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FUNK !T | Mindful Media & Communication

Join Sascha H. Funk, the current head of media studies at Thammasat University, as he explores the impact of media on our lives. Dive into thought-provoking discussions on mindful media consumption, digital trends, and effective communication strategies. Discover how to navigate the digital landscape with intention, cultivate a healthy relationship with media, and stay ahead in the ever-changing media landscape. Tune in for insights, strategies, and real-world examples on Mindful Media and Communications by FUNK !T.

The Pentagon Learned from TikTok

18 mins; March 29, 2026

Why We Can't Legislate the Algorithm (A Media Theory Analysis)

11 mins; February 28, 2026

The Bangkok Simulation: Why Global Cities Are Becoming "Non-Places"

15 mins; February 25, 2026

The Gamification of Reality: Betting on the Apocalypse

16 mins; February 20, 2026

Surveillance Sport: The Death of the "Human" Element

15 mins; February 17, 2026

Spectacle Season: Super Bowl, Olympics & AI Watching Itself

18 mins; February 10, 2026

The Epstein Files and the Art of Distraction

18 mins; February 02, 2026

Davos 2026: Where Power Talks and Nothing Decides

22 mins; January 23, 2026

Psychopolitics & the Art of the Feint

22 mins; January 15, 2026

The Death of Reality - How the US Weaponized "Cringe" and what that tells us about political communication

15 mins; January 06, 2026

2026: The Year We Stopped Trusting the Glitch

15 mins; January 03, 2026

The Blockade: Why Venezuela is a Crime Scene

15 mins; December 31, 2025

Panem is Here: Inside Trump’s "Hunger Games" (Freedom 250)

17 mins; December 30, 2025

Mourning as Content: The Semiotics of Slay

15 mins; December 27, 2025

The Santa Simulation: Why The Holidays Feel Fake.

19 mins; December 23, 2025

Why You’re Hate-Watching Jake Paul (The Psychology)

15 mins; December 19, 2025

Director's Cut: How 50 Cent Monetized Diddy’s Downfall

20 mins; December 17, 2025

Your Time Is Up: John Cena and the End of the Eternal Hero

19 mins; December 15, 2025

The FIFA Peace Prize Fiasco

17 mins; December 13, 2025

Spotify Wrapped: Why You Are the Product (feat. Taylor Swift & Foucault)

16 mins; December 05, 2025

Semester Review: The Classroom as a Mirror (What Worked vs. What Broke)

32 mins; December 01, 2025

Liverpool FC in Crisis: When the Myth of Anfield Collapses

18 mins; November 27, 2025

FM26 is Broken. So is the System

20 mins; November 24, 2025

Access as Obedience: When Journalism Turns Into Reality TV

22 mins; October 26, 2025

Songs for Algorithms, Not Ears

15 mins; October 15, 2025

Taylor Swift and the Art of the Strategic Flop

21 mins; October 11, 2025

When Gen Z Takes To The Streets

17 mins; October 08, 2025

The Saudi Sell-Outs: Sportswashing and Cultural Laundering

19 mins; October 04, 2025

Netanyahu’s Media War: The Feed as Battlefield

22 mins; October 01, 2025

Diella the AI Minister: Can You Automate Corruption?

17 mins; September 27, 2025

The Age of Partial Presence

19 mins; September 25, 2025

Kimmel, Censorship, and the New Public Sphere

18 mins; September 20, 2025

Wrestlepalooza, ESPN, and the Billion-Dollar Suplex

21 mins; September 17, 2025

Taylor & Kelce: Love as Media Event

12 mins; September 13, 2025

September Lock-In: Wellness or Burnout Theater?

14 mins; September 10, 2025

Trolls in Power, Memes in Charge

12 mins; September 06, 2025

The Fall of Streaming Platforms

14 mins; August 30, 2025

Labubu & the Brain Rot Economy

16 mins; August 27, 2025

Grunge, But Make It Trendy

18 mins; August 24, 2025

Emotional DRM

17 mins; August 19, 2025

The Death of the Replay

16 mins; August 15, 2025

The John Cena Heel Turn That Wasn’t (And Then Was, And Then Wasn’t Again)

21 mins; August 13, 2025

Synergize This: The Empty Language of Innovation.

15 mins; August 09, 2025

Decoding Bangkok: A Media Archaeology

21 mins; August 06, 2025

The Day the Internet Died - AI killed the www star

17 mins; August 01, 2025

The Medium is the Menace - How AI scams change communication

13 mins; July 29, 2025

Conflict is Content: Deconstructing the Narrative War

25 mins; July 27, 2025

Whatcha Gonna Do? A Media Autopsy of Hulk Hogan

36 mins; July 25, 2025

Viva La Vida - The Coldplay Kiss Cam Debacle Through A Media POV

17 mins; July 22, 2025

Mr Beast: The Man Who Became an Algorithm

16 mins; July 18, 2025

The Enshittification of Everything

18 mins; July 15, 2025

Squid Game: Streaming Spectacle, Social Commentary, or Just Clickbait?

