The Big Short

The Big Short

Author: The Corbett Report February 15, 2016 Duration: 49:02
The Big Short purports to tell the story of the housing bubble of the last decade and the subsequent global financial collapse…and it actually isn’t as terrible as you might think. Join James on this week’s edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order as we talk to Robert Wenzel of EconomicPolicyJournal.com about what The Big Short gets right and what it leaves out.

A fresh film or book might entertain us, but it often carries a deeper conversation about the world we're building. That's the terrain explored each month on The Corbett Report-Film, Literature and the New World Order. Host James Corbett, alongside a variety of guests, selects a single piece of media-a blockbuster film, a classic novel, or a contemporary work-and meticulously pulls apart its layers. The discussion goes beyond plot summaries or simple reviews. Instead, they look for the underlying messages, the subtle (or not-so-subtle) propaganda, and the connections to larger geopolitical and social narratives. This isn't about finding conspiracies in every frame, but about cultivating a critical eye. By examining the stories we collectively consume, the podcast aims to uncover the real agendas being presented and, occasionally, the genuine solutions that might be hidden within popular culture. It's a monthly exercise in media literacy, prompting listeners to question not just what they're watching or reading, but why that particular story is being told now and what it says about our shared reality. Tune in for a thoughtful, detailed analysis that turns your next trip to the cinema or bookstore into a far more engaging experience.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

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This month on Film, Literature and the New World Order, Tim Kilkenny of RevelationsRadioNews joins us to discuss the 2011 propaganda film, Contagion. We examine Participant Media, the media venture of billionaire Jeff Sk…
They Live [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:38
This month on the Film, Literature and New World Order podcast, James talks to Guillermo Jimenez of TracesofReality.com about They Live, John Carpenter's surprisingly prescient 1988 film about a society hypnotized and co…
Walden Two by B.F. Skinner [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:06
This month on the Film, Literature and New World Order podcast, James explores B.F. Skinner’s 1948 utopian novel, Walden Two. We discuss Skinner’s ideas of behavioural engineering, how they are employed in the novel, and…
Charlie Wilson's War [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:27
How and why did the Afghan-Soviet war start? What was the CIA's involvement in the affair? Who did they support and what were they aiming at? If you're interested in the answers to these questions you won't find them in…
Island by Aldous Huxley [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:44
This month on Film, Literature and the New World Order we’re joined by Will Morgan of The Sync Book to discuss Aldous Huxley’s final novel, Island. A philosophical exploration of Huxley’s imagined utopia, Island raises t…
Citizen Kane [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:36
This month on Film, Literature and the New World Order James teams up with James Evan Pilato of MediaMonarchy.com to dissect the man, the myth and the legend of Citizen Kane. From the brilliance of the film's production…
Leap of Faith [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:28
In this month's edition we talk to Sibel Edmonds of BoilingFrogsPost.com about Leap of Faith, the 1992 Hollywood flick starring Steve Martin. We talk about conmen and suckers, how and why people allow themselves to get f…
This Is What We Do by Tom Hansen [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:12
Jack Blood of Deadlinelive.info joins us for this month’s edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order, where we discuss Tom Hansen’s 2013 novel, This Is What We Do. We talk about the themes raised in the book, in…
Wall Street / Money Never Sleeps [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:19
Today on the Film, Literature and New World Order series, James and Richard Grove of the Tragedy and Hope community and the Peace Revolution podcast discuss Oliver Stone's 1987 flick, Wall Street, and its 2010 follow-up,…
Trollhunter [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:35
In this month's edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order, Tom Secker joins us to talk about Trollhunter, a 2010 Norwegian found footage mockumentary about a secret government agency that is dedicated to dispos…