Burst Your Bubble

Burst Your Bubble is a podcast that looks at racism, sexism, homophobia, and all of the other -isms and -phobias within our society through pop culture. From music and movies to comic books and games, hatred, bigotry, and ignorance seep into our everyday lives. What is important is to dissect it and discuss it, and not just accept it as something we cannot process or change. New episodes will be released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.

A Bit of a Break 02/27/2020

A Bit of a Break Burst Your Bubble is going on a bit of a hiatus. Check out some new to you shows in the meantime: , , , , , or . Logo by Jeremy Ferris. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/13323524

Joker: Why Make a Sympathetic Shooter? 02/13/2020

Joker: Why Make a Sympathetic Shooter? EP70 - Let’s talk about toxic masculinity, gun violence, and mental illness in Joker. Because here’s the real question: in a world where we can see real life mass shootings on TV and read about them in newspapers and hear about them on the radio, why do we need a movie that celebrate and sympathizes with the shooter? Logo by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/13136690

Harry Potter, Representation, and Intention 01/23/2020

Harry Potter, Representation, and Intention EP69 - Whether you've read the books, watched the movies, both, or never have and never will, everyone knows Harry Potter. But what we like to avoid are the issues: from lack of representation and stereotypes to what JK Rowling does (and doesn't do) to make headlines today. Logo by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/12858158

When It Rains, It Pours 12/26/2019

When It Rains, It Pours While new episodes are usually released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, the next new episode won't be released till January 23rd. Thanks for being a loyal listener, and I'll have a new one for you soon! Logo by Jeremy Ferris. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/12414914

ESG, Sampling, and Sexism 12/12/2019

ESG, Sampling, and Sexism EP68 - Have you ever heard of ESG? They're a band made up of four sisters that blend genres, merging funk, punk, and hip hop. And whether you realize it or not you’ve probably heard their music. How? ESG’s track “UFO” is one of the most sampled songs of all time, appearing in music from Tupac, The Notorious B.I.G., Marilyn Manson, The Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, and more. And even though “UFO” was written by a group of women, much of the time their music is put behind misogynistic lyrics - regardless of their permission. Logo by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/12372932

The One Where We Talk About Friends 11/14/2019

The One Where We Talk About Friends EP67 - To put it simply, Friends was a phenomenon, not just influencing TV and pop culture, but American beliefs and values. Friends aired from 1994 to 2004, and while it may have been progressive for its time, now it just feels dated and problematic. But let’s take a closer look at how the show is essentially a time capsule, discussing how casual homophobia, gender stereotypes, sexism, transphobia, and racism can become a normalized part of society. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/12031547

Cultures Aren't Costumes 10/31/2019

Cultures Aren't Costumes EP66 - It happens every year - someone wears a Halloween costume that's problematic, not thinking about the historical and cultural background of that costume. But let's talk about it, and why cultures aren't costumes. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/11850530

Haunted Halloween: Dracula and the Eugenics Movement 10/24/2019

Haunted Halloween: Dracula and the Eugenics Movement It's Halloween season! Let's talk about Dracula. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes are usually released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, but this October we're looking at my favorite past Halloween episodes of Burst Your Bubble. The next new episode will be released on Halloween. www.burstyourbubblepodcast.com www.facebook.com/burstyourbubblepodcast www.twitter.com/burstbubblespod /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/11764949

Haunted Halloween: The Exorcist and the Middle Eastern Demon 10/17/2019

Haunted Halloween: The Exorcist and the Middle Eastern Demon It's Halloween season so let's talk about something spooky, creepy, and disturbing, like how the 1973 horror film The Exorcist perfectly packaged anti-Arab sentiment, Islamophobia, and xenophobia to its audience. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes are usually released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, but this October we're looking at my favorite past Halloween episodes of Burst Your Bubble. The next new episode will be released on Halloween. www.burstyourbubblepodcast.com www.facebook.com/burstyourbubblepodcast www.twitter.com/burstbubblespod /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/11677058

Haunted Halloween: White Zombie 10/10/2019

Haunted Halloween: White Zombie It's Halloween episode time! Let's talk about zombies - specifically from the 1932 film White Zombie. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes are usually released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, but this October we're looking at my favorite past Halloween episodes of Burst Your Bubble. The next new episode will be released on Halloween. www.burstyourbubblepodcast.com www.facebook.com/burstyourbubblepodcast www.twitter.com/burstbubblespod /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/11583236

