JFK

JFK

Author: Libertarianism.org June 8, 2022 Duration: 1:03:11
Politics is power, nothing more!

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Ever wonder what a libertarian perspective might reveal about your favorite blockbuster or the latest streaming sensation? Pop & Locke is where that curiosity finds a home, weaving political philosophy into the fabric of contemporary film, television, and news. Hosts Landry Ayres and Aaron Ross Powell, from Libertarianism.org, don't just offer reviews-they start conversations, using pop culture as a compelling lens to examine ideas about individual liberty, power, and society. Each episode feels like a thoughtful chat with friends who are as passionate about storytelling as they are about principles. You'll hear them dissect the moral dilemmas in a sci-fi series, unpack the politics hidden in a superhero franchise, or debate the societal commentary in a hit drama. This podcast moves beyond simple entertainment analysis, inviting listeners to reconsider how the stories we consume reflect and shape our world. It’s for anyone who leaves a movie theater with more questions than answers, or who senses the deeper currents running beneath a TV show's plot. Tune in for a unique blend of casual critique and serious thought, where the latest episode of a popular show might just spark a fascinating discussion on freedom, ethics, and everything in between.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 81

Pop & Locke
Podcast Episodes
God's Not Dead [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:51
Are Christians a persecuted minority in America? The God’s Not Dead film series has a clear answer, but Aaron Powell and Paul Matzko are doubtful of the conclusions. We sit down to find what might be causing this divisio…
Snowpiercer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:53
Is Snowpiercer a marxist masterpiece or a dystopian documentary? We trace Chris Evans’s path from the tail to the head n pursuit of the true meaning behind Bong Joon-ho’s 2014 caricature of capitalism. Hosted on Acast. S…
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:22
At the Circus, who can trust the ringmaster? Pat Eddington and Mike German join us sort who is who in Joh LeCarre’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Don't Look Up [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:35
Inspired by Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” and in the vein of his financial crisis origin story, “The Big Short”, Adam McKay’s 2021 Netflix film, “Don’t Look Up” posits a world where the sky is falling, politicians ar…
Buffy the Vampire Slayer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:42
In the spring of 1997, a teenage girl and her Scoobies started defending the town of Sunnydale and the world from previously unimaginable demons, all while being on time for chemistry class. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, cre…
Home Alone [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:41
Kevin McCallister was left home alone when his large family rushed to the airport to fly to their Paris Christmastime vacation. At first he was enjoying himself, staying up late, watching tv, and eating pizza until a duo…
Midnight Mass [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:13
Netflix’s horror series about a small fictional island community, a mysterious visiting priest, and unexplained “miracles” is the latest Mike Flanagan horror hit. Though this show received a wide variety of praise and cr…
Death of Stalin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:27
In 1953, under the Great Terror’s heavy cloak of state paranoia, the ever‐​watchful Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin, collapses. When they discover his body the following morning, a frenetic surge of raw panic starts spreadi…
Dune [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:22
Matthew Feeney and Caleb Watney discuss Denis Villeneuve's 2021 film adaption of Frank Herbert's Dune.Frank Herbert’s 1965 Dune is a futuristic geopolitical allegory that was anti-corporate and pro-eco-radicalism. Villen…
The Thing [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:51
Jamelle Bouie and Julian Sanchez join the podcast to discuss John Carpenter's 1982 sci-fi cult classic, The Thing, a film that made our skin crawl with paranoia. Based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella Who Goes Th…