On this Month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, Dr. Maricio Quilpatay, Teaching and Curriculum Officer in the School of Languages and Culture at the University of Syndey and I are driving down the Fury Road to discuss George Miller's 2015 chaotic, chrome encrusted, cinematic cacophony Mad Max: Fury Road. Our conversation covers the topics of political allegories, masculinity, capitalistic validation and linguistic legitimacy. "WITNESS" this fantastic episode!

Production Notes:

Intro: 0:00-2:25

Basics of Dr. Quilpatay 2:43-8:56

• Sociological Background
• Work on Chilean Government
• History of the Chilean Constitution
• Taught Sociology of Popular Cinema

Media Knowledge and Decision Making 8:57-21:19

• Types of Knowledge
• Value of Popular Media on Decision Making
• Defining Reality through a Cinematic Narrative

Dr. Quilpatay's relationship with pop Culture and Mad Max 21:20-32:13

• Horror at a Young Age
• Learning English through Video Games
• Popular vs. Pretension

Basics of Mad Max: Fury Road 32:25-50:35

• Production
• Trivia
• Dr. Quilpatay's first Fury Road experience

Historical Context 50:50-78:31

• Production Through Obama's second Term
• GamerGate
• Problematic Questioning of Reality
• MCUEIC
• Film's reproduction of Capital
• Current political Allegory
• Disconnected: From Criticism to "Cool"

Social Analysis 78:46-109:05

• Masculinity and Fury Road
• Dsigns of Capital production and its reproduction
• Max as an Opressor
• The religious relationship with Capital
• Criticism of Men's Rights activism
• Environmentalism- Suatainable Practices and privatization of Water
• Rich does not equal Intelligence

Color Grading and Explosions aside 109:25-116:00

Outtro 116:07-121:25

• Furisosa Hopes
• A message about Academia
• Plugs and Links
• Stalker Bonus

Links

• @Quilpatay
• The Sociologist's Dojo Blog
• Scalia, Torture and '24'
• NYPD and ' RoadHouse'

On this bonus episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, frequent guest, Dr. Rebecca Gibson comes back on the Podcast to discuss the upcoming 9th Annual Love and Sex with Robots Conference being held at the University of Quebec at Montreal on August 24-25th 2024. Enjoy!

Production Notes:

Intro: 0:00-1:08

The Conference Discussion 1:09-19:51

• Synopsis, Goals and Expectations
• 'Her' Reference
• Interigating Industry people about ethics
• The Computer's Voice Shout out
• International and Interdisciplanary
• Involvement eliminates Insecurity around A.I.
• Dr. Gibson's Presentation
• Dr. Gibson's Most anticipated Events
• Key Note Speakers

Links:

• Sign up for the Conference Here
• Dr. Gibson's Books
• Episode 6: Star Trek: First Contact with Dr. Liz Faber (we Discuss The Computer's Voice)

On this Month's Episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, Dr. Candace Korasick Adjunct Professor of Sociology at Texasd A+M University: Central Texas and I discuss the 1967 Disney Docudrama "Charlie the Lonesome Cougar" Join us as we talk about animal selfhood, Disney's need to control nature and the white rapping styles of Rex Allen. Enjoy!

Production Notes:

Intro: 0:00-2:06

Basics of Dr. Korasick 2:07-49:01

• Educational background
• Human/Animal relationship focus
• Collaborative relationship between dogs and humans
• What they "stan" for in Popular Culture
• "Surprisingly Human" Article discussion

Basics of 'Charlie' 49:02-57:07

• Anthropomorphizing Animals
• Production Team
• Plot
• Trivia

Historical Context 57:22-84:23

• Post-War Disney and its commitment to the subjugation of nature
• An Asssimiationist message

Social Analysis 84:46-109:32

• Lobbying for the Lumber industry
• Deforestation and land aquisition
• Social Construction of Ownership
• The Anthropomorphic Gloss
• Masculinity, nature and cooking as punishment
• Controlling Nature: Masculine Class divide

Outtro 109:33-111:33

• Plugs and Socials

* All clips used under Faire Use*

Stick around for:

• A lot of animal talk
• Brian comparing himself to a failed democracy

On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo, The Bruce Lee Trilogy with Dr. Ted Preston of Rio Hondo College concludes with a discussion of the differences between eastern and western fight choreography, before diving into the various sociologically relevant themes in Bruce Lee's filmography. Enjoy!

