Content note: Because of the topic, this episode will contain some mild swearing. The end of season 3 has arrived! To go out with fanfare, Élaina interviews digital communications scholar Jess Rauchberg about the rhetoric act of sh*tposting on various social media platforms and how various hygiene policies change the ways in which a wide variety of people (from Nazis to disability activists) engage with culture. This is the perfect episode to listen to if you are curious about the philosophy of social media or if you want to know how in the world Lea Michele, the Succession fandom, and Olivia Rodrigo’s TikTok marketing campaign are linked to digital anti-ableism. How to reach Jess Website: https://www.jessrauchberg.com/ Twitter: @DisabledPhd Texts mentioned in the episode (All links to books are affiliated to Bookshop.org UK and any purchases made through them will generate a small commission that helps to support the podcast): “The Medium is the Message”, by Marshall McCluhan (PDF) The work of Arseli Dokumaci “‘Feenin’: Posthuman Voices in Contemporary Black Popular Music”, by Alexander G. Weheliye (PDF) “History of Shit”, by Dominique Laporte “No One Is Talking About This”, by Patricia Lockwood Subscribe to Philosophy Casting Call and leave it a 5-star review wherever you can! Follow Philosophy Casting Call on Twitter and Instagram @philoCCpod Read the full episode transcripts at www.elainagauthiermamaril.com Support the podcast by becoming a monthly donor on Ko-Fi.com Email: [email protected] Follow Élaina on Twitter @ElainaGMamaril