This week, Madeline & David talk about the Los Angeles fires, prison labor, and climate change!

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SOURCES:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14269289/arsonist-arrested-starting-la-kenneth-fire.html

https://longreads.com/2018/12/04/the-case-for-letting-malibu-burn/

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1935/10/27/87883221.html?login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock&pageNumber=13

https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-malibu-wildfire-history/

https://malibutimes.com/article_be86d151-e381-5db5-9a85-66cc05586070

https://retrospectjournal.com/2023/11/26/the-flammable-nature-of-malibu-beach-a-brief-history-of-californias-wildfires-in-the-early-20th-century/

https://www.firehouse.com/operations-training/article/10545036/californias-calabasas-malibu-fire

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/01/11/los-angeles-fires-california-updates-palisades-eaton-kenneth/

https://ktla.com/news/california/wildfires/eaton-fire-still-raging-in-southern-california-saturday-as-santa-ana-winds-pick-back-up/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ewe4p9128o

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/01/11/los-angeles-palisades-prisoners-firefighters

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/us/inmates-firefighters-wildfires-california.html

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/10/nx-s1-5254122/inmate-firefighters-california-wildfires

https://www.vera.org/news/from-fighting-wildfires-to-digging-graves-incarcerated-workers-face-danger-on-the-job

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-history-of-californias-inmate-firefighter-program-180980662/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/01/california-incarcerated-firefighters-prison

This week, Madeline & David wrap up part 2 of our series on the Potato famine!

PATREON:

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SOURCES:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1p6qp8j

https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006815

https://www.jstor.org/stable/27724246

https://www.jstor.org/stable/175367

https://www.jstor.org/stable/43920279

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/12/27/jane-ohlmeyer-ireland-served-as-a-laboratory-for-the-british-empire/

https://the-past.com/feature/the-tudor-conquest-of-ireland/

https://daily.jstor.org/britains-blueprint-for-colonialism-made-in-ireland/

https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/bc386j919

https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch1169-1799.htm

https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006740?read-now=1&seq=8#page_scan_tab_contents

https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=srhonorsprog

https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/27533643.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3Abb408c83fba772ab72430ebed8a32c86&ab_segments=&initiator=&acceptTC=1

https://www.jstor.org/stable/24399137

https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006772

https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006355

https://www.jstor.org/stable/24340829

https://marxist.com/irish-potato-famine10122007.htm

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/247758541_A_Million_of_the_Irish_Toilers_A_Marxist_Approach_to_the_Great_Irish_Famine

https://daily.jstor.org/when-language-started-a-political-revolution/

https://www.britannica.com/event/Easter-Rising

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/the-legacy-of-eoin-macneill-the-man-who-tried-to-call-off-the-rising-1.1579668

https://as.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyu-as/irelandHouse/documents/0111-0126_PoliticsOfTheIrishLanguage.pdf

https://www.jstor.org/stable/43670669

This week, Madeline and David talk about the history of the colonization of Ireland leading up to the potato famine!

PATREON:

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SOURCES:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1p6qp8j

https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006815

https://www.jstor.org/stable/27724246

https://www.jstor.org/stable/175367

https://www.jstor.org/stable/43920279

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/12/27/jane-ohlmeyer-ireland-served-as-a-laboratory-for-the-british-empire/

https://the-past.com/feature/the-tudor-conquest-of-ireland/

https://daily.jstor.org/britains-blueprint-for-colonialism-made-in-ireland/

https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/bc386j919

https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch1169-1799.htm

https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006740?read-now=1&seq=8#page_scan_tab_contents

https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=srhonorsprog

https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/27533643.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3Abb408c83fba772ab72430ebed8a32c86&ab_segments=&initiator=&acceptTC=1

https://www.jstor.org/stable/24399137

https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006772

https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006355

https://www.jstor.org/stable/24340829

https://marxist.com/irish-potato-famine10122007.htm

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/247758541_A_Million_of_the_Irish_Toilers_A_Marxist_Approach_to_the_Great_Irish_Famine

https://daily.jstor.org/when-language-started-a-political-revolution/

https://www.britannica.com/event/Easter-Rising

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/the-legacy-of-eoin-macneill-the-man-who-tried-to-call-off-the-rising-1.1579668

https://as.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyu-as/irelandHouse/documents/0111-0126_PoliticsOfTheIrishLanguage.pdf

https://www.jstor.org/stable/43670669

This week, Madeline and David wrap up our 4-part series on the politics of horror by talking about horror movies and disability, plus horror movies and the domestic space!

