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Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Geraldine Carriere: Indigenous Business Leadership, Serviceberry, and The Seventh Generation ProphecyIn this episode of Let’s Talk Media, host Vedant Akhauri interviews Geraldine Carriere - an Indigenous serial entrepreneur, author, and recording artist.Coming from a small, isolated northern community, Geraldine shares her mission to help women and Indigenous youth find their authentic selves. Geraldine argues that entrepreneurship is women into their DNA. Key themes explored in this episode include:The Serviceberry Philosophy: Drawing from the book The Serviceberry, Geraldine contrasts the capitalist tendency to hoard resources with the Indigenous concept of reciprocity. She shares th...

2026-01-2052 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri The Green Queen: Deborah Lindquist on Upcycling, Fast Fashion, and Designing for TrailblazersIn this episode of Let’s Talk Media, host Vedant Akhauri sits down with the legendary Deborah Lindquist, a visionary designer and pioneer known as the “Green Queen” of the fashion world. With a career spanning over four decades, Deborah has redefined sustainable luxury through her unique process of upcycling, transforming recycled and organic materials into one-of-a-kind couture.Deborah shares the fascinating stories behind her high-profile collaborations with some of the biggest names in media and entertainment. We dive into her work with trailblazers such as Rihanna for her song "Unfaithful", Gwen Stefani, Beyoncé, Emma Watson...

2026-01-1333 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Primate: Blind Film Review (Let's Talk Horror: Part 13)In this episode, host Vedant Akhauri breaks down Primate, the new creature feature from director Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night). He saw this film during a blind screening where the audience didn't know the movie's title or details beforehand, other than being a horror film.It stars Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, and Troy Kotsur, Victoria Wyant as Kate, Gia Hunter as Erin, Benjamin Cheng as Nick, Charlie Mann as Drew, Tienne Simon as Phil, Miguel Torres Umba as Ben (practical stunts), Kae Alexander as Yoko, Amina Adbi as the 911 dispatcher, and Albert Magashi as Ma...

2026-01-0819 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Kentucky (Jordan Holman): Heavy Rock Roots, Acoustic Reinvention, and Musicians As OraclesIn the Season 7 premiere of Let's Talk Media, host Vedant Akhauri interviews Jordan Holman - known artistically as Kentucky - about his major career pivot from the lead guitarist of heavy rock bands to a solo indie folk artist. They discuss the literal meaning behind his album Second Chance Music, the liberating but lonely process of building a song entirely alone, and his profound philosophical take on why musicians must serve as oracles in the age of Generative AI.Kentucky records from his home studio, The Kentucky Bend, located in Almonte, Ontario. The studio was built under...

2026-01-0625 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Cultivating Freedom: Finding My Way from Fear to Freedom (ft. Author, "C.F. Micky")Content Warning: This episode discusses mature subject matter, specifically physical violence, physical threats, and narcissistic personality disorder. Listener discretion is advised.In this episode of Let’s Talk Media, host Vedant Akhauri sits down with C.F. Micky, the author of the memoir Cultivating Freedom: Finding My Way from Fear to Freedom. C.F. Micky is a pseudonym used to give the author the autonomy to tell her story authentically while protecting her family.We discuss her harrowing journey through and escape from a 33-year marriage marked by narcissistic abuse and coercive control on a Ca...

2025-12-201h 02 $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Gap Year: A Travel Novel about Empty Nesting (ft. Author, Lindsey Goldstein)Host Vedant Akhauri welcomes author Lindsey Goldstein to discuss her debut novel, Gap Year (releasing February 3, 2026).This novel explored the journey of Jane, a 46-year-old CPA who faces the perfect storm when her husband leaves, her daughter goes abroad for a gap year, and she is offered a promotion she doesn't want. Instead of leaning in, Jane quits her job to climb the Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador - an adult gap year to reclaim the adventurous spirit she put on pause decades ago.We discuss: The Pivot from Non-Fiction: Lindsey discusses transitioning from writing...

2025-12-2029 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri The Architecture of Poetry: Twinning Structures and the Illusion of Linearity (ft. William May)In this episode of Let's Talk Media, host Vedant Akhauri is joined by author, poet, and "Neurodiverse Language Wizard," William May. Together, they deconstruct the craft of writing through the lens of May’s new chapbook, Blaze Without Burning.May details the collection's unique twinning structure, where the poems in the second half of the book mirror the first half in reverse order - a concept he compares to the duality found in William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience. The conversation expands into a fascinating discussion on literary theory, where May argues that...

2025-12-1132 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Mastering the Business of Writing (ft. Author and Screenwriter, Leslie Anne Lee)In this episode, host and award-winning podcaster, Vedant Akhauri speaks with author and screenwriter, Leslie Anne Lee. We cover how one can turn their passion for writing into a viable, profitable career.Discover Leslie’s proven strategies for defining her authorship as a business, demanding professionalism and investment, having learned that skimping on professionalism costs more in the long run. Learn how she uses social media for branding, adapting her approach from simple word-of-mouth in the early days to researching SEO and hashtags. She reveals her powerful technique for handling setbacks, viewing every no from a publisher or...

2025-12-0933 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Autism Rocks and Rolls (ft. Founder, Sam Mitchell)Join host and award-winning podcaster, Vedant Akhauri as he interviews Sam Mitchell, the Executive Director of Autism Rocks and Rolls (ARAR). Sam, a podcaster, international speaker, and TEDx speaker, shares his journey of starting this 501c3 nonprofit corporation after falling in love with his high school media club. This essential episode dives into how ARAR uses media - including its own podcast and educational modules - to shift the conversation to inclusion for people on the autism spectrum and remove the stigma. Sam details his personal mission to prove that people on the spectrum do not need to be...

