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PBS Idea Channel (2012–2016) on YouTube
The answer: Concluded March 23, 2016.
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221episodes
About PBS Idea Channel
Here's an idea: a PBS show that examines the connections between pop culture, technology and art. Mike Rugnetta posts new videos every Wednesday.
PBS Idea Channel episode schedule
221 aired
Aired · 221
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2016 | S5·E2 | Comment Responses: Is It Okay To Mourn Celebrity Death Online? |
| March 16, 2016 | S5·E1 | Is It Okay To Mourn Celebrity Death Online? |
| March 16, 2016 | S4·E79 | Comment Responses: Why Aren't All Cocktails Served in the Same Glass? |
| March 9, 2016 | S4·E78 | Why Aren't All Cocktails Served in the Same Glass? |
| March 9, 2016 | S4·E77 | Comment Responses: Is Jar Jar Binks a Sith Lord? |
| March 2, 2016 | S4·E76 | Is Jar Jar Binks a Sith Lord? |
| March 2, 2016 | S4·E75 | Comment Responses: What is ~A E S T H E T I C~ Experience? |
| February 24, 2016 | S4·E74 | Comment Responses: How Does Deadpool Know He's a Comic Book Character? |
| February 24, 2016 | S4·E73 | What is ~A E S T H E T I C~ Experience? |
| February 17, 2016 | S4·E72 | How Does Deadpool Know He's a Comic Book Character? |
| February 17, 2016 | S4·E71 | Comment Responses: Fallout 4: Is the Transistor a Symbol of Peace? |
| February 10, 2016 | S4·E70 | Fallout 4: Is the Transistor a Symbol of Peace? |
| February 10, 2016 | S4·E69 | Comment Responses: Which Reaction GIF Are You?? |
| February 3, 2016 | S4·E68 | Which Reaction GIF Are You?? |
| February 3, 2016 | S4·E67 | Comment Responses: Related Videos: Devour, Digest, YouTube Poop |
| January 27, 2016 | S4·E66 | Related Videos: Devour, Digest, YouTube Poop |
| January 27, 2016 | S4·E65 | Comment Responses: Is Undertale The Most Violent Game This Year? |
| January 20, 2016 | S4·E64 | Is Undertale The Most Violent Game This Year? |
| January 20, 2016 | S4·E63 | Comment Responses: Do You Want to Believe? |
| January 13, 2016 | S4·E62 | Comment Responses: The Ruins of Las Vegas |
| January 13, 2016 | S4·E61 | Do You Want to Believe? |
| January 6, 2016 | S4·E60 | Comment Responses: Eleventy Reasons Listicles Are Great |
| January 6, 2016 | S4·E59 | The Ruins of Las Vegas |
| December 16, 2015 | S4·E58 | Eleventy Reasons Listicles Are Great |
| December 16, 2015 | S4·E57 | Comment Responses: Is Language a Virus? |
| December 9, 2015 | S4·E56 | Is Language a Virus? Starring Punished |
| December 9, 2015 | S4·E55 | Comment Responses: Christmas Creep & Is Ron Dumbledore?? |
| November 25, 2015 | S4·E54 | Holidays Be Creepin' |
| November 18, 2015 | S4·E53 | Is Ron Dumbledore?? |
| November 18, 2015 | S4·E52 | Comment Responses: To AdBlock, Or Not to Adblock... |
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| November 11, 2015 | S4·E51 | To AdBlock, Or Not to Adblock... |
| November 11, 2015 | S4·E50 | Comment Responses: Were They Dead the Whole Time?? |
| November 4, 2015 | S4·E49 | Were They Dead the Whole Time?? |
| November 4, 2015 | S4·E48 | Comment Responses: Why Do Stormtroopers Have Bad Aim? |
| October 28, 2015 | S4·E47 | Why Do Stormtroopers Have Bad Aim? |
| October 28, 2015 | S4·E46 | Comment Responses: Do All Horror Monsters Fit Into 5 Categories? |
| October 21, 2015 | S4·E45 | Do All Horror Monsters Fit Into 5 Categories? |
