Jordan Stecker is an incoming grad student at Teachers College, Columbia University. We discuss how people talk during COVID? What are the ramifications for kids during the pandemic? What's it like to teach during COVID? How is COVID different for introverts and extroverts? And how will communication look like Post-COVID?

My first impressions of How I Met Your Father, the upcoming sequel to How I Met Your Mother.

Twitter Usage, Super Followers, Echo Chambers, Banning Trump, and Ithaca College's Twitter culture (Unaffiliated).

2021 Oscar Predictions for Best Director, Best Actor/Actress, Best Supporting Actor/Actress, Best Original/Adapted Screenplay, Best Animated Feature Film, and of course, Best Picture

A discussion of Nickelodeon's "iCarly" and the upcoming Paramount+ revival

Olivia Schlackman is a student athlete at Ithaca College. We discuss the pros/cons of paying college athletes: Worker's comp, Title IX problems, Free Education, Reputation, Time spent for each division, Media Earnings, and overspending in other categories.

We analyze this bombshell interview, American News vs. British News coverage of Meghan Markle, colorism, disturbing parallels to Princess Diana, and the future of the British Monarch.

A discussion of India's STEM culture and Bollywood film, 3 Idiots.

Statement from the guest: Himadri would like to introduce this podcast by questioning why she laughs so much in normal conversation

We discuss our favorite 80s Media, the spike in 80s nostalgia, 80s commercialism, John Hughes' influence on the MCU, and how future media will portray the 2010s (i.e Mustaches and What Will The Fox Say?)

Music: "Hackers by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio"

We discuss the films and legacy of Hayao Miyazaki, best known for co-founding Studio Ghibli.

Films discussed: Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, and The Wind Rises.

Original episode title: Hayao Miyazaki (ft. Richard Ramos).