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With an estimated 100,000 tourists heading to New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX, we’re exploring a classic American pastime: the tailgate. Most people think of tailgating as a time for sharing beers and team spirit. But in this episode, we find out why tailgating motivates so many people to travel — and get to the heart of its culture. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…
Supercontext: an autopsy of media explicit
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×This podcast ran independently from 2016 to 2020. We reflect on our goals in creating it and how successful those were while trying to be transparent about the ins and outs of podcast production, marketing, and monetization.
This graphic novel by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell came out between 1989 and 1998, 100 years after the Jack the Ripper murders it's based on. We look at the meticulous research they put into this to try to understand how this story manages to be about true crime while indulging in deep themes like English identity, psychogeography, and the nature of time. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: From Hell Additional Resources: A Look Back at ‘From Hell’ by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell Delivering the Twentieth Century, Part 1: Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s From Hell Delivering the 20th Century, Part 2: Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s From Hell The Great Alan Moore Reread: From Hell, Part 1 The Great Alan Moore Reread: From Hell, Part 2 Eddie Campbell explains why he's coloring From Hell for the first time Michael J. Prince (2017) The magic of patriarchal oppression in Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s From Hell, Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 8:3, 252-263 Vollmar, R. (2017). Northampton Calling. World Literature Today, 91(1), 28–34. The House That Jack Built – An Interview with Alan Moore (2002) From Hell And Back: The Eddie Campbell Interview Superhuman Cognitions, Fourth Dimension and Speculative Comics Narrative: Panel Repetition in Watchmen and From Hell Postimperial Landscapes "Psychogeography" and Englishness in Alan Moore's Graphic Novel"From Hell: A Melodrama in Sixteen Parts" Author(s): Elizabeth Ho Source: Cultural Critique, No. 63 (Spring, 2006), pp. 99-121 Published by: University of Minnesota Press…
This 1995 film by Michael Mann is considered a quintessential cops-and-robbers epic. We look at Mann's attention to detail and his attempt at authenticity in light of the movie's influence on audiences, filmmakers, and real-life criminals. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Heat Additional Resources: Interview w/ Eliot Goldenthanl Michael Mann Launches Book Imprint; ‘Heat’ Prequel Novel A Priority Life imitates art in Colombia robbery The long warm-up to Heat Heat Crime in the emptiness of Los Angeles Why Is Heat So Great? Let’s Ask Michael Mann. What Michael Mann Changed, and What He Didn’t, for the Anniversary Edition of Heat Michael Mann’s ‘Heat’: A Complex, Stylistically Supreme Candidate for One of the Most Impressive Films of the Nineties The Loneliness Of Los Angeles In Michael Mann's 'Heat' 10 Intense Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Heat Michael Mann eyes 'Heat 2' film as book nears completion Decades Later, Viewers Still Feel The 'Heat' For Michael Mann's 1995 LA Crime Saga REVISITING THE L.A. OF ‘HEAT’ 24 YEARS LATER WITH THE ICONIC CRIME DRAMA’S LOCATION MANAGER La Story: The Making of Michael Mann’s “Heat” – by Tom Ambrose [Empire] Michael Mann on ‘Heat,’ 22 Years Later: What We’ve Learned from His Recent Interviews…
This 1985 concept album by Kate Bush is split into pop songs and a suite of music about someone drowning. We look at Bush's career arc leading up to this record and how the support she received from those around her allowed to experiment and create this wholly unique music. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Hounds of Love Additional Resources: Kate Bush Kate Bush rules, OK? Hounds of Love Landmark Productions: Kate Bush – Hounds of Love Classic Album: Hounds Of Love – Kate Bush Cowley, J. (2005). The Wow factor. New Statesman, 134(4726), 38–39. Sinclair, D. (1994). Dear diary: The secret world of Kate Bush. Rolling Stone, 676, 13. Moy, R. (2007). Kate Bush and Hounds of Love. Ashgate.…
Dan Simmon's 1989 science-fiction novel is acclaimed for its unique structure, references, and style. We take a closer look at how it interrogates our expectations of genre to explore a complex host of themes. Thank you to Chris Marlton for coproducing this episode. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Hyperion Additional Resources: Throwback Thursday: The Mind-Altering Scope of Dan Simmons’ Hyperion Cantos Better to travel hopefully: Dan Simmons’s Hyperion Dan Simmons World-class maker of worlds Dan Simmons. By: Shindler, Dorman T., Writer (Kalmbach Publishing Co.), 00439517, Feb2001, Vol. 114, Issue 2 THRALL, J. H. (2014). Authoring the Sacred: Humanism and Invented Scripture in Octavia Butler, Kurt Vonnegut and Dan Simmons. Implicit Religion, 17(4), 509. Shea, B. (2015). Evolution and Neuroethics in the Hyperion Cantos. Journal of Cognition & Neuroethics, 3(3), 139. The one huge problem with Dan Simmons’ sci-fi mystery Hyperion Eschatology and Pain in Dan Simmons’ Hyperion Senior, W. (2012). Dan Simmons's Hyperion Cantos: The Fantasy Within. Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies (HJEAS), 18(1/2), 213-226.…
This 1987 film is celebrated as a cult classic for its depiction of self-destructive young Englishmen at the end of the 1960s. We discuss how creator Bruce Robinson got it made, and whether it congratulates its characters for their alcoholism or criticizes their generation and the end of that era of British culture. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Withnail & I Additional Resources: How "Withnail & I" Became a Cult Withnail and I BRUCE ROBINSON Interviewed by Peter Murphy The World According To Grant 13 Loaded Facts About Withnail and I Withnail & I Comes Of Age This Year - If Only The Fans Would Too Withnail and I Facts and Trivia The Cult of Richard E. Grant’s Withnail and I Is Finally Having Its Moment We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful: “Withnail & I” Withnail and Brexit: Why the cult classic is the perfect movie for our troubled times https://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2020/03/09/withnail-and-i-fans-prepare-for-lakeland-alfresco-screening-of-cult-film…
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1 We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 1:48:33
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This 1962 novel is being reappraised by critics and fans as a creeping meditation on 1950s housewives, agoraphobia, and good old-fashioned New England persecution. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: We Have Always Lived in the Castle Additional Resources: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson – a house of ordinary horror The Witchcraft of Shirley Jackson Flavorwire Author Club: Shirley Jackson’s Haunting Final Novel, ‘We Have Always Lived in the Castle’ SILVER, M. (2013). Is It Real? On Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Southern Review, 49(4), 665–667. Savoy, E. (2017). Between as if and is : On Shirley Jackson. Women’s Studies, 46(8), 827. BOYD TONKIN. (2015, July 29). Her dark materials: how Shirley Jackson became the ‘sorceress at the sink.’ Independent (UK). Shirley Jackson. (2020). Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, 1. We Have Always Lived in the Castle: A Prelude to a Myth How 'We Have Always Lived In The Castle' By Shirley Jackson Novel Made Me Love Horror — Even Though I Hate Being Scared The Haunted Mind of Shirley Jackson…
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1 The Moomins and the Great Flood 1:29:52
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This 1945 children’s book by Tove Jansson began a publishing empire in Finland that is worth millions of dollars. We look at Jansson’s beloved allegory about a world where a family survives turmoil and everyone is accepted for who they are. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Moomins and the Great Flood Additional Resources: Tove Jansson: Love, war and the Moomins Brown, Ulla (November 2004). "A Quest for What Lies Hidden" (PDF). Outwrite. 7: 8–12. 'It is a religion': how the world went mad for Moomins THE HANDS THAT MADE THE MOOMINS How Tove Jansson's Moomins conquered readers' hearts My search for the real Moominland How Tove Jansson and the Moomins continue to inspire The Evocative Powers of Tove Jansson – Moomin Museum – Tampere Finland – Jude Cowan Montague The dark side of the Moomins…
This 2001 record is praised as being metal for the thinking man. We peel back the lyrics and the time signatures to understand why this band inspires an almost-religious devotion in its fans. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Lateralus Additional Resources: 10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT TOOL'S 'LATERALUS' Lateralus Publication: Modern Drummer Date: June, 2001 Fibonacci in Tool's Lateralus Spiral Out: Practical Wisdom in Tool’s Lateralus Looking Back at Tool’s “Lateralus” THE OUTWARD SPIRAL: HOW LATERALUS GALVANISED TOOL’S CUTTING EDGE ‘Hammer of the Gods’…
This comic book series by Brian K. Vaughan and artist Cliff Chiang started in 2015 as a story about four preteen girls coming of age in the 80s. We look into how the creators produced the comic while examining their skepticism of nostalgia in a post-Stranger-Things world. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Paper Girls Additional Resources: Brian K. Vaughan Talks Saga, Paper Girls, and Why We’ll Never Get That Lying Cat Series Meet Brian K. Vaughan: The Comic Book Visionary Behind ‘Y: The Last Man’ You all should be reading Brian K. Vaughan’s ‘Paper Girls’ comic series now Paper Girls Is the Perfect Comic for Your '80s Nostalgia Trip ‘Paper Girls’ Graphic Novel Adaptation From Legendary TV & Plan B Gets Amazon Series Commitment The Paper Girls and the Alien Invaders Asian American Creatives Behind 3 Top-Selling Graphic Novels Of 2018 Kids On Bikes: The Sci-Fi Nostalgia Of 'Stranger Things', 'Paper Girls' & 'Super 8' Paper Girls' Vaughan & Chiang On the Series' Past, Present and Future “It’s Not A Slam-Bang-Action-So-Quiet”: An Interview with Cliff Chiang and Brian K. Vaughan NYCC ’19: PAPER GIRLS creators take victory lap, discuss series…
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1 I Cut The Big Five From My Life 1:49:42
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This 2019 series of Gizmodo articles and videos by Kashmir Hill look into how difficult it actually is to stop using The Stacks: Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft. We place Hill’s research within our larger understanding of Big Tech and media literacy while listening to arguments for tech regulation or simply scaling back. I Cut The Big Five Tech Giants From My Life: It Was Hell Additional Resources: https://muckrack.com/kashhill I Cut the Big Five Tech Giants From My Life. It Was Hell. I Tried to Block Amazon From My Life. It Was Impossible. I Cut Facebook Out of My Life. Surprisingly, I Missed It I Cut Google Out of My Life. It Screwed Up Everything. I Cut Microsoft Out of My Life –– Or So I Thought I Cut Apple Out of My Life. It Was Devastating. Unplugging From Big Tech is Harder Than You Think It’s almost impossible to function without the big five tech giants How to block Big Tech with Kashmir Hill: podcast and transcript https://www.nytimes.com/by/kashmir-hill…
This epic 1970s manga series is celebrated for its influence on other stories. We look at the conditions that produced it and how the comic represents Japanese history, revenge, gender, and the irredeemable hero on the road to Hell. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Lone Wolf and Cub: Volume 1, The Assassin's Road Additional Resources: 'Lone Wolf and Cub': Japan's greatest samurai manga? The untold truth of Lone Wolf and Cub Read More Lone Wolf and Cub Part 1: History and Influences Lone Wolf and Cub Part 2: Revenge in the Epic Narrative Tradition Lone Wolf and Cub Part 3: Artwork and Swordplay Lone Wolf and Cub Part 4: Ogami Itto and the Rejection of Bushido Lone Wolf and Cub Part 6: Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger If You Are Patient Like a Samurai, Kazuo Koike's 'Lone Wolf and Cub' Will Reward You Transcultural Reinterpretation of the 'Lone Wolf and Cub' Narrative Kazuo Koike, 1936-2019 An Expanded Look at Lone Wolf and Cub: The First arc – Meifumado…
This 1975 rock album began to define Rush’s identity after the late Neil Peart joined the band on drums and lyrics. We look at how they treated their band as a business to try to understand the particular blend of instrument solos and libertarian ideology that later defined them. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Fly By Night Additional Resources: Rush Dedicates Newest Album To Rod Serling Rush: The Complete Album-by-Album Guide The History Of Rush by Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson: The Early Years Men At Work By Paul Elliott Rush-BTO's Heavy Metal Challengers Success Under Pressure https://rush.fandom.com/wiki/Fly_by_Night_(Album) Rush: ‘You have no freedom. You do what you’re told to do. By the socialists’ Flohil, R. (1975.) Rush: living the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle. The Canadian Composer (97).…
This 2013 novel generated a cantankerous debate in the world of literary criticism over the quality of fiction and how we define it. We look at Tartt's writing process and themes to try to understand whether this book deserved the praise and awards it received. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Goldfinch Additional Resources: It’s Tartt—But Is It Art? The Goldfinch is a bad movie because it is based on a deeply flawed book Donna Tartt on The Goldfinch, Inspiration, and the Perils of Literary Fame Why the backlash against Donna Tartt's 'The Goldfinch' was so extreme (2014 Year in Review) I HEART DONNA TARTT: 10 FACTS ABOUT MYSTERIOUS AUTHOR OF ‘THE GOLDFINCH’ Pulitzer Prize–Winner Donna Tartt on Writing The Goldfinch Donna Tartt shares The Goldfinch’s secret history Donna Tartt's multicultural fantasy: How "The Goldfinch" got away with its disgraceful racial politics https://newrepublic.com/article/156282/not-write-book-review…
This 1969 double-album has been described as both “unlistenable” and “one of the greatest albums of all time.” We discuss its volatile production while trying to understand its composition and how it influenced another fifty years of weird music. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Trout Mask Replica Additional Resources: Some notes came from secondary sources listing Mike Barnes’ ‘Captain Beefheart’ and Bill Harkleroad’s ‘Lunar Notes: Zoot Horn Rollo’s Captain Beefheart Experience’ Burundo Drumbi! - John French's Series of Q&As, 2000/1 Captain Beefheart, a.k.a. Don Van Vliet, dies at 69 AllMusic Review by Steve Huey The Case for Why Captain Beefheart’s Awful Sounding Album, Trout Mask Replica, Is a True Masterpiece Why this awful-sounding album is a masterpiece The Dust Blows Forward: 'Trout Mask Replica' at 50 Why Captain Beefheart’s ‘Trout Mask Replica’ Still Sounds Like Tomorrow Frownland by Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band: Analysis…
This 1999 cannibal-horror-comedy film went through three directors in a troubled production. We discussed how it successfully critiques American consumption and Manifest Destiny despite its financial failure. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Ravenous Additional Resources: ''Creative differences'' shake up Hollywood Film: They all but ate me alive! FANGO Flashback: “RAVENOUS” Robert Carlyle Interview ANTONIA BIRD'S RAVENOUS IS A DARK CANNIBAL TALE - BUT WITH JOKES! To Serve Man: Why ‘Ravenous’ Is the Greatest Cannibal Western Ever Women in Film: The Tonal Balancing Act of Antonia Bird’s RAVENOUS Why You Should Chew On ‘Ravenous’ (1999) Forgotten Flick Ravenous Is the Best-Ever Manifest Destiny Cannibal Comedy Ravenous - 20th Anniversary DiMarco, D. (2011). Going Wendigo: The Emergence of the Iconic Monster in Margaret Atwood’s “Oryx and Crake” and Antonia Bird’s “Ravenous.” College Literature, 38(4), 134–155.…
This comic book series by Neal Adams is a strange combination of talent and narcissism, along with the realization that its lead character and its creator aren't as in control as they want to be. We discuss gun violence, Expanding Earth theory, and generational conflict to try to make sense of this one-of-a-kind experience. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Batman Odyssey Additional Resources: Deconstructing the Complete and Utter Insanity of ‘Batman: Odyssey’ Batman Odyssey Ten Questions To Answer About Batman: Odyssey by Neal Adams INTERVIEW: NEAL ADAMS ON BATMAN: ODYSSEY WC10: Neal Adams Talks "Batman: Odyssey" Neal Adams ('Batman: Odyssey') NEAL ADAMS INTERVIEWS: Adams Defends ‘Batman: Odyssey’ Petit, Z. (2014). Stubborn. Aggressive. Positive. Print, 68(5), 18–21. Breaking down the complete and utter madness of Batman vs. Ra’s Al Ghul Neal Adams: Ultraviolence Did Artist Neal Adams Make an Ass Out of Wonder Woman—and Himself?…
This 1996 film is a purported biopic about a famous painter by another famous painter, Julian Schnabel. We ask whether the narrative this movie presents is an inaccurate portrayal of its subject because it exploits him or because the director is commenting on his own place within the world of fine art. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Basquiat Additional Resources: Jim Jarmusch Explains Why He Refuses To Watch Julian Schanbel’s ‘Basquiat’ Basquiat: Julian Schnabel's Radiant Child Julian Schnabel Asks Why White Filmmakers Shouldn't Tell a Story About a Person of Color “Basquiat” and the Art of the Biopic Basquiat SCHNABEL AND HIS DOUBLES by Charlie Finch "Basquiat' trivializes talented painter's life http://alienatedinvancouver.blogspot.com/2009/07/on-filmwork-of-john-lurie-interview.html “Time to Develop”…
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1 Repost of M.R. James, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 1:26:32
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This is a repost of a 2016 episode. In our 2016 holiday episode, we looked at the forgotten Christmas Eve tradition of telling ghost stories. M.R. James' work from over a hundred years ago best represents this Victorian trend, so in his honor we brought horror to academia and safe spaces. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Additional Resources: How Did Antiquarians Become Action Story Heroes? Ghost stories: why the Victorians were so spookily good at them Christmas Ghost Stories: The Ghost of Christmas Past Goes Further Back Than You Might Realize M. R. James' Ghost Stories Work Eerily Well in This Graphic Fiction Form Telling ghost stories is a lost tradition on Christmas Eve…
