Episode 95 — The Hunger Games RaceFail, Black Superheroes, and Google Glasses
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow95seasonThree–Episode95–TheHungerGames/Sandf–Episode95–TheHungerGamesRacefailBlackSuperheroesAndGoogleGlasses.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSIt’s time for some controversy! This week, Jen and I talk about the “shock” over casting black people in The Hunger Games, why we need more black superheroes, and Google’s new super geek item of the year (which isn’t an April Fool’s joke, apparently). Feel free to drop in with your thoughts! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 95 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 33:12) “Google’s Project Glass Eyewear: Next Big Google Flop or Hit?“ “White Until Proven Black: Imagining Race in Hunger Games“ “Hunger Games Tweets“ “‘Hunger Games’ and Hollywood’s racial casting issue“ Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
