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Audio Episode 07 - The Multiversal Case of Everything Everywhere

Listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C6SdbT75mdRp2jRyvuLfa Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-detective-audio-files/id1585512628 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3BjdWx0dXJlZGV0ZWN0aXZlLmFnZW5jeS9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Q Our website: https://popculturedetective.agency/podcast Episode info: 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. Friends of the show, professors Carl Williams and Felicia Lopez join the conversation. Support Pop Detective: All of our Pop Culture Detective media projects, including this one, are 100% funded by listeners and viewers. You’ll never hear ads and all episode will be made available for free online. So if you enjoy in-depth media criticism, please consider supporting our work over on Patreon. PATREON Support this media project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popdetective PAYPAL Make a one-time donation via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/popdetective Fair use: All multimedia clips included in this podcast constitute a ‘fair use’ of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use via New Media Rights! Show credits: Audio production: Jonathan McIntosh Intro music: Simon Stålenhag Outro music: Rick Lopez


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Audio Episode 06 - The Case of Boba Fett and the Hollywood Western

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The Ethics of Looking And The Harmless Peeping Tom

Watching people’s stories on screen can be fascinating and exhilarating, but the act of looking can also feel uncomfortable, invasive, even violating. And underpinning these uncomfortable moments we often find alarming messages about the role of consent. PATREON Support this media project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popdetective PAYPAL Make a one-time donation via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/popdetective PODCAST LINKS Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-detective-audio-files/id1585512628 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C6SdbT75mdRp2jRyvuLfa Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3BjdWx0dXJlZGV0ZWN0aXZlLmFnZW5jeS9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Q REFERENCES • Intrusions by Melissa Febos https://tinhouse.com/intrusions • Girlhood (2021) by Melissa Febos https://www.melissafebos.com/girlhood • Ways of Seeing with John Berger, Episode 2 (1972) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1GI8mNU5Sg • Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema by Laura Mulvey https://ia802801.us.archive.org/4/items/visual-pleasure-and-narrative-cinema/Laura-mulvey-visual-pleasure-and-narrative-cinema.pdf SUBTITLES • Coming soon TEXT TRANSCRIPT • Coming soon COMMENTS All YouTube comments are held for approval. If you'd like to participate in constructive online conversations about this video, please share it on your social media networks. FAIR USE All multimedia clips included in this video constitute a 'fair use' of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use with this awesome app by New Media Rights! http://newmediarights.org/fairuse CREDITS Writer/Editing: Jonathan McIntosh Outro music: Rick Lopez


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Audio Episode 05 - The Continuing Case of Ted Lasso

Listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C6SdbT75mdRp2jRyvuLfa Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-detective-audio-files/id1585512628 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/pop-culture-detective-audio-files Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3BjdWx0dXJlZGV0ZWN0aXZlLmFnZW5jeS9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Q Our website: https://popculturedetective.agency/podcast Episode info: 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 remain unaddressed.  Support Pop Detective: All of our Pop Culture Detective media projects, including this one, are 100% funded by listeners and viewers. You’ll never hear ads and all episode will be made available for free online. So if you enjoy in-depth media criticism, please consider supporting our work over on Patreon. PATREON Support this media project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popdetective PAYPAL Make a one-time donation via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/popdetective Fair use: All multimedia clips included in this podcast constitute a ‘fair use’ of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use via New Media Rights! Show credits: Audio production: Jonathan McIntosh Intro music: Simon Stålenhag Outro music: Rick Lopez


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Audio Episode 01 - The Curious Case of Ted Lasso

You can listen and follow via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Google podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. PODCAST LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-detective-audio-files/id1585512628 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C6SdbT75mdRp2jRyvuLfa Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/pop-culture-detective-audio-files Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3BjdWx0dXJlZGV0ZWN0aXZlLmFnZW5jeS9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Q Our website: https://popculturedetective.agency/podcast Episode info: In our first podcast episode we investigate the hit Apple TV series Ted Lasso. We discuss the ways that season one subverts expected conventions in sports comedies, especially when it comes to race and masculinity. We also take a critical look at some of the areas where the show misses the mark. Two guests join this conversation: professor of literature and culture Felicia Lopez and writer/filmmaker Imran Siddiquee. Support Pop Detective: All of our Pop Culture Detective media projects, including this one, are 100% funded by listeners and viewers. You’ll never hear ads and all episode will be made available for free online. So if you enjoy in-depth media criticism, please consider supporting our work over on Patreon. PATREON Support this media project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popdetective PAYPAL Make a one-time donation via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/popdetective Fair use: All multimedia clips included in this podcast constitute a ‘fair use’ of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use via New Media Rights! Show credits: Audio production: Jonathan McIntosh Intro music: Simon Stålenhag Outro music: Rick Lopez