Come to Sound Education! 10/08/2019

Come to Sound Education! Sound Education is an educational audio conference for podcast creators and listeners. It's in Boston October 9th - 12th, 2019, and you should come! There are talks, panels, live podcast recordings, and free workshops. I'll be there on a panel October 11 talking about how to use podcasts in the classroom and giving a talk October 12th about how to use podcasts to teach media literacy, giving an ovverview of how I make my show and how you could make your own too! Find out more and get tickets at www.SoundEducation.fm /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/11559848

Haunted Halloween: Candyman and the Fear of "Urban Society" 10/03/2019

Haunted Halloween: Candyman and the Fear of "Urban Society" It's Halloween episode time! We're going to focus on Candyman, a 1992 film that plays off a white, middle class audience's fear of "urban society": their fears of urban housing projects and the residents living there, all fueled by underlying racism and anti-miscegenation. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes are usually released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, but this October we're looking at my favorite past Halloween episodes of Burst Your Bubble. The next new episode will be released on Halloween. www.burstyourbubblepodcast.com www.facebook.com/burstyourbubblepodcast www.twitter.com/burstbubblespod /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/11494112

Sam Smith, the Associated Press, and They/Them 09/26/2019

Sam Smith, the Associated Press, and They/Them EP65 - Recently Sam Smith announced on social media that they use they/them pronouns. But when the story was picked up by the Associated Press - a news organization whose strives for "the highest standards of integrity and ethical behavior" free from "inaccuracies, carelessness, bias or distortions" - they used the wrong pronouns. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/11402711

I Love Lucy: The All American Girl and "The Latin" 09/12/2019

I Love Lucy: The All American Girl and "The Latin" EP64 - I Love Lucy starred Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. Arnaz was Cuban American, and so the real life married couple was the first interracial couple on television at a time when the typical TV family was suburban, middle class, and white; in the real world there were anti-miscegenation laws, immigration quotas, and xenophobia. On one hand I Love Lucy created more representation in the media, but on the other the show certainly had its problems. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/11219351

The Queer Coded Villain and Sounding Gay 08/22/2019

The Queer Coded Villain and Sounding Gay EP63 - Long before we saw multidimensional LGBTQ characters in pop culture, The Hays Code regulated movies. Homosexual storylines didn't meet the moral standards, and as a result queer characters would be coded into the films. But what does it mean to be queer coded, and what does it mean for stereotypes? Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/10954178

Breakfast at Tiffany's, Yellowface, and Whitewashing 08/08/2019

Breakfast at Tiffany's, Yellowface, and Whitewashing EP62 - Breakfast at Tiffany's may be a classic film but it's hard to ignore Mr. Yunioshi, a Japanese character played by a white man in yellowface. While discussing this adaptation of Truman Capote's 1958 novel, let's look at the history of yellowface in Hollywood, reminding ourselves that while we might not see someone doing such a blatant caricature yellowface and its racism, xenophobia, and orientalism still seeps into pop culture today - but now more covertly through whitewashing. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/10820309

The "Greatest" Showman? 07/25/2019

The "Greatest" Showman? EP61 - In The Greatest Showman P.T. Barnum is shown as a champion for outsiders who accepts and celebrates their differences and their diversity, but can the movie truly have a positive message when the very man who it makes its sympathetic hero is really a man who exploited people with disabilities and people of color to make money? Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/10652120

From the Heart to the Rind: The Watermelon Stereotype 07/11/2019

From the Heart to the Rind: The Watermelon Stereotype EP60 - There's a stereotype that all black people love watermelon, but where does this trope come from? In this episode we'll talk about how since the Civil War the black community has been negatively associated with watermelon throughout pop culture, from minstrel shows to newspapers, music and cartoons, and paper goods to TV. And whether we realize it or not, whether we want to acknowledge it or not, the stereotype and trope remains today - because that’s American culture and American history. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/10479716

Game of Thrones: Race and Dany's White Savior Complex 06/27/2019

Game of Thrones: Race and Dany's White Savior Complex EP59 - Here's part two of the problems with cultural phenomenon Game of Thrones. This time we're going to talk about race, representation (or lack thereof), and Dany Targaryen's white savior complex. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/10311689

Game of Thrones is Terrible to Women 06/13/2019

Game of Thrones is Terrible to Women EP58 - Game of Thrones is a cultural phenomenon, but we need to talk about its problems - especially when it comes to women and how they are treated. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/10139769

