1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Pod People An essay I wrote in 2010 describing the social trends toward isolation in the era of individualized entertainment pods as well a discussion of the current manipulation of social media by corporate and political oligarchs.&amp;nbsp; As well a small discussion of Jaron Lanier's work on the blackbox representing the algorithms used to control behavior. A musical interlude with Chris Couling, JP Couling, and I on cello, classical guitar, and violin respectively.&amp;nbsp; EssayCast http://essaycast.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/12560093/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/61110170