[Air-L] New podcast: ILL EFFECTS

[Richard McCulloch]

Dear friends and colleagues,

Ben Litherland (Manchester Metropolitan University) and I have just
launched a podcast which we think will be of interest to a lot of you.

ILL EFFECTS is a bi-weekly research-informed series on media "influences".
Each episode focuses on a specific media case study (often a controversial
film, video game, artist, TV show, celebrity, toy, etc.) and examines the
claims that have been made about its alleged "effects" on
audiences/consumers.

Can a horror video turn children into murderers? Can a video game cause
reckless driving? Does background music make workers more productive? What
evidence is there (if any!) behind debates like these? What are the
political, economic, social or ideological forces propelling and sustaining
them?

Ben and I investigate the bad faith arguments, maddening methods, and moral
panics behind claims that the media influence our behaviour and manipulate
our minds. It's the good podcast about bad media influences.

The first two episodes ("Did CHILD'S PLAY 3 turn kids into killers?" and
"Does Barbie give girls eating disorders?") are available now. New episodes
will be released every other Thursday.

Subscribe on Spotify
<https://open.spotify.com/show/0QotQZhgYQOsjCvGMefNjl?si=83eab745de7d49f5>,
Apple <https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ill-effects/id1733062954>, Amazon
Music
<https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e055c33d-42f3-4057-9cf8-bb2ccbea3e88/ill-effects>,
or wherever you get your podcasts, and find us @illeffectspod across social
media platforms. You can also get in touch via email at
illeffectspod at gmail.com

Finally, if you like what you hear, we'd be hugely grateful if you could
rate, review and/or share the podcast with someone you know.

Cheers,

Rich and Ben

-- 
*Dr. Richard McCulloch*
Cultural Analysis • Audience Research

Twitter/X: @rjmcculloch