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Baseball and Reality TV: Karen Tongson and Adrian De Leon

16 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

USC professor of English, gender & sexuality studies, and American studies & ethnicity, and chair of the Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies Kare...

AE Stevenson and Brooklyne Gipson on Digital Black Feminism, Sinners, and One Battle After Another

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

University of Chicago Assistant Professor in the Department of Cinema and Media Studies, AE Stevenson and Rutgers University–New Brunswick, Assistan...

Hollywood Actresses, the Oscars, and Wuthering Heights with Izzy from Be Kind Rewind

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Frames of Fandom with Robert Kozinets

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Professor of Journalism at USC Annenberg, Robert Kozinets, and Henry Jenkins speak with us about their ongoing book series Frames of Fandom. Both auth...

Global Streaming Services and Cultural Power Relations: Bertha Chin & Swapnil Rai

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Bertha Chin— Senior lecturer and the Director of the National University of Singapore’s Communications And New Media program— a...

Ethan Zuckerman

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we chat with Ethan Zuckerman— a Public Policy, Communication and Information professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amhers...

San Diego Comic-Con Histories and Educational Outreach with Mathew Klickstein and Emily Schindler

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Mathew Klickstein , the host of Comic-Con Begins, and Emily Schindler, Senior Director of Learning and Engagement at the Comic-Con Mu...

Anime Cons and Comic-Con Activations with Melanie Kohnen & Billy Austin Tringali

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we welcome Melanie Kohnen, an Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Media Studies for Lewis & Clark College, and Billy Austin Tringali,...

Global Asian Cinema, Asian American Movies, and Film Festivals with Brian Hu

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Professor Brian Hu from SDSU helps us tackle the world of Asian and Asian American cinema as they travel throughout various locales. ...

Latina Girlhoods, Baby Boomer Boyhoods, and Children's Media with Diana Leon-Boys

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we chat with Diana Leon-Boys— Assistant Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Departme...

Neta Kligler-Vilenchik & Ioana Literat - Not Your Parents’ Politics

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Neta Kligler-Vilenchik— Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem— and Ioana Literat— Associate ...

Abigail De Kosnik and Jinyi Li on how fandom helps connect us in troubling times

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we welcome Abigail De Kosnik, an Associate Professor and Director of the Berkeley Center for New Media and the founder of Fan Link, a...

Pop Culture's Political Tie-ins with Jonathan Taplin

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jon Taplin— director Emeritus of the Annenberg Innovation Lab at the University of Southern California—joins us to discuss his ea...

Political Engagement in the Digital Age with Elizabeth Losh

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Elizabeth Losh, Professor of English and American Studies at William and Mary, joins us to explore the transformative role of digital...

The Secret Life of Data with Aram Sinnreich and Jesse Gilbert

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Professor and chair of the Communication Studies division at American University’s School of Communication, Aram Sinnreich, and Jes...

David Wolinsky and Samantha Close on What We Learned from #Gamergate

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, David Wolinsky, author of The Hivemind Swarmed: Conversations on Gamergate, the Aftermath, and the Quest for a Safer Internet, and Sa...

Gaming, Live Streaming, eSports and Beyond, with T.L. Taylor

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, professors Colin and Henry, along with T.L. Taylor, Director of the MIT Game Lab, explore the rise of game studies as an academic fie...

Inside American Wrestling with Charlie Jenkins

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we chat with Charlie Jenkins, whose lifelong passion for wrestling sparked a remarkable journey into writing. He started writing fan ...

Tasha Oren on the Evolution of Food TV

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we take a deep dive into the evolution of food television, from the early days of simple, instructional shows to today's diverse and ...

Creativity and Play with Barry Kudrowitz

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we dive into the fascinating journey of Barry, a visionary who started as an aspiring theme park ride designer and evolved into a gro...

Indigenous Futurisms with Grace Dillon

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Grace L. Dillon is an American academic and author. She is a professor in the Indigenous Nations Studies Program, in the School of Gender, Race, and N...

The Revolution Will Be Hilarious with Caty Borum

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Caty Borum, Executive Director of the Center for Media & Social Impact and Provost Associate Professor in the School of Communication at American Univ...

Growing Up Autistic in the Digital Age with Meryl Alper

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In addition to being Henry’s former dissertation advisee, Meryl Alper is am an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies (Colle...

Critical Media Project with Alison Trope and DJ Johnson

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re joined by USC Faculty colleagues Alison Trope, Clinical Professor of Communication, and DJ Johnson, Associate Professor of Practice,...

Hip-Hop and the Academy, with Taj Frazier

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Robeson Taj Frazier is an associate professor of communication and director of IDEA (the Institute for Diversity and Empowerment at Annenberg), as wel...

