Remedial Studies

Remedial Studies

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Remedial Studies episodes

  • REmediaL STUDIES, Episode 13: Terry Pratchett's "Guards! Guards!"
    The first segment in our Remedial Read-Along commences with a tale of a city on a river, of fantasy police, an (almost) incompetent secret society, a Noble Dragon, and a masterclass in fury-fueled comedy.
    Talking Points: what the heck is a Discworld, descent into cynicism in reverse, alignment as it informs character interaction, yet ANOTHER D&D story, does being lawful mean you must be loyal to an unlawful authority, a thing doesn't depend on your belief to be real (until it does), the price of believing in Good, and, hey, complacency can be its own kind of evil.
    51 min
  • REmediaL STUDIES, Episode 12: Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement's "What We Do in the Shadows"
    This week we're up to our elbows in vampires and existential angst. It turns out being immortal is kind of lame. But also funny.
    In addition to *What We Do in the Shadows*, there are also spoilers for *Only Lovers Left Alive* and *The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle*.
    Talking Points: the subversion of vampire tropes, old age is brutal, why vampires are so self-centered, *Only Lovers Left Alive*, Hannah's personal vendetta against *The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle*, optimistic and pessimistic nihilism, and the creation of meaning in every day life.
    51 min
  • REmediaL STUDIES, Episode 12: Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement's "What We Do in the Shadows"
    This week we're up to our elbows in vampires and existential angst. It turns out being immortal is kind of lame. But also funny.
    In addition to What We Do in the Shadows, there are also spoilers for Only Lovers Left Alive and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
    Talking Points: the subversion of vampire tropes, old age is brutal, why vampires are so self-centered, Only Lovers Left Alive, Hannah's personal vendetta against The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, optimistic and pessimistic nihilism, and the creation of meaning in every day life.
    51 min
  • REmediaL STUDIES, Episode 11: Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time"
    Time is weird. Sometimes things that are supposed to come out on Tuesdays actually come out early Saturday. Sometimes a trio of kids get pulled into an adventure about how love and compassion are the most powerful forces in the cosmos. These things are not as dissimilar as they appear.
    Talking Points: The fallibility of humans, how hollow intellectualism will fall before a heart full of love, Trademark Christian Overtones, the importance of letting children feel exactly what they feel, can we ever really communicate our inner selves to others, sameness as totalitarianism, and, hey, like and equal are not at all the same thing.
    54 min
  • REmediaL STUDIES, Episode 11: Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time"
    Time is weird. Sometimes things that are supposed to come out on Tuesdays actually come out early Saturday. Sometimes a trio of kids get pulled into an adventure about how love and compassion are the most powerful forces in the cosmos. These things are not as dissimilar as they appear.
    Talking Points: The fallibility of humans, how hollow intellectualism will fall before a heart full of love, Trademark Christian Overtones, the importance of letting children feel exactly what they feel, can we ever really communicate our inner selves to others, sameness as totalitarianism, and, hey, like and equal are not at all the same thing.
    54 min
  • REmediaL STUDIES, Episode 10: Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie's "The Wicked + The Divine"
    With the help of some teenage angst-fueled divine intervention, we now return you to our regularly scheduled programming.
    Talking Points: the cult of celebrity, the price of fame, saying a lot of names wrong, writing and drawing the world in full color, deification only leads to the fall, plot twists so fresh you'll want to punch something, and, hey, let female characters be awful, you cowards!
    46 min
  • REmediaL STUDIES, Episode 10: Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie's "The Wicked + The Divine"
    With the help of some teenage angst-fueled divine intervention, we now return you to our regularly scheduled programming. 
    Talking Points: the cult of celebrity, the price of fame, saying a lot of names wrong, writing and drawing the world in full color, deification only leads to the fall, plot twists so fresh you'll want to punch something, and, hey, let female characters be awful, you cowards!
    46 min
  • REmediaL STUDIES, Episode 9: Alan Moore's "Watchmen"
    On this episode of REmediaL STUDIES, the doomsday clock ticks closer to midnight. We enter an alternate history of super heroes and villains that turned the comic world on its head, and remains uncomfortably relevant over thirty years after publication.
    Talking points: the assignment of meaning to meaningless objects, time is weird, how we respond to media that isn't meant for us, the persistence of nuclear anxiety, how much Rachel hates Doctor Manhattan, what really matters if nothing ever ends, and, hey, who watches the watchmen?
    52 min
  • REmediaL STUDIES, Episode 9: Alan Moore's "Watchmen"
    On this episode of REmediaL STUDIES, the doomsday clock ticks closer to midnight. We enter an alternate history of super heroes and villains that turned the comic world on its head, and remains uncomfortably relevant.
    Talking points: the assignment of meaning to meaningless objects, time is weird, how we respond to media that isn't meant for us, the persistence of nuclear anxiety, how much Rachel hates Doctor Manhattan, what really matters if nothing ever ends, and, hey, who watches the watchmen?
    52 min
  • REmediaL STUDIES, Episode 8: The Duffer Brothers' "Stranger Things"
    A week late, but hopefully not a dollar short, today we journey back in time to suburban Indiana and through both seasons of this show that has dominated pop culture and our Netflix feeds.
    Talking Points: Not splitting the party, the hero's journey, getting distracted by how much we hate Billy, the gender divide in vulnerability and vilification, the marketability of nostalgia, a comfort in formula, standing in your truth (and tropes), and, hey, not every female character has to be likable.
    48 min

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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…