The Dangers of Making Everyone Too Pretty for Screen
Is it a problem that Hollywood’s stars are too beautiful – especially when they’re playing real people? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30 Sep 202214min
How Modern Family Ruined Haley’s Story Arc
For most of the Modern Family's run, Hayley was pigeonholed as the pretty, dumb, popular character – but did the show let her down by not letting her be more? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 Sep 202212min
The Devil Wears Prada - How Andy Predicted the Girlboss Era
What would it cost to buy your soul? In The Devil Wears Prada, Andy gets the kind of opportunity people dream of. But in order to benefit from it, she needs to give up part of herself... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Sep 20229min
Red Herring Male Love Interests - He's Not The One!
There are five main types of red herring male love interests – and each represents a particular type of guy to be wary of, with a good reason: he’s not Mr. Right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Sep 202215min
Who Will Gen Alpha Be? - How They'll Become Empowered
We’ve all been watching the rise of Gen Z as they replace millennials to dictate the rules of today’s cultural capital – but what comes next? It won’t be long before members of Gen Alpha are driving youth culture and popular media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Sep 202212min
Gossip Girl - Serena and the Nice Rich Girl Fantasy
Why is everyone on Gossip Girl so obsessed with Serena, and is her “nice rich girl” persona just an act?Gossip Girl encourages us to strive to be rich and gorgeous like Serena, while it reminds us there’s no way we’ll ever truly be like her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 Sep 202210min
Marilyn Monroe's Mythic Femininity - Why The Blonde Was Always More Than An Icon
When does a person stop being a person and become a symbol? Marilyn Monroe as an idea has taken on a meaning all its own—the blonde bombshell, and the ultimate embodiment of a certain type of mythic femininity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17 Sep 202212min
The Con Artist Trope - Why Lying Doesn’t Matter Today
The Con artist is all over today’s film and TV – so are we supposed to be appalled by this figure, or are we actually… impressed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 Sep 202216min
