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This is The End: Pop Culture & Collapse10 Films About Societal Collapse - Part 2Part 2 of "10 Films About Societal Collapse." NOTE: This episode was recorded in Dec. of 2022 but I've only gotten around to editing it now. Since then I've become much better acquainted with ChatGPT and so, yes, I know its name (whereas at the time of this recording I still didn't). LINKS: Jess Kroll's film reviews https://www.popmythology.com/author/jmskroll/ Jess Kroll author page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jesskrollauthor 'The One' series by Jess Kroll (as J. Manoa) https://amzn.to/3DaKuuJ 'The Werewolf Council' series by Jess Kroll (as J. Manoa) http...2023-02-211h 50

This is The End: Pop Culture & Collapse10 Films About Societal Collapse - Part 1PopMythology.com film critic and novelist Jess Kroll joins me to have a conversation about 10 different movies that depict collapse in some way. In this episode, Part 1, we discuss the first five. Scroll all the way down below to see the titles of the films discussed and during which timestamped moments that spoilers or semi-spoilers of these films are mentioned. LINKS: Jess Kroll's film reviews https://www.popmythology.com/author/jmskroll/ Jess Kroll author page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jesskrollauthor 'The One' series by Jess Kroll (as J. Manoa) https://amzn.to/3DaK...2023-01-231h 17

This is The End: Pop Culture & CollapseSTARK: How the Rich Destroy Democracy and Cause CollapseIn this episode, I interview political commentator, former congressional candidate, and now regenerative farmer Haven Scott McVarish, author of LAST CHANCE TO SAVE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. Haven talks about his favorite novel, STARK by Ben Elton, a dystopian comedy thriller about how corporations and the wealthy cause a global ecological collapse. Haven also discusses the novel's themes in relation to his own book about the current, ongoing collapse of U.S. democracy. We talk about how to save our imperiled democracy as well as what ordinary people can start doing now to prepare for collapse via local community building and...2022-09-061h 35

This is The End: Pop Culture & CollapseTHE PUNISHER: War, Crime, and Collapse as Results of CapitalismThis is a longer version of a talk I recently gave at San Diego Comic Con 2022 as part of a panel on Marvel's street-level characters (Daredevil, Jessica Jones, etc.) moderated by Dr. Scott Jordan as part of the Comics Arts Conference. Thank you to Dr. Jordan for inviting me onto the panel and to Dr. Shelly Clevenger, my guest from the last episode, who was the speaker originally slated to talk about the Punisher on the panel but was not able to attend. Also a warm thank you to Dr. Michael Kersulov whose encouraging words after the panel resulted...2022-07-2939 min

This is The End: Pop Culture & CollapseB*TCH PLANET: Heaven for the White Patriarchy, Hell for Everyone ElseWe're joined by Dr. Shelly Clevenger, professor of criminology and victim studies, and chair of the Department of Victim Studies at Sam Houston State University, to discuss BITCH PLANET, the feminist dystopian comic book by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine DeLandro, published by Image Comics. Dr. Clevenger, who is also a gender scholar, discusses crime and criminal justice through the lens of gender and gender identity and answers the question of what all of it has to do with the idea of "collapse." Among the topics covered include Roe vs. Wade, the Texas ban of abortions after six weeks...2022-06-1544 min

This is The End: Pop Culture & CollapseAmerica Is a Nation of Javerts: Lessons from LES MISERABLESIn this episode, I interview Jim Carey, host of ‘The Left is Dead,’ a podcast about news, politics, and culture from a leftist lens. We discuss one of Jim’s favorite works of fiction, the novel LES MISERABLES by Victor Hugo, and its relevance to the societal and political turmoil we see today. Jim talks about how the U.S. has basically become an entire nation of Javerts—moral absolutists obsessed with control and punishment—and how a lack of class consciousness, revolutionary zeal, and a broad coalition with the working class prevents our ability to find real...2022-05-1744 min

This is The End: Pop Culture & Collapse10 Powerful Films About War From the Civilian POVUkraineNow.org StandWithUkraine.how StandWithUkraine.live Chopin's Polonaise Op. 40 No. 1 in A major ("Polanaise Militaire") performed by Pistos, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.5 Canada License 2022-03-2430 min