2025-12-0828 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Netflix Wins Bidding War for Warner Brothers Discovery?!Join host and award-winning podcaster, Vedant Akhauri, as he dives into the rapidly developing story that Netflix has won the bidding war for the Warner Brothers side of Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD). This is a huge deal that involves Netflix strategically offering $28-$30 per share, valuing the enterprise at $70-75 billion.Vedant breaks down why Netflix's bid seems attractive to WBD and what this merger means for Netflix's new place in the chess board that is the entertainment industry, but also the challenges up ahead. As someone who worked for WBD, he also details what this means...

2025-12-0521 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Wake Up Dead Man - Another Home Run for Knives OutJoin Let's Talk Media host and award-winning podcaster Vedant Akhauri for a comprehensive review of the latest film in the Knives Out movie franchise, Wake Up Dead Man.In this threequel, Daniel Craig reprises his role as detective Benoit Blanc, investigating a murder at a church in a claustrophobic tiny town in Upstate New York. The cast also includes:Josh O'Connor as Reverend Jud Duplenticy.Glenn Close as Martha Delacroix.Josh Brolin as Monsignor Jefferson Wicks.Mila Kunis ...

2025-12-0336 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri A Common Life: A Voice from the Progressive Era (ft. Author and Grand-great-granddaughter, Sue E Burns)In this episode, we step back in time to explore early 20th-century Iowa through the pages of a century-old diary. Host and award-winning podcaster, Vedant Akhauri, welcomes author Sue E. Burns to discusses her book, A Common Life: A Voice from the Progressive Era.Sue’s book brings to life the diary of her great-great-grandmother, Mary Anne Briggs, offering an intimate portrayal of rural womanhood and everyday history. The diary entries, which date back to 1888, provide rich historical detail. Sue E. Burns explains:Preserving History: How the diary pages, found tucked away in an at...

2025-11-2132 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Wicked: For Good - ReviewAward-winning podcaster, Vedant Akhauri, reviews Wicked: For Good, the highly-anticipated second installment of the two-part adaptation of the iconic musical, staring the magnetic duo of Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba/The Wicked Witch of the West. While acknowledging the production's technical brilliance and the outstanding talent of its leads, this episode delves into the inherent flaws from its source material that make it a mixed bag in terms of plotting, pacing, and its incorporation of Dorothy's world from The Wizard of Oz.This episode serves as a guide for listeners to...

2025-11-2047 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Gluten for Punishment: Just Desserts for the Heartbroken, Lovesick, and Jilted (ft. Author, Julie Seyler)Host Vedant Akhauri welcomes author, Julie Seyler, about her part memoir, part recipe book, Gluten for Punishment: Just Desserts for the Heartbroken, Lovesick, and Jilted.Explore Julie's journey as she analyzes three decades of dating through inventive dessert analogies and baking analogies. Learn about the inspiration behind her book, which utilizes her experience as a classically trained chef, and how her personal blog, Two-Bit Tart, evolved into a food blog.This episode delves into the six dating stories that formed the basis of the book, touching on relationships described as romantic, poetic, intense as well...

2025-11-1830 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri From Dyscalculia to Michelle's Mission (ft. Michelle Steiner)Host Vedant Akhauri interviews Michelle Steiner, a disability advocate, writer, photographer, and paraeducator supporting students with disabilities. Michelle shares her powerful journey of turning lifelong challenges - including dyscalculia, limited hand dexterity, and visual perception issues - into a platform for awareness and empowerment.This episode delves into how Michelle defied critics who told her she couldn't succeed in college to achieve her bachelor's degree.Key takeaways from our conversation include:Michelle's Mission: Her blog where she blends personal storytelling with photography to share the realities of living with an invisible disability.Invisible Disability...

2025-11-1729 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Disability Awareness in Life and Education (ft. Rebecca Engel, Educator and Author)In this episode of Let's Talk Media, host Vedant Akhauri interviews Rebecca Engel, a neurodivergent educator, author, and advocate who has turned her early life challenges into a global platform for change.Rebecca shares her extraordinary journey from silence to self-expression, having been non-verbal until the age of four. She discusses overcoming early predictions from doctors and defying limitations to achieve her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in education. Her mission is to use her voice to promote empathy, mental health, and true inclusion for all.We dive deep into how creativity, self-expression, and academic rigor...

2025-11-1732 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Alchemizing Catastrophe, Mastering Your Mindset, and Everybody Pays a Vig (ft. Craig Sotkovsky: The Shaman from Jersey)In this powerful episode of Let's Talk Media, Vedant Akhauri is joined by entrepreneur, author, mentor, and international speaker, Craig Satskovski. Craig, who is known to many as "The Shaman from Jersey", is a human behaviorist and business mentor who helps entrepreneurs uncover their true identity and define their purpose in life.Craig explains how he was able to alchemize everything he went through, defining a shaman as a "medicine man for themselves". His life story - including being a 9/11 First Responder, a cancer survivor, and facing bankruptcy and homelessness - is proof that we...

2025-11-1633 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri The Thirteenth Hour Book Series (ft. Author, Joshua Blum)On this episode of Let's Talk Media, host Vedant Akhauri welcomes author Joshua Blum to discuss his fantasy book series, The Thirteen Hour. Blum, who grew up during the 1980s, shares how his writing is deeply inspired by his upbringing and classic '80s pop culture, including films like Back to the Future, Labyrinth, and The Last Starfighter.The story, influenced by '80s fairy tales and one-shot movies, centers on a young man named Logan from a sleepy village who is recruited into his kingdom's military and eventually sent on a solitary quest around the world.

