Best Gita Jackson Podcasts (2024)

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Speaking Of Things That Are Banned (With Matt Kim) 1:28:08

6d ago1:28:08

1:28:08

On this week’s episode, Nathan and Chris are joined by IGN’s Matt Kim to talk about Stellar Blade, a culture war battleground that, as it turns out, is a perfectly alright video game and nothing more. Seems to happen a lot! Maybe we could all learn something from this. But we probably won’t. Oh well. Then we discuss the impending TikTok ban, which …

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Week 12 - Mighty 1:04:47

8d ago1:04:47

1:04:47

ttttttttt! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe consider issue number twelve of 52, and in the process share the best way to start reading comics, the best ideas for reintroducing Isis (the character! the character!) to comics, and the exact moment The Rock decided to change the hierarchy of power in t…

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You Don’t Have To Cheer For Big Tech (With Ian Boudreau) 1:30:20

13d ago1:30:20

1:30:20

On this week’s episode, Riley and Chris are joined by games journalist Ian Boudreau. We start by talking about Riley’s stressful quest to get internet in a new apartment, before pivoting to the stressful quests of the Fallout TV show and what it does and doesn’t borrow from the games. Then, we discuss the drama around Marques Brownlee’s review of t…

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Lucy In The Sky With Deathclaws (With Dave Oshry) 1:45:22

20d ago1:45:22

1:45:22

On this week’s episode, Nathan, Chris, and Gita are joined by New Blood Interactive founder and Fallout expert Dave Oshry to talk about Amazon’s new Fallout TV series, which just premiered. The general consensus: It’s good! But it’s also very Bethesda-era Fallout, heavily reliant on iconography and references (Stimpacks! Nuka Cola! The Junk Jet fro…

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Week 11 - Batwoman Begins, with Jadzia Axelrod 1:28:38

22d ago1:28:38

1:28:38

Man down in Wife City! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe are joined by The Prettiest Star Jadzia Axelrod as they dive into the romantic history of Kate Kane and Renee Montoya, make unintentional Andrew Hussie references, and figure out what to do with Donna Troy. Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent (11:24) …

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[Australian Accent] Doronko Wanko 1:27:13

27d ago1:27:13

1:27:13

On this week’s episode, Nathan, Chris, and Luke find themselves wandering a news desert, so they decide to discuss games they’ve been playing recently, almost entirely for the purpose of getting Luke to pronounce the title “Doronko Wanko.” It’s a great moment, worth the price of admission on its own. Then Nathan and Chris discuss Content Warning, a…

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More like A-Why? (With Ed Zitron) 1:59:40

1M ago1:59:40

1:59:40

On this week’s episode, Nathan and Chris are joined by writer, podcaster, PR guy, and former games journalist Ed Zitron to talk about, well, a lot of stuff. We begin by talking about “media being destroyed by idiots,” as Ed puts it, before discussing Nvidia’s pivot to AI and how it could crash and burn, taking countless jobs with it. Then we discus…

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Week 10 - Stop The Press 1:15:38

1M ago1:15:38

1:15:38

Live, laugh, love! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe jump out of a window into 52’s tenth issue, where they find out what the Middle East is even like in the DC universe, spend Tuesdays with Morrow, and take a quick quiz on super-vegetarians. Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent (02:29) Let’s Talk About the …

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Misguided 1:40:01

1M ago1:40:01

1:40:01

On this week’s episode, Luke, Chris, and Riley talk about Kotaku's editor-in-chief resigning over guides mandates, our favorite indestructible tech and gadgets, why AI writing in games sucks, and how to get the most out of your local bikeshare program." Credits - Hosts: Luke Plunkett, Chris Person, and Riley MacLeod - Podcast Production & Ads: Mult…

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Ruin And Recovery In Games Journalism (With Jason Schreier) 2:01:10

2M ago2:01:10

2:01:10

On this week’s episode, Nathan and Luke are joined by their former Kotaku colleague, author and Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, for a special Inside Baseball Week episode of the show. True to the theme, they spend most of the episode discussing the state of games journalism: Are layoffs and site closures a sign that traditional games journalism …

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Week 9 - Dream of America 1:16:04

