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Media and the End of the World is a podcast filled with news on news and media on media. Hosted by Adam Croom and Ralph Beliveau, faculty in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma. Find us online at mediaandtheendoftheworld.com and on Twitter at @me…

with Adam Croom and Ralph Beliveau


    • Sep 10, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    064 – New Studio and Ivermectin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 24:56


    063 – Is This Thing Still On?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 39:43


    Adam and Ralph reunite after a year and a half hiatus to fire up the ol' podcast.

    062 – Media Literacy and Corona

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 46:51


    Spencer Brayton is Library Manager at Waubonsee Community College (Sugar Grove, IL and Aurora, IL). His research interests focus on the convergence of media literacy and information literacy. Together with Natasha Casey, he has co-authored several articles in this area. He has presented at and/or served in various capacities for the following organizations: National Association […]

    061 – Anna Kornbluh and Daniela Garofalo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 49:47


    Today’s guest are Anna Kornbluh and Daniela Garofalo. Anna Kornbluh’s research and teaching interests center on Victorian literature and Critical Theory, with a special emphasis in formalism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, and theory of the novel.  She is the author of The Order of Forms: Realism, Formalism, and Social Space (University of Chicago 2019),  Marxist Film Theory and Fight […]

    060 – Business Media and the Coronavirus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 45:30


    This episode’s guest is Rick Dunham is co-director of the Global Business Journalism program at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He was Washington bureau chief of the Houston Chronicle from 2007-13 and also served as Hearst Newspapers Washington bureau chief from 2009 to 2012.

    059 : Lina Ortega and the “Indians for Indians” Radio Archive

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 38:59


    to find the links for the “Indians for Indians” archive, go to: https://libraries.ou.edu/content/native-voices-over-airwaves-exhibition-recordings-available-nov-14    

    058 – Media and the End of Star Wars?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 46:32


    Adam and Ralph are joined by Keegan Long-Wheeler to discuss Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The Mandalorian, and all things Star Wars.

    057 – Mike Caulfield RETURNS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 60:59


    056 – Baseball, Facebook Libra, Internet Archive

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 43:26


    055 – Eric Stover, Human Rights Researcher

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2019 39:27


    Eric Stover is Faculty Director of the Human Rights Center and Adjunct Professor of Law and Public Health, University of California at Berkeley. Stover has built the Human Rights Center into a premier interdisciplinary research and policy center that is highly regarded nationally and internationally. He is a pioneer in utilizing empirical research methods to […]

    054 – Apple TV+, Top Grossing Films

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 40:05


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    053 – Tumblr, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, El Paso and Dayton

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019 35:41


    In this episode, Ralph and Adam discuss a handful of topics including Automattic acquiring Tumblr, the experience of going to the movie theater, the film The Last Black Man in San Francisco, and the recent shootings in El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH.

    052 – Stranger Things 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 68:07


    Adam and Ralph are joined once again by Yvette Walker. In this episode, we venture into the Upside Down and recap the third season of Stranger Things, which is available on Netflix. #JusticeForBarb

    051 – Italy, Food Writing, and Twitter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 47:23


    Adam and Ralph catch up after a month of travel.

    050 – Half a Hundred! GoT Finale, Jeopardy Records

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 39:30


    Adam and Ralph’s 50th (!) episode of Media and the End of the World. We have a meta podcast about the podcast and also talk about the Game of Thrones finale (which neither of us have watched) and other media musings.