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1 Doctor Sleep by Stephen King 1:58:50
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This 2013 novel is a sequel to The Shining. With guest Emily Lewis, we consider how King continues his own redemption arc through these stories about alcoholism and parenting. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Doctor Sleep Additional Resources: Stephen King in Person The author speaks, receives Mason Award at Fall for the Book. Stephen King, "The Shining" and the crapper Stephen King Q&A: The author explores the origins of The Shining and its sequel Doctor Sleep Kathryn Schulz on Doctor Sleep, Stephen King’s The Shining Sequel What Stephen King Isn’t Shine On…
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1 Exit, Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles 1:40:34
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This 2018 comic series by Mark Russell and Mike Feehan reimagines the cartoon character as a gay playwright at odds with 1950s American politics. We examine Russell's writing goals while considering a critical debate about the book: is it formulaic award-bait or character-driven commentary on our present circumstances? Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Exit, Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles Additional Resources: ‘The Snagglepuss Chronicles’ is the best thing you’ll read all year. Seriously. EXIT STAGE LEFT: THE SNAGGLEPUSS CHRONICLES Takes Home 2019 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book Snagglepuss: Exit Stage Left Is a Brilliant Exploration of McCarthyism and the Lavender Scare The Snagglepuss Chronicles is the first great comic book of 2018 DC Reviving Hanna-Barbera's 'Snagglepuss' as Gay Playwright Snagglepuss, LGBT hero: Legendary Hanna-Barbera character reborn in new comic series Review in progress: Exit Stage Left — The Snagglepuss Chronicles Mark Morales Demystifies the Art of Inking Comics “Exit, Stage Left” | Books of 2019, #4 Queer Visibility: What SNAGGLEPUSS Could Teach Us About Resistance in 2018…
Thank you to our Co-producer patron Kevin Wetter for selecting this week's topic! This 1994 indie rock album means a lot to its fans as proof positive that you can survive a romantic breakup. We look at the small business that drove its creation and try to put ourselves in the shoes of the listeners who cherish it. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Foolish Additional Resources: Superchunk release acoustic version of ‘Foolish’ w/ Allison Crutchfield, Owen Pallett, more Brian Paulson Studio aesthetics Rank Your Records: Laura Ballance Ruthlessly Rates Superchunk’s Ten Albums Dusting ‘Em Off: Superchunk – Foolish CHUNKY STYLE The Guide to Getting into Superchunk…
This animated series was an MTV oddity, televised between 1991 and 1994 in a blur of non-linear, ambiguous chunks. We talk about how creator Peter Chung got this made while inserting symbolic references to the limits of 1990's storytelling. We also wonder why we're so nostalgic for a simpler time when our entertainment was more nebulous and weird. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Aeon Flux Additional Resources: Aeon Flux: All You've Ever Needed From Sci-Fi SOUND Interview with Peter Chung The Peter Chung Interview!!!! Aeon Flux: An animated future from the past We Don’t Need Another Live-Action Aeon Flux Peter Chung On Aeon Flux Marin, R., & Gegax, T. T. (1995). Holy Akira! It’s Aeon Flux. Newsweek, 126(7), 68. http://scf.usc.edu/~huntleym/itp104/assignment6/mainpage.html CRAIG MATHIESON. (2006, June 23). Will the real Aeon Flux please stand up. Age, The (Melbourne), p. 9. Atkinson, M. (1996). Inside aeon. Film Comment, 32 (1), 20.…
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1 Danny, The Champion of the World 1:48:10
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This 1975 children's book by Roald Dahl is about class conflict and an idealized relationship between a child and their parent. We talk about Dahl's notoriously disagreeable personality while trying to reconcile it with this genuinely joyful story. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Danny, The Champion of the World Additional Resources: Roald Dahl. By: Kelleghan, Fiona, Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia, 2018 Danny the Champion of the World Summary & Study Guide The Ambiguities of Growing Up: Danny the Champion of the World https://www.roalddahl.com/roald-dahl/stories/a-e/danny-the-champion-of-the-world Words & pictures. Creative Review, 02621037, Mar2012, Vol. 32, Issue 3 THE CANDY MAN. By: Talbot, Margaret, New Yorker, 0028792X, 7/11/2005, Vol. 81, Issue 20 Roald Dahl. By: Lee, Stephan, Entertainment Weekly, 10490434, 10/10/2014, Issue 1332 Worlds of WONDER. By: DORN, JENNIFER, British Heritage, 01952633, May2014, Vol. 35, Issue 2 The first Roald Dahl approved BFG illustration is whizzpopping…
This 2017 graphic novel is a memoir about growing up, figure skating, and coming out of the closet. We talk about how Walden approached the project with guidance from her editor while we look at the comics industry as a whole and the tensions between the book market and the direct market. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Spinning Additional Resources: Tillie Walden on the Queer Characters and Emotional Turmoil of Her New Comic, I Love This Part “Everything I Had to Say about My Life Is in That Book”: An Interview with Tillie Walden How LGBT Ice Skating Graphic Novel 'Spinning' Defies Definition Tillie Walden: That In-Between State Spinning’s Tillie Walden on the Power of Pursuing and Ending Childhood Dreams Women make history, and receive overdue recognition, at 2018 Eisner Awards ‘Spinning’ is a heartfelt graphic novel about figure skating and teen life Surprising New Data Shows Comic Readers Are Leaving Superheroes Behind All-Ages Week: The Direct Market vs. The Book Market…
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1 Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe 1:09:02
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This 2018 concept album is about reckoning, celebrating, and reclaiming what it means to be American. We discuss how Monáe uses her platform to advocate for queer and black women while working with big record labels to also produce commercial success. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Dirty Computer Additional Resources: Janelle Monáe Bends More Than Gender In Two New Videos From 'Dirty Computer' Why Janelle Monae’s ‘Dirty Computer’ Film Is a Timely New Sci-Fi Masterpiece Why Janelle Monáe Put Her Music on Hold to Take Hollywood by Storm Prince apparently wrote the synth line on Janelle Monáe’s new single How Janelle Monáe Found Her Voice Janelle Monáe On Her Dirty, World-Dominating Year Unpacking the meaning of ‘Dirty Computer,’ in which Janelle Monáe finally gets to be herself Janelle Monáe on the meaning of "Dirty Computer" and what she promised her grandmother…
This is a special repost of the first episode of our Patreon-only series, SuperKINGcontext. Stephen King's first novel was adapted into this 1976 cautionary movie about adolescence, bullying, and female representation by a team of middle-aged men. How does the male gaze impact this story that is so often referred to as "feminist"? Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Carrie Additional Resources: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/04/carrie-stephen-king-horror https://web.archive.org/web/20000510093031/http://www.briandepalma.net/carrie/carrint.htm http://www.vulture.com/2013/10/pj-soles-reminisces-about-the-original-carrie.html https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/03/carrie-stephen-king-brian-de-palma-horror-films-feminism https://cinephiliabeyond.org/four-decades-later-brian-de-palmas-carrie-stands-one-capably-crafted-horror-films-time/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10474858/Carrie-the-growing-pains-of-a-horror-classic.html https://sites.google.com/site/cultoddities/home/carrie/carrie-1976/press/sissy-spacek-interviews https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/11/03/carries-prom-scene-an-oral-history-part-one https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/11/04/carries-prom-scene-an-oral-history-part-two…
This political comedy podcast makes over a million dollars a year from its Patreon subscribers alone. We try to unpack how it gets made while learning more about the personal values associated with the "dirtbag left." Chapo Trap House podcast on Soundcloud Additional Resources: Meet Chapo Trap House: The Funniest and Most F**ked Up New Podcast About Media and Politics THE RADICAL CHEEK OF 'CHAPO TRAP HOUSE' Chapo Trap House are the Vulgar, Brilliant Demigods of the New Progressive Left Explaining the ‘Chapo Trap House’ Podcast to the Uninitiated Liberals are making bank on a site called Patreon. The right calls it "hipster welfare." What Will Become of the Dirtbag Left? Is This the Stupidest Book Ever Written About Socialism? Chapo Trap House subreddit quarantined for allegedly encouraging violence SOCIALISM IS BACK, AND THE KIDS ARE LOVING IT. Reason. Aug/Sep2019, Vol. 51 Issue 4, p55-52. 4p. 2 'The Voice of the Dirtbag Left': socialist US comics Chapo Trap House Chapo Trap House: Socialism for the Extremely Online…
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1 Injection by Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey, and Jordie Bellaire 1:49:19
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This 2015 comic mixes folklore and magic with science and technology. We discuss how each creator brings their own experimentation to the project, and how it's been received by the comic book industry and its more philosophical readers. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Injection Additional Resources: Warren Ellis' Freaky Scifi Comic Series Injection Gets Optioned for TV Exclusive Interview with Injection’s Warren Ellis INTERVIEW: Warren Ellis talks about ‘Injection’ without crying AN INJECTION OF WARREN ELLIS IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Matt Chats: Declan Shalvey on Wolverine, Injection, Learning from Scripting Comics, and Why He Brings up ArtCred Less What's at Stake with Warren Ellis's 'Injection' INJECTION #1 TALK WITH WARREN ELLIS, DECLAN SHALVEY & JORDIE BELLAIRE Take Control Of Your World: Revisiting ‘Injection’ By Ellis, Shalvey & Bellaire [Sci-Fi Week] Read More: Take Control Of Your World: Revisiting 'Injection' [Review] https://injectioncomic.tumblr.com/ BELLAIRE & SHALVEY: ART & COLOR, WORKING IN CONCERT [GALLERY] INJECTION #2: LETHAL DECOMPRESSION [CLOSE READ] Haug H. The Alchemical Singularity: Magic and Technology in Warren Ellis’s Injection. Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction. 2019;48(132):22…
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1 The Weird and the Eerie by Mark Fisher 1:34:19
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This collection of non-fiction essays attempts to define two modes of storytelling by providing examples of each from popular culture. We talk about how Fisher's argument fits into our larger discussions of horror stories and how his definitions may be useful for considering the end of capitalism. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Weird and the Eerie Additional Resources: The Revolution Will Be Weird and Eerie Eugene Thacker – Weird, Eerie, and Monstrous: A Review of “The Weird and the Eerie” by Mark Fisher Making Sense of “The Weird and the Eerie” In Memoriam: Mark Fisher why we quit: tariq goddard on leaving zero books Toward a Theory of the New Weird…
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1 Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, Season 1 1:45:19
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Thank you to our Co-producer patron Kevin Wetter for selecting this week's topic! This 2009 TV show, helmed by Joss Whedon, was meant to be a thematic exploration of identity and sexuality but many have argued about its problematic story. Was that because of corporate interference or Whedon's own issues with feminist representation? Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Dollhouse, Season 1 Additional Resources: Adams, Pippa. Women in Science Fiction: Opportunities and Constraints of Representations in Postfeminist Worlds Joss Whedon on Comic Books, Abusing Language and the Joys of Genre JOSS WHEDON TALKS FIREFLY, DOLLHOUSE AND LEAVING TELEVISION The Mind-Transplant Script Whedon Wrote Before Dollhouse Anderson, D. (2016). Echoes of Frankenstein: Shelley’s Masterpiece in Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse and Our Relationship with Technology. Slayage, 43, 1 Kitchens, J. (2016). Object Entanglements: From Postmodern Subjectivity to Posthuman Thingness in Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse. Studies in Popular Culture, 38(2), 1. Rogers, S. (2011). Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse and Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse. Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, 22(2), 153. Avni, S. (2008). Inside the Dollhouse. Mother Jones, 33(6), 88–89. Jensen, J. (2008). Welcome to the “Dollhouse” Fan Frenzy. Entertainment Weekly, (997), 14. The Expired Feminism of Joss Whedon In defence of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse Joss Whedon's Dollhouse: Confounding Purpose, Confusing Identity, edited by Sherry Ginn, Alyson R. Buckman, Heather M. Porter “Fantasy Is His Business, but It Is Not His Purpose” by Alyson R. Buckman The Fascinating No-Consent Fantasia of Dollhouse and Mad Men POSTMORTEM: WHY WE HATED DOLLHOUSE. AND WHY WE LOVED IT.…
THIS IS A REPOST OF A 2016 EPISODE. As the release of the film JOKER looms, we revisit our discussion about Batman, the Joker, and ambiguity. Looking back on the Batman film “The Dark Knight,” does it stand for anything? Or does it simply soak up whatever morals we bring to it? Christopher Nolan’s intentions remain mysterious, but we do our best to figure them out. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Dark Knight Additional Resources: JOHNSON, V. (2014). ‘It’s What You Do that Defines You:’ Christopher Nolan’s Batman as Moral Philosopher. Journal Of Popular Culture, 47(5), 952. doi:10.1111/jpcu.12181 The Dark Knight of the American Empire Hunting The Dark Knight : Twenty-First Century Batman. London: I.B.Tauris Dive Deep Into the Making of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy With This Documentary…
Thank you to our Co-producer patron Miriam Meaney for selecting this week's topic! This 1985 Peter Greenaway film approaches storytelling with the perspective that there is no meaning to reality despite our organized attempts to create it. We talk about how Greenaway uses the traditions of Dutch paintings and anatomical animal studies to get this message across or frustrate us by trying. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: A Zed and Two Noughts Additional Resources: Symmetry and Structure in Greenaway’s A Zed and Two Noughts Organizing the ZOO: Peter Greenaway’s A Zed & Two Noughts Distant Voices, Still Lives and A Zed and Two Noughts: watch the double bill Alemany-Galway, M., & Willoquet-Maricondi, P. (2008). Peter Greenaway’s Postmodern / Poststructuralist Cinema (Vol. Rev. ed). Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. De Beauregard, R. C. (2010). Green Apples and Red Prawns: The Colour of Time in Peter Greenaway’s A Zed & Two Noughts ( Z.0.0.). Journal of British Cinema & Television, 7(1), 82.…
Thank you to our Co-producer patron Chris Marlton for selecting this week's topic! This 2002 Japanese art film is slow, meticulously shot, and has wonderful, ornate costumes. We discuss how it was influenced by a form of traditional puppetry but should be approached more like a meditative painting. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Dolls Additional Resources: Finding Love in Loss and Tragedy Dolls Dolls by Takeshi Kitano (Review) The cult Japanese movies outfitted by Yohji Yamamoto Inviolable Attachments: Takeshi Kitano’s Dolls Dolls (2002) Redmond, S. (2013). The Cinema of Takeshi Kitano : Flowering Blood. London: WallFlower Press. Sherman Hollar. (2012). Kitano Takeshi. Britannica Biographies, 1.…
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1 On Moral Fiction by John Gardner 1:54:04
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In this 1978 non-fiction book, Gardner argues that art and writing should be moral and that his peers in the literary community are immoral for failing to uphold this tradition. We discuss Gardner's tragic life story while trying to process this debate and whether he was right, wrong or just an asshole. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: On Moral Fiction Additional Resources: John Gardner, Pugilist at Rest Moral Fiction John Gardner raided the castle of American fiction, a bit like Grendel. By David Stanton Getting the Elephant off the Baby: A Look Back at John Gardner’s On Moral Fiction John Gardner’s Tricksy Death and Tangled Legacy On Moral Fiction, By John Gardner, Analysis by Christian Author Lorilyn Roberts John Gardner: A Tiny Eulogy What Do You Mean, 'Moral' Fiction? An Interview with John Gardner John Gardner…
This podcast started in 2012 as a fictional update from a strange, supernatural town. With guest Dave Moore, we discuss how this successful production is made while unpacking the utopian ideal it creates with a kind of drab mundanity. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Find out more at their website and tell them we sent you. Welcome to Nightvale Additional Resources: Welcome To 'Night Vale' — Watch Out For The Tarantulas Welcome to Night Vale: Eerie, witty podcast has Texas ties Celebrating Their Corpse-Strewn Future: Welcome to Night Vale 10 Reasons to Listen to Welcome to Night Vale Welcome to Oakland, ‘Welcome to Night Vale’ Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor on Welcome To Night Vale Why Welcome to Night Vale is Important Oh, My Pop Culture Religion: Religious Colonialism in Welcome to Night Vale America's Most Popular Podcast: What The Internet Did To "Welcome to Night Vale" Fan-created transcripts make it even easier to get into “Night Vale FX To Develop ‘Welcome To Night Vale’ Podcast For TV; Harper Perennial Orders Two New Books…
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1 Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth 1:14:22