2025-11-1530 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Animation Dialogue Editing: Building the Voice of the Show (ft. Aaron Diecker)Welcome to this insightful episode of Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri, featuring special guest Aaron Diecker, a dialogue editor with over 20 years of experience in animation.Aaron has worked for Fox Television Animation, Paramount+, and Nickelodeon. His career journey began in sound for television and included work on Dora the Explorer. He explains the critical role of an animation dialogue editor, which involves building the final audio conversation by selecting and curating separate acting performances to establish the pacing and rhythm of the show, working from record drafts and actor "sides". We...

2025-11-1429 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Scream (1996): Film Review (Let's Talk Horror: Part 12, Original Finale)The then-final installment of the Let's Talk Horror miniseries (under the broader podcast, Let's Talk Media) celebrates Scream (1996), the film directed by Wes Craven that revitalized and redefined the slasher subgenre after it had become stale and nearly dead in the mid-1990s. This is a self-aware horror film that uses meta humor to satirize the familiar cliches and tropes of 1970s and 80s horror. The episode explores how Scream launched a wave of self-referential teen horror films, focusing on:Challenging the Final Girl: Vedant discusses why Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott is seen as a feminist...

2025-11-0146 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Carrie (2013) - A Re-Appraisal (Let's Talk Horror: Part 11)For Part 11, The Let's Talk Horror miniseries (under Let's Talk Media) dives into the divisive 2013 remake of Stephen King’s Carrie. The episode offers a nuanced take, asserting that while the film was likely unnecessary—a point even Stephen King questioned - it is not an awful movie, but rather a mixed bag.The episode outlines the film's attempts to update the classic tale, analyzing where these efforts succeeded and where they failed, comparing the modern version to the 1976 original film.Visual and Budgetary Shift: Vedant focuses on how the 2013 version is very cinematic and...

2025-10-3149 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri The Cherale - Indian Based Horror (ft. Author, Lance Marwood) (Let's Talk Horror: Part 9)Welcome back to Let's Talk Horror, the special miniseries from Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri exploring the dark and scary side of media.In this chilling Part 9, host Vedant Akhauri interviews author Lance Marwood about his debut novel, the chilling supernatural thriller, The Charale (published March 1, 2025, by V13 Press). The Charale dives into the intersection of supernatural and cosmic horror, blending occultish elements with generational trauma. The novel centers on Michael Abney, a struggling writer, and his young son, Gordon. The horror begins when Gordon starts seeing mysterious apparitions and subsequently becomes non-verbal. As...

2025-10-2832 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri The Dryer - A Horror Novella (ft. Author, Eric Rogers) (Let's Talk Horror: Part 8)Welcome to this episode of Let's Talk Horror, a miniseries focusing on media in the horror landscape! For Part 8, we are joined by author and television veteran Eric Rogers, who discusses the wild ride behind his new novella, The Dryer - published by The Evil Cookie Publishing.The novella, published June 6, 2025, is described as high concept and high fun. This Stephen-King inspired story follows a young couple, Tim and Mary, who buy a used dryer that surprisingly produces oranges. Their attempt to start a business quickly spirals into chaos when the supply fails to meet the growing...

2025-10-2830 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Apothecary for the Afflicted: Shadow Work for Invisible Wounds (ft. Author, Melissa Kim Corter) (Let's Talk Horror: Part 7)What if the deepest parts of ourselves—our shame, our fears, and our unspoken pain—are not threats to be avoided, but rather portals to wholeness?In Episode 7 of Let's Talk Horror - a mini series of Let's Talk Media, host Vedant Akhauri interviews depth psychologist and best-selling author Melissa Kim Corter about her latest book, Apothecary for the Afflicted: Shadow Work for Invisible Wounds. In this book, Melissa teaches you about the shadow, how to work with it, and the importance of facing inner darkness using Jungian Psychology and analogies from Grimms' Fairy Tales. As y...

2025-10-2725 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Friendship (ft. Tess Cheng) (Let's Talk Horror: Part 4)Welcome to Let's Talk Horror, a miniseries presented by Let's Talk Media! In this special episode, we dive into the darkly comedic and deeply resonant film, Friendship. Host Vedant Akhauri and guest Tess Chang unpack why this movie - a blend of comedy, drama, and psychological horror - struck such a chord.Friendship follows reclusive man Craig Waterman (Tim Robinson), who forms an unexpected friendship with his charismatic new neighbor, Austin Carmichael (Paul Rudd). This dynamic quickly goes off the rails as Craig's intense obsession grows, reflecting the real-life male loneliness epidemic.We...

2025-10-1829 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Onibaba (ft. Sam Sundius) (Let's Talk Horror: Part 3)Welcome back to Let's Talk Horror, the special miniseries presented by Let's Talk Media. For Part 3, we're diving into Kaneto Shindō's classic 1964 film, Onibaba. Set in medieval, war-torn Japan, this unsettling film is an earthly masterpiece and is arguably one of the most physically felt horror movies ever made.Onibaba centers on two unnamed women surviving off violence, desire, and hunger in an isolated sea of reeds. The older woman, the mother-in-law, fears abandonment when the younger woman begins an affair with Hachi. Driven by this fear, the mother-in-law steals a demon mask and u...

