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Adapt or Die! The Evolutionary Biology of Pop Culture

Austin Ashbaugh

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Darwin did not expect to have "his" theory applied to pixelated creatures...this is payback for taking the limelight over Wallace. On Adapt or Die, Austin (a PhD candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) explores topics in popular culture that can be dissected with evolutionary theories and ideas. We will ask questions like "Does Pokémon evolution work like actual evolution?" or "How would evolution inform what lives and what dies after nuclear fallout". Combining peer-reviewed science, ...
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Special Topics in Media

Garret Castleberry

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Special Topics in Media Studies is a lecture-based podcast that tackles media history one artifact at a time. Each season of the series we will investigate a different mass media theme, medium, or programming genre. While our focus is educational (it is an academic podcast after all), we tailor our conversations toward a broad audience of media enthusiasts.
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Thinking Out Loud Radio Show

Thinking Out Loud Radio Show

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Is a weekly radio show discussing Politics, Popular Culture & Everything in Between. We have great topics, great guests, great discussion, & a great word in every episode.The Thinking Out Loud Radio Show; Giving Voice To Issues that Matter To You! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-s-nimmons/support
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Serious Banter

The Collective

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A podcast at the intersection of Business, Entrepreneurship, Tech & Popular Culture in Africa. We bring together people with views worth sharing & we banter. We take a lighthearted approach to somewhat serious matters of popular interest.
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Did You Hear About This?

Did You Hear About This?

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This podcast covers the latest pop culture show biz news and stories with Bill & Scott, two long-time friends who grew up in the 80s. Laugh with Bill and Scott as they dissect the guts out of some of our favorite pop culture. Rated PG-13 😉 https://www.didyouhearaboutthis.show
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Real Old Reels

Robin and Lisa

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Classic Movie Fans! Join our community to talk about our favorite noir, screwball comedies, science fiction, and others directed by notable masters, such as Hitchcock, Frank Capra, Ernst Lubitsch, John Ford, and Fred M. Wilcox. We'll span genres, actors, and directors. If you love movie trivia, would like to learn more about some classic films, or want to introduce them to friends and family, we're the podcast for you.
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NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture

Laluma

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NEON is a different way of sharing historical knowledge. NEON takes a pop culture phenomenon and turns it on its head by revealing lesser known facts, real-life events and history behind your favourite Netflix shows, movies or video games.From how the A-Team took inspiration from Vietnamese history and resistance leaders, to the Aryan purity and Harem breeding programs behind the Handmaid’s Tale. Even some of the most successful video games – Assassins Creed, God of War, and Fortnite – are s ...
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Gross Lonely Boys

Andrew Clarkston, Danny Goodwin, Enzo Priesnitz, Body Tape Intl.

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Austin's Grossest Boys of Comedy (Andrew Clarkston, Danny Goodwin, & Enzo Priesnitz) slime off, post up, and culture jam the top pop.
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Pop Couture: Undressing Popular Culture!

Mike Ruocco, Erin Jade Igel, Joe Schrum

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Hosted by Michael Ruocco (He/Him), Erin Jade Igel (They/She), and Joe Schrum (He/Him), Pop Couture explores the wide world of entertainment and analyzes the media we love through the lenses of industry experience and fervent fanaticism! Join us as we talk about weird movies, stacks of comic books, awkward video games, trainwreckords, and everything in-between! Due to the mature content and language, this show is not recommended for younger listeners.
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Stanford Legal

Stanford Law School

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Law touches most aspects of life. Here to help make sense of it is the Stanford Legal podcast, where we look at the cases, questions, conflicts, and legal stories that affect us all every day. Stanford Legal launched in 2017 as a radio show on Sirius XM. We’re now a standalone podcast and we’re back after taking some time away, so don’t forget to subscribe or follow this feed. That way you’ll have access to new episodes as soon as they’re available. We know that the law can be complicated. I ...
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Thoughts and Feels

Tim Wotherspoon

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"Thoughts and Feels" is the podcast that brings academic scholarship to bear on popular culture and everyday experience. In each episode I sit down with a scholar to talk about what interests them in order to discover its connections to the world around us.
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PCSJ: Beyond the Article