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Audio Episode 02 - The Case of The Cursed Jungle Cruise

You can listen and follow via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Google podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. PODCAST LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-detective-audio-files/id1585512628 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C6SdbT75mdRp2jRyvuLfa Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/pop-culture-detective-audio-files Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3BjdWx0dXJlZGV0ZWN0aXZlLmFnZW5jeS9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Q Our website: https://popculturedetective.agency/podcast Episode info: In this podcast episode we investigate the new adventure film Jungle Cruise. Disney’s latest attempt to turn a theme park attraction into a blockbuster movie tries to sidestep some of the ride’s more racist history but still leans on tropes of exoticism and colonial adventurism. We also discuss Disney’s baffling choice to include a series of gay jokes in the movie. Two guests join host Jonathan McIntosh for this conversation: Professor of literature and culture Felicia Lopez and professor of law Carl Williams. Support Pop Detective: All of our Pop Culture Detective media projects, including this one, are 100% funded by listeners and viewers. You’ll never hear ads and all episode will be made available for free online. So if you enjoy in-depth media criticism, please consider supporting our work over on Patreon. PATREON Support this media project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popdetective PAYPAL Make a one-time donation via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/popdetective Fair use: All multimedia clips included in this podcast constitute a ‘fair use’ of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use via New Media Rights! Show credits: Audio production: Jonathan McIntosh Intro music: Simon Stålenhag Outro music: Rick Lopez


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Audio Episode 03 - The Case of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier

You can listen and follow via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Google podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. PODCAST LINKS Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C6SdbT75mdRp2jRyvuLfa Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-detective-audio-files/id1585512628 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/pop-culture-detective-audio-files Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3BjdWx0dXJlZGV0ZWN0aXZlLmFnZW5jeS9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Q Our website: https://popculturedetective.agency/podcast Episode info: In this podcast 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 show’s depiction of men in therapy. Host Jonathan McIntosh is joined by writer and filmmaker Imran Siddiquee for this conversation. Support Pop Detective: All of our Pop Culture Detective media projects, including this one, are 100% funded by listeners and viewers. You’ll never hear ads and all episode will be made available for free online. So if you enjoy in-depth media criticism, please consider supporting our work over on Patreon. PATREON Support this media project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popdetective PAYPAL Make a one-time donation via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/popdetective Fair use: All multimedia clips included in this podcast constitute a ‘fair use’ of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use via New Media Rights! Show credits: Audio production: Jonathan McIntosh Intro music: Simon Stålenhag Outro music: Rick Lopez


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Audio Episode 04 - Indiana Jones and The Case of The Ancient Aliens

You can listen and follow via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Google podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. PODCAST LINKS Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C6SdbT75mdRp2jRyvuLfa Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-detective-audio-files/id1585512628 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/pop-culture-detective-audio-files Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3BjdWx0dXJlZGV0ZWN0aXZlLmFnZW5jeS9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Q Our website: https://popculturedetective.agency/podcast Episode info: 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 aliens and alien uplift contribute to the problem. Professor of literature and culture Dr. Felicia Lopez lends her expertise to this conversation. Support Pop Detective: All of our Pop Culture Detective media projects, including this one, are 100% funded by listeners and viewers. You’ll never hear ads and all episode will be made available for free online. So if you enjoy in-depth media criticism, please consider supporting our work over on Patreon. PATREON Support this media project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popdetective PAYPAL Make a one-time donation via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/popdetective Fair use: All multimedia clips included in this podcast constitute a ‘fair use’ of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use via New Media Rights! Show credits: Audio production: Jonathan McIntosh Intro music: Simon Stålenhag Outro music: Rick Lopez


