Political information has become entertainment. As progressives have long-time lacked the opportunity to see the potential impact for democratic values and civility that political infotainment can bring, the 2020 election campaign has faced a turning point. Leading up to the election there have been several examples of politainment and stories fitting for politainment content that have mobilized activists and influenced politics.
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Lipstick politics and new apps: Lessons in pop culture from AOC
AOC - Three letters that polarize like not other in US politics.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest women ever elected to congress and one of the most successful politicians on social media.
In order to keep their momentum from the 2020 election, progressive can learn some takeaways from AOC - even without lipstick.
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Show notes
Music by minwbu (https://pixabay.com/de/users/minwbu-18536975/?tab=audio&utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=audio&utm_content=1022) from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=1022)
Font used by permission from RAF web designs at rafwebdesigns.com/fonts (https://font%20used%20by%20permission%20from%20raf%20web%20designs%20at%20rafwebdesigns.com/fonts)
Audio Tracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUmIdCClbTE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXqZllqGWGQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6reyiSpKuw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgvFf5Irywc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6hXgaJDuPE
Further Information
https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~jtreat/progressive.html
16 Nov 2020
“Black Panther” und “Crazy Rich Asians”: On-screen representation done right and how it can foster real-life activism
The movies "Black Panther" and "Crazy Rich Asians" have been seen as an impactful empowerment in minority communities through the empowering representation on the big screen. The impact of these two movies reaches beyond the box-office successes into real-life activism.
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Show notes
Music by minwbu (https://pixabay.com/de/users/minwbu-18536975/?tab=audio&utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=audio&utm_content=1022) from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=1022)
Font used by permission from RAF web designs at rafwebdesigns.com/fonts (https://font%20used%20by%20permission%20from%20raf%20web%20designs%20at%20rafwebdesigns.com/fonts)
Audio Tracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWRkHE19n5g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2i7utlGvO8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZIvXMfEB-s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRLhHa6ITBM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u08T3A7slkE
Further Information
https://bridgeurl.com/politainment-for-change-episode-4
9 Nov 2020
Gritty debates, Imposters and K-Pop armies: 10 pop culture moments that defined the 2020 election
What a ride this election has been!
From unpresidential debates and flies to twitch and online games.
From movie reunions and pop culture icons to first time voters and first time losers.
From Korea with love and through the internet.
Here are the Top 10 pop cultural moments of the 2020 election.
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Show notes
Music by minwbu (https://pixabay.com/de/users/minwbu-18536975/?tab=audio&utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=audio&utm_content=1022) from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=1022)
Font used by permission from RAF web designs at rafwebdesigns.com/fonts (https://font%20used%20by%20permission%20from%20raf%20web%20designs%20at%20rafwebdesigns.com/fonts)
Audio Tracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSQXgBUcIE4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxZM5wB3nVM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0t8BTrW9NQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dbCc7vR310 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dbCc7vR310)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtrAwh0fWeA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5lq04YJPLs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5lq04YJPLs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG1jWzkjcmk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG1jWzkjcmk)
Further Information
https://bridgeurl.com/politainment-for-change-episode-3
1 Nov 2020
Why cat content is super boring and if the left can actually be funny: An interview with Ethan Zuckerman
When it comes to pop culture content the 2020 election campaign did not disappoint. From politicians playing online games to cat videos, there was a lot of content to choose from. But does the content actually reach outside of the political bubbles and makes politics more inclusive?
Ethan Zuckerman is a scholar, blogger and internet expert. You can find more information on him and his work here:
https://ethanzuckerman.com (https://ethanzuckerman.com)
The video from the Biden/Harris campaign:
https://twitter.com/joebiden/status/1317465638953168899 (https://twitter.com/joebiden/status/1317465638953168899)
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Shownotes
Music by minwbu (https://pixabay.com/de/users/minwbu-18536975/?tab=audio&utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=audio&utm_content=1022) from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=1022)
Font used by permission from RAF web designs at rafwebdesigns.com/fonts (https://font%20used%20by%20permission%20from%20raf%20web%20designs%20at%20rafwebdesigns.com/fonts)
26 Oct 2020
You are doing amazing, sweetie: How a reality TV star frees people from prison
Keeping up with the Kardashians and Criminal Justice
The Kardashian Family is famous for being famous. Yet recently Kim Kardashian has become more and more involved in the reform of the justice system and has personally contributed to the pardoning of several convicts. But should 190 Million followers give you the power to decide who deserves to be granted clemency and who deserves to be in prison?
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Shownotes
Music by minwbu (https://pixabay.com/de/users/minwbu-18536975/?tab=audio&utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=audio&utm_content=1022) from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=1022)
Font used by permission from RAF web designs at rafwebdesigns.com/fonts (//Font used by permission from RAF web designs at rafwebdesigns.com/fonts)
Audio Tracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX4POuG-gcg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX4POuG-gcg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soLXy7f8dQI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soLXy7f8dQI)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWdc7PyZNLA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWdc7PyZNLA)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCwGWGWOHMA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCwGWGWOHMA)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgIV6gCY1eQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgIV6gCY1eQ)
Futher information
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-06-mn-12500-story.html (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-06-mn-12500-story.html)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/20/kim-kardashian-blasts-wall-street-journal-for-denying-armenian-g/ (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/20/kim-kardashian-blasts-wall-street-journal-for-denying-armenian-g/)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAdL43si5Bc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAdL43si5Bc)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX2p0A7_usQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX2p0A7_usQ)
https://www.eonline.com/news/343971/kim-kardashian-gets-political-why-she-s-headed-to-the-democratic-national-convention (https://www.eonline.com/news/343971/kim-kardashian-gets-political-why-she-s-headed-to-the-democratic-national-convention)
https://www.bustle.com/articles/174125-is-kim-kardashian-at-the-democratic-national-convention-shes-been-vocal-about-her-support-for-hillary (https://www.bustle.com/articles/174125-is-kim-kardashian-at-the-democratic-national-convention-shes-been-vocal-about-her-support-for-hillary)
https://www.wmagazine.com/story/kim-kardashian-prison-reform-trump-kushner/ (https://www.wmagazine.com/story/kim-kardashian-prison-reform-trump-kushner/)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/06/us/politics/trump-alice-johnson-sentence-commuted-kim-kardashian-west.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/06/us/politics/trump-alice-johnson-sentence-commuted-kim-kardashian-west.html)
https://www.justice.gov/pardon/clemency-statistics (https://www.justice.gov/pardon/clemency-statistics)
Kardashian West: The Justice Project (https://www.oxygen.com/kim-kardashian-west-the-justice-project)
https://www.bop.gov/about/history/federal_executions.jsp (https://www.bop.gov/about/history/federal_executions.jsp)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/arts/television/kim-kardashian-prison-reform.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/arts/television/kim-kardashian-prison-reform.html)
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