The Cluster F Theory Podcast

To many of us the world, our very planet, appears to be coming apart. How can we put it back together again (and should we)? What do we salvage and what do we throw away? What goes where and why? Each episode we speak to a philosopher, critical theorist, scientist, artist, writer or thinker about their take on the absolute 'cluster f' that’s happening around us. We don't promise to make you happier, more mindful or fitter, but you will spend some time thinking about something other than yourself. theclusterftheory.substack.com

The Cluster F Theory Podcast is a society podcast hosted by Timotheus Vermeulen and Gia Milinovich, with 53 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Timotheus Vermeulen and Gia Milinovich hosts The Cluster F Theory Podcast, a society show with 53 episodes published.

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  52. End of Season 2

  Jun 19, 202519 minS0

  <p>We are taking a break. Here are the episodes we mention in this chat as well as the list of podcast recommendations we talked about.</p><p>Rosie Nixon - Burnout https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/45-burnout-rosie-nixon</p><p>Merve Emre - Public/Publics https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/39-publicpublics-merve-emre</p><p>Jonas Staal - Propaganda https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/47-propaganda-jonas-staal</p><p>Jeff Rosenthal - Industrial Evolution https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/51-industrial-evolution-jeff-rosenthal</p><p>Nicole Stott - Crewlife https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/41-crewlife-nicole-stott</p><p>Julie Reshe - Negative Psychoanalysis https://theclusterftheory.substack.com/p/43...

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  51. Industrial Evolution - Jeff Rosenthal

  Jun 12, 202544 minS0

  <p>Jeff Rosenthal is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and community builder. He is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of CIV, a back-and-build investment firm focused on critical industries. Prior to founding CIV, Jeff co-founded Summit, a leading business and thought leadership community. Jeff also co-owns Powder Mountain, the largest ski resort in North America. </p><p>He sits on the board of the Ocean Conservancy and is a member of Conservation International’s Leadership Council. Jeff is the co-author of Make No Small Plans, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and holds a BA in International Business from Am...

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  50. The Operational Aesthetic - Jason Mittell

  Jun 5, 202551 minS0

  <p>Jason Mittell is Professor of Film & Media Culture at Middlebury College and is the author of some of the most read and cited books in TV studies.</p><p>Genre and Television: From Cop Shows to Cartoons in American Culture (Routledge, 2004) </p><p>Television and American Culture (Oxford University Press, 2010) </p><p>Complex Television: The Poetics of Contemporary Television Storytelling (NYU Press, 2015) </p><p>Narrative Theory and ADAPTATION (Bloomsbury, 2017) https://</p><p>Jason is also co-editor of How to Watch Television (NYU Press, 2013; second edition, 2020). </p><p>He maintains the blog Just TV.</p><p>Faculty page: https://www...

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  49. Digital Detox - Trine Syvertsen

  May 29, 202555 minS0

  <p>Trine Syvertsen is professor of media studies at the University of Oslo, working in the fields of media history, media policy, television and digital media. She co-edited The Digital Backlash and The Paradoxes of Disconnection and authored the influential Digital Detox, The Politics of Disconnecting. </p><p>Faculty page: https://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/people/aca/trinesy/</p><p>Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.no/citations?user=42etQgUAAAAJ&hl=en</p><p>The Digital Backlash (Open Access) https://www.nordicom.gu.se/en/publications/digital-backlash-and-paradoxes-disconnection</p><p>Digital Detox: https://bookstore.emerald.com/digital-detox-pb-9781787693425.html</p><p>...

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  48. (Un)Kindness - Victoria Smith

  May 22, 202536 minS0

  <p>Victoria Smith is a feminist writer with a particular interest in motherhood and intersections of misogyny and ageism. She has written for Unherd, the Critic, the New Statesman and the Independent. She is the author of two books- Hags, on the demonisation of middle-aged women- which was shortlisted for the Nero Prize in 2023 - and her new book Unkind, on how ‘kindness culture’ entrenches sexism.</p><p>(Un)kind publisher's page: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/victoria-smith/unkind/9780349127132/</p><p>Hags publisher's page: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/victoria-smith/hags/9780349726960/</p><p>Hags at the Nero Book Awar...

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