As you may have noticed (even in the barrage of election coverage), I've been silent since the end of July. The reason is rather simple: since July, I've taught five classes (Contracts, Intellectual Property Survey, two sections of Internet Law

Paul Ringel - Hearsay Culture Show #258 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Jun 24th, 2016 59m 25s

I'm pleased to post show # 258, June 24, my interview with Prof. Paul Ringel of High Point University, author of Commercializing Childhood. Paul's study may seem superficially beyond Hearsay Culture's scope, until one considers the role of mark

Neil Netanel - Hearsay Culture Show #257 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Jun 17th, 2016 57m 7s

I'm pleased to post show # 257, June 17, my interview with Prof. Neil Netanel of UCLA Law, author of From Maimonides to Microsoft: The Jewish Law of Copyright Since the Birth of Print. I've had occasion to discuss Jewish intellectual property l

Francesca Musiani, Derrick Cogburn and Laura DeNardis - Hearsay Culture Show #256 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

May 20th, 2016 59m 5s

It's been a busy summer, having (a) taught an exciting (and sadly timely) new course on Employment Discrimination Law. As a result, Hearsay Culture has taken a bit of a summer hiatus; but, I have a few more shows from the past two months to pos

Michael Schudson - Hearsay Culture Show #255 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

May 13th, 2016 57m 18s

I'm pleased to post Show # 255, May 13, my interview with Prof. Michael Schudson of the Columbia School of Journalism, author of The Rise of the Right to Know: Politics and the Culture of Transparency, 1945–1975. Michael is one of the leading m

Lawrence Lessig - Hearsay Culture Show #254 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

May 6th, 2016 55m 6s

For your Memorial Day weekend, I'm am amazed and humbled to post Hearsay Culture's tenth anniversary show, # 254, recorded on April 26 and aired on KZSU on May 6, 2016, with Prof. Lawrence Lessig of Harvard University, reflecting on the past 10

Pam Samuelson - Hearsay Culture Show #253 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Apr 29th, 2016 56m 54s

I'm pleased to post Show # 253, April 29, my interview with Prof. Pam Samuelson of UC Berkeley School of Law and School of Information, on the Authors Alliance. Pam needs little introduction to Hearsay Culture listeners given her position as on

Ben Peters - Hearsay Culture Show #252 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Apr 22nd, 2016 59m 32s

Get ready for one of my common (but not yet patented - too abstract?) barrages of new shows over the next few days. That's what weekends are for - catching up on Hearsay Culture postings! So,to quote XTC - appropriately in this insane election

Dave King - Hearsay Culture Show #251 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Apr 11th, 2016 58m 55s

I'm posting this show on a Sunday night, with The Jazztet's Another Git Together (Mercury SR-60737, 1962), playing on my turntable. This is an appropriate background — although, as my guest points out in this interview, music listening should b

Sam Brylawski - Hearsay Culture Show #250 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Mar 4th, 2016 56m 38s

I'm honored to post Show # 250 (!), March 4, my interview with Sam Brylawski of the Library of Congress' National Sound Preservation Board, co-author of the ARSC Guide to Audio Preservation. Sam is one of the pioneers of audio sound preservatio

Lorelei Kelly - Hearsay Culture Show #249 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Feb 26th, 2016 55m 19s

I'm excited to post Show # 249, February 26, my interview with Lorelei Kelly of the New America Foundation on technology and legislative decision-making. Lorelei has done unique, critical and groundbreaking working focusing on the collapse of s

Ellen Goodman and Julia Powles - Hearsay Culture Show #248 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Jan 29th, 2016 57m 11s

I'm pleased to post Show # 248, January 29, my interview with The Guardian's Julia Powles and Prof. Ellen Goodman of Rutgers Law School, on the "Right to Be Forgotten." Julia and Ellen have been focusing on the right to be forgotten ("RtBF") fo

Nato Thompson - Hearsay Culture Show #247 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Jan 15th, 2016 58m 4s

