Burst Your Bubble

A podcast about -isms and -phobias in pop culture.

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EP70 - Joker: Why Make a Sympathetic Shooter?

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EP70 - Let’s talk about toxic masculinity, gun violence, and mental illness in Joker. Because here’s the real question: in a world where we can see real life mass shootings on TV and read about them in newspapers and hear about them on the radio, why do we need a movie that celebrate and sympathizes with the shooter?

You can find the full episode script here.

Logo by Jeremy Ferris.

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EP27 - Disability, Movies, and the Oscars

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Let's talk about the Americans with Disabilities Act, actors without disabilities portraying characters with disabilities, and the rise of those roles getting Oscar nominations and wins.

Art by Jeremy Ferris.

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