We won't spend the entire time talking about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, we promise. But that IS a notable event in the mediaverse worth discussing in a new edition of our media podcast, Signals & Noise.
S&N returns with a revised lineup: Erik Palmer, professor and chair from the Communication program at Southern Oregon University, is now a regular. He joins Jessie Cretser-Hartenstein, assistant professor in the Journalism & Mass Communication program at Cal Poly-Humboldt.
Together we discuss major happenings in and on the media, and get a short list ("Pick Three") of current favorites from each panelist.
Pick Three for February:
Jessie —
- A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020) by David Sedaris
- This American Life – Episode 791 “Math or Magic?” (Feb. 9th 2024/originally aired Feb. 2023)
- Super Bowl Ads – “Best 2024 Super Bowl commercials: All 59 ranked according to USA TODAY Ad Meter”
Erik —
- Bluesky, another social media entry, opens up to all, instead of by invitation
- Jon Stewart returns to "The Daily Show" (but weekly), through the fall election
- Disney+ makes a documentary about the making of the movie "The Marvels"