Unramblings

Doctor Sleep

It's been one year since the very first episode of Unramblings, where we embarked on our journey to The Overlook Hotel with Stephen King's The Shining. For this anniversary episode, we're visiting with Dan Torrance again with Stephen King's Doctor Sleep, the sequel to his classic novel. 

We discuss intergenerational patterns, the role of alcohol in the story, and the final message of the book. We also take a look at the 2019 movie adaptation starring Ewan McGregor. Maybe we'll be kinder to it than we were to Kubrick's adaptation of the original. Maybe... 

 

Music is by Mike Bassington. You can find more of his work here: https://www.facebook.com/Mikebassingtonmusic and on SoundCloud, here: https://rb.gy/gskbce 

 

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The Shining [First Episode - Rerelease]

Before we release our anniversary episode on Doctor Sleep, we wanted to move our first episode, The Shining, back up in the queue with a fresh intro for those who might have missed our debut. If you have the time, it's relevant for the Doctor Sleep episode, and it's a nice reminder of how far we've come, especially as far as audio quality. 

In the first episode of Unramblings, Charlyn and Faefyx discuss Stephen King's novel "The Shining," the adaptation to film by Stanley Kubrick, and Hallorann's snowcat delivery service.  

 

Thank you for joining us for this especially long first episode. If you found this tolerable, please rate and subscribe!  

 

Music is by Mike Bassington. You can find more of his work here: https://www.facebook.com/Mikebassingtonmusic and on SoundCloud, here: https://rb.gy/gskbce  

 

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The Addams Family

Just in time for Halloween, we’ve made an Addams Family episode! We discuss the overarching Addams Family conceit and how it's been adapted for different decades and mediums, and get into why we think this kooky family continues to capture our imaginations after 90 years. Plus, our thoughts on which iterations are the best and why! 

Music is by Mike Bassington. You can find more of his work here: https://www.facebook.com/Mikebassingtonmusic and on SoundCloud, here: https://rb.gy/gskbce 

 

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Warm Bodies

It’s spooky season, so we’re immersing ourselves in appropriately weird and dark media, like the 2013 dark comedy/teen rom-com/zombie movie – yes, you read all those categories correctly – Warm Bodies! We delve into the messages of this film – but not too far, because this movie is not shy with what it wants to say. Enjoy our breakdown of how the movie conveys some of the subtler nuances of its super on-the-surface ideas about communication and hope, how the visual choices aid in the storytelling, and the effects of eating someone’s brain.

 

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Music is by Mike Bassington. You can find more of his work here: https://www.facebook.com/Mikebassingtonmusic and on SoundCloud, here: https://rb.gy/gskbce 

 

Find us on Facebook and Instagram at Unramblings, on Twitter at @UnramblingsPod, and on our website at FaefyxCollington.com/Unramblings. Email us with feedback, questions, and suggestions at unramblingspodcast@gmail.com. Continue the conversation on social media with #Unramblings!   

 

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Show Notes:   

IMDB - Warm Bodies 

Legion

This week, Charlyn and Fyx delve into the mind-bending TV series Legion. We examine what the narrative and the storytelling have to say about our perceptions of reality, whether “good” and “bad” are too simplistic when looking at character growth here, and speculate on whether the plot was devised merely to justify including the songs they wanted to use. 

 

Music is by Mike Bassington. You can find more of his work here: https://www.facebook.com/Mikebassingtonmusic and on SoundCloud, here: https://rb.gy/gskbce 

 

Find us on Facebook and Instagram at Unramblings, on Twitter at @UnramblingsPod, on our website at FaefyxCollington.com/Unramblings, and on YouTube by searching for “Unramblings.” Email us with feedback, questions, and suggestions at unramblingspodcast@gmail.com. Continue the conversation on social media with #Unramblings!  

 

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Show Notes:   

Medium - The Hollywood Production Code of 1930 and LGBT Characters 

New Scientist – Boléro: Beautiful Symptom of a Terrible Disease 

Radiolab - Unraveling Boléro 

Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'

This is a nice light episode that just deals with trauma, isolation, and issues of institutional indoctrination and conformity! Okay, so it isn’t light at all, but we throw a couple of jokes in there, and the source material makes the heaviness sort of unavoidable. Ultimately, we thought that talking about fascism and feeling isolated from everyone was important at the moment… for reasons. Join us as we make our way through Pink Floyd’s musical storytelling in The Wall, including both the standalone album and the bizarre 1982 film.

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UPDATE: Patreon!

We've launched a Patreon!

 

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A Canticle for Leibowitz

We get to a ‘Big Question’ in each episode, but we’re really tackling the *BIG questions* with A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. this week. This one’s heavy, folks. Even for us. Expect conversation on whether humans are doomed to bring about their own suffering, whether knowledge always leads to our destruction, and if there is a case for forgiving, and thus blaming, God for making people suck. But also, you know, what relics people would venerate if we were up for canonization, so that’s fun! 

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Show Notes:   

Washington State University - Study Guide for A Canticle For Liebowitz 

Palm Springs (and Time Loops)

Since every day is exactly the same these days, we’re leaning in and talking about time loops! This episode is mostly about Palm Springs, a Lonely Island Production, but also somewhat about Groundhog Day and Russian Doll. We talk about why it feels like Palm Springs is responding to Groundhog Day in particular, and why time loops are such a thing in the first (and second, and third…) place. For extra fun, check out our live-tweeting of Charlyn’s first watch of Groundhog Day! Spoiler alert: It has not aged well!  

 

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Mistborn - The Final Empire

Charlyn and Faefyx take on the first book in Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn series, “The Final Empire” (originally published as “Mistborn”), in the first of an ongoing series. Tune in for discussions on classism tied to racism, the use of religions and an intriguing magic system in storytelling, and hear Faefyx make probably incorrect predictions for book 2 (they haven’t read it yet). 

 

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Show Notes:   

 

Paolo Freire - Pedagogy of the Oppressed Great book, and really short! One of the foundational texts of critical pedagogy; we refer to his description of how an individual oppressor achieves true solidarity with the oppressed, as well as Freire’s description of false generosity, or charity that targets the symptoms of an unjust society, which supports the oppressive system and fails to address the underlying cause of social problems – the oppressive system itself.  

 

Snopes - LBJ Quote on Race "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." – Lyndon B. Johnson  

 

NPR - Is a Placebo a Sham If You Know It's Fake and It Still Works?

  

Washington Post - Five myths about placebos

  

Late Thoughts: Avatar  

Wikipedia - White Lotus – Apparently, the White Lotus Society was an actual secret society that inspired multiple rebellions in imperial China  

 

Late Thoughts: Hamilton

[Video] Bernadette Banner - Unpacking the Hamilton Costumes: Historical Accuracy?

  

Late Thoughts: Birds of Prey

Tor - On the Significance of Harley Quinn's Split Lip in Birds of Prey