Decoding the False Prestige of the Ivory Tower with Alex Alexiou, PART TWO

In this episode, Cierra and Alex continue their dissection of power by mapping its new digital frontier: our algorithms. They expose how the new colonial frontier is in our Instagram stories, where reality is constructed and controlled. They connect this to the politics of physical space, referencing London's Barbican Centre as a case study in utopian design and exclusion. Together, they unravel how race, class, and power merge to dictate who gets to shape the world we all inhabit. The conversation culminates in a surprising and compassionate reflection on their art school experience, finding clarity and connection after deconstructing the very systems they were trained in.