The Data Fix with Dr. Mél Hogan
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<p>Hi everyone, my name is Mél Hogan and I’m a critical media studies scholar based in Canada. I’m working on a project called The Data Fix through a series of conversations with scholars, thinkers, and feelers. Together we explore the significance of living in a world of data, and especially the growing trend of “digital humans” in the form of chatbots, holograms, deepfakes, ai images and videos, and even tech that revives the dead. The conversations are minimally edited, and serve as an archive of the collective thinking and feeling that is going into the Data Fix project. Please see thedatafix.net for more details and show notes. Thank you so much for listening. </p><br><p>Cover art by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oonaode/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oona Ode</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
June 29, 2026
Monstrosities, with Rania Masri, Simon Enoch, Adam Wilkins, Lauren Stephens Smith, Sophie Toupin, Vijay Kolinjivadi, and Christiane Bailey
<p>This episode is a <a href="https://www.concordia.ca/cuevents/artsci/social-justice-centre/2026/06/ai-data-centre.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">recording of an event that took place at Concordia University</a>: <strong>So an AI Data Centre is coming to your community? Don't panic! A roundtable on strategies for building community power. </strong>We discuss tactics and strategies for pushing back against Big Tech and their AI data centers -- seen as monstrosities by those who know how much humanity stands to lose by and through AI logics and their instantiations in infrastructure. Recorded June 12, 2026. Released June 29, 2026.</p><br><p>Featuring: Adam Wilkins and Lauren Stephens Smith (Save Lorneville), Rania Masri (NC Environmental Justice Center), Simon Enoch (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives). Hosted by the Social Justice Centre.</p><br><p><strong>So you’re getting a data centre! Here’s what to know</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/so-youre-getting-a-data-centre-heres-what-to-know/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/so-youre-getting-a-data-centre-heres-what-to-know/</a></p><br><p><strong>In New Brunswick, residents battle the government over a planned AI data centre</strong></p><p><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/lorneville-ai-data-centre/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://thenarwhal.ca/lorneville-ai-data-centre/</a></p><br><p><strong>Dr. Rania Masri</strong></p><p><a href="https://ncejn.org/staff/dr-rania-masri/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ncejn.org/staff/dr-rania-masri/</a></p><br><p><strong>Event Sponsors: </strong>Social Justice Centre (Concordia), SCPA Student Association (SCPSA), School for Community and Public Affairs (Concordia), Climate Justice Montreal, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Time, Technology, and Capitalism (Concordia), Confronting Emergent Dystopia Working Group (Concordia).</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 15, 2026
Fiction, with Teresa Heffernan
<p>This episode covers the role of fiction -- literal readings and total misreadings of sci-fi -- in how they shape tech CEOs ideas about the future. Teresa Hefffernan is incredible at communicating the problems with AI today. Please listen to the podcast/lecture linked below, too, for more. Recorded June 10, 2026. Released June 15, 2026.</p><br><p><strong>CBC Ideas Literature Versus the AI Industry</strong></p><p><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Flisten%2Flive-radio%2F1-23-ideas%2Fclip%2F16208906-literature-versus-ai-industry&data=05%7C02%7Cmel.hogan%40queensu.ca%7C5fd6aca58a864689f81308dec72dc1e4%7Cd61ecb3b38b142d582c4efb2838b925c%7C1%7C0%7C639167196524586076%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=NBPFvtOZ4zEVKiIr66prwP1DUKupi8I8yxMNLxdGJzM%3D&reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-23-ideas/clip/16208906-literature-versus-ai-industry</a></p><br><p><strong>The 2026 Wiegand Lecture featuring Teresa Heffernan — Literature Versus the AI Industry</strong> </p><p><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FhPV-Ql_KGzM%3Fsi%3DXperXIzFO5ydcStU&data=05%7C02%7Cmel.hogan%40queensu.ca%7C79ac04eeda8f4f6c5ede08de8e656390%7Cd61ecb3b38b142d582c4efb2838b925c%7C1%7C0%7C639104763334494535%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=S03yQ9HsHGlXKHBo98zrFvULHbDi1ova8zVebZXBPQg%3D&reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/hPV-Ql_KGzM?si=XperXIzFO5ydcStU</a></p><br><p><strong>Teresa Hefffernan website</strong></p><p><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialrobotfutures.com%2Fpublicationsmedia%2Fpublications%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmel.hogan%40queensu.ca%7C5fd6aca58a864689f81308dec72dc1e4%7Cd61ecb3b38b142d582c4efb2838b925c%7C1%7C0%7C639167196524616056%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=v3hC5w1uxeDpB0aVRpu1RsxRoJ1%2FjuyLTUU0Tbx%2BrCY%3D&reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.socialrobotfutures.com/publicationsmedia/publications/</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 25, 2026
Rage, with Valerie Veatch
<p>This episode is with the amazing Valerie Veatch, director of Ghost in the Machine -- a documentary that serves as a critical takedown of "AI". It's the best argument against "AI" that I've seen, highlighting the voices of scholars across various academic disciplines. You can watch the film via the link below and listen to the director explain her process and ideas for continuing the conversation... as a trilogy. Recorded May 12, 2026. Released May 25, 2026. </p><br><p><strong>Ghost in the Machine </strong>2026 • 1h 30m • Documentary • Valerie Veatch (dir)</p><p><a href="https://kinema.com/films/ghost-in-the-machine-pvxg4p " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://kinema.com/films/ghost-in-the-machine-pvxg4p </a></p><br><p><strong>Not AI</strong></p><p><a href="https://notaidoc.com/ " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://notaidoc.com/ </a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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<p>Hi everyone, my name is Mél Hogan and I’m a critical media studies scholar based in Canada. I’m working on a project called The Data Fix through a series of conversations with scholars, thinkers, and feelers. Together we explore the significance of living in a world of data, and especially the growing trend of “digital humans” in the form of chatbots, holograms, deepfakes, ai images and videos, and even tech that revives the dead. The conversations are minimally edited, and serve as an archive of the collective thinking and feeling that is going into the Data Fix project. Please see thedatafix.net for more details and show notes. Thank you so much for listening. </p><br><p>Cover art by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oonaode/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oona Ode</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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