A Harry Potter Fandom Journey with Jackson Bird

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As a former volunteer and later employee of Fandom Forward (what was then called The Harry Potter Alliance) and a transgender man, Jackson Bird’s fe...

Silent Cinema’s Nasty Women with Maggie Hennefeld

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is Maggie Hennefeld, McKnight Presidential Fellow and Associate Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the Univer...

Minisode: Deep Dive into Forrest Gump with Rick Carter

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to the original episode HERE. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Share your thoughts via...

Minisode: Comparing YouTube & TikTok

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bonus content not released as part of Episode 108 - hear the original episode here: https://www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/?p=1307  –––––––...

A Philosophy of Production Design with Rick Carter

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re thrilled to be joined by Academy-Award winning Production Designer Rick Carter, who has four decades of experience working on Hollywood produc...

Platforms and Participatory Music Creation, with Alexandria Arrieta and Christopher Cayari

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re joined by Alexandria Arrieta, doctoral candidate at USC Annenberg and Christopher Cayari, associate professor of music education at Purdue Uni...

Co-Created Media and Collective Wisdom with Kat Cizek and William Uricchio

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We begin to talk about the story between MIT’s Open Doc Lab and our guests’ book Collective Wisdom with Kat’s experiences working for the Nation...

New Media and Politics with Whitney Phillips and Sulafa Zidani

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We start by digging into each of our guests’ definitions of “meme” (in contrast to Richard Dawkins), zeroing in on the agency of the meming proc...

Minisode: Future of Online Communities

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin discusses possible futures of the internet and online communities. Be sure to check out the original episode at https://www.howdoyoulikeitsofar....

Transforming Media Pedagogies with Paul Mihailidis, Sangita Shresthova, Megan Fromm

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we have Paul Mihailidis, Sangita Shresthova and Megan Fromm talking about their insights, stories, and theories in their book Transformativ...

Minisode: Meanwhile in France... Minitel

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin talks about what was happening in the 80s in France with Minitel –––––––––––––––––––––––––––...

Zeki Müren Hotline with Beyza Boyacıoğlu & Jeff Soyk

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As one of the most influential musicians in Turkish history and the first modern pop star of Turkey, Zeki Müren gained huge popularity beginning in t...

Counterhistories and Countermemories of TV with Lynn Spigel

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Lynn Spigel, Chair of Screen Cultures in the Department of Radio/TV/Film at Northwestern University, and our hosts discuss her resear...

Parenting and media technology with Sonia Livingstone & Lynn Schofield Clark

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A lot of parents nowadays are concerned about their children spending too much time on screens. We begin by discussing how screen time is inevitable i...

BBSs and Early Internet Communities with Author Kevin Driscoll

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Driscoll, author and associate professor of Media Studies at University of Virginia, discusses the history of BBSs, or bulletin board systems, a...

Museum Curation with Jacqueline Stewart and Tyree Boyd-Pates

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by archivist Jacqueline Stewart and historian Tyree Boyd-Pates to discuss the power of museum curation. The role of the museum...

Audience is part of IP, with Diana Williams

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Diana Williams, who, after 30 years in the entertainment media industry working on premier content like the Star Wars Marvel Ci...

A closer look at the banning of Maus, with Hillary Chute

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are further diving into the recent banning of Art Spiegelman’s Maus by a school board in TN by speaking with comics scholar Hillary Chu...

Context around the Censorship of Comics with Jeet Heer and Jeff Trexler

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Henry and Colin are joined by writer and comics critic Jeet Heer and Jeff Trexler, Interim Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, to...

Bringing Storytelling to Academia through Afrofuturism with Stephanie Toliver

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Stephanie Toliver, Assistant Professor of Literacy and and Secondary Humanities at University of Colorado Boulder and lifelong sci-fi ...

Participatory Civic Media with Cathy Cohen and Jen Humke

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Henry and Colin are joined by Cathy Cohen, a distinguished professor at the University of Chicago and Jen Humke, a senior program officer at...

Curious Conversations Across the Divide with Mónica Guzmán

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mónica Guzmán, author of I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times, is the Director ...

Josie Duffy Rice: Defund the Police

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For more with Josie Duffy Rice, listen to Episode 93! ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Share ...

Reimagining Criminal Justice with Josie Duffy Rice

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Henry and Colin catch up with AnnLab Civic Media Fellow Josie Duffy Rice to talk about the stories we hear and tell about our criminal justi...

Disney Theme Parks with Rebecca Williams and Lauren Sowa

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca Williams and Lauren Sowa discuss Disney theme park fandom from Disneyland California to Disney theme parks across the globe. Williams and Sowa...

How the Arts Can Save Education with Erica Halverson

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re joined by a whoopensocker of a guest - Erica Halverson. After telling us all what a “whoopensocker” is, she brings us up to spee...

