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Total Movie RecallTMR 049 – Thriller & An American Werewolf in London This week on Total Movie Recall, our bodies go through some changes that we don’t know how to deal with as we take in a John Landis double feature with Thriller & An American Werewolf in London. We really just need somebody to talk to about it. What’s that, Dad? You’re busy? Okay, I’ll just go on the internet and learn some deeply ingrained, problematic attitudes about Michael Jackson, Nazi monsters and Van Morrison tantric sex cults. d. John Landis Special Effects: Rick Baker The Making of Thriller (1983) Starring...2020-11-301h 55
cold pizza partyAnother Life Another TraumaThis week we discuss the Netflix show, Another Life. Every youtuber seems to think it's trash, but as trash tv experts we disagree! This is good ACKTSHULY! We discuss the human truths it tries to explore like: the horror of connecting with others, the terror of parenthood, and how we process past traumas. Then we connect it to the larger trauma that we've been living with (hint: 2016). We also call out dumb, nerd youtubers for being dumb.
We ride out to: Lizzo-Truth Hurts
Links
-Death of Yugoslavia 1/6-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDADy9b2IBM
-Marxist Poety Podcast: https...2019-09-1500 min
cold pizza partyThe Real Psychic Dolphins of DallasThis week we're joined by our fellow Texans from Psychic Dolphin Garage to break down the premier episode of the Real Housewives of Dallas. We discuss how the wealthy use money to control others, their bizarre aesthetics and just how very Dallas this show is. If there's one conclusion we come to, it's that this show should be used to convert people into leftists.
Jeremy's Breakdancing Troop Mural:
https://tinyurl.com/yycd6e5z
Also please don't forget to listen to Dolphin Psychic Garage available everywhere on everything and follow our buds:
@sexconfetti
@shenobi1kenobi
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@DolphinGarage2019-09-1000 min
cold pizza partyClap Daddy CrystalsWe discuss the DSA clapping controversy, and why it matters. Then we examine Bravo's Southern Charm and it's struggle to deal with it's racism, sexism, and classism. Also, who raised these people?
Links:
Antifa Resolution Thread: https://twitter.com/leonardpierce/status/1157845386616344576
We ride out to Laki Pingvini-Šizika: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0qEjcZHJKo2019-08-0700 min
cold pizza partyHot Pink Pizza Party!In this ep Ljubica shares her thoughts about the neon color trend sure to dominate our wardrobes, as well as some ways to update the look so you don't give people laser tag flash backs. After that Adam leads us through a discussion of the recent controversy about whether Bernie is paying his staff enough. We point out why your faves were wrong to pile on Bernie for this one. Finally we dive into Netroots Nation, explain what it is, and why so few candidates attended. Ljubica also shares her personal Netroots experience.
cw: for predatory behavior and harassment. (we...2019-07-2900 min
cold pizza partyThe Society & Vanderpump RulesFirst we discuss the Netflix teen, melodrama, The Society. It claims to depict socialism--but spoiler, it's not the good kind. The show also makes us wonder whether this is a sign that we are moving past the apocalypse fertilization of shows like the Walking Dead, and towards re-thinking how to organize.
Next we discuss the Vanderpump Rules reunion. Is this show even good anymore? Should fat shaming be punishable by job loss? Is denying a trans woman's experience for coin ok? And why does the success of the VPR kids trigger regular people.
We ride out to Bijelo Dugme's Djurdjevdan
...2019-05-2400 min
cold pizza partyIlhan's Intentions & Aunt Becky's Very Bad DayWhy is it islamophobic to think that Ilhan Omar is anti-semitic? Because Roland Barthes was wrong in "Death of the Author." We bring Walter Benn Michaels' "Against Theory" to bear on the faux-outrage against Omar and critique AOC's weak support. Then, we talk about our very different public high school experiences - different in terms of class - and the recent college admissions scandal.
Closing song:
bloothirsty butchers - デストロイヤー [Destroyer]2019-03-1700 min
cold pizza partyRecommendations!This week we say goodbye to 2018 with an ep full of recommendations! Here's a bunch of stuff we like in no particular order.
