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February 08, 2021 Protagonist Podcast: The midwives from Call the Midwife (TV 2012) “Midwifery is the very stuff of life.”
Description
Returning guest Kjerste Christensen joins Joe to discuss the BBC series Call the Midwife. We’re primarily focusing on Jenny Lee (played by Jessica Raine) and Chummy Noakes (played by Miranda Hart). The series tells the story of a group of midwives who help women give birth in 1950s England.
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Show Notes
Call the Midwife – IMDB
Call the Midwife – Wikipedia
Jennifer Worth – Wikipedia
1 hr 5 min
February 01, 2021 Harry Houdini in Houdini: The Handcuff King (comic 2007) “Will anyone even remember me a hundred years from now?”
Description
Joe and Producer Andrew are discussing the graphic novel Houdini: The Handcuff King by Jason Lutes and Nick Bertozzi. This graphic novel tells a day-in-the-life story of Houdini performing one of his classic escapes. We discuss Houdini’s reputation, the art style in the book, and how it plays to the strengths of storytelling in the comic book medium.
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Show Notes
Houdini: The Handcuff King – Amazon
Harry Houdini – Wikipedia
Center for Cartoon Studies – Wikipedia
Jason Lutes – Wikipedia
Nick Bertozzi – Wikipedia
52 min
January 25, 2021 Protagonist Podcast: Characters from Good Country People (short story 1955) “I’m as good as you any day in the week.”
Description
Joe and Producer Andrew are discussing a classic American short story by Flannery O’Connor. “Good Country People” tells the story of a couple rumor-mongers, an atheist, a con-man Bible salesman, and a stolen prosthetic leg.
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Show Notes
Flannery O’Connor -Wikipedia
A Good Man is Hard to Find – Wikipedia
48 min
January 18, 2021 Protagonist Podcast: Miles Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse “Okay, let’s do this one last time.”
Description
Scott Carelli joins Joe and Producer Andrew to discuss Miles Morales and other spider-people from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. This animated film broke a lot of new ground in terms of animation style and also narrative style for a Spider-Man movie. We talk about the reception of the film, dig into what makes the characters interesting, and also share some personal experiences about why this film was special.
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Show Notes
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (IMDB)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Wikipedia)
Miles Morales (Wikipedia)
1 hr 12 min
January 05, 2021 Protagonist Podcast Special Announcement 2021
Description
The Protagonist Podcast is taking a very brief hiatus. We’ll be back on January 18th with our regular episodes!
7 min
December 28, 2020 Protagonist Podcast #316: Jerry Travers and Dale Tremont from Top Hat (film 1935) “How could I have ever fallen in love with a man like you?”
Description
Returning guest Kyra Hunting joins Joe to discuss a golden age Hollywood musical. Top Hat stars the classic pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in a screwball comedy with all the singing and dancing you would expect. This is the most successful film from the iconic duo, and we discuss the film’s historical place in pop culture and take a close look at its messages.
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Show Links
Top Hat – Wikipedia
Fred Astaire – Wikipedia
Ginger Rogers
1 hr
December 21, 2020 Protagonist Podcast #315: Christmas Special 2020
Description
It’s that time of year again! Todd Mack is back to join Joe for our annual Christmas Special. Producer Andrew has selected eight Christmas movies we’ve never seen, and base don the titles alone Todd and Joe each make up a plot. Then, Andrew and a special guest judge each pick what version of the movie they would rather watch. What made up story will we present for such classics as Feliz NaviDAD and Beaus of Holly?
1 hr 15 min
December 14, 2020 Protagonist Podcast #314: Kevin and Kate McCallister from Home Alone (film 1990) “Kevin!”
Description
Joe and Producer Andrew are tackling a Christmas classic. We discuss the behind-the-scenes drama that occurred while making the film, the long-term success it has enjoyed, and also the comedy style that led to it becoming one of the biggest box-office successes in history.
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Show Notes
Home Alone – Wikipedia
Home Alone – IMDB
58 min
December 07, 2020 Protagonist Podcast #313: The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society from The Goes Wrong Show (TV 2019) “Who’s the real winner at Christmas? Amazon.”
Description
This week, returning guest John Darowski joins Joe and Andrew to discuss “The Spirit of Christmas” from The Goes Wrong Show. When a small troupe of actors attempt to stage a Christmas play, everything that can go wrong does. We discuss how the comedy is both completely farcical but rooted in character motivations.
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Show Notes
The Goes Wrong Show – Wikipedia
The Goes Wrong Show – IMDB
56 min
November 30, 2020 Protagonist Podcast #312: Jack in Samurai Jack (TV 2001) “I tore open a portal in time and flung him into the future…”
Description
All-Star guest Nik English returns to discuss the animated series Samurai Jack. Joe and Nik talk about the unique style of the series, the strengths it demonstrates in visual storytelling, and the unexpected world that is built within the series.
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Show Notes
Samurai Jack – Wikipedia
Genndy Tartakovsky – Wikipedia
Samurai Jack – IMDB
1 hr 17 min