Serious Fun
54 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTake a journey into the frivolous with 'Serious Fun', a podcast by UWGB Communication and Information Science professor Bryan Carr. Hear from the scholars, professionals, and fans that interpret and create pop culture. Whether it's comic books, video games or reality TV, "Serious Fun" examines the media that shapes and reflects our lives.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Episode 4: All The World Is Waiting For You (Wonder Woman Day 2017, Brown County Library)
June 05, 2017 17:05 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBLike a whirling dervish of red, white, and blue Episode 4 of Serious Fun is here to show man's world what's what. This episode was recorded from a talk given by Bryan at the Brown County Library's Wonder Woman Day, part of a global celebration of the character's 75th anniversary and her new movie. If you ever wanted to know anything about Wonder Woman, her history, and her role in society and pop culture, here's the show for you! Bonus: hear what audience members had to say after the talk! C...
Episode 3: Reading Pixels, Changing Lives (w/Tyler Scholz)
May 16, 2017 15:11 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBEpisode 3 of Serious Fun is here and it brings with it a lovely chat with Tyler Scholz, recent UWGB grad and host -slash- creator of the Reading Pixels webseries on YouTube. Tyler talks to Bryan about his work analyzing games, the challenges a young YouTuber faces, and defends his fandom for Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. All that, and a Special Celebrity Guest*! Check out Tyler's videos by starting with his first episode at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2hOA-P1YKc. CREDITS: "Last Surprise" -...
Episode 2: A Marvel-ous Universe, Full of Pathos and Raccoons (w/Chuck Rybak & Ryan Martin)
May 03, 2017 17:55 - 1 hour - 114 MBDespite all warnings and wisdom to the contrary, here before you sits another episode of Serious Fun. This time, Bryan sits down with the hosts of Phoenix Studios' "All the Rage Podcast" (UWGB English professor Chuck Rybak and UWGB Psychology chair Ryan Martin) to dork out over the literary, psychological, and cultural dimensions of the incredibly lucrative and timely Marvel Cinematic Universe. Put this on as you drive to the theater to see Guardians! Or don't! I'm a podcast description, not ...
Episode 1: Making Merry Metropolis Music (w/ Michelle McQuade Dewhirst)
April 14, 2017 16:55 - 41 minutes - 56.7 MBHere it is, the first episode of Serious Fun! In this one, Bryan sits down with UWGB Music professor Michelle McQuade Dewhirst to talk about Metropolis, her new score for the film, and her guilty Cutthroat Kitchen fandom.