2025-10-1433 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Corporate Zombie Survival Guide (ft. Nicholas Tana) - Let's Talk Horror: Part 1Let's Talk Media presents Let's Talk Horror, a special Halloween miniseries exploring the monsters, myths, and metaphors that haunt our screens and our daily lives. In this episode, host Vedant Akhauri interviews Nicholas Tana, an award-winning horror director (Hell's Kitty) and corporate veteran with experience at Disney, Fox, and ESPN. Tana unpacks his witty and insightful manifesto, the Corporate Zombie Survival Guide, which draws parallels between surviving a zombie apocalypse and navigating modern corporate life. It's a perfect blend of general workplace satire and practical, actionable advice.In this episode, you’ll learn:How to...

2025-10-0235 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Thriving While Disabled: Recognizing Bias and Navigating Disability Finances (ft. Author, Alison Hayes)What are the invisible costs and systemic roadblocks that make living with a disability a constant battle? In this episode, author and disability coach Alison Hayes provides a crucial "user's manual" for navigating a world not built for everyone. Drawing from her own journey with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), a stress-responsive condition causing unpredictable neurological symptoms, Alison shares the inspiration behind her two books, Thriving While Disabled: Recognizing Bias and Thriving While Disabled: Navigating Disability Finances, released in May 2025.In this episode, we discuss:Recognizing Systemic Bias: We unpack the deep-seated ableism and classism in society...

2025-09-2952 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri The Sustainable Doctor Framework: A Stress Management Guide For Doctors (ft. Author, Emma Leivesley)Disclaimer: This episode contains sensitive discussions about the medical profession in regards to mental health, burnout, and suicide. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please call your nearest suicide prevention hotline.The medical field is a ticking time bomb, and the statistics are shocking. In the UK, a doctor dies by suicide every three weeks, and female doctors are 76% more likely to die by suicide than the general population. The system is broken, but our guest has the tools to fight back.In this episode, Vedant...

2025-09-2926 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Convention Survival Guide (ft. Author, Aaron Bossig)Ever dreamed of meeting your heroes at fan-cons but were too terrified by the confusing rules and SHOCKING hidden costs? You're not alone. This is the ULTIMATE guide to conquering the con scene.Join host Vedant Akhauri as he interviews veteran con-goer Aaron Bossig (Author of Convention Survival Guide: How to make the most of your first sci-fi, fantasy, or comic con). He reveals tips that can make or break your experience.In this episode, you'll learn about:The #1 MISTAKE First-Timers Make: How to choose the PERFECT convention for youThe SHOCKING TRUTH About Autographs...

2025-09-1643 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri GenAI 3 - Customizing ChatGPT for Your Business (ft. Sarah Marie Thiessen + Ziggy the GPT)Host Vedant Akhauri sits down with Sarah Marie Thiessen, founder of Wild Love Media. She's a wedding photographer and videographer with 12 years of experience. Her specialty is destination and adventure photography, and documenting unique love stories and travels. Sarah is also the host of The Wild Love Story Podcast, where she dives deep into couples' romantic journeys, relationship challenges, and wedding planning tips. As part of our miniseries on Generative AI, Sarah shares her incredible journey of transforming her wedding photography and videography business, Wild Love Media, with the help of her personalized GPT assistant, Ziggy. Discover...

2025-09-0953 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri K-Pop Demon Hunters: A Surprise Masterclass (Spoiler-Filled Deep Dive)What happens when you combine the global force of K-pop with the supernatural action of demon hunting? You get K-Pop Demon Hunters, the surprise animated hit that's taken critics and audiences by storm. In this episode of Let's Talk Media, host Vedant Akhauri records his raw, immediate, and unfiltered thoughts after finally seeing the film that everyone has been recommending. Initially skeptical as a self-described "comfort viewer" who has never gotten into K-pop or K-dramas, Vedant went into the theater expecting a fun, surface-level action-musical. What he discovered was a film with surprising emotional depth, tackling powerful...

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Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Studio Ghibli Films - Part 2 (ft. Lauren Otto)Host Vedant Akhauri welcomes Lauren Otto, a talented streamer (Ottobot93) and writer. We analyze four iconic Studio Ghibli films and one enchanting short film, offering unique insights and analyses from a devoted fan. For those who missed it, "Studio Ghibli - Part 1" with Richard Ramos covered Spirited Away, The Wind Rises, My Neighbor Totoro, and Princess Mononoke, available in the podcast's catalog.In this comprehensive episode, Lauren and Vedant discuss:Grave of the Fireflies (1988): This harrowing film is set in Kobe, Japan, in 1945, during the final months of World War II, following orphaned siblings Seita and...

2025-08-202h 13 $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Studio Ghibli: Part 1.5 - The Wind Rises (ft. 2021 Richard Ramos)Tune in for the final re-release of a 2021 "Let's Talk Media" episode, featuring Vedant Akhauri and Richard Ramos, as they explore Hayao Miyazaki's critically acclaimed film, The Wind Rises, a section of the original episode (Studio Ghibli: Part 1). Originally recorded on February 19th, 2021, this discussion delves into one of Studio Ghibli's most unique and profound works. Unlike many of Miyazaki's fantastical creations, The Wind Rises is a biopic/historical drama, based on the real-life story of Jiro Horikoshi, an aircraft designer. It stands out as Miyazaki's "most down-to-earth film" as it is grounded in reality and notably...