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-Against Theory https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bc01/f683dd50ec4f99f0358f2d7cef8a9701b6ce.pdf
-Cunk on Britain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUM89s4N2BQ&list=PLtn0bqSPV-EDUlKldlC5j2YhAI1LF8pTG
-Wohe Lit http://wohelit.com
-Unraveled Podast https://www.unravelpodcast.com
-Midwest Socialist: What it means to be a marxist http://www.midwestsocialist.com/2018/11/29/what-it-means-to-be-a-marxist/
-Donald Trump, Brett Kavanaugh, and the Rule of Pampered Princelings...2019-01-0200 min
cold pizza partyThe Sexiest Christmas Movie Ghost w/ Matthew @MattTheGweatMatthew of Liquid Flannel joins us again to talk The Spirit of Christmas, a Netflix (but more like Hallmark) Original Christmas movie about a hard-working lady lawyer that falls in love with the burly ghost haunting a Vermont inn at Christmastime. We recap its dumb plot and weird world - where ghosts are fully embodied people who hide in the armoire - and we talk about the hallmarks of the genre, its conservative worldview, what makes it bad, and what makes it maybe kind of good. Feel free to watch the movie first for maximum masochistic enjoyment, or let us...2018-12-1800 min
cold pizza partySabrina vs Charmed: Why We Watch Bad TVOn this ep we get meta and discuss why we do what we do: watch bad tv and connect it to politics. Then we get into some the witchy TV that's been flickering across our screens lately. First we discuss Charmed and how it's failed to charm us into continuing with the series. Next we discuss The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. We talk about why the show works so much better than Charmed, and what doesn't work so well (Hint: homophobia and racist imagery).
We ride out to Bbymutha's Janis Ian Dyke: https://soundcloud.com/bbymutha/janis-ian-dyke-prod-sxylk-myfriendmeesha
Links
Vogue Runway...2018-11-0400 min
cold pizza partyCW Charmed: First ImpressionsWe share our first impressions of the CW reboot of Charmed and ride out to B*Witched "C'est la Vie"
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Charmed ep we mentioned in the ep: The Ethics of "Charmed" and Lady Detectives-->https://soundcloud.com/coldpizzaparty/the-ethics-of-charmed-and-lady-detectives2018-10-1500 min
cold pizza partyWow, Racist Beauty YouTubers!This week, we invite you to sit on our Texas porch, pop a bottle and discuss the recent-ish (recent when we recorded it) controversy surrounding the YouTube "beauty community" and their use of the n-word. This leads us to a deeper discussion about racism, identity politics, and our personal experiences growing up in two very different parts of Ohio, one affluent, suburban and white where the n-word was never uttered, and one working class, struggling and (relatively) integrated, where it was.
Linkz:
Shane Dawson Docu on Jefree Star: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUf2-sjGqQw&list=PLDs0tNoNYTz05R0...2018-10-0800 min
cold pizza partyThe Hauntology of HeathersMatthew from Liquid Flannel joins us to talk Heathers and its preemptively-cancelled TV reboot. We talk first about the movie, with its critique of the shiny, happy, John Hughes-style movies of the Reagan era, and how its politics translated across multiple Republican administrations, resonating with disaffected suburban kids like Ljubica in each of those dark times.
Then, we talk about the show that should have never been made. A show so violent and bad they won't air it in the United States of America. Where is the line between bad-watchable (Lifetime movies) and bad-unwatchable (Hallmark movies)? Matthew talks about the...2018-09-2000 min
cold pizza partySasha Grey and AnimeThis week we basically make the point that no one is free under capitalism. Consent doesn't mean anything when money is inherently coercive, and your choices aren't your own when access to resources is limited by capital. We also talk about our discomfort with parasocial relationships, and how the anime Mob Psycho 100 helped Adam think about how insidious America's Calvinist culture and Protestant work ethic can be.
