Episode 95 - With host Craig Norris, PhD research student Ashley Remminga, and Kentaro.
First Broadcast on Edge Radio, 10 January 2025.
We discuss Ashley Remminga's "Popular Culture & Theory" podcast and the concept of semiotics and how it can be applied to understand the world around us. Plus, we tackle the weirdest movie moment of 2024 from "Kraven the Hunter."
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Alright, welcome to episode 95 of media mothership out of Edge Radio Studios in Nepal. Luna Hobart TAS on this show, we explore how media shapes our understanding of the world around us. And I reckon, I reckon we asked streaming on YouTube and Twitch, which you can find by searching media mother ship or you can listen to us on the Internet at edgeradio.org dot au or via your FM system on 99.3 FM. If you're in the Hobart metropolitan area, as you listening through free to send us a message on the YouTube or Twitch chat. I think we're, I think we're definitely on Twitch. I'm not sure if we're. On YouTube, cause I do see. A little twitch symbol in the the chat sign there. