It's our (End of) Summer Special! Ross talks with YouTuber Christopher Requejo and podcast host Brandon "Fossil Chops" Worf all about drum and bugle corps. They discuss the origins of the activity, what makes it such a unique and compelling form of performance, and the challenges facing the activity. See you when Season 3 starts in September!

New to Drum Corps? Start with this.

FURTHER READING:

Cole, Dennis E. What is a Drum and Bugle Corps? Reinterpreting Traditions Inside the Musical Community.

Odello, Denise. Ritualized performance and community identity: A historical examination of drum corps competition in the United States.

FURTHER WATCHING:

CJ:

Blue Knights 2019 "I Remember Everything"

Brandon:

Cavaliers 2006 "Machine"

Santa Clara Vanguard 2018 "Babylon"

Ross:

Magic of Orlando 1997 "Carnivale: Celebrations for Sinner and Saint"

Phantom Regiment 2006 "Faust"

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CJ's Music on YouTube!

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Ross is joined by returning guest Dr. Ben Railton to discuss the 1996 blockbuster smash, "Independence Day". They discuss the film's cultural moment, the nature of disaster films, masculinity in the End of History, and much more! See you this fall for season 3!

FURTHER READING:

Railton, Ben. Of Thee I Sing: The Contested History of American Patriotism.

Keane, Stephen. Disaster Movies: The Cinema of Catastrophe.

Brown, Stephen. The Ecstasy of Destruction

Railton, Ben. Alien Nation: Alien Autopsy and Alien America: ID4.

Check out Black, White, and Read All Over!

FURTHER WATCHING:

"Mars Attacks!" (1996)

"The Day After Tomorrow" (2004)

"The Brother From Another Planet" (1984)

"Don't Look Up" (2021)

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Ross is joined by returning guest, friend of the show, and resident Bondologist Paul Klein to talk 1997's "Tomorrow Never Dies". They look at how the franchise continued to adapt to the End of History 90s and the evolution of the "Bond Girl", as well as the film's (shockingly accurate) prescience. Don't forget to check out HowToReadMovies.com and the Cold War Cinema podcast!

FURTHER READING:

McLuhan, Marshall. Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man.

Chapman, James. License to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films.

Moore, Alan. Watchmen.

Baudrillard, Jean. Simulacra and Simulation.

FURTHER WATCHING:

"Yes, Madam" (1985)

"SuperCop 2" (1993)

"Wing Chun" (1994)

"Hackers" (1995)

"Watchmen" (2009)

"The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977)

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