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- 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
- REmediaL STUDIES, Bonus Episode: Guillermo Del Toro's "The Shape of Water"Our experiments into making more content commence with our first off week episode. We left the theater teary eyed this Christmas and we come to you with a tale of a princess without voice, and the fish-man boyfriend we all started this year wanting for ourselves.Talking points: how structure informs story, the fluidity of genre, what does it mean to have a voice in both a story and in real life, empathy in the face of societal violence, beautiful monstrosities, the softness of water, and, hey, maybe true love is real.51 min
- REmediaL STUDIES, Bonus Episode: Guillermo Del Toro's "The Shape of Water"Our experiments into making more content commence with our first off week episode. We left the theater teary eyed this Christmas and we come to you with a tale of a princess without voice, and the fish-man boyfriend we all started this year wanting for ourselves. Talking points: how structure informs story, the fluidity of genre, what does it mean to have a voice in both a story and in real life, empathy in the face of societal violence, beautiful monstrosities, and, hey, maybe true love is real.51 min
- REmedaL STUDIES, Episode 7: Rian Johnson's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"Another fortnight has passed, and this time we come to you from a galaxy far, far away. Let us whisk you away, into a story of a resistance and fan base divided.Talking points: the oweness of cultural relevance, "Everything an Ordeal in Local Family", the narrative value of tradition versus the new, writing things for fun on the internet, flaws in character, power fantasy and response to villainy, the consequences of conflict and heroism, and hey, maybe one of the villains was the toxic masculinity we found along the way.54 min
- REmedaL STUDIES, Episode 7: Rian Johnson's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"Another fortnight has passed, and this time we come to you from a galaxy far, far away. Let us whisk you away, into a story of a resistance and fan base divided. Talking points: the oweness of cultural relevance, "Everything an Ordeal in Local Family", writing things for fun on the internet, flaws in character, power fantasy and response to villainy, the consequences of conflict and heroism, and hey, maybe one of the villains was the toxic masculinity we found along the way.54 min
- REmediaL STUDIES, Episode 6: Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita"For our first episode of the year, we take a big ol' swing at a modern classic. As we always say, there are always wrong answers in literary study, and we're here to call 'em out, one _Vanity Fair_ quote at a time.Talking Points: The exception to our Authorial Intent Is Boring rule, brain blossoming, wrapping ugliness in beauty, interpretation as a reflection of the reader, the effect of unreliable narrators, a (very) brief history of aestheticism, and, hey, maybe we should chill out on sexualizing pre-teens.54 min
- REmediaL STUDIES, Episode 6: Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita"For our first episode of the year, we take a big ol' swing at a modern classic. As we always say, there are always wrong answers in literature, and we're here to call 'em out, one Vanity Fair quote at a time.Talking Points: The exception to our Authorial Intent Is Boring rule, brain blossoming, wrapping ugliness in beauty, interpretation as a reflection of the reader, the effect of unreliable narrators, a very brief history of aestheticism, and, hey, maybe we should chill out on sexualizing pre-teens54 min
- REmediaL STUDIES, Episode 5: Year in ReviewThe end of 2017 is upon us, and we bring you glad tidings of media consumed and enjoyed. For this episode, we discuss the top ten things we read, watched, played, and listened to that made this year bright. So saddle up with a full plate of leftovers and join us, won't you?Talking points: lady monsters, the magic of the Discworld, CRJ's everything, how we have way too many feelings about Dungeons and Dragons, fae and their courtly hijinks, the power of keys both to their bearers and the things they unlock, the notion of personhood, and hey, sometimes the old school really is the best school.57 min
- REmediaL STUDIES, Episode 5: Year in ReviewThe end of 2017 is upon us, and we bring you glad tidings of media consumed and enjoyed. For this episode, we discuss the top ten things we read, watched, played, and listened to that made this year bright. So saddle up with a full plate of leftovers and join us, won't you?57 min
- REmediaL STUDIES, Episode 4: Taika Waititi's "Thor: Ragnarok"Through scheduling changes and last minute recordings, we come to you once more, bearing gifts of Norse myth and movie legend. In this episode, we parse through the comedic and the political threads of the newest offering from Marvel Studios and lament about how Tom Hiddleston's face Does The Thing.In the immortal words of the bards themselves: Valhalla, we are coming.Talking points: We almost forget this isn't supposed to be a Guillermo del Toro themed episode, #LetChrisHemsworthBeFunny, undoing character assassination, seriously how does his face Do That, the generational impact of imperialism, how you just gotta let the empire explode, economics vs exposition in story, and hey, sometimes women are just better at things.48 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.