Julia Largent

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The Managing Editor of the Popular Culture Studies Journal, Julia Largent, interviews different authors published in the journal about their research, their hobbies, and how their article came about. See all published articles for free, here: https://mpcaaca.org/the-popular-culture-studies-journal/
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Greek Heroes in Popular Culture Through Time - for iPad/Mac/PC

The Open University

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What does ‘2001: a Space Odyssey’ have to do with Odysseus? How does Brad Pitt's Achilles in 'Troy' match up to Homer's original hero? And is Arnold Schwarzenegger the new Heracles? This collection of video animations and audio discussions examines how the heroes of Greek mythology have been represented in popular culture, from ancient times to the modern day. Odysseus is the archetypal questing hero - a blank canvas on which every era has projected its own values. Heracles is the original s ...
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Needle Drops

Nick Bambach & Jordan Raycine

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For anyone who was fully invested in a beautiful display of cinema playing out before them…popcorn in hand, emotions racing, everything about this moment is perfect…and then…the needle drops. This is for you. Nick and Jordan share two passions: movies and music. Together they set out to give an in-depth look into the how, the why, and the eventual moment your favorite songs made it into your favorite scenes on screen. Some familiar that gave you that nostalgic feeling and maybe some new disc ...
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Do Justice Podcast

Shining Waters Regional Council / United Church of Canada

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Part social commentary, part spiritual reflection, part biblical study, and part prayers for an aching world, the Do Justice Podcast examines the intersection of faith and the secular through a faith-based, social justice lens. http://www.shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca Formerly the Living Presence Podcast.
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Do The Kids Know?

Do The Kids Know?

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A podcast to teach the kids (y’all) about race, media, and culture in KKKanada. (That's Canada with 3 Ks). Conversations between Prakash (@pra_kris) and Kristen. @dothekidsknow on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Patreon. Email us: dothekidsknow@gmail.com
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LIT Podcast: Where Law, Innovation & Technology Meet the Culture

LITBraintrust

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Intellectual property experts Tonya M. Evans (Co-Founder, Legal Write Publications, LLC & Associcate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law) and Shontavia J. Johnson (Founder, LVRG LLC & AVP of Academic Partnerships & Innovation, Clemson University) engage in lively and culturally competent conversations and share their so very LIT perspectives about all things law, innovation, and technology. #LITPodcast #LITBraintrust #SoVeryLIT @LITBraintrust
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Geek A&E

Ellen Waddell, Alec Lambert

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Welcome to Geek A&E, an emergency department filled with movies and TV shows that have been viscously punched in the face by mass critical opinion. Pushing the medical analogy too far our intrepid hosts Alec Lambert and Ellen Waddell. Neither are medical trained, but they have both consumed an unhealthy amount of alternative pop culture.
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He Said He Said

Ray and Jay

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Join social commentators Ray & Jay as they tackle the hottest topics in American culture each week with the intent to entertain while also dropping a bit of knowledge. Buckle up for your newest podcast obsession!
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Steve Moriarty, "Mia Zapata and the Gits: A True Story of Art, Rock and Revolution" (Ferel House, 2024) 55:45

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Mia Zapata and the Gits: A True Story of Art, Rock and Revolution (Ferel House, 2024) by Steve Moriarty, shares the story of the Seattle based The Gits and their charismatic front person Mia Zapata. The Gits were on the verge of international rock stardom but on July 7, 1993, days before their third US tour, Mia Zapata, The Gits 27-year-old singer-…
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ZPP 91 - Lori S. of ACID KING 1:06:29

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This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome Lori S. - guitarist, vocalist, & mastermind of ACID KING, the pioneering psychedelic doom metal band from San Francisco. Lori chats everything from the immaculate vibes of Val de Moine in Clisson, France to breaking down what goes into curating a two-night hometown celebration for the 25th anniversary o…
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Real Names of Popular Celebrities 1:15:09

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Send us a Text Message. Today we play a game. Can you figure out the celebrity behind these true names? Following the game, we go to the news, which has stories about Tim Curry, Disney, Beastie Boys, Jason Voorhees, and more. "Have You Heard About This?" breaks down show business topics and news stories. You have found your tribe. Parental Guidance…
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The African Queen 38:09