Links:
Our Ep, Eating and Shitting in the Obama Yearshttps://soundcloud.com/coldpizzaparty/eating-shitting-in-the-obama-years
That parasocial Youtube vid, Fake Friends, Ep One: https://youtu.be/x3vD_CAYt4g
Riding out to The...2018-08-2600 min
cold pizza partyElectoral Politics, Leftism, And Why We Still Like Bernie SandersThis week we invite you into our kitchen to talk politics. We make breakfast while explaining some big ideas like why leftists shouldn't discount electoral politics, why we still like Bernie, and why we're leftists in the first place. We also discuss poli sci concepts like the social contract, negative & positive freedom, what is the state, and utopias! Finally we round out our discussion by sending out our deepest congratulations to Phil Elverum and Michelle Williams. And in honor of their recent nuptials we ride out to “II. Solar System,” the happiest Microphones song we could think of.2018-08-0300 min
cold pizza partyHouse Hunters International the PodcastWhy is House Hunters International so appealing to literally everyone? This week, we think out loud about the fantasy of the show, its rigid format, its character types and why the opportunity it presents for loathing can be so fun. Ljubica also shares some behind the scenes House Hunters secrets she learned from a realtor! But first, she explains why you don't have to read theory to be a good leftist. We need to bring people along, because socialism is not a clique.
closing song: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Love Connection2018-06-2900 min
cold pizza partyMacedonia, Brutalism as Politics, and What's in a Name? ft. DjordjeThis week we bring you a conversation with our friend Djordje (who's living in Macedonia) about the current state of MK politics. We start out discussing the previous government's efforts to remake Macedonian history through architecture (out with the brutalism in with the kitsch). Then we discuss the "Colorful Revolution," the recent(ish) elections, and the new government. Has anything really changed? Finally we get deep into "the name issue," with Greece. Which is the real Macedonia? How did this issue arise? What about the right to self-determination? Does anyone actually give a fuck about human rights? (Hint: not really...2018-06-2000 min
cold pizza partyCentrists Don't Believe in DemocracyDemocracy is under threat from centrists according to recent polls, but Democrats continue to prefer moderates anyway. Also they're racist. What does the hell does this mean for us regular, old leftists and the change we'd like to create in this country? Then we discuss the BAFTA award winning BS reality show, Made in Chelsea and we touch on Southern Charm. Both shows have recently exhibited shifting attitudes towards women, and it's a little shocking for long time viewers.
Recommendations:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ZADstudios
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTSRIY3GLFYIpkR2QwyeklA
https://www.youtube.com/user/ActualDannyGonzalez
...2018-05-2900 min
cold pizza partySeize Culture from the RichWatching Netflix's World's Most Extraordinary Homes, we were both awed and disgusted. Today, we talk about the show and its obscene mix of beautiful, well-considered art with gut-wrenching wealth, and then we compare it to the small rash of British reality shows about the Lords and Ladies who can't afford to maintain their families' massive manors and castles without renting them out on Airbnb, hosting murder mystery dinners or transforming them into weird zoos. This episode is like a spiritual successor to our fashion episode, another look at the value of high class art forms and why we should seize...2018-05-2100 min
cold pizza partyThe Liberal Pathology Behind RussiagateThis it's a true podcast hangout sesh. We have a free-wheeling discussion about Russia-gate, and why it's pathological for the liberals who love it. We also realize the deep-seeded psychological fear that undergirds both the Russia-gate narrative, and white supremacists' white genocide fantasies (hint: it's not fear of the other, it's fear of the self.) Finally, we round out our discussion with--Annihilation, and talk about how fears about big data and the data in our DNA are the basis for a new type of body horror.
We ride out to Men I Trust, "Show Me How"2018-03-2100 min
cold pizza partySeize Fashion From the RichLjubica gives us kind of an intro to fashion, and we talk about why it's interesting and worth watching and what the class politics of fashion are. Also, Adam talks about the Standard Oil heiress who became the NYC Planning Commissioner and tried to fight gentrification by re-zoning New York City in her image. She failed, but it was interesting!2018-03-0100 min
cold pizza partyMillennials: Nature's Anxiety-Ridden SnowflakesThe meritocratic and winner-takes-all world order is gonna make us all self-optimize to death. In her Jacobin article, "You Can Be Your Own Tyrannical Boss," Meagan Day writes that the hyper-competitive neoliberal world is leading millennials (like us!) to experience debilitating perfectionism, including an ambient societal version that causes us to expect constant productivity and correct political takes from ourselves and one another.
