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e418. PCA Roundtable: Enjoying the Art of Immoral Artists: An Ethical and Aesthetic Dilemma

Posted April 20, 2026

It’s that time of year again! If you’re a long time listener to the show then you probably know about PCA already. PCA is acronym for both the Popular...

e417. Doomscrolling and Redemption: The Evolution of Faces of Death

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In 1978, a movie called Faces of Death was released and gained a cult following as a weird sort of reflection of the world’s contemporary view of...

e416. All the Cinderellas: an Exploration of Trope and Transformation

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e415. Beyond the Final Frontier: Star Trek’s Influence on Culture & Fandom

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e414. Strings Attached: Puppetry, from Marionettes to AI

Posted March 23, 2026

Puppetry is one of the oldest and most respected performance art styles in the world. Except, in America we have reduced it almost entirely to the domain...