Pop Culture Detective: Audio Files

This podcast investigates the messages embedded in popular movies, tv shows, and video games from a sociological prospective, featuring in-depth discussion on themes of politics, race, and masculinity. Audio Files is an extension of the Pop Culture Detective video essay series on YouTube, also hosted by Jonathan McIntosh.

https://popculturedetective.agency/series/pop-culture-detective-audio-files

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 55m. Bisher sind 10 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint alle 2 Monate.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 hours 57 minutes

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Solarpunk and How We Escape Dystopia


In this episode we explore a relatively new subgenre of science fiction called Solarpunk, which aims to imagine better ecologically harmonious futures. In many ways Solarpunk is a reaction to both the real-world climate crisis and to the many apocalyptic


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 May 29, 2023  53m
 
 

Demystifying Fair Use, Copyright, and Content ID


In this episode, we discuss the fair use doctrine and why its so important for everyone on the internet. We also dig into how fair use interacts with YouTube’s Content ID system. Two legal experts in fair use join the conversation: Art Neill and Erika Le


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 February 1, 2023  54m
 
 

A Conversation with Artist Simon Stålenhag


An in-depth conversation with award-winning Swedish artist and storyteller Simon Stålenhag. Simon is the creator of narrative art books like Tales From the Loop, Things From the Flood, and The Electric State. We discuss what it’s like for a small artist


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 October 31, 2022  44m
 
 

The Multiversal Case of Everything Everywhere


In this episode, we investigate the mind-bending multiverse movie Everything Everywhere All At Once and discuss the messages and meaning embedded in the cinematic madness.


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 June 1, 2022  57m
 
 

The Case of Boba Fett and the Hollywood Western


We investigate The Book of Boba Fett and discuss how this new Star Wars series pulls many of its themes and motifs directly from old Hollywood Westerns, including a few regressive tropes popular in that genre.


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 April 3, 2022  53m
 
 

The Continuing Case of Ted Lasso


In this episode we investigate the second season of the hit Apple TV comedy series Ted Lasso. We see much more character development this time around as the writers attempt to complicate Ted’s happy-go-lucky wholesome persona but a few outstanding issues


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 January 31, 2022  55m
 
 

Indiana Jones and The Case of The Ancient Aliens


In this episode we deconstruct what is probably the worst Steven Spielberg movie - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. We discuss the film’s misrepresentations of Indigenous peoples and dig into the ways that media tropes about ancient al


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 December 31, 2021  50m
 
 

The Case of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier


In this episode we investigate the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and discuss how the Marvel Cinematic Universe represents or misrepresents themes of racism, activist politics, masculinity, and male friendship. We also examine the shows


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 November 24, 2021  55m
 
 

The Case of The Cursed Jungle Cruise


In this episode we investigate Disneys new adventure film Jungle Cruise, starring Emily Blunt and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Hoping to copy the success of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Disneys latest attempt to turn a theme park attraction into


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 October 19, 2021  55m
 
 

The Curious Case of Ted Lasso


Our first podcast episode investigates the hit television series Ted Lasso. We discuss the ways in which season one subverts the expected conventions in sports comedies, especially when it comes to masculinity. We also take a critical look at some of the


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 September 11, 2021  56m
 
 
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