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Media Consumption 07/21/2023
Jul. 21st, 2023 01:25 pmI've decided I'm going to make regular posts about what media I am consuming - what I am listening to, watching, and reading. I don't have a particular schedule planned: I'll make posts when I realize I have something to say.
I'm currently reading Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination, by Brian Jay Jones. I pulled this one off the biography section of the library, and didn't expect to find it as interesting as I have. Some interesting facts I have learned: Geisel's father's family owned a brewery that went under when prohibition become law, Geisel was recruited into the army during World War II by Frank Capra to help create propaganda and educational videos for soldiers, Geisel edited Stan and Jan Berenstain's early books and mentored them.
I'm on a re-watch of The Wire, specifically season four. One thing I like about this season is that ( Spoiler )
I finished listening to the podcast We Didn't Start the Fire, which had an episode for each historical reference in the Billy Joel song of the same name. I'm checking out You're Wrong About, which seems to be about the contrast between how people remember a certain newsworthy event and what actually happened. The first episode focuses on the panic about Satanists in the 1980s. I haven't yet made my mind up about the podcast, but I enjoyed the first episode enough to keep listening.
I recently stumbled upon the Mary Chapin Carpenter song "He Thinks He'll Keep Her". It's based off of a sexist advertisement - see the article here for details. It's definitely one of those songs that I like more the more I listen to it.
I'm currently reading Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination, by Brian Jay Jones. I pulled this one off the biography section of the library, and didn't expect to find it as interesting as I have. Some interesting facts I have learned: Geisel's father's family owned a brewery that went under when prohibition become law, Geisel was recruited into the army during World War II by Frank Capra to help create propaganda and educational videos for soldiers, Geisel edited Stan and Jan Berenstain's early books and mentored them.
I'm on a re-watch of The Wire, specifically season four. One thing I like about this season is that ( Spoiler )
I finished listening to the podcast We Didn't Start the Fire, which had an episode for each historical reference in the Billy Joel song of the same name. I'm checking out You're Wrong About, which seems to be about the contrast between how people remember a certain newsworthy event and what actually happened. The first episode focuses on the panic about Satanists in the 1980s. I haven't yet made my mind up about the podcast, but I enjoyed the first episode enough to keep listening.
I recently stumbled upon the Mary Chapin Carpenter song "He Thinks He'll Keep Her". It's based off of a sexist advertisement - see the article here for details. It's definitely one of those songs that I like more the more I listen to it.