| October 21, 2015 | S4·E44 | Comment Responses: Have #Brands™ Become Mythological? |
| October 14, 2015 | S4·E43 | Have #Brands™ Become Mythological? |
| October 14, 2015 | S4·E42 | Comment Responses: Does Pokemon Start After a Massive War? |
| October 7, 2015 | S4·E41 | Does Pokemon Start After a Massive War? |
| October 7, 2015 | S4·E40 | Comment Responses: Are You Literally What You Post? |
| September 30, 2015 | S4·E39 | Are You Literally What You Post? |
| September 30, 2015 | S4·E38 | Comment Responses: Are 400+ TV Shows Happening in the Same Universe? |
| September 25, 2015 | S4·E37 | Are 400+ TV Shows Happening in the Same Universe? |
| September 23, 2015 | S4·E36 | Comment Responses: What's The Deal With Classroom Trigger Warnings? |
| September 16, 2015 | S4·E35 | What's The Deal With Classroom Trigger Warnings? |
| September 16, 2015 | S4·E34 | Comment Responses: "Do Makers Propose A More Open Source Future?" |
| September 2, 2015 | S4·E33 | Do Makers Propose a More Open Source Future? |
| September 2, 2015 | S4·E32 | Comment Responses: "Is Rick from Rick & Morty The Ideal Scientist?" |
| August 26, 2015 | S4·E31 | Is Rick from Rick & Morty The Ideal Scientist? |
| August 26, 2015 | S4·E30 | Comment Responses: "If There Are No Pics, Did It Happen?" |
| August 12, 2015 | S4·E29 | If There Are No Pics, Did It Happen? |
| August 12, 2015 | S4·E28 | Comment Responses: "Are All Hotel Rooms The Same Place?" |
| August 5, 2015 | S4·E27 | Are All Hotel Rooms The Same Place? |
| August 5, 2015 | S4·E26 | Comment Responses: "Should You Watch Leaks" |
| July 29, 2015 | S4·E25 | Should You Watch Leaks? |
| July 29, 2015 | S4·E24 | Comment Responses: "100% Organic Idea Channel Episode" |
| July 22, 2015 | S4·E23 | 100% Organic Idea Channel Episode |
| July 22, 2015 | S4·E22 | Comments Responses: "What If We're All Minions?" |
| July 15, 2015 | S4·E21 | What If We're All Minions?? |
| July 15, 2015 | S4·E20 | Comment Responses: "Three Laws of The Internet Explained!" |
| July 8, 2015 | S4·E19 | Three Laws of The Internet Explained! |
| July 8, 2015 | S4·E18 | Comment Responses: "When Does Play Become Work?" |
| July 1, 2015 | S4·E17 | When Does Play Become Work? |
| July 1, 2015 | S4·E16 | Comment Responses: "How Accurate Should Movies Be?" |
| June 24, 2015 | S4·E15 | How Accurate Should Movies Be? |
| June 10, 2015 | S4·E14 | Comment Responses: "Do We Live in The Future?" & "r/TheButton" |
| June 10, 2015 | S4·E13 | Why Are There So Many Remakes?? (besides $$$) |
| June 3, 2015 | S4·E12 | DON'T CLICK THIS VIDEO! |
| May 27, 2015 | S4·E11 | Do We Live In The Future? |
| May 20, 2015 | S4·E10 | Country Music: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly |
| May 13, 2015 | S4·E9 | Why Do Americans Love Road Trips? |
| May 6, 2015 | S4·E8 | Is A Thor By Any Other Name Still Thor? |
| April 29, 2015 | S4·E7 | What Does The SAT Really Test? |
| April 22, 2015 | S4·E6 | What's the Deal With Amiibos? |
| April 15, 2015 | S4·E5 | Is The LEGO Movie Anti-Copyright? |
| April 8, 2015 | S4·E4 | Why Are You Ignoring My iMessages?? |
| April 1, 2015 | S4·E3 | How Does Steven Universe Expand Our Ideas of Family? |
| March 25, 2015 | S4·E2 | Do Upvotes Show Democracy's Flaws? |
| March 18, 2015 | S4·E1 | Are Comic Book Characters Like D&D Players? |
| March 11, 2015 | S3·E48 | Is Reality TV The Future of Space Travel? |
| March 5, 2015 | S3·E47 | How Do We and The Sims Perform Gender? |
