Bailey Troutman, M.A., B.S.
Media Enterprise Design Lab (MEDLab) at the University of Colorado Boulder
Spring 2021-Present
I've had the opportunity to work on redesigning the radio show, Looks Like New, on KGNU radio. I serve as a host, interviewing scholars on topics related to technology and media. I record, work on script development, make audio edits, and submit the episodes to KGNU. These episodes are later aired and then uploaded for streaming on popular podcast platforms. I will continue this work over the Summer and through the Fall, shifting between producer and host roles.
April 2021
Looks Like New – Why Do We Turn to the Internet for Support?
In the last year, many of us have relied on the Internet even more than before. As we process life’s individual and collective trauma, do we turn to digital spaces for support and healing? If so, why? This month, we had a conversation with Dr. Samira Rajabi who unpacked her personal experiences and research on this topic. Dr. Rajabi is an Instructor in Media Studies and Director of Technology Influenced Practice at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Looks Like New: What Is the Internet Doing to the Environment?
March 2021
Most of us use the Internet each day with our smartphones and devices. But too rarely do we consider how our connections are possible. How does the Internet work? What environmental toll does the Internet have? Our guest this month, Hunter Vaughan, discusses his background and work with asking these questions and current efforts to help lessen the environmental impact of the Internet. Vaughan is a scholar-in-residence in Media Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder.
February 2021
Looks Like New: What Is a Black Media Philosophy?
A lot of us are thinking about the legacies of racism these days, and about a media ecosystem that seems to hinder any hope of progress. But too rarely do we think about race and media together. Who gets to be the heroes of the digital age? Whose bodies become a kind of media?
Our guest this month, Armond Towns, has been developing a “Black media philosophy” that confronts media cultures saturated in whiteness. He is a professor of Rhetoric and Communication Studies at the University of Richmond. With host Bailey Troutman.