Merry-Go-Roundtable

In our ongoing October series on horror films, Carter is joined by filmmaker Maren Moreno to discuss the incredible book MEN, WOMEN, AND CHAINSAWS: GENDER IN THE MODERN HORROR FILM. Originally published in 1992, this riveting book combines feminist theory, psychoanalysis, and cross-cultural literary analysis and applies it to slasher movies. The book made an indelible impact on horror, forever changing how the genre understood itself, pointing out tropes and commonalities in the way gender and sexuality are understood and processed in supposedly low-brow movies. Maren and Carter discuss the book and two recent horror films, DON'T BREATHE and RAW and how they seem to be subverting so many of the tropes identified nearly 30 years ago.

You can follow Maren on Twitter @docuprincess.

As always, you can support Merry-Go-Round at: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm

The Merry-Go-Round Podcast Network is doing a pilot run on a new podcast called It's On the List! Hosted by Noah Marger and Mason Maguire, the show is a way to uncover the type of movies on music that may have been on your radar for a long time, but which you never actually got around to looking into. Mason and Noah will be joined by a wide variety of guests to get introduced to all types of overlooked media and gain new appreciation for it. It's a show about trying new things and expanding your tastes, with two funny friends!

Check out the show here: https://soundcloud.com/itsonthelist

Or, find it wherever you get your podcasts. Let us know if you like the show, if you do, we can take it on as part of the Merry-Go-Round Network!

As we've officially landed in the Spooky Season, it seemed fitting to do an episode defending the often maligned and disrespected horror genre. Carter chatted with Thomas about what makes horror worthy of legitimate consideration, while also discussing the understandable reasons why so many people still seem to struggle to become fans.

Bryan Quinby is the co-host of Street Fight Radio, a political comedy podcast for everyday working people. For years, Bryan was obsessed with shock jock radio by the likes of Howard Stern, Opie & Anthony, and their lesser counterparts, but became increasingly disenchanted with those shows as time went by. Now that he has his own podcast, Bryan is getting ready to examine the weird culture and feuds that surrounded these guys on a new series called Shocktober, and he talked to Carter about what he's uncovered about their bizarre feuds and warped worldviews. This leads naturally to a discussion of the new podcasting landscape that makes Shock Jocks seem largely irrelevant, and the power of independent entertainment in general.

Check out Street Fight on Patreon to start getting the Shocktober series starting in October: https://www.patreon.com/streetfightradio

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In anticipation of Merry-Go-Round's first ever live music showcase, our music editor CJ Simonson interviewed Beejay, the mind behind the Citrus City records act Shindigs.

Come see Shindigs, alongside Sports Coach and Wyatt Smith this Saturday in LA: https://bit.ly/2kNI3ZR

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It's increasingly rare for there to be a blockbuster event in the world of rock music, but the release of FEAR INOCULUM by Tool has proven to truly be a throwback to a bygone era when rock dominated the charts. With unparalleled physical album sales, it'd be ridiculous not to talk about the unusual and challenging prog-metal band and what exactly has allowed them to have such an enduring legacy. Carter talks with Jake Mazon and Blake Michelle about their unique career, their controversies, and the high points from the new album.

Video Games editor Ed Dutcher is joined by Ian Campbell and Will Levinger to take an expansive look at one of the most exciting games of the year, Fire Emblem Three Houses. Part dating simulator, part tactical role playing game, our trio attempts to explain what makes this title such a strong candidate for game of the year.

Carter is joined by regular contributor Joseph Simpson to discuss the often maligned and unwieldy genre of true crime; its many contradictory forms, and why Americans in particular love getting our entertainment from real life violence.

Carter got the chance to talk to most of the minds behind Everything Now!, a live Twitch comedy show. They talk what it takes to work in a new medium, enjoying chaos, and finding your tribe.

Check out the most recent episode of Everything, Now here: https://youtu.be/2ou82-xeUcA

Carter is joined by Alan Bradshaw and Hunter Jones to take an extremely deep-dive into apocalyptic films and what their popularity tells us about ourselves as a culture. You've got front row seats to the end of the world, enjoy it.

Further Reading:

Capitalism and Desire by Todd McGowan: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/capitalism-and-desire/9780231178723

Fossil Capital by Andreas Malm: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2002-fossil-capital

Advertising Revolution: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/577405/advertising-revolution-by-alan-bradshaw/9781912248216/