    049 – Pop Culture Academia, Screen Time, and Automated Delivery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019 35:15


    Adam and Ralph discuss Ralph’s recent trip to a Pop Culture conference. We also discuss screen time for kids, guilty pleasure television, and automated delivery. Show Notes Beyond screen time: Encourage families to think critically about media (American Academy of Pediatrics) Two Towns of Jasper (Vimeo)

    048 – Amy Fichtner, The Power of Leadership to Change the Future Through Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 27:47


    Adam chats with Amy Fichtner, who recently spoke at OU for a Presidential Dream Course titled Women in Media Leadership. Amy Fichtner is the Superintendent of the Owasso Public Schools. In this role, she aims to educate and empower students as they create successful futures, influence educators as they collaborate for student success, partner with local […]

    047 – Paula Thomson, To Dream Again: Leadership in a time of Despair

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019 34:30


    Ralph chats with Paula Thomson, who recently spoke at OU for a Presidential Dream Course titled Women in Media Leadership. Paula Thomson has worked with the Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust in South Africa for over 16 years managing the center’s Economic Empowerment project Woza Moya. This project aims to uplift and upskill patients and community […]

    046 – Mary Jo Heath, Women and Leadership in the Arts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2019 35:04


    Ralph chats with Mary Jo Heath, who recently spoke at OU for a Presidential Dream Course titled Women in Media Leadership. Mary Jo Heath is in her fourth season as Radio Host of the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts, hosting both the Saturday matinees heard live by almost eight million people worldwide each week and the evening […]

    045 – Tania Rashid, Global identity and becoming a “one-woman-shop” in journalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 28:52


    Ralph chats with Tania Rashid, a freelance journalist in South Asia. I’ve produced and hosted for Al Jazeera English, CNN International, and Vice News.

    044 – Makerspaces and Alex Trebek

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 40:16


    Adam returns from a NSF-funded workshop on makerspaces. Adam and Ralph also discuss the recent sad news of Alex Trebek.

    043 – Oscars 2019 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2019 39:40


    On this episode Ralph is joined by Kathryn Jenson White, Professor Emerita from the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma, and founder of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle. The talk is all things Academy Awards, especially documentaries.

    042 – Jeff Bezos, Marie Kondo, and Essentialism

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2019 31:56


    In this episode, Adam and Ralph discuss the public drama between Jeff Bezos and the National Enquirer, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, and Greg McKeown’s book “Essentialism.” Show Notes No thank you, Mr. Pecker (Jeff Bezos, Medium.com) Tidying Up with Marie Kondo | Netflix Official Sitehttps://www.netflix.com/title/80209379 (Netflix) Essentialism (Greg McKeown.com)

    041 – Gillette and the Upcoming Super Bowl

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019


    Adam and Ralph chat about the controversial Gillette advertisement, thoughts on the upcoming Super Bowl ads, musicians declining to play the halftime event, and the history of journalism and how it explains our current state of media. Show Notes Gillette Commercial : We Believe – The Best a Man Can Be (YouTube)

    040 – Charles Baker and New Year’s Resolutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 42:21


    In this episode, we chat with Charles Baker about setting goals and his professional experience as a coach of multiple disciplines. Charles is a Senior Graduation Coach and certified academic life coach at the University of Oklahoma as well as a coach at Koda CrossFit Norman. He holds a Master of Science in Vertebrate Paleontology from […]

    039 – Ryan Bisel and Mindset

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2018 40:13


    Ryan Bisel is an associate professor of Organizational Communication at the University of Oklahoma. His research interests focus primarily on issues surrounding leadership communication, organizational culture, and behavioral ethics. He received his PhD from Kansas and his most recent book is titled Organizational Moral Learning: A Communication Approach.  

    038 – Beau Jennings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 41:11


    Beau Jennings is a musician, filmmaker, and former architect currently based in Oklahoma. He just released a track on the Fowler Blackwatch Christmas album as well as a 7″ split with Doug Burr on Clerestory AV. Originally the front man and songwriter for the indie-rock/Americana band Cheyenne, he toured the U.S. while calling both Brooklyn and Austin […]

    037 – Save NonDoc! also… Holiday Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 141:13


    Adam and Ralph discuss NonDoc suspending publication and we chat about holiday movies. Of course, we occasionally get off topic, but–hey–if you are listening to this podcast, you should always assume this will happen.

