For this special episode listeners submitted questions and the host answered them in a live, unscripted recording. Questions included everything from the writing process to opinions about genres and different social issues.For more podcast e

Is there a right way to write a matriarchy?

Aug 31st, 2021 33m 31s

When's the last time you read a story set in a matriarchy? Did you enjoy it? What are the common tropes to writing matriarchies and who do they serve? In this episode you'll hear about fantasy and science fiction matriarchies in everything from

Who gets to be the hero in historical narratives?

Jul 30th, 2021 23m 35s

How accurate does historical fiction have to be to enhance our understanding of the past rather than harm it? In the age of historical retellings/reimagenings like Hamilton and Bridgerton, I look at the works of historical romance novelist KJ C

Does Jemisin's "The Fifth Season" solve the "X-Men Problem"?

Apr 29th, 2021 31m 43s

The X-Men universe popularized a unique set of tropes common to fantasy worldbuilding: people with superpowers who are feared and persecuted by society. This trope is everywhere from the "Witcher" books/games/show to many popular YA novels, but

The Best Queer Pairing You'll Never Watch: Root/Shaw on Person of Interest

Apr 5th, 2021 40m 28s

Sometimes TV shows give us amazing queer pairings but end up not treating them right. In this special episode of Pop Culture Sociologist I'm going to give you all the best parts of badass assassin Sameen Shaw and hacker spy Samantha "Root" Grov

Lyanna Stark and how "Game of Thrones" was almost a brilliant social critique

Feb 18th, 2021 34m 19s

What does Lyanna Stark's portrayal on Game of Thrones have to do with women in the real world being written out of history? The show has been both praised and criticized for its portrayal of female characters, but could the difference in Lyanna

Why "Hannibal" is the best screen adaptation of "Lolita"

Jan 14th, 2021 36m 16s

Why is Bryan Fuller's "Hannibal", a horror show about a cannibal and an FBI profiler, a more accurate adaptation of "Lolita" than the two official film adaptations of the book, by Stanley Kubrick and Adrian Lyne? In the first episode of Pop Cul

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Pop Culture Sociologist: A New Podcast About Media

Jan 4th, 2021 39s

Welcome to Pop Culture Sociologist! I'm media critic Marina Berlin and I'm starting a podcast about movies, TV shows and books, through a sociological lens. In season one I'll tell you about recently revived historical lesbians, the revolutiona

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