A podcast that explores connections in literature, film, television, and pop culture. We are five nerdy library professionals with passionate opinions, and for some reason, you've chosen to listen to them.
Join us as we discuss how superhero stories disclose real-life corruption, inform our personal narratives in regard to police brutality, and work to shift our insights into morality and law with their storylines.
Superheroes are dumb. Superheroes are awesome. Superheroes are the lowest form of entertainment. Superheroes have become the modern-day myths. Superheroes encapsulate our ability to hope and dream. They invite us on a journey of self-discovery and adventure. They have become a genre all to their own that invest in our senses. From epic battles to amazing worlds, superheroes inspire us to be better and to ask for justice. Yet there can be a disconnect and this immediately severs the emphatic conn...