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Media Matchup Gigi Staubitz
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Welcome to Media Matchup: undergraduate communication studies scholars, Gigi and Phoebe, explore various comparisons within popular film and television. Throughout their studies, they have taken a special interest in understanding how film and television both reflect and perpetuate oppressive norms and values in society to draw out meaning that may not be immediately apparent and to challenge the status quo.
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Media Matchup #3
In their third and final episode, Phoebe and Gigi discuss and compare Glee (2009) and Sex Education (2019) as similarly "progressive for their time" teen television shows. The two cohosts make conversation about these shows' shared themes of the queer teenage experience, representations of sexual encounters among teens, and high school cliques and tropes. It is a bittersweet ending to their trilogy of podcast episodes, so be sure to give it a listen to learn more!
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Media Matchup #2
In this episode, Phoebe and Gigi discuss themes of tension in family business, inheritance, greed, and the lifestyle of the uber wealthy through Succession (2018) and Empire (2015). The conversation incites interesting dialogue between the hosts about these television shows and why it is people are so fascinated by these stories of extreme wealth.
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MediaMatchup #1
In their very first episode, Phoebe and Gigi discuss comparisons between Do the Right Thing (1989) and Fruitvale Station (2013). These films share similar themes of police brutality and the Black experience in America but differ in time period. Give it a listen to find out more!