No Cure for Curiosity Shanny Luft

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If you are in a show hole, this episode is for you! Shanny talks with several guests who share their favorite movies, tv shows, and books from 2023. He also continues his conversation with media studies professors Kelly Wilz and Cary Elza about the biggest media news from last year.Movie and TV Suggestions:"Past Lives," a romantic drama film written and directed by Celine Son"Anatomy of a Fall," a French legal drama thriller directed by Justine Triet"Godzilla Minus 1" directed, w...

Shanny Luft is curious about Barbie so he invited professors Cary Elza and Kelly Wilz in Media Studies at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, to talk about it. Why was Barbie the most successful movie of 2023? We also talked about the films that inspired Greta Gerwig's directing, the doll's effect on body image, our favorite (and least favorite) scenes.This episode of No Cure for Curiosity was supported by Magic Mind. I tried Magic Mind myself and found it real...

The power of curiosity compels you! On this episode, we talked about William Friedkin's The Exorcist with Cary Elza, (Associate Professor of Media Studies from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point) and Kathryn Lofton (the Lex Hickson professor of American studies and religious studies, professor of history and divinity at Yale University.)Whether you are an Exorcist fanatic, or hate horror movies, this episode will have something for you. We talk about why The Exorcist caused...

On this episode of No Cure for Curiosity, I spoke with Stephen Prothero, author, religion scholar, and now retired professor from Boston University. Throughout his career Stephen Prothero has promoted thoughtful public consideration about religion. He has been published in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street, and many other newspapers and magazines. He’s been a guest on network television, NPR, CNN, The Daily Show with John Stewart and The Colbert Report.Prothero publishe...

On this episode of No Cure for Curiosity, I asked five people to share their favorite media of the last year! If you are in a show hole or looking for a new novel for your book club, this episode is for you!Lauren Gantz, Associate Professor English at UWSPEverything, Everywhere All at Once (Movie)Reservation Dogs (Streaming on Hulu)What We Do In the Shadows (Streaming on Hulu)Our Flag Means Death (Streaming on HBO Max)Monstress written by Marjorie Liu, drawn by Sana Takeda (Graphic Nove...