Episode 126: A Conversation Under the Shade Tree With André Brock

Episode 126: A Conversation Under the Shade Tree With André Brock.  (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn).

In this episode we talk with André Brock (aka @DocDre). André is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Michigan and is currently completing a book on social media, Black identity, and the digital divide.

This week we talk about a whole lot of fascinating stuff from life as game scholars to the importance of ratchet culture in social media. We also learned about where André and Kishonna are going to be in the coming academic year. We run a bit long this week, but it is worth every damned minute of it!

Games Mentioned/Played

  • Gears of War 4 Beta
  • Star Wars Battlefront
  • Quantum Break
  • Letterpad
  • Sunken Secrets
  • Sunset Overdrive
  • Lucid9
  • Don’t Starve
  • Salt and Sanctuary
  • Rise of the Tomb Raider
  • Mad Max

Books We’re Reading

  • So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
  • I’m Not a Slut by Leora Tanenbaum
  • Rivers of London