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This 2005 video game tried to capture the atmosphere and experience of H. P. Lovecraft's mythos. It is now called a commercial failure and a cult classic. We discuss its unique, immersive gameplay, and its Lovecraftian approach to knowledge as a thing to fear. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Call of Cthulhu (RPG) Additional resources: Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth Interview 2 Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth Q&A The making of Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth Owen, D. (2017). Player and Avatar : The Affective Potential of Videogames. Jefferson, UNITED STATES: McFarland. Horror is Knowledge: The Presentation of Fear in 'Call of Cthulhu…
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1 Providence by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows 2:00:29
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This 2015 comic series is an attempt to tell "the ultimate H.P. Lovecraft" story, so we dive deep into the cold, clinical research process behind it. We also discuss this story's relationship with sexual violence, racism, American mythology, capitalism and... comic book fandom. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Providence Additional Resources: Interview: Alan Moore on Providence, Jerusalem, League and more – Part 1 All About Alienation: Alan Moore On Lovecraft And Providence Alan Moore Heralds Providence: ‘It’s Time To Go For A Reappraisal Of Lovecraft’ H.P. Moorecraft: On the Ending of Providence PROVIDENCE Artist JACEN BURROWS On His Long Collaboration With Alan Moore, Adapting LOVECRAFT, More Providence: Lovecraft, Sexual Violence, and the Body of the Other The Road To Providence Innsmouth Gold: Providence Sales Data American Dread: Alan Moore and the Racism of H. P. Lovecraft Pickman’s Apprentice: An Appreciation of Jacen Burrows…
This 1986 horror film adapted an H.P. Lovecraft story into a transgressive "video nasty" about repressed sexuality. We learn about the production methods that brought its "pineal glands" to life, while discussing Lovecraft's fear of sex in contrast with From Beyond's smashing of taboos. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: From Beyond Additional Resources: 30 YEARS LATER, FROM BEYOND IS LOVECRAFT AT HIS KINKIEST The Cult 80s Horror Movie That Foretold Our Augmented Future Corliss, Richard. TIME Magazine; 12/1/1986, Vol. 128 Issue 22, p74, Sharrett, C. (2015). Lovecraft Today. Cineaste, 41(1), 27–78. A Man’s Home… Transgressive Sexuality and Slimy Creatures 'From Beyond (Collector's Edition)' Stuart Gordon’s Shock Treatment Race, Sexuality, and Procreation in H.P. Lovecraft Film Adaptations The Posthumous Pornification of H. P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft and Sex: or The Sex Life of a Gentleman Wisker G. (2013) “Spawn of the Pit”: Lavinia, Marceline, Medusa, and All Things Foul: H. P. Lovecraft’s Liminal Women. In: Simmons D. (eds) New Critical Essays on H.P. Lovecraft.…
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1 Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff 1:32:51
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This 2016 novel explores sci-fi and horror in the 1950s from the perspective of an African-American family already accustomed to prejudice and dread. We have an uncomfortable conversation about how it addresses H.P. Lovecraft's racism and the question of whether a white author should tell stories about the black experience. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Lovecraft Country Additional Resources: Matt Ruff's "Lovecraft Country," where the horror is racism (not racist) The Big Idea: Matt Ruff Shadows Over America: Matt Ruff and Victor LaValle Take on Lovecraft and Race Talking with Matt Ruff about science fiction’s racist past Cthulhu Gon’ Slay: Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff Real-world and mythical terrors get equal billing in Lovecraft Country…
This 1988 Japanese anime film broke the bank with its high production budget, but it is still remembered for its masterful artwork and deep themes about adolescence and post-war dystopia. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Akira Additional Resources: Akira: The Story Behind The Film ‘Akira’: Looking back at the future Akira: The Tortured History of the Unmade Live-Action Adaptation 30 Years of Akira: The Triumph and Legacy of a Legendary Film ‘Akira’ Is Frequently Cited as Influential. Why Is That? How 'Akira' Has Influenced All Your Favourite TV, Film and Music…
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1 The Terminal Beach by J. G. Ballard 1:50:44
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Thanks to our Co-producer Miriam Meaney for this week's topic! This 1964 collection of short science fiction stories shows a writer in conflict with his own genre in the wake of horrible family tragedy. We discuss Ballard's interest in psychological inner space and speculative fiction to better understand his role in the history of literature. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: J. G. Ballard on Amazon Additional Resources: The New Science Fiction Strange fiction A brief survey of the short story part 26: JG Ballard Four Stories: "The Drowned Giant" by J.G. Ballard | Weird Fiction Review 'The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard' - Los Angeles Times The Catastrophist The haunting science fiction of J.G. Ballard Ballard, James Graham (1930–2009) BOOKS Remembering J.G. Ballard's Science Fiction Legacy JG Ballard: Extreme Metaphor: A Crash Course In The Fiction Of JG Ballard The Corner of Lovecraft and Ballard J. G. Ballard, The Art of Fiction No. 85 Wilson DH. J. G. Ballard. Urbana: University of Illinois Press; 2017.…
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1 Fishbone & The Familyhood Nextperience Present: The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx 1:36:11
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This album from 2000 came out more than 20 years into the career of this genre fusing music group. We look at their commercial apex and their struggles with racist expectations to understand what led to this attempt at a new beginning. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Fishbone albums Additional Resources: The Red Hot Days of Fabulous, Funky Fishbone HAY, C. (2000). “Psychotic” Fishbone Goes Hollywood. Billboard, 112(9), 12. Fishbone & the Familyhood Nextperience FISHBONE "Fishbone & Fishbone Back on Its Mission FISHBONE Seminal funk game-changers in town Ska-Punk Rockers, Way Ahead of the Curve LIFSON, A. (2011). A Fish Story. Humanities, 32(1), 6. Fricke, D. (1991). Black and bruised. Rolling Stone, (614), 68. Biggs, Jimmie. “Growing Up Black in the White Punk Scene.” New York Amsterdam News. 6/30/2005, Vol. 96 Issue 27, p17-17.…
This 2017 Netflix television show is a critically acclaimed fictional depiction of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling that were popular in the 1980s. We discuss how the show's creators handle representation of stereotypes while also criticizing the worst of America's fears. Additional resources: Get in the Ring: How ‘GLOW’ Recreates the Golden Age of Lady-Wrestling TV Why ‘GLOW’ Creators Made Women’s Wrestling Series How the Original G.L.O.W. Wrestlers Helped Shape the Netflix Hit ‘GLOW’ Fight Coordinator Chavo Guerrero Jr. on Getting Wrestling Right Obsessed With ‘GLOW’? Meet The Real Female Wrestlers Who Inspired The Show How accurate is Netflix GLOW series? Original GLOW girl Tina Ferrari weighs in What GLOW Gets Right About Pro Wrestling “The Slow and Sudden Rise of Marc Maron,” Newsweek Global. 6/29/2018, Vol. 170 Issue 24, p26-33. Glowing Past: Netflix's "GLOW" costume designer on '80s trends and the evolution of sneakers, FN: Footwear News. 7/16/2018, Vol. 74 Issue 22, p10-1…
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1 After the People Lights Have Gone Off by Stephen Graham Jones 1:30:18
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This 2014 collection of short horror stories shows a prolific author experimenting with different tropes and genres to find wonder in making sense of the world. We discuss Jones’s unique writing process to understand the importance he gives horror. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: After the People Lights Have Gone Off Additional Resources: Book Review: After the People Lights Have Gone Off – Author Stephen Graham Jones After the People Lights Have Gone Off by Stephen Graham Jones Stephen Graham Jones ~ After the People Lights Have Gone Off Haunted Reading Interview: Stephen Graham Jones Stephen Graham Jones on writing horror and its inverse, romance Interview: Stephen Graham Jones on The Weird One Month of Reading Stephen Graham Jones: A Primer Consuming, Incarcerating, and "Transmoting" Misery: Border Practice in Vizenor's Bearheart and Jones's The Fast Red Road[1] We are Stephen Graham Jones, author of AFTER THE PEOPLE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF and Richard Thomas, Editor-in-Chief of Dark House Press—this is our AMA, so ASK US ANYTHING! In Convo With Stephen Graham Jones Senses All Turned Up: An Interview with Stephen Graham Jones Curbside Splendor Under Fire by Authors, Goes On Publishing Hiatus Native American literature’s shapeshifter…
This 1985 fantasy film is remembered fondly by our generation, but may not hold up under re-examination. We look at the studio process it was made under, while thinking about how it tries to subvert our expectations of fairy tales. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Ladyhawke Additional Resources: 20 Crazy Details Behind The Making Of Ladyhawke History, Fantasy, and Weird Armor: Ladyhawke Is Ladyhawke the Best Fairy Tale of Them All? The Hawk, the Wolf, and the Mouse: Tracing the Gendered other in Richard Donner’s Ladyhawke In Defense of ‘Ladyhawke’ Lessons Every Filmmaker Can Learn From Richard Donner The Wolf, the Hawk and the Avant-garde Musician: Interview with Andrew Powell…
This 1998 horror manga depicts a Japanese town that plunges into chaos in the face of the symbolic spiral. We look at how Ito conceived Uzumaki, while struggling with big philosophical ideas like nihilism, rationalism and routine, meticulous dread in the face of our cosmic insignificance. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Uzumaki Additional Resources: The Junji Ito Interview: A conversation with the creator of Uzumaki Black illumination: the unhuman world of Junji Ito The Horrific Mechanations of Junji Ito’s Uzumaki Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Uzumaki Uzumaki: Junji Ito’s Phenomenal Art and Lackluster Storytelling Into the Spiral: A Conversation with Japanese Horror Maestro Junji Ito The Grotesque Tales of Junji Ito — Part 3: Uzumaki “Uzumaki” Is a Horror Classic That Will Leave You Spinning THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL: THOUGHTS ON LOVECRAFTIAN SPIRALITY AND ITO’S UZUMAKI INTERVIEW: THE LEGENDARY JUNJI ITO TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW ANIME COLLECTION AND MORE…
This 2018 spy thriller is praised for its humor and subversion by critics and audiences alike. We discuss how it represents female and queer identities without pinning down either as templates or tropes. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Killing Eve, Season 1 Additional Resources: ‘It’s anarchic’: the cast of Killing Eve on Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s killer thriller Phoebe Waller-Bridge Twists the Spy Genre With BBC America’s Thriller ‘Killing Eve’ ‘Killing Eve’ Showrunner: ‘All Obsession Is Sexual’ All About Killing Eve: The BBC spy drama that's already a US hit Killing Eve and the Riddle of Why Women Kill The Queer Ambiguity of ‘Killing Eve’ ‘Killing Eve’: TV’s Newest Assassin Subverts Storytelling Cliches, Which Makes Her Scary as Hell Feminist thriller "Killing Eve" has proven a perfect show for the #MeToo era BBC Buys Into Award-Winning U.K. Drama Producer Sid Gentle Films…
This repost of our two Nick Cave episodes is a mess of grief, awe, love, and aspiration. Part 1: Nick Cave's Lament In anticipation of the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album “Skeleton Tree” and its accompanying documentary “One More Time With Feeling,” we discuss the tragedy of losing a child and its effect on art, performance and persona. Part 2: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Skeleton Tree By becoming a more vulnerable frontman, Nick Cave has transformed after a major tragedy. To understand this better, we cover his latest album Skeleton Tree, the companion film One More Time With Feeling and the Bad Seeds' latest North American tour. Additional Resources: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Nick Cave I Am the Real Nick Cave The Love and Terror of Nick Cave Nick Cave Finally Tells His Most Painful Story Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds x Hingston Studio – Skeleton Tree All Songs +1: A Devastating New Film About Nick Cave Nick Cave Talks About Living and Writing Through Grief Nick Cave Will Never Be Forgotten THE IMMENSE GRIEF OF NICK CAVE’S ‘SKELETON TREE’ Nick Cave financed the documentary One More Time with Feeling so that he would not have to speak with journalists about the death of his son…
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1 Repost of Game of Thrones, Season 6 1:12:18
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THIS IS A REPOST OF A 2016 EPISODE. In an unusually giddy, slaphappy episode, Charlie & Christian try to understand how Game of Thrones' sixth season was made. When does an adaptation stop being an adaptation? What happens when it passes -- and surpasses -- its source material? Additional Resources: Last Year (Winds of Winter) post by George R.R. Martin…
Thank you to our Co-Producer patron Chris Marlton for selecting this week's topic! This 1997 Australian alternative rock record was a massive success in its home country, but is something we (the hosts) were totally unfamiliar with. We look at how music subjectively builds identity for some "young people" to understand why Unit is so important to adults looking back on their outsider adolescence. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Unit Additional Resources: Polyester genius: reflecting on the boundary-pushing perfection of Regurgitator’s 1997 classic, Unit MUSIC REVIEW | Regurgitator – Unit (1997) ! (The Song Formerly Known As) by Regurgitator – towering electronic fuzz Jade Lazarevic. (2012, September 8). The way we were. Newcastle Herald, The (Includes the Central Coast Herald), p. 12. ELIZABETH LORD. (2012). Regurgitator relive retro. Mercury, The (Hobart), 6. Regurgitator has always pleased itself — and fans are happy to tag along Andrew M c Millen. (2018, August 2). Band of outsiders. Australian, The, p. 15. Regurgitator crowd still partying like it's 1999 By: Craig Platt, Age, The (Melbourne), 03126307, Aug 13, 2018 Brain uploading, warts and elaborate subterfuge: a chat with Quan Yeomans of Regurgitator…
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1 Supercontext: The Sheriff of Babylon 1:31:14
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This 2015 Vertigo comic by Tom King and Mitch Gerads sets a murder mystery in the Iraq War in 2004. We discuss how the creators strived for accuracy and reverence with this complex story while struggling with our own distaste for violence, glorification, and authority. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Sheriff of Babylon Additional Resources: One of comics’ best writers is a former CIA agent Inside 'The Sheriff of Babylon,' DC Comics' Wartime Crime Drama Comic-Con: DC's Vertigo Imprint to Launch 12 New Series Before End of Year Why the CIA Has to Read This Comic Before You Can The Best Retelling of the Iraq War Story Is a Comic Book 15 Reasons Why You Should Be Reading The Sheriff Of Babylon https://twiststreet.tumblr.com/post/181648879026 Did Batman’s Tom King Work For the CIA? Yes, Yes He Did. PERSPECTIVES ON A CRIME: TOM KING AND MITCH GERADS ON ‘THE SHERIFF OF BABYLON’…
Thank you to our Co-producer patron Kevin Wetter for selecting this week's topic! This 2003 superhero film adaption went through ten screenwriters during its production and suffered poor critical reception. We look back before the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we now know it and ask why the formula of Greek tragedy mixed with Cold War paranoia failed to work. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: HULK Additional Resources: Countdown to Hulk: Screenwriter John Turman talks about a fan's dream job U Bulks Up Hulk Hulk Makes a Monster Out of Gamma Rays Green With Anger Ang Lee Gets Inside Hulk’s Head Countdown to Hulk: Screenwriter Michael France Talks ‘Hulk,’ ‘Punisher,’ and Beyond. Countdown to 'Hulk': Producers Avi Arad and Gale Anne Hurd talk Temper, Temper Ang Lee looks back at his Hulk movie The successful failure of Ang Lee’s Hulk Credit Grab The Hulk. (2003). Millimeter, 31(6), 14.…
This HBO series remake about artificial intelligence, violence and consciousness was made with expert care by everyone involved in its production. But we ask, why then wasn't its depiction of its big themes ultimately satisfying? Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Westworld Additional Resources: Abrams and Nolan Team Up for Westworld HBO Pilot The Long, Weird History of the Westworld Franchise HBO’s Westworld Extras Have to Sign a Consent Form Agreeing to ‘Genital-to-Genital Touching’ Ed Brubaker on Westworld, The Fade Out, and his immersion into Hollywood Your Westworld Logistical Questions Answered On the Ranch with the Creators of “Westworld” How the Creators of Westworld Built a Violent World of Robot Cowboys Why the Westworld Costumes Were So Complicated to Create The Secrets Behind Westworld’s Opening Title Sequence Westworld’s Showrunner Hint at Season 2, Discuss Show’s Video-Game Influences Why the Bicameral Mind Theory is Crucial to Unlocking Westworld A New Diversity Reviews Site Rates TV Shows and Films By Quality of Representation Westworld, Race and The Western Racial Stereotyping and Westworld…
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1 Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 1:51:30
