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Some more podcast recs free from viruses or the mention of (mostly). Even without a commute, there’s still a place for podcasts in our lives. They serve a variety of purposes, after all.
Topic for Today's Episode:
Just the Zoo of Us
Oh No! Lit Class
Death by Dying
The One Stars
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And UnintendedReadings.online is great for mega-nerds…
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[With a fun little note on the future of this show….]
Some podcast recs free from viruses or the mention of (mostly). Rather, M offers up a list of shows that strike at a different part of this whole pandemic situation. Specifically the human connection part, which we all need right now.
Topic for Today's Episode:
Y2k Audio Drama - Karin Hemdahl
Seen and Not Heard - Caroline Mincks
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[Posting has been super erratic, and I apologize. There is a quick note this week, but next episode, (in two weeks, I promise) I’ll be able to better explain what is going on.]
It was Public Domain Day, which is exciting, but especially if you know what it is and what it means. But since this is something we don’t often talk about, M is going to need to explain.
Topic for Today's Episode:
Public Domain Day
The Great Gatsby
Also you should read Cinderella is Dead by Kaylyn Bayron
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[Apologies for the delays. Struggles with perfecting the script were then swallowed up my malfunctioning fire alarms. Hard to say which is worse for a podcaster, really...]
Grief is a touchy subject, but it is also an inescapable one for some of us, though there are ways we can cope with it. Like crying, which is okay.
Topic for Today's Episode:
Anohana: The Flower We Saw that Day
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Adaptations are... Well, we want them to be an art form, but they also promise to be profitable considering there's already a cultivated batch of consumes. But that doesn't mean they can't be done right.
M considers the subject. After having to revamp her script because of an announcement...
Topic for Today's Episode:
The Midnight Gospel from Netflix
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[Studio Note: As Miscellany Media Studios prepares to expand, the posting schedule for Miscellany Media Reviews has been shifted a week to try and minimize audience-cannibalization. The biweekly model will continue going forward.]
Things have been... Well not exactly weird but difficult. And maybe our media consumption habits have changed accordingly. Especially for M.
Topic for Today's Episode:
The Midnight Gospel from Netflix
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Is sub-podcasting a thing? Anyway, after trashing a script about something that won't be named, M is getting around to addressing that one hot take that filled Twitter for far too long (because any time was too long).
Topic for Today's Episode:
Lilo and Stitch
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Some mail delays put off this episode, but woo boy, the book was worth the wait for M! This episode not so much...
But anyway, today, M wants to talk about an important kind of book. She calls it "The Gateway Book," as an adapted term from one of her English teachers. Can a book be so good that it can convince you to get back into reading a certain type of book? The answer is obviously, yes.
Topics for Today's Episode:
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown - https://bookshop.org/books/a-song-of-wraiths-and-ruin/9780062891495
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Some mail delays put off an episode of books by Black authors, but for now, M can talk about a show that touched a generation. And it gave us a role model we would need in times like this.
Topics for Today's Episode:
Avatar the Last Airbender
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In this episode, M takes the opportunity to almost rant about societal conceptions about motherhood but actual complain about our fascination with fictionalized accounts of Henry VIII. Consider that a warning.
More important, M takes the opportunity to tell you about two podcasts that tell amazing stories: one personal and one historical. There's a way to do both right, so let's celebrate the ones that do.
Topics for Today's Episode:
Witchever Path
Harlem Queen
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A novel about your favorite podcast character can be great until it asks you somewhat uncomfortable questions.... M's talked about the first two Night Vale novels though. Why let global circumstances stop her from talking about the third when a bookstore was able to come through and get her the copy she was really excited for.
Topic for Today's Episode:
The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home
And you can buy it here! - https://www.semcoop.com/faceless-old-woman-who-secretly-lives-your-home-welcome-night-vale-novel
Not an ad, just love that place. Seriously, I don't even live close to it anymore, but I will take that long drive just to load up the trunk of a car with books. Worth it
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Maybe we know not to get too caught up in the past, particularly if we call people "Old Sport" a lot. Well, is that what M has been doing? As usual it's more complicated than that.