As promised (at least via Twitter), I'm finally posting new shows for the winter quarter of 2016. First up: Show # 247, January 15, 2016, my interview with Nato Thompson, author of Seeing Power: Art and Activism in the 21st Century. Nato is an

Marietje Schaake - Hearsay Culture Show #246 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Nov 6th, 2015 51m 33s

I'm pleased to post Show # 246, November 6, my interview with Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake on democracy and technology in Europe. Recommended by former Hearsay Culture guest Lousewies van der Laan of the Alliance of Libera

David Brin - Hearsay Culture Show #245 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Oct 9th, 2015 57m 8s

I'm pleased to post Show # 245, October 9, my interview with author David Brin, on transparency, reciprocal accountability, cyber-utopianism and the preservation of excitement in an age of cynicism. David was an early guest on Hearsay Culture,

Andrea Matwyshyn - Hearsay Culture Show #244 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Oct 2nd, 2015 56m 43s

This has been a crazy semester. Thus, I am delinquent in posting shows from this quarter. I am about to update the record.Let's start with Show # 244, October 2, my interview with Prof. Andrea Matwyshyn of Northeastern University Law School,

Jacqueline Lipton- Hearsay Culture Show #243 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Jul 31st, 2015 58m

For the final of the July shows, I'm thrilled to post Show # 243, July 31, my interview with Prof. Jacqueline Lipton of The University of Akron Law School, author of Rethinking Cyberlaw: A New Vision for Internet Law. Jacqui's work is well know

Natasha Schull - Hearsay Culture Show #242 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Jul 24th, 2015 58m 15s

The third show for today's salvo of new shows is Show # 242, July 24, my interview with Prof. Natasha Schll of MIT, author of Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas. Natasha's ground-breaking book is an eye-opening study of the ways

Jason Arnold - Hearsay Culture Show #241 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Jul 17th, 2015 56m 3s

I'm pleased to post Show # 241, July 17, my interview with Prof. Jason Arnold of Virginia Commonwealth University, author of Secrecy in the Sunshine Era: The Promise and Failures of U.S. Open Government Laws. Jason has written a foundational bo

Wendell Wallach - Hearsay Culture Show #240 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Jul 10th, 2015 56m 19s

The barrage begins. Today I'll be posting four shows from July 2015. Then, because of a pincer attack of classes, my own writing projects and an attempt to remain a husband and father known to his family, I will be on a Hearsay Culture hiatus u

Jacob Silverman - Hearsay Culture Show #239 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Jun 3rd, 2015 56m 56s

I'm pleased to post Show # 239, June 3, my interview with Jacob Silverman, author of Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection. Jacob has written an insightful critique of the costs associated with information socializ

Arvind Narayanan - Hearsay Culture Show #238 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

May 27th, 2015 57m 2s

I am pleased to post Show # 238, May 27, my interview with Prof. Arvind Narayanan of Princeton University on Bitcoin, cryptography, privacy and web transparency. Arvind does a range of information policy-related research and writing as a profes

Gabriella Coleman - Hearsay Culture Show #237 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

May 20th, 2015 58m 34s

At long last, I'm pleased to post Show # 237, May 20, my interview with return guest Prof. Gabriella Coleman of McGill University, author of Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous. Biella has written a remarkable anthro

Peter Asaro - Hearsay Culture Show #236 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

May 13th, 2015 57m 49s

I'm pleased to post Show # 236, May 13, my interview with Peter Asaro of the School of Media Studies at The New School, on killer robots. Peter is one of the leading experts on the somewhat haphazard introduction of robotics into everyday life.

Irina Manta and David Olson - Hearsay Culture Show #235 - KZSU-FM (Stanford)

Apr 29th, 2015 57m 44s

I'm pleased to post Show # 235, April 29, my interview with Profs. Irina Manta of Hofstra Law and David Olson of Boston College Law, authors of Hello Barbie: First They Will Monitor You, Then They Will Discriminate Against You. Perfectly. Irina