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Henry Jenkins, Colin Maclay
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Academics Henry Jenkins and Colin Maclay use their combined knowledge to dig deeper and ask more ambitious questions than most pop culture podcasts out there – not doing recaps or just remaining on the level of entertainment coverage. For them, popular culture offers resources for asking questions about who we are and where we are going, questions that can be political, legal, technological, economic, or social, but often cut across all of the above.

  1. 1D AGO

    Frames of Fandom with Robert Kozinets

    Professor of Journalism at USC Annenberg, Robert Kozinets, and Henry Jenkins speak with us about their ongoing book series Frames of Fandom. Both authors explore how they met, their ever-evolving work in fan studies, and what inspired them to create a 16-book series. Both scholars discuss the complexity of fandom as it intersects with consumer culture and subcultures. They even ask if fandom itself can be considered a subculture or something akin to religion! The conversation ends with a discussion of accessibility to academic texts, their choice of writing personal ethnographies throughout the books, and the future of the book series.    Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper: Academic/Educational readings and resources: Frames of Fandom book series [Amazon Link] Netnography Unlimited Understanding Technoculture using Qualitative Social Media Research Influencers and Creators Business, Culture and Practice Convergence Culture Convergence Culture Consortium Textual Poachers People & Places: Led Zeppelin Camille Bacon-Smith Constance Penley Eric Arthur von Hippel Rogers Centre  Disneyland Haunted Mansion Jonas Brothers George Lucas Pop Mart JK Rowling Daniel Miller Michael Baxandall Angela McRobbie  Media: 2025 MLB World Series  1993 World Series CFL MLB Super Bowl LIX Labubu Reddit Facebook Star Trek Aurora monster models [Article on toys] Dark Shadows Universal Monster Films Famous Monsters of Filmland Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)  Strange Sports Stories [Article on the comic series] Space Jam (1996) Space Jam: A New Legacy Harry Potter HBO Magic The Gathering Monster Hunter Fortnite Dragon Ball  Ford Mustang Disney Bounding [Blog Guide] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Share your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com. Music:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet  https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    1h 14m

  2. FEB 13

    Global Streaming Services and Cultural Power Relations: Bertha Chin & Swapnil Rai

    In this episode, Bertha Chin— Senior lecturer and the Director of the National University of Singapore’s Communications And New Media program— and Swapnil Rai—Associate Professor Film, Television and Media Associate Professor Communication and Media at the University of Michigan—join us to speak about the global streaming media landscape. From Bollywood to Hollywood, Rai and Chin dissect the complexity of media movements as both parts of cultural imperialism and the widening of fandoms. Both scholars lead us through discussions of the transnational circulations and development of series on streaming platforms, relating them to the wider topic of power relations within globalization. By the end, we are left to examine how we engage with transnational shows, who produces them, and how other countries have interpreted the same show. Is streaming the best way to be exposed to other cultures, or is it trying to mobilize the audiences and resources of other countries?  Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper: Academic/Educational readings and resources: Transnational Streaming Television Reshaping Global Flows and PowerNetworked Bollywood How Star Power Globalized Hindi CinemaCrowdfunding the Future Media Industries, Ethics, and Digital SocietyEating Fandom Intersections Between Fans and Food CulturesBollywoodizing Netfix or globalizing Hotstar? The cultural-industrial logics of global streaming platforms in IndiaModi vs. Wild: Celebritized Politics and the Mediations of a Spiritual StrongmanWhat Is Arthouse Cinema? A Guide to Movies Off the Mainstream Path [Article Link]Netflix Subscribers Statistics 2026 [Link]South Korean Panda discourse [News Link]People & Places: Venice International Film FestivalBerlin International Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalTrader Joe’sTed SarandosReed HastingsLori MorimotoJulia SonnevendMoo DengNarendra ModiBear GryllsVictor OrbanPriyanka ChopraLee Jung-jaeQuentin TarantinoSergio LeoneBong Joon HoDave ChappelleTakashi MiikeMedia: NetflixAmazon VideoDisney+ HotstarK-pop (music genre)The X-FilesDoctor WhoBBCSalaam NamasteParanormalNarcosSacred Games [book, Netflix]Gangs of WasseypurGangs of Wasseypur 23%Game of ThronesSquid GamesKPop Demon HuntersShin Ramyun Kpop Demon HuntersBon Appétit, Your MajestyBuffy the Vampire SlayerScooby DooFrankenstein (2025)Winter SonataMan vs.WildStar WarsStar TrekMortal KombatThe Acolyte The MechanismGrillo Vs. GrilloPatriot Act with Hasan MinhajRecord of Ragnarok [manga, TV show]Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2025 Universal LanguageSukiyaki Western Django –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Share your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com. Music:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet  https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    1h 15m