2M ago1:16:04

1:16:04

All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe head off in pursuit of 52 issue #9, dealing with psychosexual eugenics factories, the LGBTQ+ nightlife scene in Gotham, and Big Mad Meltzer. Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent (03:32) Let’s Talk About the Cover (07:14) Let’s Talk About 52 #9 (11:24) The Backup (41:22) What…

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Much Ink Spilled Over Sweet Baby Inc (And Sanrio) 1:38:40

2M ago1:38:40

1:38:40

On this week’s episode, Nathan, Chris, and Riley discuss the wild (and wholly inaccurate) conspiracy theory surrounding a small video game narrative studio called Sweet Baby Inc, which has recently taken the internet by storm. It begins with “wokeness” in video games and ends with multi-trillion-dollar investment company Blackrock, so buckle up – a…

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BAH-lah-troh 1:34:27

2M ago1:34:27

1:34:27

On this week’s episode, Nathan, Chris, and Riley discuss the auspicious occasion of three different game development studios – Gearbox, Saber, and Toys For Bob – all escaping from beneath the thumbs of layoff-prone owners in one day. Then we soberly reflect on mass layoffs at both Sony and EA – the other side of the coin in a week that seemed deter…

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Week 8 - Thief, with Dalton Deschain and Dylan Roth 1:54:02

2M ago1:54:02

1:54:02

All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe are joined by Dalton Deschain and Dylan Roth of Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe, covering issue eight of 52. Infectious serums are distributed, welding is performed in anger, Haunted Tankie is conceptualized, and Dumb Bitch Juice is drank in copious amounts. Cha…

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Journalism Is Dead, Long Live Journalism (With Lin Codega) 2:01:05

2M ago2:01:05

2:01:05

On this week’s episode, Nathan, Gita, and Luke are joined by Lin Codega of the brand new independent, worker-owned tabletop roleplaying outlet Rascal to discuss the grim state of journalism – Vice announced that it plans to shut down its website and lay off hundreds of people seconds before recording began – and the potential of publications like 4…

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Xbox’s Excess Of Excuses About Exclusives (With Ash Parrish) 1:16:12

3M ago1:16:12

1:16:12

On this week’s episode, Nathan, Chris, and Luke are joined by The Verge’s Ash Parrish to discuss Microsoft’s weird podcast about its plans for a non-exclusive but still mostly exclusive future, which will involve dedicated hardware but will also circumvent the need for it? Look, it’s more weird decision-making from a company that seems to have a bl…

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Week 7 - Going Down 1:13:24

3M ago1:13:24

1:13:24

Betrayal! Public shaming! Pop-punk and toxic lesbians! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe infiltrate issue seven of 52, the most important comic book of the century and the best series you’ve never heard of. Use offer code SCOOTS for 20% off! Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent (03:51) Let’s Talk About the C…

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Disney And Fortnite Sitting In A Tree, S-Y-N-E-R-G-I-Z-I-N-G 1:19:39

3M ago1:19:39

1:19:39

On this week’s episode, Nathan, Chris, Luke, and Riley discuss Disney’s $1.5 billion investment into Epic Games for an even bigger slice of the Fortnite pie, as well as all the ways Disney has stumbled into gaming success (and failure) in the past. This gives way to a conversation about the sanitized Disney of the modern day and where, with corpora…

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Death Discoursing And Suicide Squawking 1:53:58

3M ago1:53:58

1:53:58

On this week’s episode, Nathan, Chris, and Riley share their thoughts on the new and characteristically over the top Death Stranding 2 trailer, which gets everybody talking about the industry’s favorite auteur: Ken Levine. OK, first they discuss Hideo Kojima and his place in video games as one of the only people who gets to do His Whole Thing at su…

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Week 6 - China Syndrome, with Brian Cronin 1:52:19

3M ago1:52:19

1:52:19

All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe are joined by Star-Spangled CBR Senior Writer Brian Cronin in discussing issue 6 of DC’s 52, covering the rich legacy of Manthrax, villainous improv groups, the secret sauce that made 52, and how God works in the DC universe. Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent (07:31) Let’…

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An (Activision) Blizzard Of Bad News 1:50:24

