Part 4 of DATA RULES
Guest: Marlee Givens of the Georgia Tech Library
First broadcast on July 29 2016.
“Aren’t we using data whenever we make decisions?”
Lost in the Stacks, Episode 312: Data Driven Decisions
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Monthly Archives: July 2016
Supercontext: Game of Thrones, Season 6
In an unusually giddy, slaphappy episode, Charlie & Christian try to understand how Game of Thrones’ sixth season was made. When does an adaptation stop being an adaptation? What happens when it passes — and surpasses — its source material?
Consilience with Pete and Charlie, Episode 176: Pop Culture Problems
Pete and Charlie get from Pokémon GO to Caddyshack in three easy steps.
Lost in the Stacks, Episode 311: Data as Wood
Part 3 of DATA RULES
Guest: Nicholas Felton of Feltron.
Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/2016/07/playlist-for-los?wood-episode-311/
First broadcast on July 22 2016.
“Did you say ‘data as wood’? Like trees?”
Supercontext: Saga, Volume 1
Is media better when its creators have total control? We look at the first volume of SAGA and explore issues of ownership, censorship and salesmanship with this near perfect comic book.
Consilience with Pete and Charlie, Episode 175: Who’s Uptight?
Pete and Charlie talk about social conservatism in college students.
Lost in the Stacks, Episode 310: Statistical Significance
Part 2 of DATA RULES
Guest: Dr. Pete Ludovice of the Georgia Institute of Technology.
First broadcast July 15 2016.
“Sounds important; I don’t know why.”
Supercontext: The Hateful Eight
Quentin Tarantino’s either an idiot savant or a savvy businessman with his latest film The Hateful Eight. So we cover script leaks, film stock, Black Lives Matter protests, police boycotts and much more about the making of this film to figure out why it’s so damn compelling.
Consilience with Pete and Charlie, Episode 174: What’s Funny About That?
Lost in the Stacks, Episode 309: Data Librarianship: Naked and Afraid
Part 1 of DATA RULES
Guest: Dr. Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh of Georgia State University
First broadcast July 8 2016
“I will be stupid for you.”