Lori Kido Lopez on Micro Media Innovations in Hmong American Communities

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week Henry & Colin are joined by Lori Kido Lopez, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies and Director of the Asian American Studies Program at U...

Sherry Turkle on Empathy and the Narratives That Shape Our Lives

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Sherry Turkle, MIT professor and author, joins Henry & Colin to discuss her new memoir, The Empathy Diaries. Sherry and Henry talk about th...

Race & Fandom, with andré carrington, Abigail De Kosnik, and Rukmini Pande

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Henry & Colin are joined by three fan studies scholars, andré m. carrington,author of Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science...

Te Rita Papesch and Sharon Mazer on the Living Tradition of Kapa Haka

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we are joined by Te Rita Papesch, a legendary figure in the Maori tradition of Kapa Haka, and Sharon Mazer, her friend and an American perf...

What's Making Us Sappy Episode 21: Ioana Mischie and Howard Blumenthal

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's media recommendations come from Ioana Mischie, a transmedia artist working with creative writing, film, and virtual reality, and Howard Bl...

Ioana Mischie and Howard Blumenthal on the Future of Education

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we invited Ioana Mischie, a futurist and transmedia artist working with creative writing, film, and virtual reality, and Howard Blumenthal, ...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 20: S.B. Divya and Jonathon Keats

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's media recommendations come from scientist turned author S.B. Divya and philosophy student turned conceptual artist Jonathon Keats. Their l...

Speculative Art & Fiction with SB Divya and Jonathon Keats

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's conversation with scientist turned author SB Divya and philosophy student turned conceptual artist Jonathon Keats continues our series on ...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 20: Sarena Ulibarri and Ed Finn

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's media recommendations come from two writers/scholars of the Solarpunk movement: Sarena Ulibarri, Editor-in-Chief of World Weaver Press and...

Sarena Ulibarri and Ed Finn on Solarpunk

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re joined by Sarena Ulibarri, Editor-in-Chief of World Weaver Press and a science fiction writer whose works include Glass and Gardens...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 19: Julian Brave Noisecat and Candis Callison

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's media recommendations come from Julian Brave Noisecat and Candis Callison, leading Indigenous journalist and scholar, who share with us po...

Indigenous Voices for Environmental Justice with Candis Callison & Julian Brave NoiseCat

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Candis Callison, an environmental journalist and associate professor at the University of British Columbia, and Julian Brave Noisecat, a Senior Media ...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 18: Pop Culture Collaborative

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You'd bet that the Pop Culture Collaborative would have good pop culture recommendations! And you're not wrong -- today's media recs come from Bridgit...

Bridgit Antoinette Evans and Tracy Van Slyke on the Intersection of Art and Activism

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bridgit Antoinette Evans and Tracy Van Slyke, co-founders of the Pop Culture Collaborative, join us today to talk about the meaning of a pluralistic s...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 17: Warren Hedges

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's media recommendations are all about fantasy, a realm that our last guest Warren Hedges is very, very fond of: From the African fantasy of ...

Warren Hedges on the Fantasy Roots of the Capital Insurrection

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest, Warren Hedges, teaches a course at the Southern Oregon University on how speculative genres such as science fiction and fantasy h...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 16: James Paul Gee

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is it a bird? Is it a rhopalocera? Is it a flying bipedal anthropoid? It's all three! Naturally, today's media recommendations come from the delightfu...

What is a Human with James Paul Gee

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we host James Paul Gee, recently retired Arizona State University professor and researcher in a plethora of topics including psycholinguisti...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 15: Talia Stroud and Eli Pariser

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, a pleasantly unexpected list of media recommendations comes from guests of our latest episode, Talia Stroud and Eli Pariser of Civic Signal...

Hope for New Online Public Spaces with Talia Stroud and Eli Pariser

18 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re joined by Talia Stroud, Director of the Center for Media Engagement at The University of Texas at Austin, and Eli Pariser, formerly ...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 14: Parmesh Shahani

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Did y'all enjoy our first episode of this season? Parmesh Shahani certainly inspired us about imagining more diverse and accepting societies by focusi...

