Burst Your Bubble

A podcast about -isms and -phobias in pop culture.

Filtering by Category: colonialism

EP66 - Cultures Aren't Costumes

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EP66 - It happens every year - someone wears a Halloween costume that's problematic, not thinking about the historical and cultural background of that costume. But let's talk about it, and why cultures aren't costumes.

You can find the full episode script here.

Art by Jeremy Ferris.

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EP45 - Addams Family (Thanksgiving) Values

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Let's talk (real quick) about Addams Family Values (1993) and the infamous Thanksgiving scene.

You can find the full episode script here.

Art by Jeremy Ferris.

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EP20 - White Zombie and Its Many -Isms And -Phobias

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It's the second Halloween episode! Let's talk about zombies - specifically from the 1932 film White Zombie.

Art by Jeremy Ferris.

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EP17 - Latin America in Good Neighbor Films

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For this episode, we're going to talk about U.S. foreign policy and how it shaped Hollywood's representation of Latin America in the 1940s, creating films full of racism, whitewashing, exoticism, and sexual objectification.

Art by Jeremy Ferris.

New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.

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EP11 - The Many -Isms of Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom

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In this episode we're going to look at Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. You might want to rewatch it and see for yourself the -isms and -phobias that rear their ugly heads: racism, xenophobia, sexism, and general anti-Indian sentiment.

Art by Jeremy Ferris.

New episodes released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.

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EP03 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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Let's talk about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the 1971 and 2005 film adaptations, and race.

Art by Jeremy Ferris.

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