Purple Pages Podcast Network

About Purple Pages Podcast Network

A multidisciplinary podcast publisher with shows that touch on culture, the macro economy & web3 as a medium of innovation in the frontier. Current show: 'Catalyst', talking to onchain changemakers of every form. Recently ended: 'Radio on the Edge', an experiment series while in Edge City Lanna.

Publisher

Miss Purple

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Dec 2022

Latest episode

8 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

44 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Sept 2026

   Ep 21: everything is everything | when culture has no centre

   This essay explores the rise of Asian soft power across tech, entertainment & social movements, and why this isn't just about "Asia winning," but about the end of Western cultural monopoly. From K-pop's global dominance to China's AI integration, to the Four B movement and the concept "techno-orientalism", we're witnessing a fundamental shift in the adaptation of 'power' & culture flow. What I cover: • Technological pluralism • Vertical content & the intimacy of mobile-first culture (Japan/China/TikTok) • Anime, K-pop, and the export of Asian masculinity/femininity • The Four B movement (비혼/비출산/비연애/비섹스) and gender dynamics • Techno-orientalism: the west fears Asian technological advancement • Why "everything is everything" Recorded July-August 2026. Timestamps 0:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd1hTYtntng) - Introduction: The old world order is dead 1:57 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd1hTYtntng&t=117s) - Technological pluralism explained 5:29 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd1hTYtntng&t=329s) - Japan, China, and mobile-first culture 7:28 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd1hTYtntng&t=448s) - Soft power & vertical content 9:50 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd1hTYtntng&t=590s) - Gender, Orientalism, and the Four B movement 13:43 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd1hTYtntng&t=823s) - Techno-orientalism & AI dominance 15:59 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd1hTYtntng&t=959s) - Conclusion Support this series directly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/misspurplepages/membership (https://www.patreon.com/c/misspurplepages/membership) Read Essay with full references on Substack: https://thepurplepages.substack.com/p/asia-is-winning-on-culture-and-tech (https://thepurplepages.substack.com/p/asia-is-winning-on-culture-and-tech) #AsianCulture (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/asianculture) #SoftPower (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/softpower) #Globalization (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/globalization) #Kpop (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/kpop) #Anime (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/anime) #Tech (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/tech) #Essay (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/essay) #文化研究 (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6)

2. 

   21 Jan 2026

   Ep 20: The Punk Rockers | Cypherpunks, Solarpunks & Afrofuturists

   In this video‑essay episode, Miss Purple dives into the new punk rockers of our time: the cypherpunks, the solarpunks, and the Afrofuturists. She uses them as starting points to sketch a future where privacy, symbiotic building, climate justice, and Afro/Global Majority speculative imagination all collide. She touches on how it is all a culmination of ordinary people standing at the edge of it all, refusing to accept the world as it is. This episode asks what it would mean if we treated that edge not as a danger zone, but as the place where we finally build something better for all of us. Big questions in this episode Why does privacy matter? Not just for “hackers,” but for anyone who wants dignity, safety, and room to dream? Why, with all our technology and imagination, are we still not changing the world at the scale we could? Why do we hesitate to see ourselves as the heroes of this story, even as everything pushes us toward the edge? Do we have permission to demand more from our tech, our communities, and our future, or are we doomed to perpetually seek permission to exist and use these tools? If this episode resonates with you at any point, follow the Purple Pages Podcast on Jamit, Spotify & Apple Podcasts, share it with someone who loves speculative futures, and the philosophy of living on the edge of the frontier. Where in your own life can you be a bit more Cypherpunk, a Solarpunk, or an Afrofuturist?

3. 

   12 Oct 2025

   Ep 19: Bet on the Global Majority | an essay ft Lisk's EMpower Fund

   Community curator and storyteller Azza explores why investing in the Global Majority and the African crypto space, including Lisk's EMpower Fund, drives the next tech revolution.

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

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Quality

62

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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