  3. FEB 4

    Ethan Zuckerman

    In this episode, we chat with Ethan Zuckerman— a Public Policy, Communication and Information professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst— about his views on the present political climate and major movements occurring in reaction to the Trump administration. From the anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis to memes on the internet to the Boston Massacre, we discuss the various forms of resistance the public can perform in the face of adversity. Zuckerman also delves into the historization of mass movements and how their retellings, or lack thereof, can shape how we perform and learn about resistance. We end by circling back to a discussion of memes and AI as they influence how America views current events. Zuckerman leaves us wondering what America looks like and how the celebrations will roll out as we hit its 250th birthday in 2026.  In particular, we explore what monuments and memorials might look like if they emerged bottom-up from the people rather than top-down from government institutions.    Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper: Academic/Educational readings and resources: How Right Wing Influencers Used AI Slop to Turn Renee Good Into a MemeGramsci’s Nightmare: AI, Platform Power and the Automation of Cultural HegemonyMistrust Why Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform ThemDigital Cosmopolitans Why We Think the Internet Connects Us, Why It Doesn't, and How to Rewire It1984Historical Events or Celebrations: America’s 250th bicentennialBoston Tea PartyBoston Massacre1992 Los Angeles riots/ Rodney King RiotsWatergateLincoln Brigades Kent State shootingsPeople & Places: Alex PrettiRenee GoodRodney KingGeorge FloydGeorge Floyd MemorialEric GarnerElon MuskAlexander HamiltonAntonio GramsciJill Lapore – These TruthsHeather Cox RichardsonStone MountainNational Memorial for Peace and JusticeHarold Innis: Marble vs. PapyrusJames Mitchner on Kent StateMedia: The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail1776HamiltonMary Tyler Moore Anti-ICE statue [Link]JD Vance Couch Meme [News Link]US Tries to Take Greenland [News link]White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest [News link]Grok “Woke Bias” [News link]Trump White House “Walk of Fame” Plaques [News link] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Share your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com. Music:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet  https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    1h 6m

  4. JAN 22

    San Diego Comic-Con Histories and Educational Outreach with Mathew Klickstein and Emily Schindler

    In this episode, Mathew Klickstein , the host of Comic-Con Begins, and Emily Schindler, Senior Director of Learning and Engagement at the Comic-Con Museum, educate us on the history of and learning opportunities at San Diego Comic-Con. Mathew discusses how Comic-Con formed and why he documents that history in his podcast and his book, See You At San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture. Emily informs us about what is displayed at the Comic-Con Museum and the educational programs she runs. She describes the outreach and collaboration that happens between the museum and institutions around San Diego County.  At the heart of this conversation is the formation and nurturing of communities that occur because of Comic-Con. Mathew tackles this as a SDCC historian and Emily as an SDCC educator. By the end of the episode, we ask how the culture and construction of SDCC have changed since its inception. We also question what being part of the Comic-Con means and how it's preserved.  Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper: Academic/Educational readings and resources: See You At San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek CultureSlimed! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden AgeDiary of Anne FrankFandom Unbound: Otaku Culture in a Connected WorldConnected Learning InitiativeOnly at Comic-Con Hollywood, Fans, and the Limits of ExclusivityComic-Con KidsComic-Con MuseumComic-Con Museum Educational Access Program [Link]San Diego State University Comic Collection Comic-Con KidsPeople & Places: Barry AlfonsoJack KirbyStan LeeRay BradburyMarc SummersAtrhur Miller Rebecca MillerMartin ScorseseSteven SpielbergGeorge LucasFrancis Ford CoppolaAlfred HitchcockCharlie ChaplinPhil TippettRoger CormanStuds TerkelAlan LomaxCharlie LippencottElizabeth TaylorMizuko ItoErica HalversonCynthia LewisKurt SquireKevin SmithPamela JacksonMorgan SpurlockBalboa ParkDetroit Triple Fan FairLawrence Family Jewish Community CenterCannes Film FestivalSundance Film Festival The Academy MuseumGallifrey OneWonderConMedia: Comic-Con BeginsSega GenesisTurboGrafx-16Neo GeoNickelodeonDouble DareFood NetworkSiriusXMFrench New WaveStar WarsJurassic ParkFantastic Four (Roger Corman)Spider-ManFunkoKing KongMr. Scorsese [Apple TV]Comic-Con: Episode IV - A Fans HopeDoctor WhoBBCDC ComicsMarvelMattelHasbroHanna-BarberaHarry PotterLord of the RingsGodzillaPokemonBeetlejuice Three's CompanyTrue BloodGame of ThronesUnofficial Comic Con Blog –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Share your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com. Music:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet  https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    1h 7m

