Familiar Shapes

Technology and magic have a long, rich history together. Each Wednesday, filmmaker Heather Freeman guides us through this apparent paradox with technologists and historians from around the world. If you're into history, witchcraft, magic, social media, artificial intelligence, infotech, or ethics, this podcast brings them together with friendly familiars and malicious bots.

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Familiar Shapes

1. Magnum Opus Postmortem

April 19, 2020 • Heather D. Freeman • Season 1 • Episode 1

What do you do when Covid-19 kills the context of your feature documentary film? You turn it into a podcast, apparently.

Filmmaker Heather Freeman interviews Owen Davies (University of Hertfordshire), Marion Gibson (University of Exeter), Douglas Guilbeault (Annenberg School of Communication), Paolo Parigi (AirBnB and Stanford University), Samira Shaikh (UNC Charlotte), Tim Weninger (University of Notre Dame), and Samuel Woolley (University of Austin at Texas) about the early modern witch trials and the dangers lurking on social media.

Addition sounds and thanks to:
Voice of America
Freesound.org
Quinn Freeman Murphy

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Social Distancing (Extended Mix) (w/ Darkroom) by Whitewolf (c) copyright 2020
Jerus by septahelix (c) copyright 2020
Je suis un Phoenix by Bluemillenium (c) copyright 2020
Morsbach,1954. by Bluemillenium (c) copyright 2012
Solstice Contemplation by duckett (c) copyright 2011