    036 – Thanksgiving, Disinformation, and Facebook

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 43:56


    We chat a little bit about Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and ways you can decolonize Thanksgiving. We also talk about the history of disinformation in Russia, the inside story of Facebook 2016ish to now, and how false news spreads (Spoiler: it’s through people more than robots). Show Notes The Future Is Indigenous: Decolonizing Thanksgiving (Truthout) Fresh […]

    035 – Frankenreads

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 38:53


    We discuss the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and other Halloween-related topics. Show Notes Frakenreads

    034 – Kevin Costello, Screenwriter

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2018 36:09


    Kevin Costello is a screenwriter whose work includes Brigsby Bear, a 2017 comedy starring Kyle Mooney (cast member, Saturday Night Live) and is directed by Dave McCrary (segment director, Saturday Night Live). Kevin is an alum of the University of Oklahoma. Show Notes Brigsby Bear links: iTunes, Amazon Prime, Blu-Ray The Umbrella Goes to OSU (YouTube) IPCC […]

    033 – Chase Cook, Capital Gazette

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 40:12


    Chase Cook is a journalist and reporter for the Capital Gazette. On June 28, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at the offices of The Capital, a newspaper serving Annapolis, Maryland. The gunman, Jarrod Ramos, shot and killed five employees with a shotgun. Cook, who was not present at the time of the shooting, volunteered to cover […]

    032 – Narratives and the Border with Macarena Hernández

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 43:16


    Macarena Hernández is a journalist and educator. She’s covers U.S. Latino issues such as immigration and education, and her work has been published in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Latina, and many other publications throughout the United States. She is now the Fred Hartman Distinguished Professor of Journalism at Baylor University. […]

    031 – Boom Town by Sam Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 49:22


    We discuss the new book by Sam Anderson, staff writer for New York Times Magazine, titled Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-Class Metropolis. We are joined by Ed Kelley, dean of the Gaylord College of Journalism and […]

    030 – John Schmeltzer and Journalism Under Seige

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2018 45:48


    This episode includes discussion of the anonymous New York Times Opinion piece from a Senior White House Official, Colin Kaepernick and Nike, and the opinions of journalism across both small and large outlets. We are joined by John Schmeltzer, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Engleman/Livermore Professor in Community Journalism at the University of Oklahoma. Schmeltzer held numerous positions […]

    029 – Natasha Casey and Media and Information Literacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2018 32:55


    We are joined by Natasha Casey, an associate professor of communications at Blackburn College where she teaches a variety of courses including media and information literacy, communication theory, and senior seminar. Casey holds a Ph.D. in communication studies from McGill University and her research interests include media and information literacy and critical race theory.

    028 – Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2018 41:45


    Ralph returns from DC after attending the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. We talk about that trip, Castle Rock, Stephen King, Ken Jenning’s historic run on Jeopardy, among other topics. Show Notes Unemployment: Propaganda and Truth (Mitchell Smith) AEJMC on C-SPAN But What If We’re Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It […]

    027 – Oddity Museums, Digital Rights Management, and Neuroplasticity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2018 37:12


    Ralph catches us up on his time in Phildelphia and his visit to the Mütter Museum. We also discuss DRM-free audiobooks and David Eagleman’s keynote talk on neuroplasticity and education. Show Notes The Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia Google Launches DRM-free audiobook store (Boing Boing) David Eagleman ISTE Keynote (YouTube)

    026 – Thailand Cave Rescue, Dippin’ Dots, and British Mysteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2018 44:52


    We are joined by a very special guest for this episode, Katie Croom, who is special in her own right but also happens to be married to Adam. There’s a bit of family talk as Adam and Katie discuss adopting and promptly losing their new dog. We also discuss the cave rescue, thirty years of […]

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    025 – Game Shows

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 43:14


    We discuss a bunch of game shows that debuted in the 70s and are miraculously still on air. We also discuss the rise of Steve Harvey as a game show host, if you can trust social media influencers, and Tim Berners-Lee latest attempt at fixing the brokenness that is the world wide web. Show Notes […]

    024 – Smart Home Technology and Domestic Abuse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 41:11


