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Episode 25 John Hates What You Love Stranger Things and Nostalgia pt 1

Episode 25 John Hates What You Love Stranger Things and Nostalgia pt 1 Episode 25: John Hates What You Love: Stranger Things and Nostalgia pt. 1 Hosts: Frank Shaw and John Belliston Produced by Hobos in the Back Row Scripting by Frank Shaw Edited by: Frank Shaw Graphic Design by: Nathan Newell Intro Music: Piano Sonata mvnt 1 by F.G. Shaw Outro Music: Piano Sonata mvnt 3 by F.G. Shaw Some rather involved notes this time. Partly to touch on a few things that we meant to discuss but neglected to, partly to clarify our position on the show. First, in case its not clear from the episode, John and I do like the series. Quite a lot actually. But we have, and the podcast illustrates this, some major complaints and criticisms about the series. Mostly how it seeks to completely create nostalgia whole-cloth by emulating intellectual properties from the 80s. This may work for some (a lot) of viewers. The next podcast explores nostalgia a bit more, and its a subject that well come back to,  bu...

Episode 26 Steven Universe and Nostalgia part 2

Episode 26 Steven Universe and Nostalgia part 2 Episode 26: Steven Universe and Nostalgia pt. 2 Hosts: Frank Shaw and John Belliston Produced by Hobos in the Back Row Scripting by Frank Shaw Edited by: Frank Shaw Graphic Design by: Nathan Newell Intro Music: Piano Sonata mvnt 1 by F.G. Shaw Outro Music: Piano Sonata mvnt 3 by F.G. Shaw There arent a lot of show notes for this episode. Just a couple of links to some articles that we felt were quite relevant to the topic. Steven Universe is something that John absolutely loves (and if youve listened to the podcast thats quite apparent) and its something that Frank enjoys as well. So this is a cartoon well revisit, probably next fall. This first link is an article addressing nostalgia from the perspective of "queer kids" that grew up in the 90s. Neither John, nor Frank can fully identify with this perspective, but we can empathize and sympathize with this perspective. Homosexuality is something that society has become more comf...