19 mins; July 11, 2025

Semester Fails & Fallbacks: What This Semester Taught Me

15 mins; July 08, 2025

AI, Ghostwriting & the Death of the First Draft

13 mins; July 04, 2025

MMA Media’s Infinite Loop

21 mins; July 01, 2025

War, Works & the Defeat of Nuance

18 mins; June 27, 2025

End of Semester, End of Sanity: A Media Educator’s Debrief

20 mins; June 25, 2025

Silence, Streamed: Why We’re Addicted to Noise

14 mins; June 21, 2025

Football, Fakery & FIFA’s Media Game: The Club World Cup Uncovered

14 mins; June 18, 2025

Reality Optimized: How to Stay Human in an AI-Everything World

21 mins; June 14, 2025

Strong. Silent. Struggling? Men, Mental Health & the Myths of Masculine Communication

20 mins; June 11, 2025

The Hidden Violence of Politeness

15 mins; June 06, 2025

Identity Inflation: Why Being Yourself Feels Like a Full-Time Job

14 mins; June 03, 2025

The Emotional Receipts Economy: Why You Feel Like People Owe You

14 mins; May 30, 2025

High Output, Low Intimacy: Why We Share More and Connect Less

12 mins; May 25, 2025

The Algorithm of the Self: Are You Becoming Predictable?

13 mins; May 18, 2025

When Silence Isn’t Peace: Why We Avoid Hard Conversations

16 mins; May 11, 2025

Why Most Online Arguments Are Just Status Games

20 mins; April 26, 2025

You’re Not Just Tired—You’re Media-Tired

16 mins; April 20, 2025

How the Media Manipulates Your Reality

15 mins; April 09, 2025

You, But Better: How Social Media Warps Your Sense of Self

15 mins; March 31, 2025

Fail Better: Why We Secretly Love Watching People Fall Apart

19 mins; March 22, 2025

The Science of Attraction – Why We Fall for Certain People

21 mins; March 16, 2025

How to Actually Change Someone’s Mind (Without Arguing) – The Science of Persuasion

21 mins; March 05, 2025

🧠 Overthinking is Killing Your Relationships (And Your Sanity) – How to Stop the Spiral

20 mins; February 24, 2025

The Art of Not Giving a F*ck (Strategically): Caring Less, Focusing More

27 mins; February 18, 2025

The Super Bowl Effect: What You’re Really Watching

18 mins; February 09, 2025

Why Your Thoughts Matter: Communicating for Clarity and Growth

21 mins; January 27, 2025

Trump’s 2025 Inauguration: TikTok Blackouts, Billionaires, and Bitcoin Booms

21 mins; January 21, 2025

Quo Vadis Mark Zuckerberg?

16 mins; January 18, 2025

Elon Musk: Evil Genius or Smooth Media Manipulator?

18 mins; January 15, 2025

Why the media fails with its wildfire reports

10 mins; January 12, 2025

Streaming Smackdown: WWE’s Netflix Tag Team Match

19 mins; January 11, 2025

Squid Game Season 2: From Global Phenomenon to Placeholder – What Went Wrong?

23 mins; January 08, 2025

🎄 Holiday Cheer & Hyper-Reality Fatigue: Media, AI, and 2025 Predictions 🎆

32 mins; December 25, 2024

Framed, Frozen, and Falling Flat

29 mins; December 16, 2024

Semester Debrief: Wins, Fails & Design Thinking Secrets

23 mins; December 06, 2024

From Court to Culture: Inside the NBA’s Impact on Basketball and Beyond

30 mins; November 22, 2024

Fight Night Unpacked: Media Theories Behind Tyson Paul & UFC 309

25 mins; November 18, 2024

Funk Out Loud #1

46 mins; November 11, 2024

The Trump Triumph: Media Mastery, Crypto Booms, and Global Reactions

24 mins; November 08, 2024

AI Overload: Hype, Ethics & Real Talk from Buenos Aires to Bangkok

19 mins; November 01, 2024

Football, Tango, and the Media: Unpacking Argentina’s Cultural Power

24 mins; October 22, 2024

Press Play: P Diddy, Scandals, and the Media Machine

23 mins; October 07, 2024

You’re Using AI Wrong: Why Your AI-Generated Posts Suck (And How to Fix Them)

22 mins; September 30, 2024

UFC Noche: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly – Media, Fighters & the Sphere Spectacle

25 mins; September 16, 2024

Elon Musk vs Brazil: Media Power and Sovereignty Showdown

20 mins; September 09, 2024

Digital Darwinism: Evolve or Expire in the AI Age

24 mins; September 02, 2024

Social Media is Broken: Examining the Cracks in the Digital Façade

34 mins; August 21, 2024

Paris 2024: The Worst Olympic Games....ever?

24 mins; August 12, 2024

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