Don't forget to Listen to:

Part I

Part II

Production Notes:

Intro: (0:00-2:05)

• Previously on...
• In Media Res

Fight Choreography Rant (2:05-25:22)

• Differences between Eastern and Western Fight Choreography
• "In Camera" vs. "The edit"
• What is the fight's purpose?
• Action vs. Martial Arts films

Social Analysis (25:23-50:53)

• Laying out the themes
• Themes obfuscated by Genre Conventions
• The "Non Violence" Paradox
• Masculinity and the action film
• Structural Racism and Capitalism
• Indivisualism vs. Collectivism

Outtro (50:54-61:31)

• Favorite Moments from Bruce Lee's Films
• Ranking Bruce Lee's Films
• Plugs

All Clips used under Faire Use

Links

• The Matrix Essay where I discuss Fight Choreography
• Philosophy books by Dr. Preston
• John Little Books on Bruce Lee
• Bruce Lee: A Life by Michael Polly

On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, Dr. Ted Preston, Professor of Philosophy at Rio Hondo College and I continue our lengthy discussion about Bruce Lee. In Part II of this trilogy, we finish up our converstation on Lee's philisophical motivations and then spend much of the episode placing Lee in historical context through looking at his image, icon status and legacy Enjoy!

Check out Part I.

Look for Part III out in May

Production Notes

Intro: 0:00-2:20

• Previously on:
• In Media Res
• Prologue

Motivations and Consequences: 2:21-23:58

• A Masculinity Interlude
• Martial Arts and Teaching
• Trivia

Historical Context: 23:59-3513

• Our First Experiences with Lee
• Gems of History and Historical Events
• Marketing in the 1970's

Image and Icon Status: 35:14-60:40

• "A Cartoon"
• A Simplified Image
• Generational Change?
• Influence on MMA
• Legacy

The Film Industry: 60:41-74:34

• Risk Adverse
• Repeats what is profitable
• Frankensteining Game of Death and "Brucesploitation"
• The Romanticizing of Action Films
• Bruce Lee Deification

Outtro: 74:35-75:40

• Fight Choreography Rant Tease

Notes and Links

• All clips were used under Faire Use
• The Sociologist's Dojo Blog
• Bruce Lee's Greatest Hits at The Criterion Collection
• Indewire's Review of The Bruce lee: Greatest Hits collection

On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, Dr. Ted Preston, Professor of Philosophy at Rio Hondo College, joins me for the first of three episodes focusing on the life, work, and legacy of Bruce Lee. In this ititial episode of The Bruce Lee Trilogy, we first get to know our guest for this Oydessy before discussing Lee's Philisophical origins and how his teachings can apply to academia. This episode has A LOT of table setting for deeper discussions later in Part II (out in April) and Part III ( out in May).

Production Notes

• Preamble 0:00-1:15 - "The Episode is now released as a Trilogy"

Intro: 1:16-2:52

Basics of Dr. Preston 2:53-9:47

• Areas of Intrerest and Specialization in Philosophy
• Relationship to Pop Culture
• Relationship to The Martial Arts

Bruce Lee: The Philosopher. 9:48-30:03

• Martial arts Magic
• Bruce Lee...Fighter
• Dr. Preston's Chapter on Bruce Lee
• Lee's Philisophical Background

Systems and Legacy Building After Death: 30:03-55:54

• His ideas not conducive to Running a School (Capitalism)
• Knowing Your Strengths
• Combat Effectiveness vs What's Available
• Foundation then Exploration
• Lee's impact on Academia
• Motivations to participate in The Martial Arts
• Preview of the start of Part II

Part II coming at the end of April, Part III at the end of May

All Clips Used Under Fair Use

Links

• The Sociologist's Dojo Blog
• John Little books about Bruce Lee
• Bruce Lee: A Life by Michael Polly
• Be Water My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee by Shannon Lee
• The Bruce Lee Podcast

On this Month's Episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, Dr. Ellen Meiser Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawaii at Hilo and Co-Host of The Social Breakdown Podcast  returns to talk about the 2001 Shock Comedy "Freddy Got Fingered." We talk about the Gen X laidened, Mtv fueled Aggrievedly entitled incel Masculinity that birthed this film and its foundational legancy to Tom Green's Cultural footprint. Enjoy!

Production Notes:

Intro: 0:00-1:15

Update from Dr. Meiser  1:16-4:28

• Podcast Hiatus
• New Publications ( Workplace abuse, The value of Scars, Gastronomica Article)

Basics of Freddy Got Fingered 4:29-19:10

• Opinion Disclaimer: We Hated this Film
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Production Team
• Trivia 

Historical Context 19:25-44:03

• Channel Drift/ Network Decay
• CNN, Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson 
• Mtv in 2001- Steering toward public attention
• The Tom Green Show 
• Green Vs. Cohen 

Social Analysis 44:18-70:06

• Aggrieved Entitlement and Arrested Development 
• Origin of the Film's Title 
• Conistant Father Failure Messaging 
• Satire as a Shield 
• The Social Media Influence 

Outtro 70:07-75:26

• Dr. Meiser's Next Episode 
• Plugs 
• Next Episode: The Bruce Lee Episode with Dr. Ted Preston 

Links:

• Dr. Meiser's Website 
• The Social Breakdown Podcast 
• The Sociologist's Dojo Blog 
• The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast 
• The Sociologist's Dojo on Twitter