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Podcasts 2020

Classic Teendaptation #3: Clueless ... As if!!!

27/5/2020

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Clueless brings Jane Austen's Emma into the world of a privileged LA teen, and it works perfectly. This week, Stephanie, Kirstin and Jimmy discuss Austen, Heckerling, and routine liposuction.
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Classic Teendaptation #2: She's the Man

15/5/2020

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She's The Man transforms Shakespeare's Twelfth Night into a teen drama about soccer and debutante balls. This week, Stephanie, Jimmy and Kirstin discuss the film, gender, and why they don't necessarily think it all works...
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Classic Teendaptation #1: 10 Things I Hate About You

29/4/2020

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We love old books when they're teen movies. This week, Stephanie, Jimmy and Kirstin kick off a new mini-series of podcasts on teen movie adaptations of classic texts with Ten Things I Hate About You.
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Macbeth: The Enduring Appeal of Shakespeare's Scottish Play

15/4/2020

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​Shakespeare's Macbeth is so good that we can't stop thinking about it, or talking about it. This week, Stephanie, Jimmy and Kirstin discuss the appeal of the Scottish play, as well as the best and worst adaptations.
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Comfort Texts for a Brave New World

1/4/2020

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​The world is in a very strange place right now, and we're in need of serious distraction. Jimmy, Kirstin and Stephanie take you through their favourite comfort books, television shows, movies and podcasts
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Double Indemnity: THE Film Noir

18/3/2020

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Double Indemnity is THE film noir: the film noir that most people think about when they picture the genre. This week, Stephanie and Jimmy discuss twisted relationships, murder, and Barbara Stanwyck's fringe.
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Kafka's Metamorphosis: The Complex, The Ambiguous and the Inexplicable

4/3/2020

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Stephanie is still too busy and doesn't have time to act as referee as Michelle and Jimmy lock horns over Kafka's The Metamorphosis (or, as Steph calls it, "the bug episode"). Join Michelle and Jimmy as they politely discuss the enduring appeal, complexities and ambiguities of Kafka's seminal text, before descending into an inexplicably long debate about the source of artistry in music. 
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Duality, Puppetry, and Podling Rights in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

19/2/2020

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Stephanie is too busy and does not want to discuss Jimmy's idea for this week's podcast (aka the puppet episode), so in the spirit of resistance, Jimmy has taken control of the mic and invited the Queen of Fantasy (aka Dr Kirstin Mills) to discuss the new Netflix series, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Join them as they discuss duality, puppetry, world-building, and Podling rights. 
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Best Books of 2019

5/2/2020

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​In a proud From the Lighthouse tradition, Stephanie and Michelle give their verdict on the best books of 2019.
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Love it or Hate it? The New BBC/Netflix Dracula

22/1/2020

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​The new Netflix adaptation has divided audiences: some love it, some hate it. This week, Stephanie and Kirstin give their verdict (spoiler: they neither loved nor hated it!)
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