3M ago1:50:24

1:50:24

On this week’s episode, Nathan, Gita, Chris, and Luke were planning to talk mostly about Palworld, the new Pokemon-with-guns sensation that’s sweeping several nations, but then gut-wrenchingly massive layoffs happened across Microsoft and the gaming giant it recently acquired, Activision Blizzard. We discussed which parts of the company are most im…

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Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doomscrolling 1:37:25

3M ago1:37:25

1:37:25

On the first-ever episode of Aftermath Hours, Aftermath's flagship weekly podcast, Chris, Nathan, Luke, and Riley discuss the recently unveiled Indiana Jones game, Ubisoft's vision of a subscription-based future and whether or not we truly own our video games (hint: we don't), and -- relatedly -- the death of series like Rock Band, which necessitat…

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Week 5 - Stars In Their Courses 1:24:55

4M ago1:24:55

1:24:55

All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe analyze the fifth issue of 52, and discover a multiversal Scotland where everyone is like Grant Morrison, the Dark Souls of comics, and giant penny stolen valor. Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent (02:12) Let’s Talk About The Cover (18:14) Let’s Talk About 52 #5 (19:31) Th…

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Week 4 - Dances With Monsters 1:18:59

4M ago1:18:59

1:18:59

All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe investigate the fourth issue of 52, and cover neoliberal black capitalism, Superboy’s greaser rival, and the prevalence of cults in comics. Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent (02:40) Let’s Talk About The Cover (03:49) Let’s Talk About 52 #4 The Backup (45:10) The Blackboar…

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Week 3 - New World Order 1:36:07

4M ago1:36:07

1:36:07

All-Star Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe dissect issue #3 of 52, covering Jaffe’s favorite villain, the Creeper-Freakazoid connection, and why characters have to die. Chapters: Let’s Talk About The Cover (09:14) Let’s Talk Talent (11:47) Let’s Talk 52 #3 (13:43) The Backup (52:10) Favorite Scenes (58:26) The Blac…

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Picking Up with Geoff Johns 26:15

5M ago26:15

26:15

Intrepid reporter Alex Jaffe comes to you straight from New York Comic Con 2023, interviewing comics legend and member of the 52 writers room Geoff Johns. Get answers on how multiverse storytelling has evolved since 52 brought it to public consciousness, the unexpected arcs of Black Adam and Booster Gold, as well as info on the next great comic boo…

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Week 2 - Looking Back At Tomorrow 1:25:02

5M ago1:25:02

1:25:02

All-Star Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe dive into the second issue of 52, covering Grant Morrison’s thoughts on Alan Moore, the super for Symbolman, and the origins of the phrase “curses, foiled again!” Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent (02:32) Let’s Talk About 52 #2 (05:27) The Blackboard (48:17) Let’s Talk About The…

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Week 1 - Golden Lads and Lasses Must 1:36:27

5M ago1:36:27

1:36:27

All-Star Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe dive into everything you need to know to start reading 52, as well as grants for Evil STEM education, and million dollar fanfiction ideas. Chapters: Let’s talk a little bit about Crisis on Infinite Earths, everything that happens before 52, and gorillas. (07:33) Let’s Talk…

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Week 0 - Forgot About Lane 1:50:32

6M ago1:50:32

1:50:32

Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and DC Lore Expert Alex Jaffe set the stage for full analysis of 52, the most important comic book of the century and the best series you’ve never heard of. Chapters: How did Gita and Alex get into comics? (09:48) What is 52? (22:33) Which characters are in 52? (48:33) The Blackboard (01:27:55) Favorite Characters (01…

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ep. 24: smokin on that... hotkey (feat. makenzie) 2:15:52

2+ y ago2:15:52

2:15:52

on the latest hotbox, our good friend makenzie joins the groupchat to talk all things SCREENLIFE, from the timur bekmambetov produced desktop universe of unfriended, searching, and profile to an all-around convo about how smartphones, social networks, and streaming interface with contemporary horror movies. in the unboxing section, nadine and maken…

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ep. 23: smokin on that... family recipe 1:58:11

