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Episode 106: New Media and Politics with Whitney Phillips and Sulafa Zidani

November 30, 2022 Sophie Madej Leave a comment

We start by digging into each of our guests’ definitions of “meme” (in contrast to Richard Dawkins), zeroing in on…

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Posted in: Memes, Politics, Pop Culture

Episode 99: Audience is part of IP, with Diana Williams

May 2, 2022 Sophie Madej Leave a comment

Our guest this week is Diana Williams, who, after 30 years in the entertainment media industry working on premier content…

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Posted in: Entertainment, Games Based Learning, Politics, Transmedia Storytelling, Video Games

Episode 94: Curious Conversations Across the Divide with Mónica Guzmán

March 28, 2022 Sophie Madej Leave a comment

Mónica Guzmán, author of I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided…

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Posted in: Podcast, Politics, Uncategorized

Episode 81: Warren Hedges on the Fantasy Roots of the Capital Insurrection

March 11, 2021 Sophie Madej Leave a comment

This week’s guest, Warren Hedges, teaches a course at the University of Southern Oregon on how speculative genres such as…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Politics

Episode 67: Pandemic, Pedagogy, and Politics

September 9, 2020 Karan Nevatia Leave a comment

How Do You Like It So Far? is back! We’re excited to bring you a whole new slate of stimulating…

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Posted in: Census, Civic Engagement, Connected Learning, Digital Engagement, Education, Equity, Inclusion, Policy, Politics, Public Policy, Virtual Communities

Episode 63: The Infiltrators with Alex Rivera

April 17, 2020 Lena Bhise Leave a comment

Welcome to our third virtual episode How Do You Like it So Far? fans!  We are shocked we even remembered…

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Posted in: Activism, Education, Immigration, Policy, Politics, Undocumented, Youth

Episode 52: Podcasting the News with Akilah Hughes

January 24, 2020 Lena Bhise Leave a comment

Welcome to a new decade (we’re in the 20’s folks!) and another episode of How Do You Like it So…

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Posted in: Civic Engagement, Comedy, Digital Engagement, Podcast, Politics, Pop Culture Filed under: news, YouTube

Episode 50: Memes to Movements with An Xiao Mina

December 6, 2019 Lena Bhise Leave a comment

Welcome to December How Do You Like it So Far? fans!  We can’t believe it ourselves, but we only have…

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Posted in: Activism, Civic Engagement, Digital Engagement, Entertainment, Memes, Participatory Culture, Politics, Pop Culture, Social Justice, Social Media, Technology

Episode 49: Fireside Chat with Youth Activists Justin Scott and Jessica Riestra

November 22, 2019 Lena Bhise Leave a comment

Here we are again How Do You Like it So Far? fans!  We continue with our two-part series from the 2019…

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Posted in: Activism, Civic Engagement, Digital Engagement, Education, Participatory Culture, Politics, Social Justice, Social Media, Youth

Episode 43: Sex Work and Podcasting: A Conversation with Vanessa Carlisle, Siouxsie Q and Kaytlin Bailey

October 11, 2019 Josh Chang Leave a comment

Here’s to another week and another episode How Do You Like it So Far? fans!  We have a two-part series…

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Posted in: Activism, Diversity, Labor Rights, Podcast, Politics, Pop Culture, Sex Workers, Social Justice

Episode 42: From Radio to Podcasting – Insight from Tina Antolini (Gravy), Scott Carrier (Home of the Brave) and Trey Kay (Us & Them)

September 27, 2019 Josh Chang 1 Comment

Welcome back How Do You Like it So Far? fans!  This week, we have a special treat for you —…

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Posted in: Civic Engagement, Diversity, Entertainment, Food, Immigration, Participatory Culture, Podcast, Politics, Pop Culture, Radio Journalism, Technology, Transmedia Storytelling

Episode 41: On Ecopiety with Sarah McFarland Taylor: Is Abstaining from Using a Plastic Straw and Driving a Prius Saving Our Planet?

September 20, 2019 Josh Chang Leave a comment

Welcome back to another season of How Do You Like It So Far?  Henry and Colin are joined by Sarah…

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Posted in: Activism, Civic Engagement, Entertainment, Environment, Environmental justice, Hip-hop, Participatory Culture, Politics, Pop Culture, Religion, Vampire fiction

Episode 39: Gaming the Iron Curtain: Computer games as a medium for self-expression in communist Czechoslovakia

May 2, 2019 Sophie Madej 1 Comment

Our guest this week is Jaroslav Švelch, author of Gaming the Iron Curtain: How Teenagers and Amateurs in Communist Czechoslovakia…

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Posted in: Participatory Culture, Politics, Pop Culture, Video Games, Youth

Episode 29: The politics within politics of the Oscars

February 19, 2019 Sophie Madej Leave a comment

In this episode we discuss the Oscars with Raffi Sarkissian, Lecturer at Christopher Newport University, Virginia. Raffi has written about…

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Posted in: Activism, Entertainment, Politics

Episode 23: Naja Nielsen

October 30, 2018 Mara Pleasure Leave a comment

This week, Henry talks with Naja Nielsen from Orb Media. They dive into all things youth and politics, focusing on…

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Posted in: Civic Engagement, Civic Imagination, Digital Engagement, Politics, Social Change, Social Justice, Youth

Episode 14: Hye Jin Lee and Cristina Visperas on the Global Fandom for K-Pop

May 21, 2018 Henry Jenkins 1 Comment

This week, my USC colleagues Hye Jin Lee and Cristina Visperas dropped by the Julie Chin, Leslie Moonves, and CBS…

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Posted in: Fandom, K-Pop, Politics, Pop Culture

Episode 9: Nicholas J. Cull on Black Panther and the politics of popular culture

April 20, 2018 Henry Jenkins 1 Comment

This week, we wrap up our consideration of the Black Panther phenomenon with an interview of our USC colleague, Nicholas…

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Posted in: Black Panther, Politics, Pop Culture, Public Diplomacy

Episode 6: Define American’s Julian Gomez on Black Panther and empowering fan activism

March 24, 2018 Henry Jenkins Leave a comment

Define American’s Julian Gomez joins Henry and Colin to discuss how Black Panther and other popular stories can be used…

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Posted in: Activism, Black Panther, Civic Engagement, Immigration, Participatory Culture, Politics

Episode 5: Black Panther, comics and the history of Marvel

March 20, 2018 Henry Jenkins 1 Comment

Ramzi Fawaz, assistant professor of English at University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Rebecca Wanzo, associate professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality…

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Posted in: Black Panther, Comic Studies, Politics

Episode 1: Star Wars Cluster – Ahmed Best

February 14, 2018 Henry Jenkins Leave a comment

In the first cluster of episodes, we are turning out attention onto The Last Jedi, which we are coming at from…

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Posted in: Diversity, Politics, Star Wars

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