Schrödinger's Furby

The ladies time travel to the 90’s to discuss the world’s first simulated pets — the Tamagotchi and the Furby — and what lessons they have to teach us about our digital selves online. Digressions include a very “low brow” intro, a Binchtopia spit-take meet-cute, and the discovery that we might be your Tamagotchis.  SOURCES: Love It, Feed It, Mourn It Virtual Pets Are Back and Why We Need Them Most Now Love In The Time of Tamagotchi Taken By the Tamagotchi: How a Toy Changed the Perspective on Mobile Technology PUBLIC LIVES; Far From the Pleading Crowd: Furby's Dad Coded for Cuteness: How the Furby Conquered Hearts and Minds How to Turn Your Furby Evil by WikiHow A Dark Furby Theory May Reveal Them as Flesh-Devouring Predators What Happens When Your Furby Becomes Evil Into the Furby-Verse: The Narrative Production of Electronic Companions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Om Podcasten

If Plato and Aristotle had internet addictions and knew what "gaslighting" was, they'd probably make this podcast. Hosts Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb guide you through our current cultural hellscape, share sociological and psychological perspectives on pop culture, and deconstruct everything you've ever loved. Come have a laugh with us through the end times of late stage capitalism! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.