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.
The Skiffy and Fanty Show 38 — Torture Cinema Meets the Last Airbender
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow2.6/Sandf–Episode2.6–TortureCinemaMeetsTheLastAirbender.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThere’s nothing quite like watching someone’s career crash and burn like a WWI biplane at the end of a dogfight. This week we talk about the (arguably) worst movie of 2010: The Last Airbender (written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan). We won’t ruin the episode for you, except to say that it’s quite painful. Tune in and enjoy at your own expense! Feel free to shoot us an email at skiffyandfanty [at] gmail [dot] com, leave a comment, or follow us on Twitter. 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 38 — Download (MP3) Intro and Torture Cinema Meets The Last Airbender (0:00 – 34:44): The Last Airbender (IMDB) (Where you can read up on all the acting careers that have now been destroyed…) Racebending (i.e., info about The Last Airbender‘s racefail moments) (Because we know you want to be pissed and in pain at the same time while you watch this crap…) 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.
