In the midst of the pandemic Sam Sutherland is back and exploring online subcultures and communities. The second five episode season just finished with Angry Queer Gloom Cult: How Queer Metal Bands Built Their Own Scene [YT ~15min].
The other episodes are:
Gaming The System: How Political Simulation Games Maximize Minutiae
All Dressed up With Nowhere to Go: Cosplaying Through a Pandemic
Stay Out of the Basement: Dungeons and Dragons’ Digital Evolution
Mukbang’s Community Builders: Eating Their Way Into Our Hearts
Cams, OnlyFans, and Ukulele Jams: The Digital Sex Work Revolution
Smoking Weed for Fun and Profit on the Internet
Micronations Are Teeny Tiny Lil Countries and Also Completely Made Up
Abandoned Strip Clubs and Dead Malls: Urban Exploration 2.0
Minecraft Music Festival Quarantine Extravaganza