Lea and the Internet - Lea & the Internet

CROSS OVER! Episode 28 is actually an Everything Processed episode, the other podcast Lea hosts. Enjoy guest host Kelly Coxsyn and Felicia Burnett talk about Internet Dating! You can find Everything Processed on iTunes.

My guest Becky Lang is a writer, journalist, and podcaster. She is also a strategist just like Lea. The two discuss what it is like to pursue our creative passions and our digital professions and talk about the evolution into our current roles.

My guest David Miller has been involved with Net Neutrality protection for years and helps breakdown the Internet’s impact on the music scene, how Net Neutrality affects small businesses and artists and the importance of educating yourself on this inevitable human rights issue.

2016 has a bad reputation that has spread all over the Internet. In episode 25 former guest and all around internet guru Harold Burnett tries to help capture the mystery, triumphs and tragedies of 2016. This year is almost an un-recapable, even from the time we recorded to the time this airs so much has happened. So bit off a few things and discuss the rise and fall of celebrities, memes, politics and give a fond farewell to the people and platforms we will miss the most.

In episode 24 the Negative Jam duet are together again, just in time to discuss the impact that memes have on the 2016 election. Chris Cloud helps break down how the accessibility of technology and creative tools have made memes a dominant form of communication. We also learn that he might be a little more shy on social media than he used to be...

I am excited to have on the show the Twin Cities best Tweeter, Gigi Berry. In this episode we dive into the impact the internet has on maintaining and growing work from home co-worker relationships, and how the internet impacts women in the workplace. We also discuss different and similar it is to meet new besties online.

20 year old artist Emma Eubanks discusses how social media helps her stay connected in her personal life and through her activism

For episode 21 I am joined by long-time friend, writer and podcast host Courtney Algeo. The two of us discuss our past experiences with chatroulette and pre-online dating while we try to determine if the internet is making everybody mean

Welcome to a new season of Lea and the Internet! This season brings you new guests, new thoughts, and new ways to look at the world we have created with the influence of the internet and technology. I am excited to kick off with a guest I have literally known forever, my mom! She has seen a lot of change over her lifetime however she illuminates that things might not be as different as we all might think…

Our we letting our fears dictate how our physical reality is displayed in our virtual spaces? Guest host and VR artist Emily Eifler talks about the opportunities and pitfalls of representing our worlds online.

In episode 18 guest host Liat Berdugo helps dissect the impact of Virtual Reality and immersive media on our minds, hearts and bodies. The two of us discuss the concept of this proposed new medium and the unpredictability VR and the limitations of current reality.

Episode 17 is deconstructing the idea that girls are made of sugar, spice and everything nice. Dana Bassett and I celebrate women’s bodily functions and the Internet. Listen and learn about our first periods, a woman who hides turds in her purse and the usefulness of moobs!

In Episode 16, Longtime friend, writer, energy worker and political activist Kelly Morton and I talk about an obscure subject known as Politics. We discuss how social media has been a campaign game changer, and the future of open source polling and how bitcoin’s blockchain can change voting.

In Episode 15, Performance Artists, Comedian and writer Kristina Wong discusses the impact that the internet has made on performance art, audience attention spans and how technology is yearning to replicate live human interaction. We also talk about the new ways in which artists have to hustle and shakedown friends to get exposure and dollars.

Lea Devon Sorrentino and Harold Burnett examine how the Internet has fundamentally changed the way we view morality, conflict and discuss the impact of social media on politics.

Episode 14 features two amazing guests, Luna Malbrough and George Chen who are two creators of Eq uiTable an app that is correcting income inequality one meal at a time. The three hosts discuss the misconceptions of technologies role in developing a progressive society. They also might have been a little bit too invested in talking about Chris Rock’s 2014 movie Top Five.

Conceptual artists/designer/podcaster James T. Green and I discuss the greatness that is Vine and the need for more education around self-promotion. The two of us as new media artist also talk about the challenge of valuing art in a digital age, and how the romantic idea of the starving artist is getting old.

In episode 12 artists Stephanie Lie and Lea Devon Sorrentino talk about how the Internet has changed since its induction. They also discuss how the Internet's foundation is riddled with society's offline baggage.

The two of us question what is going to happen to our online communities as traditional media continues to exploit audiences and website obesity grows creating irreversible consequences.

There is a commonly held discussion happening about the adverse effects of social media on people's personal lives. The reign of perceived negativity is supposedly happening to unaware participants, and it is usually assumed that everyone engaging in these communities has limited or no agency within these new systems. In this episode graphic designer/artist and writer Nicole Killian helps dive into how originality, appropriate and participation on social media are breaking down the barriers between the virtual and real world and how the line between these two places has become blurred to completely erased.

2015 is coming to a close and what better way to end it than listening to 5 past and future guest of the podcast tell you about their most memorable moments that happened this year on the Internet.

Content rules the Internet landscape. As our collective time is spread thin, storytelling is confronted with more challenges and opportunities to reach audiences. This new form of content development also impacts the way our imagination manifests itself online. People's fears and dreams can have real impact since they can be broadcasted to many different audiences through our social media profiles. However for every far reaching or closed minded thing that can be created, our lack of anonymity within our online peer groups can shape a new form of unprecedented accountability.

Episode 7 features guest host Nick Wylie, Development Director at Southern Exposure in San Francisco. Listen to the two of us talk about the Internet’s influence over masculinity and sexuality. We also discuss the sometimes misguided nature of trying to understand white privilege and artists’ role in technology and capitalism.

Relationships are complicated. Friendships, boyfriends, girlfriends, parents, work friends, enemies and our relationships with ourselves. they all come with their ups and downs. On episode 6, guest host Emily Eaton helps determine the impact that social media has on nourishing or exhausting our personal relationships, and how social media has changed the way we curate our identities.

In episode 5, we discuss something people can’t live without… the Internet… oh and food! Guest host Matty Tucker, Founder and writer of the blog Burger Fetish talks about the impact of social media on the way we eat! We also dive into how our diets have changed because of technology and the impact the Internet has on the service industry.

Guest host Sean Aquino is expecting a baby! Both being artists and digital strategist, we decided to analyze the impact the Internet has on major life events.

On episode 3, Guest host singer/songwriter Candace Roberts helps provide a thoughtful conversation about the different ways people are now perceived and represented online. We also take a stab at trying to understand how people view the Class system through the lens of a Rat and his slice of pizza.

Guest host Georgie Gibbs expresses her love of Taylor Swift as we discuss the online personalization of celebrity fandom. We also examine if the internet has made it ok for women to be fat or is it creating false body positivity, and what does this all mean for women’s equality?

The two examine how the Internet has fundamentally changed the way we view morality, conflict and discuss the impact of social media on politics.