Tune into our podcast, Cultural Economy in the Kitchen! Join hosts JCE Editor in Chief Philip Roscoe and Online Content editor Addie McGowan as they interview recent authors and present fortnightly helpings of juicy Cultural Economy chat. Our first season launched December 2025 and will feature regular episodes throughout Spring and Summer 2026.
Philip and Addie are joined by a galaxy of (academic) stars, members of the editorial collective, authors, reviewers and comment writers, all stirring the pot of cultural economy. We serve up fresh insights into the culturalization of the economic, the economisation of culture, and everything deliciously in-between. Expect cutting-edge scholarship with flair, sparkle, and the occasional culinary metaphor — as we discover what’s cooking in their kitchens, both metaphorically and literally. It’s clever, it’s camp, and it’s in your kitchen now!
- Digital Eating
by Philip Roscoe and Addie McGowanIn this episode of Cultural Economy in the Kitchen, hosts Dr Addie McGowan and Professor Philip Roscoe explore the emerging world of digital food. Joined by Dr Tanja Schneider and Dr Jeremy Brice, editors of a JCE special issue on 'digital eating', they unpack how apps, platforms and data are reshaping what eating means as a cultural and social practice. From digital veganism to food safety, expertise, and the tension between care and choice, the conversation reveals how everyday food habits are shaped by digital infrastructures and what the digital becomes when it gets messy with food.Together, the guests consider surprises, tensions and the future of eating in a platformised world. The academic journal podcast from the Journal of Cultural Economy editorial collective.
- Crypto imaginaries, crypto escapesby Philip Roscoe and Addie McGowan
In this episode of Cultural Economy in the Kitchen, the podcast from the Journal of Cultural Economy, hosts Dr. Addie McGowan and Professor Philip Roscoe explore the fascinating world of crypto imaginaries—how cryptocurrencies embody - quite literally, encode - cultural, political, and economic visions of the future. Joining them are Dr. Lana Swartz, Dr. Andreu Belsunces, and Dr. Kobe De Keere, who unpack the neoliberal roots of crypto, its technical design principles, its role as a ‘social and cultural shapeshifter’, and the promises broken along the way’. From anarchist beginnings to techno-utopian dreams and Russia’s crisis-driven adoption, this conversation reveals how crypto is more than money. Is it a financial revolution, a neoliberal fantasy made material, or just a way out? Tune in to hear more!
- The Design episode! Cultural economies of designby Philip Roscoe and Addie McGowan
In this episode, we dive into the fascinating world of design and explore how it shapes contemporary economic life. Ulises Navarro Aguiar and Karl Palmas explain how businesses use design not just to create products, but to imagine and speculate about uncertain futures. Later, Koray Caliskan takes us inside the world of digital platforms, showing how design underpins their power and influence. From startups experimenting with strategy to platforms acting as “exploratoriums,” we uncover how design drives innovation—and speculation—in today’s economy. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation about creativity, uncertainty, and the forces shaping our digital lives.
- The scent of Musk: Power, charisma and paranoia in Silicon Valleyby Philip Roscoe and Addie McGowan
We dive into the cultural economies of the tech bros, from Peter Thiel to Elon Musk. Hosts Dr. Addie McGowan and Professor Philip Roscoe welcome Dr. Carla Ibled and Dr. Dominik Zelinski to talk about their popular Journal of Cultural Economy articles. Carla explores the founder as hero and victim, drawing on Freud and Lacan to reveal Silicon Valley’s messianic fantasies. Dominik examines Musk’s charismatic leadership through Weber’s lens, tracing Dogecoin hype, online ethnography, and the tension between charisma and routine. Together, they ask: what do these tech myths mean for our political and economic futures?
- From Walkman to Poly-Crisis: What is cultural economy?by Philip Roscoe and Addie McGowan
Welcome to the first episode of Cultural Economy in the Kitchen, the new podcast from the Journal of Cultural Economy. Hosts Professor Philip Roscoe and Dr Addie McGowan dive into the origins and evolution of cultural economy with Professor Liz McFall and Dr Toby Bennett. From early workshops and the Walkman to today’s poly-crises, they explore what cultural economy means now and why it matters. Professor Simone Polillo discusses his work with Egor Makarov on economic emergencies, blending Schmitt and Foucault to rethink crises. Stay tuned for lively conversation, social theory, and a dash of kitchen humor!
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