Latest Medialiteracy Podcast Episodes
4: Are Children Being Ripped Off By Online Games?
Tech Shock - from Parent Zone - November 09, 2020 00:56 - 22 minutesVicki and Geraldine look at the links between loot boxes and gambling. Subscribe now, rate the podcast, and give it a 5-star review – and keep listening every Monday morning for a new episode of ‘Tech Shock – from Parent Zone’. Talking points: - 93% of children in the UK play online games ...
4: Are children being ripped off by online games?
Tech Shock - from Parent Zone - November 09, 2020 00:56 - 22 minutesVicki and Geraldine look at the links between loot boxes and gambling. Subscribe now, rate the podcast, and give it a 5-star review – and keep listening every Monday morning for a new episode of ‘Tech Shock – from Parent Zone’. Talking points: - 93% of children in the UK play online games -...
3: How can the public have more say in the future of the internet?
Tech Shock - from Parent Zone - November 02, 2020 00:24 - 32 minutesLegislation is coming in the UK and Europe that could change the internet. But is the public consulted? Not much. Vicki Shotbolt and Geraldine Bedell talk to Ellen Judson of Demos, who has been researching public attitudes to online harms. Subscribe now, rate the podcast, and give it a 5-star...
Lovecraft Country (HBO, Created by Misha Green)
Reel Review - October 30, 2020 18:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsEpisode one of Lovecraft Country lets viewers know for sure that the question of reality and truth is at the heart of the series. In reality, H. P. Lovecraft was an overt White Supremacist. The series turns this on its head and gives a new generation a ring-side seat to revisiting history from t...
2: Can age-gating the internet ever work? with John Carr
Tech Shock - from Parent Zone - October 26, 2020 00:41 - 41 minutesVicki and Geraldine are joined by their very first guest, John Carr, who is, among many other things, Secretary of the Children’s Charities’ Coalition on Internet Safety, an advisor to the UN, to the EU and to the UK government. They'll be looking at focusing on the often vexed question of tryin...
1: Are Children Creating Porn Online?
Tech Shock - from Parent Zone - October 18, 2020 23:31 - 25 minutesWelcome to ‘Tech Shock’ – the new podcast from Parent Zone! Vicki Shotbolt and Geraldine Bedell are your hosts, looking at how digital technology is affecting family life. They’ll help explain its mysteries to parents, teachers, professionals and policymakers. In this first episode...
Tech Shock - from Parent Zone Trailer
Tech Shock - from Parent Zone - October 11, 2020 23:00 - 1 minuteWelcome to ‘Tech Shock’ – the new podcast from Parent Zone! Vicki Shotbolt and Geraldine Bedell are your hosts, looking at how digital technology is affecting family life. They’ll help explain its mysteries to parents, teachers, professionals and policymakers, starting off by looking at...
Mulan (dir. Niki Caro)
Reel Review - September 25, 2020 22:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsFor our September film discussion, we decided on Disney's streaming release of the live-action remake, Mulan. It's a film that is surrounded by controversy both domestically and abroad. Yifei Liu, the actress who plays the titular character, sparked a boycott hashtag last August (2019) with a ...
Starship Troopers (1997 - dir. Paul Verhoeven)
Reel Review - August 21, 2020 18:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe 2020 Presidential Election brings us to an important tipping point in the American experiment. In July 2020, the New Yorker ran a piece called "How “Starship Troopers” Aligns with Our Moment of American Defeat," by David Roth. We thought that it would be a great excuse to revisit the 1997...
I Am Not Your Negro (2017 - dir. Raoul Peck)
Reel Review - July 17, 2020 18:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings"The story of the Negro in America is the story of America, and it is not a pretty story." - James Baldwin The year is 1979. James Baldwin writes a letter to his agent describing his next novel, "Remember this House." He describes a personal account of the lives of three of Baldwin's close fri...
Podcast474: Brainstorming “Fact or Fiction? Apollo Moon Landings” Workshop and Lesson
Moving at the Speed of Creativity Podcasts - July 09, 2020 01:16 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOur conversations about media literacy, conspiracies, culture wars, and the Apollo Moon landings continue! The current generation of youth has been exposed to more conspiracy theories about the Apollo Moon landings and many other topics than any previous generation. What are we going to do about ...
Podcast474: Brainstorming "Fact or Fiction? Apollo Moon Landings" Workshop and Lesson
Moving at the Speed of Creativity Podcasts - July 09, 2020 01:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOur conversations about media literacy, conspiracies, culture wars, and the Apollo Moon landings continue! The current generation of youth has been exposed to more conspiracy theories about the Apollo Moon landings and many other topics than any previous generation. What are we going to do about ...
Do the Right Thing (1989 - dir. Spike Lee)
Reel Review - June 24, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMarch 25, 2020 George Floyd is murdered by members of the Minneapolis Police department. Floyd's murder is the spark that reignites the continuing call for an end to extrajudicial murders perpetrated by the police. How do we talk about progress made without minimizing how far we need to work...
Podcast473: Brainstorming About “Conspiracies and Culture Wars” with Brian Turnbaugh and Wesley Fryer
Moving at the Speed of Creativity Podcasts - June 21, 2020 17:34 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThis podcast is a recording of a conversation between Brian Turnbaugh (@wegotwits) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussing a proposed workshop at the virtual version of the Summer Institute on Digital Literacy, coming to a screen near you July 19-24, 2020. The proposed title is, "Conspiracies and C...
Podcast473: Brainstorming About "Conspiracies and Culture Wars" with Brian Turnbaugh and Wesley Fryer
Moving at the Speed of Creativity Podcasts - June 21, 2020 17:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThis podcast is a recording of a conversation between Brian Turnbaugh (@wegotwits) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussing a proposed workshop at the virtual version of the Summer Institute on Digital Literacy, coming to a screen near you July 19-24, 2020. The proposed title is, "Conspiracies and C...
