Dumber School

About Dumber School

An educational podcast that provides thoughtful commentary by analyzing pop culture through the eyes of a literature professor

Publisher

M. Cozzens

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Mar 2026

Latest episode

1 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Jun 2026

   y2k RETROSPECTIVE: Clothing as Narrative in The Girls Next Door

   In an audio essay, Micah Cozzens argues that clothing tells the real story in the early 2000s reality TV staple focusing on the lives of Playboy girlfriends Holly, Bridget, and Kendra, The Girls Next Door

2. 

   1 Jun 2026

   y2k RETROSPECTIVE: Food as Story in The Girls Next Door

   In an audio essay, Micah Cozzens explains the role of food as it defines the characters of Bridget, Holly, and Kendra in reality TV staple The Girls Next Door

3. 

   1 Jun 2026

   y2k RETROSPECTIVE: The Girls Next Door and the Playboy Mansion as Symbol, Space, and Self

   An audio essay by Micah Cozzens about how the Playboy Mansion was a character in its own right in early 2000s reality show staple The Girls Next Door

4. 

   1 Jun 2026

   POETRY PALS: Review with Thew Curtis (M. Anthony C.) of Amy Newman's On This Day in Poetry History

   Two aspiring poets, M. Anthony C. and Micah Cozzens, review Amy Newman's poetry collection On This Day in Poetry History

5. 

   1 Jun 2026

   POETRY PALS: A conversation with MT about the poetry of Denise Levertov

   Micah Cozzens, poet and podcaster, talks with artist MT about poet Denise Levertov's collection Candles in Babylon

6. 

   17 Mar 2026

   y2k RETROSPECTIVE: Did The Girls Next Door Hurt the Playboy brand?

   In which I discuss whether E!'s 2006 reality show The Girls Next Door undermined the success of Playboy magazine, given that the audience of the magazine was very different than the audience of the show.