Latest He-man Podcast Episodes
"A Christmas Special" - Holiday Traditions
She-Ra: Progressive of Power - December 22, 2017 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsThe only way the season could end! Guests JB Anderton, Dean Neilly, and Rachel Pitt join Lauren and Eric to discuss a wide swath of holiday traditions and their media representation against the backdrop of one of the most infamous entries in the He-Man/She-Ra canon. Skeletor has his Gri...
"Black Snow" - Propaganda
She-Ra: Progressive of Power - December 15, 2017 20:45 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsLauren finally gets to meet one of She-Ra’s colorful friends as we travel to Frosta’s Kingdom of Snows for a brewing conflict with the Selkies over some Horde trickery. Russia’s on the table, and so is the hilarious incompetence of Multi-Bot. With special guest Sean Kelley from Improvis...
"The Unicorn King" - Animal Rights
She-Ra: Progressive of Power - December 08, 2017 20:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsThis week, we’re finally talking about an issue that is (mostly) bipartisan – animal rights! We’ve got special guest zoo professional Jon Meisenbach to share his thoughts on the Horde’s attempted conquering of Unicorn Island, and Lauren and Eric gush about their dogs a lot. Special shou...
"The Peril of Whispering Woods" - Healthcare
She-Ra: Progressive of Power - December 01, 2017 20:15 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsThe Whispering Woods is broken and so is the way we think about caring for people. This week, Dr. Adam Del Conte joins Lauren and Eric to talk about access to healthcare, how environmentalism relates to well-being, and meeting the real She-Ra (almost definitely). In this episode we shou...
"Unexpected Ally" - Finding Common Ground
She-Ra: Progressive of Power - November 24, 2017 20:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsThis week, the Rebels find a friend in an unlikely place, and Lauren and Eric discuss the potentials and limits of finding real-life allies from across the aisle. Is John McCain an actual General Sundar? Eh, maybe! Roy Moore definitely isn’t. Shout out to Flippable.org for putting consi...
"My Friend, My Enemy" - Empathy
She-Ra: Progressive of Power - November 17, 2017 19:45 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsSkeletor drops in on Etheria with the most dastardly plan of all: EVIL PIE. Someone has to cry for Hordak, and we discuss the social and political value of empathy. Featuring special guest elementary school psychologist Aaron Hosek. Shoutout this week to 826 Chi, a great local organizat...
"Just Like Me" - Heroism & Responsibility
She-Ra: Progressive of Power - November 10, 2017 19:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsThis week, we look at an under-the-radar gem of the She-Ra series that teaches kids everywhere how important it is to play to their own strengths, even if they can’t lift tanks over their head like our favorite Princess of Power. Lauren and Eric learn something, too, as we talk about tr...
"Huntara" - Race
She-Ra: Progressive of Power - November 03, 2017 19:15 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsThis week, we tackle a beloved episode and She-Ra’s biggest issue — representation of anybody who isn’t white. And hey, thanks to Hordak’s evil plot, Fake News is also on the docket! With special guest Dawn Xiana Moon.
"The Rock People" - Assimilation
She-Ra: Progressive of Power - October 27, 2017 19:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsWhat happens when a group of spacefaring rocks that transform into pacifist humanoids try to immigrate to Etheria? What a hot topic! Plus we welcome guest Christina Bailey, who speaks on her own experiences as part-Latino, part-white in the US, and we finally dive (a little bit) into th...
"Play It Again, Bow" & "Treasure of the First Ones" - Art
She-Ra: Progressive of Power - October 20, 2017 18:45 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsThis week: Hordak treasures guns, Madame Razz runs into an ex, and, in an episode about the power of art to resist, we once again confront Confederate monuments. Plus, we welcome special guest Marcus Warren, a gallery preparator and shop coordinator at the University of Chicago, who cer...
"The Price of Freedom" - Privilege
She-Ra: Progressive of Power - October 13, 2017 18:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsThis week, we look at the most beloved of all She-Ra episodes, and Eric lays out his idea that the relationship between He-Man and She-Ra perfectly displays male privilege. Also, Loo-Kee really misses the mark on the moral, and Mantenna doesn’t own enough shoes. Poor guy.
