Shall we Check it out? (Gal pažiūrim?)

What Censorship Really Tries to Hide

International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences member Aistė Ptakauskė [https://aiste-ptakauske.com/] and Head of Digital Culture, Communication and Media Research Group at Kaunas University of Technology, Prof. Šarūnas Paunksnis [https://fssah.ktu.edu/news/meet-our-teachers-sarunas-paunksnis/] discuss the allure and impact of the most‑watched Hindi OTT film in India at the start of 2024, “Amar Singh Chamkila [https://www.netflix.com/lt/title/81664257].”

Does Media Accurately Represent us?

International Emmy® juror and media powerhouse Aiste Ptakauske joins forces with Michael Hingson, a global diversity and inclusion expert and #1 New York Times bestselling author of “Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, a Guide Dog & the Triumph of Trust”, to dive deep into the International Emmy Award–winning mini-series “Lost Boys and Fairies” and unpack why accurate representation on screen is not merely optional, but essential.

What can Shaolin Masters Teach us?

Aiste Ptakauske sits down with a fellow member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Philip Kalin-Hajdu, to discuss "Shaolin Heroes", an adventure reality format that clinched the International Emmy Award, outshining global juggernauts like “Big Brother,” “Love is Blind,” and “Masked Singer.” What is so special about this format and what is its cultural significance?

How Real does The Diplomat Get?

Member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Aiste Ptakauske [https://aiste-ptakauske.com/] explores the critically acclaimed political thriller The Diplomat [https://www.netflix.com/lt/title/81288983] with Nina and Sean Murray, a husband‑and‑wife team who—very much like the central characters of the show—spent the better part of their careers in the U.S. diplomatic service. They discuss what the show gets right, where it stretches reality, and how both diplomacy and writing about it works in practice.

Why we Need Crime Fiction (Kam mums trileriai?)

In this episode, Aistė Ptakauskė [https://aiste-ptakauske.com/]—member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences [https://www.iemmys.tv/international-academy/about-international-academy/]—sits down with Lithuanian crime writer Daina Kleponė to dive into the gripping world of the International Emmy-winning German crime thriller Dear Child (Liebes Kind). [https://www.netflix.com/lt/title/81513233] Released on Netflix in late 2023, it quickly became the platform’s most-watched non-English series and won the 2024 International Emmy Award as the best Mini-Series produced outside the United States. Listen to Aistė and Daina discuss what makes this series so compelling, and why it resonates with audiences worldwide. ENGLISH TRANSCRIPT OF THE EPISODE IS AVAILABLE AT THIS LINK [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-we-need-crime-fiction-case-study-international-emmy-ptakauske-wfgpf].