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This 1996 novel is infamous for its length and complex narrative structure, while being critically lauded for its themes and style. We discuss how Wallace approached the project, while grappling with revelations about how he treated women both on-and-off the page. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Infinite Jest Additional Resources: The Afterlife of David Foster Wallace Infinite Proofs: The Effects of Mathematics on David Foster Wallace ! David Foster Wallace at 50: Why he still matters and always will MICHAEL PIETSCH: EDITING INFINITE JEST A BRIEF (CROWD-SOURCED) INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL PIETSCH 'Infinite Jest' celebrates 20th anniversary God, Mary Karr and Ronald Reagan: D.T. Max on David Foster Wallace Mary Karr Speaks Out About David Foster Wallace Amid Literature's #MeToo Movement 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Infinite Jest Why Insufferable People Love Infinite Jest Men Recommend David Foster Wallace to Me 15 Facts About Infinite Jest Reading from the “Blind-spots” A Short Meditation on the Whiteness of David Foster Wallace’s Writing Thinking About David Foster Wallace, Misogyny and Scholarship The Magic of Michael Schur's Sitcoms: Why 'The Good Place,' 'Parks and Rec' & More Are So Rewatchable An Interview with Michael Schur 'Parks and Recreation': 'Infinite Jest' references in 'Partridge'…
Thank you to our Co-Producer patron Miriam Meaney for selecting this week's topic! This 2016 film by Nicolas Winding Refn is about beauty, jealousy and the entertainment industry. We look at Refn's thematic intentions and the myriad of arguments about his "misogyny" or "feminism," to try to understand how the glamour industry portrays women. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Neon Demon Additional Resources: ‘Movie blood tastes so good’ – on The Neon Demon set with Nicolas Winding Refn A HORROR FILM ABOUT BEAUTY: NICOLAS WINDING REFN & ELLE FANNING ON “THE NEON DEMON” Nicolas Winding Refn Readies Danish/French Horror Tale Nicolas Winding Refn on The Neon Demon's Female-Dominated Cast The Neon Demon is the most offensive film of the year - and not because of the necrophilia MOVIES‘The Neon Demon’ Is ‘Valley of the Dolls’ Meets ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’?! Birth. Movies. Interview: Nicolas Winding Refn And Cliff Martinez Talk THE NEON DEMON The Neon Demon: a spoiler-filled chat about the year’s best or worst movie I’M A FEMINIST, AND I LOVED THE NEON DEMON The Neon Demon tries to both fetishize and vilify young girls. It fails.…
This 2007 manga serial by Inio Asano seems like a simple story about a middle-school boy growing up in Japan. But we find that using symbolic simplicity together with the detailed, weird world of adults, Asano has been described as the voice of his generation. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Goodnight PunPun, Volume 1 Additional Resources: INIO ASANO INTERVIEW — “REALITY IS TOUGH, SO READ THIS MANGA ABOUT CUTE GIRLS AND FEEL BETTER” The disaffected world of Inio Asano GOODNIGHT PUNPUN Is A Horrifying Glance In The Mirror Preview: Inio Asano’s Goodnight Punpun is an ode to life’s awkwardness ‘GOODNIGHT PUNPUN’ IS THE STRANGEST MANGA OF THE YEAR (AND ONE OF THE BEST) Saying Goodbye to Childhood in Goodnight Punpun Interview: Goodnight Punpun Creator Inio Asano…
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1 Angel Dust, by Faith No More 2:01:32
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This 1992 album is celebrated as one of the best of the era but we look at the dysfunctional, toxic relationships between the five band members, and we find that the pressures of the music business, touring, and getting older, led to internal conflicts that made it harder for Faith No More to just be a group of goofy weirdos. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Angel Dust Additional Resources: THE POWER OF NEGATIVE THINKING Talking music and zoning with Roddy Bottom of Faith No More Faith No More - Making Of Angel Dust (Full) Faith No More: 'We’ve made bad decisions our whole career. That’s why the English champion us' 26 YEARS AGO: FAITH NO MORE RELEASE ‘ANGEL DUST’ 10 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT FAITH NO MORE’S ‘ANGEL DUST’ HEAVY METAL HOMO…
This 1967 British TV show is revered as a cult classic that was radical and countercultural, while symbolizing philosophical arguments about individualism vs. collectivism. We take a deeper look at star Patrick McGoohan and the commercial interests behind the show to ask if it's ultimately more conservative than pop culture likes to remember. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Prisoner Additional Resources: A Spy Trapped in a Nightmare of Psychedelia GEORGE MARKSTEIN interviewed by Chris Rodley Number Six At 50: The 50th Anniversary Of 'The Prisoner' How did The Prisoner ever get made? Patrick McGoohan Explains The Meaning Of The Prisoner, A TV Cult Classic Alan Moore Remembers Patrick McGoohan’s “The Prisoner”: Part 1 What on earth was The Prisoner all about? McGuire, J. T. (2014). A Mentor-Protégé Relationship?: Orson Welles, Patrick McGoohan, and The Prisoner Television Series. Quarterly Review of Film & Video , 31 (7), 647. Hanna, E. (2014). Be Selling You: The Prisoner As Cult and Commodity. Television & New Media , 15 (5), 433. Woodman BJ. Escaping Genre’s Village: Fluidity and Genre Mixing in Television’s The Prisoner. Journal of Popular Culture . 2005;38(5):939…
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1 The White Album, by Joan Didion 1:43:28
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This 1979 collection of essays attempts to reveal the 1960s and California as stories without narratives. We discuss how Didion's work was branded because of her gender, class, and lack of politics, despite her insistence that writing was only an attempt to make sense out of chaos. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The White Album Additional Resources: The Top 10 Essays Since 1950 Joan Didion’s Style Joan Didion: Staking Out California There's a reason Joan Didion's work endures: she changed the way we wrote We Tell Ourselves Stories: Didion’s “White Album” Takes to the Stage From literary heavyweight to lifestyle brand: exploring the cult of Joan Didion The White Album, by Joan Didion…
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1 Spalding Gray's Swimming to Cambodia 1:47:56
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This 1987 filmed monologue changed the way mainstream media considered autobiographical performance art. We discuss how Gray made the film with director Jonathan Demme and the emotional themes throughout that resonate after his suicide. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Swimming To Cambodia (film) Swimming To Cambodia (book) Additional Resources: Georgakas, D., & Porton, R. (1993). The art of autobiography. Cineaste , 19 (4), 34. Through a Lens, Intently. By: Salomon, Andrew, Back Stage East, 19305966, 5/25/2006, Vol. 47, Issue 21 Johnson, B. D. (1992). The talking cure. Maclean’s , 105 (28), 44. FILM: SPALDING GRAY'S 'SWIMMING TO CAMBODIA' Swimming to Cambodia: A Channel for Spalding Gray’s Seismic Prose Theatrical Cinema: How Stop Making Sense, Swimming to Cambodia, and Bronson Combined Two Art Forms The Mask Behind the Voice Everything You Need to Know About the Movie That Inspired “Parker Gail’s Location is Everything” Demastes, W. (1989). Spalding Gray's "Swimming to Cambodia" and the Evolution of an Ironic Presence. Theatre Journal, 41 (1), 75-94.…
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1 Gang of Four, Entertainment! 1:46:57
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This influential 1979 album combined art education with working class political activism to play with the meaning of pop music. We discuss the production of the record and the band's conflicts (or lack thereof) with their record label and the BBC. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Entertainment! Additional Resources: Dettmar, K. J. H. (2014). Gang of Four’s Entertainment! New York, NY: Bloomsbury Academic. Gang Of Four Track By Track Andy Gill meets Andy Gill Jerky, punky, funky Gang of Four Anthrax Hoover, M., & Stokes, L. (1998). Pop Music and the Limits of Cultural Critique: Gang of Four Shrinkwraps Entertainment. Popular Music & Society, 22(3), 21. Smith, M. R. (2005). So Sweet. Remix, 7(7), 106.…
This horror comic by Grant Morrison, Chris Burnham and Nathan Fairbairn purports to act symbolically like our archetypes of myth. We ask whether it's successful in getting into our subconscious and if cosmic horror and lack of meaning even scare us anymore. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Nameless Additional Resources: Afterword in the collected NAMELESS 'Nameless' Was the Scariest Comic Book of 2015 Understanding Grant Morrison's "Nameless" Halloween Horror: Nameless by Grant Morrison, Chris Burnham and Nathan Fairbairn Kill Yr Gods: Reconnecting with Grant Morrison Through Nameless Brain Teeth / Endless Nameless Part 2: Macro Meaning vs Micro Meaning…
We discuss Tom Hardy's television passion project and how he produced it with his father and a string of well-known storytellers. We also examine the show's symbolic demonization of corporations and what that says about historical accuracy and our present understanding of modern economics. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Taboo, Season One Additional Resources: Tom Hardy wins dream acting role - after convincing his dad to create it for him ‘Taboo’ will return to FX in 2018 BBC to break 'Taboo' with 'inaccurate' portrayal of East India Company FX's Taboo Offers a Realistic Portrayal of Monopoly Taboo writer Steven Knight plans at least two more series of the BBC1 drama Taboo's gunpowder plot: can you really make explosives from manure? Naysayers be damned! Tom Hardy's Taboo is a work of Wicker Man genius A Chat With Tom Hardy: Is His ‘Taboo’ Killer a True Shaman or ‘Just F***ing Mad’? Everything you need to know about Taboo, the new BBC Tom Hardy drama TABOO: TOM HARDY EXPLAINS THE SUPERNATURAL SIDE OF THE PERIOD DRAMA…
This fantasy/horror novel about prep school boys and magical authority came in the middle of the genre paperback boom. We talk about Straub's concerns when writing it and how he walked the line between horror and "literature," while responding to the market pressures on his publisher. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Shadowland Additional Resources: Tattered Tomes: Peter Straub’s Shadowland, Revisited David S. Goyer Adapting ‘Shadowland’ Horror Novel As NBC Event Series Zaleski, J. (2003). The Uses of Horror. Publishers Weekly, 250(40), 45–49. AN INTRODUCTION: SHADOWLAND The Dick Cavett Show Horror Masters Stephen King, Romero, Straub, Levin 1980 Shadowland, by Putney Tyson Ridge AN INTRODUCTION SHADOWLAND Dancing Architecture an interview with Peter Straub Interview: Peter Straub…
This movie had a tumultuous production, with constant fighting between writer Paddy Chayefsky and director Ken Russell. We discuss how their conflict influenced the end product... and the studios paying their bills. We also wonder if this movie unintentionally captures what we now refer to as toxic masculinity. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Altered States (film) Altered States (book) Additional Resources: Felperin, L. (2011). Russell pics marked by raw passion. Variety , 425 (4), 7. Corliss, R. (1980). Invasion Of The Mind Snatcher. Time , 116 (26), 58. Lanza, J. (2007). Phallic Frenzy : Ken Russell and His Films (Vol. 1st ed). Chicago, Ill: Independent Publishers Group. AT THE MOVIES; Ken Russell on 'Altered States' controversy. From Altered States to Altered Titles: A Close Analysis of the Title Sequence to Ken Russell's Altered States (1981) What We Mean When We Say, “Toxic Masculinity”…
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1 Neurosis, Through Silver In Blood 1:41:58
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This 1996 album is heralded as the critical apex for the "post-metal" sub-genre. We discuss the hardships and trauma the band members were struggling with while recording it and how it acts as catharsis for them and their listeners. We also spend a lot of time on meaning, genre distinctions and the inability of language to describe the identity we form with music. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Through Silver In Blood Silver Blood Transmission Additional Resources: Neurotics Never Know A Chat with Neurosis' Dave Edwardson Neurosis on 30 Years of Finding ‘New Ways of Being Heavy’ Neurosis’ Through Silver In Blood is still crushing, 20 years later Neurosis – ‘Through Silver in Blood’ Turns 20 NEUROSIS' DARK PATH, DEEP BOND: INSIDE 'THROUGH SILVER IN BLOOD' AND BEYOND…
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1 Astronauts in Trouble: Live From the Moon 1:34:15
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This comic book about a private moon mission gone wrong is now lauded for launching the career of Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard. But, it was also responsible for Larry Young and Mimi Rosenheim's publishing house AiT/PlanetLar. So we discuss their approach to balancing commerce with art, and medium with story. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Astronauts in Trouble: Live From The Moon The Making of Astronauts in Trouble Astronauts in Trouble reissue Additional Resources: Young, L. (1999). The Making of Astronauts in Trouble. AIT / Planetlar. San Francisco. PREPPING FOR RE-ENTRY WITH ‘ASTRONAUTS IN TROUBLE’ Astronauts In Trouble #1 Adlard, C., Smith, M., and Young, L. (2003). Astronauts in Trouble Master Flight Plan. Ait/PlanetLar. San Francisco. Astronauts in Trouble: Live from the Moon (Scanned covers) 10 Years and Counting At AiT/Planet Lar Time to Make a Movie Version of "Astronauts in Trouble" A Short Interview With Larry Young AN INTERVIEW WITH LARRY YOUNG How To Pitch Your Comic By (Or Possibly To) Larry Young…
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1 The Handmaid's Tale, Season 1 1:37:29
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This dystopian television series presents a horrifying, totalitarian society that forces women to bear children as slaves. We discuss its streaming based production and reception, and then turn to multiple articles on representation, politics, religion and intersectionality to try to provide a perspective the two of us might not normally find. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Handmaid’s Tale Children of Men Top of the Lake Y the Last Man God is Disappointed in You Spitboy Hannibal Fargo Split Infinity Additional Resources: 10 Things You Didn't Know About The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale Is Doing A Great Job Of Freaking Everyone Out At SXSW Margaret Atwood on Christianity, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ and What Faithful Activism Looks Like Today Hulu's 'The Handmaid's Tale' presents striking oppression, silent sisterhood Reflecting on the frightening lessons of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ What Margaret Atwood thinks of the new Hulu adaptation of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ How The Handmaid's Tale is being transformed from fantasy into fact How ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Villains Were Inspired By Trump The Handmaid's Tale, Retold. By: Dockterman, Eliana, Time, 0040781X, 4/24/2017, Vol. 189, Issue 15 Hate crimes, honour killings and FGM: how The Handmaid's Tale captures our age of fear The Handmaid's Tale is just like Trump's America? Not so fast The Black Woman’s Tale: Why Margaret Atwood’s Espousal of White Feminist Beliefs Shouldn’t Surprise You ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: A White Feminist’s Dystopia…
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1 The Killing Floor by Lee Child (Jack Reacher Book 1) 1:54:27
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This crime novel follows a wandering problem-solver who always wins. We discuss why these books are so immensely popular and the vicarious consolation we get out of the hero, his nobility and his alienation. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Killing Floor Servant of the Shard The Authority Vol 1 (featuring Midnighter) Captain America and the Crusade Against Evil: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism Lucas Davenport series The Equalizer Additional Resources: The Official Website of Lee Child and Jack Reacher FAQ LEE CHILD: THE EMOTIONAL CONTRACT OF JACK REACHER How Jack Reacher Was Built Why I love Lee Child's Jack Reacher novels The Curious Case of Lee Child…
This 1958 Orson Welles' picture has been called the last of the classic film noir era. We discuss Welles' approach to filmmaking, his conflicts with the movie studio and the thematic tensions displayed by the genre at the time. Oh, and Charlton Heston's makeup. That gets a good 10 minutes. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Touch of Evil Will Eisner Crime SuspenStories Criminal To Be a Man: Letters to My Grandson The Bridge The Element of Crime Get Shorty Cookie’s Fortune Lone Star Additional Resources: AT THE MOVIES; Dark Secrets Of Suburbia ORSON WELLES' MEMO ON TOUCH OF EVIL One of our classics is missing Beatrice Welles interview – Part 1: Treasures to be auctioned, life with Orson Welles and public misconceptions Restoring the Touch Of Genius to a Classic Touch of Evil (re-issue) 25 Minority Characters That Hollywood Whitewashed From Breakfast at Tiffany’s to Hellboy: The ongoing problem of Hollywood ‘whitewashing’ “Ballad of a fat man” Clute S, Edwards R. The Maltese Touch Of Evil : Film Noir And Potential Criticism [e-book]. Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth; 2011. Available from: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost), Ipswich, MA. Accessed September 3, 2018.…
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1 Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, Series 3 1:43:55
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This British comedy series is a deconstruction of humor in a jazz-like improvisation. We discuss Lee's persona, the BBC's decision-making process and the fine lines between self-absorption, art and masturbation. In fact, we take a masturbation metaphor way too far. So brace yourselves. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, Series 3 The Thick of It Travel Man Nanette Review The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project How I Escaped My Certain Fate Something to Take the Edge Off Additional Resources: Who says you can't do jokes about religion on the BBC? Stewart Lee returns in 'Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle' Stewart Lee Live Review: If You Prefer A Milder Comedian Please Ask For One Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle roars back with more deceptive deadpanning ‘Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle’: Daring You To Like It Why I walked out of a Stewart Lee gig Where are the Thinkers? Stewart Lee in conversation with Neil Jackson for Post-Nearly Press…
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1 Bone, Volume 1: Out From Boneville 1:42:13