  5. 11/21/2025

    Anime Cons and Comic-Con Activations with Melanie Kohnen & Billy Austin Tringali

    In this episode, we welcome Melanie Kohnen, an Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Media Studies for Lewis & Clark College, and Billy Austin Tringali, an Instruction Librarian at the Indiana University Indianapolis and the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Anime and Manga Studies (JAMS), to discuss the culture and function of pop-culture conventions (“cons”). Melanie shares her research on the encroaching influence of media companies on spaces such as San Diego Comic-Con, especially as they literally extend their promotions to outside of the convention center. Meanwhile, Billy speaks about his work running the annual JAMS@AX Symposium at Anime Expo and his own research regarding animanga content.  This conversation examines the intersection of academia and non-academic spaces, like fan events, and how media businesses build relationships with their audiences. Melanie and Billy explore how both academics and con-goers can experience conventions as fans and build a sense of community at these pop-culture events. They offer various modes of experiencing conventions and ways of accessing fans as part of larger promotional content. From Japan to the US, Billy and Melanie show us that conventions are places of scholarly work, fun, and play!    Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper: Academic Readings, Journals, and Resources: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism“The experience economy of TV promotion at San Diego Comic-Con”“From Comic-Con to Amazon: Fan conventions and digital platforms”Journal of Anime and Manga Studies (JAMS)JAMS@AXMechademiaAnime and Manga StudiesSwarming SDCCManga in LibrariesAnime Con search website [link]Henry’s “Performing Our Collective Dreams: The Many Worlds of San Diego Comic-Con”Henry’s Frames of Fandom book seriesPeople and Places: Dr. Suzanne ScottJillian RudesMaria BonnFrenchy LunningMaria K. AlbertoEmilie WaggonerDr Zoe CrombieTheodore GournelosDr. Roman Gomez Physics of Anime lecture [video]Janine SunWerner HerzogBenedict AndersonRyan MurphyAnime ExpoSan Diego Comic-ConWonder ConDragon ConKingston Public LibraryComiku GirlsAnime BostonBoston Cosplay Human Death Match [link, video]Petco Park DashconRose City Comic ConGallifrey OneMagicConMedia: Abbott Elementary SDCC 2025 Abbott Elementary Block PartyPokémon [website, anime]Yu-Gi-Oh [card game, anime]Dragon BallTelevision Without PityHowl’s Moving CastleDemon SlayerWalking with DinosaursPeacemakerPeacefest SDCC 2025 [link, video]HBO MaxTubiPluto TVPsychGleeRocky Horror Picture ShowPlaystationMortal Kombat 1The Good PlaceSDCC Panel 2018 [video]SuperstoreSDCC Panel 2019 [video list]Magic the GatheringAvatar: The Last AirbenderCrunchyrollToho AnimationDelicious in DungeonDungeons and DragonsKimba the White LionYu Yu HakushoHouse of the DragonDr. Who –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Share your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com. Music:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet  https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    1h 8m

