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Back to SearchPMP#39: TV and Other Plans in Subjunctive Stasis
Season 1 Episode 39
A discussion of what to watch during lockdown is what happens when you're busy making plans about what to include in a hypothetical discussion of wha…
6 years, 1 month ago
PMP#38: Costuming w/ Whitney Anne Adams
Season 1 Episode 38
How does clothing mesh with other elements to create a mood for a film? Costumer Whitney (Happy Death Day, The Great Gatsby) joins Erica, Mark and Br…
6 years, 1 month ago
PMP#37: Everything is LEGO
Season 1 Episode 37
Why has a children's toy become a brand attached to virtually every media type, partnering with the most ubiquitous franchises, and serving as a past…
6 years, 1 month ago
PMP#36: Criticism w/ Noah Berlatsky
Season 1 Episode 36
Do we need professional critics regulating our entertainment intake? Noah writes for The Washington Post, NBC News, The Guardian, Slate, Vox, The Atl…
6 years, 2 months ago
PMP#35: Video Game Storytelling w/ Donald Marshall
Season 1 Episode 35
Do you play video games for the plot? Mark, Erica, and Brian are joined by former video game professional (current TV development exec) Donald E. Mar…
6 years, 2 months ago
Bonus-PMP#34 Part 2 w/ Adal Rifai: Escape Rooms & Podcasting
Season 1
For nearly every episode, Mark, Erica, and Brian continue to talk after the public discussion for the entertainment of our supporters. In this case, …
6 years, 2 months ago
PMP#34: Escape Rooms and Other Puzzlers w/ Adal Rifai
Season 1 Episode 34
You know "the comic" and "the tragic," but what kind of entertainment is "the puzzling?"
Improviser/podcaster Adal Rifai joins Mark, Erica, and Brian…
6 years, 2 months ago
PMP#33: The Heroine’s Journey w/ Vi Burlew
Season 1 Episode 33
How has Joseph Campbell's "hero's journey" as famously leveraged for Star Wars evolved with more female action heroes in film? Vi Burlew joins Mark, …
6 years, 3 months ago
PMP#32: Judging “The Good Place”
Season 1 Episode 32
Mark, Erica, and Brian discuss Michael Schur's NBC TV show. Is it good? Does it actually teach moral philosophy? We talk sit-com tropes, TV finales, …
6 years, 3 months ago
PMP#31: Robin Williams’ Celebrity Struggles w/ Dave Itzkoff
Season 1 Episode 31
Dave the New York Times culture reporter joins Mark, Erica, and Brian to consider issues raised by his 2018 biography Robin: What is with our f'ed up…
6 years, 3 months ago