Exploring themes of purpose, determinism, and self doubt in the 2020 Pixar film Soul.

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- Trod Along
- Diatom
Scott Fields
- Santa on a Segway
Cody ChesnuTT
- Parting Ways

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Exploring ambition, exploitation, and the ruthlessness of capitalism in HBO's Industry.

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- Lunette
- Crosswire
- A Catalog of Seasons
- Tolls Folly

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Exploring how the absurdity of life can leave us feeling like helpless passengers in The Man Who Wasn't There by the Coen Brothers.

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- Arlan Vale
- Algea Trio

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Quick analysis on the Twilight Zone episode titled The Masks exploring what it reveals about the inner ugliness that exists in humans.

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- Shade Ways

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Exploring Beth Harmon's struggle with addiction and need for control through her rise from chess prodigy to grandmaster in The Queen's Gambit.

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- Milkwood
- Curious Case

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Exploring what home represents in Greta Gerwig's 2017 film, Lady Bird.

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- Sylvestor
- Mr Mole and Son
- Greyleaf Willow
- Late Night Reading
- The Terrarium

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Exploring Michael Corleone's loss of innocence as he transforms from family outsider to mafia don in Francis Ford Coppola's, The Godfather.

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- Our Only Lark
- Passing Station 7
- Waltz and Fury

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Analyzing how Breaking Bad uses the bottle episode Fly to explore Walt's loss of control and the feeling of being helpless against the randomness of the universe.

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- Rainday
- Scallat

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In this episode I explore some of the history of audio dramas and analyze an episode of The Truth podcast by Jonathan Mitchell to showcase how powerful audio storytelling can be.

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- Messy Inkwell
- Gathering Stasis
- Grey Alley
- Rotary Cog
- Snowmelt

The Dark End of the Mall

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https://slate.com/technology/2017/07/radio-dramas-still-have-an-important-place-in-the-entertainment-world.html

https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/book/the-radio-drama-handbook-audio-drama-in-context-and-practice/ch1-a-history-of-radio-drama?from=search

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teDXRbx-qHY

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Exploring how Robert Eggers uses mythology and mythical symbolism in his 2019 film The Lighthouse to tell a story about madness, alcoholism, and homo-eroticism.

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- Tillis County
- Fever Creep
- Kovd Lask
- Tiny Bottles

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_u91SjrEOE

https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2103&context=jrf

https://www.rct.uk/collection/800080/the-sea-monster

https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/-sHSNPG85tUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PP5&dq=greek+mythology+homoerotism

https://miscellanynews.org/2019/11/07/arts/the-lighthouse-fuses-humor-horror-homoeroticism/

https://www.greekboston.com/culture/mythology/poseidon-odysseus/

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