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Rumination 72: Urban Coffee Culture
Whenever Natasha and I do our grocery shopping, we always make sure to visit local, independent shops in our area, as we naturally wish to support them. Furthermore they often stock obscure things that you can’t find elsewhere. In Australia, the two main grocery chains are Coles and Woolworths and although their respective ranges are
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56. Lounge Bite: Milk? Mylk? Malk?
How do naming and branding decisions affect people’s willingness to adopt food substitutes? Links and Show Notes
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55. Memories and the Trouble with Being Born
In this episode, I discuss a common theme that I enjoy across various media: memory. I explore what it means to have memories, how they differ from (and complement) history and how they have been represented in a particularly controversial, new film. Links and Show Notes
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54. Lounge Bite: Scaffolding
Introducing a new format… Lounge Bite! Inspired by HVmini instalments on the Hemispheric Views podcast, each occasional Lounge Bite episode is no longer than five minutes and includes only one topic—saving time in your busy podcast queue and consuming less energy in downloading and streaming. This time, I discuss the value of scaffolding to make
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53. Excess Energy and Urban Eyesores
How can we be more considerate of the energy that we use when we’re online and who really has a say about the changing face of our cities? Links and Show Notes
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52. Gendered Food
I delve into Rushkoff’s (2016) concept of ‘digital distributism’ and ponder why people feel the need to assign gender to menu options. Links and Show Notes
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51. Vegemite
It’s one of the most controversial foods on the planet… but for those who love it (and other similar cultural icons), what does it mean when such a thing is changed or a new variant is thrown into the mix? Links and Show Notes
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50. Curb and Posting
Prompted by the great TV show Curb Your Enthusiasm, I consider how technology of any given period contributes to the writing and portrayal of comedic situations, which may not be possible or credible at a later time. Also following the start of Microblogvember 2020, I contemplate the value of posting daily online. Links and Show
Lounge Ruminator
by Martin Feld
Lounge Ruminator 