Topic for Today's Episode:
The Great Gatsby
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Podcasting reviews for charity in April 2020 - podchaser.com
As a (delayed... sorry!) part 1 of a surprise two parter, M talks about repeating the past as a way of getting through the present. And why spending hours watching cartoons on Hulu was actually beneficial for her.
Topic for Today's Episode:
Rugrats
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Podcasting reviews for charity for the first half of April 2020 - podchaser.com
We're in the midst of a tragedy unfolding. There's always the desire to find some sort of silverlining, especially for those of us who are trying to soften the blows, but there's one hope that comes with its own barbs. That's the one M is capable of talking about.
Topic for Today's Episode:
The Unmade Podcast
But also check out Hello Internet or Cortex
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It seems at best absurd and at worst insensitive to post a eulogy in times like this, even if my Dad died 13 years ago, but I think in times like this, we may try to make peace with the way people change before our eyes or the gaps that we are suddenly aware of.
BoJack Horseman is one of my favorite shows ever, but for all the twists and turns and existential punches, all I got out of it was an idea for a eulogy over a decade too late.
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Topics of the Today's Episode:
BoJack Horseman
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The Farewell was a striking examination of cultural identity and a familiar story for M.
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Topics of the Today's Episode:
The Farewell
And I guess, My #hugot - a MM Studios production
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Welcome to Desert Bluffs actually had a narrative purpose. Despite... being Desert Bluffs and not existing. However, a lack of welcome can still be pretty telling.
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Topics of the Today's Episode:
.... Technically Welcome to Night Vale...?
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True to MM Reviews, M has a layered relationship with a podcast she loves. Good Morning Night Vale has its own merits, but that's not what M has experienced. To her, it's a more complicated story.
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Topics of the Today's Episode:
Good Morning Night Vale
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So M made a decision earlier this week that is going to surprise people who know her. Hey, it surprised her. But after some thought, there was something inevitable about it.
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Topics of the Today's Episode:
Disney Plus
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We are in the midst of a great podcasting era. One that transcends calendar turnovers, but we can still talk about the past and future...
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Topics of the Today's Episode:
Dart from Enfield Arts
Seren from Nerys Howell
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[TW/CW: The film featured in this review features suicide as a central conflict. While this episode does not directly discuss the subject beyond an acknowledgement, there is enough carry over to warrant caution.]
In many ways, this is a much overdue review, but because I'll always carry the grief that inspired it, it's easy to see why it hasn't come up yet.
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Topic of the Today's Episode:
A Single Man (2009) by Tom Ford (dir)
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Let's get knee-deep into something you aren't inclined to expect: short stories! Also love that... wouldn't make it into a certain type of film.
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Topic of the Today's Episode:
Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory (2019) by Raphael Bob-Waksberg
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There are days when you just can't. And luckily, there's a podcast to help with that.
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Topic of the Today's Episode:
Hello from the Magic Tavern
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Before M got into podcasting, she still subjected herself with giant projects and tight deadlines... Some things haven't changed.
Topic for Today's Episode:
NaNoWriMo
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There are many reasons to never want to see a movie again. Sometimes, it's not because it's bad but because you might love it a little too much.
Some things are bad. And some things are just too good.
Topic for Today's Episode:
The Stations Agent (2003) dir Tom McCarthy
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During the podcast saga, I missed some topics. And I mean that in a couple different ways... But hey, there's what reboots are for (she says reluctantly).
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Topic of the Today's Episode:
Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling
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What lies ahead for podcasting? More great indie shows because nothing can stop us. So here's a rapid fire showcasing of some that launched very recently.
And consider checking out our other shows The Oracle of Dusk or Aishi Online
Podcasts Mentions
Aishi Online
Y2K from Karin Heimdahl
Dart from Enfield Arts
Disenchanted from Mel Hartman
Radioland from Samuel Burton, Jared Richardson, and Abi Nielson Hunsaker
Also the International Podcast Month podcast feed and the Twitter Feed @AudioDramaDebut can help you with all your podcast discovery needs
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Two more actual play shows, specifically the choices they made when being made. Framing is a pretty important thing, even if we don't think about it.
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Podcasts Mentioned
Prism Pals
Lovelycraftians
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Well, M is back. But don't worry. Actual play podcasting can soothe a soul. So here's two of her favorites.
