Isn't That Spatial

This episode is all about vacant lots - where did they come from and what are we doing with them? We'll explore uses of vacant lots from the perfectly pragmatic to the more... creative.

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This is the final episode in our series, Spatial Topics In Film, and we're discussing Tales of Two Places - movies that depict two geographic settings as a major part of the story. Films we look at include 80s "wrong side of the track" gems, city vs. suburb "urban fantasia" films, and movies that contrast two cities.

Films discussed on this episode:

West Side Story

The Outsiders

Pretty In Pink

Desperately Seeking Susan

Juno

Good Bye, Lenin!

Frances Ha

Only Lovers Left Alive

Foreign Land

Head-On

What Time Is It There?

This episode is the second in our three-episode series, Spatial Topics In Film. In this episode, we discuss movies featuring simulacra - or simulated realities within the film, from sci-fi dystopia to alternate versions of our present-day reality. Films discussed include The Matrix, Blade Runner, Her, Black Panther, and The Truman Show.

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This episode is the first in our three-episode series, Spatial Topics In Film. In this episode, we discuss movies that depict the filmmakers' hometown and the unique insight into those geographies the filmmaker provides.

Films discussed on this episode include Dazed and Confused, Lady Bird, Moonlight, It Follows, and Hairspray.

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On this episode, we'll try to define the slippery term "gentrification" that refers to neighborhood change, for better or worse.

What does gentrification look like, how does it happen, what are the markers, and what can anyone do about it? Find all the answers here! (Sort of.)

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ITS025 is all about babies and birth control - the geography of reproduction! We explore the spatial component of births, birth control, abortion access, and even baby name trends.

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Isn't That Spatial is the podcast dedicated to casual geography and the spatial component of whatever. On this episode, we're looking at the geography of music scenes - the major scenes in popular music, what set those cities apart stylistically, and the spatial factors for how it all came together in that time and place.

You can view the Show Notes, this episode's playlist, and related content on our website at IsntThatSpatial.net!

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At some point during this episode, I say "Slowdown Records" when I meant to say "Saddle Creek Records". Oops!

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Playlist From This Episode:

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message Nas - New York State of Mind N.W.A. - Cruisin' In My 64 Ludacris - Southern Hospitality ft. Pharrell New York Dolls - Jet Boy The Ramones - Beat on the Brat The Strokes - New York City Cops Jazz Gillum - I Want You Frankie Knuckles - The Whistle Song Common - The Food (Featuring Kanye West) Diana Ross & The Supremes - Come See About Me MC5 - Kick Out The Jams J Dilla - Time- The Donut of the Heart Pearl Jam - Breath Dolly Parton - Down On Music Row REM - Shaking Through

Isn't That Spatial is the podcast dedication to casual geography and the spatial component of whatever. On this episode, we're exploring the deep dark regions of coal country - what and where is it exactly, how it developed and how it was exploited, and where it belongs in today's world.

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Isn't That Spatial is the podcast dedicated to casual geography and the spatial component of whatever. On this episode, we're exploring the representation of women in the city - monuments, streets, schools, and other odes to women. OK - we're exploring the LACK of those memorials to women.

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In a follow up to ITS010 on popular music's odes to urban renewal, this episode covers what "urban renewal" actually was - and how it led to so much displacement and the destruction of so much good stuff in our cities.

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