Posts Tagged “cartoons”
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode314.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this podcast reveling in the misfortune of Diz and his experience at the DMV. We then discuss the controversy of the Little Mermaid with Halle Bailey being cast as Arielle. We talk about the complexity of Hollywood representation, the blinding power of…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode288.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this podcast with a discussion of a controversy gripping a Los Angeles High School. We talk about the controversy over a mural that is accused of being insensitive about the history of Japanese imperialism. We talk about outrage culture and the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode286.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe begin our latest episode with a dedication to the creator of Spongebob Square Pants. We talk about growing up with the cartoon and how our appreciation grew as we got older. We discuss the trends and themes of cartoons form the 90’s…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode284.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we talk about shows from our childhood and how they have aged with time. Diz talks about Friends and its popularity among his circle of friends. We discuss how Friends didn’t exactly reflect our upbringing and that it is even…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode256.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS*reup due to audio issues* We start this podcast with a rant about the dumb ways that people have tried to re-write the history of slavery. Sparked by a dumb tweet, we push back. We break down the case of Facebook and Mark…
