Best Morgane Billuart Podcasts (2025)

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Ep.30 - Community Theory with Ester Freider 25:47

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Welcome back to Girl Employee! In today’s special episode, Ester Freider talks about the online community she built through her Instagram account 'EveryoneIsaGirl', as well as some of her experience with community theory and her love of the network. Thanks for listening to Girl Employee. *Matt Colquhoun now refers to themselves as Mattie * and with…

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Ep. 29 - LLM and heartbreak and LLM as heartbreak 41:55

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Welcome back to Girl Employee! In today’s special episode, Carmen presents some of her research and insights on LLMs as tools to process heartbreaks, or, perhaps, linger in nostalgia and melancholia. Thanks for listening to Girl Employee.By Morgane Billuart and Carmen Hines

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Ep. 28 - What are XenoVisual Studies? 32:08

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Welcome back to Girl Employee! In today’s special episode, Carmen discussed XenoVisual Studies with Mar Osés, Pilar del Puerto, and Esther Rizo-Casado, a collective network for artistic experimentation and critical thought that examines how emerging technologies redefine visual aesthetics, influencing our perception of reality, identity, and societ…

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Ep.27 - Digital Occultism with Sophie Publig and Mikkel Rørbo 42:06

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Welcome back to Girl Employee! In today’s special episode, Sophie Publig and Mikkel Rørbo share their recent research on the language of occultism and its pervasive online presence. You can find more about the research and their work here : https://www.are.na/mikkel-rorbo/digital-occultism-klm4eqbcq8k https://www.instagram.com/publig.enemy/ https:/…

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Ep. 26 - The Marketization of the Occult Online 33:49

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Welcome back to Girl Employee! In today’s special episode, Morgane shares research on The Marketization of the Occult Online, illustrated through her project Gifted, filmed in 2023. https://vimeo.com/727564540 Thanks for listening to Girl Employee.By Morgane Billuart and Carmen Hines

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Ep. 24 - Trad Wives, New Media and its Discontents 37:06

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Welcome back to Girl Employee! In today's special episode, Carmen will share some research on trad wives and feminine lifestyle aesthetics. Thanks for listening to Girl Employee.By Morgane Billuart and Carmen Hines

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Ep. 23 - Corporate Aesthetics with Muj Abdulzade 42:55

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Welcome back to Girl Employee! Today's special episode is an interview with Muj Abdulzade on corporate aesthetics, performativity in the workplace, and graphic design as an investigative practice. You can learn more about Muj's work: Slow Mondays: https://substack.com/@slowmondays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imujabd/ Office Aesthetics, Pao…

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Ep. 22 - Techno-Spirituality with Anan Fries 38:00

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Welcome back to Girl Employee! Today's special episode is an interview with Anan Fries and their research on technology, spirituality and digital rituals. You can learn more about Anan's work: https://ananfries.net/ https://www.instagram.com/hairygaze/ https://www.plurality.net/ https://www.meghanogieblyn.com/events Thanks for listening!…

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Ep. 21 - Woman at Work with Lua Vollaard 43:13

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Welcome back to Girl Employee! Today's special episode is an interview with Lua Vollaard and her fascinating research on women and work, women and computing, and much more. You can learn more about Lua's Work through her Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/fangedluamena/ In general, you can support the research, find bibliographies, and make reco…

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Ep. 20 - Social Media Love Gurus 42:22

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Welcome back to Girl Employee! Today's special episode is about Social Media Love Gurus and our experience with those... You can find more recommendations on our Patreon reading list! https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-20-media-123226336?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link In general…

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Ep.19 - 2024 Readings : Academia versus the Outside World and Female Cyborgs in Soviet Cinema 29:41

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Welcome back to Girl Employee! Today's special episode wraps up 2024 as we share insights on two pieces of writing we particularly enjoyed. You can find more recommendations on our Patreon reading list! https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-18-vs-in-119974242?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=web_s…

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Ep.18 - Girl Online with Sophie Publig 49:21

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Welcome back to Girl Employee! We’re thrilled to have a very special guest joining us today—an exceptional researcher and a dear friend, Sophie Publig. In this episode, Sophie will dive into some of her latest groundbreaking research projects, offering us her insights on the concept and aesthetics of "the girl online." Credit for the image is @sens…

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Ep.17 - Dead Internet Theory and Internet Studies 37:48

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Welcome back to girl employee. This month, we'll share some thoughts and discoveries on the dead internet theory and how it might challenge the field of critical internet studies and digital cultures at large. You can support the research, find bibliographies, and make recommendations through: patreon.com/GirlEmployee…

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Ep. 16 - Generative AI Aesthetics & Architecture 34:12

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Welcome back to girl employee. This month, we'll share some thoughts on how generative AI impacts the research and development of architecture, and ways to remain critical or creative with such tools. The image was generated with the following prompt: A home designed for a really cool person with a small cat. It should be minimalistic and all light…

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Ep.15 - Video Game Graphics : Why so Cinematic? 37:27

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Welcome back to girl employee. This month, we'll share some thoughts on the most recent video game graphics developments, the cinematic potential of game engines, and their public reception. You can support the research and make recommendations through: patreon.com/GirlEmployeeBy Morgane Billuart and Carmen Hines