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Boys Don't Cry (Except When They Do)

Since we all know that boys (and men) do in fact cry, this video focuses on the relatively narrow set of social circumstances when tears are permissible. PATREON Help me make more video essays by supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popdetective PAYPAL If you'd rather make a one-time donation you can do it via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/popdetective RECOMMENDED READING • The Will to Change by bell hooks https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Will-to-Change/bell-hooks/9780743456081 • The Gender Knot by Allan G Johnson http://tupress.temple.edu/book/1306 • Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett https://www.marcbrackett.com/about/book-permission-to-feel/ SUBTITLES • You can help make with subtitles and captions for this video on Amara: TEXT TRANSCRIPT Coming soon COMMENTS All YouTube comments are held for approval. If you'd like to participate in constructive online conversations about this video, please share it on your social media networks. FAIR USE All multimedia clips included in this video constitute a 'fair use' of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use with this awesome app by New Media Rights! http://newmediarights.org/fairuse CREDITS Writer/Editing: Jonathan McIntosh Motion Graphics: Jonathan McIntosh Outro music: Rick Lopez


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Pop Culture Detective Channel Trailer

Help me make more videos! PATREON Support this media project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popdetective PAYPAL If you'd rather make a one-time donation you can do it via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/popdetective WISHLIST A list of books, media, and research materials for upcoming video essays: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/VPZW4GU512ON?ref_=wl_share SOURCES Can you identify the source of all 70 media clips? Some are easy to figure out, some hard, and some extremely difficult. Leave your answers and guesses in the comments. FAIR USE All multimedia clips included in this video constitute a 'fair use' of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use with this awesome app by New Media Rights! http://newmediarights.org/fairuse


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The Tragedy of Droids in Star Wars | Pop Culture Detective

Episode Title: The Tragedy of Droids in Star Wars
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Description: It’s not really a Star Wars story unless there’s a lovable or memorable droid stealing the spotlight. But, when you really stop and think about it, there’s also something profoundly tragic about the role artificial lifeforms play in the Star Wars universe. PATREON If you’d like to help fund my video essays, please visit Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popdetective PAYPAL If you'd rather make a one-time donation you can do it via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/popdetective REFERENCES • Race in American Science Fiction by Isiah Lavender III • Imagining Slaves and Robots in Literature, Film, and Pop Culture by Gregory Jerome Hampton • Asimov on Science Fiction in Science Fiction Digest, October-November 1981 • Janelle Monae's "Many Moons" music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZyyORSHbaE TEXT TRANSCRIPT - Coming soon COMMENTS All YouTube comments are held for approval due to harassment of this channel. If you'd like to participate in constructive online conversations about this video, please share it on your social media networks. FAIR USE All multimedia clips included in this video constitute a 'fair use' of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use with this awesome app by New Media Rights! http://newmediarights.org/fairuse CREDITS Writer/Editing: Jonathan McIntosh Motion Graphics: Jonathan McIntosh Outro music: Rick Lopez

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Sexual Assault of Men Played for Laughs - Part 2 Female Perpetrators | Pop Culture Detective

Episode Title: Sexual Assault of Men Played for Laughs - Part 2 Female Perpetrators
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Description: It’s hard to overstate just how common jokes about men being sexually assaulted or harassed are in entertainment media. Comedic situations are typically designed to demean, humiliate, or emasculate a male character for being the victim, or potential victim, of sexual violence. This is the 2nd of two video essays on this topic. Part 1 focuses on humor involving men sexually assaulting or harassing other men. Part 2 examines media in which women are depicted as the perpetrators. WATCH PART 1: https://youtu.be/uc6QxD2_yQw RESOURCES • How to support male survivors: https://www.rainn.org/articles/sexual-assault-men-and-boys • Statistics and facts about sexual violence: https://www.rainn.org/statistics/victims-sexual-violence REFERENCES • Samantha Bee on male abuse comedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHGvxXEupLc • Terry Crews speaking to the US Congress: https://goo.gl/9BEF4h - The Rape Jokes We Still Laugh At | New York TImes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikqPnAhRo-c • List of movies including jokes about men being abused: https://goo.gl/kdhYbA • List of TV shows including jokes about men being abused: https://goo.gl/BLe2Wf PATREON If you’d like to help fund my video essays, please visit Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popdetective PAYPAL If you'd rather make a one-time donation you can do it via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/popdetective TEXT TRANSCRIPT - Coming soon COMMENTS All YouTube comments are held for approval due to harassment of this channel. If you'd like to participate in constructive online conversations about this video, please share it on your social media networks. FAIR USE All multimedia clips included in this video constitute a 'fair use' of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use with this awesome app by New Media Rights! http://newmediarights.org/fairuse CREDITS Writer/Editing: Jonathan McIntosh Motion Graphics: Jonathan McIntosh Outro music: Rick Lopez

