Moments in Madness

Jayson Drury
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From very special episodes to the outright surreal, there have been always been episodes of television that have broken boundaries and subverted our beliefs and made history. These are the Moments in television Madness

  1. 01/21/2021

    Episode 9: Starfish Hitler

    In this episode Andrew stops by to talk about a crazy episode of Kamen Rider X: Starfish Hitler. We also discuss childhood war time propaganda shorts,  the difference in dealing with death in Japanese television and North American programming and much much more. Be Warned the shorts contained have some incredible racists elements if that's not something you'd like to see please do not watch them. Also--the short entitled "Keep Your Mouth Shut" contains flashing images--if you are photosensitive please steer clear of watching this short,  Education for Death: https://spec.lib.miamioh.edu/longform/readyones/ Tokio Jokio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy9rGAO-qfc Meet King Joe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-6YQQ779YM Keep Your Mouth Shut: (photosensitive alert for this short) https://www.nfb.ca/film/keep_your_mouth_shut/ Caninabis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc60ZuGwseA Sources: https://kamenrider.fandom.com/wiki/Starfish-Hitler https://dangerousminds.net/comments/meet_starfish_hitler_the_weirdest_japanese_tv_supervillain_of_1970s https://www.bl.uk/world-war-one/articles/childrens-experiences-and-propaganda WATCHING TELEVISION: THE SHORTCAKE STRATEGY:TOM ENGELHART  Children Talking Television: The Making of Television Literacy By David Buckingham, David Buckingham University of London in, David Professor Buckingham

  2. 01/07/2021

    Episode 8: Lucy is Enceinte

    This week the always incredible Sophie joins me to discuss depictions of pregnancy and television as we explore the I Love Lucy classic episode Lucy is Enceinte.

  3. 12/25/2020

    Episode 7: The Wars on Christmas--Holiday special

    After a really dark last episode I'm joined by Andrew and Valeska to hopefully bring a little light to your life with discussion about a holiday classic.

  4. 12/10/2020

    Episode 6: Killing All the Right People

    This week we are back with a bang with a near 2 HOUR episode--featuring Adam Norton The Spaceman Lawyer me to discuss the Designing Women episode: Killing All the Right People--the AIDS epidemic,  COVID and how governmental negligence always impacts the LGBTIQ+ community greater. We also debate whether anyone has ever had their mind changed by a television program before---and much, much, much MORE.  REFERENCES: That Lindsay Ellis video essay on Rent: https://youtu.be/q0qfFbtIj5w "Policing Desire: Pornography, AIDS and the Media" by Simon Watney "And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS epidemic" by Randy Shilts https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/07/opinion/senator-helms-s-callousness-toward-aids-victims.html https://apnews.com/65c596e0514c81b20536d9cbf33c066f https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2020/03/24/the-unique-impact-of-coronavirus-on-uk-lgbt-community-will-disproportionally-affect-them/#5c40f1c3b401 https://www.thetrevorproject.org/2020/04/03/implications-of-covid-19-for-lgbtq-youth-mental-health-and-suicide-prevention/ https://lgbt.foundation/coronavirus/impact https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5802250/ https://www.hrc.org/realmikepence https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/03/02/how-mike-pence-made-indianas-hiv-outbreak-worse-118648 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taft%E2%80%93Hartley_Act https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3945417/

  5. 12/04/2020

    Preshow Episode 6A

    Hi--Little bit of a shorter preshow episode to get us back after taking November off. I discuss the next episode and a few future episodes soon to be released as well as some exciting news for the feed. Take a few minutes and join me won't you? References: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/health-equity/race-ethnicity.html

  6. 10/29/2020

    Episode 5: Garfield and his 9 Lives

    This week it's Halloween and here to make it a little spooky I have Andrew Roebuck with me to discuss the  last 80s Garfield anthology cartoon Garfield and his 9 Lives. We also get into scary programming for kids, the appeal of Garfield, corporate mascots and we watch some incredibly terrifying animated shorts sure to make your Halloween frightening. Enjoy! You can follow Andrew on twitter: @winemovienerd And also check out his podcasts: Milkshakes and Mimosas a Riverdale Podcast and Triassic Park a podcast for dinosaur films prior to the release of Jurassic Park You can also check out Andrew' audio production website for all of your audio engineering needs at: https://www.roebuckaudiocasting.net/ Shorts: Foxed by James Stewart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHsu6ufDfYo The Sandman by Paul Berry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hz3QB31K_c Alma by Rodrigo Blaas: https://vimeo.com/4749536 The Mysterious Stranger from The Adventures of Mark Twain by Will Vinton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpaRouocBes References: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249939111_Television_News_and_Fear_A_Child_Survey Children and the Discourse of Fear David L. Altheide First published: 22 December 2011 Children Talk Horror Videos: Reading as a Social Performance Gemma MossFirst Published August 1, 1993 Research Article The Impact of “Scary” TV and Film on Children’s Internalizing Emotions: A Meta-Analysis Laura J. Pearce & Andy P. Field School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK Adolescents’ Fright Reactions to Television and Films by Joanne Cantor and  Sandra Reilly

  7. 10/22/2020

    Episode 5A

    This episode I recap some of my conversation with Valeska about Degrassi and the importance of realistic teenage dramatic depictions. I also read more of the incredible 2012 Walrus article by Emily Landau Teenage Dreams. Talk about Simulacra and Simulation some more and introduce next weeks spooky Halloween episode with Andrew Roebuck. Join me won't you? Theme song by the incredibly talented Lynda Starr @LyndaStarrMusic References: Teenage Dreams: https://thewalrus.ca/teenage-dreams/ Simulacra And Simulation. Ann Arbor : University Of Michigan Press, 1994. Print Canadians Television; Text and Context  publiched by WilFrid Laurier University Valeska  Twitter: @bitchcraftTO https://Anatomyofascream.com https://Holpublishing.com/shop

  8. 10/15/2020

    Episode 4: It Creeps

    This week the brilliant Valeska Griffiths joins the show to discuss an episode of Degrassi High: It Creeps, Feminist Horror, Teenage high school drama and the effect on expectations, impacts of consumerism and growth, LSD use,  Ewan McGregor's penis and much much more. Please follow Valeksa on twitter @BitchcraftTO Also check out  Anatomyofascream.com https://www.salemhorror.com/lectures Also you can reach the podcast:  Email:  Mail@momentsinmadness.com Twitter: @themadnessbox  Theme song by the great Lynda Starr Twitter: @LyndaStarrMusic Some references for this episode: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/degrassi Canadians Television; Text and Context  published by WilFrid Laurier University Simulacra and Simulation (The Body, In Theory: Histories of Cultural Materialism) by Jean Baudrillard https://thewalrus.ca/teenage-dreams/ Media and the American Child by George Comstock

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From very special episodes to the outright surreal, there have been always been episodes of television that have broken boundaries and subverted our beliefs and made history. These are the Moments in television Madness

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  • Creator
    Jayson Drury
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Jayson Drury