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This independent comedy/fantasy comic book series wasn't intended to be for kids necessarily, but because of how savvily Jeff Smith marketed his self-publishing business, it became a hit for all-ages. We discuss Bone 's impact on the library market, as well as its struggles with female representation and censorship. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Out From Boneville RASL Possessions A Tale of Sand Return of The Dapper Men Raina Telgemeier The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh The Last Unicorn Additional Resources: Interview: Jeff Smith Pt. 1 AICN COMICS EXCLUSIVE! Alexandra DuPont Interviews BONE Creator Jeff Smith!! The History of BONE & Jeff Smith Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan panel votes not to ban elementary school book series Mix of tradition, fantasy comics pays off for artist The Jeff Smith Interview…
This mainstream television series may be about the afterlife, but it also serves as a platform for defining our morality here in the real world. We discuss the team behind its creation and how they crafted a narrative that avoids political correctness, while teaching us about ethics and positivity in a time of political trauma. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Science... For Her! Let’s Get Physics Y’all EXPERIMENTING with Megan Amram The Lifeguard They Remain The Prisoner Brooklyn 99 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Additional Resources: Kantian comedy: the philosophy of The Good Place The Complicated Morality of The Good Place The Good Place: how a sitcom made philosophy seem cool Talking to a Philosopher About ‘The Good Place’ The Good Psychology In 'The Good Place' How Will NBC's 'The Good Place' Tackle Religion? How ‘The Good Place’ Became an Antihero Antidote ‘The Good Place’s Optimism Is a Salve for Despair in the Trump Era 'The Good Place' Helps Normalize Interracial Relationships ‘The Good Place’ is The Most Woke Sitcom on TV ‘The Good Place’ brings representation and genius-level comedy to the small screen…
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1 A Visit From the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan 1:48:29
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This 2011 award-winning work of literary fiction has been celebrated by everyone from academics to Rolling Stone . But we look at it in light of its cultural expectations, from a "high brow" publisher, to its timidity about engaging with ethnically diverse characters. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: A Visit From the Goon Squad Burn Collector The Loom of Ruin Commonwealth Run White Jazz American Tabloid The Cold Six Thousand Additional Resources: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan – review “Goon Squad”: Jennifer Egan’s time-travel tour de force CS Note: Salon’s site is so full of ads and video overlays that I could barely read the article as it slowed my computer to a halt. HBO Sets Pulitzer Prize Winner 'A Visit From The Goon Squad' For Series Treatment Strong, M. J. (2018). Found time: Kairos in A Visit from the Goon Squad. Critique , 59 (4), 471-480. Cowart, D. (2015). Thirteen Ways of Looking: Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad. Critique , 56 (3), 241-254. MOLING, M. (2016). "No Future": Time, Punk Rock and Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad. Arizona Quarterly , 72 (1), 51. “Water, Water Everywhere,” By: WHELDON, WYNN. Commentary. Nov2017, Vol. 144 Issue 4, p60-62. 3p. “Big Novelist: Jennifer Egan,” By: Heller, Nathan. Rolling Stone. 5/31/2012, Issue 1158, p66-67. 2p. Bookclub-in-a-Box Discusses A Visit From The Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan, By: Godfrey, Laura; Egan, Jennifer; Herbert, Marilyn; Bookclub-in-a-Box (Firm). [England] : Bookclub-In-A-Box. 2012. eBook., Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)…
This 2015 Indian romantic comedy uses a meta-narrative to deconstruct expectations about identity and everyday life. We question the assumptions writer/director Imtiaz Ali makes about gender roles, while wondering how much the real infidelity between the lead actors complicated the film's big theme. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Tamasha Additional Resources: ‘Tamasha’ not autobiographical, says Imtiaz Ali Anushka Sharma Rejected 'Tamasha' Because The Role Wasn't 'Meaty' Enough For Her 'Tamasha' is about choosing your own story: Imtiaz Ali An inspiration, a formula, a discovery— filmmaker Imtiaz Ali breaks down ‘love’ Love aaj kal Watch Imtiaz Ali Talk about This Iconic Tamasha Scene Where Deepika Cried for Real Ranbir, Deepika break down on sets of 'Tamasha' Ranbir, Deepika's Personal History Doesn't Bother Tamasha Director Censor Board beeps saali in Imtiaz’s film 2 years of Tamasha: I meet people who tell me that the film changed their life, says Imtiaz Ali Here's why Imtiaz Ali's Tamasha is more than just a movie Why Imtiaz Ali Movies Are Beautiful And Most Of All Tamasha Tamasha Was Made With a View the Audience is Not Stupid, Says Imtiaz Ali…
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1 The Money Store by Death Grips 1:42:38
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This 2012 experimental noise record was heralded as an important moment in musical evolution. We look at how the band approaches their process while unpacking their relationship with major label Epic Records. And we ask, how do noise, magick, and defecation contribute to the future of music? Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Money Store Additional Resources: Suspicious Minds - The Resolute Mission Of Death Grips Death Grips Implode Punk and Rap Borders on New LP Band of the Year: Death Grips Death Grips: “There's a lot of recycling and destruction in the making of our music” Who Are…Death Grips…
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1 The Tale of One Bad Rat, by Bryan Talbot 1:32:12
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This collected comic is about a victim of child abuse, while also serving as an homage to the work of storyteller Beatrix Potter. We discuss Talbot's approach to representing such difficult subject matter, while also crafting a book that was more user friendly to non-comics readers. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Tale of One Bad Rat Additional Resources: The Tale of One Bad Rat homepage The Rat's Whiskers The Tale of One Bad Rat (Graphic Medicine) The Tale of One Bad Rat, or, thoughts on teaching adults to read comics Still Relevant Today: The Tale of One Bad Rat #metoo stories. Library Journal; 4/1/2018, Vol. 143 Issue 6, p53-53, 1/3p Donna R. White (2018) Finding Beatrix Potter: Bryan Talbot’s The Tale of One Bad Rat , Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2018.1533484…
This HBO television show about a standup comedian going through divorce attempts to tackle three big themes: sex, religion and the importance of comedy. We look into Pete Holmes and Judd Apatow's motivations behind-the-scenes, while also asking, "What is its point of view beyond self absorption?" Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Crashing, Season One Additional Resources: How Pete Holmes Morphed His Despair Into Comedy With Crashing The Tao of Pete Holmes: HBO’s ‘Crashing’ Creator on Comedy, Sex and God How HBO’s ‘Crashing’ Star Pete Holmes Found Salvation — And Judd Apatow ‘Crashing’: Pete Holmes and Judd Apatow on Their HBO Stand-Up Comedy Series Pete Holmes Opens Old Wounds in HBO’s ‘Crashing’ Pete Holmes on Crashing and Finding God in Filthy Jokes Small Screen: Apatow, Holmes offer raw look at HBO’s Crashing Finally, somebody is updating Crashing for current day I'm Sorry But HBO's Crashing Sucks…
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1 Distant Star by Roberto Bolaño 1:30:07
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This 1996 novella is about the dark history of Chilé, merged with a detective story about poets. We look at Bolaño's career, while taking into account criticisms of his authenticity and his representation of Chileans from the vantage of his security in Europe. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Distant Star Additional Resources: A Chilean Writer’s Fictions Might Include His Own Colorful Past Valdes, M. (2008). His Stupid Heart: Robert Bolaño’s Novels Were a Love Letter to His Generation, But What He Had to Say Many Chileans Didn’t Want to Hear. Virginia Quarterly Review, 84(1), Corral, W. H. (2006). Roberto Bolaño. World Literature Today, 80(6), 50–54. The Best Bolaño Book is 'Distant Star' What Roberto Bolaño Can Teach Us About Making Art Under Fascism…
This 1957 Japanese samurai film is a postwar adaptation of Shakespeare's MacBeth, but we learned that it's also tapping into historical theatrical techniques and criticisms of nationalistic self-destruction. We turn to other writers and scholars for help unpacking these symbols we don't know much about, while learning just how universal this critically acclaimed movie actually is. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Throne of Blood Additional Resources: 1957: When Akira Kurosawa's 'Throne of Blood' Was Ahead of Its Time Parker, B. (1997). Nature and Society in Akira Kurosawa’s “Throne of Blood.” University of Toronto Quarterly , 66 (3), 508. Catherine Russell. “Men with swords and men with suits: The cinema of Akira Kurosawa” Cineaste. Winter2002, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p4. 10p. 9 The Chilling Effect of Noh Theater on Akira Kurosawa's 'Throne of Blood' ‘Throne of Blood’: The Value and Meaning of Kurosawa’s Fog-Drenched Masterpiece…
This 2006 comic by Brian K. Vaughn and Niko Henrichon is about lions escaping the Baghdad Zoo during the Iraq War. We look at how the creators approached this subject matter, why it's been challenged in libraries and how it represents people in the Middle East. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Pride of Baghdad Additional Resources: US troops kill Baghdad lions 15 YEARS AGO, A LION PRIDE ROAMED THE STREETS OF BAGHDAD Revisiting ‘Pride of Baghdad’s’ Haunting Iraq War Allegory The Joy of Pride: Vaughan talks "Pride of Baghdad" BANNED BOOKS WEEK: PRIDE OF BAGHDAD The Pride of Baghdad CBLDF Discussion Guide: Pride of Baghdad…
This 1977 record seems to mythologize a certain version of New York, so we look at how it was made to get to the core beneath its poetry, guitar solos and critical success. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Marquee Moon Additional Resources: Television's Principles How Television Made ‘Marquee Moon,’ the Best Punk Guitar Album Ever Television’s Punk Epic “Marquee Moon,” 40 Years Later Invisible Hits: When Eno Met Television https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/punks-founding-father-richard-hell-306738.html Waterman, B. (2011). Television’s Marquee Moon . New York: Continuum. Rolling Stone. 1/7/93, Issue 647, p22. Lloyd, R. (2018). Everything is Combustible . Mount Desert, ME: Beech Hill Publishing Company.…
This 1996 comic-book-based-cartoon aired on MTV in 10-minute bursts of weirdness. We discuss its themes of tragedy and trauma, together with how it represents feminism, while still objectifying the female body. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Maxx Additional Resources: The Maxx -- The Only Thing MTV Never Screwed Up The Maxx messed up afterschool MTV viewers with its dark surrealism FEMINIST REPLAY: MTV'S THE MAXX Why The Maxx Was the Perfect Comic for '90s MTV Shaping The Maxx: Adapting the Comic Book Frame to Television MTV’s Oddities Part 2: The Maxx: Julie’s Pangea, Laura’s Ghostwood…
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1 Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin 1:27:56
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This book attempts to redefine the novel by combining narrative with an imagined anthropological record. We discuss Le Guin's background and mission, as well as larger questions about cultural misappropriation and utopianism. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Always Coming Home Additional Resources: Future Ethnography of the Inhabitants of the Valley of the Na, and The unBible of Ursula K. Le Guin PAPERBACKS; THE KESH IN SONG AND STORY Always coming home… Ursula K. Le Guin‘s Folk/Electronica Album Can Teach Us a Lot About Storytelling The Journeys of Ursula K. Le Guin. By: CARPENTER, ZOË, Nation, 00278378, 10/24/2016, Vol. 303, Issue 17 Taking Politics to Another World. By: Pilon, Dennis, Canadian Dimension, 00083402, Sep/Oct2007, Vol. 41, Issue 5 Le Guin, Urusula K. “On the Frontier,” in The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination , edited by Le Guin. Boston: Shambhala Press, 2004.…
This 2009 psychological thriller pretends to be a found footage horror film, when it's actually a dramatic exploration of grief. We discuss writer/director Joel Anderson's process, as well as the funding, distribution and historical themes in the movie. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Lake Mungo Additional Resources: Why Lake Mungo is the best ghost film you’ve never seen Lake Mungo Filmmaker Joel Anderson Interview - Media/Culture Reviews Lake Mungo – A picture never lies… Mourning an Aboriginal death Pleistocene human remains from Australia: A living site and human cremation from Lake Mungo, western New South Wales Australian Ghost Stories Detail a Very Isolated, Lonely Brand of Terror Alice Kept Secrets: Cinematic Grief and ‘Lake Mungo’ (2008) SXSW '09 Interview: "Lake Mungo" Director Joel Anderson Review of Joel Anderson's faux documentary thriller LAKE MUNGO Scribe tapped for 'Lake' remake…
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1 American Horror Story: Murder House 1:35:33
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It's our third annual Christmas ghost story episode and we're looking into this 2011 debut of the popular horror anthology series by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. We discuss Murphy's mission, the show's popularity and its contrast of trashy excessive violence and sex, with themes of mainstream, heteronormative patriarchy. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: American Horror Story: Murder House Additional Resources: 'American Horror Story': Ryan Murphy talks premiere and Rubber Man -- EXCLUSIVE Ryan Murphy Talks American Horror Story Keetley, D. (2013). Stillborn: The Entropic Gothic of American Horror Story. Gothic Studies , 15 (2), 89. Nussbaum, E. (2018). Mk. Big. New Yorker , 94 (13), 52. 'American Horror Story’: Ryan Murphy warns finale's brutal labor scene is 'the most shocking scene we’ve ever done' -- EXCLUSIVE Set Pieces: The haunted house of 'American Horror Story' Jamie Brewer of 'American Horror Story' Is First Woman With Down Syndrome to Star in Off-Broadway Play Interview with Jamie Brewer What Hollywood Can Learn From TV's Gayest Show Kim, Yaeri. "Only the First of Many": Repetition and Subversion in American Horror Story: Murder House , Feminist Studies in English Literature, Vol. 22, No. 3, 2014 Available from: "Only the First of Many": Repetition and Subversion in American Horror Story: Murder House [accessed Dec 16 2018]. Buyers of $3.2M 'Murder House' Haunted by 'American Horror Story' Fans, Lawsuit Says…
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1 Kamasi Washington, The Epic 1:22:09
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This 3-disc debut by an accomplished saxophonist was universally acclaimed as a sea change in music. We discuss how Washington was influenced by friends, family, history and dreams, while trying to challenge his listeners with genre-defying sounds. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Epic Additional Resources: Meet Kamasi Washington, the High Priest of Sax Horn of plenty: Kamasi Washington's epic approach to jazz Interview: Kamasi Washington Talks About ‘The Epic’ Kamasi Washington Is Leading a Musical Revolution — and It's Time to Learn His Name CHANGING THE GUARD: THE EPIC JOURNEY OF KAMASI WASHINGTON Kamasi Washington Has Conquered the Jazz World. What Does He Do Next?…
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1 The Trouble with Reality: A Rumination on Moral Panic in Our Time, by Brooke Gladstone 1:34:47
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This long-form essay by one of the hosts of On the Media argues that our current sociopolitical conflicts stem from a dissolution of facts and reality. We look at Gladstone's manifesto for producing her radio show to unpack her project here, while considering her advice for bolstering our own personal realities. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Trouble With Reality Additional Resources: The Facts Must Matter: On “The Trouble with Reality” Gladstone's Book Answers The Question: What Ails Our Democracy? Q&A: Brooke Gladstone on the media, Trump, and truth Brooke Gladstone 'On The Media's' Brooke Gladstone on 'The Trouble with Reality' Interview: Journalist Brooke Gladstone And 'The Trouble With Reality' On The Media’s Brooke Gladstone on the redefinition of truth in the Trump era Journalist Brooke Gladstone Explains The 'Trouble With Reality'…
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1 The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, by Don Rosa 1:40:31
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This 12-part comic series seems like a fan's homage to Carl Bark' Disney stories, but we uncover how the values of "hard work" within (and the corporate machinations of many publishers) led Rosa to quit making comics out of frustration and resentment. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Additional Resources: Don Rosa on himself Don Rosa Collection IntroDUCKtion to the Life and Times of $crooge McDuck Going Quackers…
This 1967 movie was called "the death of cinema" by its creator, and operated as a critique of both capitalism and mainstream films. We try to understand how a man as notoriously malicious as Godard was to his cast and crew, could also use this platform to argue for a better world. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Magic Christian Trouble Every Day Guido Crepax Ravenous Maximum Overdrive Jim Jarmusch Hal Hartley David Cronenberg Additional Resources: Revolution & Car Crashes: 5 Things Learned About Jean-Luc Godard’s ‘Weekend’ From The Criterion Collection’s New Release Are You in a Film or in Reality? Jean-Luc Godard's 'Weekend' Will Have You Wondering Jones, Kent. Sight & Sound. Feb2016, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p46-51. 6p. 5 Color Photographs, 5 Black and White Photographs. Flashback: Weekend – Jean-Luc Godard’s assault on bourgeois values from 1967 Weekend (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967) Two Weeks with “Weekend” Breaking The Rules - The French New Wave Godard’s Comic Strip Mise-en-Scène…