| February 25, 2015 | S3·E46 | Bored Americans Using Teleporters! (3 Shorts) |
| February 18, 2015 | S3·E45 | Why Makeup Isn't Superficial |
| February 11, 2015 | S3·E44 | Love Bending and Fan Fiction with Korra |
| February 4, 2015 | S3·E43 | Do You Have the Right to Be Forgotten? |
| January 28, 2015 | S3·E42 | Should Journalism Be Objective? Serial: Part 2 |
| January 21, 2015 | S3·E41 | How Objective Is The Law? Serial: Part 1 |
| January 14, 2015 | S3·E40 | The Uncertain Connection Between North Korea and Hackers |
| January 7, 2015 | S3·E39 | Even More Fallacies! |
| December 17, 2014 | S3·E38 | Coffee, Mesmerism, and Morning Routines |
| December 10, 2014 | S3·E37 | Is Over The Garden Wall About Having Faith? |
| December 3, 2014 | S3·E36 | How Mighty is Taylor Swift's Pen? |
| November 26, 2014 | S3·E35 | Your Questions Answered! Part II |
| November 19, 2014 | S3·E34 | What Does Too Many Cooks Say About the Meaning of Life? |
| November 12, 2014 | S3·E33 | Hell is Quoting Other People |
| November 5, 2014 | S3·E32 | LITERALLY OUR MOST AMAZING EPISODE EVER!!! |
| October 29, 2014 | S3·E31 | What Do Horror Movies and Cable News Networks Have in Common? |
| October 22, 2014 | S3·E30 | Five Fallacies |
| October 15, 2014 | S3·E29 | Are Videogames About Their Mechanics? |
| October 8, 2014 | S3·E28 | How To Create Responsible Social Criticism |
| October 1, 2014 | S3·E27 | What Do Hot Sauce Labels Say About America? |
| September 24, 2014 | S3·E26 | Related Videos: The GIF's Visual Language In Music Videos |
| September 17, 2014 | S3·E25 | Furthermore: The Return of Bronies, Homestuck, Avatars, Hipsters & Old Memes |
| September 10, 2014 | S3·E24 | Does Pop Culture Need To Be 'Popular'? |
| September 3, 2014 | S3·E23 | 2 Short Ideas: Art, Distance and The Daily Show |
| August 27, 2014 | S3·E22 | What is a tweet worth? #ALSIceBucketChallenge |
| August 20, 2014 | S3·E21 | Is Kill La Kill a Warning about Wearable Technology? |
| August 13, 2014 | S3·E20 | A Love Letter To The Simpsons |
| August 6, 2014 | S3·E19 | Are There Internet Dialects? |
| July 30, 2014 | S3·E18 | Why Were People & Critics So Infatuated With Frozen? |
| July 23, 2014 | S3·E17 | Is Cosplay a Form of Theatre? |
| July 16, 2014 | S3·E16 | Could Sports Ever Replace War? |
| July 9, 2014 | S3·E15 | Are There Rules For Spoilers? |
| July 2, 2014 | S3·E14 | When Will We Worry About the Well-Being of Robots? |
| June 25, 2014 | S3·E13 | Net Neutrality: Is the Internet a Public Utility? |
| June 12, 2014 | S3·E12 | Why Are There So Many Super Hero Movies? |
| June 4, 2014 | S3·E11 | SRSLY What Does IKEA Say About The Human Condition? |
| May 21, 2014 | S3·E10 | 100th-ish Episode Special |
| May 14, 2014 | S3·E9 | How Is Orphan Black An Illustration of the Simulacrum? |
| May 7, 2014 | S3·E8 | The Future of Fandoms |
| April 30, 2014 | S3·E7 | Do You 'Choose' To Have Your Privacy Invaded By Using Tech? |
| April 23, 2014 | S3·E6 | Can You Make a Movie So Bad It's Good On Purpose? |
| April 16, 2014 | S3·E5 | Did HIMYM Earn Its Ending? |
| April 9, 2014 | S3·E4 | How Much Can Data Improve Your Health? |
| April 2, 2014 | S3·E3 | How is Ms. Marvel Changing Media for the Better? |
| March 26, 2014 | S3·E2 | How Is Technology Changing TV Narrative? |
| March 19, 2014 | S3·E1 | Do We Need a Better Archive of the Internet? |
| March 12, 2014 | S2·E47 | When Do Memes Stop Being Funny? |
