Media & Cultural Criticism
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“But then that thing, Neil Postman had, he wrote this brilliant book in like 1984, right? Called Amusing Ourselves to Death. And it was about Ronald Reagan getting elected. And it was basically, he said, we've gone from reading newspapers to watching the news on TV. And his big take was when the news got music, he knew our civilization was over.”
The Joe Rogan Experience · #2571 - Jimmy Carr · 28/10/2026 · at 2:09:04
- 2GIRLS: Gen Z and the Commodification of Everythingby Freya India · 1 episode
“freya india is a girl a writer who just released a book called girls the nordic god uh she does look a little bit like that blonde hair she's like a the what would what's the female equivalent of”
Modern Wisdom · Rabbit Hole: Does Tim Ferriss Dream In Japanese? - #1105 · 01/06/2026 · at 2:22:54
- 3I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolutionby Craig Marks, Rob Tannenbaum · 1 episode
“as a singles musician due to the music video, which is described as one of the worst ever in a 2011 book, I Want My MTV, the uncensored story of the music video revolution. Wow. It shows Squire dancing around in a bed with pastel-colored satin sheets and wearing a pink tank top.”
The Joe Rogan Experience · #2520 - Tommy Lee · 30/06/2026 · at 28:35
- 4Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Mediaby Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky · 1 episode
“linguistics. I read the media one. What is it? Oh, A Manufacturer of Consent. That's right. Yeah. But he had the first book of his I read, it was in linguistics, aspects of the theory of syntax.”
The Joe Rogan Experience · #2547 - Daniel Everett · 27/08/2026 · at 47:10
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Status and Cultureby W. David Marx · 1 episode“There's this book I read last year called Status and Culture. And it was this, like, idea of what does high status mean? And how does that impact trends, whether it be fashion or whatever?”
My First Million · We decoded the business behind this influencer’s perfect life · 18/06/2026 · at 49:20
- 6The Status Game: On Social Position and How We Use Itby Will Storr · 1 episode
“You know how fucking nuts that is? That's nuts. It's a status thing, I think. We had this great guy on call Will Stork. He wrote a book called The Status Game. Are you familiar with it? Yes. Yeah. Yes. The reason people do this, I think, is it's a status thing. So Premier League footballer, high status.”
The Joe Rogan Experience · #2574 - Francis Foster & Konstantin Kisin · 31/10/2026 · at 2:20:43