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1 Mission of Burma: Signals, Calls and Marches 1:42:36
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This debut EP from a legendary Boston punk band has been held in critical reverence for over 30 years. We look to how the songs were written, recorded and distributed to try to unpack what it all does (or doesn't) mean. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Signals, Calls, and Marches Mission: Control! 24 Hour Party People The Cat and The Cobra Songs About Fucking entertainment! No Pussyfooting Larks’ Tongues In Aspic Additional Resources: MISSION OF BURMA Mission of Burma Signals, Calls, and Marches SIGNALS, CALLS, AND MARCHES AllMusic Review by Mark Deming Mission of Burma: Signals, Calls, and Marches / Vs. Artist Biography by John Dougan The secret of Mission of Burma’s longevity? Never having the chance to suck. Mission impossible The story behind the legend of a seminal Boston band…
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1 Absolute Planetary, Volume 1 1:44:31
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This comic about archaeologists uncovering the secret history of pop culture took Warren Ellis and John Cassaday 10 years to complete. We discuss its interrogation of genre, intellectual property and history, in light of the cyclical nature of the comics industry some 20 years after the project started. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Planetary League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Nemo Trilogy StormWatch Black Summer All-Star Superman New X-Men RED Transmetropolitan Castlevania Additional Resources: WHY PLANETARY RULES THE WORLD The cynical superheroics (and hopeful humanity) of Warren Ellis' Planetary Beautiful and Unique Snowflakes: Warren Ellis' 'Planetary' ‘PLANETARY': DIGGING UP THE BONES OF THE GENRE COMIC Telling Stories About Storytelling: The Metacomics of Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, and Warren Ellis…
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1 One Mississippi, Season One 1:31:50
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This Amazon television show is about comedian Tig Notaro dealing with tragedy in her Mississippi hometown. But we discuss how its theme of demystifying the South was partially derailed by the corporate pivoting of its distributor and the sexual misconduct of some of its producers. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: One Mississippi Nanette My Dead Parents The Electric Woman Fun Home Are You My Mother? Bleachy-Haired Honky Bitch: Tales from a Bad Neighborhood Additional Resources: Review: Have You Heard the One About the Grieving Daughter? The Heartbreak Comedy of “One Mississippi” Why Tig Notaro Took on Sexual Assault in Her Amazon Series Is One Mississippi Tig Notaro’s Love Letter to Her Hometown? Tig Notaro: Louis C.K.’s Forced Departure from ‘One Mississippi’ Was ‘A Huge Relief’ tig notaro and stephanie allynne's 'one mississippi' showed me the love i was feeling Why Did Amazon, Netflix, and Hulu Kill a Bunch of Alternative Comedies?…
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1 The Final Programme by Michael Moorcock 1:21:02
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This first part in the Jerry Cornelius saga is literary science-fiction that challenges the politics of its time through transgression. But we find eerie parallels to our current zeitgeist and wonder if Cornelius is the perfect device to question our thoughts about subversion and morality. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Final Programme Casanova The Adventures of Luther Arkwright & Heart of The Empire The Prisoner The Invisibles Sebastian O. The Time Traveler’s Wife Money Additional Resources: Harrison, A. (2015). “I think Tolkien was a crypto-fascist”. New Statesman, 144(5272), 40-43. Moorcock's Achievement and Promise in the Jerry Cornelius Books Interview with SFWA Grand Master Michael Moorcock The Final Programme by Michael Moorcock How we met: 43. Michael Moorcock and Andrea Dworkin…
This psychological thriller about an unethical photojournalist has us asking all kinds of questions. Are we complicit in the horrible narratives of the news? Do supportive families enable creative storytelling? And if the qualities of a villain are synonymous with "success" now, how do we tell the difference between a good guy and a bad guy? Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Nightcrawler There Will Be Blood The Master Michael Clayton Heat Get Shorty Additional Resources: Nightcrawler: a moral dilemma of our own making 'Nightcrawler' Reminds Us That Capitalism and the Media Have Gotten Worse Dan and Tony Gilroy of ‘Nightcrawler’ Talk Media Ugliness In The Digital Age: Q&A ‘Nightcrawler’ and the new face of entitlement Rembrandt Lighting Through the Lens Glass: ‘Nightcrawler’ Filmmaker Dan Gilroy on Car Chases, Screenwriting, and the Internet’s Latchkey Kids Oscars: Dan Gilroy Taking Creepy ‘Nightcrawler’ Deep Into Race With Sterling Directorial Debut "This Is a Cautionary Tale": An Interview With Dan Gilroy of 'Nightcrawler' Nightcrawler: How Dan Gilroy Made The Most Original Film Of The Year Interview: Dan Gilroy Interview: ‘Nightcrawler’ Director Dan Gilroy Talks Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Elswit & Sociopaths “I Did Not Want a Character With an Arc”: ‘Nightcrawler’ Filmmaker Dan Gilroy on His Oscar Nomination, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Crime Scene Photography Riz Ahmed winning rave reviews for new film role Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Nightcrawler’ Gets California Incentive Cannes: Jake Gyllenhaal's 'Nightcrawler' Sparks Bidding War Rene Russo on Nightcrawler, Career Regrets, and Not Having a Sex Scene With Jake Gyllenhaal…
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1 Miracleman: A Dream of Flying 1:55:14
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This deconstruction of the superhero genre was mired in legal debacles and intellectual property battles for decades before we could get a chance to read it. We look at that convoluted history, in light of Alan Moore's attempt to reimagine and criticize the themes of superhero comics. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Miracleman: A Dream of Flying Planetary Supreme: Blue Rose The Vision Understanding Comics Additional Resources: https://ohdannyboy.blogspot.com/2011/09/miracleman-neil-gaimans-writers.html https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/1057/miracleman-heads-court http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2004/02/last-legal-post-for-long-time.asp https://www.cbr.com/mcfarlane-responds-to-marvelman-news/ http://forbiddenplanet.blog/2009/the-mighty-moore-marathon-part-three-of-padraigs-talk-with-alan-moore/ https://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/10/17/the-original-writer-formerly-known-as-alan-moore/ https://nerdist.com/why-alan-moores-miracleman-still-matters/ https://www.tor.com/2011/10/31/the-great-alan-moore-reread-marvelman-miracleman-part-1/ https://observationdeck.kinja.com/why-marvels-miracleman-isnt-alan-moores-marvelman-1447594301 https://www.reddit.com/r/comicbooks/comments/69fm5n/what_are_the_best_deconstructionist_and/?st=jijj8nlu&sh=9182a032 https://web.archive.org/web/20090905013308/http://www.mania.com/alan-moore-reflects-marvelman_article_117413.html http://www.vulture.com/2014/06/miracleman-marvelman-alan-moore-comics-dream-of-flying.html…
This eighteen-hour continuation of a beloved twenty-five year old television series evokes emotions of both love and hate. So we discuss how Mark Frost, David Lynch and Showtime made and distributed this project while adhering to the original themes of good-versus-evil and unconventional storytelling. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Twin Peaks: The Return Fortitude Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Pretty as a Picture Lost Highway Archie Additional Resources: Ma, Aliza. Film Comment. Nov/Dec2017, Vol. 53 Issue 6, p36-39. 4p. 1 Ewins, M. (2018). 2 TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN: DAVID LYNCH & MARK FROST. Sight & Sound , 28 (1), 33-36. LUCCA, VIOLET, Film Comment. Nov/Dec2017, Vol. 53 Issue 6, p40-41. 2p SYME, RACHEL. New Republic. Aug/Sep2017, Vol. 248 Issue 8/9, p66-68. 3p. Twin Peaks Revival Back On for 'More Than' 9 Episodes as David Lynch, Showtime Resolve Stalemate Is Twin Peaks a movie or a TV show? The answer’s more complicated than you’d think. David Lynch on Bowie and the Music that Inspired the New “Twin Peaks” ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ Proves David Lynch Still Has a Woman Problem Has 'Twin Peaks' Been a Hit for Showtime? How, and why, Showtime resurrected “Twin Peaks” Was Twin Peaks: The Return Worth It for Showtime?…
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1 Learning To Die In The Anthropocene: Reflections on the End of a Civilization, by Roy Scranton 1:32:41
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This treatise on climate change argues that we should just accept that our civilization is going to die. We might survive however, by remembering our cultural heritage. We discuss Scranton's experience at war, as well as the variety of reactions to his claim that we should just confront our own mortality, even when we're posting to social media. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Learning to Die in the Anthropocene Scatter, Adapt, and Remember The Better Angels of Our Nature It's a Disaster Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Melancholia Additional Resources: 28 Authors on the Books That Changed Their Lives Impurity: Two Books on the Anthropocene LEARNING TO DIE IN THE ANTHROPOCENE: INTERVIEW WITH ROY SCRANTON Ison, Ray and Shelley, Monica. “Governing in the Anthropocene: Contributions from Systems Thinking in Practice?” Whitington, Jerome. “What Does Climate Change Demand of Anthropology?” Political and Legal Anthropology Review, May 2016.…
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1 Refused – The Shape of Punk To Come: A Chimerical Bombination in 12 Bursts 1:37:23
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We discuss the history of this influential record in light of the band's breakup and subsequent reformation. We also examine their rhetoric of anti-capitalism in relation to the production and distribution of this album. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Shape of Punk to Come Plays Pretty For Baby The Lipstick Game Turn Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven Additional Resources: Refused New Noise Spawns Nu Shame Fauteux, B. (2012). “New Noise” versus the Old Sound: Manifestos and The Shape of Punk to Come. Popular Music & Society, 35(4), 465. doi:10.1080/03007766.2011.578523 REFUSED's 'The Shape Of Punk To Come' To Be Released As A Deluxe Edition - Apr. 7, 2010 Refused – “The Shape of Punk to Come” WHY 'THE SHAPE OF PUNK TO COME' WAS WRONG Refused is making a new album 17 years after The Shape of Punk to Come Refused Are Fucking Dead (The Last Official Press Release) REFUSED: Pop Songs for the Revolution…
This 2008 military film claims to be about realism and a soldier's addiction to war. But we learn that despite writer Mark Boal and director Kathryn Bigelow's best intentions, it doesn't accurately reflect the experience of veterans. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Hurt Locker Near Dark Blue Steel Point Break Sheriff of Babylon Pride of Baghdad The Night Porter Eat the Apple Additional Resources: Here’s Why ‘The Hurt Locker’ Is The Worst War Movie Of All Time U.S. bomb expert says "Hurt Locker" stole his story Iraq War Vet Ordered to Pay $187,000 in Failed Lawsuit Against 'Hurt Locker' Producers The Hurt Locker: interview with Mark Boal The Hurt Locker: So Right About Men, So Wrong About Addiction What's Wrong With 'The Hurt Locker' First sight: Mark Boal Driscoll, S. (2013). The Hurt Locker (film). Salem Press Encyclopedia, TAUBIN, A. (2009). hard wired. Film Comment, 45(3), 30-35. The Iraq war -- from the troops' point of view Kathryn Bigelow…
This 12-year running comedy game show features celebrities from the entertainment industry celebrating their love of cinema. But it's also a fascinating intersection between business and marijuana culture. We discuss its trajectory alongside the legalization of the drug here in parts of the United States. Check out Doug Loves Movies here . Additional Resources: Podcast Review: Doug Loves Movies Listen Up: The 20 Best Comedy Podcasts Right Now https://tv.avclub.com/doug-benson-is-probably-high-right-now-1798258344 Doug Benson on comedy, high concepts and Doug Loves Movies Doug Benson's Total Scam of a Life Listen Notes Talk show host's stoner dream comes true, and it's high time Doug Benson On 420 Comedy, Post-Legalization…
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1 The Divided States of Hysteria by Howard Chaykin 1:54:04
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This controversial comic series about terrorism and identity politics predicts a dystopia that not everyone is willing to agree with. We look at the angry arguments from both Howard Chaykin and his detractors about whether this is artistic expression or just shock value. And... we ask what no one else seems to address. Does Chaykin's story successfully meet its intended goal? Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Divided States of Hysteria Black Kiss American Flagg The Homeland Directive Dead Babies Mr. A Additional Resources: The Divided States of Hysteria controversy, and what it means for trans characters in comics “Conversation” Sparked By Second Print Of ‘Divided States Of Hysteria’ Transmyscira: Why I’m Boycotting Image Comics On Free Speech, Censorship, And Howard Chaykin’s Divided States Of Hysteria Howard Chaykin Responds To Controversy Image Comics & Chaykin respond to sensitivity feedback, pull THE DIVIDED STATES OF HYSTERIA cover HOWARD CHAYKIN RESPONDS INTERVIEW: Howard Chaykin on ‘Divided States of Hysteria’ controversy There Is Absolutely No Excuse for Image Comics’ Divided States of Hysteria Hate Crime Cover Let’s All Calm Down Over Howard Chaykin’s ‘Divided States’ Cover Art Swap…
As long-time listeners know, one of our hosts is moving across the country, and our production schedule has been disrupted. To ease the transition, this week's Supercontext is a shortened, totally subjective chat about what media we have been consuming and enjoying. If anything caught your interest, please consider buying through our Amazon links below to support the show! PROSE Newsletters: Warren Ellis , Unladylike , Hot Pod , Jim Gibbons , Ken Lowery , Live Wire Men in the Off Hours AUDIO Jimmywine Majestic Until Your Heart Stops COMICS Shiver Juni Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu The Coldest City TV Hap and Leonard Legion Halt and Catch Fire MOVIES Alien: Covenant Atomic Blonde…
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1 My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris 1:18:26
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We look into the story behind-the-scenes of this surprisingly profound comic: from Ferris' struggle with West Nile virus, to the book's seizure en route through the Panama Canal. In addition, we discuss Ferris' theme of "personal monster dilemmas" and how the process of creating this was like melting valuable dross from gold. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters How To Be Happy You And A Bike And A Road Why Art? Escape From Special Gravity's Rainbow Additional Resources: Fantagraphics Has Surprise Hit in Debut ‘My Favorite Thing is Monsters’ Bankrupt Shipping Company Causing Woes for Publishers Emil Ferris: 'I didn’t want to be a woman – being a monster was the best solution' The Emil Ferris Interview: Monsters, Art and Stories (Part 2) The Bite That Changed My Life My Favorite Thing is Monsters Author Talks 2017’s Buzziest Graphic Novel The Holocaust, Art, Chicago & Sickness: A 3,500-Word Interview with My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Mastermind Emil Ferris How Emil Ferris became the breakout graphic novelist of the year…
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1 Girl In A Band, by Kim Gordon 1:40:37
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This memoir by a music icon was expected to be a tell-all about scandal and betrayal. But we discuss how it's actually about defense mechanisms that give the illusion of cool confidence. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Girl in a Band 1991: The Year Punk Broke Sonic Youth The Messthetics Motherfucker The Purkinje Shift ( live ) Rap Damage Additional Resources: Kim Gordon’s ‘Girl in a Band’ Mooallem, S. (2015). 60s KIM GORDON. Harper's Bazaar, 304-307. Unconventional Idol: Kim Gordon's Girl in a Band FELSENTHAL, J. (2015). ONE-WOMAN SHOW. Marie Claire (US Edition), 22(3), 226. Even Kim Gordon Doesn't Have It All Weiner, J. (2015). Kim Gordon's New Noise. Rolling Stone, (1230), 18. Why Do Women's Music Memoirs Sell So Erratically? Kim Gordon: Girl in a Band…
As long-time listeners know, one of our hosts is moving across the country, and our production schedule has been disrupted. To ease the transition, this week's Supercontext is a shortened, totally subjective chat about what media we have been consuming and enjoying. If anything caught your interest, please consider buying through our Amazon links below to support the show! PROSE After The People Lights Have Gone Off The Ones That Got Away Steering the Craft My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs Commonwealth COMICS Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier (The Man On The Wall) AUDIO Mothership Connection Maggot Brain Cluster & Eno Jericho Sirens The Binge Mode podcast TV Taboo Peaky Blinders Longmire Hard Sun Puffin Rock MOVIES They Remain Coco Charlotte’s Web Moana…
This 2017 film, written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, is trying to be a respectful crime drama set on a Native American reservation. We discuss Sheridan's mission and choices, as well as the criticism and praise it received for its depiction. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Wind River Skinwalkers Stephen Graham Jones Longmire Additional Resources: Wind River Is an Overwritten Mystery-Thriller With a Crazily Powerful Ending The Moody, Mixed Messages of Wind River The Truth Behind This Year's Most Shocking Film, Wind River 'Wind River': Taylor Sheridan on Why He Needed to Make This Modern Western Taylor Sheridan: 'The big joke on reservations is the white guy that shows up and says: "My grandma is Cherokee"' What’s So Hard About Casting Indian Actors in Indian Roles? Movie Review: Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Wind River’ is Gripping, Realistic and Beautifully-Crafted Three Billboards, Wind River and Hollywood's Representation Problem Why do white writers keep making films about Indian Country? Sundance: Weinstein Company to No Longer Distribute Jeremy Renner's 'Wind River' Weinstein Name Stripped From ‘Wind River’; Tunica-Biloxi Tribe Financiers To Pay For Oscar Campaign Taylor Sheridan Got the Weinstein Company Scrubbed From Wind River With an Ultimatum Brutal Crimes Grip an Indian Reservation…
