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Everything is Ideology: a Cultural Studies Podcast

Lee Caplan
Indonesia
Colonizing Accra
Silent Disco
Pan-Indianism
Rolling Stone Magazine
Decolonization
Abolitionism
Taylor Swift
Quakers (society Of Friends)
Pan-Africanism
Bandung
1965 Indonesian Genocide
Accra
Žižek
Urban Indigeneity
Black Geographies
New Left
Jann Wenner
Ana Budu Arthur
Women As Archivists

Everything is Ideology: A Cultural Studies Podcast is a collection of interviews hosted by Dr. Lee Caplan, featuring conversations with scholars, writers, and thinkers whose recent work contributes to the broad and interdisciplinary field of Cultural Studies. Each episode centers on a newly published article, book, or research project, using it as a starting point to explore larger questions about... more

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Show notes: In this episode, I sit down with Emily Contois to discuss her recently published article, “Fueling Masculinity: How Ads for Plant-Based Burgers and Electric Trucks... more

Show Notes: When we think about colonialism, countries like Britain, France, and Spain often come immediately to mind. Italy, by contrast, is frequently imagined through a different set of narratives—art, culture, food, and, perhaps most significantl... more

Show notes: I’m joined by Max Blansjaar and Jacob Kingsbury Downs for a wide-ranging conversation on their article, “On Taylor Swift and Broken Glass: Confessional Pop, Psychological Intimacy, and Two-Way Authentication,” we explore why honesty has b... more

Show notes: In this episode speak with Colin Sterling about his article, “Reparative Museology and Its Limits.” We discuss the broader political, philosophical, and cultural questions surrounding museums, memory, and institutional critique. Drawing f... more

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Show notes: We are joined once again by historian and writer Sarah Balakrishnan to discuss her article “Prison of the Womb: Gender, Incarceration, and Capitalism on the Gold Co... more

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Show Notes: In this episode, we’re diving into a history that feels uncannily familiar—one where media, persuasion, and strategic communication shape public opinion in ways tha... more

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Shownotes: In today’s episode, we’re in conversation with Dr. Bright Gyamfi about a fascinating and necessary rethinking of decolonization, memory, and historical narrative. But rather than retelling familiar st... more

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Music: "Building Nests in the Ruins" By nihilore creative commons music project

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Noreen Kane
Scholar studied Italian studies and trauma/memory in postcolonial contexts
University College Cork
Episode: “Intergenerational trauma and complex implication in Maaza Mengiste’s The Shadow King (2019)” With Noreen Kane
Jacob Kingsbury Downs
Departmental lecturer in music, studies listeners' and musicians' experiences with music and sound technologies
University of Sheffield (Honorary Research Fellow) / Lady Margaret Hall
Episode: “On Taylor Swift and Broken Glass: Confessional Pop, Psychological Intimacy, and Two-Way Authentication,” with Max Blansjaar and Jacob Kingsbury Downs
Colin Sterling
Interdisciplinary researcher, writer, and educator in critical heritage and museology
University of Amsterdam (Assistant Professor, heritage, museum, and environment)
Episode: “Reparative Museology and Its Limits” with Colin Sterling
Dr. Sarah Balakrishnan
Canadian Indian writer and historian
Duke University, Department of History
Episode: “Prison of the Womb: Gender, Incarceration, and Capitalism on the Gold Coast of West Africa, c. 1500–1957” with Sarah Balakrishnan
Stuart Anderson-Davis
Doctoral researcher at Columbia University studying the history of deception and disinformation
Columbia University
Episode: "False Friends? Quakers, fronts, and the rise of popular abolitionism" with Stuart Anderson-Davis
Bright Gyamfi
Assistant Professor of History, Rutgers University in New Brunswick
Rutgers University
Episode: "Uncovering Radical Histories: Anna Budu-Arthur’s Everyday Politics of Decolonization and Transnational Solidarity" with Bright Gyamfi
Ehsan Hanif
PhD candidate in History of Architecture and Urban Development at Cornell University
Cornell University
Episode: “Cinemas on Fire: Walter Benjamin's Spielraum and the 1979 Revolution in Iran" with Ehsan Hanif
Laura Sykes
Scholar focusing on rock criticism and cultural history
Texas A&M University (Assistant Professor of History)
Episode: “Rolling Stone Magazine: Co-opting the Counterculture” with Laura Sikes
Steve Lamos
Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Boulder
Episode: “Writing with Emo Nostalgia: Toward Musical Mattering” with Steve Lamos

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Dr. Lee Caplan
Host of interviews in cultural studies; guides conversations with scholars and thinkers.

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“On Taylor Swift and Broken Glass: Confessional Pop, Psychological Intimacy, and Two-Way Authentication,” with Max Blansjaar and Jacob Kingsbury Downs
Q: What role do technology and headphone listening play in shaping the perceived intimacy of pop performances?
Technology, particularly headphone listening and social media, blurs the boundary between artist and listener, making the voice feel like it originates inside the listener's head and transforming intimate cues into performative acts that fans participate in.
“On Taylor Swift and Broken Glass: Confessional Pop, Psychological Intimacy, and Two-Way Authentication,” with Max Blansjaar and Jacob Kingsbury Downs
Q: How do you define authenticity in confessional pop music and why is it central to your analysis?
Authenticity in confessional pop is not a simple mirror of private life but a negotiated space where listeners project themselves into the artist's story, creating a reciprocal relationship that authenticates both sides through shared meaning and aspiration.
"False Friends? Quakers, fronts, and the rise of popular abolitionism" with Stuart Anderson-Davis
Q: What role did the Zong Massacre play in promoting abolitionist narratives?
The Zong Massacre served as a potent, real-world example of brutality that activists leveraged through pamphlets, court cases, and public discourse to expose cruelty in the slave system and galvanize support for abolition campaigns.
"False Friends? Quakers, fronts, and the rise of popular abolitionism" with Stuart Anderson-Davis
Q: How did internal divisions shape their anti-slavery work and messaging?
There were geographic, generational, and wealth-based splits within Quaker networks that influenced who took leadership roles, which messages were emphasized, and how campaigns were coordinated, leading to a mixed pattern of both significant mobilization and internal caution to avoid backlash.
"False Friends? Quakers, fronts, and the rise of popular abolitionism" with Stuart Anderson-Davis
Q: Can you give us an overview of who the Quakers were and the contexts in Britain and America?
Quakers, or the Society of Friends, originated in 17th-century Britain and faced varying levels of persecution; they played a central, though sometimes downplayed, role in early abolitionism through pacifist principles, reformist social activism, and strategic use of media and lobbying, with tensions between radical and conservative factions shaping their campaigns.

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This show features in-depth conversations with scholars, writers, and thinkers centered on recent research in Cultural Studies. Episodes typically explore how power, ideology, and everyday life intersect, with guests ranging from professors and researchers to artists and writers. Notable strengths include rigorous cross-disciplinary analysis, attention to memory, colonialism, and digital culture, and a knack for turning complex scholarship into accessible storytelling. A distinctive angle is grounding theoretical debates in concrete case studies—archival work, regional histories, and cultural practices—often touching on race, gender, and postcolonial contexts. For potential listeners, it's likely to appeal if you enjoy academically rich dis... more

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2. Jacob Kingsbury Downs
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