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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to our Season 4 Premiere! Robin and Lisa have a great lineup of movies that you won't want to miss. Starting us off is one of the greatest of Humphrey Bogart's and Katharine Hepburn's careers! You won't want to miss the amazing story of the making of The African Queen. Prepare for a thrilling adventure set during Wor…
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Film Listology: #81 - 8 1/2 1:15:14

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Winding down the categorical "80s" in our "Film Listology" season of Special Topics in Media, hosts Garret Castleberry and Scott McMurry demonstrate intellectual strengths but maybe also foreign film limitations in their evaluation of the Federico Fellini mid-life masterpiece, 8 1/2 (1963). A bold expression of cinematic self-reflection situated al…
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ZPP 90 - Scott Reeder of FU MANCHU, SUN & SAIL CLUB, and JACKET THIEF 1:04:15

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This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome Scott Reeder, best known for his twenty plus years of drumming for the So Cal Stoner Rock legends FU MANCHU. In addition to talking the band’s thirteenth album The Return of Tomorrow and how he’s been recovering & prepping for the upcoming Two Headed Beast Tour with CLUTCH & RIVAL SONS, Scott delves int…
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Retro Pop Culture News Dump 💩 53:30

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Send us a Text Message. Today it's all about the news. We discuss Deadpool, Matthew Perry, Steven Tyler, and more. If you love Entertainment Tonight, you'll freakin' adore this episode. Tesh doesn't have a thing on us. "Have You Heard About This?" breaks down show business topics and news stories. You have found your tribe. Parental Guidance sugges…
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Can "Alien: Romulus" Revive the Alien Franchise? 57:47

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Fede Alvarez’s "Alien: Romulus" hit cinemas on August 16th. It’s set between the events of Alien and Aliens, two science fiction classics. We review the movie and ask whether it continues the thematic work done in its lauded predecessors, touching on capitalism, AI, body horror, subversion of sexual and reproductive systems, colonialism, class, and…
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Karen Tongson, "Normporn: Queer Viewers and the TV That Soothes Us" (NYU Press, 2023) 58:55

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In Normporn: Queer Viewers and the TV That Soothes Us (NYU Press, 2023), Karen Tongson presents an irreverent look at the love-hate relationship between queer viewers and mainstream family TV shows like Gilmore Girls and This Is Us. After personal loss, political upheaval, and the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us craved a return to …
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RR Patreon Excerpt Tier 3- Tommy Cowan: Research Updates on Burroughs, Cutups, Gender, Alchemy & Transformation 45:37

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Tommy Cowan is currently a PhD student in the Literature, Media, and Culture program at Florida State University. His primary interest is the confluence between literature and esotericism, including how literatures/texts are conceptualized as esoteric ritual, and the reception/transmission of literary esotericism as an intellectual tradition. He re…
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How Lawyers Can Undermine Russian Sanctions and Ukraine War Effort 27:37

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The bedrock of the legal profession is a commitment to upholding the rule of law. Unfortunately, as Stanford Law researchers discover in the complex world of international sanctions, lawyers can often facilitate non-compliance and evasion. It’s been two years since Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. And yet, businesses are still skirting sanctio…
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Film Listology: #82 - Laura 50:12

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In this episode, we resume our "Film Listology" countdown with #82 on the Listology Super Index, a second film to emerge on the list from director Otto Preminger, 1944's Laura. A fulfilling cross between film noir and melodrama, Laura features Gene Tierney in a role that combines presence versus absence to suggest a liminal pot-boiling who dunnit? …
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Alonso Duralde, "Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film" (Running Press Adult, 2024) 59:40

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Film critic Alonso Duralde and I talk his new book, Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film (Running Press, 2024), including some fascinating anecdotes, case studies, and watershed moments in queer cinematic history, not to mention its creators, its stars, its detractors, and its various ebbs and flows -- fr…
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1. The Eye of the Tauros: The Survival of the Fittest 37:52

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Episode Description: Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the Fighting type. Our evolutionary connection to the fighting type is the survival of the fittest. In th…
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Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, "Movies Under the Influence" (U Minnesota Press, 2024) 55:48