  6. 10/24/2025

    Global Asian Cinema, Asian American Movies, and Film Festivals with Brian Hu

    In this episode, Professor Brian Hu from SDSU helps us tackle the world of Asian and Asian American cinema as they travel throughout various locales. Hu’s position as a film scholar and Artistic Director of the San Diego Asian Film Festival leads us through conversations about how people connect with and discover Asian culture. We touch on how regionality and heritage influence people’s interactions with Asian and Asian American media. We also discuss the shifting definitions of Asian American and how that plays out in AAPI/AANHPI film festival creation. Hu guides us through the process of film curation and circulation at AAPI/AANHPI film festivals. In the end, we ask Hu what to look forward to for the upcoming 2025 SDAFF on November 6-15.  Our discussion with Hu leaves us wondering what the future holds for Asian and Asian American media as global industries become more invested in Asian works like K-pop, anime, and Labubus.   Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper: Academic Readings: Worldly Desires: Cosmopolitanism and Cinema in Hong Kong and TaiwanIdentities in Motion: Asian American Film and VideoMaking Asian American Film and Video History, Institutions, MovementsDoogie Kameāloha, M.D.: Gen Z to AAPI Direct Marketing and Its Effects on Native Hawaiians (chapter) Pop Cosmopolitanism: Mapping Cultural Flows in an Age of Media Convergence (chapter)Names and Locations: Payal KapadiaAnna May WongNancy KwanLisa LuJames ShigetaPeter X FengJun OkadaJohn WooDante BoscoIngyu OhDaniel Dae KimBruce LeeJackie ChanHayao MiyazakiStudio GhibliSatoshi KonBig Bang (group)Ang LeeSeafood CityFilm Festivals: San Diego Asian Film FestivalLos Angeles Asian Pacific Film FestivalCineconFestival de CannesBusan Film FestivalGolden Horse Film FestivalSan Francisco Silent Film Festival Berlin Film FestivalMovies, Shows, and Media: A Night of Knowing NothingGodzilla Minus OneUlanHard BoiledFlower Drum SongAll We Imagine As LightNe ZhaNe Zha 2The Untamed (TV Series)Pulp Fiction Chan is MissingButterfly (TV Series)The DebutUltraman seriesGundam seriesThe Fabulous Filipino BrothersSuperstore (TV Series)Destroy All MonstersThe MatrixJoy Luck ClubTFCHaikyu!! The Dumpster BattleCrunchyrollCrunchyroll partners with Delta AirlinesJust According to Keikaku memeNaruto (anime, manga)Animal Crossing Crazy Rich AsiansSinnersX-FilesMillenium ActressPerfect BlueTokyo GodfathersDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie - Infinity CastleDemon Slayer Infinity Castle US Box Office KPop Demon HuntersMy Neighbor TotoroThe Boy and the HeronParasiteSquid GamesTikTokCriterion Channel Hong Kong Action ClassicsCriterion Channel Asian American 80’sCriterion Channel Asian American Filmmaking 2000-2009 (user list of films from collection)TerminatorJames BondDrive My Car –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Share your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com. Music:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet  https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    1h 12m

  7. 10/03/2025

    Latina Girlhoods, Baby Boomer Boyhoods, and Children's Media with Diana Leon-Boys

