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Discussions on narrative in movies, television, literature and video games

  1. 08/25/2021

    Philosophy & Narrative: Cyberpunk, Posthumanism, and Slavoj Žižek

    We cover an article by man of the peoples’ philosopher Slavoj Žižek, exploring emerging ideas and the landscape of what posthumanism might evolve into via current pop culture touchstones. The post Philosophy & Narrative: Cyberpunk, Posthumanism, and Slavoj Žižek appeared first on The Lost Signals.

    36 min

  2. 08/18/2021

    Literature: The (Not So) Midas Touch | 2N5E by Yuki Iwama

    We discuss this intriguingly opaque short story, and ponder what it means to consume a god.[Average score: 5.6] The post Literature: The (Not So) Midas Touch | 2N5E by Yuki Iwama appeared first on The Lost Signals.

    17 min

  3. 08/11/2021

    Film & TV: Strawberry y Chocolate

    We head down to Cuba circa the late 70s to check out this touted foreign flick covering a range of socio-political topics. [Average 8.3] The post Film & TV: Strawberry y Chocolate appeared first on The Lost Signals.

    27 min

  4. 08/04/2021

    Games & Gaming Culture: Recontextualization/Defamiliarization

    On the frontier as always, we define and discuss the practice of recontextualizing and/or defamiliarizing narratives in games (and some other media) framed around likely the most famous example of such found within the Nier series. The post Games & Gaming Culture: Recontextualization/Defamiliarization appeared first on The Lost Signals.

    29 min

  5. 06/02/2021

    Games & Gaming Culture: Mortal Kombat Khicanery

    Two kombatants enter the ring to briefly review the series’ 2021 film incarnation before turning their attention to the franchise overall. The post Games & Gaming Culture: Mortal Kombat Khicanery appeared first on The Lost Signals.

    33 min

  6. 05/24/2021

    Games & Gaming Culture Guest Special: Grand Theft Auto with American Slacker Podcast

    Grab a bat and haul ass in your Banshee, as TLS is joined by the hooligans of ASP for a whirlwind tour of the GTA series. The post Games & Gaming Culture Guest Special: Grand Theft Auto with American Slacker Podcast appeared first on The Lost Signals.

    1h 33m

  7. 05/17/2021

    Guest Month- Film & Television: 1996 In Cinema

    In this guest ep, TLS is joined by new friends and old to reflect back 25 years later on the best/most seminal films of 1996. Featuring series regular Joe Soria and first time guest Dan Kirschenbaum. Results of our best movies of ’96 Snake Draft The post Guest Month- Film & Television: 1996 In Cinema appeared first on The Lost Signals.

    1h 28m

  8. 05/10/2021

    Film & TV: Guest Month AAPI appreciation episode with Morgan Goldin

    An invigorating discussion of Asian American/Pacific Islander helmed films with great friend of the show, Morgan Goldin. See below for the films and where to find them streaming. Better Luck Tomorrow – Amazon PrimeThe Namesake – HBO MaxChildren of Invention – IMDB StreamingColumbus – KanopyMinding the Gap – HuluBONUS The Debut – for rent on Amazon Prime The post Film & TV: Guest Month AAPI appreciation episode with Morgan Goldin appeared first on The Lost Signals.

    1 hr
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Discussions on narrative in movies, television, literature and video games

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  • Creator
    The Lost Signals
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2021
  • Episodes
    300
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © The Lost Signals, LLC 2015-2018
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