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Rewind & Rewatch: The Prisoner – The Schizoid Man
I will start the fifth episode rewatch with my prologue from the first episode–as a caveat and introduction. Again, I’ll put this intro into an indented section to make it easier for people who’ve read it to skip it and get to the current episode. I am starting a Rewind & Rewatch series on The Prisoner (the 1967 British series, created by Patrick McGoohan and George Markstein and starring McGoohan). I’ll be following the DVD episode order throughout this rewatch. In this series, I am merely looking for things of interest to me, ideas I find striking. This series is decidedly not a comprehensive review of The Prisoner, and these are certainly not my final thoughts on the…
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Rewind & Rewatch: The Prisoner – Free for All
I will start the fourth episode rewatch with my prologue from the first episode–as a caveat and introduction. Again, I’ll put this intro into an indented section to make it easier for people who’ve read it to skip it and get to the current episode. I am starting a Rewind & Rewatch series on The Prisoner (the 1967 British series, created by Patrick McGoohan and George Markstein and starring McGoohan). I’ll be following the DVD episode order throughout this rewatch. In this series, I am merely looking for things of interest to me, ideas I find striking. This series is decidedly not a comprehensive review of The Prisoner, and these are certainly not my final thoughts on the…
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The Salty Pod – Episode 12
In this episode of The Salty Pod, J & M continue with their discussion of WandaVision (episode 7 & 8).
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Propaganda and Right-Wing Extremism
In Adorno’s Aspects of the New Right-Wing Extremism, there is an examination of the appeal and continuation of the “new right” (for Adorno, the rise of the National Democratic Party of Germany and its influence some 20 years after WWII). Adorno gave this lecture in 1967 to the Socialist Students of Austria at the University of Vienna. Adorno noted that his analysis here is just one interpretation, not meant to invalidate other interpretations but to add to them (4). His lecture continues to resonate today, particularly in light of America’s media/social media situation. It is undoubtedly worth reading to spot some relevant implications. Adorno begins this lecture by restating his thesis…
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The Salty Pod – Episode 11
In this episode of The Salty Pod, J & M start with a bit of news and continue their discussion of WandaVision (episodes 5 & 6).
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The Salty Pod – Episode 10
In this episode of The Salty Pod, we talk about the season finale of The Mandalorian and the first few episodes of WandaVision.
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The Salty Pod – Episode 9
This week on the The Salty Pod, we discuss the first three episodes of The Mandalorian season 2.
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The Salty Pod – Episode 8
In this episode of The Salty Pod, we discuss the finale of Marvel’s Agents of Shield and delve into a bit of upcoming Star Trek content.
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The Salty Pod – Episode 7
In this episode of The Salty Pod, we discuss the presentation of Hamilton on Disney+. We also continue our ongoing watch of TNT’S Snowpiercer and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Support the Pod: https://anchor.fm/saltypod/support You can subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcasting app: Itunes Spotify RadioPublic Pocket Casts Overcast Google Podcasts Breaker
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The Salty Pod – Episode 6
In this episode of The Salty Pod, we discuss the 50’s sci-fi inspired film, The Vast of Night, we continue our discussion about TNT’S Snowpiercer, and we end with a quick romp through Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Support the Pod: https://anchor.fm/saltypod/support You can subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcasting app: Itunes Spotify RadioPublic Pocket Casts Overcast Google Podcasts Breaker