Superhero Ethics

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Ep 228 - Discworld, The Watch Jul 25, 2023

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Do you like your hilarious medieval satire mixed with some biting social commentary? Want to know what this Discworld thing everyone keeps talking about it is? Want to know the Boots Theory of Economics from Sam Vimes? Rob McKenzie joins me to talk about Discworld, focusing on The Watch series of books.
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Ep 227 - Newsies - Dancing on the Picket Line Jul 18, 2023

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What can an 1899 newsboy strike teach us about the WGA & SAG strikes today? What can be done when the corporations you’re fighting control your ability to get your message out? And what place do singing and dancing play on a good picket line? Becky Allen and I dive into these questions and more as we discuss 1992’s Newsies.
Note - We recorded this episode the day after the strike started. Since then, a number of content creators, including myself, have decided to support the strike by no longer making content about on screen media from the companies that are being struck. I considered postponing the release of this episode, but decided the fact that it is specifically about being pro-union and pro-strike made it worth it. That being said, this will likely be the last content like this I make for a while.
Becky Allen is the author of Bound by Blood and Sand and its sequel, Freed by Flame and Storm. They grew up outside Ithaca, New York, graduated from Brandeis University, and now work in tech and live in New York with their sister and two little black cats, Jinx and Hex.
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Ep 226 - Nimona Says Trans Rights Jul 11, 2023

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Nimona is a beautiful story about the danger of fear and trusting establishments, and the power of living your truth. Beau joins me to talk about the power of this story, its meaning as a queer and trans allegory, and the value of trusting our own wisdom and experience over dogma and tradition.
Beau uses any pronouns and prefers when people mix-and-match! She is a former Magic Judge and scorekeeper, now turned "kitchen sink" freelancer - primarily working as a personal assistant and game design consultant, but his past jobs have included electrician, software developer, legal advocate, Spanish-English translator, and even crafting chainmail for a time. They adore graphic novels and have filled a string of modest apartments with hundreds of queer stories over the years.
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Ep 225 - Under the Red Hood Jul 05, 2023

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Does Batman help or hurt the children he recruits to be Robins? Could one of them be more vulnerable to Joker's One Bad Day than Bruce is? Where is the line between justice and vengeance? Paul and I dive into these questions, using Batman: Under the Red Hood, and Death in the Family Part I as our jumping off point.
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224 - Raiders of the Lost Ark Jun 20, 2023

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I'm reviewing all of the Indiana Jones movies over on the Bingers Assemble episode, and wanted to share the first of those episodes with you here! Once the new movie comes out at the end of June we'll do an episode here on Superhero Ethics about Indiana Jones and the ethics of archeology. For now, go to Bingers Assemble to find all our movie coverage.

Ep 223 - Robots & Ethics & AI oh my! Jun 13, 2023

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Lets talk Robots! We started the conversation with the Micro SF quote and that led to a discussion of AI in our own world.
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Ep 224 - Across the Spiderverse Jun 06, 2023

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Let's talk Spiderverse! Among all the incoherant screaming about how good this movie is we get into ethical questions like Miguel vs Miles, the way this movie handles representation, and all the comic book connections to the movie.
You can find his comic book thoughts on his podcast, Hype is My Superpower, https://hypeismysuperpower.podbean.com/
See him build Lego and talk all things geeky at - https://hypeismysuperpower.podbean.com/https://www.twitch.tv/sylverdreamer
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Ep 222 - Guardians 3, Animal Rights & Feedback May 23, 2023

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Guardians 3 raised some important questions about how we treat animals, & Paul Hoppe joins me to talk about them. This episode came out of listener feedback and we also address a listener question about great power, great responsibility, and the relationship between podcasters and listeners.
Bonus content for patrons about Batman & the Flash movie.
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Ep 221 The Last of Us Part 2 - Video Game May 09, 2023

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My partner and I played through The Last of Us part 2, and Danielle and Matthew joined me to talk about all the great ethical questions this story raises. Whether or not you've played the game, we lay out the issues and story details so you can follow along- but there will be spoilers!
Danielle (she/her) spends her days talking too much about Star Wars, MCU, and The Last of Us. She’s also a PhD researcher in Text & Image Studies, which basically means she gets read lots of comics and call it work. You can find her on TikTok at writteninthestarwars, Twitter at danies394, and Instagram at writteninthesw. You can find more of her content on the Bad Batch on Templeofgeek.com https://templeofgeek.com/author/danielle/
Matthew Wilhelm Kapell has taught everything from human genetics to film studies at universities and colleges in California, Michigan, the UK, and now New York City at Pace University. Currently he edits an academic book series on the study of digital and tabletop games. You can find out about his books and other stuff at matthewkapell.com. He never forgets that too many “Hero’s Journeys” are also “Heroine’s Ordeals."
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Ep 220: Severance Apr 25, 2023

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If you could turn off your brain at work, create an entirely different version of yourself to get through the day, would you? Would that work version you create have its own rights? Can the body be severed from the body? The TV show Severance explores these questions and more, and Rob McKenzie joins me to dive into them. We walk through the show so whether you've never seen it or rewatched half a dozen times, this episode is for you.
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