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Mentioned in 14 episodes
The medium is the massage
Book • 2024
This book, co-created by Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore, is a graphical and creative representation of McLuhan's 'medium is the message' theory.
It features an experimental collage style with text and images, including photographs and historic visuals.
The title, which was originally a typo ('The Medium is the Message'), was retained by McLuhan as it aptly describes how media 'massage' or influence human perception and society.
The book argues that media are extensions of human senses, shaping our personal, political, economic, aesthetic, psychological, moral, ethical, and social lives.
It also discusses the concept of the 'global village' and how new media technologies reshape social and personal interactions.
It features an experimental collage style with text and images, including photographs and historic visuals.
The title, which was originally a typo ('The Medium is the Message'), was retained by McLuhan as it aptly describes how media 'massage' or influence human perception and society.
The book argues that media are extensions of human senses, shaping our personal, political, economic, aesthetic, psychological, moral, ethical, and social lives.
It also discusses the concept of the 'global village' and how new media technologies reshape social and personal interactions.
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Mentioned in 14 episodes
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when discussing Marshall McLuhan's theory that the medium shapes the content.


Ryan Holiday

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BONUS | The State of The Daily Stoic Podcast
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to highlight his idea that the medium itself, not just the content, shapes our thinking.


Mary Harrington

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Politics After Literacy (ft. Mary Harrington)
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when he states the medium will evolve.

Matt Friend

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Matt Friend (impressionist)
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to illustrate McLuhan's point about the medium itself being the message by massaging our sensory ratios.


Rick Levine

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Rick Levine: Think Cosmically Act Locally
Mentioned by Campbell Walker when discussing the impact of media on content and the value of books.

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Campbell "Struthless" Walker - Withdrawing with Drawing
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as a visually striking exploration of McLuhan's famous statement, "The Medium is the Message."

Sean Leahy

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AI: the Medium is the Message
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as a book that explores how the medium affects the message.


Justin Heller

How to be a CDO in the age of AI
Mentioned by Dennis Dyack, he explains the title is actually a typo, but the author believed people would forget it and only remember The Medium is the Message.

Interview with Denis Dyack - Creator of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Eternal Darkness
Mentioned by Tara McMullen to explain the concept of media environments and how different media create different patterns of behavior.

EP 495: Ann Leckie vs. The "Well, Actually" Bros
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as a great book that examines our ongoing relationship with new technology and media.

Andrew Schwab

EP7 - Andrew Schwab (Part 1): AI, Futurism, and Writing the Novel, "OMNI."







