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Back to SearchPMP#126: Political Sci-Fi in “The Expanse”
Season 2 Episode 126
On the novel series and TV show written by James S.A. Corey (aka Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck). Mark is joined by fact-checker Al Baker, educator Sab…
4 years ago
PMP#125: The Dramatics of “This Is Us”
Season 2 Episode 125
Mark is joined by rhetorician/educator Michelle Parrinello-Cason, Chris Sunami (The Pop Culture Philosopher), and award-winning former journalist Ker…
4 years, 1 month ago
PMP#124: What Is Batman?
Season 2 Episode 124
In light of the recent release of Matt Reeves' film The Batman, we consider the strange alternation of darkness and camp that is Batman. Is he even a…
4 years, 1 month ago
PMP#123: We Are All Jackass
Season 2 Episode 123
Mark is joined by comedian Matty Goldberg; filmmaker/podcaster Rolando Nieves; and comedy juggler Josh Casey to discuss the franchise that began in 2…
4 years, 1 month ago
PMP#122: Maus Shows the Tragic Via Comics
Season 2 Episode 122
We discuss Art Spiegelman's Maus (1980-91) and other war-related graphic novels like Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis (2000) and George Takei’s They Call…
4 years, 2 months ago
PMP#121: Protesting Protest Songs
Season 2 Episode 121
Are protest songs effective, either as protest or songs? Four songwriters including your host Mark Linsenmayer, Lilli Lewis, Rod Picott, and PMP's au…
4 years, 2 months ago
PMP#120: Dexter the Loveable Serial Killer
Season 2 Episode 120
Mark is joined Lawrence Ware, Sarahlyn Bruck and Michael Paskaru to talk about the Showtime TV horror-dramedy shows inspired by Jeff Lindsay's novels…
4 years, 3 months ago
PMP#119: Disgraced Artists Like Cosby
Season 2 Episode 119
Comedian Genevieve Joy, philosopher/NY Times entertainment writer Lawrence Ware, and novelist Sarahlyn Bruck join your host Mark to discuss how we de…
4 years, 3 months ago
PMP#118: Adapting Agatha Christie
Season 2 Episode 118
In light of Death on the Nile, we discuss the continuing appearance of the works of the world's most successful mystery writer in film and TV.
Mark i…
4 years, 4 months ago
PMP#117: Roguelikes Like Hades
Season 2 Episode 117
Supergiant's Hades is now the first video game ever to have won a Hugo award and has set a new standard in the Roguelike genre. What is this genre, a…
4 years, 4 months ago