Culture Pulse

Welcome to the Culture Pulse podcast, a weekly review of cultural topics covering the spectrum between high and low brow. Culture Pulse features thoughtful discussions among friends on a diverse range of topics including film, literature, music, and politics, as well as those underexposed artifacts in our cultural landscape.

Episodes

Episode 14 – Devs Finale Predictions and Discussion

April 24, 2020

On this episode of the podcast, Dane and I discuss our predictions for the finale of Alex Garland’s Devs after having watched 7 of the 8 episodes in the miniseries. For the latter half of the show, John Lanier and Erika Houtz join us for a discussion of the actual finale episode and the series […]

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Episode 13 – Devs and COVID-19

March 30, 2020

In this proto-apocalyptic age, you can find solace in the latest episode of Culture Pulse. We discuss life in the age of coronavirus before launching into our main topic: Devs, the latest TV miniseries from compelling sci-fi creator Alex Garland. Devs follows the paths of a grieving, enigmatic tech entrepreneur and the employee who becomes […]

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Episode 12 – 2020 Movie Preview

February 12, 2020

Awards season has wrapped and with 2019 receding into the rearview, it’s time to take a look at the year ahead in film. On this episode of Culture Pulse we discuss our most anticipated movies from what looks to be a promising year at the multiplexes and, increasingly, in your living room. Several of our […]

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Episode 11 – The Witcher

January 16, 2020

On the latest episode of Culture Pulse we discuss Netflix’s The Witcher–a new series adapted from the book series of the same name by polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. Henry Cavill stars as Geralt of Rivia, the titular Witcher, a bounty hunter with exceptional strength and basic magical powers in the politically tumultuous fantasy world called […]

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Episode 10 – The Mandalorian

December 28, 2019

Launching, Disney+, the new streaming service from cultural behemoth Disney, The Mandalorian is a miniseries in the star wars universe following a lone gunslinger type who wanders the galaxy hunting bounties for anyone willing to fork over the cash, no questions asked. When one of his bounties turns out to be a baby yoda-esque creature, […]

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Episode 9 – Gideon Falls

December 26, 2019

Join your hosts James Gregory and Dane Jackins for a spellbinding discussion of Gideon Falls, the horror graphic novel series written by Jeff Lemire and illustrated by Andrea Sorrentino. This ongoing series has eighteen issues in three collected series which your hosts discuss in detail. We also discuss Martin Scorsese’s recent comments on Marvel movies […]

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Episode 8 – Rick & Morty & James & Dane

November 15, 2019

Season 4 of the beloved sci-fi animation show Rick & Morty returned November 10th after a 2-year hiatus. Join Dane, a fully committed fan of the show, and James, an ambivalent but open-minded viewer, for a fun-filled romp through the premier and three key episodes from prior seasons. https://archive.org/download/episode8rickmorty/Episode8_RickMorty.mp3

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Episode 7 – Culture Pulse Returns! Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

October 26, 2019

Rejoin hosts James Gregory and Dane Jackins for a highly stimulating review of Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Spoiler warning given about halfway through the episode. https://archive.org/download/episode7onceuponatimeinhollywood/Episode7_OnceUponATime_in_Hollywood.mp3

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Episode 6 – Inception, Dreams, and Beyond

July 22, 2010

SPOILERS for Inception revealed about halfway in this, our sixth episode of the podcast. Hosts James “slack-eye” Gregory, and Dane “Gerous” Jackins, are joined by a very special guest Laura “Grand Dame” Rogers to review the latest release from visionary director Christopher Nolan: Inception. After a long hiatus, broken computers, apartment relocations, and various other […]

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Episode 5 – The Oscars in Preview

March 2, 2010

Welcome to the long awaited episode 5 of Culture Pulse. After a long hiatus, Dane and I are joined by Matthew Mehus to discuss our predictions and favorites of the 2010 Acadamy Awards nominations. We hope you enjoy listening to three mildly informed movie fans humorously and full-throatedly discussing the oscars, and other oscar related […]

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