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Exploring ambition, exploitation, and the ruthlessness of capitalism in HBO's Industry. Links: Support Mind Theater on ko-fi Follow Mind Theater on Instagram and Twitter Music by Blue Dot Sessions - Lunette - Crosswire - A Catalog of Seasons - Tolls Folly Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Exploring how the absurdity of life can leave us feeling like helpless passengers in The Man Who Wasn't There by the Coen Brothers. Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Arlan Vale - Algea Trio Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/mindtheater) Quick analysis on the Twilight Zone episode titled The Masks exploring what it reveals about the inner ugliness that exists in humans. Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Shade Ways Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Exploring Beth Harmon's struggle with addiction and need for control through her rise from chess prodigy to grandmaster in The Queen's Gambit . Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Milkwood - Curious Case Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Exploring what home represents in Greta Gerwig's 2017 film, Lady Bird . A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Sylvestor - Mr Mole and Son - Greyleaf Willow - Late Night Reading - The Terrarium Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Support the show! Exploring Michael Corleone's loss of innocence as he transforms from family outsider to mafia don in Francis Ford Coppola's, The Godfather . A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Our Only Lark - Passing Station 7 - Waltz and Fury Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Analyzing how Breaking Bad uses the bottle episode Fly to explore Walt's loss of control and the feeling of being helpless against the randomness of the universe. A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Rainday - Scallat Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Support Mind Theater with ko-fi ! In this episode I explore some of the history of audio dramas and analyze an episode of The Truth podcast by Jonathan Mitchell to showcase how powerful audio storytelling can be. A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Messy Inkwell - Gathering Stasis - Grey Alley - Rotary Cog - Snowmelt The Dark End of the Mall Sources: https://slate.com/technology/2017/07/radio-dramas-still-have-an-important-place-...
Support Mind Theater with ko-fi ! Exploring how Robert Eggers uses mythology and mythical symbolism in his 2019 film The Lighthouse to tell a story about madness, alcoholism, and homo-eroticism. A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Tillis County - Fever Creep - Kovd Lask - Tiny Bottles Sources: https://www.ancient.eu/Prometheus/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_u91SjrEOE https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?arti...
Exploring the plight of the creative writer and the portrayal of the common man in Barton Fink , by the Coen Brothers. A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Pacing - Lacquer Groove - Szaree - Warm Fingers Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Exploring the art of performing, what it means to die doing what you love, and the generational divide in the audio drama series, Adventures in New America . A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Junca - This Our Home - Peacetime Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Exploring artificiality, idolization of media celebrities, and the complicity of audiences in Peter Weir's, The Truman Show . A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Base Camp - Lick Stick - Sals Piano Solo Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Exploring what Limmy's Show says about the monotony and artifice inherent in life, and how our personal experiences are all communal parts of the human condition. A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Favorite Limmy Sketches - Millport - Seamus - Marti Pellow - The Picture Frame - Muffit of Tea - Angel - Out Chug Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Cobalt Blue - Aourourou - Daymaze Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...
Is a dream ever just a dream or can our inner most fantasies and desires actively effect our reality? Exploring the symbiotic relationship between dreams and reality in Stanley Kubrick's, Eyes Wide Shut . A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Hedgeliner - Lunette (Interlude) - That Horse Ithica Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Listed below is an extremely helpful website with links to donate, sign petitions, and show your support for the Black Lives Matters movement. Please give some of your time, energy, and money towards helping those in need. https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Analyzing how the HBO series Watchmen deconstructs the mythos behind superheroes, and explores the long lasting effects of generational trauma in episode 6, This Extraordinary Being . A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twi...
Exploring mob ethics, the difference between humans and animals, and the nature of being a gangster in Miller's Crossing by the Coen Brothers. A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Snowcrop - Cymbal Patter - So Go We - Grey Grey Joe - The Cast and Favor Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Today on the show I discussed Fight Club with Jordan and Giffin from That's BS , exploring it's themes of masculinity, consumerism, and spiritual enlightenment. A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram That's BS Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Pavement Hack Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Grifters, conmen, swindlers, and hustlers come in all shapes and sizes. One thing's for certain is the fact that they're all driven by greed and self-interest. Exploring how petty tricksters and fraudsters become wealthy businessmen and preachers in Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood . A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Throughput - Bogo - Tillis County - Picnic March - Stilt Licensed under Creative Commons Support the s...
Exploring how a country becomes diseased by fascism from within in David Simon's alternate history drama, The Plot Against America . A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Two Dollar Token - The Big Ten - As Dust Gathers - Curio - The Coil Winds Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Analyzing the transactional nature of marriage and the cost of pursuing an education vs. marrying rich, in Elena Ferrante and Saverio Costanzo's coming-of-age drama, My Brilliant Friend . A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Palladian - Elegant Weasel - Lonely Stairwell Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Exploring the voyeuristic nature of photography and the ethics of people watching in Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window . A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Spins and Never Falls - Trailrunner - Third in Line Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On today's episode I explore the themes of uncertainty, searching for life's answers in religion, and the paradoxical relationship between comedy and tragedy in A Serious Man , by the Coen Brothers. A Muckraker Media Production Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Sals Place - Jat Poure - Uncertain Ground Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On the Season Finale of Mind Theater I explore the character of Michael Ginsberg from Mad Men, revealing what makes him such a fascinating dynamic screen presence, but also diving into the machinations of his mind and the experiences that make him a paragon for the displaced generation. Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter TheNegusAyo on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Evidence Room - Triana - Vela Vela - At Our Best Alone Swing Time Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show ...
Today on the show I take a look at a monologue from the audio drama podcast "Wolf 359", exploring the nature of isolationism and how being alone is attached to our inherent fears as human beings. Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter TheNegusAyo on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Louver - Vdet - Gra Landsby Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Today on the show I take look at the Studio Ghibli film, "Princess Mononoke", analyzing the conflict between human industrialization, and nature's need to preserve itself. Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter TheNegusAyo on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - The Crisper - Lupi - Topslides - Tartaruga Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Today on the show I take a look at the episode Nosedive from the the British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror, exploring the idea of the "authentic self" and the game-ification of social interactions. Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter TheNegusAyo on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Falaal - Flatlands 2nd - Matamoscas - Velvet Ladder - Donnalee Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Today on the show I analyze the character Rorschach from Alan Moore's 1986 comic Watchmen, exploring how the concept of morality is shaped by our experiences. Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter TheNegusAyo on Twitter and Instagram Music: Lennie Moore Soundcloud - Newstand1 - DanWalksHome - DrMonMars Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Today on the show I take a look at the 90s anime Cowboy Bebop and analyze the tropes it borrows from it's composite genres of westerns and science fiction, particularly the themes of masculinity and isolationism. Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter TheNegusAyo on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Pavement Hack - Tyrano Theme - Stakes and Things Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Today on the show I take a look at the 1997 mystery thriller film "The Game", and explore how it addresses the trauma the main character endures. Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter TheNegusAyo on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - The Caspian Sea - Tower of Mirrors - Great Is the Contessa - Haena Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mind Theater Season 2 Premieres January 27th In Season 2 of Mind Theater, through 7 essays on various works of tv, film, and other mediums, I'll be exploring concepts like isolationism, social conformity, and what it means to be truly human. Links: MindTheaterPod on Twitter TheNegusAyo on Twitter and Instagram Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Falaal Licensed under Creative Commons Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