But how does this tie in to Terrace House, and Summer House, and Real Housewives? Only Ljubica & Adam can say.
"Under Neoliberalism, You Can Be Your Own Tyrannical Boss," Meagan Day -- https://jacobinmag.com/2018/01/under-neoliberalism-you-can-be-your-own-tyrannical-boss
Closing...2018-01-3100 min
cold pizza partyThe Only Correct Take on Aziz AnsariToday, we say everything right about the Aziz Ansari sex abuse scandal. As always, don't form any opinions until you've listened to the whole episode. We discuss "bad sex," women's agency, how material conditions form us as sexual beings, and why some women don't want to admit this was abusive.
"I Went on a Date With Aziz Ansari", https://babe.net/2018/01/13/aziz-ansari-28355
Closing song -- Skip Skip Ben Ben, "Lady Godiva's Operation (Velvet Underground cover)"2018-01-2100 min
cold pizza partyThe Ethics of "Charmed" and Lady DetectivesBack from a (long) holiday break, we're talking about female perspectives on justice as portrayed by the sisters of Charmed and women-centered cop shows. We also recommend our two favorite Netflix shows!
Shows discussed in depth -- Charmed (Netflix), Marcella (Netflix), Bancroft (ITV), Acceptable Risk (RTE, also British)
Cool book Ljubica uses, academic essays about Charmed -- Investigating Charmed: The Magic Power of TV, ed. Karin & Steve Beeler
riding out on "I Want Wind to Blow"-Microphones2018-01-1000 min
cold pizza partyLunch with Milo and Rupi KaurThis week, we talk Alt-Right with the pleasant sounds of sautéing lunch in the background. Buzzfeed put out an exposé on Breitbart’s literal ties to the Alt-Right, mostly focused on Milo Yiannopoulos’ role, and we talk about the most interesting parts of the article, like: how it confirms Ljubica’s fear of a Silicon Valley feudalist future; how Bannon is certain they’ll be remembered as heroes in five hundred years, and also constantly uses words like “dude” and “wack” in his emails; and somehow, we seamlessly transition to talking about Rupi Kaur and how this messed-up world works great for pe...2017-10-0800 min
cold pizza partyShould We Have Kids? TV Says NoTV shows parenting as a hellscape, and in our class-stratified society, it increasingly is. Even well-to-do parents are so consumed with anxiety about developing the human capital of their young assets, they invest in strollers that perfect baby posture. We talk about TV’s Catastrophe, David Graeber’s Utopia of Rules, and the YouTubers who think the best thing they can do financially is to live in their cars, contorting their bodies Snowpiercer-style for capitalism. Also, tune in for the great financial advice we give about never paying extra on your debt.
Linkz:
https://www.jacobinmag.com/…/children-testing-schools-educ…/
https://jezebel.com/for...2017-09-2200 min
cold pizza partySchooled by a DACA RecipientOn this ep, a continuation of “Conversation w/ a DACA Recipient,” our discussion moves to cover immigration more widely. Andrea talks about the misconception that “illegal immigrants” commit crime, Adam mentions the lying criminal immigrants he descended from, and we talk about what it means to be an immigrant or an American when you were born somewhere else. Also, we wonder aloud if the end of the world is nigh! Is it? Sure feels like it!
