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Oct 25, 2020

#18 - Reinventing Capitalism—Really? Hayek’s Theory of Prices, Technology, and the Yelp Mafia

What might technology look like outside the realm of capitalism?

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Sep 2, 2020

#17 - Radicalization + Ideology (P3) - Notions of the Good & Strategic Communications

We talk about philosophically grounding ideology and mergers and acquisitions, and somehow these topics are related...

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Aug 11, 2020

The Protestant Ethic, Instrumentalizing Everything, and Devotion to Work

Today’s episode is Pan-Optic’s first ever "personal case study" response, where we react to listener Sep’s account of working in big tech...

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Jul 30, 2020

#16 - Radicalization + Ideology (P2) - Values, Discrimination, & Reliably Identifying Ideology

The moral / legal implications of ideological discrimination and more...

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Jul 8, 2020

#15 - Radicalization + Ideology (P1) - How to Recruit Pawns & Influence Behavior

How do people fundamentally ideologically change? And how can we apply this knowledge to inspire adoption of change in the real world?

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Jun 17, 2020

#14 - Philosophers in Firms P.2 - Information Ethics & Philosophically Grounding Change Management

Today’s episode starts off with a 30-minute, ad hoc discussion surrounding the recent murder of George Floyd.

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Jun 9, 2020

Pitching in to fight racismand police violence.

We want to state our condemnation of racism and police violence.

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May 30, 2020

#13 - Philosophers in Firms P.1 - The Organizational Statement of Ethics & Thought Leadership

Should firms hire philosophers? Does it make good business sense? How does the business case compare to the moral case? Do they conflict?

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May 2, 2020

#12 - A Prescient Account of Big Data: Democracy and Control

What happens when you equip strategic actors with predictive analytical power? Some may say we’re living it.

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Apr 10, 2020

#11 - Communications and Law: Why Did We Outsource War Fighting to Corporations After 9/11?

In theory, public discourses should influence law creation in a democracy.

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Mar 20, 2020

#10 - Transformation of the Public Sphere

What happens when you arm strategic actors with big data and predictive analytical power?

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Feb 26, 2020

#9 - A Critical Perspective on Automation in the Growth Economy P.2

Episode 9 is part two of our exploration of Aaron Benanav’s critique of the so-called “automation discourse.”

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Feb 6, 2020

#8 - A Critical Perspective on Automation in the Growth Economy P.1

Episode 8 is part one of our exploration of Aaron Benavav’s critique of the so-called “automation discourse.”

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Jan 20, 2020

Rambling Politics New Year 2020

Welcome to Pan-Optic’s third “Reflections” episode featuring our most reactionary, stream of consciousness rambling yet.

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Jan 8, 2020

#7 - Does Automation Kill Jobs?

Why did 22% of American manufacturing plants shutdown between 2000 and 2014? What happened to the victims of mass job displacement?

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Dec 23, 2019

Holiday Special 2019

Happy Holidays Pan-Optic listeners! Welcome to our second "Reflections" episode and first ever Holiday Special.

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Dec 3, 2019

#6 - Should We Be Strategic? A Debate.

Is the exercise of strategy to affect relationships ever morally desirable or permissible?

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Nov 13, 2019

#5 - What is Strategic Communication?

And is it possible to not be strategic?

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Oct 24, 2019

#4 - The Socratic Method, Truth, and Strategy

In theory, the Socratic Method is an open, transparent dialectical process of uncovering truth. But in practice…

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Oct 13, 2019

Joker, Scorsese, & Kluge: Should Cinema Serve the Body Politic?

Must art always be good for you?

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Pan-Optic.

A podcast featuring conversations between a critical theorist and a management consultant.

#18 - Reinventing Capitalism—Really? Hayek’s Theory of Prices, Technology, and the Yelp Mafia

#17 - Radicalization + Ideology (P3) - Notions of the Good & Strategic Communications

The Protestant Ethic, Instrumentalizing Everything, and Devotion to Work

#16 - Radicalization + Ideology (P2) - Values, Discrimination, & Reliably Identifying Ideology

#15 - Radicalization + Ideology (P1) - How to Recruit Pawns & Influence Behavior

#14 - Philosophers in Firms P.2 - Information Ethics & Philosophically Grounding Change Management

Pitching in to fight racismand police violence.

#13 - Philosophers in Firms P.1 - The Organizational Statement of Ethics & Thought Leadership

#12 - A Prescient Account of Big Data: Democracy and Control

#11 - Communications and Law: Why Did We Outsource War Fighting to Corporations After 9/11?

#10 - Transformation of the Public Sphere

#9 - A Critical Perspective on Automation in the Growth Economy P.2

#8 - A Critical Perspective on Automation in the Growth Economy P.1

Rambling Politics New Year 2020

#7 - Does Automation Kill Jobs?

Holiday Special 2019

#6 - Should We Be Strategic? A Debate.

#5 - What is Strategic Communication?

#4 - The Socratic Method, Truth, and Strategy

Joker, Scorsese, & Kluge: Should Cinema Serve the Body Politic?