This is The End: Pop Culture & CollapseWhat is the Role of Music Amid Collapse? (w/ 4 Musicians From Around the World)In this episode I interviewed four amazingly talented songwriters from the U.S., Germany, and Brazil who have written music on the subject of collapse, and who discuss what they feel are the important roles and value of music, and of art in general, amid the current societal turmoil and the many risks of collapse. LINKS My “Collapse Challenge” on FAWM (February Album Writing Month) https://fawm.org/forums/topic/12288/ You can find all of the “Collapse Challenge” songs here: https://fawm.org/songs/tags/col...2022-02-1554 min

This is The End: Pop Culture & CollapseHow Imaginary Worlds Teach Us to Care for This OneIn this episode, I talk to Dr. Sørina Higgins, a professor of English literature at Signum University. We discuss how speculative fiction can teach us to take care of our planet, both ecologically and societally. Authors and works discussed include: Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars, Octavia Butler's Kindred, Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, and superhero fiction. (**NO SPOILERS** for any works.) Real world topics discussed include: climate change, racial and economic justice, terraforming, space colonization, permaculture, regenerative agriculture, and small scale activism. Dr. Higgins also tells us about TexMoot 2022, a speculative fiction conference that is c...2022-02-0936 min

This is The End: Pop Culture & CollapseTWISTER, Michael Crichton, and Making Science Fun Again**No spoilers** for any of the works discussed in this episode. LINKS: Breaking Down: Collapse "Episode 70 - Pop Culture & Collapse" https://collapsepod.buzzsprout.com/1403161/9909499 "Climate science meets a stubborn obstacle: Students" https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/04/us/education-climate-change-science-class-students.html "Before and after 'The Day After Tomorrow': A U.S. study of climate change risk perception." https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/before-and-after-the-day-after-tomorrow/ "Cli-fi (climate fiction) on the big screen changes minds about real climate change" https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/08/world/climate-change-movies-eprise/index.html "Michael Crichton on science and story...2022-02-0232 min

Breaking Down: CollapseEpisode 70 - Pop Culture & Collapse (Interview with The Pop Mythologist)This week we had the opportunity to speak with Daniel J Kim, AKA The Pop Mythologist, about the role that pop culture and works of fiction play when it comes to learning about, coping with, and educting on collapse. The Pop Mythologist is the founder and editor of the pop culture blog, PopMythology.com. In his "Hero Wisdom" column he uses pop culture to discuss important real-life issues such as climate change, racial justice, political activism, surviving adversity, and the psychology of post-traumatic growth. He is co-author of a chapter in the book Black...2022-01-191h 03

This is The End: Pop Culture & CollapseDON’T LOOK UP, Hyperobjects, and How to Make People Look UpSince the very day of its release, Don’t Look Up has been spurring intense discussion and debate about its symbolic depiction of climate change as an existential threat, and the struggle of climate activists to get governments and people to mobilize and take action against it. In this episode, I explain why it is so difficult for people to understand the urgency of the threat, and what we must do to rectify this before it’s too late. LINKS: Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignor...2022-01-0833 min

This is The End: Pop Culture & CollapseUsing Comics to Prepare Kids & Teens for Wildfires and Other HazardsWe interview Dr. Althea Rizzo, Geological Hazards Program Coordinator, of the Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OEM), about WITHOUT WARNING! WILDFIRE, a comic book produced in partnership between OEM and Dark Horse Comics with the objective to help kids and teens get informed about, and prepared for, wildfires (and other hazards). WITHOUT WARNING! WILDFIRE is available for free at Dark Horse Digital, the website for the Oregon Office of Emergency Management, and on iOS and Android apps. It’s also available on Kindle, Comixology, Google Play and Apple Books. The first two comics in th...2021-12-2122 min

This is The End: Pop Culture & CollapseV FOR VENDETTA, Black Lives Matter, and the Dangers of Book BurningIn this episode, we talk to Muncie Central High School English teacher Katey O'Connor about teaching V FOR VENDETTA and how her students practiced civil disobedience when their class projects, which drew parallels between the book and real-life issues, were censored. We also discuss the wave of book banning and the hysteria over race, gender, and sexuality that's sweeping schools across the U.S. NOTE: In our opinion, there are no spoilers for 'V for Vendetta' in this episode. But out of an abundance of caution, here are 3 time marks where something is mentioned that *might* be p...2021-12-0337 min