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Podcasts Mentions
The Adventure Zone
Lakeshore & Limbo
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Wow, M could have come up with a better title, right? Well, M is focused on tring to articulate while TTRPG as a podcast genre matters. Because apparently that might be a thing we need to talk about.
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Audible has let a few of its originals seep onto podcast players after they had been out for a while. And in doing so, they unintentionally showed the difference between audiobooks and podcasts. And gave us a few more things to think about.
Podcasts Mentioned
The Butterfly Effect
The Last Days of August
Where Should We Begin with Esther Perel
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Investigations aren't just fact recitations. Or they don't have to be. We could turn them into more obvious journeys with an unexpected figure that we develop a surprise closeness to.
Trigger warning: discussion of bad relationships with food from 12:15 to 14:00 (times presented with padding)
Podcasts Mentioned
Tanis
Rabbits
The Last Movie
The Black Tapes
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The Medley Returns!!! For now. And it's definitely not because there's some stuff in the podcast cooker. innocent whistling
Podcasts Mentioned
Beautiful/Anonymous: Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People
What Every Happened to the Pizza at McDonald's
Improvised Star Trek
The Partially Examined Life
The Political Theory Review
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Some people want to gatekeep a space without a gatekeeper, demanding originality or forbidding podcasts about other things. But that's dumb. And M wants to talk about why.
Sources:
1. Butler, Sarah Funke . "Document: The Symbolism Survey". The Paris Review. New York City: The Paris Review Foundation. ISSN 0031-2037. http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2011/12/05/document-the-symbolism-survey/
2. Reilly, Lucas. “Famous Novelists on Symbolism in Their Work and Whether It Was Intentional.” Mental Floss, 15 June 2012, mentalfloss.com/article/30937/famous-novelists-symbolism-their-work-and-whether-it-was-intentional.
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Podcasting was a revolution in media, but while this podcast saga has focused on the aftermath and the world it created, that's not typically how we talk about most revolutions.
But there's a podcast for that!
Podcasts Mentioned
It Was Never Just About the Revolution
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You know, sometimes science fiction can seem a little too... polished? I mean, I was never good with it. I don't think too many people would be. It would be a hot mess from time to time.
Hey, there's a podcast for that!
Podcasts Mentioned
Oz 9
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The technological aspect of sci-fi podcasting is pretty enlightening... If you know where to look
Podcasts Mentioned
Moonbase Theta Out
We Fix Space Junk
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Science fiction and I once have a strained relationship, but podcasting fixed that. Let me explain....
Podcasts Mentioned
The 12:37
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We should probably talk about the podcast that started all of this, shouldn't we?
Podcasts Mentioned
Among the Stars and Bones
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It's probably in poor taste to talk about my own show in a "review show," but this has never been the typical review show. It's been "my show" composed of my thoughts. So here's some more of that...
Podcasts Mentioned
The Oracle of Dusk, obviously. Maybe it's time for you to check it out.
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Auditory mediums can still reflect our reality to us. Particularly those images that might scare us the most...
Podcasts Mentioned
A Scottish Podcast
Alice Isn't Dead
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As far as audio that wasn't meant for us, these two podcasts and there radio-esque nature were meant for the communities they were rooted in. But surprisingly... that concept is pretty open ended.
Podcasts Mentioned
Welcome to Night Vale
King Falls AM
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There's a whole lot you can do with podcasting. Or with audio in general. So how about we discuss some shows that try to tell out a story out of supposedly random or found tapes.
Could you have found footage in podcasting? Obviously. And some examples of the genre are better than others.
Podcasts Mentioned
Within the Wires
The Amelia Project
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Let's take a detour! Because M thinks it's important to clarify something before we go on. Because sometimes the mode of transportation is important.
Topics of Today's Episode:
The Circle (2013)
The Circle (2017)
Mob Psycho 100
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You can look at it this: this episode is unsolicited financial advice for a $100 million dollar start up.
OR it's free consulting.
Because M thinks Luminary could be leaving money on the table by focusing on the wrong starting point
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Luminary had a troubled launch, but I think a part of it is that no one fully knows what's going on. And no, I'm not just talking about the lack of communication between Luminary and the podcast world.
Luminary unintentionally stepped on landmines of podcasting norms that need to be fleshed out. Maybe the concept can be salvaged. Maybe not, but until we understand what went wrong and what went right, I don't think we can make the judgment call.
