Episodes

Welcome back for Season Four! This week, five scholars take to the mic to discuss how in the world we are supposed to teach popular culture studies during a global pandemic. It's Dr. Shannon Sindorf, Natalie Sheppard- Baudeen, Jonathan Alexandratos, and Jenn Zuko on the line as we kick around what this new reality means for us as popular culture scholars and teachers. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagr...

Welcome back for Season Four! This week, five scholars take to the mic to discuss how in the world we are supposed to teach popular culture studies during a global pandemic. It's Dr. Shannon Sindorf, Natalie Sheppard- Baudeen, Jonathan Alexandratos, and Jenn Zuko on the line as we kick around what this new reality means for us as popular culture scholars and teachers. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagr...

Welcome back for Season Four! This week, five scholars take to the mic to discuss how in the world we are supposed to teach popular culture studies during a global pandemic. It's Dr. Shannon Sindorf, Natalie Sheppard- Baudeen, Jonathan Alexandratos, and Jenn Zuko on the line as we kick around what this new reality means for us as popular culture scholars and teachers. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagr...

Merry Christmas! As a present to each other and to the world, Jonathan Alexandratos is here and we're talking about The Transformers! Travel back to Christmas in the 1980s as we talk about the origins, history, and timeline of the franchise, playing with toys, engineering and more! It's an extra-long season finale extravaganza! We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Le...

Merry Christmas! As a present to each other and to the world, Jonathan Alexandratos is here and we're talking about The Transformers! Travel back to Christmas in the 1980s as we talk about the origins, history, and timeline of the franchise, playing with toys, engineering and more! It's an extra-long season finale extravaganza! We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Le...

Merry Christmas! As a present to each other and to the world, Jonathan Alexandratos is here and we're talking about The Transformers! Travel back to Christmas in the 1980s as we talk about the origins, history, and timeline of the franchise, playing with toys, engineering and more! It's an extra-long season finale extravaganza! We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Le...

Dr. Dan Yezbick is here to take a walk on the dark side as we're talking about the technological thriller series Black Mirror. And also, The Twilight Zone. And also, what is it about the dark side of technology that we find so intriguing and yet so scary? Finally, exactly how underrated is Cristin Milioti (SPOILER ALERT: Very.)? We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. L...

Dr. Dan Yezbick is here to take a walk on the dark side as we're talking about the technological thriller series Black Mirror. And also, The Twilight Zone. And also, what is it about the dark side of technology that we find so intriguing and yet so scary? Finally, exactly how underrated is Cristin Milioti (SPOILER ALERT: Very.)? We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. L...

Dr. Dan Yezbick is here to take a walk on the dark side as we're talking about the technological thriller series Black Mirror. And also, The Twilight Zone. And also, what is it about the dark side of technology that we find so intriguing and yet so scary? Finally, exactly how underrated is Cristin Milioti (SPOILER ALERT: Very.)? We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. L...

This week in the Deconstruction Zone, Dustin Dunaway is back to take a trip down memory lane to the 1980s! What is it about the 80s that is so compelling? Why do we keep mining the 1980s for contemporary popular culture? And what does that mean for us, as a people? We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedecon...

This week in the Deconstruction Zone, Dustin Dunaway is back to take a trip down memory lane to the 1980s! What is it about the 80s that is so compelling? Why do we keep mining the 1980s for contemporary popular culture? And what does that mean for us, as a people? We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedecon...

This week in the Deconstruction Zone, Dustin Dunaway is back to take a trip down memory lane to the 1980s! What is it about the 80s that is so compelling? Why do we keep mining the 1980s for contemporary popular culture? And what does that mean for us, as a people? We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedecon...

Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! This week in the Deconstruction Zone, Dr. Rick Stevens is back and we're talking about political economy and corporate consolidation. What is the state of popular culture in this age of corporate buyouts and ownership changes? How is licensing affecting fan practice? We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @PodcastDCW...

Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! This week in the Deconstruction Zone, Dr. Rick Stevens is back and we're talking about political economy and corporate consolidation. What is the state of popular culture in this age of corporate buyouts and ownership changes? How is licensing affecting fan practice? We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @PodcastDCW...

Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! This week in the Deconstruction Zone, Dr. Rick Stevens is back and we're talking about political economy and corporate consolidation. What is the state of popular culture in this age of corporate buyouts and ownership changes? How is licensing affecting fan practice? We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @PodcastDCW...

Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! This week in the Deconstruction Zone, it's a short episode as it's just one worker this week, talking about the concept of #HopePunk and its relationship to The Good Place. What can we learn about ethics and moral philosophy from this sitcom that we can take with us into our everyday lives? We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook, o...

Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! This week in the Deconstruction Zone, it's a short episode as it's just one worker this week, talking about the concept of #HopePunk and its relationship to The Good Place. What can we learn about ethics and moral philosophy from this sitcom that we can take with us into our everyday lives? We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook, o...

Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! This week in the Deconstruction Zone, it's a short episode as it's just one worker this week, talking about the concept of #HopePunk and its relationship to The Good Place. What can we learn about ethics and moral philosophy from this sitcom that we can take with us into our everyday lives? We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook, o...

Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! For the second time this season in the Deconstruction Zone, we have a new worker! Grace Candido-Beecher is here to talk with me about Dungeons & Dragons, cosplay, and why we love roleplaying so much. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeco...

Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! For the second time this season in the Deconstruction Zone, we have a new worker! Grace Candido-Beecher is here to talk with me about Dungeons & Dragons, cosplay, and why we love roleplaying so much. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeco...

Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! For the second time this season in the Deconstruction Zone, we have a new worker! Grace Candido-Beecher is here to talk with me about Dungeons & Dragons, cosplay, and why we love roleplaying so much. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeco...

Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! This week in the Deconstruction Zone, we have a new player! Jenn Zuko joins us for the first time to talk about seven ways women get portrayed as "bad ass" in TV and film, and the consequences of that. Jenn Zuko's research can be found at https://writershq.co.uk/category/problematic-tropes/. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook,...

Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! This week in the Deconstruction Zone, we have a new player! Jenn Zuko joins us for the first time to talk about seven ways women get portrayed as "bad ass" in TV and film, and the consequences of that. Jenn Zuko's research can be found at https://writershq.co.uk/category/problematic-tropes/. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook,...

Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! This week in the Deconstruction Zone, we have a new player! Jenn Zuko joins us for the first time to talk about seven ways women get portrayed as "bad ass" in TV and film, and the consequences of that. Jenn Zuko's research can be found at https://writershq.co.uk/category/problematic-tropes/. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook,...