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The Sociology of Everything Podcast

Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)

Science

Society & Culture

Comedy

Frequency: 1 episode/35d. Total Eps: 41

The Sociology of Everything Podcast offers listeners a (sometimes) comedic and accessible look at the wonders of sociology. It is created and hosted by Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss, who presently teach and do research in sociology at the University of South Australia (UniSA). www.sociologypodcast.com

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🇨🇦 Canada - socialSciences
29/08/2026
#42
🇬🇧 Great Britain - socialSciences
29/08/2026
#49
🇺🇸 USA - socialSciences
29/08/2026
#70
🇨🇦 Canada - socialSciences
28/08/2026
#33
🇬🇧 Great Britain - socialSciences
28/08/2026
#33
🇺🇸 USA - socialSciences
28/08/2026
#45
🇬🇧 Great Britain - socialSciences
27/08/2026
#56
🇩🇪 Germany - socialSciences
27/08/2026
#94
🇺🇸 USA - socialSciences
27/08/2026
#56
🇬🇧 Great Britain - socialSciences
26/08/2026
#30

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https://freesound.org/people/JPMusic82/sounds/415511/
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https://freesound.org/people/colorsCrimsonTears/sounds/562296/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream_Op._61_Wedding_March_
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Anthony Giddens's Consequences of Modernity

Season 3 · Episode 2

Wednesday, September 4, 2024 • Duration 22:21

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss do their best to have a reflexive discussion about a highly influential sociological account of the contemporary modern world: Anthony Giddens's idea of reflexive modernization, as captured in his work, The Consequences of Modernity. Eric somehow manages to use his bad Trump impression to promote the field of sociology, while Louis tries to keep the conversation more on track by ruminating on Giddens's point that modernity leaves us with more questions than answers.

Music and sound effects for this episode come from various sources and is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License, the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0, EFF Open Audio License, or is covered by a SFX (Multi-Use) License. Tracks include:

https://freesound.org/people/Tuben/sounds/272044/
https://freesound.org/people/Trollarch2/sounds/331656/
https://freesound.org/people/giouliangel100/sounds/546897/
https://freesound.org/people/stevielematt/sounds/538066/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream_Op._61_Wedding_March_(Mendelssohn)_European_Archive.ogg
https://freesound.org/people/JPMusic82/sounds/415511/

The opinions expressed in the Sociology of Everything podcast are that of the hosts and/or guest speakers. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of anyone else at UniSA or the institution at large.

The Sociology of Everything podcast | www.sociologypodcast.com

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Karl Marx's Alienated Labour

Season 3 · Episode 1

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 • Duration 23:09

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss launch the third season of their podcast by unpacking one of Karl Marx's most resonant and influential ideas in the field of sociology, his theory of estranged/alienated labour. Eric somehow manages to call Marx an 'emo' in this episode, while Louis admits that his ideal work situation is to play video games and travel a lot.

Music and sound effects for this episode come from various sources and is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License, the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0, EFF Open Audio License, or is covered by a SFX (Multi-Use) License. Tracks include:

https://freesound.org/people/Tuben/sounds/272044/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:W._A._Mozart_-_Don_Giovanni_-_01._Ouverture_(Josef_Krips,_Wiener_Staatsoper,_1955).ogg
https://freesound.org/people/colorsCrimsonTears/sounds/562296/
https://freesound.org/people/kyles/sounds/637823/
https://freesound.org/people/flood-mix/sounds/413342/
https://freesound.org/people/JPMusic82/sounds/415511/

The opinions expressed in the Sociology of Everything podcast are that of the hosts and/or guest speakers. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of anyone else at UniSA or the institution at large.

The Sociology of Everything podcast | www.sociologypodcast.com

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The Great Globalization Debate

Season 2 · Episode 1

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 • Duration 29:54

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss discuss how some sociologists have come to theorize the phenomenon of globalization. They do so by examining what’s come to be known as the ‘Great Globalization Debate’, as described by David Held et al.’s highly influential work, Global Transformations. Eric and Louis believe fans of the cult television show, the Sopranos, will especially enjoy this episode, as they probably spend too much of it doing a bad impersonation of the deplorable Sopranos character, Richie Aprille.

