This episode I talk with Mayara Caetano about the Japanese drama series "My husband won't fit" (Otto no chinpo ga hairanai) (2019) on Netflix. This series shows fictional intimacy and reproductive issues between Kumiko and Kenichi who are unabl

Episode 4 - On our intimate relationship with God in video games with Lars de Wildt

May 3rd, 2022 49m 30s

During this episode, I speak with Lars de Wildt, postdoctoral researcher in media studies at KU Leuven, about our intimate relationship with God and how games let us engage with Christianity in games. This episode was recorded back in November

Episode 3 - Affective Reception and Characters with Nicolle Lamerichs

Feb 1st, 2022 54m 33s

After an unexpectedly long hiatus, I talk with Nicole Lamerichs, senior researcher at the HKU in The Netherlands. We discuss about our rising interest and engagement with fictional characters, fan's affective reception of them, and the (para-)s

Episode 2 - The Fourth Wall in Games with Agata Waszkiewicz

Jul 1st, 2021 54m 51s

Today I talk with Agata Waszkiewicz, a doctoral candidate at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. We discuss the (non-)existence of the fourth wall in theatre, film, and digital games, and how it creates intimacy between player and avat

Episode 1 - Otome Games with Susana Tosca

Jun 2nd, 2021 51m 49s

In this first episode of this podcast on mediated intimacies, I talk with Susana Tosca, associate professor at Roskilde University in Denmark. We talk about otome games, Japanese video games in which women can date a pool of handsome men. What

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