Academics Henry Jenkins and Colin Maclay use their combined knowledge to dig deeper and ask more ambitious questions than most pop culture podcasts out there – not doing recaps or just remaining on the level of entertainment coverage. For them, popular culture offers resources for asking questions about who we are and where we are going, questions that can be political, legal, technological, economic, or social, but often cut across all of the above.
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Academics Henry Jenkins and Colin Maclay use their combined knowledge to dig deeper and ask more ambitious questions than most pop culture podcasts out there – not doing recaps or just remaining on the level of entertainment coverage. For them, popular culture offers resources for asking questions about who we are and where we are going, questions that can be political, legal, technological, economic, or social, but often cut across all of the above.
Brian Hu—author of Worldly Desires: Cosmopolitanism and Cinema in Hong Kong and Taiwan (Edinburgh University Press) and the Artistic Director of the San Diego Asian Film Festival—joins us to talk about Asian American cinema, global Asian films, and film festivals.
Author of the book Elena, Princesa of the Periphery: Disney’s Flexible Latina Girl, Assistant Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, Diana Leon-Boys joins us to put her research about girlhood and Latinidad in conversation with our own Henry Jenkins’ work on American boyhood in his book Where the Wild Things Were: Boyhood and Permissive Parenting in Postwar America.
Neta Kligler-Vilenchik and Ioana Literat—authors of Not Your Parents' Politics: Understanding Young People's Political Expression on Social Media How certain platforms shape political expression — join us to speak about how youth politics changed over time as social media platforms diversify and become regionalized.
Abigail De Kosnik and Jinyi Li join us to introduce Fan Link, a platform for expert-led online fan clubs that combine fandom with education, creativity, and activism. They share how Fan Link empowers fan communities to connect, learn, and take action on critical social issues.
Jonathan Taplin immerses us in the world of pop culture's political tie-ins by questioning the power of tech oligarchies within politics, examining the roles celebrities play in these discussions, and exploring how the working class navigates bureaucratic frustrations through media.
Author of the new book Selfie Democracy: The New Digital Politics of Disruption and Insurrection, Professor of English and American Studies, Elizabeth Losh joins the podcast to discuss social media use on the presidential campaign trail.
Authors of the new book The Secret Life of Data, Aram Sinnreich and Jesse Gilbert join the podcast for a dynamic talk on the future of data technology. They tackle digital activism, AI ethics, and how to design technology that protects privacy and serves society, exploring key challenges and solutions for a more equitable digital future.
Join David Wolinsky, author of The Hivemind Swarmed, and Sam Close as they tackle the gaming industry’s biggest challenges—from discrimination to workplace culture—and explore the fight for a safer, more inclusive future in gaming.
The director of the MIT Game Lab, T.L. Taylor, guides us to the dynamic world of game studies, live streaming, and eSports—uncovering gaming’s cultural power, academic battles, and the fascinating interplay between virtual worlds, real-life play, and self-expression.
Charlie Jenkins, our first family member on the show, joins us to explore the fascinating world of wrestling and discuss his novel American Wrestling 1989.
Media scholar Tasha Oren joins the episode to discuss the evolution of food television, exploring its shift from simple cooking shows to a global platform for cultural identity, inclusivity, and sustainability.
Bringing up his new book Sparking Creativity: How Play and Humor Fuel Innovation and Design, Associate Professor and Director of Product Design at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and toy creator Barry Kudrowitz shares how the natural inclination of children to modify and hybridize toys like Barbies and action figures reveals the importance of creative freedom, challenging the restrictive norms imposed by both society and the toy industry.
Science Fiction Scholar Grace Dillon documents the rise of indigenous futurisms around the world as a vehicle for protest and speculation around issues of sovereignty and sustainability.
Meryl Alper discusses her work studying the media and technology practices of young people on the autism spectrum, as well as what it means to be “social” in a socially mediated world.
USC colleague Taj Frazier reflects on his work around Hip-Hop, both inside and outside of academia, as well as its continued influence on his writing, scholarship, and life.
Writer, podcaster, performer, and YouTuber Jackson Bird shares his thoughts on the complicated relationship he and many other Harry Potter fans have come to have with author JK Rowling’s creation and how he’s moved on.
Silent film scholar Maggie Hennefeld introduces us to the early female producers and stars of boisterous and radical comedies at the beginning of cinema.
Academics Henry Jenkins and Colin Maclay use their combined knowledge to dig deeper and ask more ambitious questions than most pop culture podcasts out there – not doing recaps or just remaining on the level of entertainment coverage. For them, popular culture offers resources for asking questions about who we are and where we are going, questions that can be political, legal, technological, economic, or social, but often cut across all of the above.
