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The Armchair Sociologist

The Armchair Sociologist

Written by: Diana Heslin (Diana)
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A sociology podcast for non-sociologists.

The Armchair sociologist is the hip new sociology podcast on the block. Everything on The Armchair Sociologist is designed to be easy to understand, digestible, and even funny.

Come enjoy sociology from the comfort of your armchair, your car, or wherever you listen to podcasts, especially if it's at work. Karl Marx would approve.

We'll be covering current events and hot topics, and looking at them with the tools of sociology.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-armchair-sociologist--6699562/support.Copyright Diana Heslin (Diana) Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • 07 Social Media - The Robots are Racist Now (Part 3 of 3)

    07 Social Media - The Robots are Racist Now (Part 3 of 3)
    Sep 23 2025
    In the thrilling conclusion of our Social Media series, we talk censorship, discrimination, and the father of American sociology, W.E.B. DuBois. Through the power of algorithms, we can finally automate racism.

    There will be no episode next week, as I am still working on it. The first two series of episodes were completed as my capstone project at the University of Alabama Birmingham, along with my partner, Rayne, who you’ve heard on all the episodes so far. Due to time constraints, she is unavailable going forward, so I’m working solo on the next episodes! It takes a bit longer to deliver content at this level of research and polish, so I hope it will be worth the wait.

    Follow our socials and mailing list at -
    https://thearmchairsociologist.carrd.co

    CONTACT -
    thearmchairsociologist@gmail.com

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    "Armchair" outtro music by Karl Marx and the Dialectics
    Produced, written, and recorded by Diana Heslin

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    33 mins
  • Social Media - The Misinformation Machine (Part 2 of 3)

    Social Media - The Misinformation Machine (Part 2 of 3)
    Sep 16 2025
    Can misinformation kill you? Yes. And it has! We discuss moderation, censorship, free speech and how badly Elon Musk destroyed Twitter. Katie becomes a sociologist and has an existential crisis. Part two of three.

    TRANSCRIPT

    ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY by Rayne Schroeder

    Follow our socials and mailing list at -
    https://thearmchairsociologist.carrd.co

    CONTACT -
    thearmchairsociologist@gmail.com

    "Armchair" outtro music by Karl Marx and the Dialectics
    Produced, written, and recorded by Diana Heslin

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-armchair-sociologist--6699562/support.
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    30 mins
  • Social Media - Oops! All Ads (Part 1 of 3)

    Social Media - Oops! All Ads (Part 1 of 3)
    Sep 9 2025
    This week, Rayne takes us on an enchanted journey through the world of social media. It's mostly ads now! We'll talk advertising, algorithms, power structures and more. Sit back, close your social media feeds, and stop doom scrolling. Doom listen with us, instead! Part one of three.

    TRANSCRIPT

    ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY by Rayne Schroeder

    Follow our socials and mailing list at -
    https://thearmchairsociologist.carrd.co

    CONTACT -
    thearmchairsociologist@gmail.com

    "Armchair" outtro music by Karl Marx and the Dialectics
    Produced, written, and recorded by Diana Heslin

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-armchair-sociologist--6699562/support.
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    26 mins
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