Sources:
1. Barnes, Brooks. “With Big Stars and Paid Subscriptions, Luminary Aims to Be the Netflix of Podcasts.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 4 Mar. 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/03/03/business/media/luminary-media-podcast-app.html.
2. a.“Luminary, Launch, and Licensing.” Hot Pod News, hotpodnews.com/luminary-launch-and-licensing/.
b. Quan, Nicholas. “Luminary's Rough Launch Continues as Another High-Profile Podcast Asks to Be Removed from Its App.” Nieman Lab, 24 Apr. 2019, www.niemanlab.org/2019/04/luminarys-rough-launch-continues-as-another-high-profile-podcast-asks-to-be-removed-from-its-app/.
c. Olson, Mathew. “$100 Million Podcast Startup Luminary's Botched Launch Is Nothing New.” $100 Million Podcast Startup Luminary's Botched Launch Is Nothing New, digg.com/2019/luminary-podcast-launch-mistakes.
d. Benton, Joshua. “L'affaire Luminary Continues with More Podcasts Dropping out and Allegations of Technical Bad Behavior.” Nieman Lab, 25 Apr. 2019, www.niemanlab.org/2019/04/laffaire-luminary-continues-with-more-podcasts-dropping-out-and-allegations-of-technical-bad-behavior/.
3. Crampton, Caroline. “Making Money: Part One.” Hot Pod News, 9 Apr. 2019, hotpodnews.com/making-money-part-one/.
4. Crampton, Caroline. “Luminary Cleans up the Show Notes Links Situation.” Hot Pod News, 7 May 2019, hotpodnews.com/luminary-cleans-up-the-show-notes-links-situation/.
[This wasn't the original source 4, but I elected for this one because it also provides Luminary's explanation for the name thing I keep complaining about. I'm not satisfied with their response given what my situation was, but I think it's something I still should present to you all.]
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Let's talk about why podcasting matters. And also why transcripts matter. Because personally M fail to see the line should be...
Sources:
1. Arendt, Hannah, and Margaret Canovan. The Human Condition. University of Chicago Press, 2012.
2. Jackson, Michael. The Politics of Storytelling: Violence, Transgression, and Intersubjectivity. Museum Tusculanum Press, 2006.
3. Bruzzi, Stella. “Making a Genre: the Case of the Contemporary True Crime Documentary.” Law and Humanities, vol. 10, no. 2, 2016, pp. 249–280., doi:10.1080/17521483.2016.1233741.
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Sometimes it's easy to fall into cynicism and say that people just want free sh** even and especially podcasts, but there's a bit more to it than that when you consider the whole picture.
Podcasts Mentioned
Welcome to Night Vale
Alice Isn't Dead
Within the Wires
Lore (in passing)
The 12:37
Caravan
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Can anyone make a podcasts? Yes and No...
What's the actual barrier of entry to podcasting?
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Welcome to Night Vale
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Sources:
1. Thompson, Dennis F. 2010. Representing future generations: political presentism and democratic trusteeship. Critical Review of International and Political Philosophy 13(1): 17-37. https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/9464286
- YouTube’s Panics
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/8541020/youtube-momo-videos-ads-demonetised/
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[This script was initally me tracking patents. Woo boy, that was a bad idea.]
Today, M lays out the moment Podcasts came to be and the beast Apple created when it got involved.
Sources:
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Miller, Martin. “'Podfather' Plots a Radio Hit of His Own.” LA Times, 21 May 2006, www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-may-21-ca-podfather21-story.html.
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“Apple Takes Podcasting Mainstream .” Apple, 28 June 2005, www.apple.com/newsroom/2005/06/28Apple-Takes-Podcasting-Mainstream/. \
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The Game Theorist. Game Theory: Is YouTube Killing Pewdiepie and H3H3...and Everyone?, 10 Dec 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyHaMVRgBV0
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Today, we're going to start something "epic" (hard quotes). M wants to begin to dissect what made audio fiction podcasting in the first place, what gives it its appeal, and what makes it the cultural force that it is.
And we're going to start by clarifying if these shows are all just radio dramas reborn.
