BLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThinking through the technology, philosophy, morality, and politics of Black Mirror
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Episodes
"Smithereens" (with special guest, James Buchanan "Bru" Wallace)
March 05, 2021 12:00 - 55 minutes - 71.6 MBFull episode notes at this link. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Hang the DJ" (with special guest, John Torrey)
February 28, 2021 20:02 - 49 minutes - 60.8 MBFull episode notes at this link. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Bandersnatch" (with special guest, Eric Steinhart)
February 19, 2021 12:00 - 50 minutes - 65 MBFull episode notes at this link. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Metalhead" (with special guest, Roman V. Yampolskiy)
February 12, 2021 12:00 - 48 minutes - 57.3 MBFull episode notes available here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Rachel, Jack, and Ashley Too" (with special guest, Karen Tongson)
February 05, 2021 12:00 - 53 minutes - 63.3 MBCheck our the full episode notes here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"White Bear" (with special guest, Charles W. Mills)
January 29, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 88 MBFor Episode 17, I am joined by Dr. Charles Mills to talk about punishment, non-ideal theories of justice, why philosophers love science fiction, and "White Bear" (Season 2, Episode 2 of Black Mirror), which first premiered in 2013. Dr. Charles W. Mills is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center, CUNY. He works in the general area of social and political philosophy, particularly in oppositional political theory as centered on class, gender, and race. He is the...
"Arkangel" (with special guest, Shannon M. Mussett)
January 22, 2021 07:36 - 52 minutes - 63.2 MBCheck out the full episode notes here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Hated in the Nation" (with special guest, Ammon Allred)
January 15, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBFull episode notes here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Men Against Fire" (with special guest, Charles W. McKinney, Jr.)
January 15, 2021 12:00 - 54 minutes - 64.4 MBFull episode notes available here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Be Right Back" (with special guest, Samir Chopra)
January 08, 2021 07:00 - 56 minutes - 70.4 MBCheck out the full episode notes here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Black Museum" (with special guest, Zandria F. Robinson)
December 31, 2020 20:56 - 1 hour - 109 MBCheck out the full episode notes here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"USS Callister" (with special guest, David Gunkel)
December 24, 2020 17:08 - 56 minutes - 108 MBCheck out the full episode notes here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Nosedive" (with special guest, John Danaher)
December 18, 2020 12:27 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBCheck out the full episode notes here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Shut Up and Dance" (with special guest, Rick Lee)
December 11, 2020 20:08 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBCheck out the full episode notes here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"The Waldo Moment" (with special guest, Jason Read)
December 09, 2020 20:44 - 58 minutes - 54 MBCheck out the full episode notes here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Playtest" (with special guest, C. Thi Nguyen)
December 04, 2020 18:19 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBRead the full episode notes here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"The Entire History of You" (with special guest, John Cerrito)
December 04, 2020 18:01 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBYou can read the full episode notes for this podcast here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"San Junipero" (with special guest, Michael Norton)
November 27, 2020 23:46 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBFull episode notes here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Striking Vipers" (with special guest, Adriel M. Trott)
November 27, 2020 04:32 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBIn this episode, Adriel Trott and Dr. J discuss the ways in which VR complicates not only our conventional understandings of the distinction between the "real" and the "simulated," but also our conventional understandings of sex, gender, sexuality, and desire. Check out the full episode notes and links to further readings here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Striking Vipers (with special guest, Adriel M. Trott)
November 27, 2020 04:32 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBWe are joined by Adriel Trott (Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wabash College) to discuss "Striking Vipers" (Season 5, Episode 1).
The National Anthem (with special guest, Ammon Allred)
November 26, 2020 01:22 - 53 minutes - 97.8 MBWe are joined by Ammon Allred (Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Toledo) to discuss "The National Anthem" (Season 1, Episode 1).
"The National Anthem" (with special guest, Ammon Allred)
November 26, 2020 01:22 - 53 minutes - 97.8 MB"The National Anthem" premiered as the inaugural episode of Black Mirror in 2011. Despite the fact that it does not include any futuristic technologies, it set the scene for the series and remains one of the most controversial and riveting episodes. Should the Prime Minister have done it? Why do so many people find this spectacle fascinating? What, if any, moral judgments can (or should) we make about works of art? Does the development of deepfake technology over the last several ...
'White Christmas" (with special guest, Chris Gilliard)
November 24, 2020 22:24 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBDr. Chris Gilliard joins Dr. J in this episode to discuss his work on "digital redlining," incarceration and e-carceration, the ethics of "blocking," and whether its okay to torture or coerce digital copies of human consciousnesses... all in the context of Black Mirror's first special holiday episode, "White Christmas." Check out the full episode notes and links to further readings here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"15 Million Merits" (with special guest, Shannon Mussett)
November 22, 2020 22:01 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MB"15 Million Merits" (Season 1, Episode 2) presents itself as a fairly straightforward story of lost love, of meaningless work, of empty consumerism, and the dangers of reality television. But is there another story hidden in it? Shannon Musset offers another way of viewing this episode, and asks us to think about what-- and who-- we didn't pay attention to in '15 Million Merits." Check out the full episode notes and links to further readings here. ★ Support this podcast on Pa...
15 Million Merits (with special guest, Shannon Mussett)
November 22, 2020 22:01 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBDr. Shannon Mussett (Professor of Philosophy, Utah Valley University) joins Dr. J in this episode to discuss authenticity, performance, her concerns about the encroachment of screens in our lives, and what we all probably missed when we watched "15 Million Merits."