First broadcast May 31 2019.
“The problem is the convenience.”
First broadcast May 31 2019.
“The problem is the convenience.”
Thank you to our Co-Producer patron Miriam Meaney for selecting this week’s topic!
This 2016 film by Nicolas Winding Refn is about beauty, jealousy and the entertainment industry. We look at Refn’s thematic intentions and the myriad of arguments about his “misogyny” or “feminism,” to try to understand how the glamour industry portrays women.
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This Amazon television show is about comedian Tig Notaro dealing with tragedy in her Mississippi hometown. But we discuss how its theme of demystifying the South was partially derailed by the corporate pivoting of its distributor and the sexual misconduct of some of its producers.
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First broadcast June 2 2017.
“I can sacrifice some of my values…”
Every year science fiction writer and futurist Bruce Sterling gives a “state of the world” presentation at SXSW Interactive. We consider his remarks from this year and what they mean for politics, social media, and surveillance.