Special Topics in Media
By Garret Castleberry
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Episodes: 164
Description
Special Topics in Media Studies is a lecture-based podcast that tackles media history one artifact at a time. Each season of the series we will investigate a different mass media theme, medium, or programming genre. While our focus is educational (it is an academic podcast after all), we tailor our conversations toward a broad audience of media enthusiasts.
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Film Review: One Battle After Another ... One Pod After Another
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Audiences Weren't Ready For "Eddington"...And They're Not Ready For "One Battle After Another"
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Summer Movie Season Top 5's - Summer Movies Snacks!
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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2025 Summer Movie Season - June
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Summer Movie Season - Retro Rewatches Special!
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Summer Movie Season Top 5's - Rainy Day Movie Theater Drop-Ins
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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2025 Summer Movie Season - May
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Summer Movie Season Top 5's - First Run In-Theater Heart-Pounding Experiences ...and Kindergarten Graduation!
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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2025 Summer Movie Season - April
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Summer Movie Season Top 5's - The Brainstorm!
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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2025 Summer Movie Season - The Preview!
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Talking Mass Communication Perspectives - "Smartphones as Substitute Teachers"
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Talking Mass Communication Perspectives - "Hashtag Advertising and Multistep Flow Theory"
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Talking Mass Communication Perspectives - "Muted Group Theory in Pixar Animation"
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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150th Episode Monologue!
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Talking Mass Communication Perspectives - "Fantasy Theme Analysis in TV's Parks & Rec"
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Talking Mass Communication Perspectives - "Interpreting Hegemony in Disney"
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Talking Mass Communication Perspectives - The Teaser!
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Internship Interview Series: "Sports Social Media & Graphic Design" with Jacob Mallozzi
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Internship Interview Series: "Social Media Coordinator" with Kaetlen Schier
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May 29, 2025 |
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Internship Interview Series: "Multimedia Ministry" with Brady Allen
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May 26, 2025 |
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Internship Interview Series: "Social Media Videography" with Jared Hinkle
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May 21, 2025 |
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Internship Interview Series: "Public Speaking" with Annabeth Fehrle
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May 10, 2025 |
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Internship Interview Series: "JV Collegiate Coaching" with Jordan Smith
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May 06, 2025 |
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Internship Interview Series - The Teaser!
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May 01, 2025 |
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"College Unpacked" Author Interview with J Hall
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Vinylthon Month Special: Vinyl on Film Countdown!
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Vinylthon Month Special: What is Vinyl?
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Vinylthon Month is Here! What is Vinylthon? (Interview: Tim Craig)
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Film Listology: The Recalibration Countdown (#107-76)
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Film Listology: Recalibration Preview!
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Film Listology: #76 - A Streetcar Named Desire
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Film Listology: #77 - Metropolis
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Film Listology: #78 - The Dark Knight
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Film Listology: #79 - Amadeus
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Film Listology: #80 - WALL*E
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Film Listology, Reveal Episode! #80-76
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Future Shock Voices: Michael Harris (Author, Come With Me If You Want to Live)
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Future Shock Voices: Keith M. Johnston (Author, Science Fiction Film: A Critical Introduction)
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Future Shock Film: Student Roundtable, Part 2
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Future Shock Film: Student Roundtable
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Future Shock Film: Arrival (2016)
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Future Shock Film: Tenet (2020)
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Future Shock Film: Oblivion (2013)
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Future Shock Film: I Am Legend (2007)
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Future Shock Film: Greenland (2020)
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Future Shock Sound Bite: Literature Review
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Future Shock Film, Interlude
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: "Beetlejuice"..."Beetlejuice Beetlejuice"!
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Simon Bacon - Horror Scholar, Part 2 (Future Folk Horror/Communicating Fears Crossover)
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Simon Bacon - Horror Scholar (Future Folk Horror/Communicating Fears Crossover)
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Future Shock Film: The Zero Theorem (2013)
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Future Shock Film: Roundtable Reflection
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Future Shock Film: The Hunger Games (2012)
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Future Shock Film: Minority Report (2002)
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Future Shock Film: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Future Shock Film: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Future Shock Sound Bite: Literature Overview
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Future Shock Film: Soylent Green (1973)
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Future Shock Film, Prologue
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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2024 Summer Movie Season Super-Pod, Part 2!
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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2024 Summer Movie Season Super-Pod, Part 1!
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Film Listology: #81 - 8 1/2
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Film Listology: #82 - Laura
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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100th Episode Monologue!