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The Stormtrooper Paradox

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens reveals something that no film in the history of the Star Wars series has ever shown audiences: The film gives a Stormtrooper soldier a human face. Oddly enough, the filmmakers seem unaware of the profound effects that this new aspect of the story has on the remnants of the Star Wars universe.

Stranger Things and the Dangers of Nostalgia | Pop Culture Detective

Episode Title: Stranger Things and the Dangers of Nostalgia
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Description: The hit Netflix series Stranger Things is a love letter to iconic pop culture media of decades past. But there are dangers in leaning too heavily on nostalgia because media makers can sometimes end up reproducing harmful patterns along with their retro aesthetics, especially true when it comes to masculinity and romance conventions in entertainment. **Spoilers for season 3 of Stranger Things PATREON Help me make more videos! https://www.patreon.com/popdetective PAYPAL If you'd rather one-time donations you can do it via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/popdetective TEXT TRANSCRIPT Coming soon COMMENTS All comments are held for approval on account of YouTube comments being a dumpster fire. If you'd like to participate in constructive online conversations about this video, please share it on your social media networks. FAIR USE All multimedia clips included in this video constitute a 'fair use' of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use with this awesome app by New Media Rights! http://newmediarights.org/fairuse CREDITS Writer/Producer: Jonathan McIntosh Outro music: Rick Lopez Help us caption & translate this video! https://amara.org/v/xMnt/

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How The Shawshank Redemption Humanizes Prisoners | Pop Culture Detective

Episode Title: How The Shawshank Redemption Humanizes Prisoners
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Description: Help me make more videos! https://ift.tt/2pLQ9Dt On a narrative level The Shawshank Redemption is a movie about the power of hope in the face of extraordinary hardship. But underpinning Andy Dufresne’s story we also find a blistering critique of the prison system and criminal justice policy in the United States. The film’s narrative and cinematography work in conjunction to humanize, not just our protagonists, but all the prisoners at Shawshank. And that humanization is instrumental in facilitating the film’s larger critique the prison industrial complex. RESOURCES • How to support male survivors: https://ift.tt/2jzvzUK • Just Detention International: https://ift.tt/2gY1A4B • Statistics and facts about sexual violence: https://ift.tt/28L7wMy • Criminal Justice and Prison Facts: https://ift.tt/2LC08W7 REFERENCES • Ava DuVernay's documentary "The 13th" https://ift.tt/2Kkj5bn • The Race Gap in US Prisons: https://ift.tt/2s2XK2f • Biden's Crime Bill Speech Is Worse Than You Think: https://ift.tt/2NPBiAW • Rope Needs More Gay by Rantasmo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v6gGZn10OQ PATREON If you’d like to help fund my video essays, please visit Patreon: https://ift.tt/2pLQ9Dt PAYPAL If you'd rather make a one-time donation you can do it via PayPal: https://ift.tt/2rWqZCY TEXT TRANSCRIPT Coming soon COMMENTS All comments are held for approval on account of YouTube comments being a continuing dumpster fire. If you'd like to participate in constructive online conversations about this video, please share it on your social media networks. FAIR USE All multimedia clips included in this video constitute a 'fair use' of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use with this awesome app by New Media Rights! https://ift.tt/2pLVaMk CREDITS Writer/Producer: Jonathan McIntosh Motion Graphics: Jonathan McIntosh Logo Design: Justin McIntosh Outro music: Jonathan Mann

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