In the Season 2 premier, new permanent hosts Kim and Laura are joined by Colton for a conversation about the potential of monsters as allegory. Using an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer as a guide, Colton delves into the ways creatures like werewolves and witches have the power to start conversations among viewers.

Source: "Television as a cultural forum: Implications for research" by Horace Newcomb and Paul Hirsch, 1983: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10509208309361170

Media Literate is a collaborative podcast produced by Colton Elzey, Sebastian Wurzrainer, Laura Broman, Kim Henry, and Julia Rose Camus. This episode was edited by Sabrina Sonner. Our theme music is Soft Feeling by Cheel, and our logo was created by Julia.