NoiseToKnowledge Podcast Episodes

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 and...

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 all...

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 movement has come under...

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: 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: 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 all too often...

Episode 0: Dr. Jermaine Martinez as he introduces the mission and vision of the podcast, drifting along with Marshall McLuhan   In many ways, the NTK podcast was inspired by the work of Marshall McLuhan.   In this episode, Dr. Martinez drifts along with...