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Episode 61: Mountainhead with Dr. Ellen Meiser
On this Month's Episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, we tackle the Succession-like satire, Mountainhead. Return guest and friend of the pod Dr. Ellen Meiser and the host discuss masculinity, AI generated dystopias-how these things impact the perception of intellegence and our ability to critically think.     Enjoy!   Production Notes  Intro: 0:00-2:28 Update on Dr. Meiser's Research 2:29-7:55 Chapter in Oxford Bibligographies Making it: Success in Commercial Kitchens Discussion                Kitchen Capital Basics of the Film 7:56-12:31  Production  Plot Synopsis  Historical Context 12:32-38:36 Individual experiences watching the film Need to spend more time with the characters  "Broligarchs" The New Power Elite All Interactions between them are transient and transactional  A Film of the Moment: Misinformation, AI, Racism, Sexism, Wealth detachment The Magnitude of the character's decisions Connection to the current administration- Tech Robber Barons  The acquiescence of control to corporations Ethics and humanity = morality    Social Analysis 38:37-60:37 Spurious Ciorrelation between Capitalism/Wealth, Masculinity and Intellegence                       Case Study: Elon Musk  Language to Proform Intellegence                       Goffman and Cooley  Misinformation and Critical Thinking Loss (with an Anti-ICE aside) Outtro 60:38-64:51 Plugs and Upcoming Episodes    All clips were used under fair use  Notes Making it: Success in Commercial Kitchens Musk article  Titane Review  AI Article  MAHA AI Generated Reports  Mountainhead Trailer  Idiocracy clip  "Big Balls" AC/DC 
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