This is The End: Pop Culture & Collapse

NOTE: This episode was recorded in Dec. of 2022 but I've only gotten around to editing it now. Since then I've become much better acquainted with ChatGPT and so, yes, I know its name (whereas at the time of this recording I still didn't). LINKS: * Jess Kroll's film reviews https://www.popmythology.com/author/jmskroll/ [https://www.popmythology.com/author/jmskroll/] * Jess Kroll author page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jesskrollauthor [https://www.facebook.com/jesskrollauthor] * 'The One' series by Jess Kroll (as J. Manoa) https://amzn.to/3DaKuuJ [https://amzn.to/3DaKuuJ] * 'The Werewolf Council' series by Jess Kroll (as J. Manoa) https://amzn.to/3Xz1u63 [https://amzn.to/3Xz1u63] * 'Land of Smiles' by Jess Kroll https://amzn.to/3JlRIjk [https://amzn.to/3XMYAdV] LIST OF FILMS (and spoiler time stamps) ----------------------------------- WALL-E 5:08 - 5:53 (possible minor spoiler) 8:44 - 9:07 spoiler 13:23 - 13:36 spoiler 15:13 - 15:36 spoiler 17:42 - 18:32 spoiler DON’T LOOK UP 22:50 - 23:05 26:55 - 27:02 (possible minor spoiler) 29:44 - 29:54 (possible minor spoiler) 30:34 - 31:10 spoiler 32:37 - 36:23 (possible minor spoilers) 37:09 - 38:47 spoiler 40:07 - 41:13 spoiler 44:14 - 45:03 spoiler 46:12 - 48:02 spoiler 53:50 - 54:10 spoiler 1:02:45 - 1:03:00 (possible minor spoiler) THE ROAD 56:43 - 56:53 spoiler 59:25  - 1:03:03 spoiler MENACE II SOCIETY No Spoilers THE GRAPES OF WRATH No Spoilers

PopMythology.com film critic and novelist Jess Kroll joins me to have a conversation about 10 different movies that depict collapse in some way. In this episode, Part 1, we discuss the first five. Scroll all the way down below to see the titles of the films discussed and during which timestamped moments that spoilers or semi-spoilers of these films are mentioned. LINKS: * Jess Kroll's film reviews https://www.popmythology.com/author/jmskroll/ [https://www.popmythology.com/author/jmskroll/] * Jess Kroll author page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jesskrollauthor [https://www.facebook.com/jesskrollauthor] * 'The One' series by Jess Kroll (as J. Manoa) https://amzn.to/3DaKuuJ [https://amzn.to/3DaKuuJ] * 'The Werewolf Council' series by Jess Kroll (as J. Manoa) https://amzn.to/3Xz1u63 [https://amzn.to/3Xz1u63] 'Land of Smiles' by Jess Kroll https://amzn.to/3JlRIjk [https://amzn.to/3XMYAdV] LIST OF FILMS (and spoiler demarcations) ----------------------------------- DONBASS (7:32 - 16:42) • No spoilers THREADS (16:57 -28:02) • Spoiler 21:45 - 22:05 • Spoiler 23:36 - 24:18 • Spoiler 26:49 - 27:14 CONTAGION (28:02 - 44:13) • Spoiler 32:38 - 34:16 • Spoiler 35:23 - 35:45 • Spoiler 38:48 - 41:15 • Spoiler 41:29 - 42:23 • Spoiler 42:34 - 44:13 CHILDREN OF MEN (44:13 - 1:01:05) • Spoiler 51:40 - 52:14 • Spoiler 52:35 - 54:23 • Spoiler 55:21 - 55:46 • Spoiler 56:25 - 57:54 • Spoiler 58:17 - 1:00:14 IDIOCRACY (1:01:05 - 1:16:12) • Spoiler 1:04:40 - 1:05:34 • Spoiler 1:11:23 - 1:12:14

