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Inside the Box: The TV History Podcast

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Inside the Box: The TV History podcast discusses a particular era, innovation, trend, or program and spends an episode discussing it. Hosted by Jonathan Bullinger, Andrew Salvati, and Steve Voorhees, they apply their scholarly work in media studies to provide the history of TV, critique it at times, and just try to have some fun as they explore inside the box. Be sure to also check our supplementary content that accompany each episode on our home page www.tvhistorypod.com.

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Episodes

Episode 94: Sticking with the Stars You Know: Memory Bubbles, Persistent Nostalgia, and Dead Celebrities 18.11.2021 49:28

This week Jonathan works through some ideas relating to the potential for "time travel" through the ability to live within memory bubbles thanks to curated content, persistent nostalgia thanks to certain business strategies, and the unexpected staying power of dead celebrities thanks to new fan work and the use of CGI.

Episode 93: John Belushi Documentary and Forgotten History 04.11.2021 55:29

This week join Jonathan as he asks, "Why a new documentary on John Belushi in 2020?" when his story seems to have been told often and long, long, ago. He also uses the documentary to define and apply some historical concepts in order to think through why are such stories seemingly forgotten and then reanimated.

Episode 92: Sports Docs and Binge Watching with Dr. Emil Steiner 21.10.2021 58:23

This week Jonathan sits down with Rowan's Dr. Emil Steiner to discuss his research on binge watching and how it connects to sports documentaries. If you've already listened to our episode (Ep. 90) on sports documentaries and nostalgia with Dr. Branden Buehler, then this will be the perfect companion episode. If you haven't, that's ok too since this is an excellent standalone episode and conversati...

Episode 91: The Conjectural Bruce Lee with Dr. Brian Hu 07.10.2021 51:17

This week Jonathan sits down with San Diego State University's Dr. Brian Hu about his article, "Bruce Lee" after Bruce Lee: A Life in Conjectures. Then in the second half of the interview Jonathan asks Brian's opinion about a question Jonathan has been toying with: Will the powers that be, attempt to mold late actor Chadwick Boseman's (1976-2020) legacy and image in much the same way film studios'...

Episode 90: Sports Documentaries & Nostalgia with Dr. Branden Buehler 23.09.2021 39:18

This week Jonathan sits down with Seton Hall's Dr. Branden Buehler to discuss the recent spate of sports documentaries and where these films intersect and engage with nostalgia. We make connections back to my discussion with Travis Vogan and talk through the wider definition of the term "documentary" that many may not be familiar with.

Episode 89: NFL Films & NFL Network with Travis Vogan 09.09.2021 37:14

Inside the Box is back with an all-new limited episode season! We kick things off in conversation with sports media scholar, Dr. Travis Vogan to discuss his book Keepers of the Flame: NFL Films and the Rise of Sports Media. In fitting with this season's focus on history and collective memory that often goes beyond the television screen (or "box"), Travis and Jonathan discuss NFL Films's role in cr...

Episode 88: Trailer for Our New Season 19.08.2021 7:27

In this 7min. preview, Jonathan welcomes you and explains what to expect from the return of Inside the Box: The TV History Podcast during its new limited-episode season.