Where were you on June 17, 1994? Follow Meandering Through America at @PodMeandering and let us know what you think about our conversation and which cultural texts you want us to discuss next.

Meandering Through the Summer of 1982

Oct 13th, 2020 1h 14m

This week the gang shifts their focus a little toward a period of time in American cinema when sci-fi movies reigned supreme and arguably still influence movies today: the Summer of 1982.Follow Meandering Through America at @PodMeandering and l

Meandering Through Always Sunny

Sep 28th, 2020 59m 7s

This week, the gang celebrates the terrible people of IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA and wonders why we love them. Also, egg.Follow Meandering Through America at @PodMeandering and let us know what you think about our conversation and which

Meandering through Community

Sep 14th, 2020 57m 50s

In this week's episode, the gang looks at Community and its pop culture legacy. Then Megan talks about NBC, John talks about Star Trek, and Peter ties it all together somehow.Follow Meandering Through America at @PodMeandering and let us know w

Meandering Through Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Sep 2nd, 2020 59m 28s

This week the gang looks at the hit sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine and its ideas on policing, masculinity, and yogurt.Follow Meandering Through America at @PodMeandering and let us know what you think about our conversation and which cultural texts

Meandering Through You've Got To Be Carefully Taught

Aug 17th, 2020 54m 52s

This week the gang returns to musicals and the Rodgers and Hammerstein song "You've Got to be Carefully Taught," originally written for 1949's SOUTH PACIFIC.Follow Meandering Through America at @PodMeandering and let us know what you think abou

Meandering Through Alumnus Football

Jul 27th, 2020 1h 8m

Getting ready for the return of sports, the gang considers Grantland Rice's famous 1908 poem ALUMNUS FOOTBALL, the source of one of sports' most recognizable idioms: it's not that you won or lost, but how you played the game.Follow Meandering T

Meandering Through Impossible Dreams

Jul 15th, 2020 1h 16m

Shifting the focus to literature, the gang breaks down Tim Pratt's IMPOSSIBLE DREAMS, winner of the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.Follow Meandering Through America at @PodMeandering and let us know what you think about our conversation a

Meandering Through Hamilton

Jul 1st, 2020 1h 5m

This week the gang looks at the meteoric cultural impact of HAMILTON and discusses why it's become a middle-America phenomenon.Follow Meandering Through America at @PodMeandering and let us know what cultural texts you want us to discuss next.

Meandering Through The Big Chill

Jun 22nd, 2020 58m 55s

This week, the gang dives into the culture and legacy of baby boomers by deconstructing the 1983 movie THE BIG CHILL and its impressive soundtrack. Follow Meandering Through America at @PodMeandering and let us know what cultural texts you want

Meandering Through Pinkerton

Jun 8th, 2020 51m 41s

This week, the gang takes a dive into Weezer's sophomore album PINKERTON. Believe it or not, we don't only discuss how the lyrics are #CreepyAF.Follow Meandering Through America at @PodMeandering and let us know what cultural texts you want us

Meandering Through Ziggy Stardust

May 25th, 2020 49m 57s

In this week's episode, the gang takes on David Bowie's landmark 1972 album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars." Follow Meandering Through America at @PodMeandering and let us know what cultural texts you want us to

Meandering Through 1776

May 15th, 2020 45m 45s

Remember 1776? Not the year, the film. Of course you do. Join the gang and fellow Americanist friend of the show Julia as they talk about everything from Mr. Feeny to... well, you'll find out. Follow us @podmeandering for more updates!

Meandering Through Episode 2 - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Apr 21st, 2020 56m 4s

In this episode, The Gang discusses Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, a movie John thinks has become an American folk tale, Peter kinda tolerates, and Megan hasn't finished. Complete with obligatory Bryan Adams love!!!

Meandering Through Episode 1 - Groundhog Day

Apr 20th, 2020 50m 58s

The first episode of MEANDERING THROUGH AMERICA, a podcast that's breaking down boundaries by featuring a bunch of friends talking about pop culture.Today we discuss GROUNDHOG DAY, a movie that everyone agrees is great, but not as great as the

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