https://www.facebook.com/andrea.d.vega.7
take action!! http://weareheretostay.org/call/
outro: The Boy Least Likely To - Be Gentle With Me2017-09-1400 min
cold pizza partyConversation w/ a DACA RecipientThis week we have a cold pizza party first, an interview! Better yet, an interview with our friend and DACA recipient Andrea De La Vega. She tells us what it’s like to live with precarious status in this country for most of your life. She explains how she ended up in such awful circumstances despite following the law and conscientiously navigating the Kafka-esque immigration process. We also talk about the concept of borders, traveling back to your hometown in your dreams, and how the immigration cloud taints even the most beautiful gestures and relationships. Also Ljubica get’s really into...2017-09-1200 min
cold pizza partyHowdy from Hurricane Harvey CountryThis week, we talk Harvey and Houston. We also explain Houston to people who’ve never been. Listen for some interesting facts that might counter misconceptions of Houston and Texas, for a discussion of the alienating nature of hierarchy as seen through Harvey, and for us gushing about the aesthetics of local TV. At the end, we talk more broadly about the hidden costs of capitalism, both on a national and state level in the face of crisis, but also on a personal level, when it comes to re-making the self.
Donate to foodbanks for hurricane relief ~
http://www.galvestoncountyfoodbank.or...2017-09-0400 min
cold pizza partyLouboutins and Neo-NazisWe start out with a long ranting sesh as we decompress and try to digest the horrifying events of the weekend in Charlottesville. Then we switch over to some lighter faire and discuss fashion in the Trump years. We talk about how the Trump women manage to balance without fear in their Louboutins. We also discuss stilettos more broadly and possible reasons they are so appealing aesthetically and culturally as well as evolutionarily (we think the evo psych thing is bs, but we discuss it). We close out by touching on Ayesha Siddiqi's Bush Era Redux theory and round that...2017-08-1700 min
cold pizza partyMy Feminism will be Anti-Capitalist or It will be Bullshit!This week we get back to talking about TV, with a new "feminist" tv show. We take a critical look at The Bold Type, it's lack of commitment to an actual feminism, and its fervent commitment to only good feelings. Adam manages to connect the show to Mark Fisher's, Capitalist Realism, while Ljubica bullshits as always. Also our dogs--our dogs are all over this!2017-08-1100 min
cold pizza partyConfession: We are Active Members of The Cult of DomesticityThis week we talk about Amber A'lee Frost's recent piece for Current Affairs, "Against Domesticity." In the piece Amber argues that, “Attempts to elevate and fetishize household labor are deeply insidious…” because such efforts hide the real work and value behind traditionally feminine labor. We unpack the piece further by asking whether being a consumer or producer makes you freer? Why are those time-lapse cooking videos so popular, and is a gallery wall really worth all the effort? (Yes.) Finally, we close out with a more nuanced understanding of why adulting is so popular among the kids these days.
Link to Amb...2017-08-0400 min
cold pizza partyDispatches from Soviet YugoslaviaHow many Transformers movies is Warren Buffet worth? How many Transformers movies could all the OxyContin overdoses pay for? And what ever happened to "Soviet Yugoslavia"? This week, Ljubica gives us a crash course in Yugoslavian history and socialism, as well as OPEC's disastrous impact on the third world, because Joy Ann Reid was being dumb. But first, Adam shares an independent investigative study on how we can have free Transformers movies until the sun engulfs the earth.
Links discussed:
James Robertson, "The Life and Death of Yugoslav Socialism" https://jacobinmag.com/2017/07/yugoslav-socialism-tito-self-management-serbia-balkans
Keith Spencer, "Why the Rich Love Burning...2017-07-2700 min
cold pizza partyEven When We're Paranoid, We're Not Paranoid EnoughThis week has been a bit hectic so instead of a new topic we bring you a bonus ep on last week's topic, conspiracies. Adam and I kept talking long after we turned the mic off, so we decided to pour ourselves a drink and chat a little more on the record. This conversation is more meandering and far reaching, but we still touch on some interesting topics like, why boomers are paranoid, Bin Ladin's death, and chat more about Christianity.2017-07-2000 min
cold pizza partyAre We Being Paranoid? Ancient Alien Theorists Say Yes!This week we talk Ancient Aliens, the tv show. We discuss why we love it as well as the many things about it that worry us. Then we talk about conspiracy theories at large: how do they function, why do they exist, and which ones are our favorites. Ljubica argues that all conspiracy theories may be reactionary and counter-revolutionary. Adam lends some cred to the episode and our harebrained ideas by introducing us to a thought-provoking essay by Eve Sedgwick about paranoid reading. We also manage to argue about religion.