Audio Fiction Referenced:
Among the Stars and Bones
Alice Isn't Dead
Within the Wires
Sources:
1. Meyer, Erin A. “'Blogs Give Regular People the Chance to Talk Back': Rethinking 'Professional' Media Hierarchies in New Media.” New Media & Society, vol. 14, no. 6, 2012, pp. 1022–1036.
2. Jenkins, Henry. Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide. New York University Press, 2016.
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Today, we're going to shake things up a bit and dive not into something M loves but something M hates: book banning, specifically when it's done to "protect" the children from certain facts of reality.
Topic for Today's Episode:
Eleanor & Park (2013) by Rainbow Rowell
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Today, M vows to make it through this year and also explains why that is important...
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Songs from The Mountain Goats
-"This Year" from The Sunset Tree
-"The Best Death Metal Band out of Denton" from All Hail West Texas
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Today, M talks about a book she used to love. We mean REALLY love. But that was a while ago, not at a crossroads but an intersection that could be called brief but beautiful.
Topic of Today's Episode:
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
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Today, M talks about a movie that both represents connection and disconnection. Has a movie ever cost you a relationship? Or was it just an inability to understand?
Topic of Today's Episode:
Mary and Max (2009) dir by Adam Elliot
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Today, M is going to resort to word vomit to try and explain why she loves a specific anime so much. Yeah... she's not that optimistic this is going to work.
Promised link:
"Audiobook" by Neil Hilborn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za7_KZ0isjQ
Topic of Today's Episode:
Mob Psycho 100 - Find it on Crunchyroll
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Today, M is going to tell you something stupid she did in high school. This should be an episode about Anna Karenina, but things are going to go off the rails. Because, you know, we all had that one English paper....
Topic of Today's Episode:
Anna Karenina (1878) by Leo Tolstoy
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Today, M jumps into a podcast that she feels a deep philosophical and almost spiritual bond with. Of course... that's just her perspective. But it helps her explain herself which is always great.
Topic of Today's Episode:
Palimpsest (Find it wherever you are listening my voice.)
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Today, M could talk about Jane Eyre, but it feels like there's nothing more she could offer. Unless you want to talk about the upholstery in the novel... So how about a story about when she kind of felt like Jane Eyre.
Topic of Today's Episode:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
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Another double feature? Well, something need to be looked at from different angles. Fortunately, we can always rely on Netflix when we need a lot of content. But that's a part of the problem isn't it?
Look, there is a lot to learn, though. About seeing and perception and the way we receive stories. So today, M looks at two movies with a strong visual element, using that term loosely, of course.
Topic of Today's Episode:
Bird Box (2018)
Fyre: The Greatest Party that Never Happened (2019)
[Both Neflix Originals]
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Is life really an adventure? Or is there a different approach. On today's episode, M tries to explore this question through two series that have absolutely no business being meshed. In fact, Hetalia might not have any business even existing, but that's a little extreme
Topic of Today's Episode:
Pokemon
Hetalia
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Today, M talks about something she's not good at. Talking. Actually, managing her voice and why that really matters. Because what could have just been disappointment was really a lesson she'd been putting off for a while.
Topic of Today's Episode:
Alice Isn't Dead (2018) by Joseph Fink
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Today, M embodies the true spirit of the podcast and talks about an unexpected takeaway from a movie. In fact, it's more than unexpected... Maybe she's full of hot air, but she's also full a great deal of hurt and pain that her friends never quite understood. It's just hard to lose a loved one, be it a parent or spouse.
Topic of Today's Episode:
P.S. I Love You (2007) dir by Richard LaGravenese
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Today, M continues her discussion of the sack of spiders that was gradual school. Wait, no. Not spiders. It was a time of confusing emotions and transitions. This time, dear, we're talking about mothers and mothering someone who is constantly changing. Which isn't easy, especially for M's mom. Because M came home from college a completely different shape.
Topic of Today's Episode:
Welcome to Night Vale (2015) by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
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Today, M explores the biggest regret she almost had. But she was twenty-two. And she had been for a while... And she had also been a student for as long as she could remember. Sure, things don't work in Night Vale like you may expect, but nothing's that straight forward in our communities either.
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Welcome to Night Vale (2015) by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
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Today's episode has been a long time coming, but that didn't make it any easier to produce once the time finally came. So in this belated holiday special, M revisits the ultimate "gift" or the best gift she had ever (unintentional) received and a thank you she never properly gave.
