Shallow Rewards Podcast
1) The Exploding Boy (Grunge)
On Kurt Cobain, the grunge moment, and the critical embrace of drug abuse.
2) Toonami Turns 20
Adult Swim Creative Director Jason DeMarco returns to discuss the state of anime, and the future of Toonami with me and Jake Cleland. // @Clarknova1 @sawngswjakec
3) The Cure (in Orange)
Christmas single No. 2: audio commentary for the Cure’s in Orange film from 1986 (currently on YouTube). Essentially, this is a two-hour ramble on the band’s legacy. Merry Christmas, every...Show More
4) Interview with a Lich King: Jason DeMarco
I talk with Jason DeMarco—VP and Creative Director of Adult Swim—about his Williams Street imprint, old anime, and Run the Jewels.
5) Shock and Awe: Simon Reynolds
A wandering, wondrous walk through glam, indie, and UK/US music journalism with my generation’s most prolific author, Simon Reynolds.
6) The Song Remains the Shame: Mr. Robot and Stranger Things
Sean T. Collins returns to discuss the increasing appropriation of music as emotional heft in television, with a focus on Mr. Robot and Stranger Things.
7) The Dream Life of Emo: Geoff Rickly of Thursday (Part 2)
On the sliding scales of emo history, and the rise and fall (and rise) of Thursday.
8) The Dream Life of Emo: Geoff Rickly of Thursday (Part 1)
On the sliding scales of emo history, and the rise and fall (and rise) of Thursday.
9) R>E>M> (Part 2)
Walking back the history of R.E.M. with @perpetua and @stoatmixen.
10) R>E>M> (Part 1)
Walking back the history of R.E.M. with @perpetua and @stoatmixen.