Jonathan Manczur

Literature: Tierra y Libertad by Madeline Ashby

They were built to serve man, but all they did was serve.. as a nuanced look at the development of AI and as a metaphor for the exploitation of workers. What lazy, good-for-nothing robots.

Tierra y Libertad

Aggregate Score: 8

Podcast Movement 2018 Individual Recaps

The Lost Signals individually reflect on Podcast Movement 2018.

See below the video for some links for a few of the folks we saw in sessions at the conference.

Thanks to everyone who made our week awesome.

We ran into our friends at Podcast Masters again. If you need someone to run your cast, let them know: http://podcastmasters.net/

Amanda Bocchi (lead vocals for the live band at the Reading Terminal show) https://amandabocchi.com

The Meg Robinson Show, host Meg Robinson’s interview podcast on society and culture.
https://themegrobinsonshow.podbean.com/

Chris & Krissie Holifield are hosts of I Am Salt Lake, a podcast focusing on local people and events in Salt Lake City Utah.
http://www.iamsaltlake.com/

The Future is Fiction Panel:
Christy Gressman Partner at Nightvale Presents http://www.nightvalepresents.com
John Dryden Director of Content at Panoply https://panoply.fm
Mac Rodgers of Gideon Media https://www.gideon-media.com
Jonathan Mitchell Creator of The Truth Podcast http://www.thetruthpodcast.com

No Spoilers Panel:
Leon Neyfakh of Slow Burn http://www.slate.com/articles/slate_plus/watergate.html
Ann Heppermann of Heaven’s Gate podcast http://www.heavensgate.show
Chenjerai Kumanyika of Uncivil podcast http://www.gimletmedia.com/uncivil

Podcast Marketing Session:
Angus Nelson President of Influencer Marketing Agency http://angusnelson.com

Podcast Editing Panel (if you’re looking for audio editors!):
Steve Stuart http://stevestewart.me
Emily Prokop https://www.epodcastproductions.com
Joel Sharpton https://propodcastingservices.com

Automation for Podcasting Session:
Yann ilunga podcast marketing consultant, speaker and podcaster https://www.yannilunga.com/blog

Philosophy & Narrative: Eureka by Edgar Allen Poe

As the great Epic Rap Battles of History once famously stated: Poe’s poems pwn posers. The posers this time are the so-called “scientists” with their so-called “science.”

Games & Gaming Culture: Retro Style Games

Retro style games, it’s a new craze amongst gamers. But is it simply an innocent pastime or is it a cynical ploy by greedy developers to prey upon your man child’s nostalgia? TLS investigates.

Gaming by the Numbers

In one of my more banal existences, I made sandwiches at a local delicatessen for a modest wage.  While not as soul-crushing as other professions I would later occupy, the job offered enough idleness to foster angst-ridden, pseudo-philosophy worthy of Updike’s A&P cashier.  One of my tasks was to dispose of unwanted sandwich meats at the end of the night.  I would weigh them, tally the loss and toss.

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