    Adam and Ralph are back in action to discuss how smart home technology and the Internet of Things is being leveraged for domestic abuse–the subject of a recent New York Times piece. Not surprisingly, Ralph discusses a new horror movie and what it means to not be snobby towards the horror genre. Show Notes Digital […]

    023 – Keegan Long-Wheeler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2018 36:20


    Keegan Long-Wheeler joins Adam to discuss a recent medical emergency that left him detached from media for the past two months. Show Notes Chronicling My Brain Surgery (Keeganslw.com) Feeling Blessed And Loved, Even With Residual Tumor In My Head (Keeganslw.com) Keegan’s Game Jam (Johnastewart.org)

    022 – Season One Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2018 40:33


    Adam and Ralph wrap up Season One of Media and the End of the World. We’ll be taking a brief hiatus and promise to be back soon. Thanks to everyone who supported our show this season! Show Notes My Podcasting Workflow with Amazon S3 and PowerPress (adamcroom.com) Childish Gambino – This is America (Official Video) […]

    021 – Tracey Anarella, “Not Black Enough”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018 37:52


    Today’s guest is Tracey Anarella, an award winning documentary filmmaker.  She directed, shot, edited and produced her first film “Jesse and The Fountain of Youth” in 2013.  Her first feature length documentary, “Not Black Enough,” stars Professor Henry Louis Gates of Harvard University and Provost Claude Steele of University of California, Berkeley, actress Vanessa Williams and Grammy […]

    020 – What’s podcast pop?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2018 40:22


    As podcasts become a bigger part of popular culture, what do our pop podcasts look like and how are they different from other mediums? Per usual, Adam and Ralph jump around the news they’ve been reading so refer to the Show Notes below for links to articles. Show Notes Pulp Nonfiction: Podcasts Go Mass-Market (New […]

    019 – Elle Schneider, Director and Cinematographer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2018 46:22


    We chat about the Mark Zuckerberg’s first day of testimony to the U.S. Senate as well as the recently viral Sinclair Broadcast Group promotional message incident. Then we are joined by Elle Schneider, a filmmaker from New York City with over a decade of professional experience and dozens of credits behind the camera as a […]

    018 – Design Thinking

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2018 37:42


    We discuss our thoughts and some of the conflicting opinions on design thinking. It wouldn’t be a true episode though if we didn’t first veer into other directions as well. This episode includes some more talk about conspiracy theories as it relates to the Sutherland Springs church shooting and the JFK assassination. Show Notes Quincy […]

    017 – Crisis Actors and Asexual Crayfish

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2018 37:17


    No guests on the podcast this week so we banter about a few thoughts we’ve had over the last week. Topics include conspiracy theories, crisis actors, crayfish, and Wikipedia.

    016 – “Trump and Me” with Mark Singer of The New Yorker

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2018 50:01


    In 1997, Mark Singer, the New Yorker staff writer, wrote a profile of a “rich kid turned real-estate showboat.” In 2016, he published the book “Trump and Me” which brings in additional stories from the numerous hours he spent with Donald Trump writing the profile. Today, Singer sits down with us to discuss the book as well as […]

    015 – Joe Langford and J.P. Olsen of HBO’s VICE

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018 27:05


    Ralph interviews Joe Langford and J.P. Olsen. Langford is an Emmy nominated editor for the award winning series VICE, and J.P. Olsen is at HBO as a production executive overseeing day-to-day editorial, promotional marketing and social media operations for HBO’s VICE documentary series and VICE NEWS TONIGHT.

    014 – Trust and Democracy, Top Ten Lists, and Celebrity Big Brother

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2018 40:56


    We bounce around the topics of Edward Snowden, owning physical and digital music, a new Knight Foundation report on trust, media, and democracy, FOMO on Netflix, Celebrity Big Brother Show Notes Pale Fire (A Poem in Four Cantos) Government Surveillance: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (YouTube) Edward Snowden Interview with Katie Couric (YouTube) American […]

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