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mini-episode – 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

Special Encore Presentation: Episode 57: All In The Family, Part 02 21.12.2023 40:16

This week join Steve and Jonathan as they continue their discussion of the groundbreaking US sitcom, All In The Family. We discuss it's transition from All In the Family to Archie Bunker's Place, what other shows tried to fill the void, what shows today attempt to take on its themes, and whether the show could be re-done today to address our newest president…

Mini-Episode 12: Politicians and Marathon TV Sessions 09.11.2023 27:00

This week join Jonathan as he discusses a famous example of politicians using television for marathon "sales" pitches (for themselves) - Thomas E. Dewey's 1950 usage of the then-new medium of television.

Mini-Episode 11: Female Protagonists and Vehicles 26.10.2023 22:15

This week join Jonathan for a short topic on television female protagonists and when they've led or co-starred in a show that also featured a prominent vehicle. More importantly, why aren't there more examples?

Mini-Episode 10: Podcasts and Radio History, 1922 & 2023 12.10.2023 30:00

On this week's mini-episode Jonathan discusses the current state of podcasts and how it connects to the pre-history of radio over one-hundred years ago.

Mini-Episode 09: Martin Short: A Case for Confidence 28.09.2023 21:21

Join Jonathan as he weighs in on the recent argument that gained social media attention regarding how Martin Short is perceived by audiences.

Mini-Episode 08: Time-Life Music: Classical Thunder! 14.09.2023 32:44

Tune-in and listen to a brief history of the Time-Life Music line of releases and hear Jonathan's theory about how and why we got to one of the best Time-Life Music releases - if you consider the TV commercial - CLASSICAL THUNDER!

Mini-Episode 07: History of Workers in Hollywood 31.08.2023 21:45

Jonathan discusses the current Hollywood labor strike and attempts to contextualize it through a historical lens.

Mini-Episode 06: The Jerry Lewis Show 1984? 17.08.2023 34:37

How the heck did a 1950s comedy legend get a shot at usurping Johnny Carson some 23 years AFTER his career peak? Join Jonathan as he discusses the three incarnations of The Jerry Lewis Show and in particular the June 1984 5-episode test-run for the third, and final, incarnation.

Mini-Episode 05: Turn On! 03.08.2023 30:41

Join Jonathan for an infamous TV show from 1969 that really should just be famous for being innovative, clever, surreal, with the good intention of trying to speak some truth to power. It is a short introduction / interpretation of Turn On! Episode 2.

Mini-Episode 04: The Bionic Dog 20.07.2023 21:17

Jonathan plays catch...up with the idea of the 1970s's The Bionic Dog. Join Jonathan as he discusses the silly wonderfulness that was this spin-off idea.

Mini-Episode 03: Strange New Worlds 06.07.2023 25:39

It is all about the tension between the old and the new in today's mini-episode. Join Jonathan as he discusses three recent history-focused TV programs: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+, 2022-present), Call Me Kate (Netflix, 2023), and Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators (Netflix, 2023).