and posts cultural commentary to reflect on our everyday lives. 

⁠⁠⁠Grant Lattanzi⁠⁠⁠ is a PhD student at Rutgers University who researches the social implications of media technologies. 

Both Grant and Stefanie hold Masters degrees from Georgetown University in Communication, Culture, and Technology.

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1 week ago
45 minutes 31 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
Media, Culture, and Fetishized with Kaila Yu

In this episode, we have a conversation with Kaila Yu, author of the book Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty.

We discuss how representation in media impacts what and how we think about ourselves and others, how she came to share her story through this book, and other current events.

You can buy her book here.



Media, Culture, & 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 teaches digital studies at the University of Mary Washington, and writes and posts cultural commentary to reflect on our everyday lives. 

⁠⁠⁠Grant Lattanzi⁠⁠⁠ is a PhD student at Rutgers University who researches the social implications of media technologies. 

Both Grant and Stefanie hold Masters degrees from Georgetown University in Communication, Culture, and Technology.


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2 months ago
33 minutes 52 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
Flags, Rituals, and The Fourth of July

We're talking about flag codes, what the flag may represent, and the rituals that uphold the Fourth of July as a federal holiday.


Media, Culture, & 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 teaches digital studies at the University of Mary Washington, and writes and posts cultural commentary to reflect on our everyday lives. 

⁠⁠Grant Lattanzi⁠⁠ is a PhD student at Rutgers University who researches the social implications of media technologies. 

Both Grant and Stefanie hold Masters degrees from Georgetown University in Communication, Culture, and Technology.

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4 months ago
28 minutes 34 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
Media, Culture, and Tech with Mehedi Zaman

This week, Mehedi Zaman, PhD student in Communication, Information, and Media at Rutgers University, joins us on the podcast to talk about the tech industry!


And let us know in the comments: What pandemic tech habits do you still do post-lockdown?


Media, Culture, & 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 teaches digital studies at the University of Mary Washington, and writes and posts cultural commentary to reflect on our everyday lives. 

⁠Grant Lattanzi⁠ is a PhD student at Rutgers University who researches the social implications of media technologies. 

Both Grant and Stefanie hold Masters degrees from Georgetown University in Communication, Culture, and Technology.

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5 months ago
48 minutes 19 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
Media, Culture, and Standpoint Theory with Kayla Wentzel

This week, Kayla Wentzel, PhD student in Communication, Information, and Media at Rutgers University, joins us on the podcast to talk about standpoint theory!


Media, Culture, & 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 teaches digital studies at the University of Mary Washington, and writes and posts cultural commentary to reflect on our everyday lives. 

Grant Lattanzi is a PhD student at Rutgers University who researches the social implications of media technologies. 

Both Grant and Stefanie hold Masters degrees from Georgetown University in Communication, Culture, and Technology.

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6 months ago
45 minutes 21 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
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This is a question as old as mass media. And we're going to unpack that in this episode.


Media, Culture, & 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 teaches digital studies at the University of Mary Washington, and writes and posts cultural commentary to reflect on our everyday lives. 

⁠Grant Lattanzi ⁠is a PhD student at Rutgers University who researches the social implications of media technologies. 

Both Grant and Stefanie hold Masters degrees from Georgetown University in Communication, Culture, and Technology.

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7 months ago
44 minutes 56 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
We’re Back: 2025 Zeitgeist

We’re back!! In this episode, we catch up about (social media) platforms, how we communicate, how we spectate (politics, events, and climate disasters), and how politics are inherent in technology. 


Sources referenced:

  • Politics are Inherent in Tech (TedTalk by Evan Barba)
  • Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord
  • The Puritanical Eye: Hyper-mediation, sex on film, and the disavowal of desire by Carlee Gomes


Media, Culture, & 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 teaches digital studies at the University of Mary Washington, and writes and posts cultural commentary to reflect on our everyday lives. 

Grant Lattanzi is a PhD student at Rutgers University who researches the social implications of media technologies. 

Both Grant and Stefanie hold Masters degrees from Georgetown University in Communication, Culture, and Technology.

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8 months ago
45 minutes 31 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
Is AI just a clever horse?

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. 

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11 months ago
47 minutes 14 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
Media and Elections

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. 

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1 year ago
33 minutes 9 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
Presence with Dr. Jeanine Turner

Dr. Jeanine Turner is a Professor at Georgetown University. She has a joint appointment in the Communication, Culture, and Technology Graduate Program (CCT) and the McDonough School of Business. Dr. Turner also serves as the Director of CCT.


Her book, Being Present: Commanding Attention at Work and at Home by Managing Your Social Presence provides strategies for addressing the challenges of engaging attention in a world of digital devices.


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. 

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1 year ago
42 minutes 40 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
This episode is not about contradictions

The audio is a little shaky in this episode, but bear with us as we talk about ideological contradictions, such as Taylor Swift and the Oscars, and we share quotes from Herbert Marcuse’s “Aggressiveness in Advanced Industrial Society” and Carlee Gomes’s “The Puritanical Eye: Hyper-mediation, Sex on Film, and the Disavowal of Desire.”



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. 

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1 year ago
38 minutes 8 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
What is at stake under data colonialism?

Today, we're talking about Nick Couldry and Ulises A Mejias's book, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is Colonizing Human Life and Appropriating It for Capitalism.


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 encourage 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.

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1 year ago
51 minutes 9 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
Zoella and Margot Lee: Influencers and Intimacy

Media, Culture, & 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.

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1 year ago
55 minutes 42 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
One year of spectacle, data colonialism, and Stanley cups

Media, Culture, & 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 and writer 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.

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1 year ago
41 minutes 14 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
Santa vs. Infant Holy: the dialectic of Christmas

Media, Culture, & 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 pop culture enthusiast, 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.

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1 year ago
39 minutes 19 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
Love conquers all: mediating dating

Media, Culture, & 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 pop culture enthusiast, 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.

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1 year ago
39 minutes 8 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
Fandoms

Media, Culture, & 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 pop culture enthusiast, 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.

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1 year ago
38 minutes 11 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
In defense of influencer snark pagers

Media, Culture, & 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 pop culture enthusiast, 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.

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1 year ago
39 minutes 12 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
Pop off Lefebvre — Boredom in everyday life

Today, we're talking about Patrick Gamsby's Henri Lefebvre, Boredom, and Everyday Life.

 

Media, Culture, & 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 pop culture enthusiast, 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.

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2 years ago
39 minutes 8 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
Access to media is access to information

Articles that Stef and Grant said they would look for and share:

  • Hiding OUT: A Case for Queer Experiences Informing Data Privacy Laws by Antoine Prince Albert III
  • How 'modern-day slavery' in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy by Terry Gross 

 

Media, Culture, & 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 pop culture enthusiast, 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.

Show more...
2 years ago
36 minutes 43 seconds

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much
Media, Culture, & 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. Connect with us on Instagram: @mediacultureandwhypod