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How do you like it so far?

How do you like it so far?

By: Henry Jenkins Colin Maclay
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 Academics Henry Jenkins and Colin Maclay use their combined knowledge to dig deeper and ask more ambitious questions than most pop culture podcasts out there – not doing recaps or just remaining on the level of entertainment coverage. For them, popular culture offers resources for asking questions about who we are and where we are going, questions that can be political, legal, technological, economic, or social, but often cut across all of the above. Art Social Sciences
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  • Hollywood Actresses, the Oscars, and Wuthering Heights with Izzy from Be Kind Rewind

    Hollywood Actresses, the Oscars, and Wuthering Heights with Izzy from Be Kind Rewind
    Mar 11 2026
    Showing her love of movies, Izzy from Be Kind Rewind chats with us about her process of creating video essays and connection to researching actresses in the Hollywood system. We discuss how her fannish love of TCM films turned into a passion for making videos and navigating complex topics often overlooked or simplified into gossip. Diving deeper into this, Izzy speaks about her recent video on actress Merle Oberon’s race as it relates to William Wyler’s Wuthering Heights (1939) and its latest adaption by Emerald Fennell. There we discuss how the construction of stardom and the text of a piece impact readings of race as a racialized work attempts to become de-racailized by directorial choices. Using her Vanessa Redgrave video, Izzy also talks to us about the Oscars,its relationship to politics, and how it impacts actresses. We end this longer epsiode with a hint of the future for Be Kind Rewind and our 2026 Oscar predictions. Afterwards, Samantha and Henry give their Oscar predictions in every category. This episode is filled with fun, fandom, and just a touch of Hollywood magic! We get into what passions drive a video essayist and the interesting topics that can happen about the film industry if we are not strictly going by salacious headlines. It is an episode that not only asks viewers to watch more films but, also challenges them to think about the wider implications of the moving image. Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper: Some Suggested BKR Videos: YouTube [Channel Link]Nebula [Channel Link]Merle Oberon and the Whiteness of Wuthering HeightsWhy Vanessa Redgrave Gave the Most Controversial Oscar Speech EverHow Carrie Fisher Blurred Fact and Fiction Performing Authenticity: The Cinema of Lady GagaSofia Coppola and The Godfather Part III DisasterHow Michelle Yeoh Went from Bond Girl to Best Actress Oscar Winner in the American MediaThe Feud of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford | 1963: Pt. 2 Academic/Educational readings and resources: Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans Hardcover WMC Investigation 2026: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations - Full ReportWhy Analyze Inclusion at the Oscars?Hollywood Diversity ReportJSTORHollywood Babylon People & Places: Lindsay EllisPrincess WeekesEmerald FennellMerle OberonVanessa RedgraveLady GagaSophia CoppolaDiane KeatonRyan MurphyBetty DavisJoan CrawfordLaurence OlivierNicole KidmanVivien LeighAnna May WongHattie McDanielRock HudsonCole EscolaMichelle YeohTeyana TaylorWunmi MosakuJessie BuckleyJamie Lee CurtisChon A. NoriegaKarina LongworthLiza MinnelliJudy GarlandYoko OnoSamuel GoldwynWilliam WylerLana TurnerLupe Velez Media: TCMOscars The 98th Academy Awards (2026)Wuthering Heights (1939 film)Wuthering Heights (2026 film)What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Did Yoko Break Up The Beatles? Sadly, Wuthering Heights Discourse Is That Deep1978 Oscars Vanessa Redgrave Win KanopyCriterion ChannelTubiLittle Gold Men podcastFilm Comment podcastPop Culture Happy Hour podcastFunny Girl (1968)Moulin Rouge! (2001)Bad CinderellaGone With The Wind (1939)It Happened One Night (1934)Sinners (2025)One Battle After Another (2025)Hamnet (2025)The Godfather Part III (1990)Hollywood (TV mini series)Feud (TV series) You might also enjoy our previous Oscar Themed episode and the Oscar Watch series Henry is currently running on his blog. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Share your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com.Music:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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    1 hr and 49 mins
  • Frames of Fandom with Robert Kozinets

