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November 02 e446. Hope & Horror: Stephen King’s Influence on Modern Media
Happy Halloween!!! Or I guess, happy a couple days after Halloween. Whatever, as far as we’re concerned we’re still squarely in the domain of “spooky season” and one of the…
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0 min
October 26 e445. Fly My Pretties! Witches, Performance, and Salem Dialogues
It’s Spooky Season! Halloween is right around the corner. And so we decided we wanted to celebrate by looking at one of the the most enduring tropes of popular culture.…
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1 hr 14 min
October 19 e444. Space Capitalism: The Final Economy
Space is a very popular concept in pop culture media. From sci-fi novels to epic star-faring film franchises, there’s no shortage of space stories. But space is becoming even more…
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1 hr 8 min
October 12 e443. Revisiting Hillman: Bridging the Generations of A Different World
Thirty-nine years ago, NBC debuted the sitcom A Different World. Originally a spin-off of the The Cosby Show, following Lisa Bonet’s Denise Huxtable characters, the show slowly evolved into an…
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1 hr 15 min
October 05 e442. Is Classic TV Dead? The Evolution of Viewing in the Streaming Age
Once upon a time TV was the centerpiece of the American monoculture. But that time is over. Gone are the days where there were three TV channels and it has…
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1 hr 21 min
September 28 e441. In Blackest Night: a Deep Dive into the World of Lanterns
Are you watching Lanterns? Ratings and critical response imply that you very well might be. Which is why we’re talking about ti again. If you’re wondering “wait, didn’t you do…
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1 hr 19 min
September 21 e440. The Dark Internet: Navigating the Algorithm and the Dark Web of Public Opinion
The Internet is a dark and horrible place. Deep down, I think we all know that. And maybe it’s only gotten darker and more horrible over time. It really doesn’t…
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1 hr 30 min
September 14 e439. Legal Dramas and Pop Culture: Unpacking Courtroom Fantasies
Something occurred to us last week with the release of the very funny Coyote vs. Acme. There sure are a lot of movies, TV shows, and other properties that star…
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1 hr 18 min
September 07 e438. Vertical MicroDramas: Fad or the Dawning of a New Age?
Have you ever seen those ads for those over the top melodramatic drama movies on TikTok or Facebook or Instagram Reels or Youtube shorts? And by ads, we mean basically……
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1 hr 11 min
August 31 e437. In Brightest Day: The History and Popularity of Green Lantern
Every once in a while an adaptation property really surprises us by capturing the cultural zeitgeist far more than its source material would imply that it should. That seems to…
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1 hr 32 min

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