Links as promised in the episode---
Paranoid and Reparative Reading...2017-07-1100 min
cold pizza partyHillary Lives in 2037Adam shares with Ljubica some stuff Hillary Clinton said at a tech conference, and along the way, we discuss a bunch of stuff like conspiracy theories, existentialism, Russian brides, and why we podcast. It’s long so maybe we should’ve released it as a two-parter, but instead just decide for yourself where to pause, we’re not going to tell you how to live your life.
Links Discussed:
Chokwe Lumumba on Democracy Now, https://www.democracynow.org/2017/6/26/jackson_miss_mayor_elect_chokwe_lumumba
Adam Curtis on Surkov, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od4MWs7qTr82017-06-2800 min
cold pizza partyThe Angry EpisodeThis week we do a close read of Megan McArdle's Bloomberg piece, "Beware of Blaming Government for London Tower Fire." It is the angriest episode we've ever recorded, but it also probably has the most laughs. Although Ljubica reads the entire piece aloud, you may want to follow along here: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-06-16/beware-of-blaming-government-for-london-tower-fire2017-06-1900 min
cold pizza partyLet's Smoke Weed and Protest on CampusThis week we talk about the Vermont Governor's recent decision to veto a recreational pot bill, followed by a longer discussion about free speech and activism on campus. Are we all triggered snowflakes, or is there more to think about? Should students just sit down and shut up for the sake of their intellectual development, or is there value in thinking for yourself and taking action? We report, you decide.2017-06-1400 min
cold pizza partyMatty G TweetsToday, we read Matt Yglesias’ tweets for young Bernie fans from an old Democrat, which are bad and wrong.2017-06-0700 min
cold pizza partyWe'll Title This Tomorrow, MaybeThis week, we have a very free-ranging discussion over wine -- we touch on whiteness, reading politics as art, the great "The New Victorians" article from Jacobin a while back, other stuff, our dogs make a lot of noise, and we conclude with a recipe for a traditional Macedonian dish that sometimes we eat seriously every day.2017-03-1000 min
cold pizza partyA Golden Age of Murder ShowsThis week Ljubica is excited to share some thoughts on true crime TV shows with Adam. We discuss new versus old and argue that "the real America" is murder shows. What are we exploring through these shows, and what do they do for us? What aspects of broader culture do they reproduce, like why are they all about women? How do murder shows from abroad compare to our homegrown, and what do we think of reenactments?2017-01-3100 mincold pizza party11 Reasons Why Vox is Actually FascistThis week, we compare the paranoia over "fake news" to the pseudo-smart grandstanding of Vox dot com. We cover a few recent articles (linked below) that help us detail the shortcomings of Vox's "explaining the news" approach and unearth the ideology beneath its neutral surface. We talk the politics of belief, Ezra Klein's straight-A aesthetic, and Matt Yglesias' boring burrito drivel. We also struggle to name-drop de Certeau, and then lay bare why Hillary was deemed "more electable."
Nathan J. Robinson, "Explaining It All to You" & "The Necessity of Credibility"
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2016/11/explaining-it-all
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2016/12/the-necessity-of-credibility
...2016-12-2200 mincold pizza partyEating & Shitting in the Obama YearsOn this episode, we decide to take a step back and reflect rather than get caught up in the political rat race of the moment. We chose Stephen Marche's recent article in the LARB, "The Obama Years," as a way to look at the recent past and figure out how we ended up like this. The article's recurring themes -- like images, eating & shitting, jumping through hoops, and sameness -- help us tackle what it's been like to live these past eight years. For example: Why are we obsessed with finding the best new food truck? Why are sewage treatment...2016-12-1300 mincold pizza partyTrump: Adam Almost Got It RightBonus episode! The first segment was recorded the day of the election. We discuss the campaign and make predictions, which... weren't exactly right. Kind of close, though! We talk about the political terrain of Ohio and Texas in particular. Then, a week afterwards, we cover some of the awful attempts to explain what happened, and suggest what's important going forward.2016-12-1200 mincold pizza partyTV: I'm Sick of Your Shit, Rory Gilmore, You're Rich!cold pizza party returns! with a look at why Search Party is so perfect, but the Gilmore Girls reunion is just whatever.
