Black Mirror Library

Welcome to the Black Mirror Library. Join Cate and Shellie as we explore the show Black Mirror and related works. You don't have to be on the outside looking in. We see you. Come in and let us show you the bright future ahead. Typically twice a month we will release episodes. One episode will be focusing on a specific episode of Black Mirror and another episode will be exploring a related film/book/podcast. We'll release a list of what works we plan on exploring ahead of time. We hope you join us and help make this journey a little less desolate.

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BONUS Black Mirror Conspiracy theories with Steve Labedz

*SPOILERS* Welcome back to our library for a special extra spoilery bonus conversation about all of the Black Mirror and the world of the show as a whole. Steve goes in to his conspiracy theories abo

*SPOILERS* Welcome back to our library for a special extra spoilery bonus conversation about all of the Black Mirror and the world of the show as a whole. Steve goes in to his conspiracy theories about this nihilistic world and we talk about specific easter eggs connecting these worlds. Then I start talking about porn as one does on a podcast that her parents can listen to. Hi Mom and Dad!

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Dont forget to call your mom today. #blackmirror #playtest #mothersday #callyourmom

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Black Mirror Episode 2: Fifteen Million Merits with Steve Labedz

“It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Black Mirror Library.” Welcome back to our library listeners! Thi

“It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Black Mirror Library.” Welcome back to our library listeners! This is our fourth episode and our second one where we explore a Black Mirror Episode, but our first one that we have a guest for! In this episode we welcome Chicago sound designer Steve Labedz to discuss who really are the winners and the losers this dystopian nightmare of a world? The answer basically being everybody loses here and nothing is gained except an extra serving of Cuppliance. We do all agree that Dustin is the WOOOORST though. So enjoy our discussion about this incredibly bleak world that we choose to live in for an hour and talk about at length. Also enjoy all of our MANY tangents on various pop culture topics.

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Finishing Dogville and discussing MARTians and this movie over this appropriate looking wine today! Look out for our next episode on "Fifteen Million Merits" Monday and this book club episode next month!

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Our latest episode is out on Soundcloud, iTunes, and Stitcher! This is our "book club" episode where we discuss "Frost/Nixon" and the graphic novel "The Influencing Machine." This is a long one and it seems ultra relevant with everything happening on our world right now. We hope you listen and enjoy!

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Black Mirror Book Club Episode 1: The Influencing Machine and Frost/Nixon

“It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Black Mirror Library.” Welcome back to our library listeners! Thi

“It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Black Mirror Library.” Welcome back to our library listeners! This is our third episode and our first one where we meet in our library for our "book club." At this book club we discuss Brooke Gladstone's incredible media manifesto in graphic novel format "The Influencing Machine" and Ron Howard's "Frost/Nixon." In this episode we discuss if Nixon is actually Trump? Is this history or is this life right now? How much should you really rely on movies for your history knowledge? (If you're me, way too much.) Then we discuss the MEDIA and the conspiracy of the media. Is the media a machine or a mirror? Do we actually get the media we deserve? Even if you haven't read "Frost/Nixon" or read "The Influencing Machine" I think you can still engage thoughtfully with our extensive conversation chock full of tangents! So we hope you enjoy another visit in our library! We hope you never leave...

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“It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Black Mirror Library” Welcome back to our library listeners! This is our second episode and our first one where we explore a Black Mirror Episode. In this episode you will hear us talking about a person in a public office having an erm intimate relationship with a pig or whatever awkward way you want to use to describe such an event. Please join us as we discuss if the public is gross for wanting to see pain or is that just what it means to be human and other depressing, but FUN questions! So we hope you enjoy another visit in our library!

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Update: I know it seems like you are currently living in a Black Mirror episode, but unfortunately this is reality.

We are here for you.president

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"Don't let the bastards grind you down."

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Hello you spooky followers, We are now on iTunes! All hail the internet overlords! Please rate us and make sure to subscribe so you are kept in the loop on all to expect from your stay in our library. We hope you never leave. Don't worry if the door to the library seems to disappear. It does that. Enjoy your permanent visit in our library dimension!

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Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day, babes. As we are about to enter this new presidency that challenges the rights of women especially women of color, people of color, the LGBTQ community, any person that doesn’t practice Christianity, and any other person feeling alienated by this change, we are here for you and we will not go gentle into that good night.

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Happy MLK day all. I hope those of you that have the day off enjoy it. I am spending mine doing some reading for our Black Mirror book club.

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Not sure how to spend your Sunday afternoon now that you've finished the Netflix show A Series of Unfortunate Events? Why not by contemplating how 'Utopia is Creepy' and following that thought by listening to Black Mirror Library's first podcast episode on SoundCloud? https://soundcloud.com/blackmirror-library/black-mirror-library-introduction. #blackmirror #nicholascarr #utopiaiscreepy #cat #book #reading #sci-fil #library #bookclub #technology #future

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Episode #1: Introduction: Utopia is Creepy

Welcome to the Black Mirror Library Podcast. Get your library cards out, listeners! We have released a reading list for season one. We will give further suggested reading in each episode as well, but we'll primarily focus on our announced selected texts. Check out the syllabus tab for your Series One reading. In this episode we share our own origin story for how our podcast came to be. Get prepared to watch Black Mirror with us, and then discuss books, television shows, films, and other podcast that relate to themes explored in each episode. Nonfiction and fiction in all mediums is up for grabs on our reading list! For this episode, we decided to read Utopia is Creepy and Other Provocations by Nicholas Carr to set the stage for the topics explored in Black Mirror as a whole. This book collects essays written by Carr over a decade and each essay can still be found in its blog post at rougtype.com. Check the show notes for links. Show Notes: Utopia is Creepy Essays Discussed: * Twitter Dot Dash (pg 34) * Should the Net Forget? (pg 47) * Resurrection/The Avatar of My Father (pg 69) The online blog posts varies slightly from the version published in the book * Utopia is Creepy (pg 108)

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“It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Black Mirror Library”

Welcome visitors to the Black Mirror Library! This is your invitation to join our Black Mirror Book Club. Join Cate and Shellie as they explore each episode of the haunting sci-fi show Black Mirror followed by a “book club” episode where we read/watch related books/films to discuss. Check out our syllabus for a list of Season One reading/viewing.

Today we share the origin story of our podcast, our own personal connections to the sci-fi genre, and what you can expect from this alternate dimension you have entered. As we move into examining each episode of Black Mirror, we set the stage in this introduction episode with a discussion of Utopia is Creepy and Other Provocations by Nicholas Carr.

So meet us in the Black Mirror Library every other (most of the time) Monday. We will be here. Waiting.

Essays Discussed: Twitter Dot Dash (pg 34)www.roughtype.com/?p=1251 Should the Net Forget? (pg 47)www.roughtype.com/?p=1251 Resurrection/The Avatar of My Father (pg 69)www.roughtype.com/?p=1224 The online blog posts varies slightly from the version published in the book Utopia is Creepy (pg 108)www.roughtype.com/?p=1550