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e148. Sex, Love, & Bridgerton

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February 8, 2021
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Surprisingly, Netflix’s latest original programming sensation is Bridgerton, a regency period romance chronicling the sexual exploits, politics and scandals of 19th century London. Or perhaps this isn’t surprising at all.…

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e147. Big Fun with Charts, Data, and Analytics!

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February 1, 2021
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Charts Rock! Charts are Big Fun! Seriously! Don’t you just love a good chart? Ok, maybe you don’t think you do. In fact, you might even be thinking to yourself,…

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e128. 9 Popular Culture Pet Peeves We Hate and Why

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September 21, 2020
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Pop Culture is a double edges sword. The more we love a certain type of media, the more of it we absorb. But the more we absorb, the more we…

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e127. Dungeons & Diversity

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September 14, 2020
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In our contemporary moment pop culture is controlled by two forces. A focus on so-called “geek culture” and a push for more inclusive diversity across media forms. While there is…

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Call for Comments: Revising Race in Dungeons and Dragons

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August 18, 2020
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From Katya: Wizards of the Coast recently announced (by recently I mean mid-June. It’s been a YEAR y’all) ways that they’re attempting to address the game’s racist characterizations of, well,…

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e123. Culture, Context, Protest, and Memefication

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August 17, 2020
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Have you ever gotten into an argument with someone on the Internet and they tried to prove their point by forwarding some meme that was a quote of a famous…

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Call for Comments: Copaganda II: Going Rogue!

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July 8, 2020
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From Hannah: Our initial episode exploring copaganda (media that reinforces police-positive narratives) covered a lot of ground, but we majorly focused on media geared toward children and families — such…

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Call for Comments: Your Black Friend Is Tired

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June 5, 2020
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From Mav: Well, it’s been a week. If you’re in America (or probably if you’ve simply bothered to watch the news at all anywhere else in the world), you know…

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e96. Mask Theory

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February 10, 2020
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In the 21st century, when we think of masks, we think of superheroes. But the idea of superheroes as a concept is only about a century old. Masks have been…

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e74. Harry Potter and the Politics of Wizardry

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September 9, 2019
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At this point it’s pretty safe to say that the Harry Potter book series is one of the most defining pieces of literature in a generation. Love it or hate…