Idea Channel

Join host Mike Rugnetta in this critical look at pop theory and modern culture.

Specials

  • Can Video Games Become the Next Spectator Sport?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Can Video Games Become the Next Spectator Sport?

    Could eSports ever achieve this level of storytelling?
  • Is Facebook Changing Our Identity?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Is Facebook Changing Our Identity?

    Has the link between identity and memory been forever reshaped by Facebook?
  • Is Homestuck the Ulysses of the Internet?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Is Homestuck the Ulysses of the Internet?

    Is the seemingly endless web comic Homestuck this generation's Ulysses?
  • Is William Gibson A Modern Day Oracle?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Is William Gibson A Modern Day Oracle?

    Idea Channel examines sci-fi writer William Gibson's eerily accurate future predictions.
  • Are Memes and Internet Culture Creating a Singularity?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Are Memes and Internet Culture Creating a Singularity?

    Internet Culture has revolutionized the way we share ideas. But is it a Singularity?
  • Nicolas Cage, Taoism, and YOLO: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Nicolas Cage, Taoism, and YOLO

    What do Nicolas Cage and Taoism have in common? More than you might think.
  • Are Olympic Competitors Geniuses?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Are Olympic Competitors Geniuses?

    While we often think of genius as an intellectual category, can we use it for Olympians?
  • Is Dubstep the New Musical Avant-Garde?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Is Dubstep the New Musical Avant-Garde?

    Is Dubstep avant garde musical genius or just unruly noise?
  • From Sherlock Holmes to 50 Shades of Grey: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    From Sherlock Holmes to 50 Shades of Grey

    Did The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes pave the way for 50 Shades of Gray's success?

About Idea Channel

Here's an idea: a PBS show that examines the connections between pop culture, technology, and art.