This week we put our square eyes to good use and apply a philosophical lens to one of our all time favourite topics, The Simpsons. We deconstruct how Barthes and Bart are two sides of the same post-modern coin and how Baudrillard would have loved to see Marge walk the Balenciaga catwalk. Somehow we also manage to touch on Kony 2012, androgyny, and Kim K at the Met Gala - buckle in for a wild ride!

Required reading:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZHESOq-Gkw

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264486622_From_Barthes_to_Bart_The_Simpsons_vs_Amadeus/link/5e8b5eea299bf1307983c8c7/download

https://www.independent.co.uk./arts-entertainment/books/features/don-t-have-a-vache-from-barthes-to-bart-134343.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/08/style/homer-simpson-fashion.html

https://www.simpsonsarchive.com/other/papers/bf.paper.pdf

https://www.grin.com/document/187317

Music credit:

https://uppbeat.io/t/cruen/the-lowdown

License code: PPH9FBEMASHOI7PB

https://uppbeat.io/t/cruen/in-the-now

License code: 5WQG1LQRLH7QMYPC

NB: All opinions are our own and this podcast is for humorous and fun analytical discourse only!