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/posts

SOURCES:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757926/

https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/10/08/one-of-us-tod-brownings-freaks-disability-culture-and-the-criterion-for-inclusion/

https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-horror-movies-have-changed-since-their-beginning/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/431308?read-now=1&seq=8#page_scan_tab_contents

https://daily.jstor.org/the-horror/

https://medusacreatives.com/2020/10/31/normal-people-dont-scare-me-a-history-of-ableism-in-the-horror-genre/

https://collider.com/horror-movies-transphobia/

https://wildezine.com/3806/opinion/its-not-about-the-dress-a-brief-history-of-transphobia-in-horror-movies/

https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/transpop-suicide-press-release/

https://cinema.usc.edu/spectator/37.2/5_Miller.pdf

https://www.sceneandheardnu.com/female-victimization-in-horror

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/03/revealing-horrors-problematic-past-the-black-guy-dies-first/

https://www.frieze.com/article/unmasking-hollywood-horrors-racial-stereotypes

https://baltimorebeat.com/three-decades-later-the-people-under-the-stairs-is-unsubtle-unsung-and-unbelievable/

https://medium.com/@jaredcharles/american-capitalism-the-implications-of-class-and-race-in-horror-9c990639b32f

https://grlmag.com/2022/02/28/the-final-girl-feminist-icon-or-misogynistic-martyr/

https://thefilmsmith.com/2010/03/20/why-arent-we-killing-the-poor/

https://dailydead.com/editorial-jaws-is-a-political-piece-with-some-serious-teeth/

https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/pod-people-legacy-invasion-body-snatchers

https://dainealmaclean.medium.com/the-american-home-invasion-film-and-the-history-of-racial-and-social-exclusion-in-the-pursuit-of-87d02c6f514d

This week, Madeline and David talk about race and class in the politics of horror movies!

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757926/

https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/10/08/one-of-us-tod-brownings-freaks-disability-culture-and-the-criterion-for-inclusion/

https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-horror-movies-have-changed-since-their-beginning/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/431308?read-now=1&seq=8#page_scan_tab_contents

https://daily.jstor.org/the-horror/

https://medusacreatives.com/2020/10/31/normal-people-dont-scare-me-a-history-of-ableism-in-the-horror-genre/

https://collider.com/horror-movies-transphobia/

https://wildezine.com/3806/opinion/its-not-about-the-dress-a-brief-history-of-transphobia-in-horror-movies/

https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/transpop-suicide-press-release/

https://cinema.usc.edu/spectator/37.2/5_Miller.pdf

https://www.sceneandheardnu.com/female-victimization-in-horror

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/03/revealing-horrors-problematic-past-the-black-guy-dies-first/

https://www.frieze.com/article/unmasking-hollywood-horrors-racial-stereotypes

https://baltimorebeat.com/three-decades-later-the-people-under-the-stairs-is-unsubtle-unsung-and-unbelievable/

https://medium.com/@jaredcharles/american-capitalism-the-implications-of-class-and-race-in-horror-9c990639b32f

https://grlmag.com/2022/02/28/the-final-girl-feminist-icon-or-misogynistic-martyr/

https://thefilmsmith.com/2010/03/20/why-arent-we-killing-the-poor/

https://dailydead.com/editorial-jaws-is-a-political-piece-with-some-serious-teeth/

https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/pod-people-legacy-invasion-body-snatchers

https://dainealmaclean.medium.com/the-american-home-invasion-film-and-the-history-of-racial-and-social-exclusion-in-the-pursuit-of-87d02c6f514d

This week, David and Madeline start a journey exploring the politics of horror movies! We do a brief overview of the transition from horror literature to horror film and the key trends of horror films by decade. Next week, we will tackle the politics of horror by topic and explore specific film titles!

