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Back to SearchPMP#94: Psychology of Video Game Engagement w/ Jamie Madigan
Season 1 Episode 94
Why do people play video games, and what keeps them playing? Mark, Erica, and Brian are joined by the host of the Psychology of Video Games podcast t…
4 years, 11 months ago
PMP#93: Made for Love (and other Silicon Villainy)
Season 1 Episode 93
Thinking about the tech genius as villain trope in TV shows like Made for Love, Devs, Silicon Valley, and the documentary WeWork. They're our modern …
4 years, 11 months ago
Bonus: PMP#92 Aftertalk with Hello from the Magic Tavern’s Matt Young
Season 1
After our collectibles discussion, Matt sticks around to talk with Mark, Erica, and Brian about his podcast, memorabilia left by his father, Deep Spa…
5 years ago
PMP#92: Collectibles and Collecting w/ Matt Young
Season 1 Episode 92
What drives someone to collect Star Wars figures or Transformers or LEGOs or whatever else?
Mark, Erica, and Brian are joined by guest Matt Young of …
5 years ago
PMP#91: Pet Culture w/ Trainer Hannah Branigan
Season 1 Episode 91
What is with the weird relationship we Americans have with our pets? Many of us treat them as our babies, yet of course they're our captives.
Dog tra…
5 years ago
PMP-Partially Examined Life Crossover: Neil Postman’s “Amusing Ourselves to Death”
Season 1
Is TV rotting our minds? Mark, Brian, and the full PEL gang discuss this 1985 book that tweaks Marshall McLuhan's "the medium is the message" idea to…
5 years, 1 month ago
PMP#90: Godzilla vs. Kong vs. All the Kaiju!
Season 1 Episode 90
Are giant monsters stomping on cities just stupid fun, or do they channel deep fears of helplessness? Do we care at all about the humans in these fil…
5 years, 1 month ago
PMP#89: The Chicago 7 (and the Aaron Sorkinverse)
Season 1 Episode 89
Brian, Erica, and Mark consider one of this year's Oscar-nominated films, The Trial of the Chicago 7, and the film and TV career of its writer/direct…
5 years, 1 month ago
PMP#88: Indie Animation w/ Benjamin Goldman
Season 1 Episode 88
Animation is so labor-intensive that it seems designed for corporate domination a la Disney. Mark, Erica, and Brian are joined by animator Benjamin G…
5 years, 1 month ago
PMP#87: Female Buddy Comedies w/ Erica’s Female Buddy Micah Greene
Season 1 Episode 87
On Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar, and how inserting women into the buddy comedy format might lead to deeper exploration of friendships. Two sets of…
5 years, 1 month ago