2025-08-1914 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Studio Ghibli: Part 1.4 - Princess Mononoke (ft. 2021 Richard Ramos)Step into a world where gods and humans clash! Join Vedant Akhauri and Richard Ramos for a compelling re-release of their in-depth 2021 discussion on Studio Ghibli's monumental film, Princess Mononoke. This episode delves deep into one of Hayao Miyazaki's most complex and enduring masterpieces. It's originally part of a broader conversation on multiple Ghibli films (from the episode - Ghibli Films: Part 1).Topics discussed:A World of Moral Ambiguity: Explore why Princess Mononoke is considered a "very grey movie", where characters are neither purely good nor evil. Discover how even the hero, Ashitaka, is...

2025-08-1914 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Studio Ghibli: Part 1.3 - Howl’s Moving Castle (ft. 2021 Richard Ramos)Welcome to this re-release of a 2021 discussion between Vedant Akhauri and Richard Ramos. This episode is part of a series of re-releases designed to allow listeners to access discussions about individual Studio Ghibli movies on a one-time basis. The original recording date for this discussion was February 19th, 2021.Here are the key aspects discussed regarding Howl's Moving Castle:Nature of the Film: It is considered a very controversial and polarizing filmIt is one of Miyazaki's rare adaptations of a European fantasy book, though not necessarily a faithful one. ◦ It features one of Miyazaki's rare explicitly romantic love s...

2025-08-1909 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Studio Ghibli: Part 1.2 - My Neighbor Totoro + Mei and the Kittenbus (ft. Me, 2021 Richard Ramos, Lauren Otto)Join Vedant Akhauri for a magical, enhanced journey into Studio Ghibli's timeless classic, My Neighbor Totoro! This isn't just a re-release; it's the definitive Totoro episode, packed with exclusive new content.Originally part of a larger 2021 discussion, Vedant felt the beloved film deserved more. So, for this episode, he's added:Fresh 2025 Analysis: Hear Vedant's personal insights and renewed thoughts on My Neighbor Totoro .Original 2021 Snippet: A brief segment from his initial discussion with Richard Ramos about the film in the episode, Studio Ghibli: Part 1.Rare Spin-off Revelation: A conversation with Lauren Otto from an upcoming episode...

2025-08-1939 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Studio Ghibli: Part 1.1 - Spirited Away (ft. 2021 Richard Ramos)Welcome to this re-release episode of Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri.Originally recorded on February 19th, 2021, this isn't a new conversation, but a meticulously preserved segment from an extensive 2021 discussion where host Vedant Akhauri and guest Richard Ramos (a Film BFA graduate from Ithaca College '20) initially delved into five Studio Ghibli movies all at once (mistakenly said as four in the episode). The original episode is called Studio Ghibli: Part 1, originally titled Hayao Miyazaki.In this episode, Vedant and Richard share their personal, nostalgic, and impactful first experiences with Miyazaki's films. ...

2025-08-1625 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri GenAI 2 - AI in Filmmaking (ft. Kyle McCue)Host Vedant Akhauri welcomes filmmaker Kyle McCue to the podcast to discuss his insights on AI in filmmaking, particularly his current feature film project, Roleplay, which explores AI companions.Kyle offers a unique perspective on the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence in the media industry, sharing his experiences in screenwriting and independent filmmaking. You'll learn:Behind the Scenes of Roleplay: Gain exclusive insights into the inspiration and production process of Kyle's feature film, Roleplay, which delves into themes of male loneliness and the complex relationship between isolated individuals and AI chatbots. Discover how the main character...

2025-08-1325 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri #100: Navigating Your Acting Career (ft. Actress Jessie Liang)This is our 100th episode, a special installment where we delve into the essential ins and outs of the acting world and entertainment industry. Host Vedant Akhauri is incredibly honored to welcome Jessie Liang, a Taiwanese Brazilian actress with over seven years of diverse experience spanning films, TV commercials, and theater. Jessie is dedicated to helping emerging actors demystify the industry and build confidence in their acting career. You'll learn:• Actor Materials Mastery: Discover red flags and rookie mistakes on resumes (e.g...

2025-08-061h 14 $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Transferrable Skills: Producing Films, Directing Funerals, Wrestling (ft. Wade Simmons)Host Vedant Akhauri sits down with the incredibly unique Wade Simmons – a man who masterfully navigates the seemingly contrasting worlds of independent filmmaking, the funeral business, and professional wrestling. This isn't just an interview; it's a deep dive into an extraordinary career journey that will challenge your perceptions transferrable skills across industries.Discover the fascinating insights in this episode:• Dual Ambition & Career Path: Hear directly from Wade how, from childhood, he knew he wanted to be both a film director and a funeral service worker. Learn about his educational pursuits in both fiel...

2025-07-3033 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Generative AI - Part 1: An IntroductionThis episode of Let's Talk Media delves into the rapidly evolving landscape of generative AI in the media industry and beyond. The discussion highlights the dual nature of generative AI, presenting both its potential benefits and emerging concerns:Benefits of Generative AI: Time-saving in various professional fields, particularly for research, cataloging, and organizing.Efficiency and cost-effectiveness in tasks like describing images, generating email templates, and creating resume bullet points. Potential to revolutionize logging, transcription, and live captioning, although this raises concerns about job displacement.Significant impact on research, drastically reducing the time needed to gather and synthesize information...

2025-03-1934 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Voicing Angelica Pickles from Rugrats (ft. Cheryl Chase)In the Season 6 premiere of Let's Talk Media, Vedant Akhauri interviews Cheryl Chase, best known as the voice of Angelica Pickles in the Rugrats franchise since 1991. She is also known for voicing Mei in the Streamline Pictures dub of Studio Ghibli's My Neighbor Totoro and for her work as a casting coordinator on Ren and Stimpy, along with voicing other characters on Ren and Stimpy. She's also the creator of Schmidti's Circuit, a live action comedy show currently available for funding on Kickstarter.Cherlyn discusses: Landing the role of Angelica PicklesViewing Angelica as a multi-dimensional bratty "...

