Jordan and Jon talk with Andrew McLuhan, the director of the McLuhan Institute, to explore the legacy of Marshall McLuhan and the nature of technology and its impact on individuals and culture. They discuss the history of the McLuhan Institute, McLuhan's literary approach to understanding media, the importance of the tetrad in analyzing media's effects, and the balance of optimism and pessimism regarding technology's role in society.
Andrew is the director of The McLuhan Institute, created in 2017 to continue the work begun by Marshall McLuhan and Eric McLuhan. He lectures on McLuhan's ideas and offers courses for those interested in diving deeper into McLuhan's philosophies. He hopes to expand perspectives on the personal and social consequences of technology.
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The Medium and the Light: Reflections on Religion by Marshall McLuhan
Jon is the developer of the Coracle Nostr client and an OpenSats grantee. He is focused on discovering what a healthy social network would look like, and helping nostr make that vision a reality. Find Jon on Nostr at npub1jlrs53pkdfjnts29kveljul2sm0actt6n8dxrrzqcersttvcuv3qdjynqn , on twitter @hodlbod and on Coracle.social.
Jordan Bush is the founder and the Head of Content and Education at TGFB Media and host of the Thank God for Bitcoin Podcast. Find Jordan on Twitter @jmbushwrites.
The Thank For Nostr Podcast is a TGFB Media production. TGFB Media exists to educate and equip Christians to understand Bitcoin and use it for the glory of God and the good of people everywhere.