Topic of Today's Episode:
On Revolution (1963) by Hannah Arendt
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Today, M talks about a phenomenon that defined her childhood and another staple of her life back then: Artemis, the original podcat (by some standards...). Some relationships went better than others. But Artemis still holds a special place in her heart, which he shares with Pikachu...
M can explain.
Topic of Today's Episode:
Pokemon
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Today, M is going to defy expectations by talking about something that maybe she has no business talking about. Who knows! Life isa weird adventure packed through a mediocrity, even if we want to deny, but if we love what we do, should any of the rest matter?
Topic of Today's Episode:
Nailed It!
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Today, M's going to make a review she never thought she'd make. Because it touches a deeply personal moment of her life, one that she thought she needed to be ashamed of. But stories can offer us a new perspective. Or a new connection. So maybe she should pay it forward...
Topic of Today's Episode:
A Monster Calls (2011) written by Patrick Ness from an original idea by Siobhan Dowd
And a tiny bit of the movie A Monster Calls (2016) dir by J. A. Bayona
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You've probably heard of Spirited Away. It's a modern classic with a transparent message that gets discussed over and over and over (and over) again. But M has a bit more to say. Or so she thinks.
Topic of Today's Episode:
Spirited Away (2001) dir by Hayao Miyazaki
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Sorry for the delay! There's two new furry members of the Miscellany Media Studios family, and they're slowly getting settled into this lifelong journey.
Today, in what may be a long awaited episode, M talks about Alice Isn't Dead. Not the novel but the podcast because life happened. But that's part of the theme of the show. Life happens, so what are you going to do about it? Drive across America in a giant truck. That's an option if you choice to do it. And it's the choice that matters.
Topic of Today's Episode:
Alice isn't Dead
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We're back! Thanks for understanding that we couldn't post last week. Life happened, but M's back on track now.
Today, M wants to talk about a tattoo she will someday get (fingers crossed). It's a line that stayed with her for years. But because this is the time of year when we're already inclined to be sentimental.
Topic of Today's Episode:
Les Miserables (The Musical by Alain Boubil and Claude-Michel Schönberg) [ or a line from it...]
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It's a Spooky/Spoopy Month here on MM Reviews!!!
So here's our special podcast medley! A medley devoted to podcasts that truly terrified M. Let's talk about the things we don't know, the things we do, and the things we try to deny. Maybe the human condition is the scariest thing around.
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Topic of Today's Episode:
The Mabel Podcast
Station Blue
Alice Isn't Dead
[Find them wherever you are listening to this podcast]
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Yes, M gets scared easily, but there was a time when she tried to be brave. And it was for the sake of The Midnight Society and the right to tell stories.
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Topic of Today's Episode:
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
[And kind of...] The Politics of Storytelling by Michael Jackson [No, not that one...]
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It's a Spooky/Spoopy Month here on MM Reviews!!!
M gets scared easily. So much so that when she first read Coraline, a dark fantasy children's novella about a girl falling into another world, she freaked out and hid the book under her textbooks for protection. The textbooks for her graduate program... There's a reason for that....
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Topic of Today's Episode:
Coraline (2002) by Neil Gaiman
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It's a Spooky/Spoopy Month here on MM Reviews. So let's start off with the Halloween classic. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). Or is it a Christmas classic. Maybe M can settle the debate. Maybe she'll just insert herself some place where she doesn't belong like she did in high school. It's complicated
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Topic of Today's Episode:
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) dir by Henry Selick
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Wait what?!? An episode about a somewhat recently released book. Yeah, I know it's weird. But M had a lot of thoughts about An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. Many of which she had while she was stress eating tortillas....
As a result, M wants to talk about the things other people think of us, especially people we've never met. Mostly people we've never met. IDK, digital life is weird. She'll also talk about gluten free pad thai, attorneys, and nihilism. We're getting around in this episode.
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Topic of Today's Episode:
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (2018) by Hank Green
Also...
The CGP Grey Video I promised to link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9OHn5ZF4Uo
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Because she's free to talk about whatever obscure topic she wants, M dives into one of her favorite cartoons as a kid, the kind of show that has lingered with her in a way that some would say suggests trauma. But they just didn't understand that sometimes, life can be just as or more so upsetting.