3y ago1:58:11

1:58:11

on the latest hotbox, we tear the crust off our tuna sandwiches, fire up the nitro, and get into the gears of our glorious return to multiplex cinema: the one and only F9. yall know your hosts ride for this series like few others, so we go under the hood and look at how it's changed over 20 years and absorbed trends in blockbuster cinema, how peopl…

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ep. 22: smokin on that... city of quartz 1:59:27

3y ago1:59:27

1:59:27

on the latest hotbox we SMOKE HARDER with a discussion about the influence of john mctiernan's towering action inferno Die Hard. we talk bruce willis' contributions to divorced dad representation, the endless glut of die hard knockoffs in the 1990s, & the changing bodies of action cinema, & do a little theorizing abt skyscrapers. we also answer som…

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ep. 21: smokin on that... elevated (feat. gita jackson) 3:00:48

3y ago3:00:48

3:00:48

on our latest hotbox session, the one and only gita jackson (@ xoxogossipgita) of waypoint/vice stops by for a wide-ranging, free-flowing deep dive into that modern media tendency known as PRESTIGE. from the sopranos to the last of us, we go full Cinematic Mode as we explore the aesthetic, thematic, and referential techniques of pop entertainment t…

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ep. 20: smokin on that... snyder uncut (feat. aster gilbert) 2:14:44

3y ago2:14:44

2:14:44

on the latest episode of hotbox we invite aster gilbert (@ asterofpuppets) for an uncut conversation about the snyder cut and the tatted himbo auteur behind it... from his dawn of the dead remake to the animated owl movie, from a michael jordan docufiction to 300 memes on web 2.0, we cover snyder's cuts deep and not-so-deep, and answer that burning…

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ep. 19: smokin on that... mountain dew 1:40:01

3y ago1:40:01

1:40:01

on the latest hotbox the cinema, we hunt and gather new ideas about the recent big-screen adaptation of capcom's Monster Hunter franchise, directed by cinema's ultimate wife guy paul ws anderson & starring milla jovovich and tony jaa. topics we go after include the video game adaptations of PWSA, the hawksian tendencies of class-based RPGs, the une…

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ep. 18: smokin on that... mind virus 2:12:36

3y ago2:12:36

2:12:36

on the latest episode of hotbox, we transmit, you receive. a few recent releases got our brains itching and led to a rapidly mutating topic: what we call The Mind Virus. starting with recent releases like The Empty Man, We're All Going to the World's Fair, and A Glitch in the Matrix, we do a little bit of genre taxonomy about horror films in which …

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ep 17: smokin on that... egirl scout cookie 1:49:41

3y ago1:49:41

1:49:41

on our latest episode, we go *playboi carti vox* demon time and log tf on for a discussion about olivier assayas' recently restored digital collage/non-place porno thriller Demonlover (2002), what it has to say about media consumption and the gendering of global finance, & genre as counterfeiting. as we surf the dark web of demonlover, we make stop…

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ep. 16: don't stream it don't smoke it... the pod pod cast (feat. mike thorn) 1:38:14

3y ago1:38:14

1:38:14

we welcome a very special guest, critic and horror author mike thorn, to the hotbox for a tribute to the late filmmaker stacy title, the potentially vulgar auteur behind films like The Bye Bye Man, Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror, & The Last Supper. we chop it up with mike about the social satire of stacy title's work, the nihilism and horrifying mind …

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ep. 15: hotbox passes you the blunt... 1:41:48

3+ y ago1:41:48

1:41:48

on the latest episode of hotbox we hand the blunt to YOU, with a chat about the First Person Perspective in cinema. you'll cover everything from the origins of POV in film noir narration, to how new media from first person shooters to porn to real estate video production have altered visual perspective. you'll discuss films from point-and-click det…

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ep. 14: smokin on that hindsight ... a hotbox of 2020 reflection 1:56:27

3+ y ago1:56:27

1:56:27

on the latest episode of hotbox, we submit to media peer pressure and do our diligent duty as content curators by reflecting on media that stuck with us in 2021. we talk about the fragility of the internet and digital platforms, a weird year in overlooked movies from eugene kotlyarenko's hyperdigital work to the youtube paris hilton documentary, an…

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ep. 13: smokin on that... roseBUD og: the citizen kane of strains 1:30:21