    Frames of Fandom with Robert Kozinets
    Feb 24 2026
    Professor of Journalism at USC Annenberg, Robert Kozinets, and Henry Jenkins speak with us about their ongoing book series Frames of Fandom. Both authors explore how they met, their ever-evolving work in fan studies, and what inspired them to create a 16-book series. Both scholars discuss the complexity of fandom as it intersects with consumer culture and subcultures. They even ask if fandom itself can be considered a subculture or something akin to religion! The conversation ends with a discussion of accessibility to academic texts, their choice of writing personal ethnographies throughout the books, and the future of the book series. Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper: Academic/Educational readings and resources: Frames of Fandom book series [Amazon Link]Netnography Unlimited Understanding Technoculture using Qualitative Social Media ResearchInfluencers and Creators Business, Culture and PracticeConvergence CultureConvergence Culture ConsortiumTextual Poachers People & Places: Led ZeppelinCamille Bacon-SmithConstance PenleyEric Arthur von HippelRogers Centre Disneyland Haunted MansionJonas BrothersGeorge LucasPop MartJK RowlingDaniel MillerMichael BaxandallAngela McRobbie Media: 2025 MLB World Series 1993 World SeriesCFLMLBSuper Bowl LIXLabubuRedditFacebookStar TrekAurora monster models [Article on toys]Dark ShadowsUniversal Monster FilmsFamous Monsters of FilmlandMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Strange Sports Stories [Article on the comic series]Space Jam (1996)Space Jam: A New LegacyHarry PotterHBOMagic The GatheringMonster HunterFortniteDragon Ball Ford MustangDisney Bounding [Blog Guide] ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Share your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com.Music:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Global Streaming Services and Cultural Power Relations: Bertha Chin & Swapnil Rai

    Global Streaming Services and Cultural Power Relations: Bertha Chin & Swapnil Rai
    Feb 13 2026
    In this episode, Bertha Chin— Senior lecturer and the Director of the National University of Singapore’s Communications And New Media program— and Swapnil Rai—Associate Professor Film, Television and Media Associate Professor Communication and Media at the University of Michigan—join us to speak about the global streaming media landscape. From Bollywood to Hollywood, Rai and Chin dissect the complexity of media movements as both parts of cultural imperialism and the widening of fandoms. Both scholars lead us through discussions of the transnational circulations and development of series on streaming platforms, relating them to the wider topic of power relations within globalization. By the end, we are left to examine how we engage with transnational shows, who produces them, and how other countries have interpreted the same show. Is streaming the best way to be exposed to other cultures, or is it trying to mobilize the audiences and resources of other countries? Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper:Academic/Educational readings and resources:Transnational Streaming Television Reshaping Global Flows and PowerNetworked Bollywood How Star Power Globalized Hindi CinemaCrowdfunding the Future Media Industries, Ethics, and Digital SocietyEating Fandom Intersections Between Fans and Food CulturesBollywoodizing Netfix or globalizing Hotstar? The cultural-industrial logics of global streaming platforms in IndiaModi vs. Wild: Celebritized Politics and the Mediations of a Spiritual StrongmanWhat Is Arthouse Cinema? A Guide to Movies Off the Mainstream Path [Article Link]Netflix Subscribers Statistics 2026 [Link]South Korean Panda discourse [News Link]People & Places:Venice International Film FestivalBerlin International Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalTrader Joe’sTed SarandosReed HastingsLori MorimotoJulia SonnevendMoo DengNarendra ModiBear GryllsVictor OrbanPriyanka ChopraLee Jung-jaeQuentin TarantinoSergio LeoneBong Joon HoDave ChappelleTakashi MiikeMedia:NetflixAmazon VideoDisney+ HotstarK-pop (music genre)The X-FilesDoctor WhoBBCSalaam NamasteParanormalNarcosSacred Games [book, Netflix]Gangs of WasseypurGangs of Wasseypur 23%Game of ThronesSquid GamesKPop Demon HuntersShin Ramyun Kpop Demon HuntersBon Appétit, Your MajestyBuffy the Vampire SlayerScooby DooFrankenstein (2025)Winter SonataMan vs.WildStar WarsStar TrekMortal KombatThe Acolyte The MechanismGrillo Vs. GrilloPatriot Act with Hasan MinhajRecord of Ragnarok [manga, TV show]Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2025 Universal LanguageSukiyaki Western Django ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Share your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com.Music:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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    1 hr and 15 mins
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