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Movies under the Influence (University of Minnesota Press, 2024) by Dr. Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece charts the entangled histories of moviegoing and mind-altering substances from early cinema through the psychedelic 1970s. Dr. Szczepaniak-Gillece examines how the parallel trajectories of these two enduring aspects of American culture, linked by the…
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Deadpool. Was it Good? 1:13:52

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we talk spoilers in the latest Deadpool & Wolverine movie (skip ahead if you don't want spoilers), plus other show business news items. What shows are returning to TV? Who acts like a baffoon for money? We tell you only the things you need to know in the world. "Have You Heard About This?" breaks down show bu…
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ZPP 89 - Melissa Lucciola of GUSTAF & FRANCIE MOON 1:14:21

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This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome Melissa Lucciola, a talented multi-instrumentalist best known for fronting FRANCIE MOON and drumming with GUSTAF. After meeting at a local show and subsequently geeking out talking Jon Beavis of IDLES (who GUSTAF just toured with), Mel and I picked up our conversation where we left off talking everythin…
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Rejected Religion Spotlight Charlotte Rodgers: Art, Animism & Memory 1:13:28

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My guest this month is Charlotte Rogers. Charlotte is an artist, author, practicing witch and magician. She recently was artist-in-residence at the Magickal Women Conference 2024. Charlotte and I met in 2022 at the Visionary Medium Conference in Copenhagen. I was intrigued by her presentation there and was eager to talk with her more. Although it's…
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Excerpt RR Patreon Tier 2 'Deep Dive' with Bob Cluness 15:01

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This is an excerpt of my recent upload on Patreon Tier 2 'Groves of Orpheus.' If you are interested to hear more, please consider checking out my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/RejectedReligion. You can find this full interview plus more to come! My guest this month is Bob Cluness. Bob was a guest on the podcast (E28) in December of 2023, an…
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Nora Stone, "How Documentaries Went Mainstream: A History, 1960-2022" (Oxford UP, 2023) 1:08:59

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How Documentaries Went Mainstream: A History, 1960-2022 (Oxford University Press, 2023) provides a more comprehensive and meaningful periodization of the commercialization of documentary film. Although the commercial ascension of documentary films might seem meteoric, it is the culmination of decades-long efforts that have developed and fortified t…
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100th Episode Monologue! 24:57

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This month Special Topics in Media celebrates its 100th episode with a monologue progress report that details the successful vision of the program, reviewing its epistemological tenets, while peaking ahead as the show begins continues its edutainment mission. Hosts: Garret Castleberry Producers: Garret Castleberry, Will McMurry (Audio Engineer), Al…
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Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack, "What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service" (Dutton, 2024) 1:03:30

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Twenty-five years ago, The West Wing premiered to great acclaim. This book is a behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of the series, as told by cast members Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack. The authors help us step back inside the world of President Jed Bartlet’s Oval Office as they reunite the West Wing cast and crew, including…
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Franz Nicolay, "Band People: Life and Work in Popular Music" (U Texas Press, 2024) 41:26

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A close look at the lives of working musicians who aren't the center of their stage. Secret (and not-so-secret) weapons, side-of-the-stagers, rhythm and horn sections, backup singers, accompanists—these and other “band people" are the anonymous but irreplaceable character actors of popular music. Through interviews and incisive cultural critique, w…
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ZPP 88 - Barrett, Nacho, & Cole of SLEEPWELL 43:30

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This week on the Zen Perry Project we get the chance to talk to Barrett (Guitar/Vox), Nacho (Bass), and Cole (Drums) of SLEEPWELL, a supremely badass genre-defying act ascending out of Brooklyn. The band has been secretive to the point that despite not knowing any of the members names before they joined the zoom call, we had a blast talking about t…
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The Olympics Used to be a lot Weirder 1:00:06

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Send us a Text Message. Scott is hooked on the Olympics and brought a funny game about some old events from the early 1900s. Is it real? Or Bullsh*t? Plus we talk about Robert Downey Jr's return to the MCU, creepy Hollywood stalkers, and Jay & Silent Bob - not in that order. "Have You Heard About This?" breaks down show business topics and news sto…
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Gregory A. Daddis, "Pulp Vietnam: War and Gender in Cold War Men’s Adventure Magazines" (Cambridge UP, 2020) 59:45