The Platform (dir. Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia)
Reel Review - May 27, 2020 01:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsReleased on Netflix March 20, 2020 The Platform is one of the more interesting films to discuss amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The film, directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, follows Goreng as he volunteers to spend six months in The Hole, a vertical prison of sorts. His first roommate, Trimagasi...
Podcast472: Remote Learning in Oklahoma #OklaEd
Moving at the Speed of Creativity Podcasts - April 26, 2020 18:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThis podcast is a recording of a webinar panel discussion by Oklahoma educators Telannia Norfar, Delilah Rodriguez, Rhonda Schroeder and Wesley Fryer on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Our topic of conversation was "Remote Learning in Oklahoma," as we are now about a month into "learning at home" becau...
The Hunt (dir. Craig Zobel)
Reel Review - April 16, 2020 22:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn this month's episode, we're covering a lot of dangerous ground with director Craig Zobel's latest satire, The Hunt. If you've seen the trailer, you likely already get the gist. Right wing conspiracy theories cost the livelihoods of some left wing elites, who decide a fitting punishment is t...
I'm Not Okay with This (created by Jonathan Entwistle, Christy Hall)
Reel Review - March 13, 2020 20:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn this month's episode, we're thinking about the latest adaptation of a graphic novel from Netflix originals: I'm Not Okay with This. Sydney seems like a normal, if awkward teenager. She has a best friend, feels like an outsider, hates the small town she's living in, is annoyed by her (adorab...
Podcast471: Let’s Talk About Social Identity and FOMO
Moving at the Speed of Creativity Podcasts - March 03, 2020 02:39 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThis podcast is a recording of a digital citizenship presentation for high school students shared by Dr. Wesley Fryer at Casady School in Oklahoma City on February 27, 2020. The goal of this talk was to encourage students to think more deeply and critically about their own identities, how those i...
A Bit of a Break
Burst Your Bubble - February 27, 2020 08:01 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsBurst Your Bubble is going on a bit of a hiatus. Check out some new to you shows in the meantime: Your Fave Is Problematic, Cabronas y Chingonas, The Bechdel Cast, Gayest Episode Ever, I Hate It But I Love It, or Movies That Matter. Logo by Jeremy Ferris. www.burstyourbubblepodcast.com www...
Birds of Prey (dir. Cathy Yan)
Reel Review - February 27, 2020 00:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe latest to come out of the DC universe is the story of Harley Quinn. Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn ostensibly follows Quinn after her breakup from Puddin' (AKA The Joker) and her struggle to survive as the men she hurt in the past come for revenge. Marg...
Podcast470: Sharing and Learning About the 2020 U.S. Census - Statistics in Schools
Moving at the Speed of Creativity Podcasts - February 19, 2020 01:57 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWelcome to Episode 470 of the Moving at the Speed of Creativity podcast from February 18, 2020, a show by Dr. Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) focusing on digital creativity, media literacy, digital literacy, digital citizenship, instructional technology integration and engaged learning both inside and out...
Podcast470: Sharing and Learning About the 2020 U.S. Census – Statistics in Schools
Moving at the Speed of Creativity Podcasts - February 19, 2020 01:57 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWelcome to Episode 470 of the Moving at the Speed of Creativity podcast from February 18, 2020, a show by Dr. Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) focusing on digital creativity, media literacy, digital literacy, digital citizenship, instructional technology integration and engaged learning both inside and out...
Galentine's (Parks & Recreation created by Greg Daniels, Michael Schur)
Reel Review - February 13, 2020 13:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe’re deviating from our normal episode structure today ... we’ll be channeling our inner Leslie Knope to celebrate Parks & Recreation and Galentine's Day. We all re-watched season 2 episode 16 of Parks & Rec to prepare - but we’re public service nerds, so we can't contain ourselves to just on...
Joker: Why Make a Sympathetic Shooter?
Burst Your Bubble - February 13, 2020 08:21 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsEP70 - Let’s talk about toxic masculinity, gun violence, and mental illness in Joker. Because here’s the real question: in a world where we can see real life mass shootings on TV and read about them in newspapers and hear about them on the radio, why do we need a movie that celebrate and sympath...
Harry Potter, Representation, and Intention
Burst Your Bubble - January 23, 2020 08:51 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsEP69 - Whether you've read the books, watched the movies, both, or never have and never will, everyone knows Harry Potter. But what we like to avoid are the issues: from lack of representation and stereotypes to what JK Rowling does (and doesn't do) to make headlines today. Logo by Jeremy Ferr...
Podcast469: Reflections on Immersion Day January 2020
Moving at the Speed of Creativity Podcasts - January 20, 2020 21:48 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWelcome to Episode 469 of the Moving at the Speed of Creativity podcast from January 18, 2020, a show by Dr. Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) focusing on digital creativity, media literacy, digital literacy, digital citizenship, instructional technology integration and engaged learning both inside and outs...
When It Rains, It Pours
Burst Your Bubble - December 26, 2019 08:01 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsWhile new episodes are usually released the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, the next new episode won't be released till January 23rd. Thanks for being a loyal listener, and I'll have a new one for you soon! Logo by Jeremy Ferris. www.burstyourbubblepodcast.com www.facebook.com/burstyour...
Bombshell (dir. Jay Roach)
Reel Review - December 19, 2019 01:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe description of Jay Roach's Bombshell on IMDB says simply: "A group of women decide to take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network." What a stunning understatement. Bombshell dramatizes the story of Gretchen Carlson's lawsuit against Roger Aile...
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