2025-03-1133 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Launching Your Film Career (ft. Kaleigh Fitzgerald)What does it really take to make it in the film industry? In the Season 5 finale of Let's Talk Media, host Vedant Akhauri sits down with the award-winning filmmaker, Kaleigh Fitzgerald, for an unfiltered look into the industry. This isn't just another interview; it's a deep dive into the creative mind of a director, writer, and producer who's navigated the industry with early success and an authentic vision.Kaleigh shares her journey working on productions with the Deaf community, her own independent films and shows (The Way That I Am, SWIPE, and Work-Life Balance), and on major...

2025-01-281h 40 $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Championing Science Journalism (ft. Sequencer Magazine)In this episode of Let's Talk Media, host Vedant Akhauri speaks with Dan Samorodnitsky, co-founder of Sequencer Magazine - a new subscriber-funded, digital science magazine.A discussion of Sequencer's origins and the challenges of running an independent media outlet in today's challenging media landscape. Dan shares his insights on the decline of traditional print media - driven by factors like advertising shifts, late-stage capitalism, and the rise of digital platforms.He explains how reader-supported models offer a sustainable path forward for journalism, as evidenced by the success of outlets like Defector and Sequencer....

2024-12-0322 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri LGBTQ+ Rep in Sci-Fi Literature (ft. Author, Olly Dee)In this episode of Let's Talk Media, host Vedant Akhauri speaks with Olly Dee - a science fiction author and member of the LGBTQ+ community - about the importance of representation in the genre. They discuss how science fiction can provide a sense of hope and belonging for those who feel othered, particularly for LGBTQ+ individuals. Olly shares their early experiences with science fiction, noting the impact of books like "A Wrinkle in Time" on them. They also highlight the significance of seeing oneself reflected in future narratives, emphasizing that representation should go beyond coming-out stories and...

2024-11-1416 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri 2021 Oscar Predictions (ft. Connor Hibbard)2021 Oscar Predictions for Best Director, Best Actor/Actress, Best Supporting Actor/Actress, Best Original/Adapted Screenplay, Best Animated Feature Film, and of course, Best Picture

2021-04-0337 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri iCarly Revival (ft. Matt Feiler)A discussion of Nickelodeon's "iCarly" and the upcoming Paramount+ revival

2021-03-2727 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Paying College Athletes (ft. Olivia Schlackman)Olivia Schlackman is a student athlete at Ithaca College. We discuss the pros/cons of paying college athletes: Worker's comp, Title IX problems, Free Education, Reputation, Time spent for each division, Media Earnings, and overspending in other categories.

2021-03-2149 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Oprah with Meghan and Harry (ft. Holly Wilkinson)We analyze this bombshell interview, American News vs. British News coverage of Meghan Markle, colorism, disturbing parallels to Princess Diana, and the future of the British Monarch.

2021-03-1234 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri 3 Idiots (ft. Himadri Seth)A discussion of India's STEM culture and Bollywood film, 3 Idiots. Statement from the guest: Himadri would like to introduce this podcast by questioning why she laughs so much in normal conversation

2021-03-0642 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri The 1980s (ft. Olivia Merryman)We discuss our favorite 80s Media, the spike in 80s nostalgia, 80s commercialism, John Hughes' influence on the MCU, and how future media will portray the 2010s (i.e Mustaches and What Will The Fox Say?)

2021-02-2737 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Studio Ghibli: Part 1 (ft. Richard Ramos)We discuss the films and legacy of Hayao Miyazaki, best known for co-founding Studio Ghibli.Films discussed: Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, and The Wind Rises.Original episode title: Hayao Miyazaki (ft. Richard Ramos).

2021-02-2059 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Community (ft. Tarini Venkat)A discussion of the show, Community: Favorite characters, episodes, thoughts on Season 4, and relating to Annie.

2021-02-1324 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri The Stigma Towards Aging Women (ft. Dasha Charapko)How society treats aging women in witchcraft, anti-aging commercials, television shows; and calls them girls in superhero media and society.

2021-02-0633 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Euphoria (ft. Jessica Cook)We discuss Euphoria Season 1, the two specials, and our predictions for Season 2

2021-01-3033 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Lost Media (ft. Clayton Davis)Lost Media: A Day with SpongeBob SquarePants, Sesame Street, Lost Pilots, Doraemon, and more.

2021-01-2342 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri iCarly Revival: First ThoughtsMy initial thoughts on iCarly returning to Paramount+ in 2021. Disclaimer: The serious plot-point is a mere theory on Twitter, not from the actual show.

2020-12-1010 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Post-Election News, Thanksgiving, Remote Finals (ft. Dasha Charapko)Our long awaiting of the 2020 Election results, how to recharge during Thanksgiving Break, prepare for Remote Finals, and caring for yourself during the COVID-19 pandemic. Season 1 Finale. New episodes in Spring 2021.

2020-11-2116 min

Energize with Clayton Davis!Energize with Clayton Davis and Owen Romano- Disney and Movie Theaters with Vedant Akhauri!Hosts Clayton Davis and Owen Romano welcome Vedant Akhauri to talk about Vedant's experience of media in both India and the United States, Owen's hatred of sports, Clay's story about peeing in a movie theater, and of course, the Rants of the Week!Follow the Energize Podcast on Instagram @ener.gizewithclaytondavis and on Twitter with our new handle @Energizepod!

