{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fruitless","title":"Amused to Death (feat. Phil Christman)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/434d5921\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":7310,"description":"On today's episode, Phil Christman joins Josiah to discuss Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman. They explore Postman's intellectual trajectory and legacy, as well as the broader media ecology movement. Did Postman predict Donald Trump? Is Postman a conservative? Would Postman have liked podcasts? All this and more on today's episode.\n\nPhil Christman's previous appearance on Fruitless: https://share.transistor.fm/s/e49b23bc\nPre-order Why Christians Should Be Leftists here: https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802884053/why-christians-should-be-leftists/\nCheck out Phil Christman's Substack The Tourist: https://philipchristman.substack.com/\nFollow Phil on Bluesky @philipchristman.bsky.social\nBecome a Fruitless Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141\nCheck out Fruitless on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIZWDsDrQ0XvDQFWzE6s2gg\nFind more of Josiah’s work: https://linktr.ee/josiahwsutton\nFollow Josiah on Twitter @josiahwsutton\nReferences\nAmusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman\nTechnopoly by Neil Postman\nThe Medium is the Massage by Marshall McLuhan\n\"The Media Ecologists,\" Phil Christman on Substack, https://philipchristman.substack.com/p/the-media-ecologists\n\"You Don't Need a Postman To Know It's Mostly Junk Mail,\" Phil Christman on Substack, https://philipchristman.substack.com/p/you-dont-need-a-postman-to-know-its\nTeaching as a Subversive Activity by Neil Postman\nTeaching as a Conserving Activity by Neil Postman\nThe Disappearance of Childhood by Neil Postman\nThe Age of Missing Information by Bill McKibben\nWNUF Halloween Special (2013, dir. Chris LaMartina)\nGhostwatch (1992, dir, Lesley Manning)\n71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994, dir. Michael Haneke)\nBenny's Video (1992, dir. Michael Haneke)\nMusic & audio credits\nSunflower (Prod. Lukrembo)\nYesterday – bloom.\n\"Russia Invades Ukraine Sponsored By Applebee's - CNN Clip (February 24, 2022),\" YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6QUsx68DCA\nIn My Dreams – bloom.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dN-kG_v-OgA77Q1zGM7Ab15976-Ufg5LkB6Mc_iSVRo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI1NTE0LzE3MDU1/MDcxMzMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}