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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/HOHGenderBending.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSBuilding upon our exploration of gender in Islamic history we dive into the topic of gender bending and how it can help us see gender as socially constructed, historically contingent, and contextual. We explore multiple figures throughout Islamic history from the ghulamiyya to…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/HoHTransgender.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSContinuing our exploration of gender and sexuality in Islamic history we turn to the figure of the mukhannathun, a third gender category in early Islam. We trace ideas of gender as a fluid spectrum through the lives of these individuals examining their existence…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/HoHGayLove.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we dive into the history of homosexuality, same-sex desire, and gay love in Islamic societies. We examine the realm of religion, scripture, literature, and medicine and what they tell us about same-sex desire. We recount the lives of famous gay…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/HoHSexandPleasure.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSHow did early Muslims define sex? In this episode we examine the role of pleasure and specifically mutual pleasure as a key definition of sex in Islamic society. We trace the role of pleasure from the Qur’anic ethos to the subsequent development of…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode379.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn our new episode we talk about the recent discussion about Batman’s willingness as a lover. Twitter was abuzz with news that DC intervened to cut a scene where Batman performed oral sex on Catwoman. We discuss the rationalization of DC specifically in…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode378.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we dive into the world of streaming, vlogging, and twitch. We talk about a recent 24 hour livestream and the potential money generated from it. We discuss the emergence of the phenomenon and the potential sociological reasons for why streaming,…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode377.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn light of the recent increase in anti-Asian hate crimes we take the time to explore the role of media in perpetuating stereotypes and bigotry towards those of Asian descent. We discuss the failure in understanding the actual diversity of Asia especially as…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode376.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSSpurred by the weird character arc of Tom Branson from Downton Abbey, we examine other characters who have the opposite of a glow up. We add Bron from Game of Thrones to this lit along with Brita from Community. We distinguish the difference…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode372.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn our first podcast of 2021 we catch up on all that has happened in the past few weeks. We talk about the failed insurrection, subsequent political quagmire, and the reality that our problems as a nation aren’t going away anytime soon. We…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode371.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe dive into the viral news of possible alien contact. We discuss how in recent years there has been an increased revelation around aliens and UFO’s starting with the the Defense Department revealing video and audio of pilots witnessing UFO’s. We then talk…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode370.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSGame of Thrones only ended a year ago and yet we’ve collectively agreed to forget about. Today we discuss how the show went from a global cultural phenomenon to disappearing in a short period of time. We compare it with other highly popular…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode369.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this podcast off talking about the WWE situation with Zelina Vega. We discuss how WWE was at the forefront of the current labor situation by designating wrestlers as contractors rather than employees and the relation this has to Uber, Doordash, OnlyFans,…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode368.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIt’s time for our post-election coverage. We discuss the historic 2020 presidential election in all its messy glory. We talk about the campaign leading up to election day, we analyze the polling, and examine the outcome. We discuss Trump’s unwillingness to concede, the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode367.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe take on the popularity of Khabib among immigrant and Muslim communities and discuss his connection to dictators. We analyze the need for strongmen-type heroes and what it reveals about masculinity and feeling powerless. We breakdown Borat and his satire focusing on the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode366.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSAs we survive a pandemic we discuss the future of a vaccine. We talk about flu shots and what we would do is vaccines were made available. We then discuss the casting of Kamala Khan in the upcoming Disney+ live action Ms. Marvel….
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode365.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe take a trip down memory lane as we discuss the golden age of youtube and where youtubers are today. We examine the rise of youtuber celebrities and whether the platform still has cultural power or not. We then dive into the wild…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode364.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this episode talking about getting our driver’s license when we were younger. Diz managed to escape the whole experience while Ali talks about all the weird driving instructors he had from the dude who wouldn’t stop talking about his friend’s sex…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode363.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThe world is burning down, or at least California is. In this episode we discuss climate change and the impact on California. After sharing his personal good news, we dive into the record temperatures in California and the state-wide fires. We discuss how…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode362.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSToday we pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman. After the sudden and tragic passing of the actor who gave us so many iconic performances we spend this episode recounting his legacy, the way he impacted us individually, and the body of work he leaves…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode361.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSToday we explore the militarized culture of the United States. We discuss the way in which the military and militarization is glorified. We explore how Americans see the military in cult-like fashion and the way in which this impacts society particular through tv,…