We discuss the way Search Party induces paranoia, balances tonal shifts without throwing us off-kilter, and fits form to content in surprising ways. Also, we half-attack and half-heartedly-defend the Gilmore Girls reunion, including its long-awaited "final four words."
Stay tuned for reasons why Rory is secretly a villain, and why the economy of Stars' Hollow is a bizarre neoliberal fever dream.2016-12-0600 mincold pizza partyWhat's the Matter with White People? (Hint: Joan Walsh)This week, we talk Trump, a discussion we had hoped would never be necessary. Adam outlines a hypothesis for his rise, including Trump's secret strategy you probably haven't heard of. Then, Ljubica talks about his supporters and "the white working class": who are they, who hates them, and why? We discuss "white" as a politically & socially constructed category and the flexibility of whiteness.2016-06-0800 mincold pizza partyIs UnREAL So Good It's UNREAL? (ugh, that's so bad is it even a pun)This time on cold pizza party, we're re-running our first ever recording you probably missed, where we dig into UnReal, Lifetime's fake-reality TV drama. Brought to us by a former producer of The Bachelor, it's smart, well-written, and reveals some of the secrets of how that terrible sausage gets made. If you're doubting how good Lifetime Original prestige TV could truly be, you're missing out -- catch up w/ Unreal before season 2 airs on Monday, and listen to Ljubica & I gush about what exactly makes it so great2016-06-0400 mincold pizza partyOur Semi-Marxist Read of Vanderpump RulesThis week, Ljubica & Adam discuss exclusively Vanderpump Rules with an eye towards class and labor politics. There will be spoilers, which means you don't have to be familiar with the show to listen, as we ask and answer questions like, When is reality tv more compelling than scripted? How much money does Lisa Vanderpump extract from these struggling 20-somethings? And should we consider them workers or fame-whores?2016-04-0900 mincold pizza partyNobody Knows What They're Talking About & No One Knows Where We're GoingLjubica & Adam dispel Super Tuesday myths, berate Hillary Clinton's nonsense college plan, and finally hammer out what, exactly, neoliberalization means.2016-03-0400 mincold pizza partyThe Best TV Show You've Never Seen & the Most Famous Supreme Court Justice to Die This WeekOn this episode of the cold pizza party podcast, we discuss the death & legacy of Antonin Scalia and whether originalism is or isn't a total crock of shit. We'll talk about originalism in relation to musicology (why?), political pragmatism, and Henry Kissinger. After that, we compare Colony to The Shannara Chronicles, and we'll let you in on the secret best-ever Australian TV show you've never heard of.2016-02-2300 mincold pizza partyMerry Christmas, We Got You a TV Abortion!This week, Adam and Ljubica discuss depictions of abortion on TV and their implications. Then we breakdown the Bernie data breach non-scandal by interviewing a real NGP VAN user, Ljubica! Finally, we talk about our big (and small) takeaways from the Democratic debate.2015-12-2700 mincold pizza partyTop Chef Makes Us Think of the Death Toll in the Middle EastThis episode, we discuss cyber security, encryption and the dumb politicians that wanna take it away. Then we move on to Top Chef, macho men, and the illusion of objectivity. Finally, we discuss whether voting for Hillary in the general would ever make sense to us. (Hint: Probably not)2015-12-1100 min
cold pizza partyWe're All Atheists NowDoes God exist in the world of TV? Ljubica & Adam put forward their theory of the supernatural detective show and use it to examine religion and atheism on TV . Shows discussed: iZombie, Hand of God, Once Upon A Time, Grimm, Sherlock and Vampire Diaries (and 48 Hours!)2015-10-0900 min