Music and sound effects for this episode come from various sources and is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License/the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 or is covered by a SFX (Multi-Use) License. Tracks include:

https://freesound.org/people/Tuben/sounds/272044/ https://freesound.org/people/funnyman850/sounds/194812/ https://freesound.org/people/colorsCrimsonTears/sounds/562296/ https://freesound.org/people/florianreichelt/sounds/563765/ https://freesound.org/people/Fupicat/sounds/607207/ https://freesound.org/people/Kagateni/sounds/404359/ https://freesound.org/people/JPMusic82/sounds/415511/

The opinions expressed in the Sociology of Everything podcast are that of the hosts and/or guest speakers. They do not reflect the opinions of anyone else at UniSA or the institution at large.

The Sociology of Everything podcast | www.sociologypodcast.com

David Beer's Power through the Algorithm

Season 1 · Episode 18

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 • Duration 24:14

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss look to unpack David Beer's article in New Media & Society, titled, 'Power through the Algorithm'. Beer's work theorizes how algorithmically driven media technologies affect our experience of social life and how power might be expressed in distinctive ways in the contemporary era. At one point in this episode, Louis demonstrates that he sees eye-to-eye with the TikTok generation by complaining that concert-goers spend too much time on their smartphones at concerts these days.

Music and sound effects for this episode come from various sources and is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License/the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 or is covered by a SFX (Multi-Use) License. Tracks include:

https://freesound.org/people/Tuben/sounds/272044/
https://freesound.org/people/funnyman850/sounds/194812/
https://freesound.org/people/smokinghotdog/sounds/584230/
https://freesound.org/people/JPMusic82/sounds/415511/

The opinions expressed in the Sociology of Everything podcast are that of the hosts and/or guest speakers. They do not reflect the opinions of anyone else at UniSA or the institution at large.

The Sociology of Everything podcast | www.sociologypodcast.com

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Matthew Desmond & Mustafa Emirbayer's What is Racial Domination?

Season 1 · Episode 17

Monday, October 10, 2022 • Duration 31:30

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss explore sociological understandings of race by examining Matthew Desmond and Mustafa Emirbayer's article on 'What is Racial Domination? ' in the Du Bois Review. Desmond and Emirbayer articulate how race structures and affects people’s experience and they theorize how race informs power relations. To explain a particular way sociologists have come to understand racism, Eric discusses what it would be like to tear Louis's arm off.

Music and sound effects for this episode come from various sources and is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License/the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 or is covered by a SFX (Multi-Use) License. Tracks include:

https://freesound.org/people/Tuben/sounds/272044/
https://freesound.org/people/funnyman850/sounds/194812/
https://freesound.org/people/colorsCrimsonTears/sounds/562296/
https://freesound.org/people/JPMusic82/sounds/415511/

The opinions expressed in the Sociology of Everything podcast are that of the hosts and/or guest speakers. They do not reflect the opinions of anyone else at UniSA or the institution at large.

The Sociology of Everything podcast | www.sociologypodcast.com

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Shoshana Zuboff's Surveillance Capitalism

Season 1 · Episode 16

Monday, October 3, 2022 • Duration 26:36

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss have an in-depth chat about Shoshana's Zuboff's theory of 'surveillance capitalism', which postulates the existence of a new variant of capitalism that significantly involves the digital monitoring of people's behaviours. Eric and Louis mainly base their discussion on Zuboff's 2015 article in the Journal of Information Technology, which explains how capitalism in the contemporary era may be based in some respects on a new logic of accumulation. Because there is so much ground to cover, Eric only manages to slip in one of his celebrity impersonations into the episode. He tries to do a brief impression of George Takei, leading many listeners to think, 'oh my!'.

Music and sound effects for this episode come from various sources and is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License/the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 or is covered by a SFX (Multi-Use) License. Tracks include:

https://freesound.org/people/Tuben/sounds/272044/
https://freesound.org/people/funnyman850/sounds/194812/
https://freesound.org/people/JPMusic82/sounds/415511/

The opinions expressed in the Sociology of Everything podcast are that of the hosts and/or guest speakers. They do not reflect the opinions of anyone else at UniSA or the institution at large.

The Sociology of Everything podcast | www.sociologypodcast.com

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George Ritzer & Nathan Jurgenson's the Rise of Prosumer Capitalism

Season 1 · Episode 15

Sunday, October 2, 2022 • Duration 26:50

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss consider George Ritzer and Nathan Jurgenson's theory of prosumer capitalism as articulated in their article in the Journal of Consumer Culture. Ritzer and Jurgenson investigate how there might be something novel and unique about prosumption in the digital world, which signals a shift in the way capitalism operates. Louis lets everyone know in this episode that he is rubbish at making cold rolls, so no one should ever ask him to make any.