Something a certain little purple dog knows all too well.
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Topic of Today's Episode:
Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999-2002) created by John R. Dilworth
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In this episode, M discuss a book she feels a great deal of resentment towards. And the worst moment of her college years. And fandoms. Basically, she covers a lot of ground.
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Topic of Today's Episode:
Fangirl (2013) by Rainbow Rowell
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Today's another podcast medley day!!! Okay, maybe that's not exciting for you, but M loves talking about her favorite audio dramas. So she's exciting. In this medley, she'll talk about ghosts, Scottish men, and Within the Wires (again). Okay, this episode is really about our relationship with the past, present, and future (yes, she definitely planned that out and didn't just realize that when typing up the summary for this episode. wink)
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Topics of Today's Episode:
Palimpsest
A Scottish Podcast
Within the Wires
[Find them wherever you're listening to this podcast]
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Today, M wants to talk about a movie that most people don't care about. Really, she gets it. It was one of the rare movies she wanted to gush about when she first saw it and found that no one was interested. But it's ideas have lingered with her. Namely, how do you relate to people/things/yourself when you can't seem to accurately see.
Even when an internet commenter suggested that was stupid.
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Topic of Today's Episode:
Anomalisa (2015) dir by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson
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Today, M wants to talk about something you've probably heard a lot about recently: To All the Boys I've Loved Before. Wait, no not the Netflix movie. The book that inspired the Netflix movie because this is a podcast about good things that mean a lot to us, and young adult literature is important. Wait! Here me out!!!
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Topic of Today's Episode:
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2014) by Jenny Han
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Today, M surprises herself and manages to make an entire episode about a single song, but she's got a long history with it. It's a song that's followed her throughout her life and that raised a difficult question.
Sometimes, things don't go the way we want, like when a parent dies...
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Topic of Today's Episode:
The Song "Unanswered Prayers" By Garth Brooks
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An episode in which M talks about a book you've probably never heard of because foreign literature seldom makes it into the US market and even when a book is... Good like finding it. But Socrates in love is one of M's favorite books, so she wants to talk about it.
And also about love. That's an appealing topic, right?
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Topic of Today's Episode:
Socrates in Love by Koichi Katayama
Recommend reading (like I promised in the podcast)
For the basics on Socrates
[Yay for public domain]
The Republic, The Trial and Death of Socrates, and Symposium
all by Plato and possibly all available for free.
Socrates: A Very Short Introduction
by C. C. W. Taylor
[Not for free by the series of very short introductions is relatively inexpensive.]
Additional readings
[yay for supporting academics...? But seriously get these from a library because academic press books can genuinely be really expensive but these are the ones I try to force onto my friends. And yes, I am a hit at parties.]
Socrates and Aristophanes
by Leo Strauss
Socratic Citizenship
by Dana Villa
Virtue is Knowledge
by Lorraine Smith Pangle
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The audio drama community could always use a little love, right? At the very least, it's worth giving credit where it's due. So--as Miscellany Media Studios continues to develop it's own audio dramas--M wants to talk about some of the one's she loves and why she loves them.
[Also for the benefit of her mother who doesn't quite know what a podcast is never mind an audio drama]
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Topics of Today's Episode:
Tanis by The Public Radio Alliance
The Amelia Project by Imploding Fictions
The Bright Sessions by Lauren Shippen
Available where you get your podcasts or wherever you are right now as you are listening to this (maybe but probably). Hit the search feature of your podcast player
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Unlucky number 13! Actually, that number probably doesn't have meaning. Nothing beyond what we give it, but we give extra meaning to a lot of things. On this episode, M talks about the anime Your Lie in April and how musical ability can be a confining or liberating depending on who you listen to.
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Topics of Today's Episode:
Your Lie in April (2014) directed by Kyōhei Ishiguro
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M talks about what occassionally feels like a forbidden love, specifically John Green's lesser known book An Abundance of Katherines. Well, it's not a forbidden love. But maybe a super uncommon one. But all the same, it's dear to M, and she wants to tell you why this relatively unremarkable book is remarkable to her.
