Western Kabuki
Western Kabuki
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Formerly the preeminent Nick Cage podcast, this show is now a few friends from Twitter, @Birdrespecter, @AGoldmund, and @JUNlPER discussing what’s going on online.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores themes around internet culture, political commentary, and contemporary social issues, with episodes addressing topics like the impact of Trump-era tariffs on technology companies, the rise of anti-woke sentiment in venture capital, and the intricacies of the 4chan culture, providing listeners with in-depth discussions and guest insights.
June and Caleb talk about the ways in which internet culture spills out into the real world; good and bad.
We discuss the history of celebrity clone replacement conspiracy theories and their place in the broader political moment.
Articles discussed in this episode:
Clones and zombies: rethinking conspiracy theories and the digital public sphere through a (post)-colonial perspective: Iginio Gagliardone, Matti Pohjonen, Stephanie Diepeveen & Samuel Olaniran
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1369118X.2023.2239890
Why Is the Internet Obsessed With Celebrity Clone Conspiracy Theories? By Carly Thomas
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