The Long Tale

Peter Byhouwer
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Professor James Udden is a scholar of Cinema and Media Studies at Gettysburg College. In this podcast, he and his "favorite" student, Peter Byhouwer discuss films and television shows found on The Long Tail. In other words, not blockbusters or current hit series, but everything else that you probably haven't seen and probably do not even know about. But in the age of digital streaming it is likely available at your fingertips.

Episodes

  1. 07/26/2021

    Why do we like dark cinema?

    In this episode Professor Udden and I talk about dark cinema and theorize as to why we and other people enjoy watching films with dark depictions and sad moments and films that do not always have a happy or satisfying ending. The song that you heard in this weeks episode is called "Jazzaddict's Intro" and it is by Cosimo Fogg (201) Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jazzaddicts-intro Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hY4yspCQRaM

    39 min

  2. 07/19/2021

    Don't call it "woke" television

    In this weeks episode, Professor Udden and I breakdown the TV shows The Underground Railroad and Them. We hope you enjoy listening! The song that you heard in this weeks episode is called "Jazzaddict's Intro" and it is by Cosimo Fogg (201) Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jazzaddicts-intro Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hY4yspCQRaM

    28 min

  3. 07/08/2021

    Why has Hitler and Nazism been satirized in film and tv?

    Welcome back everyone!!! In this weeks episode, Professor Udden and I discuss why we think Adolf Hitler and Nazism has been satirized so often and to such great affect in films and television throughout history. We hope you enjoy listen and are very glad to be back making new episodes for you.  The song that you heard in this weeks episode is called "Jazzaddict's Intro" and it is by Cosimo Fogg (201) Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jazzaddicts-intro Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hY4yspCQRaM

    22 min

  4. 03/12/2021

    Can Cinema be Nomadic?

    In this episode, Professor Udden and I talk about the film Nomadland, the Italian Neo-realist movement, and how cinema is able to transcend national borders.

    20 min

  5. 03/03/2021

    What is The Long Tail?

    Hi everyone and welcome to The Long Tale podcast! Within this podcast, Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, James Udden and myself, Peter Byhouwer, discuss our favorite thing, movies and television. We recorded this first episode with the goal of introducing ourselves and what we are planning on talking about in future episodes. Sit back, relax, and enjoy!

    12 min
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Professor James Udden is a scholar of Cinema and Media Studies at Gettysburg College. In this podcast, he and his "favorite" student, Peter Byhouwer discuss films and television shows found on The Long Tail. In other words, not blockbusters or current hit series, but everything else that you probably haven't seen and probably do not even know about. But in the age of digital streaming it is likely available at your fingertips.

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  • Creator
    Peter Byhouwer
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Peter Byhouwer
  • Show Website
    The Long Tale