| March 5, 2014 | S2·E46 | Does Twitch Plays Pokemon Give You Hope for Humanity? |
| February 26, 2014 | S2·E45 | Does Fiction Exist? (ft. Harry Potter) |
| February 19, 2014 | S2·E44 | What is Fiction? (ft. War of the Worlds) |
| February 12, 2014 | S2·E43 | What's the Deal With Unboxing Videos? |
| February 5, 2014 | S2·E42 | Why Do We Hate Selfies? |
| January 29, 2014 | S2·E41 | Is Avatar: The Last Airbender Anime? |
| January 22, 2014 | S2·E40 | The Experience of Being Trolled |
| January 15, 2014 | S2·E39 | Does Reality TV Affect Our View On Surveillance? |
| January 8, 2014 | S2·E38 | How Powerful Are Algorithms? |
| January 2, 2014 | S2·E37 | Holiday Media Binge |
| December 18, 2013 | S2·E36 | Can Bullet Hell Games Be Meditative? |
| December 11, 2013 | S2·E35 | Do 'Digital Natives' Exist? |
| December 4, 2013 | S2·E34 | Your Questions Answered! (2) |
| December 4, 2013 | S2·E33 | Your Questions Answered! (1) |
| November 27, 2013 | S2·E32 | Sandwiches, Modernity, and Lyrics: A Thanksgiving Episode |
| November 20, 2013 | S2·E31 | What Does The Doctor Mean to You? |
| November 13, 2013 | S2·E30 | Is Pop Music Holding You Hostage? |
| November 6, 2013 | S2·E29 | How is Seeing Ender's Game a Political Action? |
| October 30, 2013 | S2·E28 | How is Slender Man Internet Folklore? |
| October 24, 2013 | S2·E27 | Controlling vs 'Being' Your Video Game Avatar |
| October 16, 2013 | S2·E26 | Did Horse_ebooks Show Us that SPAM is the Webs Native Artform |
| October 9, 2013 | S2·E25 | Can You Actually Enjoy Breaking Bad? |
| October 2, 2013 | S2·E24 | Is There An Introvert Craze Because of Technology? |
| September 25, 2013 | S2·E23 | How Does Night Vale Confront Us With the Unknown? |
| September 18, 2013 | S2·E22 | Are the Titans from Attack on Titan Evil? |
| September 11, 2013 | S2·E21 | Are There TWO Nikola Teslas? |
| August 21, 2013 | S2·E20 | Is Google Knowledge? |
| August 14, 2013 | S2·E19 | Is the Internet Cats? |
| August 5, 2013 | S2·E18 | Does it Matter What Evangelion's Creator Says? |
| July 31, 2013 | S2·E17 | How is Jurassic Park a Commentary on Capitalism? |
| July 24, 2013 | S2·E16 | How Does Glitchy Art Show Us Broken is Beautiful? |
| July 17, 2013 | S2·E15 | Is BMO From Adventure Time Expressive of Feminism? |
| July 10, 2013 | S2·E14 | Does Animal Crossing Promote Otaku Citizenship? |
| July 3, 2013 | S2·E13 | Is the Discovery of Global Warming Our Greatest Scientific Achievement? |
| June 26, 2013 | S2·E12 | Can Video Games Become the Next Great Spectator Sport? |
| June 19, 2013 | S2·E11 | Why Do We Love Zombies? |
| June 12, 2013 | S2·E10 | Is the Universe a Computer? |
| June 3, 2013 | S2·E9 | Is Math a Feature of the Universe or a Feature of Human Creation? |
| May 29, 2013 | S2·E8 | Is Developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethical? |
| May 8, 2013 | S2·E7 | Is Sad Music Actually Sad? |
| May 1, 2013 | S2·E6 | Is a DOS Attack a Weapon? |
| April 24, 2013 | S2·E5 | Is a Tagged Instagram More Than Just a Photo? |
| April 10, 2013 | S2·E4 | Is Buying Call of Duty a Moral Choice? |
| April 3, 2013 | S2·E3 | Is Community a Postermodern Masterpiece? |
| March 27, 2013 | S2·E2 | Will Kickstarter Replace Hollywood? |
| March 20, 2013 | S2·E1 | Is Piracy Helping Game of Thrones? |
| March 13, 2013 | S1·E45 | Do Knock-Offs Prove the Value of a Brand? |
| March 6, 2013 | S1·E44 | Is Minecraft the Ultimate Educational Tool? |
