Do you know what a dramaturge is?

In this week's episode recurring co-host Aaron Beavers and JP chat with dramaturge and full professor Jane Barnette about episode 5 in Season 1 with a controversial mural that even makes Aaron uncomfortable. Dr. Barnette does not hestiate to dive in with her analysis.
Dr. Barnette is head of the dramaturgy program at University of Kansas. She, JP, and Aaron had a lot of fun talking about this episode and about what was going on in tech the day this episode was released--sneak peak, it was the day that Meta purchased Oculus VR from Palmer Luckey.

One of the suprise benefits of this series is getting a really interesting timeline for the prologue of events that occurred before the explosion of compression algorithms we are now living through.
Oh Pied Piper, if you could only see what is happening now...
Also check out Dr. Barnette's new book called Witch Fulfillment.
We are sorry to say that the captions and video failed for this episode. We will publish the transcript on Patreon. We apologize--it happened due to problems with our platform partner. We strive to be accessible with all we do.

00:00Introduction and Discussion on Dramaturgy
03:26Analyzing the Racial Complications in Silicon Valley
08:06The Confrontation: Peter Gregory vs. Gavin Belson
08:28The Emotional Labor of Monica
37:17Competition and Betrayal
38:54The Pressure of Live Demos
41:35Race and Ethnicity in Silicon Valley
43:43Manipulation and Hype Cycles in Tech
50:13The Controversial Painting on the Garage Door
59:18Christopher Evan Welch's Standout Performance

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