    In this episode, we chat with Diana Leon-Boys— Assistant Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Communication Arts—about her lifelong work examining the navigation of girlhood through a Latinx lens. Her book Elena, Princesa of the Periphery: Disney’s Flexible Latina Girl extends conversations about minority representation and the complex relationship it has with child development. We host a dialogue between Diana’s research and Henry’s observations about boyhood in his book Where the Wild Things Were: Boyhood and Permissive Parenting in Postwar America. We discuss how both scholars pull from their own personal experiences growing up in America and how they interacted with their childhood media.  We explore how the proliferation and production of children's and family media shape ideas of adolescence. Diana and Henry relate this back to their roles as parents within an ever-evolving media landscape where funding for educational children’s content is dwindling. They further discuss how representation within media has changed over time and minority groups’ relation to it. This is where Diana brings in her newer projects about depictions of Quinceañeras and Día de los Muertos in TV and films. We are left to ask what the politics of childhood are and what reforms can be done with current children’s media. Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper: Academic Texts Diana Leon-Boys: Elena, Princesa of the Periphery: Disney’s Flexible Latina Girl Quinceañeras: Latinidades and Girlhood in Popular Culture Henry Jenkins: Where the Wild Things Were: Boyhood and Permissive Parenting in Postwar America The Children’s Culture Reader “Just a Spoonful of Sugar: Permissive Child-Rearing and Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins” “‘You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught’: The Whiteness of Permissive Culture” MIT Salute to Doctor Seuss Interview about the book Others: Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family Life Kids in the Middle: How Children of Immigrants Negotiate Community Interactions for Their Families Latina Teenhood: Intersectionalizing subjectivities in the post-network era. Crafting Public Opinion: The Effectiveness of China’s Media Control Policies under Xi Jinping Made to Play House: Dolls and the Commercialization of American Girlhood, 1830-1930   Advice Books: The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care Dare to Discipline    People, Places, Toys, and Holidays Philippe Ariès Dr. Vikki Katz Día de los Muertos Quinceañeras Benjamin Spock Margaret Mead Dr. Seuss Fred Rogers Stephanie Pérez Raquel Reyes [American Girl Doll] Samantha Parkington [Doll] Julie Andrews Walt Disney Disneyland and Disney World Paper Dolls FDR Sigmund Freud   Shows, Films, and Other Media Pee-wee’s PlayHouse Dennis the Menace [59-63’ show, Comics] Leave It To Beaver The Cosby Show One Piece [Anime, Manga, Live Action] Disney+ Encanto Coco Snow White [Animated, Live Action] Little Mermaid [Animated, Live Action] Chinese State Media sounded like Fox Media Rogue One Sesame Street Gordita Chronicles Baker and the Beauty Bluey Descendants film franchise On My Block Wednesday Mary Poppins Saludos Amigos Harry Potter film series Dora The Explorer  The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T. Mad Magazine  Classic Illustrated Gabby’s Dollhouse Quinceañeras episodes Super Sweet 16Wizards of Waverly PlaceDora the Explorer   News Defunding of PBS  Quinceañeras in Protest One Piece Flags in Indonesia –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Share your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com. Music:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet  https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    1h 24m

  8. 09/25/2025

    Neta Kligler-Vilenchik & Ioana Literat - Not Your Parents’ Politics

    Neta Kligler-Vilenchik— Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem— and Ioana Literat— Associate Professor of Communication, Media, and Learning Technologies Design at Columbia University— discuss their book, Not Your Parents' Politics: Understanding Young People's Political Expression on Social Media. They create a dialogue around the ways young people engage with politics using social media, noting the differences between platforms and regions. Kligler-Vilenchik and Literat tie this into the 2016 and 2024 election cycles, along with international bureaucratic frictions. Both scholars tell us about their growing research on youth cultures’ interactions with politics and how those have shifted over time. They cover how younger people are often involved in politics, whether it be via fandom or other forms of civic imagination. They end by suggesting that these intersections between the younger generations and politics can be optimistically inspiring.   Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper: Academic Texts Not Your Parents' Politics: Understanding Young People's Political Expression on Social Media  [Oxford, Amazon] By Any Media Necessary The New Youth Activism [NYU Press, Amazon]  Fan activism and the Harry Potter Alliance [TWC] The Image War Moves to TikTok Evidence from the May 2021 Round of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict [Taylor & Francis Online] Dynamics of scale shift: Contentious places and hybrid activism on social media [Sage Journal] People Mentioned Joe Rogan Kamala Harris Donald Trump Barrack Obama Hillary Clinton Xi Jinping Nancy Pelosi Alexandra Pelosi David Hogg Lillian (Lilly) Boxman-Shabtai Taylor Swift Keren Tenenboim- Weinblatt TV, Films, and Other Media Captain America [IMDB] Harry Potter [IMDB] Donald Trump Speech LipSync [YouTube link] Extra Fun Tidbits + News Civic Paths [Website Link] Scratch Online Coding Community [MIT Site link] Fandom Forward [Link] Little Pinks [Article Link] South Korea President Removed From Power [Article Link] Romanian TikTok Election Scandal [BBC Link] Teen Activism Against School Shooting After Parkland [PBS Link] Slacktivisim [Article Link] Henry Jenkins on Emma Gonzale’s Jacket and youth activism [Brown Journal of Public Affairs] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Share your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com. Music:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet  https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

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Academics Henry Jenkins and Colin Maclay use their combined knowledge to dig deeper and ask more ambitious questions than most pop culture podcasts out there – not doing recaps or just remaining on the level of entertainment coverage. For them, popular culture offers resources for asking questions about who we are and where we are going, questions that can be political, legal, technological, economic, or social, but often cut across all of the above.

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