| February 27, 2013 | S1·E43 | What Does the Russian Meteorite Tell Us About Surveillance Culture? |
| February 20, 2013 | S1·E42 | There's No Such Thing As Offline?!? |
| February 13, 2013 | S1·E41 | Are Bitcoins and Unusual Hats the Future of Currency? |
| February 6, 2013 | S1·E40 | Is Futurama the Best Argument Against Transhumanism? |
| January 30, 2013 | S1·E39 | Are MP3s & Vinyl Better Than Live Music? |
| January 23, 2013 | S1·E38 | Top 5 Most Artful Video Games |
| January 16, 2013 | S1·E37 | Are You A Hipster? |
| January 9, 2013 | S1·E36 | Will Space Travel Save Us All? |
| January 2, 2013 | S1·E35 | Are Your New Year's Resolutions Bound to Fail? |
| December 19, 2012 | S1·E34 | Do We Want the World to End? |
| December 12, 2012 | S1·E33 | What Do Santa and Wrestling Have In Common? |
| December 5, 2012 | S1·E32 | Are Cell Phones Replacing Reality? |
| November 28, 2012 | S1·E31 | Should 'Happy Birthday' be Protected by Copyright? |
| November 14, 2012 | S1·E30 | Is Nostalgia the Reason for Adventure Time's Amazing Awesomeness? |
| November 7, 2012 | S1·E29 | Is YouTube Making Us Smarter? |
| November 1, 2012 | S1·E28 | How Will The Animated GIF Affect The Presidential Election? |
| October 24, 2012 | S1·E27 | Is CSS and Website Design a Fashion Statement? |
| October 17, 2012 | S1·E26 | How are Justin Bieber, Franz Liszt and Jerusalem Connected? |
| October 10, 2012 | S1·E25 | Can Dungeons & Dragons Make You A Confident & Successful Person? |
| October 3, 2012 | S1·E24 | Is Doctor Who a Religion? |
| September 26, 2012 | S1·E23 | What do MP3s and Magic Spells Have in Common? |
| September 19, 2012 | S1·E22 | Is Diablo III Turning Virtual Economies Into Real Ones? |
| September 12, 2012 | S1·E21 | Is Facebook Changing Our Identity? |
| September 5, 2012 | S1·E20 | Is Homestuck the Ulysses of the Internet? |
| August 29, 2012 | S1·E19 | Is William Gibson A Modern Day Oracle? |
| August 22, 2012 | S1·E18 | Are Memes & Internet Culture Creating a Singularity? |
| August 15, 2012 | S1·E17 | Is Nic Cage the Intersection of YOLO and Taoism? |
| August 8, 2012 | S1·E16 | Are the Olympics A Model for Creating Geniuses? |
| August 1, 2012 | S1·E15 | Is Dubstep Avant Garde Musical Genius? |
| July 25, 2012 | S1·E14 | Will Minecraft and Makerbot Usher in the Post-Scarcity Economy? |
| July 18, 2012 | S1·E13 | How Did Sherlock Holmes Pave the Way for 50 Shades of Grey? |
| July 11, 2012 | S1·E12 | Does the Kinect Make Microsoft an Arts Benefactor? |
| July 4, 2012 | S1·E11 | Does Nail Art Prove That Anything Can Be A Canvas for Artistic Expression? |
| June 27, 2012 | S1·E10 | Are Mashups the End of Music Genres As We Know Them? |
| June 20, 2012 | S1·E9 | Is the Web Browser Replacing the Art Gallery? |
| June 13, 2012 | S1·E8 | Is Twitter the Newest Form of Literature? |
| June 6, 2012 | S1·E7 | Are Bronies Changing the Definition of Masculinity? |
| May 23, 2012 | S1·E6 | Are Hologram Tupac and Hologram Freddie Mercury Nostalgia or New Aesthetic? |
| May 9, 2012 | S1·E5 | Is Minimalism the Secret to Hello Kitty's Success? |
| April 25, 2012 | S1·E4 | Is Instagram the Best Thing to Ever Happen to Photography? |
| April 11, 2012 | S1·E3 | Are LOLCats and Internet Memes Art? |
| March 28, 2012 | S1·E2 | Is Miku Hatsune a More Authentic Pop Star Than Lana Del Rey? |
| March 14, 2012 | S1·E1 | Super Mario Brothers is the World's Greatest Piece of Surrealist Art |
