Episode 7 of Office Hours is out now! This week I'll be talking to communications professor Dr. Shakuntala Rao about who is a journalist, how journalists should act, and much more. Go check it out with the link in my bio. #podcast #journalism #professor

Have you ever wondered why sound makes us feel? What about how film scores get made? Learn about all that and more in this edition of Office Hours! Our guest is Tim Huling, a screen scoring professor at the Berklee College of Music. #music #film #podcast

Happy new year! I am grateful to begin this podcasting journey and look forward to continuing the mission of making education more accessible and applicable to people’s lives. Please let me know if you have any ideas or suggestions for the show (link in bio), and have a great 2026!

The long wait is over! Click the link it my bio to listen to episode 5 where I talked to a psychology professor about how memory informs identity! #psychology #professor #memory #podcast

For the fourth episode of Office Hours, I asked a Ukrainian professor about Russian social media, and how it relates to social media in the United States. Check it out with the link in my bio! #podcast #russia #ukraine #educational

Go watch episode three of Office Hours where I talked to a historian about how religion influenced society. You can find it with the link in my bio! #history #religion #society #podcast

The second episode of Office Hours is out now! I had a conversation about social media from an anthropology perspective with Professor Baron Pineda from Oberlin College. You can check it out from the link in my bio. #anthropology #oberlincollege #podcast

For my first episode, I introduced the "Google the Professor Quiz." Get ready to be on the edge of your seat! How did Ethan answer my hard-hitting questions? Click the link in my bio to watch and find out! #google #quiz #officehours #podcast

Hello everybody, This is Isaac Brickman. I am now using this account for my new podcast Office Hours! Each episode, I will talk to a professor about a topic that is relevant to you. My first episode is with @ethanz.bsky.social, you can find the podcast through the link in my bio!

Super excited to have my research, "A Taxonomy of Middleware: How User Tools Can Improve Social Media," published on the @idpiumass.bsky.social (initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure) website! Check it out with the link below: publicinfrastructure.org/2025/04/23/a...

A Taxonomy of Middleware: How User Tools Can Improve Social Media - Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure at UMass Amherst

Social media platforms have proven to provide users with a space to connect that is non-existent in the physical world. However, users struggle with mental health concerns, disinformation, and more. S...

publicinfrastructure.org

Check out my new piece on Substack. It looks at middleware as a way for users to gain more control over their social media experience. open.substack.com/pub/isaacbri...

Middleware for Social Media Reform

Middleware can be utilized to give users more control over their social media experience

open.substack.com