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Back to SearchPMP#103: Queering Video Games w/ Naomi Clark
Season 2 Episode 103
"Queering" doesn't just mean adding LGBTQ+ representation to games; it's disruption of norms through added player freedom.
Mark and guest co-host Tyl…
4 years, 9 months ago
Introducing Philosophy vs. Improv
While PMP is on hiatus for a couple of weeks, hear about Mark's new podcast.
You can listen to full episodes of the show at philosophyimprov.com or s…
4 years, 9 months ago
PMP#102: What the Pop!? Season 1 Wrap-Up
Season 1 Episode 102
After 101 episodes and a bit over two years, Mark, Erica, and Brian reflect on what we've learned and set a course for the future. What have we deter…
4 years, 9 months ago
PMP#101: The “Conjuring” Retroverse
Season 1 Episode 101
Mark, Erica, and Brian delve into this 8-film horror franchise started by James Wan in 2013 through The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Do their …
4 years, 9 months ago
PMP#100: Directing Comedies w/ Heather Fink
Season 1 Episode 100
Director/writer/sound operator Heather Fink joins Mark, Erica, and Brian to discuss the role of the director in making a good comedy, covering TV vs.…
4 years, 10 months ago
PMP#99: The Music of Your Youth w/ Jon Lamoreaux (The Hustle podcast)
Season 1 Episode 99
To what degree to our childhood favorites persist into adulthood? Are we doomed to love the songs of our generation best? What causes the generation …
4 years, 10 months ago
PMP#98: The Spirit of Captain America w/ Anthony LeBlanc
Season 1 Episode 98
What is it for a super-hero to represent America? Recent Captain America media includes racial critique, and Mark, Erica, Brian and Anthony discuss T…
4 years, 10 months ago
PMP#97: The Girl in the Wooder: Our Mare of Easttown Show!
Season 1 Episode 97
What distinguishes this small-town Pennsylvania murder mystery from the many other crime dramas on TV? Mark, Erica, and Brian discuss the plot struct…
4 years, 10 months ago
PMP#96: Modernizing D&D w/ Amanda McLoughlin (Join the Party)
Season 1 Episode 96
What's the status of Dungeons & Dragons and other table-top role-playing games in pop culture? Fantasy settings are no longer just for the ultra-geek…
4 years, 11 months ago
PMP#95: “The Nevers” With a Side of Whedon
Season 1 Episode 95
Mark, Erica, and Brian discuss the HBO Max show out Victorian-era super-powered feminine outcasts, helmed and now abandoned by the creator of Buffy t…
4 years, 11 months ago