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

⁠https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757926/⁠

⁠https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/10/08/one-of-us-tod-brownings-freaks-disability-culture-and-the-criterion-for-inclusion/⁠

⁠https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-horror-movies-have-changed-since-their-beginning/⁠

⁠https://www.jstor.org/stable/431308?read-now=1&seq=8#page_scan_tab_contents⁠

⁠https://daily.jstor.org/the-horror/⁠

⁠https://medusacreatives.com/2020/10/31/normal-people-dont-scare-me-a-history-of-ableism-in-the-horror-genre/⁠

⁠https://collider.com/horror-movies-transphobia/⁠

⁠https://wildezine.com/3806/opinion/its-not-about-the-dress-a-brief-history-of-transphobia-in-horror-movies/⁠

⁠https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/transpop-suicide-press-release/⁠

⁠https://cinema.usc.edu/spectator/37.2/5_Miller.pdf⁠

⁠https://www.sceneandheardnu.com/female-victimization-in-horror⁠

⁠https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/03/revealing-horrors-problematic-past-the-black-guy-dies-first/⁠

⁠https://www.frieze.com/article/unmasking-hollywood-horrors-racial-stereotypes⁠

⁠https://baltimorebeat.com/three-decades-later-the-people-under-the-stairs-is-unsubtle-unsung-and-unbelievable/⁠

⁠https://medium.com/@jaredcharles/american-capitalism-the-implications-of-class-and-race-in-horror-9c990639b32f⁠

⁠https://grlmag.com/2022/02/28/the-final-girl-feminist-icon-or-misogynistic-martyr/⁠

⁠https://thefilmsmith.com/2010/03/20/why-arent-we-killing-the-poor/⁠

⁠https://dailydead.com/editorial-jaws-is-a-political-piece-with-some-serious-teeth/⁠

⁠https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/pod-people-legacy-invasion-body-snatchers⁠

⁠https://dainealmaclean.medium.com/the-american-home-invasion-film-and-the-history-of-racial-and-social-exclusion-in-the-pursuit-of-87d02c6f514d

This week, David and Madeline start a journey exploring the politics of horror movies! We do a brief overview of the transition from horror literature to horror film and the key trends of horror films by decade. Next week, we will tackle the politics of horror by topic and explore specific film titles!

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757926/

https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/10/08/one-of-us-tod-brownings-freaks-disability-culture-and-the-criterion-for-inclusion/

https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-horror-movies-have-changed-since-their-beginning/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/431308?read-now=1&seq=8#page_scan_tab_contents

https://daily.jstor.org/the-horror/

https://medusacreatives.com/2020/10/31/normal-people-dont-scare-me-a-history-of-ableism-in-the-horror-genre/

https://collider.com/horror-movies-transphobia/

https://wildezine.com/3806/opinion/its-not-about-the-dress-a-brief-history-of-transphobia-in-horror-movies/

https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/transpop-suicide-press-release/

https://cinema.usc.edu/spectator/37.2/5_Miller.pdf

https://www.sceneandheardnu.com/female-victimization-in-horror

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/03/revealing-horrors-problematic-past-the-black-guy-dies-first/

https://www.frieze.com/article/unmasking-hollywood-horrors-racial-stereotypes

https://baltimorebeat.com/three-decades-later-the-people-under-the-stairs-is-unsubtle-unsung-and-unbelievable/

https://medium.com/@jaredcharles/american-capitalism-the-implications-of-class-and-race-in-horror-9c990639b32f

https://grlmag.com/2022/02/28/the-final-girl-feminist-icon-or-misogynistic-martyr/

https://thefilmsmith.com/2010/03/20/why-arent-we-killing-the-poor/

https://dailydead.com/editorial-jaws-is-a-political-piece-with-some-serious-teeth/

https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/pod-people-legacy-invasion-body-snatchers

https://dainealmaclean.medium.com/the-american-home-invasion-film-and-the-history-of-racial-and-social-exclusion-in-the-pursuit-of-87d02c6f514d

This week, Madeline & David wrap up our 2-part episode about the CIA and the Free Tibet Movement!

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This week, Madeline and David talk about the Free Tibet movement, the Dalai Lama's friendship with a Nazi, and Rockabilly for 2025!

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This week, Madeline and David finish up our 2-part episode all about the CIA's airline, Air America!

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