On today's episode, Phil Christman joins Josiah to discuss Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman. They explore Postman's intellectual trajectory and legacy, as well as the broader media ecology movement. Did Postman predict Donald Trump? Is Postman a conservative? Would Postman have liked podcasts? All this and more on today's episode.Phil Christman's previous appearance on Fruitless: https://share.transistor.fm/s/e49b23bcPre-order Why Christians Should Be Leftists here: https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802884053/why-christians-should-be-leftists/Check out Phil Christman's Substack The Tourist: https://philipchristman.substack.com/Follow Phil on Bluesky @philipchristman.bsky.socialBecome a Fruitless Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141Check out Fruitless on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIZWDsDrQ0XvDQFWzE6s2ggFind more of Josiah’s work: https://linktr.ee/josiahwsuttonFollow Josiah on Twitter @josiahwsuttonReferencesAmusing Ourselves to Death by Neil PostmanTechnopoly by Neil PostmanThe Medium is the Massage by Marshall McLuhan"The Media Ecologists," Phil Christman on Substack, https://philipchristman.substack.com/p/the-media-ecologists"You Don't Need a Postman To Know It's Mostly Junk Mail," Phil Christman on Substack, https://philipchristman.substack.com/p/you-dont-need-a-postman-to-know-itsTeaching as a Subversive Activity by Neil PostmanTeaching as a Conserving Activity by Neil PostmanThe Disappearance of Childhood by Neil PostmanThe Age of Missing Information by Bill McKibbenWNUF Halloween Special (2013, dir. Chris LaMartina)Ghostwatch (1992, dir, Lesley Manning)71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994, dir. Michael Haneke)Benny's Video (1992, dir. Michael Haneke)Music & audio creditsSunflower (Prod. Lukrembo)Yesterday – bloom."Russia Invades Ukraine Sponsored By Applebee's - CNN Clip (February 24, 2022)," YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6QUsx68DCAIn My Dreams – bloom.

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