Social Sleuth

Social Sleuth. Exploring the ever-captivating culture of the web.Here at Social Sleuth, we investigate and create space for dialogue surrounding the cultural impacts of the things we share on the internet. Each month I sit down with a special guest to talk about what we share, why we share it, and what it says about us as an online society.New episodes every 17th of the month. kennyc402.substack.com

Social Sleuth is a society podcast hosted by Kenny, with 18 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.

Kenny hosts Social Sleuth, a society show with 18 episodes published.

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  Episode #16

  the web 2.0 w/ My Mom

  May 17, 202635 minS1

  <p>Trends, Algorithms, & Trust</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Social Sleuth, I am joined by my mom once again! As a belated Mother’s Day episode I sit down with my mom to ask her questions about the current culture of the web.</p><p></p><p>Her feed, Trust Online, Clavicular, Sydney Sweeney, and Public Perception.</p><p></p><p>She’s a good sport and this episode is full of laughs, bloopers, and real talk - way more light-hearted and lively than usual!</p><p></p><p>Join us in embracing that 2016 is SO BACK!</p><p...

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  Episode #16

  the web 2.0 w/ My Mom

  May 17, 202635 minS1

  <p>In this episode of Social Sleuth, I am joined by my mom once again! As a belated Mother’s Day episode I sit down with my mom to ask her questions about the current culture of the web.</p><p>Her feed, Trust Online, Clavicular, Sydney Sweeney, and Public Perception.</p><p>She’s a good sport and this episode is full of laughs, bloopers, and real talk - way more light-hearted and lively than usual!</p><p>Join us in embracing that 2016 is SO BACK!</p><p>And consider sharing this episode..</p><p>podscan_dswQOioCzn9wQUAcRJ1k4iyeQ...

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  Episode #15

  psychotropic profit w/ Jamie Brownlee & Kevin Walby

  Apr 17, 202656 minS1

  <p>The psychedelic renaissance has a PR problem, or rather, it has a capitalism problem. In this episode of Social Sleuth, we sit down with Jamie Brownlee and Kevin Walby, authors of Psychedelic Capitalism, for a critical look at how big money is reshaping, and arguably distorting, the psychedelic space.</p><p>Jamie and Kevin unpack the corporate takeover of psychedelics: the push for medicalization, the erasure of Indigenous and countercultural roots, and how power, inequality, and surveillance are baked into what's being sold as a healing revolution. They make the case that this boom isn't primarily about expanding access...

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  Episode #14

  digital age activism w/ Chris Hurl & Kevin Walby

  Mar 17, 202656 minS1

  <p>Data isn't just something that gets collected about us, it’s something we can use. In this episode of Social Sleuth, we're joined by two of the four authors of Mobilizing Data for Justice: A Guide to Activism in the Digital Age, Chris Hurl and Kevin Walby, for a conversation about how social movements are using data, digital tools, and techniques like visceralization to fight for justice and build collective power.</p><p>Chris and Kevin each bring distinct perspectives from their work within social movements, and together they make the case for why understanding the digital context isn't op...

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  Episode #13

  trad-baiting w/ Edwin Hodge

  Feb 17, 202654 minS1

  <p>Online extremism didn't emerge from nowhere, and it isn't staying in its lane. In this episode of Social Sleuth, we talk with Dr. Edwin Hodge, adjunct professor in Sociology at the University of Victoria, about how once-underground networks have gone global, the realities of moderating online spaces, and the lasting influence of conspiracy theories like QAnon.</p><p>Edwin breaks down Gamergate as a key turning point, the moment internet culture and political organizing collided in ways we're still living with. We also get into the strange and troubling symbiosis between the rise of Christian Nationalism and Trad Wife...

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