“We’ll be speaking with the authors of an actual, physical, bound, paper book.”
Guests: Jeffery Schnapp and Matthew Battles of Harvard University’s metaLAB.
First broadcast November 7 2014.
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This memoir by a music icon was expected to be a tell-all about scandal and betrayal. But we discuss how it’s actually about defense mechanisms that give the illusion of cool confidence.
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Guests: Traci Drummond (Georgia State University), Holly Smith (Spelman College), and Tiffany Atwater Lee (Atlanta University Center).
First broadcast April 20 2018.
“I’m completely surrounded by archivists.”
As long-time listeners know, one of our hosts is moving across the country, and our production schedule has been disrupted.
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Guest: Karen Viars of Georgia Tech Library
First broadcast April 13, 2018.
“We’re actually teaching you skills that you need to know, because you’re a person who makes decisions in the world.”
This 2017 film, written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, is trying to be a respectful crime drama set on a Native American reservation. We discuss Sheridan’s mission and choices, as well as the criticism and praise it received for its depiction.
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Guest: Molly Schwartz of METRO.
First broadcast April 6 2018.
“I hope you don’t give up on that zany idea of an ASMR lab.”
Jen Kirkman is a prolific comedian, known for her acerbic, dry wit. We look at her 2015 Netflix special and wonder what it says about mainstream lifestyles, feminist courage and life after forty.
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