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1 Jen Kirkman, "I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)" 1:23:41
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Jen Kirkman is a prolific comedian, known for her acerbic, dry wit. We look at her 2015 Netflix special and wonder what it says about mainstream lifestyles and life after forty. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine) The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion Nikki Glaser Morgan Murphy April Richardson Michelle Wolff Additional Resources: Jen Kirkman responds to Louis C.K. allegations: He's 'no longer' a friend Jen Kirkman sets the record straight on Louis CK and those sexual misconduct rumors Jen Kirkman on Election-Night Anxiety, Touring as a Woman, and Dealing With Rumors Jen Kirkman: ‘Joan Rivers was my comedy mother’ Jen Kirkman Talks Trump, Mental Health, and Overthinking Comedy Jen Kirkman on feminism, Hallmark Christmas movies and — yes — Louis C.K. In her first Netflix special, Jen Kirkman airs her grievances on a world gone dumb Jen Kirkman Finds Material in the Single Life in ‘I’m Gonna Die Alone’ I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine): An Interview with Jen Kirkman How Morrissey’s Moping and the Bee Gees’ Style Inspired Jen Kirkman’s Standup Special…
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1 Will Eisner's A Contract With God 1:08:14
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This graphic novel, by one of the elder statesmen of comics, pushed the medium into new formats, genres and methods of distribution. We discuss how Eisner used a very personal tragedy to create it, as well as its unique representation of Jewish American identity. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: A Contract With God The Spirit Comics and Sequential Art Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative Hubert Selby, Jr. Additional Resources: Eisner's A Contract with God Is the First Graphic Novel. By: Plummer, Marguerite R., Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2013 The 'God' father THE ANATOMY OF EXPRESSION: WILL EISNER AND ‘A CONTRACT WITH GOD’ Scott McCloud’s Introduction to Will Eisner’s A Contract With God — the Centennial Edition Royal, D. P. (2011). Sequential Sketches of Ethnic Identity: Will Eisner's "A Contract with God" as Graphic Cycle. College Literature, 38(3), 150-167.…
This animated adult comedy from Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon is on a mission to violate boundaries, while indulging in themes of nihilism and toxicity. We discuss how it's written and animated, along with its representation of women and its non-unionized production team. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Rick and Morty Community Ren and Stimpy The Auteur Stella Children’s Hospital T. C. Boyle Stories Additional Resources: Social Commentary in “Rick and Morty” Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland talk bringing absurd to 'Rick and Morty' Talking to Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland About Their New Adult Swim Show, ‘Rick and Morty’ ‘Rick And Morty’ Is Better When It Embraces Its Strong Women ‘Rick and Morty’ Creators: How Hiring Female Writers Made Season 3 the Best Yet Rick and Morty co-creator addresses toxicity among fanbase Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland on Rick and Morty, How Community Is Like Star Trek, and Puberty…
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1 Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer 1:25:09
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The first book in Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy focuses on humanity's weird relationship with nature and how we react to the unknown. We look at how VanderMeer wrote the book, the unique publishing strategy behind it and his choice to strip the characters of their identities, while still representing an all female cast. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Annihilation Area X (the collected Southern Reach Trilogy) Injection Prince of Darkness The Peripheral The Other Side of the Mountain Tainaron: Mail from Another City Pattiann Rogers works Additional Resources: Annihilation: “Weird” Nature Jeff VanderMeer: 'Power of Nature' Inspired New Sci-Fi Novel 'Annihilation' Finally, a novel about weird science that's genuinely weird The boundary-pushing fiction of Sean McDonald and his new FSG imprint, MCD From Annihilation to Acceptance: A Writer’s Surreal Journey An Interview With Jeff VanderMeer: "Full Disclosure, I'm Really A Komodo Dragon" I’m Jeff VanderMeer, the author of the Southern Reach Trilogy (Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance). AMA!…
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1 Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet 1:33:08
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This Marvel Comics storyline began in 2016 as a synergistic publishing scheme that led to the wildly successful Black Panther film. Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and artist Brian Stelfreeze tell a tale about monarchy, nationalism, revolution, diversity and the universal trope of power. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Between the World and Me Additional Resources: TA-NEHISI COATES FIGHTS THE POWER—LITERALLY—WITH BLACK PANTHER Black Panther by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze is brilliant, political, and human The Return of the Black Panther Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Black Panther is a human drama about power Ta-Nehisi Coates Hopes 'Black Panther' Will Be Some Kid's 'Spider-Man' The Words that Build Wakanda: Following Ta-Nehisi Coates’ BLACK PANTHER The Confused Politics Behind Marvel's Black Panther: A Brief History WAKANDA REBORN…
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1 Guided By Voices, August By Cake 1:08:18
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This is Guided By Voices' 100th record (by some fuzzy math). We discuss how they create songs and what each band member contributes. We also debate the quantity over quality ethos of this prolific band... and wonder if for some listeners it's more like a religion. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: August By Cake Guided By Voices Ty Segall Fuzz Cap'n Jazz and the Kinsellas Owls Joan of Arc Additional Resources: Pitchfork review Popmatters review Flood Magazine review GUIDED BY A LOT OF VOICES: GBV MEMBERS WEIGH IN ON ‘AUGUST BY CAKE’ Band Q&A: Guided By Voices Life Lessons from Robert Pollard GUIDED BY VOICES: ROBERT POLLARD, WHO ARE YOU? Robert Pollard What Makes These Guided By Voices Superfans Still Love Robert Pollard After 100 Albums?…
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1 Casino Royale, by Ian Fleming (with guest Van Jensen) 1:30:41
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Together with guest Van Jensen, we dissect the original James Bond source material. We look at Ian Fleming's life and possible wish fulfillment, as well as how he wrote and published this post-World War II spy story. And of course, we'd be remiss if we didn't also discuss Bond's misogyny and nationalistic fantasizing. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Casino Royale (the book) Casino Royale (the film that is nuts) Casino Royale (the film that is great) Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer Cryptocracy The Leg Spook Country The Spy Who Came In From The Cold The Honourable Schoolboy The Bond Dossier The Magic Christian Additional Resources: Listen Notes Kerr, P., & Saunders, F. S. (2002). Licensed to print money. New Statesman, 131(4576), 38. Moran, C. (2013). Ian Fleming and the Public Profile of the CIA. Journal Of Cold War Studies, 15(1), 119. Bond, J. (2008). Nobody Does It Better. (cover story). In Britain, 76(2), 22. Grose, T. K. (2008). The Man With the Golden Typewriter. U.S. News & World Report, 144(13), 28. Casino Royale: 60 years old 'The name's Secretan… James Secretan': Early draft of Casino Royale reveals what Ian Fleming wanted to call his super spy Bottoms Up Bond’s Women: Feminist Heroes or Mere Accessories? 5 Things I Learned About Women From The James Bond Books…
Was this 1990s serial killer television drama about the end of the world? Or was it about having empathy for our fellow humans? Chris Carter (X-Files) created it after watching Se7en , but over the course of its three seasons Millennium shifted and changed, until unfortunately it was cancelled. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Millennium, The Complete Series Back To Frank Black: A Return to Chris Carter’s Millennium Additional Resources: MILLENNIUM'S NIELSEN RATINGS - STATISTICAL CHARTS AND ANALYSIS TV'S BEST KEPT SECRET IMPROVES IN ITS SOPHOMORE SEASON Staring Into the Heart of Darkness CHRIS CARTER INTRODUCES US TO MILLENNIUM Back To Frank Black: A Return to Chris Carter’s Millennium. Edited by Adam Chamberlain & Brian A. Dixon. Published by Fourth Horseman Press, 2013.…
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1 Michael Shea (w/ guest Robert Lamb) 1:11:02
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Michael Shea was a genre writer who combined fantasy, science fiction and horror into a unique blend of wonder and imagination. Together with our guest Robert Lamb (Stuff To Blow Your Mind), we discuss Shea's writing style and legacy. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Demiurge: The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales of Michael Shea Michael Shea listing on Amazon The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories Eight Black Offerings The Grave Stompers: Six Tales From the Southern Earth Karl Edward Wagner listing on Amazon Swords and Deviltry (The Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser) (Vol 1) The End of the Story: The Collected Fantasies, Vol. 1 (The Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith) Additional Resources: www.michaelsheaauthor.com The Extra. (2009). Publishers Weekly, 256(49), 35. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee5ckbUQ4jI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_FSICmPrDU…
Based on a hard-boiled novel by Charles Willeford, this sweaty, sultry film has us questioning hedonism and the struggle between order and chaos. Between writer/director George Armitage, a very shirtless Alec Baldwin and killer performances by Jennifer Jason Leigh and Fred Ward... we've got plenty to talk about. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Miami Blues (the film) Miami Blues (the book) Grosse Point Blank Spartan Cast A Deadly Spell Tremors The Killing Top of the Lake Additional Resources: Interview: George Armitage Pinkerton, N. (2015). PRINCE OF PULP. Sight & Sound , 25 (7), 98. Fisher, M. J. (2000). The Unlikely Father of Miami Crime Fiction. Atlantic, 285(5), 117-121. Olson, Kirby. Comedy after Postmodernism: Rereading Comedy from Edward Lear to Charles Willeford . Lubbock, TX: Texas Tech University Press, 2001 When Satire Fails Miami Blues The New Cult Canon: Miami Blues Pastel Noir: George Armitage’s MIAMI BLUES Miami Blues The Overlooked Sunshine Noir ‘Miami Blues’ Finally Hits Blu-Ray…
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1 X-Men: Grand Design (with guest Ed Piskor) 1:16:36
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This comic book project stitches together the most important moments from decades (and thousands of pages) of X-Men comics. We talk to cartoonist Ed Piskor about his production process, the comics market and the relevance of the X-Men's themes in the present day. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: X-Men: Grand Design Hip Hop Family Tree Wizzywig Additional Resources: The X-Men's 40-year history has just been compressed into one easy-to-read story In X-Men: Grand Design, Ed Piskor tells the superheroes' whole story Ed Piskor breaks down X-Men history with style in this Grand Design exclusive X-Men: Grand Design Wants to Save Marvel's Mutants From Themselves Chris Claremont & Ed Piskor Reflect on the Grand Design of the X-Men Legacy Cartoonist Ed Piskor on 'Hip Hop Family Tree' and the Importance of Creative Freedom…
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1 The Melvins, (A) Senile Animal 1:09:25
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This band has been creating experimental music for 35 years. So we look at the moment when they doubled down by teaming up with musicians from Big Business. We confront our own subjectivity about music and examine how to make a living from something creative like this long-running doom machine. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: (A) Senile Animal Day Late, Dollar Short This Machine Kills Artists The Deal What One Becomes Hew Time Additional Resources: Orinda's Noise Vomitorium The Melvins: A Senile Animal Melvins (A) Senile Animal Melvins Interviews and Studio (((O))) : INTERVIEW: JARED WARREN FROM BIG BUSINESS Coady Willis of Big Business Talks What He’s Learned From the Melvins…
David Simon and George Pelecanos' show makes us uncomfortable about sex work. But it's to better understand capitalism. We discuss their exploration of community, corruption and the production of both this show and the labor that inspired it. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Deuce, Season One Last Exit to Brooklyn Taxi Driver American Gigolo Light Sleeper The Night Porter Additional Resources: The Deuce and the Birth of Porn ‘The Deuce’ Recalls Sex and Sleaze in 1970s Times Square The Deuce isn't about sex. It's about capitalism. How ‘The Deuce’ Predicts Modern-Day New York The Deuce: Season One Ratings…
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1 Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow 1:59:07
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We try to unpack what little is known about this author, while providing a "succinct" description of the book. Along the way we discuss the publishing industry, book awards, obscenity, themes and the mythical reputation this tome has garnered over the years. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Gravity's Rainbow Inherent Vice The Crying of Lot 49 V. American Flagg Divided States of Hysteria Casanova Satellite Sam Moby-Dick The Illuminatus! Trilogy The Kills Field Notes Additional Resources: George Plimpton on Thomas Pynchon's V. V. Squared Pynchon from A to V Duncan, J. (2013). Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. Salem Press Encyclopedia Of Literature. Muste, J. M., & Weisenburger, S. C. (2014). Thomas Pynchon. Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia. Herman, L., & Weisenburger, S. (2013). Gravity's Rainbow, Domination, and Freedom. Athens: University of Georgia Press. Pulitzer Jurors Dismayed on Pynchon Pulitzer.org Pulitzer People are no Prize Thomas Pynchon's letter to Bruce Allen L. McLaughlin, R., (2002). Unreadable Stares: Imperial Narratives and the Colonial Gaze in Gravity's Rainbow . Pynchon Notes. (50-51), pp.83–96. DOI: http://doi.org/10.16995/pn.72 Thomas Pynchon shows us how white writers can avoid appropriation Pynchon’s Gravity's Rainbow: The V-2 Rocket Cartel as Multinational Corporate Conspiracy Rocket Power…
Does this film change the way we look at the world the same way its 1982 predecessor and Phillip K. Dick's original 1968 story did? We look at the aesthetics of this brutal dystopian vision and how it portrays women, fertility, power and agency... all while its financiers struggle with creative accounting to justify another sequel. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Blade Runner 2049 Blade Runner Fury Road Fluorescent Black (rare and way too expensive) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Additional Resources: Blade Runner 2049 director responds to critique of female characters Blade Runner 2049 Is a Worthy Heir to a Classic Sedate expectations: will Blade Runner 2049 give birth to the slow-burn blockbuster? why blade runner 2049 is a misogynistic mess Is Blade Runner 2049 sexist – or a fair depiction of a dystopian future? Blade Runner 2049 is an uneasy feminist parable about controlling the means of reproduction Blade Runner 2049 screenwriter Michael Green answers our burning questions Blade Runner 2 concept art first look ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Director Denis Villeneuve Says The Movie We’re Getting Is The Director’s Cut Dystopian Box Office Future: Why ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Is Hitting Turbulence With $31M+ Opening A body double, CGI skull, and secret filming sessions: Inside the yearlong process to bring this beloved character to the 'Blade Runner' sequel Behind the breathtaking visual effects of ‘Blade Runner 2049’ The Replicant: Inside the Dark Future of Blade Runner 2049…
It's our Christmas episode and as is our tradition, we're covering a ghost story. While Deadman's comics may seem to be about an acrobat solving his own murder... we find out that it's also about censorship in the 1960s and collusion in the media industry. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Deadman: Book One Doom Patrol The Son of Satan The Devil's Rejects Think of the Children Additional Resources: Petit, Z. (2014). STUBBORN. AGGRESSIVE. POSITIVE. Print, 68(5), 18-21. How Neal Adams Plans to Bring 'Deadman' Back to Life The World's Strangest Writer: A Tribute to Arnold Drake Carmine Infantino, Reviver of Batman and Flash, Dies at 87…
How do we respond to a pop music auteur who's been described as the "patron saint" of her generation? We look at her DIY production work ethic to find out. Additionally, we get very upset about how some try to sexualize, infantilize or demean her with criticism and even death threats. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Art Angels Hounds of Love To Bring You My Love Pretty Hate Machine nikki nack Additional Resources: losing people to drugs and alcohol is the worst Pop For Misfits Sound says most to Grimes Grimes In Reality Grimes Sounds Off on Sexism and Stereotypes…
