The Armchair Sociologist

07 Social Media - The Robots are Racist Now (Part 3 of 3)

In the thrilling conclusion of our Social Media series, we talk censorship, discrimination, and the father of American sociology, W.E.B. DuBois. Through the power of algo

Social Media - The Misinformation Machine (Part 2 of 3)

Can misinformation kill you? Yes. And it has! We discuss moderation, censorship, free speech and how badly Elon Musk destroyed Twitter. Katie becomes a sociologist and ha

Social Media - Oops! All Ads (Part 1 of 3)

This week, Rayne takes us on an enchanted journey through the world of social media. It's mostly ads now! We'll talk advertising, algorithms, power structures and more. S

Artificial Intelligence - Daisy Bell is Hallucinating (Part 3 of 3)

Hey, wait. It's starting to seem like you guys have an anti-AI bias. What do you MEAN you expect to be paid for your services? You don't want your voice being cloned for

Artificial Intelligence - Are Big Tech the Baddies? (Part 2 of 3)

So what's so bad about generative AI? What are some of the real world implications of this technology? Who does it harm? How does it harm them? Will Zoe and Diana become

Why are you doing this?

Welcome to The Armchair Sociologist, a sociologist podcast for non-sociologists. This week, we discuss why sociology needs communicators, why this podcast was made, and w

Artificial Intelligence (Part 1 of 3) - I Have A Mouth and I Will Scream

This week, we're ruining generative AI for everyone. We discuss the ethics of AI data scraping and impacts it has on artists of all stripes. Excited for GPT5? Maybe you s

TRAILER - The Armchair Sociologist

The Armchair sociologist is the hip new sociology podcast on the block. Everybody's talking about it - my dad, my capstone advisor, and even me. If you're a newcomer to s