In this episode, I interview political commentator, former congressional candidate, and now regenerative farmer Haven Scott McVarish, author of LAST CHANCE TO SAVE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. Haven talks about his favorite novel, STARK by Ben Elton, a dystopian comedy thriller about how corporations and the wealthy cause a global ecological collapse. Haven also discusses the novel's themes in relation to his own book about the current, ongoing collapse of U.S. democracy. We talk about how to save our imperiled democracy as well as what ordinary people can start doing now to prepare for collapse via local community building and restorative agriculture. LINKS: * Last Chance to Save American Democracy by Haven Scott McVarish https://amzn.to/3eqPxxB [https://amzn.to/3eqPxxB] * Stark by Ben Elton https://amzn.to/3wY6dD2 [https://amzn.to/3wY6dD2] * 5 Journeys (Haven Scott McVarish's non-profit organization) https://www.5journeys.org/ [https://www.5journeys.org/]

This is a longer version of a talk I recently gave at San Diego Comic Con 2022 as part of a panel on Marvel's street-level characters (Daredevil, Jessica Jones, etc.) moderated by Dr. Scott Jordan as part of the Comics Arts Conference. Thank you to Dr. Jordan for inviting me onto the panel and to Dr. Shelly Clevenger, my guest from the last episode, who was the speaker originally slated to talk about the Punisher on the panel but was not able to attend. Also a warm thank you to Dr. Michael Kersulov whose encouraging words after the panel resulted in adapting my talk into a podcast episode. NOTE: This episode contains quotations from fictional works that contain some NSFW language—specifically two instances of the F word. Works discussed in this episode: * Born #1-4 (2003) by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson * The Punisher MAX #1-60 (2004) by Garth Ennis and various artists * The Punisher: The End #1 (2004) by Garth Ennis and Richard Corben All of the above works are available in these collected volumes: * The Punisher Max: Complete Collection Vol. 1 https://amzn.to/3zgINsP [https://amzn.to/3zgINsP] * The Punisher Max: Complete Collection Vol. 2 https://amzn.to/3ScJHz2 [https://amzn.to/3ScJHz2] * The Punisher Max: Complete Collection Vol. 3 https://amzn.to/3OH2yiT [https://amzn.to/3OH2yiT] * The Punisher Max: Complete Collection Vol. 4 https://amzn.to/3vnIdbo [https://amzn.to/3vnIdbo]

We're joined by Dr. Shelly Clevenger, professor of criminology and victim studies, and chair of the Department of Victim Studies at Sam Houston State University, to discuss BITCH PLANET, the feminist dystopian comic book by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine DeLandro, published by Image Comics. Dr. Clevenger, who is also a gender scholar, discusses crime and criminal justice through the lens of gender and gender identity and answers the question of what all of it has to do with the idea of "collapse." Among the topics covered include Roe vs. Wade, the Texas ban of abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard trial, a shocking historical government program to arrest and imprison women suspected of having STDs without due process, and many other issues affecting women - especially working class women, women of color, queer women, and trans women - in an age of increasing dystopia. ***NO SPOILERS for Bitch Planet*** LINKS * Dr. Shelly Clevenger faculty page https://www.shsu.edu/~icc_www/_inc/dir.php?mode=view&item=467 [https://www.shsu.edu/~icc_www/_inc/dir.php?mode=view&item=467] * Department of Victim Studies page at Sam Houston State University http://catalog.shsu.edu/graduate-and-professional/college-departments/criminal-justice/victim-studies/ [http://catalog.shsu.edu/graduate-and-professional/college-departments/criminal-justice/victim-studies/] * Dr. Shelly Clevenger on Twitter https://twitter.com/drclevenger [https://twitter.com/drclevenger] Gendering Criminology by Shelly Clevenger and Jordana N. Navarro https://amzn.to/3Qpi3y8 [https://amzn.to/3Qpi3y8] Bitch Planet, Vol. 1by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine DeLandro https://amzn.to/3QoXlyr [https://amzn.to/3QoXlyr] Enjoying the podcast? Please give us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! It really helps!!! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-is-the-end-pop-culture-collapse/id1593793050 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-is-the-end-pop-culture-collapse/id1593793050] https://open.spotify.com/show/416cLdU3lYZNzpvk2FVPoX?si=wzL_0j3wQfmM0oXA7zKecQ&utm_source=copy-link [https://open.spotify.com/show/416cLdU3lYZNzpvk2FVPoX?si=wzL_0j3wQfmM0oXA7zKecQ&utm_source=copy-link] Really, really enjoying the podcast? Consider leaving a tip on Ko-Fi! https://ko-fi.com/popmythology [https://ko-fi.com/popmythology]