Season 11 · Episode 19
The Mutational Romances of Silicon Valley Speculation
Our ideology critique of contemporary tech fascist SciFi begins with the first selections from Fredric Jameson's 1977 seminar at the Institute On Culture & Society, followed by a journalists narrat...
The American Vandal · Matt Seybold, Center For Mark Twain Studies
June 9, 20251h 42m
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Show Notes
Our ideology critique of contemporary tech fascist SciFi begins with the first selections from Fredric Jameson's 1977 seminar at the Institute On Culture & Society, followed by a journalists narration of the tech fascist turn in Silicon Valley [10:00], ideological analysis of Alt-Right speculative fiction [37:00], and technofeudal yearning to convert probability to prophecy [70:00].
Cast (in order of appearance): Fredric Jameson, Matt Seybold, Jacob Silverman, Jordan S. Carroll
Soundtrack: DownRiver Collective
Narration: Nathan Osgood & SNR Audio
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