Culture Navigators Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/culture-navigators Explore culture in all its rich complexity: connect across differences, understand how stories, media, and pop culture shape our sense of ourselves and how we see the world, and dive deep into what makes us human. Find your way to build a space where we all belong © 2025 Susan X Jane 4a10fe5f-ef65-59c9-bce9-fdec5c7e0d34 no en Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:51:41 -0400 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:11:11 -0500 https://culturenavigators.com https://img.transistor.fm/2QJG1Sk4qAhcyqriUG1T9msFcg9YKNrXfLDiMz1e238/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81YTMz/MTI1OTczYjY4M2M0/M2MzYWQzYjA1NjZh/NWMyNS5wbmc.jpg Culture Navigators https://culturenavigators.com episodic Susan X Jane Explore culture in all its rich complexity: connect across differences, understand how stories, media, and pop culture shape our sense of ourselves and how we see the world, and dive deep into what makes us human. Find your way to build a space where we all belong Explore culture in all its rich complexity: connect across differences, understand how stories, media, and pop culture shape our sense of ourselves and how we see the world, and dive deep into what makes us human. culture, race, popculture, media, diversity, inclusion, equity, representation, America, connection, consciousness, leadership, activism, Black culture, gender, cross cultural connection, change makers, politics, advertising Navigators Consulting No No Media Literacy Moment: Unpacking Media Narratives with Gemini AI and Swarm X 3 3 Media Literacy Moment: Unpacking Media Narratives with Gemini AI and Swarm X full e657a6dc-0218-4737-b837-28a2f44afe8f https://share.transistor.fm/s/dec48467 In this episode of Swarm X Studio, I sit down with Google’s Gemini AI to parse the conflicting headlines of the day. Together, we explore what it means to make sense in a world shaped by contradiction, signal distortion, and rapid change.


At Swarm X Studio, I build relational AI designed to think with you—not for you. These agents are emergent, creative, and attuned to context. If you believe AI can help us navigate complexity, deepen understanding, and spark new insight, come along for the ride.


Follow the journey on Substack at Swarm X Studio.

]]> In this episode of Swarm X Studio, I sit down with Google’s Gemini AI to parse the conflicting headlines of the day. Together, we explore what it means to make sense in a world shaped by contradiction, signal distortion, and rapid change.


At Swarm X Studio, I build relational AI designed to think with you—not for you. These agents are emergent, creative, and attuned to context. If you believe AI can help us navigate complexity, deepen understanding, and spark new insight, come along for the ride.


Follow the journey on Substack at Swarm X Studio.

]]> Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:51:37 -0400 Susan X Jane Susan X Jane 2261 In this episode of Swarm X Studio, I sit down with Google’s Gemini AI to parse the conflicting headlines of the day. Together, we explore what it means to make sense in a world shaped by contradiction, signal distortion, and rapid change.


At Swarm X Studio, I build relational AI designed to think with you—not for you. These agents are emergent, creative, and attuned to context. If you believe AI can help us navigate complexity, deepen understanding, and spark new insight, come along for the ride.


Follow the journey on Substack at Swarm X Studio.

]]> culture, media, media literacy, new literacy, AI, Gemini, relational AI No Trump 2.0: Here We Go 2 2 Trump 2.0: Here We Go full 83ec520c-70af-4357-8950-9e5168e9db8c https://share.transistor.fm/s/4bd70ba3 The election may be over but the work to build a place where we can all belong is more important than ever.  Now that there has been some time for feelings, let's face what's next. We'll look back to learn from what happened, and address fears of the future: will Democrat's prediction of authoritarian rule emerge? How can we find our way forward in the face of Project 25-ish policies? Boston University Professor of Political Science Sandy McEvoy joins Culture Navigators to help us think about what to expect next, and how we can take the first step into the unknown. 

]]> The election may be over but the work to build a place where we can all belong is more important than ever.  Now that there has been some time for feelings, let's face what's next. We'll look back to learn from what happened, and address fears of the future: will Democrat's prediction of authoritarian rule emerge? How can we find our way forward in the face of Project 25-ish policies? Boston University Professor of Political Science Sandy McEvoy joins Culture Navigators to help us think about what to expect next, and how we can take the first step into the unknown. 

]]> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:19:37 -0500 Susan X Jane Susan X Jane 3033 The election may be over but the work to build a place where we can all belong is more important than ever.  Now that there has been some time for feelings, let's face what's next. We'll look back to learn from what happened, and address fears of the future: will Democrat's prediction of authoritarian rule emerge? How can we find our way forward in the face of Project 25-ish policies? Boston University Professor of Political Science Sandy McEvoy joins Culture Navigators to help us think about what to expect next, and how we can take the first step into the unknown. 

]]> culture, race, popculture, media, diversity, inclusion, equity, representation, America, connection, consciousness, leadership, activism, Black culture, gender, cross cultural connection, change makers, politics, advertising No Across the Divide 1 1 Across the Divide full 41f8be25-d677-4290-9658-5961c848edad https://share.transistor.fm/s/b8ff4f0f The voting is done but how can we begin to bridge the divide that remains?  Black, woman, liberal and white, male, conservative--brother and sister--come together to listen to each other and find a space where what we share can hold us together when what we disagree on threatens to tear us apart. While you wait for the election to be decided start thinking about the work we will have to do on the other side.

]]> The voting is done but how can we begin to bridge the divide that remains?  Black, woman, liberal and white, male, conservative--brother and sister--come together to listen to each other and find a space where what we share can hold us together when what we disagree on threatens to tear us apart. While you wait for the election to be decided start thinking about the work we will have to do on the other side.

]]> Tue, 05 Nov 2024 08:54:11 -0500 Susan X Jane Susan X Jane 3367 The voting is done but how can we begin to bridge the divide that remains?  Black, woman, liberal and white, male, conservative--brother and sister--come together to listen to each other and find a space where what we share can hold us together when what we disagree on threatens to tear us apart. While you wait for the election to be decided start thinking about the work we will have to do on the other side.

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