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Episode 4: The Big Lebowski Featuring Ellen Meiser

Release Date: 01/30/2021

Episode 15: The Exorcist with Dr. Courtenay Stallings

The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast

On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, return guest Dr. Courtenay Stallings of Pepperdine University and I tackle the spiritual horror classic: The Exorcist. In this episode we go over the impact of 70's social and political strife and its effect on filmmaking, especially on white male gazey Hollywood and those "Mavericks" of the time. Stick around for a discussion of science, belief, and religion through the context of the Sociology. Sadly, Poncho was cut for time.

Episode 14: Battlestar Galactica with Dr. Leigh McKagen

The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast

On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast we look to the stars as we analyze the acclaimed 2004 series Battlestar Galactica with Dr. Leigh McKagen of Virginia Tech University. We colonialism, Body rights, masculinity, Epic Heroism vs. Everyday Heroism, and of course, the dangers of Capitalism.

Bonus Episode: Ancillary Justice and The Matrix: Resurrections Trailer Discussion with Dr. Rebecca Gibson

The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast

On this Bonus Episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast Dr. Rebecca Gibson is back on the Pod to talk about Ann Leckie's 2013 Hugo and Nebula Award winning novel Ancillary Justice. We talk a lot about Gendered Pronouns, Consciousness and Colonialism. Later, we both engage in "delighted Flailing" as we geek out over the first trailer for The Matrix: Resurrections trying to understand what it all means before the film is released Dec 21st.

Episode 13: Repo Man with Dr. Brian Cogan

The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast

On this month's Episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast I am covering the Synergistic punk rock, sci-fi satire Repo Man with Guest Dr. Brian Cogan Professor in the Dept. of Communications at Molloy College and author of the book The Encyclopedia of Punk After we get to know Dr. Cogan we dive into the film's production, the history of Punk, Anti-Reaganite Capitalism, and the Marginalization of Movements. Get ready to embrace the anti-establishment and jump into the pit.

Episode 12: The Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise with Dr. Jamie Goodall

The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast

On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, we are wading into the waters of The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise with Historian Dr. Jamie L.H. Goodall author of the incredible book Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay: From the Colonial Era to the Oyster Wars.

Episode 11: Streaming Culture with Dr. David Arditi

The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast

On This Month's Episode, we are talking to Dr. David Arditi Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas Arlington, and author of Streaming Culture: Subscription Platforms and the Unending Consumption of Culture This episode not only dives into Dr. Arditi's fantastic book, we also discuss the ways various forms of content have been altered by the rising 'stream', leading us back to the common problem of Capitalism.

Episode 10: The Godfather Saga with Dr. Ellen Meiser

The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast

On this Month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, we are tackling Frances Ford Coppola The Godfather Saga with return guest, Dr. Ellen Meiser of The Social Breakdown Podcast. We talk about her recent publication in the Journal of Interpersonal violence titled "The Normalization of Violence in Commercial Kitchens through Food Media." with her Co-host Penn Pantumsinchi before going through each film of Coppola's Magnum Opus.

Episode 9: TV Reboot Fever with Alisha Kirchoff

The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast

On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo we go a little off format to talk about Nostalgia and the TV Reboot Culture with Alisha Kirchoff Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology at Indiana University. We talk about the political, social and economic motivations behind this trend, its overall impact on history and our (mis)perceptions of it. This Podcast may indeed create a few "spin offs" of its own by episode's end.

Episode 8: Mulholland Drive w/ Dr. Courtenay Stallings

The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast

On This Month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast we are diving into the work of David Lynch, and his 2001 Neo Noir Mulholland Drive with guest Dr. Courtenay Stallings of Pepperdine University and author of the book Laura's Ghost: Women Speak about Twin Peaks . Together, we are not only going to piece together the winding Lynchian narrative of the film, but we also interrogate a lot of Lynch's other work. At the end of the episode will have you saying: "This is the girl."

Episode 7: Cloud Atlas with Dr. Rebecca Gibson

The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast

On this Month's Episode of The Sociologist's Dojo we are discussing Cloud Atlas and the work of Lana and Lilly Wachowski. My guest Dr. Rebecca Gibson author of The Corseted Skeleton: a Bioarchaeology of Binding takes me through one of her favorite films. We talk the Myths of Corsets, Trans representation, The work of David Mitchell, and the complexities of the fight for social justice. You may not have heard the episode yet, "but you know, you know it"

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On this Month's Episode the Dojo is diving into the world of Jeffery "The Dude" Lebowski with The 1998 film The Big Lebowski. Ellen Meiser from The Social Breakdown Podcast is here to discuss cult classics, favorite Coen films, Dudeism, and cultural appropriation.

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