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Topics of Today's Episode:
An Abundance of Katherines (2006) by John Green
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M revisits Within the Wires and also the darkest recesses of her mind that she otherwise tries to avoid. You know the kind, the one where you keep all those horrible things about yourself that you are too nervous to confront directly. There (and now here) M keeps the reason why she's remained single for so long as well as her thoughts on the one person she has ever fallen in love with.
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Topics of Today's Episode:
Within the Wires (Season 2) a Production of Night Vale Presents
Available at the same place where you probably got this podcast.
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M used to hate Les Mis because of one simple scene. But she can admit that she was wrong. In this episode, she talks about being wrong, wrongness in general, and how she came to better understand Jean Valjean's transformation from hero to criminal to hero again.
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Topics of Today's Episode:
Les Miserables (1862) by Victor Hugo
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In the age of reboots, revivals, and resurrections of intellectual properties, is there anything new to be gained? In this episode, M discusses Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, the similarities in the plots and why none it bothers her.
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Topics of Today's Episode:
Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016)
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Five Centimeters per second is the rate that a cherry blossom falls from the branch. But what about the rate that a human being needs to move from its past? M ponders how quickly she moved or should have been moving, especially in college.
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Topics of Today's Episode:
Five Centimeters Per Second (2007) by Makoto Shinkai
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My dad died over a decade ago. I have a lot of thoughts about it, so here they are. Through discussions on a cute anime and a somewhat obscure book.
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Topics of Today's Episode:
Sweetness and Lightning - Manga by Gido Amagakure and Anime produced by TMS Entertainment - Available on Crunchyroll
Stravaganza - City of Masks (2002) by Mary Hoffman
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Calm Morning by Sounds Like an Earful
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Two years ago, I argued that Night Vale could actually be considered utopian. Don't believe me? That's probably because my argument was bad. In this episode, I revisit it and salvage what I can.
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Topic of Today's Episode:
Welcome to Night Vale created by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
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Humanism by Artificial.Music https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music
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We're doing something a little bit different today... I have thoughts about musicals in general. Not the amazing ones. But the.... uh.... Well, do you want to talk about Shrek the Musical? Yes, that exists. and I have thoughts about it.
Bonus episode:
Some times we don't have the words to explain what happened or where everything went wrong. But some times, there's a song for that.
Episode Inspired by
Shrek the Musical (music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abraie)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical (Songs by various artists and book by Kyle Jarrow)
Topic of Bonus Episode
"The Mess Inside" (2002) By The Mountain Goats and the 2018 cover by Amanda Palmer
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"In This Light” and "herbal tea" by Artificial.Music https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music
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Violet Evergarden (the anime series) is one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen this year. Its titular character works as a communication facilitator. Want to know how good she is? She’s not even real, and she’s pushing me to express myself better.
Topic of this Episode
Violet Evergarden (2018) by Kyoto Animation
Streaming on Netflix! (Seriously, watch it if you can. It’s so amazing)
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Clear My Mind and Talking With You by Artificial.Music https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music
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The Fault in Our Stars (TFIOS), the "romantic tragedy" film that hit the top of the box office in the summer of 2014. It's a great story, a great book, and a great movie (despite being an adaptation). And it's a love story, but we connect to people in other ways.
Topic of this Episode
The Fault in Our Stories (2014) directed by Josh Boone
Based on the 2012 novel by John Green
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dont leave me here alone by Artificial.Music https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music
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Re-edited to make it more consistent with MMReviews style.
[This episode has been redone so that it has fewer editing mistakes and restraint. It wa important to M that she correct a section in which she withheld alluding to greater fears of hers. Fear discussed in a later epiode.]
They say two things in life are certain: death and taxes. But there’s probably more than that. Like soul-draining jobs and unwise emotional investment. The second season of Within the Wires came out while I was working a horrible job. But there’s something to learn from my misery.
Topic of this episode: Within the Wires by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson.
Find it wherever you get your podcasts or at nightvalepresents.com
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Twilight is the Young Adult vampire romance that hit shelves in 2005 and soared to the top of bestseller's list (to both excitment and dismay). For all its faults, I think it actually had some educational value to it that might have been overlooked in the moment. Disagree? You may be right, but at least hear me out.
Topic of this Episode
Twilight (2005) By Stephenie Meyer
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And So It Begins by Artificial.Music https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music
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