In this episode of Social Sleuth, I discuss the crisis of ecocide with Dr. William K. Carroll.

The climate crisis spans across culture, even that of the internet. You’ve seen the campaigns, the greenwashing ads, and the click-tivism invites.

It can be overwhelming, alarming, demoralizing, and maybe even frustrating - But today Bill offers a recentering of focus and explains the systems/structures that have gotten us here today.

*Spoiler. it’s not those same ones that will get us out.

Bill’s New Book -> Refusing Ecocide: From Fossil Capitalism to a Livable World

And the Corporate Mapping Project that he Co-directed with Shannon Daub.

In this episode of Social Sleuth, I reflect and seek advice from Lina Maria Clevenger in navigating some of today’s most pressing digital movements - calling out Big Tech and the weird world wide web along the way.

Addressing the elephant in the room we unpack what can only be identified as the next stage of digital bureaucracy - without discounting our own complacency, I am reminded things are complicated, and Lina brings the nuance centre stage.

Find more from her, here → Lina Maria Clevenger

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In this episode of Social Sleuth, I discuss all things surveillance with Dr. Midori Ogasawara.

Bringing it back to where it all began - I am honoured to have Midori as a guest here on Social Sleuth, given her classes are what really got me thinking about the topics I discuss on this podcast!

We talk about some of her latest work and lay down the hard truths of the digital and surveilled world we live in. Don’t worry there is hope - we just have to act.

Find more from her, here —> Midori Ogasawara

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In this episode of Social Sleuth, I discuss all things BookTok with Sydney, the creator behind Bloody Brilliant Books.

Getting outside my area of expertise to dive into a very high traction area of the web - BookTok, which encompasses short form video content (specifically on TikTok) aimed at recommending books to fellow readers. We talk about the benefits, for both readers and authors alike, and discuss a bit of the controversy within the community and industry.

Find more from Sydney, here —> Bloody Brilliant Books

In this episode of Social Sleuth, I discuss all things interwebs with nobody else than MY MOM! We hope you enjoy our genuine conversation that takes many side quests - parenting, growing-up, surveillance, wellness, if it’s on the web we probably mentioned it.

that may be a bit dramatic… but so is this episode.

with love, Kenny.

In this episode of Social Sleuth, I discuss all things misinformation with Matthew Facciani, a social scientist who works at the University of Notre Dame, studying information systems, media literacy and how people interact with AI.

Matthew is engaged with so much of this growing body of research, both in his own work and that of others in the field. It was such a treat to talk about a slew of topics, including social identity, media literacy, and political polarization - all of which benefitted from his informed and balanced perspective.

Find ⁠Matthew Facciani⁠ <— THERE

And me HERE -> ⁠Social Sleuth⁠

In this episode of Social Sleuth I sit down with Aidan Walker, a writer, content creator, and internet culture researcher.

THIS GUY MEMES and there is a lot to take away from this conversation about surveillance, algorithms, the future of memes and much much more.

Find Aidan Walker <- THERE

And me HERE -> Social Sleuth

In this inaugural episode of Social Sleuth, I dive into the complexity of memes with a long-time friend, Marnus.

A fun conversation to say the least, and one I hope makes you think a bit about how you consume content online.