2020-11-161h 07 $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri The Fantasy Genre (ft. Dominick Cura)Why there aren't many good fantasy films anymore

2020-11-1416 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Horror Films: Best and Worst (ft. Fareeha Abrar and Antonio Ferme)We share our best and worst horror films

2020-10-3146 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Student Film During COVID-19 (ft. Owen Paiva)A PSU Student describes his filmmaking during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020-10-2411 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri My 5 Favorite ShowsFive shows that I absolutely recommend!

2020-10-1810 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Spider-Man (ft. Erin Traut)Analysis of all Spider-Man films, our favorite Spider-Man, and Rumors of Tobey Maguire's return

2020-10-1029 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Black Representation (ft. Beja Birch)Beja is a Black Television-Radio freshman at Ithaca College. We discuss the Best/Worst Examples of Black representation, the removal of Gone with The Wind and 30 Rock Episodes, the casting Black voice actors for Cleveland Brown and Missy (Big Mouth), and the coverage of Black Lives Matter.

2020-10-0320 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Ithaca College Fanfiction 😳 (ft. Chloe Landau)IC Alum, Chloe Landau, compiles a spreadsheet of fanfiction set at Ithaca College.

2020-09-2614 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri How Streaming Beats Indian CableHow streaming beats Indian cable in terms of convenience, accessibility, and mature content. Disclaimer: My arguments here are statistically and theory-based. Please take the contents of this episode with a grain of salt.

2020-09-2025 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Working on Mrs. Maisel (ft. Elena DeLuccia)Elena DeLuccia is an Assistant Production Coordinator for "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." She answers behind-the-scenes questions for this Amazon Prime show. Opportunity Walks Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

2020-09-1218 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri TikTok (ft. Corey Laisure)TikTok culture, impact on impressionable minds, and possible U.S ban

2020-09-0519 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri AGT: Season 15 (ft. Emily Hung)Emily describes her virtual audience experience on America's Got Talent; we share our thoughts on the Quarterfinals for Season 15 Song Credit: Lightless Dawn by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3982-lightless-dawn/ License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

2020-08-2921 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Newbsspark: A New Social Media PlatformAn interview with Co-Founders, Anna Makris and Nikola Matic.

2020-08-2209 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Indian Media and Fair Skin (ft. Himadri Seth)Indian Media's obsession with fair skin in Fair and Lovely, Bollywood films and songs, matrimonial sites, and advertisements. Song Credit: Chaos by Gunnar Olsen

2020-08-1522 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Acting (ft. Collin O' Neill)Aspiring actor, Collin 'O Neill, discusses his experiences, advice, and acting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Song Credit: Shattered Illusions by PUREvil

2020-08-0838 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Social Media Distancing (ft. Matt Feiler)Matt shares his experiences with unplugging from social media during the Jewish Sabbath and why it's important sometimes Signal to Noise by Scott Buckley - www.scottbuckley.com.au

2020-08-0118 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Binge-Watching (ft. Tara Lynch)Why we binge-watch, Pros and Cons, and is it feasible? Signal to Noise by Scott Buckley - www.scottbuckley.com.au

2020-07-2521 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Superheroes (ft. Sami Lemza and Bailey Wilkinson)Superhero films, COVID-19, CGI, Disney+ Superhero Offerings, Captain Marvel v. Birds of Prey, etc. Background Music: Lightless Dawn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3982-lightless-dawn/ License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

2020-07-1849 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri 21st Century's Best and Worst Games (ft. Chloe Landau, Corey Laisure, and Olivia Merryman)Best and Worst Games as of May 2020 HolFix - Wasted Panther (Chiptune) https://youtu.be/yFTUu-dtsSM - Song Link https://www.youtube.com/holfix - Channel Link

2020-07-1155 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Tiger King (ft. Dan Rogers)Is Tiger King overrated? Is there much beyond shock factor? And why the hype? Tiger · JØRD · Flakkë Tiger ℗ Creative Commons

2020-07-0319 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Portrayal of Male and Female Athletes (ft. Katherine Jakeway)Katherine Jakeway is a student athlete at SMU. We discuss the disparity in media coverage and standards for male and female athletes. Signal to Noise by Scott Buckley - www.scottbuckley.com.au

2020-06-2719 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Portrait of a Lady on Fire (ft. Bridget Bright)We review the film and LGBTQ+ representation in Hollywood and worldwide.

2020-06-2021 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Local Journalism during BLM Protests (ft. Hannah Breisinger)Hannah Breisinger is a reporter for "All Things Considered" for WHQR. We discuss her experiences with covering BLM protests in Wilmington, the importance of local journalism, and the importance of citizen journalism on social media.

2020-06-1619 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Consumer Control over Media Access (ft. Pete Johanns)Pete Johanns is an Associate Professor in TV Production at Ithaca College. We discuss our increased access to news outlets, misinformation, and footage of the BLM protests.

2020-06-1327 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Radio is NOT Dead (ft. Jay Bradley, Noah Pantano, and Peter Champelli)TNT Radio Productions is an organization dedicated to creating new and original works for the radio/podcast format. TNT officers Jay Bradley and Noah Pantano discuss radio's evolution via podcasts and radio dramas. Peter Champelli is the former Station Manager at WICB 91.7 FM; he discusses the evolution of radio via online distribution, podcasting, and local news journalism.

