HeyJaredBut Why Tho?
Looking to catch up on pop culture? We're reviewing the latest movies and television, interviewing industry creatives, and of course - breaking down why all the things we love matter. But Why Tho?
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Episode 132: Celebrities Aren't Going to Save You (opens the original)
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This week, Alex, Kate, Adrian, and Swara talk about Macklemore and Ed Sheeran, the emptiness of most celebrity activism, the dangers of taking your political leads from millionaires, and why it's beyond time to stop just talking and actually do something about the issues that matter.
Episode 131: Dolly Parton—Heart of Superman, Wallet of Batman (opens the original)
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This week, Alex, Kate, and special guest Andrea Shearon talk about Dolly Parton, the South, country music, and how she represented the true essence of it all through her music, her philanthropy, and her morals.
Episode 130: It's Up To Us To Make Spaces Better (opens the original)
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This week, Alex, Kate, and Joseph talk about getting into hobbies, especially Magic: The Gathering. They talk about startup costs, the importance of making spaces open to new people, and the value of taking and giving feedback.
Episode 129: We Need Middle-earth, Not Westeros (opens the original)
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This week, Alex, Kate, and Joseph Bradford of MMORPG.com and beyond discuss why modern fantasy is quite bad. They talk about the vast difference betwen Tolkein and Martin, why classic fantasy is less "black and white" than it's accused of even though it's actually good that it is, and the hopefulness that's too lacking in modern fantasy.
Episode 128: Jefferson Dinners Don't Exist Anymore (opens the original)
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This week, Alex and Kate discuss the rise in anti-intellectualism and willful ignorance. They discuss how the internet has destroyed people's abilities to argue, the total loss of literacy, and especially how this has shown up in the public response to Emily Wilson's review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Plus a bunch of MTG talk!
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