e255. The Mystery of the Disappearing Media!

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If you’re the kind of person that listens to our show, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard about the whole fiasco where Warner Brothers-Discovery cancelled and vaulted an essentially completed Batgirl movie so that it would never see the light of day. You’re probably also aware that in their cost-cutting measures they’ve yanked a ton of other stuff from the HBOMax streaming service. And chances are that you are already pretty mad about it. But of course, we aren’t going to leave it there. Naturally, this isn’t the first case of disappearing media, and unfortunately it probably won’t be the last. On today’s show, Hannah, Wayne, Mav and Monica get together to talk about the history of disappearing media, its causes, its cultural effects, and the complexities of both archival research and storage. Join us for a discussion that is probably a lot more complicated than it initially appears and then let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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  1. Did they say why your IG got suspended? You’re not one to spew stuff that anyone would consider offensive. Sure, we may disagree on which of Black Canary’s costumes were best, but it isn’t n@tzis and wine.

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