This is The End: Pop Culture & CollapseFOUNDATION, Deep Adaptation, Doomerism, and Real-Life Hari SeldonsContent Warnings: Extreme climate change, Ecological/societal collapse, Natural disasters, Hurricanes (loss of shelter, power), Past personal crises Spoiler Warning: FOUNDATION S1 E1, “The Emperor’s Peace” (No spoilers before the 2:00 time mark and after the 6:00 time mark) LINKS Deep Adaptation: Navigating the Realities of Climate Chaos (the best single source to understand Deep Adaptation) https://amzn.to/3qEJidu "Deep adaptation: A map for navigating climate tragedy" (the paper mentioned in this episode) https://www.lifeworth.com/deepadaptation.pdf 2021-11-2134 min

This is The End: Pop Culture & CollapseDUNE, Water Scarcity, and Saving Our Planet ArrakisIn this episode, we use DUNE to springboard into a discussion about the growing crisis of water scarcity in the face of climate change and what we can do about it. LINKS: All of Earth's water in a single sphere https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/all-earths-water-a-single-sphere Mapping the strain on our water https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/08/06/mapping-strain-our-water/ 10 violent water conflicts https://reliefweb.int/report/world/editor-s-pick-10-violent-water-conflicts Interstate water wars are heating up with the climate https://theconversation.com/interstate-water-wars-are-heating-up-along-with-the-climate-159092 Collapse by Jared Diamond https://amzn.to/3bUlREz This Mayan city died out after po...2021-11-0629 min

This is The End: Pop Culture & CollapseEpisode Zero: Personal Collapse & Societal CollapseThis "episode zero" describes what this podcast will be about and its origin story. It also clarifies certain terminology and concepts that are often used vaguely and misunderstood. LINKS: How do you know when a society is about to fall apart? - NY Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/magazine/societal-collapse.html Are we on the road to civilization collapse? - BBC https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190218-are-we-on-the-road-to-civilisation-collapse Society is right on track for a global collapse, new study of 1970s report finds - Live Science https://www.livescience.com/collapse-human-society-limits-to-growth.html Are we witnessing the fa...2021-11-0623 min $Amanda\'s Picture Show A Go Go$ Amanda's Picture Show A Go GoThe Killing of a Sacred DeerAmanda’s Picture Show A Go Go Episode 125: The Killing of a Sacred Deer Amanda welcomes back regular guest Jessica to discuss the indie thriller, The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Jessica is pretty sure Johnny Depp doesn’t bathe and Amanda is failed by IMDb, Wikipedia and Google. There are SPOILERS in this episode, including some about the American version of Funny Games and The Hunger Games series. There is also adult language. Website: https://www.amandaagogo.com/amandaspictureshowagogo/ Twitter: @AmandasPicShow Facebook: www.facebook.com/AmandasPictureShowAGoGo/ ...2017-11-091h 22

McFunkypantsThe Force Shall Free Me (COLLAB)My first FAWM collab - please see http://fawm.org/songs/54580/ This song is by @popmythology and @bithprod - all I did was donate some distorted metal chords as requested, but I may have just ruined the song. All credit goes to my talented collaborators. LYRICS: INTRO [spoken, whispered or chanted] "Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me." VERSES I march triumphant over embers of my ruined life From the shackles of ignorance...2016-02-0905 min

Book Guys Show (A Book Podcast)Book Guys 109 - PopMythology.com (Guest John K. Kirk)We are joined by Captain John K. Kirk from PopMythology.Com to discuss books, comic books, Doctor Who and more. Your hosts: Sir Jimmy, Professor Alan Guests: John K. Kirk, Paul Alves Get a FREE BOOK just for giving Audible a trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/bookguys 2014-09-0454 min

Book Guys ShowS04E15 - PopMythology.com (Guest John K. Kirk)We are joined by Captain John K. Kirk from PopMythology.Com to discuss books, comic books, Doctor Who and more.Your hosts: Sir Jimmy, Professor Alan Guests: John K. Kirk, Paul Alves Get a FREE BOOK just for giving Audible a trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/bookguysPublished September 3rd, 2014 Support Book Guys Show by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/bookguys Find out more at https://bookguys.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com...2014-09-0454 min