This week Don speaks with author and fellow bookseller Amanda McCrina, hot off the release of her latest historical fiction novel Beyond Seven Forests. Amanda discusses her experiences writing in an often stigmatized genre, her literary interests and influences, and prejudices experienced as a woman writing about history. Also featuring Mo the cat!
Finally joining the 21st century, Donovan recently watched all five seasons of Breaking Bad! Bringing on the man responsible, he, Harry and Trevor discuss not only their affection for the popular show but the morality, thematic writing and creative decisions of a series that continues to take the internet by storm…but at what price??!
This week Don brings on a musically inclined young man who’s sure to go far! Danny gives the Gen-Z perspective regarding politics, young men, Donald Trump, AI in the music industry, and making friends in the internet age!
This week Don has a hankering for a spankering, returning to the topic of when liberal media gets it wrong…or do they? What follows are old anxieties, discoveries of a new kind of storytelling genre and working to go with the flow.
Reacting to a variety of recent events in the year, from Tucker Carlson’s mind-defying docuseries to the Uvalde School Mass Shooting, Don and Harry return to the subjects of the male ego, psychology, “Wypipo vs Black People” and their twisted sexualities in the search for the answer to how masculinity becomes toxic.
In this special episode, Dono-chan, Harry-kun and Stella-san are joined by Carolyn Cocca-Senpai to discuss the female future of the action genre, with the tent-pole case study being Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).
This week the guys discuss the return and mythology of Dave Chappelle, more racism against Asians, language, hatred, and the use of violence in media.
To Listen, Click… Here “BBC is, uh… a bunch of bullshit.” This week, Donovan and Host Bot 2 are joined by special guest star April of Dead Times to talk about the American South, on our continuing tour as the World Warriors. Music Selection “Raps A Hustle,” by Cormega (I like this song, but wow, … More Should or Can We Fix the South?
Donovan returns from the Batman 80th Anniversary Pop Culture Conference in Bowling Green State University and talks with Harry about media criticism and fandom. How do fans become proper critics, where does that take their fandom, nay, their sanity? Why do WE do this?
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