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Godzilla, CDFA Awards, Caitlyn Jenner & Media Beauty Standards, Digitization, Bullying & Fiction: Popular Table - 07/06/2015

posted 07.06.15 at 7:20pm

Hello, and welcome to another Popular Table!

This week, in part 1 of the show, our panel of pop culture analysts (Mike, David, Ibi, Felix, and Vicky), look at Godzilla's new-found Japanese citizenship, the CDFA Fashion Awards, All-New, All-Different Marvel and Kamala Khan's animated debut.

In part 2 of this week's show, the gang ask if Caitlyn Jenner is praised for her bravery, or for conforming to the media's perception of beauty. Following this, they look at the effects of digitization and if they are all positive.

In part 3 of this week's show, our pop culture panelists look at bullying in fiction, and how fictional characters deal with it.

And that's it for our penultimate broadcast.
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Clips used in this show are from a trailer for Godzilla (1954), the Merry Marvel Marching Society, That Mitchell and Webb Look, and a teaser for House of Cards. Shake It Out / Shake it Off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng4vjZl6B0Y

Does Nostalgia Hinder Criticism? Are Reboots/Remakes Necessary? And Utopianism in Superheroes: The Popular Table - 25/01/2015

posted 25.01.15 at 6:53pm

Good evening, true believers! Welcome to another edition of The Popular Table: URN's top pop culture show.

Today our panel of Ibtisam, Mike, Victoria, David, and Dario ask 'does nostalgia blind our critical eye?':

Following immediately on from this, in the wake of Marvel's recent announcement, our talkative geeks ponder the necessity of remakes and reboots:

In the final segment of today's show, in Ibi's corner, the gang look at the utopian potential of superheroes:

Previous shows can be heard at http://urn1350.net/blog/219

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Clips and music used in this show are from FRIENDS, X-Men: The Animated Series, Animaniacs, Batman (1989), The Mask: The Animated Series, Super Mario Bros. (1985 video game), Brian Michael Bendis' interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Superman (1978).

Special thanks to Dario for producing the show this week.

And that's that. Thank you all very much for listening to us, we hope see you again next week.