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Join Rob Tierney on Life Through a Prism, where pop culture, technology, and tech trends collide with inclusive news and accessible tech insights. This engaging podcast blends discussions on disability, LGBTQIA+ topics, and the latest innovations to provide a fresh perspective on modern issues. Tune in for thought-provoking conversations that inspire sharing and learning.

  1. 1h ago

    Pop Culture- Will Florence Pugh's social and political views have an effect on Avengers Doomsday? Episode 188

    In this episode we are going to look at pop culture in this day and age we see every day a Hollywood celebrity not talking about their latest project but about politics and messaging, the most notable ones of the last few years has beenRachel Ziegler, Mark Ruffalo, Billy Eilish, Mark Hamill, Jane Fonda to name but a few. Now Florence Pugh is adding her political activism into the mix with the upcoming avenger’s movie do movie goers want to hear another lecture. Thearticle is from geeks and gamers.com entitled Florence Pugh Embraces Political Activism Ahead of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ — Does Disney Have Another Rachel Zegler Problem? Written by Marvin Montenaro written September 28th, 2026. https://geeksandgamers.com/florence-pugh-embraces-political-activism-ahead-of-avengers-doomsday-does-disney-have-another-rachel-zegler-problem/

  2. 3d ago

    Pop Culture - Marvels Doomsday the Doom and Stark connection is there one?? Episode 187

    In this episode we are looking at pop culture in this episode, with Marvels Avengers Doomsday looming on the horizon we take a look at an article which the Russo’s explain the stark and doom connection the article is from that park place.comentitled Russo Brothers Explain Tony Stark and Doctor Doom Connection in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ written by Marvin Montenaro dated September 28th 2026. https://thatparkplace.com/russo-brothers-explain-tony-stark-and-doctor-doom-connection-in-avengers-doomsday/

  3. 5d ago

    Disability-Australian Disability Advocate has the door slammed on him once to often Episode 186

    in episode 99 we looked at an article where Australian disability advocate Shane Hryhorec was unable to access the building easily of the federal minister of Health anddisability Mark Butller. The link to episode 99 will be in the description. A year after being locked out of Mark Butler’s office, disability advocate Shane Hryhorec returns to find nothing’s changed, and he’s taking the fight to theFederal Court. https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/disability-advocate-takes-federal-gov-to-court-over-accessibility/news story/8a2360b68f1cd80bdb55b744feba02d7 Episode 99 https://www.news.com.au/national/health-minister-mark-butler-under-fire-over-disability-access/news-story/4d483e447f926282422158af522d7587

  4. Sep 28

    Episode 185- Pop Culture- Marvels Wolverine when virtue signalling is no longer profitable

    in this episode we are going to look at pop culture in regards to the game wolverine where certain parts of the world where lgbtqia+ content is censored and the entertainment company Insomniac for all its virtue signalling has gone quiet on the issue . The article comes from that park place.com entitled Sony’s Wolverine Game for PlayStation Censored in Middle Eastern Countries for Pride Content written by wdw pro datedSeptember 23rd 2026. https://thatparkplace.com/sonys-wolverine-game-for-playstation-censored-in-middle-eastern-countries-for-pride-content/

  5. Sep 25

    Episode 184-Pop Culture- Sweet Baby Inc involvement on Wolverine game appears in credits

    in this episode we are looking at pop culture in regards to the confirmed involvement with controversial consulting company sweet baby inc in regards to the wolverine game. In episode 148 we looked at an article where there was concern that the organization sweet baby inc had their consultants modernizing the wolverine game the link for that episode willbe in the description .Today we are going to look at an article which confirms what had been reported and one of the reasons why wolverine has been colloquially named wokerine  by some on the internet the article is from that park place.com entitled Sweet Baby Inc Involvement in Marvel’s Wolverine Confirmed Through Game’s Credits written by Trevor Denning dated September 20th 2026. Episode 148https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/2fcmeoLAG6b https://thatparkplace.com/sweet-baby-inc-involvement-in-marvels-wolverine-confirmed-through-games-credits/

  6. Sep 24

    Episode 183-Pop Culture- Sony do we or do we not own our digital purchases?????

    in episode 174 one of the articles we looked at was where Sony playstation has said we do not own anything we purchase digitally. The link to that article will be in thedescription. Today we are asking the question which is it do we own our purchases or not the article comes from kotaku.com entitled Fans Put Together A List Of Every Time Sony Said Players Owned Their Digital Games AfterThe Company Argued In A Lawsuit That It Was Obvious Players Don’t Sony really likes to use the word "owned" despite claiming nobody would ever think they owned a digital game written by By Zack Zwiezen dated September 10th, 2026. Episode 174 -https://open.spotify.com/episode/6IDSBEc5heeBwsUuLgr1wK?si=Boj9N5_ISK-1SZ080cOKkA https://kotaku.com/fans-put-together-a-list-of-every-time-sony-said-players-owned-their-digital-games-after-the-company-argued-in-a-lawsuit-that-it-was-obvious-players-dont-2000733271

  7. Sep 22

    Episode 182- Disability- Deafness and Classical music

    in this episode we are going to look at disability specifically deafness and classical music with an article from abc.net.au entitled Deafness and classical music have been intertwined for centuries written by Ria Andriani dated 12th September 2026. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/how-deaf-people-connect-with-music-beethoven-to-haptic-vests/107129188

  8. Sep 20

    Episode 181-PopCulture-Marvels Wolverine game the critics don't like it, Wolverine and Sabretooth are yearning and gamers are not yearning

    In this episode we are going to look at 4 articles regarding Marvels Wolverine game. The first article is regarding to what the critics were saying before the game was released the article is from geeks and gamers.com entitled Marvel’s Wolverine Reviews Are Surprisingly Brutal As MajorOutlets Hammer Insomniac’s Latest With Low Scores written by Marvin Montenaro dated September 10th 2026. Next article is about how wolverine yearns for sabretooth.The article is from geeks and gamers.com entitled Insomniac’s Narrative Director Says Wolverine Feels‘Yearning’ for Sabretooth and Their Rivalry Has ‘Room for Love’ Written by Marvin Montenaro dated September 11th 2026. Third article the Washington post writer trying to backtrack on the topic of the yearning. The article is from geeks and gamers.com entitled Washington Post Writer Tries to Walk Back Wolverine andSabretooth ‘Yearning’ For Each Other After Backlash Written by Marvin Montenaro dated September 14th 2026. Final Article is from geeks and gamers.com entitled Marvel’s Wolverine Metacritic User ScoreTanks After Media Celebrated Audience Rating on Launch Morning written by Marvin Montenaro dated September 17th 2026. https://geeksandgamers.com/marvels-wolverine-reviews-are-surprisingly-brutal-as-major-outlets-hammer-insomniacs-latest-with-low-scores/ https://geeksandgamers.com/insomniacs-narrative-director-says-wolverine-feels-yearning-for-sabretooth-and-their-rivalry-has-room-for-love/ https://geeksandgamers.com/washington-post-writer-tries-to-walk-back-wolverine-and-sabretooth-yearning-for-each-other-after-backlash/ https://geeksandgamers.com/marvels-wolverine-metacritic-user-score-tanks-after-media-celebrated-audience-rating-on-launch-morning/

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Join Rob Tierney on Life Through a Prism, where pop culture, technology, and tech trends collide with inclusive news and accessible tech insights. This engaging podcast blends discussions on disability, LGBTQIA+ topics, and the latest innovations to provide a fresh perspective on modern issues. Tune in for thought-provoking conversations that inspire sharing and learning.

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