Laughter creates a sense of community―that much is something we can agree on. But how exactly does it do that? Is it psychological manipulation or is it just human nature to find community in hearing others laugh? Two podcasts look at this very differently. Radiolab begins their discussion of laughter through giving the vision of …
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Starlee and the Toaster Belt Buckle
Who doesn’t love a great mystery? One of those that you lose sleep over because the story is just that good? Starlee Klein, host of The Mystery Show, completely agrees with this. In her episode regarding a belt buckle with a toaster on it, she meets a wide range of people from all across America …
Money Money Money
“The Giant Pool of Money” immediately caught my attention with its opening of soft, old-time music. Unlike the insistent chatter of the fashion podcast, this podcast easily slid into presentation mode with the air of a business meeting being held at a nice restaurant in the ‘30s. (The podcast mentions about a minute or two …
A Word On Fashion
On December 5, 2016, in the midst of the holiday season and with the air of Christmas shopping looming overhead, the podcast titled The Cost of Fast Fashion was released for the world. Kristin and Caroline’s voices and their changing tones gave the podcast more depth than the typical article regarding the environment and women’s …
Adam Ruins the Suburbs
Overall Adam is responding to the idea that life in the Suburbs is perfect and a “dream location” for families to thrive. In the last four minutes of the video specifically, Adam looks at the lack of integrated and diverse school systems in the suburbs. He sits down to talk to with Nikole Hannah-Jones, an …
Response to “McSweeney”
Both of these are articles have very unique and interesting viewpoints. I think that the humor within both articles works well to give readers a look into their critiques without the writers seeming overly rude or completely separate from social media culture. They make use of common slang, such as purposely misspelled words and abbreviations, …
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