This Netflix program is about the early days of studying serial killers at the FBI. We look at David Fincher's meticulous storytelling here, as well as the show's attempts to disrupt the glorification of murder and the methodological portrayal of criminal profiling. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit By Reason of Insanity Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets Additional Resources: With film tax credits restored, city lands new drama from Netflix Defining deviancy: The clammy thrills of David Fincher’s “Mindhunter” on Netflix Mindhunter Modeled This Character On A Female Psychologist & Living Legend Mindhunter Probes America's Obsession With Serial Killers There was a lot more CGI in Mindhunter than you’d think Mindhunter is Netflix’s most binge-worthy show yet The Real FBI Agents and Serial Killers Who Inspired Netflix’s Mindhunter “Mindhunter” and the Presentation of the Serial Killer in Everyday Life Nielsen Aims to Level Playing Field With New Netflix Ratings Can Criminal Profilers Really Get Inside the Head of a Killer?…
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1 Ray Bradbury, "How To Keep and Feed a Muse" 1:21:16
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In this essay, one of America's most beloved storytellers provides advice on consuming media, thinking critically about it and applying it to your own work. We get real personal while trying to figure out who our respective "muses" are. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Zen in the Art of Writing Grinderman The Art of Fiction The Courage to Create Danse Macabre Trilogy of Terror Texas Chainsaw Massacre Moana Field Notes (not a sponsor, yet, we just like them so much) Additional Resources: New Canaan Lost in the Stacks The Conversation of Civilization Ray Bradbury and Zen in the Art of Writing Researchers Study Effects of Social Media on Young Minds Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness and Creativity…
This 2007 thriller divides a lot of people over whether it's good or bad. We try to take a high road and instead explore what the film says about us. Is it about ordinary monsters? Addiction? Or America's guilt about its own dark side? Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Mr. Brooks Seven Millennium Hannibal Field Notes (the notebooks, not a movie) Additional Resources: The Hunt For The Worst Movie Of All Time: Mr. Brooks Make It Stop: Mr. Brooks Bad Behavior Bruce A. Evans Dissects Mr. Brooks Mr. Brooks a Trilogy…
David Byrne's self-titled album is a personal moment in his creative history, but do his lyrics have meaning? Or do they simply dredge up emotions for the listener? Also, how does an album that's this diverse have such a white, middle class identity associated with it? Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: David Byrne (1994) self-titled How Music Works David Byrne & St. Vincent – Love This Giant Owls The Lounge Lizards Additional Resources: David Byrne Needs to Open Up Again 1994 - David Byrne (from the Talking Heads website) David Byrne's head is talking on his wry, dreamy new album…
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1 Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 1:21:20
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Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's novel about the comedy of Armageddon seems to be the very definition of "twee." We try to unpack what that concept means and how it contributes to the authors' humanist message. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch Cat's Cradle Breakfast of Champions Galapagos Guards! Guards! Additional Resources: The Twee Revolution Good Omens: How Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett wrote a book Humorous Humanist Armageddon: Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens What I'm Reading: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett…
This television show may be an adaptation of a superhero property, but it's unlike anything we've seen before. It takes the collage aesthetics from unusual comic books and turns them into Noah Hawley's kaleidoscope of mental illness, 60s futurism and a good old fashioned love story. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Legion, Season One A Scanner, Darkly X-Men Legacy Additional Resources: Legion tells a human story without giving up its superpowers Legion, FX’s new superhero show, is a landmark production in more ways than one The Cast of Legion Lied to Star Dan Stevens to Make the Show Better How David Bowie Inspired Aubrey Plaza’s Gender-Bending Legion Character Why the production designer of new TV series Legion has a dream job ‘Legion’: Noah Hawley and Dan Stevens Unpack the Finale, Tease Season 2 John Landgraf Talks ‘Legion’ On FX & Changing Marketplace; Slams Silicon Valley TV pilot shoots in Vancouver grew nearly 70% since last year…
Grant Morrison says this 2002 comic book with Chris Weston, Gary Erskine and Matt Hollingsworth is an inoculation against the nasty horror of the world through depravity, pornography and depression. We interrogate whether that theme works in the end product and if the sexual violence within is problematic. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store : The Filth Nameless The Invisibles Book One (or the Ominbus if you're freaky) The Soft Machine (The Cut-up Trilogy) Nova Express (The Cut-up Trilogy) The Ticket That Exploded (The Cut-up Trilogy) Black Kiss Additional Resources: Duffy, D. (2017). The Filth. Salem Press Encyclopedia Of Literature We Don’t Need Another Hero; We Need Garbagemen In Grant Morrison’s The Filth The Function of the Filth WHAT IS THE FILTH ? FILTH PLUS FILTH PLUS - The Questions The Function of the Filth – Preview #1 The Function of the Filth – Preview #2 The Function of the Filth – Preview #3 The Function of the Filth – Preview #4…
David Simon and Ed Burns produced what is heralded as one of the most authentic depictions of the Iraq War, based on Evan Wright's embedded reporting. We look at how it navigates between journalism and drama to keep us from forgetting the story of soldiers on the ground. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Generation Kill Sheriff of Babylon Pride of Baghdad The Short-Timers (crazy rare and way too expensive) Additional Resources: 'Generation Kill' Captures War's Lulls and Horrors After Iraq, the Marines of 'Generation Kill' Regret Nothing Situation Normal The Men Behind Generation Kill…
Writer/director Robin Hardy describes The Wicker Tree as a companion piece to 1973's The Wicker Man . We dig into just how this film got made. Was it a spiteful response to the American remake? Or a continuation for a deeper purpose? Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Wicker Man The Wicker Tree The Sacrament The Leftovers Additional Resources: The Lambton Worm, and the ‘Wicker Man’ Sequel That Almost Was Robin Hardy Starts Crowdfunding For The Wrath Of The Gods WICKER MAN DIRECTOR ROBIN HARDY ON THE WICKER TREE AND WHAT COMES NEXT The Wicker Man director Robin Hardy dies Wicker Man sequel revisits original's murky territory Interview With Robin Hardy, Director of The Wicker Man and The Wicker Tree…
Killer Mike and El-P call their latest record the album of their careers. How does it straddle crass humor, transgression and political activism? And if you are "the jewel," how does their music fit into your community? Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Run the Jewels Run the Jewels 2 Run the Jewels 3 Meow the Jewels The New Pneumonia Blues Additional Resources: Run the Jewels Announce RTJ3, Share New Song “Legend Has It” El-P on Run the Jewels 3 and That Apocalypse He’s Been Warning Us About Meet the Other Duo Behind Run the Jewels…
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1 The State of Comics Journalism 1:52:09
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We turn to David Harper ( Off Panel, SKTCHD ) and Augie De Blieck, Jr. ( Pipeline Comics ) for expertise on what's going on in comics news. Are the struggles of this niche industry indicative of something broader going on in our media? Is news a trustworthy advocate that can help us make informed decisions? Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Understanding Comics Additional Resources: Off Panel Pipeline CBR Newsarama The Beat (Heidi MacDonald) Bleeding Cool The Comics Reporter (Tom Spurgeon) Den of Geek Gizmodo/io9 Paste The Outhouse The Comics Journal Ars Technica…
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1 Jodorowsky & Mœbius – Madwoman of the Sacred Heart 1:05:09
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This comic book from two of Europe's most legendary creators both presents and parodies white male themes in the 20th century. So what makes it compelling today? Should we embrace or reject its existentialism? Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Madwoman of the Sacred Heart Sabbath's Theater Consider the Lobster and Other Essays Additional Resources: Alejandro Jodorowsky's dance on the edge of meaning Publishers Weekly review Beguiling Books and Art review A Dude, Abiding review The Comics Journal review…
With a provocative book title, Laura Jane Grace is reclaiming a slur and repurposing it for her story of struggling with gender dysphoria and self-destructive behavior. Guest Alyson McManus helps us unpack this experience into something universal, with which we can all identify. Additional Resources: Lead Singer of Punk Band 'Against Me' Comes Out as Transgender in Rolling Stone Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace to Release Memoir 'Tranny' Later This Year Laura Jane Grace's Brutally Honest 'Tranny' Memoir: 10 Things We Learned Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace explains why she decided to title her memoir 'TRANNY.' One Year and One Million Words with Laura Jane Grace Laura Jane Grace on New Memoir, Why She's Not a Trans Spokesperson Rock’s Not Dead, It’s Ruled by Women: The Round-Table Conversation Beyond XX and XY: The Extraordinary Complexity of Sex Determination…
Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar has developed a warm, well thought out approach to family cartoons. We look at her goals, Cartoon Network's business plans and the fight in fandom over how this show represents diverse identities. Additional Resources ‘Steven Universe’ creator Rebecca Sugar is a Cartoon Network trailblazer Cartoon Network’s ‘Steven Universe’ Premieres As Its Most-Watched Series of 2013 'Steven Universe' creator on growing up, gender politics, her brother Steven Universe’s frustrating schedule is crucial to its success ‘Adventure Time’ Writer Rebecca Sugar on ‘Steven Universe,’ Being Cartoon Network’s First Female Show Creator And Why Pop Art Is ‘Offensive’ ‘Leaked’ Steven Universe episodes weren’t leaked at all, Cartoon Network says Steven Universe Artist Quits Twitter Over Fan Harassment ‘Steven Universe’ fandom is melting down after bullied fanartist attempts suicide An Attempted Suicide Forced a Tumblr Community to Open Its Eyes About Bullying Why I Fell In Love With The Brilliant Steven Universe, And You Will Too 'Steven Universe's' Rebecca Sugar confirms Fluorite is a representation of a polyamorous relationship Superheroes, Steven Universe, and the Maternal Narrative…
Past guest Swain Hunt (Sidebar, The Metronome) returns to discuss what makes movies hold up? We each tackle a film from the last 30 years of cinema and try to understand why they hold up for us: Bull Durham, Contact and V For Vendetta .
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1 Johnny Cash, The American Recordings Series 1:17:53
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It's easy to connect with the symbol that is "Johnny Cash," whether you're a rebel, a wanderer, or even a Christian. But how do these contradictions come together as some kind of American identity? And how do these final recordings of a humble storyteller speak to our need for the man to come around? Additional Resources: Johnny Cash’s American albums hit the heart and soul Why Johnny Cash's American Recordings Are The Perfect Epitaph To His Career Performing Songwriter – Rick Rubin How The ‘American Recordings’ Series Revitalized Johnny Cash’s Career 'American' Remembered: Rick Rubin On Johnny Cash…
After viewing the blockbuster Disney princess film Frozen with actual little kids, we look at all the cooks in this corporate cartoon kitchen. With this many people involved, how did they pull it off? And is this cartoon whitewashed? Too feminist? Not feminist enough? How is this fairy tale defining gender and ethnicity for an entire generation? Additional Resources: From the Heat of Royal Passion, Poof! It’s Permafrost Disney’s ‘Frozen,’ a Makeover of ‘The Snow Queen’ Is 'Frozen' a New, Bona Fide Disney Classic? Boys Don’t Run Away From These Princesses Countdown to Disney "Frozen" : How one simple suggestion broke the ice on the "Snow Queen" 's decades-long story problems A spoiler-y, slightly nerdy interview about Disney's Frozen Unfreezing ‘Frozen:’ The making of the newest fairy tale in 3D by Disney Frozen: inside Disney's billion-dollar social media hit Michael, Peter, Chris and Jennifer Talk Frozen and It's Success Secret Phone Recording Helped Idina Menzel Land New Disney Role THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY OF FROZEN Disney's Frozen and the 'gay agenda' UNH degree played a part in Oscar-winning movie Immersed in Movies: First Look: Designing the Winter Wonderland of ‘Frozen’ The tech of Disney’s Frozen and Get a Horse! The Scrambled Sexuality of 'Frozen's "Let It Go" Frozen lambasted as pro-gay propaganda by Christian pastor Frozen Director Now Apologizes to Parents for 'Let It Go'…
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1 Dischord Records: Part II -- State of the Union 1:38:55
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In the second part of our series on Dischord Records, we look at the politics of Washington D.C.'s music scene going into the 1990s... when art met commerce. Additional Resources: Andersen, M. and Jenkins, M. (2009). Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk In The Nation's Capital, Akashic Books. Dischord on Bandcamp (Free Streaming)…
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1 Dischord Records: Part I -- Flex Your Head 1:36:48
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In the first of our two episodes on Dischord Records we look at the punk community of Washington D.C. in the 1980s and its conflicting ethics of politics, violence and drug abuse. Follow along with the story of Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson's label until its redefining summer of 1985. Additional Resources: Dischord Records – History Thompson, S. (2001). Market Failure: Punk Economics, Early and Late. College Literature, 28(2), 48. Cuffman, T. (2015). Idle musical community: Dischord Records and anarchic DIY practice. Contemporary Justice Review, 18(1), 4. doi:10.1080/10282580.2015.1005502 Goshert, J. C. (2000). 'Punk' after the Pistols: American Music, Economics, and Politics in the 1980s and 1990s. Popular Music & Society, 24(1), 85. Doherty, B. (1997). The embarrassment of riches. (cover story). Reason, 29(4), 21. Dischord Records: Out of Step With The World Dischord Records: Doing It Wrong Andersen, M. and Jenkins, M. (2009). Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk In The Nation's Capital, Akashic Books.…
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1 Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom 1:25:23
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Hellboy's a charming, working class hero, despite being a demon's spawn. We look at how creator Mike Mignola taps into the mythic simplicity of folk tales and how Hellboy itself has become a commodified franchise.
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1 RuPaul's Drag Race (All-Stars Season 2) 1:25:08
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For our first coverage of a reality television show we go from beauty to camp, to joy and grief. This show simultaneously sells branded content that somehow doesn't feel sleazy, while also providing an extraordinary platform for LGBTQ culture. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: To come.
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1 Stephen King's The Gunslinger 1:21:18
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A novel that took Stephen King 12.5 years to write is now a major franchise. But what was it like when fans (and retailers) were rabid for more? Did King have a "responsibility" to them? And why didn't he plot his fantasy world... instead of writing it by the seat of his pants? Additional Resources: Bev Vincent, The Road To The Dark Tower Rereading Stephen King week 13: The Gunslinger So, what’s the deal with The Dark Tower?…
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1 All My Friends Are Funeral Singers 1:26:24
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All My Friends Are Funeral Singers is a film (and record) by Tim Rutili of the band Califone. We interview Tim about his experience creating a project like this in multiple media and how that changed his process going forward. Additional Resources: All My Friends Are Funeral Singers (Vimeo) All My Friends Are Funeral Singers -- Film Review IndiePix Films Launches Subscription-Streaming Service with 400-Plus International Movies Califone frontman Tim Rutili gets an on-set lesson in filmmaking Music Is Important in 'All My Friends are Funeral Singers' and One of Its Few Redeeming Qualities ‘All My Friends Are Funeral Singers’: Califone’s life beyond Sundance Team Spirits: 'All My Friends Are Funeral Singers'…
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1 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Skeleton Tree 1:23:37
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By becoming a more vulnerable frontman, Nick Cave has transformed after a major tragedy. To understand this better, we cover his latest album Skeleton Tree , the companion film One More Time With Feeling and the Bad Seeds' latest North American tour. Additional Resources: The Love and Terror of Nick Cave Nick Cave Finally Tells His Most Painful Story Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds x Hingston Studio – Skeleton Tree All Songs +1: A Devastating New Film About Nick Cave Nick Cave Talks About Living and Writing Through Grief Nick Cave Will Never Be Forgotten THE IMMENSE GRIEF OF NICK CAVE’S ‘SKELETON TREE’ Nick Cave financed the documentary One More Time with Feeling so that he would not have to speak with journalists about the death of his son…
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1 Soundgarden, Badmotorfinger 1:10:19
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As part of the big four bands breaking out of the Seattle "grunge" scene in the early 1990s, Soundgarden was a combination that was not quite metal or punk. We look at why their record Badmotorfinger acts like such a strong signifier of meaning in the wake of Chris Cornell's death.
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