“I am a copyright jackalope.”
Guest: David Lowery of Cracker.
First broadcast March 31 2017.
“I am a copyright jackalope.”
Guest: David Lowery of Cracker.
First broadcast March 31 2017.
Comics creator Benjamin Marra is continually described as “notorious” or an “outsider artist” but we talk to him about his genuine sentimentality for these stories. In relation to the release of his work on Fantagraphics’ All Time Comics, we review his body of work and why it might make us so uncomfortable.
Part 3 of the Spoti-FIGHT! series
Guests: David Lowery, musician with Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker; author at Trichordist, instructor in Music Business at University of Georgia.
First broadcast November 20, 2015.
Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/2015/11/13222/
“I’m in a Spoti-fight, but I don’t know exactly how I ended up there.”
What does Gillian Flynn and David Fincher’s adaptation of her novel Gone Girl say about the state of marriage, feminism and modernity? Are you a cool girl?
Guest: Tara Malone of the Robert M. Bird Health Sciences Library.
First broadcast March 17 2017.
“The best way to truly understand anything is to talk with someone from Oklahoma.”
Together with guest Jack Bennett we compare and contrast all 3 versions of The Shining: Stephen King’s novel, Stanley Kubrick’s film and ABC’s television mini-series. What does this horror tale of alcoholism and domestic violence say about redemption and narcissism?
Guest: Itza Carbajal of the Liberated Archive Forum planning committee.
First broadcast March 10 2017.
“My theory is that Fred and Ameet and Charlie all secretly want to be archivists.”
What went wrong with Yahoo Screen and its investment in a sixth season of Community? We look behind the business to try to figure out how a search engine whittled away the brand loyalty of a beloved TV show.
Guest: Alison Macrina of The Library Freedom Project
First broadcast October 30 2015.
Playlist at http://www.wrek.org/?p=13045
“You know, this is how presidential candidates are usually interviewed.”
Why is Peter Milligan and Duncan Fegredo’s ENIGMA the “lost classic” of Vertigo Comics? We talk about how this unique story asks readers to confront from their own identities.