3+ y ago1:30:21

1:30:21

on the latest hotbox, we do a little manksplaining and get deep into the mank mania that's sweeping the nation. we unpack the long-running beef between Orson Welles Vs. Everybody, dissect netflix's fixation with hollywood historiography, and talk about what it means for a work to be the "Citizen Kane" of a medium. is this the Citizen Kane of hotbox…

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ep. 12: smokin on that... handycam 1:48:32

3+ y ago1:48:32

1:48:32

on the latest episode of hotbox the cinema, we dive into the work of two digital native filmmakers, henry joost & ariel schulman, the duo behind catfish, nerve, paranormal activity 3 & 4, and this year's netflix original project power. we talk about their work's engagement with social media and multiscreen experience, how being haunted by ghosts is…

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ep. 11: smokin on that... cathode ray (feat. rob arcand) 1:43:09

3+ y ago1:43:09

1:43:09

on the latest Hotbox The Cinema, we welcome a guest into the hotbox for the very first time. rob arcand (@ robarcand) joins us for a very special conversation about that coolest of mediums: televison. we get into movies about television and what make the mediums distinct, tik tok, the emergent Screen Life genre, & much much more about media as alwa…

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ep. 10: smokin on that... river of grass 1:20:11

3+ y ago1:20:11

1:20:11

kelly reichardt's First Cow has *finally* dropped on VOD, so we took the opportunity to dig into the works of america's most chilled out filmmaker, from her movies' engagement with leftist activism and histories of colonialism, to the use of weed as a social lubricant in Old Joy, to what her work shares with open world games. in fact, we love kelly…

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ep. 9: 100 subscribers drop into the podcast feed (battle royale pt. 2) 2:15:17

4y ago2:15:17

2:15:17

on the second part of our battle royale series, we go hardcore gamer mode and get into the nitty gritty of games like fortnite, warzone, PUBG, and apex legends. are battle royale games anti-communist propaganda? would bernie sanders have won the democratic primary if he played fortnite? are twitch streamers auteurs? the answers to these burning que…

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ep. 8: smoking out the bus driver 1:40:11

4y ago1:40:11

1:40:11

on a long overdue hotbox the cinema, we talk about the most dangerous game: battle royale, the endlessly popular and innovative video game subgenre. we get into games like fortnite and warzone, but also talk about the genre's origins in other media, from the iconic short story "the most dangerous game" to films like SURVIVING THE GAME, THE PEST, HA…

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hotbox the livestream 2020: a 4/20 Hotbox The Cinema livestream spectacular 2:43:40

4y ago2:43:40

2:43:40

HOTBOX THE CINEMA presents a very special 4/20/20 livestream spectacular, featuring a freewheeling and freeweeding chat with special guests adam (@ motelabyss), etan (@ etanheytan), eddie (@ ipod_video and host of Extended Clip), JR (@ juanroelmolina & @ lazypugfilms on tik tok), charlotte (@ mumble_sauce), and elusive twitter legend celery. thanks…

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ep. 7: smokin on that... sour (vin) diesel 1:47:04

4y ago1:47:04

1:47:04

on the very first episode of hotbox from a post-corona world, we Hotbox The Quarantine with a chat about BLOODSHOT, screen life in this new distanced world, vin diesel’s cyborg identity, call of duty multiplayer, soldiers as programmable assets, genre as open source software, & so much more. also a special announcement about our exclusive Hotbox Th…

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ep. 6: smokin on that... green hill zone 2:02:35

4y ago2:02:35

2:02:35

this week on HOTBOX THE CINEMA we meet up with our ole friend chronic the hemphog... with a discussion on the new Sonic The Hedgehog movie, detective pikachu, the convergence of Video Games and Cinema, how sonic is actually the same movie as richard jewell, the deep state, zillow product placement, & so much more. get fast with a mix a seth gamer m…

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ep 5: smokin on that... mustard gas 2:01:11

4y ago2:01:11

2:01:11

just in time for you to hotbox the oscars, seth and nadine sit down to hit the gas mask bong and talk about how digital technology & special effects attempt to recreate history in nominees like 1917 & the irishman. we talk about media's recent world war 1 fetish (from war horse to wonder woman to battlefield 1), how 1917's fake single take erases t…

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