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Nerd Flix & Chill: Game of Thrones, Star Wars and Beyond!

Nick and Kari bring you a weekly dose of your Nerd fix with Nerd Flix & Chill. A podcast covering a variety of film and television topics including reviews and recaps. Game of Thrones and Star Wars are among the many topics covered by in this new, in-depth podcast.
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Now displaying: June, 2020
Jun 24, 2020

Even though it came out in the fall of 2019, HBO's Watchmen series seems more relevant now than it did then. This is an incredibly layered show with themes on race and analogies to our current political and social climate. This show is also full of some really wonderful storytelling details including great foreshadowing and Easter eggs.

We have decided to do an episode by episode breakdown of this incredible series. In this Nerd Flix & Chill podcast we breakdown episode 1 of Watchmen, It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice.

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Jun 16, 2020

We often use movies, television and books as forms of escapism. A way to briefly set aside a reality that can be stressful or scary. However, many beloved stories are about the very issues people often look to escape from. Our favorite stories are full of political messages, social commentary and the fight against systemic oppression.  Star Wars is about fascism, HBO’s Watchmen deals with racism, X-Men is an allegory of the Civil Rights Movement.

The fact is, there is no escape from our role and responsibilities as citizens. We cannot turn away from those oppressed in reality, by escaping into stories about the fight against oppression in a fantasy world. We should be using our stories to inspire us, to reinforce our empathy, and aspire to be better.

In this Nerd Flix & Chill podcast, we talk about the political and social undertones of some of our favorite stories.

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