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Film Listology: #83 - Back to the Future
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Film Listology: #84 - The General
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Film Listology: #85 - Once Upon a Time in the West
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Film Listology, Reveal Episode! #85-81
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Joker: Top 5 Clown Princes of Crime
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Joker: The Dark Side of Film Fandom (Author Interview)
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns TIME JUMP SPECIAL, "The Batman" (2022)
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Bat-Mania Roundtable
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May 28, 2024 |
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Narrative Adaptations
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May 21, 2024 |
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Book 4
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May 14, 2024 |
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Book 3
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May 07, 2024 |
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Book 2
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Book 1
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Prologue
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Film Listology: #86 - The Sting
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Film Listology: #87 - The Lion King
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Film Listology: #88 - Anatomy of a Murder
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Film Listology: #89 - The Kid
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Film Listology: #90 - Inception
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Film Listology, Reveal Episode! #90-86
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Caleb Cole, Graphic Designer (Graphic Design Interview Series)
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Corey Fuller, Professor of Art & Design (Graphic Design Interview Series)
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Allison Garner, Podcast Cover Artist & Graphic Designer (Media Methods/Graphic Design Interview Series)
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Christine Becker, Aca-Media Podcast (Media Methods & Content Creation Interviewing Series)
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Scott Hardy and Cam Smith - SpyHards: A Spy Movie Podcast (Media Methods & Content Creation Interview Series)
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Film Listology: #91 - The Matrix
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Film Listology: #92 - Alien
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Film Listology: #93 - Annie Hall
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Film Listology: #94 - Mulholland Drive
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Film Listology: #95 - All Quiet on the Western Front
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Film Listology, Reveal Episode! #95-91
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Film Listology: #96 - The Rules of the Game
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Film Listology: #97 - L.A. Confidential
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Film Listology: #98 - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Film Listology: #99 - The Great Dictator
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Film Listology: #100 - Cool Hand Luke
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Film Listology, Reveal Episode! #100-96
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Killers of the Flower Moon - Film Screening First Impressions
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Kendall Phillips - Horror Rhetorician, Part 2 (Communicating Fears in Film Interview Series)
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Kendall Phillips - Horror Rhetorician, Part 1 (Communicating Fears in Film Interview Series)
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Communicating Fears in Film, The Return!: "They Live" and "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Summer Movie Season Epilogue: August 2023
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Summer Movie Season: July 2023
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Film Listology: #101 - Mad Max: Fury Road
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Summer Movie Season: June 2023 - Part 4
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Film Listology: #102 - Cabaret
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Summer Movie Season: June 2023 - Part 3
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Film Listology: #103 - Midnight Cowboy
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Summer Movie Season: June 2023 - Part 2
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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50th Episode Retrospect!
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Summer Movie Season: June 2023
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Summer Movie Season: May 2023
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Film Listology: #104 - A Clockwork Orange
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Seasons within Seasons, A Programming Primer
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Summer Movie Season: April 2023
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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William McMurry - Audio Engineer (Media Methods & Content Creation Interview Series)
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Film Listology: #105 - Gladiator
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Film Listology: #106 - His Girl Friday
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Kyle Hammonds - Pop Pod Pedagogue (Media Methods & Content Creation Interview Series)
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Film Listology: Honorable Mentions
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Film Listology: #107 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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J Hall - The Okie Bookcast (Media Methods & Content Creation Interview Series)
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Film Listology: Season Preview
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Lecturecast Progress Report
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Marvel Civil War Dossier Special: Thunderbolts
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May 19, 2023 |
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Marvel Civil War: GIANT-SIZED Issue #7
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May 11, 2023 |
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Marvel Civil War Dossier Special: Fantastic Four
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May 09, 2023 |
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Marvel Civil War: Issue #6
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May 04, 2023 |
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Marvel Civil War: Dossier Special - Spider-Man
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May 02, 2023 |
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Marvel Civil War: Dossier Special - New Warriors
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Marvel Civil War: Issue #5
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Marvel Civil War: Issue #4
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Marvel Civil War: Dossier Special
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Marvel Civil War: Issue #3
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Marvel Civil War: Issue #2
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Marvel Civil War: Issue #1
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Marvel Civil War: Season 6 Preview
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Roundtable Finale
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Post-Season Reflexive Special
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Eastern Othering, Part 3 - Gremlins (1984)
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Eastern Othering, Part 2 - Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Eastern Othering, Part 1 - Red Dawn (1984)
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Nightmarish Nature Special - The Mist (2007)
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Nightmarish Nature, Part 3 - Contagion (2011)
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Nightmarish Nature, Part 2 - Tremors (1990)
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Nightmarish Nature, Part 1 - The Birds (1963)
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Astrophobia, Part 3 - Signs (2002)
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Astrophobia, Part 2 - It Came from Outer Space (1953)
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Astrophobia, Part 1 - The Thing from Another World (1951)
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Holiday Special - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Cold War Creatures, Part 3 - Them! (1954)
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Cold War Creatures, Part 2 - Godzilla (1954)
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Cold War Creatures, Part 1 - Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: 4 Decades of Fears Election Day Special!
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Monstrous Metaphors Halloween Special, Marvel's Werewolf by Night (2022)
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Monstrous Metaphors, Part 3 - The Invisible Man (1933)
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Monstrous Metaphors, Part 2 - Frankenstein (1931)
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Communicating Fears in Film: Monstrous Metaphors, Part 1 - Dracula (1931)
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Welcome to Special Topics in Media - Season 7, Episode 0, "Teaser"
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Oct 11, 2022 |