Jordan Broking is a TV/Radio/Print journalist at Ithaca College. Jordan shares her experiences and observations as a college journalist, such as burnout, the lack of diversity, and the lack of recognition in the professional world.

Jennifer Spitzer teaches a course in Banned Books and Censorship Trials at Ithaca College. We discuss the banning/challenging of books with LGBTQ+, female, and POC perspectives. We also discuss books that should be banned and whether parents should have control over what their kids read in school.

Banned/Challenged Text Discussed

A discussion about the stigma towards platonic relationships in India, America, Hollywood media, and Bollywood media. 

Examples mentioned: When Harry Met Sally, Toradora, Brooklyn 99, The Kissing Booth, Will and Grace, The Carrie Diaries, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, and Wake Up Sid.

We share our history with Bourdain's shows, our favorite episodes, what made Tony different, and our admiration for his storytelling abilities through food.

I'm joined by This Strange World, a podcast series.

We discuss trends that died and exploded in the 90s/Early 00s, 90s media coming back, 90s media that should come back, and how we'll look back at the 2010s.

Selin Tuter is an aspiring Turkish journalist. We discuss her experiences in Turkish journalism, Turkey's media literacy, media censorship in Turkey, and TV/Music recommendations from Turkey.

The history of Sabrina Spellman and a review of her cartoons and live-action shows.

Adaptations Mentioned: Archie's Mad House #22, The Sabrina Comedy Hour, The New Archie and Sabrina Hour, Sabrina The Teenage Witch (1996), Sabrina's Showtime Movies, Sabrina The Animated Series, Sabrina: Friends Forever, Sabrina's Secret Life, Sabrina: Secret of a Teenage Witch, and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Bartram High School has made headlines for censoring yearbook photos of its female students. As former students in the same district, Katie Logue and I discuss this controversy, how other schools' censor female and/or LGBT students, double-standards with gender and dress code, and free speech at high-school vs college.

Jay Bradley is a Journalism student at Ithaca College and the former News Director at WICB 91.7 FM. We discuss the importance of local journalism in the age of its downsizing, lack of funding, and comparisons against national journalism

Dasha discusses old Soviet cartoons she grew up with, these cartoon's themes, and the growing Western influence on Soviet cartoons.

Cartoons Mentioned: Nu Pogodi, A Kitten named Woof, Three from Prostokvashino, Karlsson on the Roof, Leopold the Cat, Cheburashka, Neznaika na lune, Smeshariki, Doktor Aybolit, Vinnie Pokh, The Snow Queen, Treasure Island Russia, and Buratino.