Dr Lucy H and PhD Researcher Jay use their research and academic training to critically think about our everyday interaction with popular culture and what it means for us as we live our daily lives. They feature stories about key current events in the worlds of television, film, music, books, advertisements, and news outlets and discuss how they effect us on deeply personal and social levels.
Your Thoughtful Besties
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Dr Lucy H and PhD Researcher Jay use their research and academic training to critically think about our everyday interaction with popular culture and what it means for us as we live our daily lives. They feature stories about key current events in the worlds of television, film, music, books, advertisements, and news outlets and discuss how they effect us on deeply personal and social levels.
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Recent Episodes
April 27, 2026
Dinosaurs in Popular Culture | A Beginner's Guide
<p>Dr Lucy and PhD researcher Jay beign their discussion by talking about the history of popular culture and Dinosaurs in the late 19th Century. They then briefly explore different representations of dinosaurs in popular culture throughout the long 20th Century and into the 21st. From the Bone Wars to Jurassic Park join us for a chitchat about Dinomania then and now.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow the podcast's social media for more information, follow up blog posts, our diversify your entertainment recommendations list and some interesting resources on how to critically analyse the world around you! Find all their sites listed on their link tree here</p>
March 16, 2026
Ethical Non-Monogamy in Popular Culture | A Beginner's Guide
<p>Dr Lucy and PhD researcher Jay beign their discussion by analysing Lilly Allen's newest album West End Girl. They then explore different representations of ethical non-monogamy in popular culture deconstructing the good and bad aspects of these refering to work by established academics and practitioners to inform their analysis. </p><p><br /></p><p>Follow the podcast's social media for more information, follow up blog posts, our diversify your entertainment recommendations list and some interesting resources on how to critically analyse the world around you! Find all their sites listed on their link tree here</p>
March 2, 2026
Wuthering Heights in Popular Culture | A Beginner's Guide
<p>Dr Lucy and PhD researcher Jay discuss the status Wuthering Heights has in popular culture. They ask why do people keep coming back to a Victorian publication? They also think about the problems that follow this trend of resuscitating it. Using the recent Emerald Fennell adaptation starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as a springboard, they dive into the attraction we have to Emily Brontë's tale of love in the Yorkshire moors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Follow the podcast's social media for more information, follow up blog posts, our diversify your entertainment recommendations list and some interesting resources on how to critically analyse the world around you! Find all their sites listed on their link tree here</p>
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