The Orientalist History (and Future) of Aladdin 05/23/2019

The Orientalist History (and Future) of Aladdin EP57 - Disney's 1992 Aladdin is a childhood classic. Growing up I know it was one of my favorites - but it's important to talk about the story from One Thousand and One Arabian Nights and how its orientalist views later influenced any and all adaptations of Aladdin (and yes, that includes Disney's). Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/9893429

The History of Prom 05/09/2019

The History of Prom EP56 - Prom is something just about every American teenager goes through, but how much do people know about the history of prom, a history full of issues concerning class, race, gender, and sex. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/9712982

Will & Grace, The Puppy Episode, and a Missed Opportunity 04/25/2019

Will & Grace, The Puppy Episode, and a Missed Opportunity EP55 - First airing in 1998 and running for 8 seasons before its 2017 reboot, Will & Grace has always been applauded as revolutionary - but the show only focused on a very narrow part of the queer community: the wealthy, white, cis man. While you could argue that this was the show’s only option at the time, Will & Grace continues to have the same problems with its current day reboot - bi-erasure, lack of racial representation, and the same stereotypes - ignoring the intersections of the queer community. And even more heartbreaking, the reboot mocks the Puppy Episode, a part of queer TV history that paved the way for Will & Grace. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/9525905

Sixteen Candles and Toxic Masculinity 04/11/2019

Sixteen Candles and Toxic Masculinity EP54 - Sixteen Candles is an 80s classic, but when you rewatch it it's easier to see the films problems: racism, homophobia, and - above all - that masculinity and a guy's reputation are marked by the relationships and control men have over women. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/9354512

Operation Switcheroo: Conspiracy Theoryology 04/04/2019

Operation Switcheroo: Conspiracy Theoryology We don't have a new episode of Burst Your Bubble today (after all, new episodes are the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month), but we still have a special treat for you. This year we're taking part in Operation Switcheroo, an episode swapping project organized by Moxie from the podcast Your Brain on Facts. I was lucky enough to be paired with Conspiracy Theoryology an interesting show about why conspiracy theories and alternative beliefs capture our imagination and gain popularity. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/9264914

Shrill, Fatness, and 175 Pounds - the “Magic” Number 03/28/2019

Shrill, Fatness, and 175 Pounds - the “Magic” Number EP53 - Shrill brings up important issues, most notably how changing your life for the better doesn't have to mean changing your body. It's a show about empowerment and acceptance, and I came away with a lot of information, but also a lot of questions. My biggest concern? Well, it has to do with the morning-after pill. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/9173495

Dumbo 03/14/2019

Dumbo EP52 - Dumbo might be a classic, but it’s important to understand the history behind one of its characters, especially when that history encompasses slavery, racism, and discrimination in the United States, starting with blackface at minstrel shows and ending in written laws. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/9000704

Renew One Day at a Time 02/28/2019

Renew One Day at a Time EP51 - Have you ever watched the show One Day at a Time? The remake of the 1975 sitcom is a present day story of the Cuban American Alvarez family. The remake - brought to life largely in part by Gloria Calderón Kellett, a Cuban American, and a half Latinx writing team - is in danger of not being renewed for its 4th season. Listen as we look at either why you should be watching the show or reminding you exactly why you love it. #RenewODAAT Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. www.burstyourbubblepodcast.com www.facebook.com/burstyourbubblepodcast www.twitter.com/burstbubblespod /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/8818421

That’s Not Romantic - It’s Creepy! 02/14/2019

That’s Not Romantic - It’s Creepy! EP50 - For decades, romantic comedies have given audiences an incorrect idea of how romantic relationships should work. How you should ask someone out, woo them, and win them. But because of how romcoms depict love on screen, they show harmful behaviors like persistence, possessiveness, and stalking as grand gestures of love - all while normalizing them. Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. www.burstyourbubblepodcast.com www.facebook.com/burstyourbubblepodcast www.twitter.com/burstbubblespod /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/8643296

The Three Little Pigs and What We Can Learn from History 01/24/2019

The Three Little Pigs and What We Can Learn from History EP49 - We can probably all think of examples of stereotypes in pop culture, but what happens when the original content is edited multiple times and years apart, changing the stereotype and erasing what we previously saw and heard. Is that change good or bad, and how does it shape our understanding and knowledge of history? Art by Jeremy Ferris. New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. www.burstyourbubblepodcast.com www.facebook.com/burstyourbubblepodcast www.twitter.com/burstbubblespod /episode/index/show/burstyourbubblepodcast/id/8377916

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