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Media/Lit

Randy Allain

This podcast examines the various forms of media that shape our lives: the stories we love, the music that moves us, and the art the inspires us. We meet with a variety of guests to explore a piece of media that shaped them in some way and explore that influence as if it were a piece of great literature. Whether we are dealing with the seemingly inane or the deeply profound, we will try to get to the center of how we define ourselves and our values. It's a course in media literacy that puts hearts and minds ahead of the nuts and bolts of the industry.

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110 episodes

  1. Ultimate Multiverse Draft & Pitch: Part One (Draft) 1:48:10
  2. The Raven (Poe) 1:03:43
  3. Knights of Guinevere (Wolves Around the Corner) 37:19
  4. The Downward Spiral (Nine Inch Nails) 2:08:47
  5. What We’re Hyped For: Recs, Reviews, and the Best of the Rest 1:07:03
  6. Casino Royale (2006) 1:13:58
  7. Basic Human Podnatomy (Community S4) 1:48:14
  8. Top Musical Moments in Film with Movies & Us 1:10:53
  9. X-Men ‘97 (Season Two) & Definitive Mutant Draft 1:45:10
  10. 90's Kid Draft (Pop Culture Draft) 3:15:43
  11. The Odyssey (2026) 53:46
  12. Promising Young Woman (2020) 1:34:01
  13. The First Harmon Dynasty (Community Research Paper) 2:02:39
  14. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) 2:13:59
  15. The Midnight Coterie of Cinephile Podcasters (Wes Anderson Draft) 1:29:06
  16. Draft for the Iron Throne (Game of Thrones Draft) 2:20:57
  17. The Fast and the Furious (2001) 1:43:32
  18. Digital Estate Podding (Community S3, Episodes 11-22) 1:51:36
  19. MEDIA/LITmus Test: Summer 2026 Movies 55:06
  20. The Case for Tom Bombadil (Lord of the Rings) 1:39:28
  21. Dogma (1999) 1:55:59
  22. Curry Quest (Bluey) and The Hero's Journey 1:17:41
  23. Business Proposal (K-Drama) 1:24:20
  24. Remedial Podcast Theory (Community S3, Episodes 1-10) 2:01:36
  25. Bad Blood (The X-Files) 1:44:24
  26. Shut the Door. Have a Seat. (Mad Men) 2:04:01
  27. Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990) Draft & Pitch 2:22:09
  28. Cartoon All-Stars Preview and Draft Order 2:58
  29. New England Patriots as Literature 1:37:39
  30. A Fistful of Podcasts (Community S2, Episodes 12-24) 1:55:42
  31. Season Two Finale & Second Annual Playlist Exchange 1:38:57
  32. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) 2:03:24
  33. Muppet Family Christmas (1987) and Drafting Our Own Holiday Specials 1:41:29
  34. Abed's Uncontrollable Podcast (Community S2, Episodes 1-11) 1:50:39
  35. Contact (1997) 2:04:56
  36. Tarzan (1999) 1:45:58
  37. Tár (2022) 1:58:40
  38. Beginner Poddery (Community S1, Episodes 13-25) 1:33:06
  39. Knights of Guinevere (Pilot Episode) 52:14
  40. The Cask of Amontillado (Poe) 1:47:21
  41. Community, Podcasting, and You (Community S1, Episodes 1-12) 1:15:19
  42. Skeletons, Strike Last, and Ex-Degenerate (Cobra Kai) 1:59:28
  43. Spooky Season Cinema...with Candy! (SIGSI Crossover) 1:04:05
  44. Introducing Remedial Rewatch: Community 101! 3:11
  45. Christopher Nolan: Then & Now (aka Mementoheimer) 2:24:03
  46. TGIF (TV Draft) 2:01:32
  47. Rilo Kiley Live in Boston (9/7/25) 57:12
  48. Chikhai Bardo (Severance) with "Mark Watcher" Eric J. Carlson 1:40:46
  49. Wild America (1997) 2:42:50
  50. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) 2:18:31