Sheely and Wrather discuss thematic unity, group membership, and class difference in Friday Night Lights Season 1, Episodes 8 and 9.
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Sarah Palin: A Hero’s Journey
Ever wonder why Sarah Palin is so irresistible to the Tea Party and the media? It’s because she’s on track to complete Joseph Campbell’s famous Hero’s Journey.
Episode 43: Post-Modern Royalty
Sheely and Wrather discuss the Modern Royalty episode of Gossip Girl and discover that they really like the listeners.
Zombie Miscellany: Music and Post-Apocalyptic Racism
Sue Giveth, and Sue Taketh Away: Glee and Matriarchy
Episode 29: Inception to Bone
Sheely and Wrather examine how Tony got his groove back.
Episode 16: Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather overthink Gossip Girl and Glee, focusing on what it takes to be a ruler and a rebel.
Episode 12: La Règle du Jeu
Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather review the rules of the game.
Episode 11: Cattle in the Marketplace
Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather overthink the latest episode of Gossip Girl, concentrating on social capital and trustworthiness.
Episode 10: The End of Hipstery
The TFT podcast returns with more insight into Gossip Girl. Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather comfort you with visions of a transnational elite.