Music and sound effects for this episode come from various sources and is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License/the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 or is covered by a SFX (Multi-Use) License. Tracks include:

https://freesound.org/people/Tuben/sounds/272044/
https://freesound.org/people/funnyman850/sounds/194812/
https://freesound.org/people/JPMusic82/sounds/415511/

The opinions expressed in the Sociology of Everything podcast are that of the hosts and/or guest speakers. They do not reflect the opinions of anyone else at UniSA or the institution at large.

The Sociology of Everything podcast | www.sociologypodcast.com

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Linsey McGoey's Philanthrocapitalism and its Critics

Season 1 · Episode 14

Friday, September 2, 2022 • Duration 22:16

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss examine the concept of 'philanthrocapitalism' by considering a sociological critique of it by Linsey McGoey in Poetics. Philanthrocapitalism is a portmanteau of philanthropy and capitalism and it describes how the these two phenomena are thought to be increasingly linked to good effect in the contemporary era. McGoey provides us with an interesting way to understand what is or is not novel about philanthrocapitalism and what about philanthrocapitalism we should be concerned about. At one point in the episode, Eric disses Batman for not doing enough to address the issue of fair taxation in Gotham.

Music and sound effects for this episode come from various sources and is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License/the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 or is covered by a SFX (Multi-Use) License. Tracks include:

https://freesound.org/people/Tuben/sounds/272044/
https://freesound.org/people/plasterbrain/sounds/273159/
https://freesound.org/people/funnyman850/sounds/194812/
https://freesound.org/people/colorsCrimsonTears/sounds/562296/
https://freesound.org/people/JPMusic82/sounds/415511/

The opinions expressed in the Sociology of Everything podcast are that of the hosts and/or guest speakers. They do not reflect the opinions of anyone else at UniSA or the institution at large.

The Sociology of Everything podcast | www.sociologypodcast.com

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The Ambiguous Legacy of Kuhn in Sociology

Season 1 · Episode 13

Tuesday, August 16, 2022 • Duration 17:26

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss discuss the ambiguous legacy of Thomas Kuhn's work in the field of sociology by unpacking an article by Zaheer Baber in the Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society. Some sociologists have used Kuhn's concepts to advance a social constructionist view of science. But Baber cautions us from wholly embracing this interpretation of Kuhn's work. Louis claims in this episode, without a hint of sarcasm, that everyone has universally accepted and praised the scholarly work he has produced. (He is however annoyed that his articles haven't received as many citations as Kuhn's books have.)

Music and sound effects for this episode come from various sources and is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License/the Creative Commons Attribution License or is covered by a SFX (Multi-Use) License. Tracks include:

https://freesound.org/people/Tuben/sounds/272044/
https://freesound.org/people/olver/sounds/513484/
https://freesound.org/people/JPMusic82/sounds/415511/

The opinions expressed in the Sociology of Everything podcast are that of the hosts and/or guest speakers. They do not reflect the opinions of anyone else at UniSA or the institution at large.

The Sociology of Everything podcast | www.sociologypodcast.com

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Thomas Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Season 1 · Episode 12

Monday, August 15, 2022 • Duration 25:33

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss discuss Thomas Kuhn's noted work, the Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Kuhn puts forward a provocative theory of how scientific knowledge develops. While Eric and Louis ditch their old cheaply assembled recording setup for new microphones and an upgraded soundmixer, they try to preserve the essence of their sociology podcast by laughing too hard at their own jokes and and by continuing to do bad celebrity impersonations.

Music and sound effects for this episode come from various sources and is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License/the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 or is covered by a SFX (Multi-Use) License. Tracks include:

https://freesound.org/people/Tuben/sounds/272044/
https://freesound.org/people/Fupicat/sounds/607207/
https://freesound.org/people/TheoTer/sounds/511196/
https://freesound.org/people/funnyman850/sounds/194812/
https://freesound.org/people/JPMusic82/sounds/415511/

The opinions expressed in the Sociology of Everything podcast are that of the hosts and/or guest speakers. They do not reflect the opinions of anyone else at UniSA or the institution at large.

The Sociology of Everything podcast | www.sociologypodcast.com

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