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Once More, With Feeling Podcast: When TV Breaks into Song

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Here we’ll explore the intersection between television and musicals. From musical series to single musical episodes, live productions to shows specifically written for television, we’ll touch on it all and then some. I’m your host, Chris, and with a new guest each week, we’ll have conversations that could lead anywhere to answer the big questions: “What breaks when you break into song?” “Why do they start singing and dancing all of a sudden?” and, “What, therefore, should we do?” You may find a bit of philosophy, psychology, and who knows what else pops up in our conversations. Podcast Cover Art: Ross @rossmaute

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December 21, 2024

Episode 1.8: "Muppet Family Christmas" Musicking, and Kindness ft Ryan Mallette

In the spirit of television, this is a Christmas special. And we’re talking about “Muppet Family Christmas” - one of my favorite pieces of media. My guest, Ryan Mallette, and I talk about how the Muppets embrace kindness and love, practice this through music and musicking, and the art of repetition with Christmas and other sorts of media. What are certain media traditions that you take part in? We even start with the ephemeral nature of music in media - how music in television shows, films, and video games gets shifted or replaced, making a different experience each time around. We also talk about, what I call, an unnecessarily dramatic question: if you had to choose between Muppet Family Christmas or Muppet Christmas Carol, which one? It’s curious how this question comes up but just seems to put things against each other. Also, be careful of the icy patch! References: The Fantastic Miss Piggy Podcast - https://toughpigs.com/tag/the-fantastic-miss-piggy-podcast/ Miss Piggy, Camp, and the Death of the Movie Star - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkvAckgH4Yw&t=7s Jim Henson and Philosophy: Imagination and the Magic of Mayhem - https://bookshop.org/p/books/jim-henson-and-philosophy-imagination-and-the-magic-of-mayhem-timothy-dale/11843764?ean=9781442246645 Buffalo Game Space - buffalogamespace.com The Muppet Show - Season 2, Episode 17 “Rudolf Nureyev”

September 29, 2024

Episode 1.7: "Song Beneath the Song" Controversial Yet Brave? ft Katie Bloom

“Song Beneath the Song” is one of those episodes that divides viewers. My impression was that if you were a fan of Grey’s Anatomy at the time, this episode flat-lined and was something to try to forget. In my classes, though, I love bringing it up because it is an episode trying to do a lot of things. Perhaps not successfully I might put “Song Beneath the Song” in the realm of Cop Rock - where the musical exists alongside another genre of storytelling. We’ve got a surgery and a song in counterpoint, not as one big happy number. My guest for this conversation is Katie Bloom, an excellent public health trainer and curriculum developer and friend who is making waves in bringing together new parents and families and working on creating and maintaining community. Visit @raisingastorianyc for Katie’s work in building a safe space for families to connect and parents to have a night out.

September 16, 2024

Episode 1.6: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Defining the Television Musical Series ft Dr. Caitlan Truelove

Today’s conversation is with Dr. Caitlan Truelove, a musicologist and violinist who shares a passion for thinking deeply and very often about the intersection of TV and musicals. This episode is special because we hadn’t actually met beforehand. And while we are anchored in talking about Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, our conversation goes so many other places and into the complexities of studying a topic like this. What makes a tv musical series? What is/are the important aspects of a taxonomy? What does Crazy Ex-Girlfriend do well? What is considered successful? And why do people think musicals should be one type of thing? We go into a lot and have a great time finding overlap between Caitlan’s work on TV Musical Series and my own work on Serial TV Musical Episodes. This is definitely an episode to check out the notes afterwards as well since we cover a lot of material. Enjoy our conversation! References: TV Musical Series to Check Out: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Galavant Schmigadoon/Schmicago Numbers from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: “Our Twisted Fate” “F*ckton of Cats” “I’m the Villain in My Own Story” “The Cringe” “West Covina” - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend “Cheek to Cheek” - Irving Berlin “What a Movie” - Trouble in Tahiti, Leonard Bernstein (listen for the “Island Magic” part) Musicals We Mention: Passion - Steven Sondheim Assassins - Stephen Sondheim Kelly Kessler. Broadway in the Box: Television’s Lasting Love Affair with the Musical. NewYork: Oxford University Press, 2020. Anna Michelle Knapp. “Serial TV Musicals: A Taxonomy.” Masters Thesis, University of Pittsburgh, 2020. Raymond Knapp. The American Musical and the Performance of Personal Identity. Princeton, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2006. (to read more about MERM - Musically Enhanced Reality Mode) Jessica Shine. “‘I’m on My Own Path’: Musical Development of the Musical in Crazy Ex- Girlfriend (2015–2019).” Music and the Moving Image 13, no. 3 (Fall 2020): 15–26. Special Issue on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend from Music and the Moving Image. Volume 13, Issue 3.

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What is Once More, With Feeling Podcast: When TV Breaks into Song?: Here we’ll explore the intersection between television and musicals. From musical series to single musical episodes, live productions to shows specifically written for television, we’ll touch on it all and then some. I’m your host, Chris, and with a new guest each week, we’ll have conversations that could lead anywhere to answer the big questions: “What breaks when you break into song?” “Why do they start singing and dancing all of a sudden?” and, “What, therefore, should we do?” You may find a bit of philosophy, psychology, and who knows what else pops up in our conversations.

Podcast Cover Art: Ross @rossmaute
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates weekly.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 8 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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