2020-06-0635 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri COVID-19 and Education (ft. Susan Mago, Jordan Stecker, and Chloe Landau)The impact of remote instruction on high school, college, and graduating students. Song: Chaos by Gunnar Olsen

2020-06-0346 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Cancel Culture (ft. Billy Streleckis)We discuss cancel culture, still enjoying their works, the criteria for cancel culture, and employers firing someone over their social media posts. "All the Things Lost" by Robert Abraham http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rob... Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by Song Selections https://youtu.be/GlcPG5dKWOI

2020-05-3036 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Tall Girl (ft. Bridget Bright)We analyze Netflix's Tall Girl and everything wrong with Teen Rom Coms

2020-05-2322 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri The Bachelor (ft. Jeremy Menard and Olivia Brown)We analyze the enjoyment factor, the latest season, and representation in The Bachelor. 'Sleep' [Dreamy Piano + Strings CC-BY] - Scott Buckley

2020-05-1635 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri The Portrayal of High School (ft. Katie Logue)We analyze high school in real life against high school in film and TV.

2020-05-0930 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri CGI (ft. Noah Pantano)We review Cats 2019 for its story and CGI. Background Music: Ancient Rite by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5739-ancient-rite License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

2020-05-0220 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Celebrity Endorsements (ft. Aaron Ohmstede)When are endorsements good? When are they bad? Music by Kevin MacLeod. Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

2020-04-2513 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Bollywood (ft. Aditi Shandilya and Collin Gee)We discuss the growing Western influence on Bollywood, our favorite films and actors, and Bollywood's international appeal. Music Credit: BeatbyShahed https://youtube.com/c/djshahmoneybeatz https://facebook.com/beatbyshahed https://soundcloud.com/djshahmoneybeatz https://instagram.com/imshahed Free Download: https://soundcloud.com/djshahmoneybea...

2020-04-1817 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Representation (ft. Fareeha Abrar, Jessica Cook, Jai Singh Nanda)We discuss the importance of representation, Parasite winning Best Picture, and diversity in superhero media. Floating Cities by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3765-floating-cities License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

2020-04-1125 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri FCC Fines YouTube (ft. Connor Dunwoodie)Connor Dunwoodie is a YouTuber with over 300K+ views. We discuss the FCC's fining of YouTube for providing access to Under 13 users.

2020-04-0411 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Twitch (ft. Anna Makris)I interview my former supervisor from Bernie 2020 about Twitch: Do presidential campaigns belong on Twitch? What's the future of Twitch? And who's gonna win the 2020 U.S presidential election? Music Credit: Dirt Rhodes by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3650-dirt-rhodes License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Date of Recording: March 8, 2020

2020-03-2618 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri COVID-19 and the Media (ft. Jessica Cook, Chloe Landau, and Alex Maceira)Welcome to this episode of Let's Talk Media, recorded the week COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Host Vedant Akhauri and guests highlight the immediate and widespread impact of the pandemic on various media sectors in real-time.Vedant himself, as a newscaster for his college radio station, first reported on the coronavirus during its initial detection in a Chinese market in December 2019 and its first appearance in Seattle, noting his initial thought that it "could not get any worse" before it escalated to a pandemic.Our guests:1. Jessica Cook, a film student at Penn...

2020-03-2033 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri 4Kids Localization and Stereotypes in Advertising (ft. Dr. Scheibe)In this episode of Let's Talk Media, we discuss 4Kids: An organization that played a significant, albeit controversial, role in bringing Japanese animated content to American audiences from the 1990s to the early 2010s.Host Vedant Akhauri personally acknowledges 4Kids for introducing him and millions of other Americans to popular Japanese franchises such as Pokémon and One Piece. He even recounts owning DVD sets of the first season of Pokémon, highlighting the company's impact on a generation's childhood. However, the episode quickly establishes that 4Kids became "a bit controversial" due to its specific localization methods....

2020-03-1317 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri China: Censorship, Propaganda, and Surveillance (ft. Matteo Velardo)Welcome to Let's Talk Media! In this EXPLOSIVE, MUST-LISTEN episode, your host Vedant Akhauri and guest Matteo Velardo dive into the unseen forces shaping our media landscape and the DARK REALITY of China's human rights abuses and its global impact.🚨 WARNING: This episode delves into mature and potentially upsetting content, including human rights abuses, persecution, and torture. Listener discretion is strongly advised. 🚨We're pulling back the curtain on how China's influence reaches far beyond its borders, affecting major corporations and silencing critical voices. In this episode, we discuss:The NBA & Blizzard Controversy: How fi...

2020-03-0628 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri When Are Revivals A Good Idea?Welcome to Episode 2 of Let's Talk Media. Your host Vedant Akhauri dives deep into Hollywood's unprecedented wave of reboots, sequels, remakes, and spin-offs that have dominated the entertainment industry since the late 2010s. Are studios truly out of ideas, or is there a secret strategy behind this trend? We're cutting through the noise to answer Hollywood's biggest question: When is bringing back a beloved franchise a GENIUS move, and when is it a COLOSSAL mistake?In this episode, we cover:The MONEY Trap: Why some revivals are DOOMED from the start! Discover our #1 rule: If a...

2020-02-2811 min $Let\'s Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri$

Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri Decline of Cable TVIn this first episode of Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri, host Vedant Akhauri dives into a pivotal shift in the entertainment industry: The decline of cable television. This isn't just a surface-level observation, but a comprehensive analysis of how streaming services have reshaped how we consume media. Akhauri guides listeners through:The historical context that set the stage for this transformationThe strategic maneuvers of streaming giants such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video, exploring how they rose to prominenceThe core reasons driving viewers to "cut the cord" and embrace on-demand entertainmentThis episode references Carly Lampier's publication...

2020-02-2211 min