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In his compelling evaluation of Cold War popular culture, Pulp Vietnam: War and Gender in Cold War Men’s Adventure Magazines (Cambridge UP, 2020), Gregory Daddis explores how men's adventure magazines helped shape the attitudes of young, working-class Americans, the same men who fought and served in the long and bitter war in Vietnam. The 'macho pu…
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RR Pod E30 P1 Dr. Phil Legard: Sound, Occulture, & the Imagination 1:06:54

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This month’s guest is Dr. Phil Legard. Phil is senior lecturer in music production at Leeds Beckett University. His research interests lie at the intersection of esotericism, music, and politics. His doctoral work explored autoethnography as a research method for esotericism studies, from which he developed a theory of ‘creative seekership’. With D…
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Nadirah Simmons, "First Things First: Hip-Hop Ladies Who Changed the Game" (Twelve, 2024) 1:17:16

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This enlightening book reframes the history of hip-hop—and this time, women are given credit for all their trailblazing achievements that have left an undeniable impact on music. First Things First: Hip-Hop Ladies Who Changed the Game (Twelve, 2024), hip-hop is not just the music, and women have played a big role in shaping the way it looks today. …
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Kate Hext, "Wilde in the Dream Factory: Decadence and the American Movies" (Oxford UP, 2024) 1:10:06

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Hollywood is haunted by the ghost of playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde. Wilde in the Dream Factory: Decadence and the American Movies (Oxford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Kate Hext is the story of his haunting, told for the first time. Set within the rich evolving context of how the American entertainment industry became cinema, and how cinema …
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The Future of Environmental Regulation Following SCOTUS’ Overruling of the Chevron Doctrine 27:54

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Do courts have the expertise to decide on important environmental law issues? Pam Karlan and Rich Ford speak with environmental law expert Debbie Sivas, director of the Environmental Law Clinic at Stanford, about recent Supreme Court decisions affecting environmental and administrative law--including the Court's decision to overturn decades of sett…
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Adapt or Die! - The Trailer 1:19

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Darwin did not expect to have "his" theory applied to pixelated creatures...this is payback for taking the limelight over Wallace. On Adapt or Die, Austin (a PhD candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) explores topics in popular culture that can be dissected with evolutionary theories and ideas. We will ask questions like "Does Pokémon evolu…
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Film Listology: #83 - Back to the Future 1:15:40

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In this episode, our Special Topics "Film Listology" focus captures the spirit of summer movie popcorn fun with the 1985 time-travel comedy classic from director Robert Zemeckis, Back to the Future. Released from Universal Pictures and co-produced by Amblin Entertainment, Back to the Future situates a cultural moment in time torn between the "me-ge…
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United We STAND United We WIN! 1:22:47

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We are back with a brand ew edition of the podcast, and we are talking about the shakeup on the world of politics. President Joe Biden deciding amidst enormous pressure to step aside and endorse his Vice-President Kamala Harris. In this week's edition, we share out thoughts about this historic move from this sitting president, and it's implications…
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Jim Higgins, "Sweet, Wild and Vicious: Listening to Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground" (Trouser Press, 2024) 50:55

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From the time he began recording with the Velvet Underground in the 1960s until his death in 2013, Lou Reed released nearly 50 original albums. In Sweet, Wild and Vicious: Listening to Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground (Trouser Press Books, 2024), Jim Higgins delves into each one, with descriptions, details, analysis and appraisals that will ampl…
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Episode 146: Mendelian Genetics and Inheritance 1:22:34

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An introduction to classical Mendelian genetics, in which we discuss Mendel's experiments with peas and the laws of heredity that he discovered, including inheritance of one allele from each parent, the law of dominance, and the law of independent segregation. We then consider more complex cases of genetic inheritance, including sex-linked traits, …
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Send us a Text Message. We're back from a short break. Since it's summer, why not talk about summer destinations? Today, we discuss a bunch of things you didn't know about Walt Disney World. See if you know more about the park than our resident expert Scott. Finally, stay tuned for our wrap-up of the only showbiz stories that matter. "Have You Hear…
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