Neil, Paul, and Carol examine how this ceremony embodied the American metanarrative, and agree to disagree on what makes a perfect musical media experience these days.

Children & Screens?! What’s a parent to do? Wouldn’t it be great to have reliable, informed advice? Listen in as Neil and Carol chat with Sonia Livingstone, world expert on how families negotiate digital environments & how they can make effective choices.

Neil, Carol, and guest Paul Levinson deconstruct the bizarre intersections of social media, popular culture, and politics on Capitol Hill during the week of January 4.

Neil and Carol welcome back Julie Smith to discuss effective privacy strategies for parents and students, acknowledging that true critical media literacy is never negative, but instead develops confidence, enjoyment, and agency.

Neil, Carol, and special guest Julie Nilsson Smith ask, 'How is our privacy at risk?' 'How might WE be part of the problem?' 'What should we know?' And 'what might our media literacy do about it?'

Might Joe Biden be a new character in the JFK/Camelot meta-narrative? Or is the national story Man of la Mancha? Join Paul Levinson, Carol Arcus and Neil Anderson in this episode of Mediacy as they explore the new twists in the American national saga.

In his inimitable droll style, Bill Smart (with Neil and Carol) explores dog films - the good, the ugly, and the excellent - and asks whether a dog feature film can ever reach the heights of film artistry.

Neil and Carol - with the help of Paul Levinson - attempt to understand the Trump/Biden personas and the Pro-Trump rallies of the last week through the lens of McLuhan’s “hot” and “cool” media.

Neil, Carol, and Paul Levinson explore how metanarratives have shaped politics in America, and speculate on whether Joe Biden can stem the Tide of Trumpism.

On this night before the US Election, Neil and Carol welcome Paul Levinson back to dissect the American metanarrative. Will 'Reality TV’ triumph? Or Biden's ‘hero against all odds’?