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HegePod episodes

  • 65: On Strike - Rail Workers Unite
    Amid a continuing wave of historic strikes the Hegehogs discuss the conditions behind the impending railroad strike and the skewed media coverage of the event. References: https://labornotes.org/2022/09/joe-biden-thinks-rail-strike-has-been-averted-do-rail-workers https://www.taxpayer.net/energy-natural-resources/coal-industry-profits
    59 min
  • 64: On Strike - The Queen's Death

    The HegeHogs continue their strike with observations and discussions around the death of the queen, the monarchy, and its cultural impact.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCnwo1zdlj8

    https://truthout.org/articles/queen-elizabeth-is-dead-but-the-bloody-legacy-of-colonialism-lives-on/

    https://nation.africa/africa/news/-we-will-not-mourn-queen-elizabeth-colonial-past-divides-opinion-on-legacy-3942724

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qoc_mdJe-K4&t=378s (How Britain underdeveloped the Caribbean - book)

    57 min
  • 62: Bob's Burgers (Reprise)

    Athena and Nova return to Bob's Burgers for an exciting LARP at stately Winthrope Manor where we learn that the real game is class struggle.


    CW: Abuse maybe?

    58 min
  • 61: Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    Athena and Nova pick the low hanging fruit of a police procedural sitcom set in the Big Apple, as we examine Brooklyn Nine-Nine and liberal copaganda.


    cw: drugs, police, sexism, sexual assault, r-pe

    47 min
  • 60: Essay: Antonio Gramsci

    Nova reads a brief essay by Antonio Gramsci on the relationship between capitalist media and the workers, and how workers pay the media to propagandize to them

    10 min
  • 59: Essay: Likes, Dislikes and Problems of Fandom

    The HegeHogs discuss what makes us feel so bad when someone doesn't like something you do, or likes something you don't like; and offers some tools on how to enjoy and know when to stop enjoying problematic media.

    CWs: Suicide, State violence, Trauma discussion

    Lindsay Ellis Game of Thrones Breakdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hys_m3BPTS8

    FD Signifire Nicki Minaj Essay: https://youtu.be/bgLD70gPCeI

    1 hr 1 min
  • 58: The Gang Watches Always Sunny

    In this episode, the HegeHogs take a dive into a raunchy fan favorite show about terrible people, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, and explore why some people enjoy "cringe porn/shock comedy" and others don't, and why pushing boundaries of acceptable norms is sometimes good and sometimes not so good.


    References: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfcYnswbybM&feature=youtu.be

    CWs:Sexual assault/rape, racism (including blackface), islamophobia, violence.

    1 hr 9 min
  • 57: Seinfeld

    The HegeHogs take a second look at Seinfeld with the Festivus episode "The Strike" and explore the male gaze, charities, and why so many shows try to make striking workers look like goofballs.

    CWs: Sexual harassment, child abuse, gender issues, execution discussion


    References: https://nomoredeaths.org/en/

    1 hr 18 min
  • 56: Reba

    Jack is back and the HegeHogs get back to their roots with this country-fried sitcom from the early 2000s, Reba. We take a look at the ways in which good down home southern culture is often steeped in religious indoctrination, and the ways in which "traditional values" can often result in toxic or abusive situations.


    References:
    https://www.swnewsmedia.com/prior_lake_american/news/sports/would-football-be-safer-with-no-helmets-pads/article_d2e0bf7d-5a86-5eec-bcf2-79c4792ddd82.html
    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/06/helmets-dont-eliminate-concussions-its-time-for-the-nfl-to-ditch-them
    https://qz.com/610289/when-football-players-get-better-gear-their-injuries-just-seem-to-get-worse/
    https://bleacherreport.com/articles/732740-nfl-the-case-for-banning-helmets-and-why-it-could-make-american-football-safer

    CWs: Gender issues, abortion, sports violence and trauma

    1 hr 11 min

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Explaining and exploring the theories of cultural hegemony through American media