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Episode 14 - Podcast, Listening and Platform Temporalities 17:43

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Welcome back to girl employee. This month, we'll share some thoughts we produced on the history of podcasts and why sound now, produced in the context of a performance at the Salzburg Modern Museum. A performance part of Listen to It Like You Haven’t Been Born Yet, Tell It as if You Are Still in the Surrogate Womb How deeply are we attuned to the t…

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Episode 13 - AI PornBots 48:48

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Welcome to the 13th episode of GirlEmployee, a podcast where Carmen Hines and Morgane Billuart discuss topics around visual culture and platform capitalism. Today, Carmen is presenting her latest research on the subject of AI pornbots and the personalized porn industry. We will discuss the technicities and possibilities of such advancements, as wel…

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Episode 12 - Design Accessibility and Canva's Aesthetics 41:52

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Welcome to the 12th episode of GirlEmployee, a podcast where Carmen Hines and Morgane Billuart discuss topics around visual culture and platform capitalism. Today, we're discussing the platform CANVA and its template, designs, and accessibility. We'll also dive a little deeper into the concept of "design classicism" and the history of desktop desig…

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Ep. 11 - Platform criticism on Platforms? 47:15

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Welcome to the 11th episode of GirlEmployee, a podcast where Carmen Hines and Morgane Billuart discuss topics around visual culture and platform capitalism. Today, we're discussing the possibility of boosting our posts on IG to reach a broader audience and the ideological contradictions that come with doing platform criticism on platforms. You can …

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Ep. 10 - Big Tech Merges and Post-Capitalist Animism 50:14

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Welcome to the 10th episode of GirlEmployee, a podcast where Carmen Hines and Morgane Billuart discuss topics around visual culture and platform capitalism. Today, we're discussing the recent merge between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard and its possible metaphorical meaning for the times we're living in. You can support the research and make rec…

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Ep. 9 - MMOs and Economic Ideologies 45:08

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During this 9th episode, we will discuss the history of MMOs and how their business models shifted over time, leading online players to question issues related to fairness, meritocracy, but also political ideologies. You can support the research and make recommendations through : patreon.com/GirlEmployee…

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Ep.8 - Femtech Co-Reading 23:05

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The book Cycles, the Sacred and the Doomed has been published! You can order it here : https://www.setmargins.press/books/cycles-the-sacred-and-the-doomed/ 'In a world propelled by swift technological progress and perpetual obsolescence, women frequently find themselves adapting and altering their daily experiences to remain functional. In the 21st…

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Ep. 7 - Love is blind, or love in the time of speculative finance 43:08

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Welcome to the seventh episode of GirlEmployee, a podcast where Carmen Hines and Morgane Billuart discuss topics around visual culture and platform capitalism. Today, Carmen will introduce us to the world of the TV show Love is Blind and its tales, and speculative finance. Welcome to the world of distancing, pod-enhancers, and monogamous story-tell…

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Ep.6 - AI lovers with Amy Boulton 49:17

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Welcome to the sixth episode of GirlEmployee, a podcast where Carmen Hines and Morgane Billuart discuss topics around visual culture and platform capitalism. Today, we're discussing AI lovers and partnerships with artist and researcher Amy Boulton. @amyboulton_ amyboulton.info You can support the research and make recommendations through : patreon.…

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Ep. 5 - Femtech and the Glitch Ideology 49:52

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Welcome to the fifth episode of GirlEmployee, a podcast where Carmen Hines and Morgane Billuart discuss topics around visual culture and platform capitalism. Today, we're discussing a topic that is very dear to us and that brought us together. Welcome to the world of Femtech and its possible glitches within our economy. You can support the research…

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Ep. 4 - The Subversion of the Attention Economy 40:20

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Welcome to the fourth episode of GirlEmployee, a podcast where Carmen Hines and Morgane Billuart discuss topics around visual culture and platform capitalism. Today, we're talking with Luca H. about the subversion of the attention economy and its strategies. You can support the research and make recommendations through : patreon.com/GirlEmployee…

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Ep.3 - Swiping cities : the Urbanism of Dating Apps 42:46

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Welcome to the third episode of GirlEmployee, a podcast where Carmen Hines and Morgane Billuart discuss topics around visual culture and platform capitalism. Today, we're talking about bumble brew cafe and the ways in which dating apps attempt to move from the screen interface to the physical world. *CORRECTION: Bumble is worth 903 million DOLLARS,…

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Ep. 2 - The Gamification of Life 36:37

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Welcome to the second episode of GirlEmployee, a podcast where Carmen Hines and Morgane Billuart discuss topics around visual culture and platform capitalism. Today, we're examining the concept of gamification and its everyday manifestations. You can support the research and make recommendations through : patreon.com/GirlEmployee…

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Ep.1 - The etymology of #girlboss 27:53

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Welcome to the first episode of Girlemployee, a podcast where Carmen Hines and Morgane Billuart discuss topics around visual culture and platform capitalism. Today, girl bosses are getting roasted. **correction: Forbes named Sophia Amoruso richest self-made woman in America in 2016 You can support the research and make recommendations through : pat…