Exploring Queeristan with Parmesh Shahani

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we welcome Parmesh Shahani, founder of the Godrej India Culture Lab and author of Gay Bombay: Globalization, Love and (Be)longing in Contemp...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 13: Dexter Thomas

09 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

News-flash! We'll be releasing our first regular episode for this season of How Do You Like It So Far this Thursday. But before you tune into Henry an...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 12: Zoë Corwin and Neftalie Williams

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's media recommendations are from two USC scholars who found out the impact of skateboarding culture on youth: Zoë Corwin, director of Digit...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 11: Reanne Estrada and Benjamin Stokes

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With a new Spring Semester starting for many of us, we should remind ourselves of the importance of "play" in both civic and academic endeavors! This ...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 10: Mike Monello and Qiana Whitted

19 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What do scary people watch when they need to escape from this scary world? This week's media recommendations come from the experts of horror: Video Pa...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 9: Crystal Echo Hawk

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's media recommendations come from Crystal Echo Hawk, founder and CEO of IllumiNative, a research-driven initiative created and led by Native...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 8: Varun Soni

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The How Do You Like It So Far team wishes you a happy 2021! With last year being one of collective pain, sorrow and loss, we need a new anthem for a n...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 7: Set Hernandez Rongkilyo

29 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

2020 is finally coming to a close, and with it, also comes the year's final media recommendations from the How Do You Like It So Far team! Today's rec...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 6: Sue Ding

22 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tis the season to be jolly (even if the world is burning), and with it, our weekly media recommendation is here! This week we have Sue Ding, who is a...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 5: Janae Phillips and Shawn Taylor

15 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week's pop culture recommendations come from those who change the world with them -- Janae Phillips, Director of Leadership and Education for the...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 4: Suzanne Scott and Susan Kresnicka

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As winter approaches, we all need our list of media recs to keep us warm and safe during this season! This week's episode features Suzanne Scott, auth...

From Hip Hop to TikTok with Dexter Thomas

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we welcome Japanese Hip Hop scholar and reporter for Vice News, Dexter Thomas, and we talk a little bit about Vice News but mostly about Dex...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 3: Damian E. Duffy, John Jennings, and Shelley Streeby

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode of "What's Making You Sappy" is all about the legacy of Octavia Butler, an exceptional science fiction writer who wrote about gend...

Skateboarding Subculture Surprises with Zoë Corwin and Neftalie Williams

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re joined by two USC colleagues, Zoë Corwin of the Pullias Center for Higher Education and Annenberg’s Neftalie Williams, who share ...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 2: William O. Gardner

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Either to wind down from the crazy week we just had, or to take a well-deserved breather from the work that is ahead of us, "How Do You Like It So Far...

What's Making You Sappy Episode 1: Clifford Johnson & Dan Goldman

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the first episode of "What's Making You Sappy," Henry Jenkins and Colin Maclay's pop culture happy hour! For this week, we have recommendat...

Play as a Precursor to Participation, with Reanne Estrada and Benjamin Stokes

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Most of us probably aren’t making an effort to hang out in public spaces lately, much less seeing them as playful – quite the opposite! But with a...

Horror, Social Change, and Experimentation with Michael Monello and Qiana Whitted

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Settle in for an extra-spooky Halloween episode! We’re joined by Michael Monello, one of the creators of The Blair Witch Project, Co-founder and Cre...

Increasing Visibility is Existential for Native Communities, with Crystal Echo Hawk

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We’re joined by Crystal Echo Hawk, founder and CEO of IllumiNative, a research-driven initiative created and led by Natives that is challenging nega...

Religion, Sports and Popular Culture Are The Same / Seeking Sanctuary During the Apocalypse with Varun Soni

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you like religion, sports or popular culture, this episode is for you, dear listener… and if you think you’re not interested in them, it is eve...

The Undocumented Document Themselves with Set Hernandez Rongkilyo

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, from deep in the San Fernando Valley, we’re joined by filmmaker Set Hernandez Rongkilyo. A passionate storyteller from a young age, Set’...

How the Baby-Sitters Club Changed Asian-American Culture with Sue Ding

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

the Furious, and in between, explores issues of documentary filmmaking, emerging media, and Asian-American identity. The episode features Sue Ding...W...

The Power of Fan activism with Janae Phillips and Shawn Taylor

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we offer the second of an ongoing series of episodes focused on fandom and fandom studies. Last week, we explored fandom’s relationship w...

The Business of Fandom with Susan Kresnicka and Suzanne Scott

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to How Do You Like It So Far?, listeners! Today, we’re bringing you a time capsule of an episode: We recorded today’s conversation ba...

Pandemic, Pedagogy, and Politics

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper: Scholarship on Online Learning:PACE: What California’...

The Legacy of Octavia E. Butler with Damian Duffy, John Jennings and Shelley Streeby

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

See full show notes on our website: https://www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/episode-66-the-legacy-of-octavia-e-butler/This week (tears our FINAL week), we...

Design Fiction and the Pandemic with Bruce Sterling and Jasmina Tešanović

01 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another quarant-week How Do You Like it So Far? team! We are still super lucky to be able to stay safe with our friends and loved ones rig...

Japanese Science Fiction with William O. Gardner

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks for joining us this week, How Do You Like it So Far? Crew! This week, Colin and Henry welcome William O. Gardner, a Professor of Japanese at S...