
Analysis of popular culture and how it shapes society, with an emphasis on film and television. Features in-depth discussion, interviews with prominent scholars, and recordings of live shows. Hosted by Stephen Dyson, the associate director of the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute, and a professor of political science, and Jeffrey R. Dudas, professor of political science and affiliate ... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 57 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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It’s the Pop Culture Professors, and we continue our analysis of season 5 of For All Mankind. In this show, we discuss episode 3 “Home”; Episode 4 “Open Source”; and Episode 5 “Svoboda.”
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It’s the Pop Culture Professors, and we analyze the first two episodes of season five of For All Mankind, Apple+TV’s alternate history show about a world in which the space race never ended.
First, we discuss the season premiere, “First Light.” We f... more
It’s the Pop Culture Professors, and in this show we conclude our series on the films of Michael Mann. Structured as a knock-out tournament, we have set his eight most highly regarded movies in single-elimination competition. Today, we consider Heat ... more
It’s the Pop Culture Professors, and in this show we start a series on the films of Michael Mann. Structured as a knock-out tournament, we set his eight most highly regarded movies single-elimination competition. Today, we consider Ali (2001) and The... more
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Two political science professors analyze popular cinema and television through a scholarly lens, blending rigorous political and cultural analysis with accessible pop culture critique. Episodes frequently unpack governance, ideology, technology, and ethical questions as they appear in contemporary films and TV series, ranging from space-age dramas to noir-inflected thrillers and sci‑fi epics. The hosts often structure episodes around episode-by-episode breakdowns, thematic explorations, and meta-commentary on storytelling, with occasional comparisons to broader real-world politics and culture. A notable strength is the academic yet approachable tone, plus a penchant for connecting narrative devices to larger societal questions, making it us... more
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