Pop of the Morning (formerly Progressive Pop) takes a critical, irreverent look at the impact of pop culture on American values and society. Each episode, we examine the implicit political, economic, and social values communicated through some popular piece of mass media.
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We have met the enemy and he is us and he is so awesome! What do you get when you create an alien civilization based on war and rampant resource extraction? American capitalism on steroids! Let's see how planet Earth handles a group of aliens living the American Dream.
Independence Day (also promoted as ID4) is a 1996 American science fiction action film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Emmerich and Dean Devlin. It stars an ensemble cast that includes Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn, Harvey Fierstein, and Harry Connick. The film focuses on disparate groups of people who converge in the Nevada desert in the aftermath of a worldwide attack by an extraterrestrial race. With the other people of the world, they launch a counterattack on July 4—Independence Day in the United States. (via Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(1996_film)))
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30 May 2022
Now boarding section commie butt kicker for Air Force One
Harrison Ford stars as President James Marshall in this love letter to killing commies. What else are you looking for in a president besides the ability to be tough and whoop some tail? No negotiations? Unless...
Air Force One is a 1997 American political action thriller film directed and co-produced by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Xander Berkeley, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell, and Paul Guilfoyle. It was written by Andrew W. Marlowe. It is about a group of terrorists who hijack Air Force One and the president's attempt to rescue everyone on board by retaking his plane. (via Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_One_(film)))
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16 May 2022
Harold and Maude, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Probably one of the greatest movies to be made. Harold and Maude is a shot of antibiotics in the bloodstream of American film. How does Harold and Maude do it? Our hosts, Phil and Tom, try to pull back the curtain and find out.
Harold and Maude is a 1971 American coming-of-age black comedy–drama film directed by Hal Ashby and released by Paramount Pictures. It incorporates elements of dark humor and existentialist drama. The plot follows the exploits of Harold Chasen (Bud Cort), a young man who is intrigued with death, and who rejects the life his detached mother (Vivian Pickles) prescribes for him. (via Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_and_Maude))
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