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Media Psyched

Media Psyched

By: Dr. Aiden Hirshfield
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 Hosted by Dr. Aiden Hirshfield (he/they), Media Psychologist, Consultant, and Researcher. Media Psyched is all about our relationships with media, the cause and affect, and the incredible ways that we humans are using media to transform ourselves and the world around us. Join me on your favorite streaming app!All rights reserved
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  • Is The Medium The Message? with JR

    Is The Medium The Message? with JR
    Jan 31 2024
    Is the Medium the Message? In this episode, my friend JR and I have a fun discussion/casual debate about this nearly half-a-century-old question. How do the mediums we use affect the messages we’re trying to convey? And, is the medium itself more important than the message itself? We do our best to cover the subject broadly, chatting about everything from Marshall McLuhan’s concept of *Narcissus narcosis* to the use of advertising to sell cereal sugar (and Red 40) to children. This episode is cross-posted with JR’s podcast, “that’s interesting” a podcast to introduce ideas and spark curiosity. FOLLOW JR / THAT’S INTERESTING Podcast links: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Zc3pHddwBqKW25QN3Stak?si=7335456d03904806, https://soundcloud.com/bandwidthpodcast Website: https://www.bandwidthpodcast.com/ KEEP UP WITH DR. AIDEN Website: www.aidenhirshfield.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/aidenhirshfield/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/dr.aidenhirshfield/ Email: mediapsychedpodcast@gmail.com References: Marshall McLuhan Interview from Playboy, 1969 https://web.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/classes/188/spring07/mcluhan.pdf https://nextnature.net/story/2009/the-playboy-interview-marshall-mcluhan The Medium is the Massage with Marshall McLuhan Audio Recording (on Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/album/68uoccswQmMV3mXIOoKPeW?si=BQBmP8JpQb6eqA6r6_dLcw Weird Studies Episode 71: The Medium is the Message https://www.weirdstudies.com/71?t=0 Disclaimer: *The opinions expressed in this podcast are the author’s own and do not reflect the view of any parties named or unintentionally represented.*
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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Critical Consumption

    Critical Consumption
    Nov 11 2023
    How do we become critical consumers of media? How does media hijack or amplify critical thinking? What do heuristics and confirmation bias have to do with this? In this episode, I explore the conditions for great or bad critical thinking and how media users can be more analytical about the information we consume. I talk about how political divisiveness in the U.S. is engineered by media masterminds and how digital literacy skills can help. KEEP UP WITH DR. AIDEN Website: www.aidenhirshfield.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/aidenhirshfield/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/dr.aidenhirshfield/ Email: mediapsychedpodcast@gmail.com References: How Political Language is Engineered with Drew Westen and Frank Luntz on Your Undivided Attention by the Center for Humane Technology www.humanetech.com/podcast/53-how-political-language-is-engineered Techno-psychology by Erin Carmody www.linkedin.com/pulse/techno-psychology-erin-carmody/ UNESCO Digital Literacy Skills Framework https://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/ip51-global-framework-reference-digital-literacy-skills-2018-en.pdf Seven Principles of Persuasion by Dr. Robert Cialdini www.influenceatwork.com/7-principles-of-persuasion/ Cyber Civics www.cybercivics.com Center for Humane Technology www.humanetech.com All Tech is Human & Tech Stewardship https://alltechishuman.org/techstewardship Reuters www.reuters.com Media Bias / Fact Check https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/
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    57 mins
  • Media Won't Love You Back

    Media Won't Love You Back
    Sep 8 2023
    Do you derive pleasure and fulfillment from media? Is it intentionally designed that way or does it fulfill your specific and unique needs? Do you ever make sacrifices for media? If you don’t think you do, think again. This episode is all about exploring the parallels between Sarah Jaffe’s book “Work Won’t Love You Back” and our relationships with media. I talk about our perceptions and judgments of media as good or bad, when it’s neither; Media drains and fills the cup, it’s the poison and the cure. This is a crash course in media psychology and a brief introduction to the types of content you can expect from Media Psyched. KEEP UP WITH DR. AIDEN Website: www.aidenhirshfield.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/aidenhirshfield/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/dr.aidenhirshfield/ Email: mediapsychedpodcast@gmail.com Transcripts will be made available at my website www.aidenhirshfield.com/podcast References: Sarah Jaffe https://sarahljaffe.com/ Center for Humane Technology www.humanetech.com All Tech is Human & Tech Stewardship https://alltechishuman.org/techstewardship
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    38 mins

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