Episode 114 - Biden joins the Podoverse, The Market for Credibility, and Smart Toilets
The Local Maximum takes a break from continuing Coronavirus coverage to talk about larger social trends. Stanford University researchers proposal for a smart toilet goes too far as it scans your from the bottom up for login credentials. Established media throws shade at podcasting as a dangerous medium, even as they are guilty of the same crimes. Max explains the necessity of the long form podcast in our fractured information news economy. Joe Biden starts a podcast - meaning that this could be the start of a new era of communications tools in presidential elections. The New York Magazine review says it’s too much Biden. Welcome to 2020!
Links
Joe Huffman Blog: Coverage of the AI Toilet
Naked Security: Anus Scans
Adult Swim: Smart Pipe Commercial 2014
Michio Kaku: Future of Humanity (talks about Smart Toilets for Health)
Guardian (2019): Podcasts are heading to Disaster!
NYC Police: They have their own podcast now
Newt Gingrich: Former Speaker of the House now host of Newt’s World Podcast
Joe Biden’s Presidential Campaign Podcast: Here’s the Deal with Joe Biden
Indiana University: Presidential Speeches Recorded on Photograph 1896-1912
New York Magazine: 5 Ways Joe Biden’s Podcast can be Improved
Yahoo News: Joe Biden’s Return to Normalcy Campaign Echos 1920
Recommended YouTube Channel: Translation Fails by Malinda Kathleen Reese
Translation Party: Translate back and forth from Japanese and English until you reach a fixed state
Related Episodes
Episode 112 with Naomi Brockwell on Ways Governments to Impede on Privacy and Speech
Episode 70 with my Ode to the Podoverse
Episode 41 with David Pietrusza on Presidential Elections and Communication Technology
