Episode 6: Being Arrested, Prejudice & Keeping Still

Episode 6: Being Arrested, Prejudice & Keeping Still

Episode 6: Dr. Martinez shares a story about being arrested for being white and offers a perspective on prejudice with help from the ideas of General Semantics’ scholar Irving Lee.   General semantics is a practical approach to the study of language habits...
Episode 5: Big Cats & Suspicion

Episode 5: Big Cats & Suspicion

In this episode, Dr. Martinez drifts along with a recent viral video about Siberian Tigers and drones with the help of French Philosopher Paul Ricoeur’s comments on suspicion and appreciation. This episode builds off the first NTK blog post about this topic. It...
Episode 4: #lovetrumpshate

Episode 4: #lovetrumpshate

Episode 4: Dr Martinez explores the meaning of #Lovetrumpshate through Mikhail Bakhtin’s remarks on love A recent trending movement is the “Love Trumps Hate” movement.  The subject of a recent article found on the website itsgoingdown.org, this...
Episode 3: Boobs & Protest

Episode 3: Boobs & Protest

Episode 3: Dr. Martinez drifts into the meaning of protest in a noisy media environment, with special guest Dr. Roberta Chevrette   In this episode, Dr. Roberta Chevrette responds to an observation by Orin Klapp in his book, Overload and Boredom: Essays on the...
Episode 2: Slowing Down Media Reactions

Episode 2: Slowing Down Media Reactions

Episode 2: Dr. Martinez drifts with the ideas of Kenneth Burke to explain the value of slowing down our reactions to media stories     In this episode, Dr. Martinez explores the ideas of Kenneth Burke.  Burke was a self-taught intellectual of the 20th...
Episode 1: Fake News W/Guest

Episode 1: Fake News W/Guest

Episode 1: Dr. Martinez discusses the meaning of Fake News with guest Professor of Media & Communication Dr. Keith Massie In this episode, Dr. Keith Massie, professor of communication at Kutztown University, explores the meaning of “fake news.” It is...