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- Episode 28: The McElroys' "The Adventure Zone: Balance"It's time to discuss our first podcast of this show and who better to kick it off with then three kids and their dad rolling some dice to save the multiverse? Strap on your fantasy seat belts, because spoilers will abound in...The Adventure Zone!Talking points: I'm gonna be 100% real with y'all we do a lot of crying about Dungeons & Dragons in this episode; the magic of collaborative story telling; what happens when you let go of full narrative control; how podcasts can attach themselves to a time and place in our lives; bonding with family in the theatre of the mind; that time a major NPC died in our campaign and Rachel learned about the power of friendship; and, hey, did you name your *fucking* wizard Taako?1 hr 7 min
- Episode 28: The McElroys' "The Adventure Zone: Balance"It's time to discuss our first podcast of this show and who better to kick it off with then three kids and their dad rolling some dice to save the multiverse? Strap on your fantasy seat belts, because spoilers will abound in...The Adventure Zone!Talking points: I'm gonna be 100% real with y'all we do a lot of crying about Dungeons & Dragons in this episode; the magic of collaborative story telling; what happens when you let go of full narrative control; how podcasts can attach themselves to a time and place in our lives; bonding with family in the theatre of the mind; that time a major NPC died in our campaign and Rachel learned about the power of friendship; and, hey, did you name your fucking wizard Taako?1 hr 7 min
- Episode 27: The CW's "Riverdale"This week we zoom in on a seemingly perfect American small town rocked by murder, teen drama, and the aftershocks of Christopher Nolan. Join us as we discuss season one of Riverdale.Talking points: this show is obviously the heir apparent to MTV's Teen Wolf; the anatomy of a gritty reboot; distrust of perfection in literature; if a show about normal people doing normal things viable in our time; trashy teens and the twenty-somethings that love to laugh at them; how the orignal comics were buckwild; the importance of timeless design (and when to back it up; debts to Twin Peaks; and, hey, who killed Jason Blossom?50 min
- Episode 27: The CW's "Riverdale"This week we zoom in on a seemingly perfect American small town rocked by murder, teen drama, and the aftershocks of Christopher Nolan. Join us as we discuss season one of Riverdale.Talking points: this show is obviously the heir apparent to MTV's Teen Wolf; the anatomy of a gritty reboot; distrust of perfection in literature; if a show about normal people doing normal things viable in our time; trashy teens and the twenty-somethings that love to laugh at them; how the orignal comics were buckwild; the importance of timeless design (and when to back it up; debts to Twin Peaks; and, hey, who killed Jason Blossom?50 min
- Episode 26: Terry Pratchett's "Jingo"In the fourth installment of our Remedial Readalong series, we return to the the world of the Disc, caught in the middle of a fight over a spit of land in the middle of the ocean. What follows is a tale of patriotism gone mad, where seemingly harmless talk about some leads to war and ruin for all. But it's also a story about what can happen when good people choose to stand up and do something about it.Talking points: nationalism in fantasy setting; American involvement in the Middle East vs British Expansionism; extended metaphors about rockslides; quiet racism; the consequences of thinking a problem doesn't matter because it isn't yours yet; choices, time, and the deviations they can cause; that trademark Terry Pratchett anger (and wit!); and, hey, what is the difference between Us, Them, and Me?49 min
- Episode 26: Terry Pratchett's "Jingo"In the fourth installment of our Remedial Readalong series, we return to the the world of the Disc, caught in the middle of a fight over a spit of land in the middle of the ocean. What follows is a tale of patriotism gone mad, where seemingly harmless talk about some leads to war and ruin for all. But it's also a story about what can happen when good people choose to stand up and do something about it.Talking points: nationalism in fantasy setting; American involvement in the Middle East vs British Expansionism; extended metaphors about rockslides; quiet racism; the consequences of thinking a problem doesn't matter because it isn't yours yet; choices, time, and the deviations they can cause; that trademark Terry Pratchett anger (and wit!); and, hey, what is the difference between Us, Them, and Me?49 min
- Episode 25: Guillermo del Toro's "Crimson Peak"The most magical and spooky of days is upon us, listeners, and with it we bring you a long promised tale of love and horror, set amidst a house that has become a living thing unto itself. Prepare to indulge in some prime gothic heroine problems, and have a Happy Halloween!Talking points: setting as protagonist; Real Life Byronic Hero Tom Hiddleston; color in costumes and lighting; GDT continuing to know what we need; sex and the horror genre; what makes a ghost; supernatural versus mundane horror; the gothic plot formula in film; gendered fears in character and authorship; and, hey, why don't more people just lean into their tropes?1 hr
- Episode 25: Guillermo del Toro's "Crimson Peak"The most magical and spooky of days is upon us, listeners, and with it we bring you a long promised tale of love and horror, set amidst a house that has become a living thing unto itself. Prepare to indulge in some prime gothic heroine problems, and have a Happy Halloween!Talking points: setting as protagonist; Real Life Byronic Hero Tom Hiddleston; color in costumes and lighting; GDT continuing to know what we need; sex and the horror genre; what makes a ghost; supernatural versus mundane horror; the gothic plot formula in film; gendered fears in character and authorship; and, hey, why don't more people just lean into their tropes?1 hr
- Episode 24: Michelle Mcnamara's "I'll Be Gone In The Dark"Just as a fair warning, this episode isn't very funny, because this book wasn't very funny. It's buckwild, really affective, and hits several nerves for us, though, so we think it's still important. Also...maybe don't listen to this one alone in the dark. Don't make our mistakes. Step into the light.Talking points: perpetual flapness; hopelessness in the face of overwhelming terror; series killer fandom; who we deem worthy of victim hood; are the real monsters human; why we keep telling ourselves the same bloody stories; the celebrity of anonymity; and, hey, is there a way true crime can ever be free from its exploitative premise?50 min
- Episode 24: Michelle Mcnamara's "I'll Be Gone In The Dark"Just as a fair warning, this episode isn't very funny, because this book wasn't very funny. It's buckwild, really affective, and hits several nerves for us, though, so we think it's still important. Also...maybe don't listen to this one alone in the dark. Don't make our mistakes. Step into the light.Talking points: perpetual flapness; hopelessness in the face of overwhelming terror; series killer fandom; who we deem worthy of victim hood; are the real monsters human; why we keep telling ourselves the same bloody stories; the celebrity of anonymity; and, hey, is there a way true crime can ever be free from its exploitative premise?50 min
About Remedial Studies
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Remedial Studies is a podcast by two nerdy ladies who just want to make the world listen to our academic opinions on the most nonacademic subjects. No media form is off limits! Books people call…
trash? Absolutely! Albums from artists you never heard of (or heard too much of)? You betcha! Movies that never got their box office due for being "too niche?" Where would we be without them! Television that you stayed up way too late to watch? We're right they're with you! Games that would have gotten you made fun of as a kid that are kind of cool now? We're your one stop shop! Join us, Hannah and Rachel, as we work through all the pop culture we can get our hands on and do our best to stay on topic along the way. New episodes every other Tuesday.