iVoices and this podcast are made possible in part through funding from CUES, the Center for University Education Scholarship at the University of Arizona.
About the show
Social Media and Ourselves uses storytelling, student voices, and sound design in the unflinching examination of social media at the center of our lives. Voiced and produced by Diana Daly of the School of Information at the University of Arizona, Tucson.
The Intern Series Part 2: Vulnerability
Release date: June 1st, 2021
Three stories of young people putting themselves out there on social media, leading to a range of situations from the uncomfortable to the sublime. Storytelling and collection by iVoices Intern Taylor Robeson. Music by Gabe Stultz. Produced by Diana Daly and the iVoices Media Lab at the University of Arizona.
The Intern Series Part 1: Why the Hate?
Release date: May 1st, 2021
iVoices intern Kris Kelley explores her experience being cyberbullied after appearing in a Disney commercial, to understand why trolls spread hate online. Music by Jonatha Chance and Airtone. Theme music by Gabe Stultz. Produced by Diana Daly and iVoices Media Lab.
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Episode 2: Timelessness
Release date: May 30th, 2019
Digital memory is perfect. Thanks to technology we remember so much more than we used to. And that's good...or is it? Featuring more stories by college students about the once-cool outfits, hairstyles, and moments that bring shame on social media later; then a story of surviving a mass shooting only to relive it in response to a photo on Facebook; and an interview with Diana's sister about Diana's MC Hammer pants and her hideous blazer that mysteriously disappeared in middle school.
Episode 1: Interview with Stephen Rains
Release date: March 31st, 2019
Sometimes we panic about the growing use of social media. For this episode we talk to someone who believes social media can help people. Featuring stories by students witnessing fat-shaming, confessing to cyberbullying, finding support online when they leask expect it, and so much more. Guest: Dr. Stephen Rains, author of Coping with Illness Digitally
