From the 10th International Conference on the State of Mark Twain Studies, hosted by the Center For Mark Twain Studies, comes a conversation about how scholars nineteenth-century culture and media technology analyze the contemporary AI boom and broader changes to the media ecosystem of the 21st century.

Cast (in order of appearance): Matt Seybold, Lauren Goodlad, Jeff Jarvis, Gregg Camfield, Jess Goldberg

Date Recorded: July 30, 2026

Music: Danny Weiss Quartet, Moby

Our second episode from the "Public Bugets, Public Good" workshop, hosted by Wayne State University and co-sponsored by Labor@Wayne⁠, ⁠AAUP⁠, ⁠HELU⁠, and Public Good U features Christopher Newfields "AI & The Public Good," followed by a lengthy Q&A [21:00], then the Bluestone Labor Workshop helps us make the most of FOIA requests [45:00].

Cast (in order of appearance): Elizabeth Faue, Jamie McQuaid, Christopher Newfield, Bruce Simon, Brian Deyo, Matt Seybold, Sean O'Brien, Sofya Aptekar, Yasmeen Hishmeh, Justin Flores, Stephen Hastings-King

Date Recorded: April 30, 2026

Music: Danny Weiss Quartet, Moby

The first of two episodes recorded at the "Public Budgets, Public Good" workshop hosted by Labor@Wayne, and co-sponsored by AAUP, HELU, and Public Good U. This episode features presentations on the Lend & Rule approach to campus debt, the bourgeois coldness of budget models, the Locus of Authority playbook for university presidents, and a pro-friction approach to EdTech.

Cast (in order of appearance): Sofya Aptekar, Matt Seybold, Brian Deyo, Kelly Grotke, Stephen Hastings-King, Justin Flores, Sean O'Brien, Bruce Simon

Date Recorded: April 30, 2026

Music: Danny Weiss Quartet, Moby