"Book Burning" - Education
She-Ra: Progressive of Power - October 06, 2017 18:15 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsI’ve heard of ghosted, but guested?? This week, Progressive of Power welcomes its first guest in real-life teacher Tom, a high school science educator from rural IL. Tom tells us what it’s like teaching some hot-button topics like global warming and evolution in the era of Trump, and we...
"The Crystal Castle" & "Troll's Dream" - The Other
She-Ra: Progressive of Power - September 29, 2017 18:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsThis week, it’s crystals galore as the Rebels find the Crystal Castle and then battle the Crystal Spider. But they’re also battling their own bias towards Etheria’s poor Trolls. Quoth episode writer Larry DiTillio, “Twiggets are bigots”… at least sometimes. Reminds me of a song from Ave...
"A Loss for Words" - Free Speech
She-Ra: Progressive of Power - September 22, 2017 17:45 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsThis week, Shadow Weaver steals the Rebellion’s ability to speak, and Lauren and Eric discuss one of the most contentious (and most misunderstood) issues in politics today. Oh boy. In the show, Eric references a BackStory episode featuring a conversation with the University of Virginia ...
"The Sea Hawk" & "Return of the Sea Hawk" - Gender Roles
She-Ra: Progressive of Power - September 15, 2017 17:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsThis week, we’re taking on the episodes routinely referred to as the “romance” shows. Adora gets a boyfriend — or does She-Ra? What do we think of Sea Hawk’s portrayal and, more importantly, Adora’s reaction to him? Why does Loo-Kee think you should just tell everyone you have a crush o...
"Duel at Devlan" - Resistance
She-Ra: Progressive of Power - September 08, 2017 17:15 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsThis week, Lauren and Eric discuss the first episode after She-Ra’s pilot, which, as in most shows, ends up providing a pretty solid template for the rest of the series. She-Ra teaches a village to #resist a guy with a face for a body, a bunch of people get pies in their face, and Laure...
"The Sword of She-Ra" - Introduction
She-Ra: Progressive of Power - September 01, 2017 17:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsThe premiere episode of She-Ra: Progressive of Power! Longtime fan Eric introduces his cohost Lauren to this wonderful, silly, weirdly relevant 1985 cartoon and the two explore the character of She-Ra, her world, and how that relates surprisingly well to what many of us are feeling in 2...
Episode 6 - MASK Unleashed
MASK Unleashed - July 22, 2014 04:23 - 1 hour ★★ - 1 ratingEpisode 6 of the MASK Unleashed Podcast featuring the 1985 animated series MASK. This week we review episode 9 & 10, talk about the characters, toys, and much more. If you have the time please leave us a review on iTunes! Visit our site at: http://www.quadrantx.com/ Thanks for listening!
Episode 5 - MASK Unleashed
MASK Unleashed - July 22, 2014 04:23 - 1 hour ★★ - 1 ratingEpisode 5 of the MASK Unleashed Podcast featuring the 1985 animated series MASK. This week we review episode 7 & 8, talk about the characters, toys, and much more. If you have the time please leave us a review on iTunes! We want to know who you like better, Gloria or Vanessa? And what is the be...
Episode 4 - MASK Unleashed
MASK Unleashed - July 22, 2014 04:23 - 1 hour ★★ - 1 ratingEpisode 4 of the MASK Unleashed Podcast featuring the 1985 animated series MASK. This week we review episode 5 & 6, talk about the characters, toys, and much more. We want to know who you like better, Gloria or Vanessa? And what is the best MASK vehicle? Visit our site at: http://www.quadrantx....
Episode 3 - MASK Unleashed
MASK Unleashed - July 22, 2014 04:23 - 56 minutes ★★ - 1 ratingEpisode 3 of the MASK Unleashed Podcast featuring the 1985 animated series MASK. This week we review episode 3 & 4, talk about the characters, toys, and much more.
Episode 2 - MASK Unleashed
MASK Unleashed - July 20, 2014 02:41 - 50 minutes ★★ - 1 ratingEpisode 2 of the MASK Unleashed Podcast featuring the 1985 animated series MASK. This week we review episode 2, talk about the characters, toys, and much more.
Episode 1 - MASK Unleashed
MASK Unleashed - July 20, 2014 02:41 - 47 minutes ★★ - 1 ratingThis is Episode 1 of the MASK Unleashed Podcast featuring the 1985 animated series MASK. This week we get our feet wet with episode 1, talk about the characters, toys, and much more.
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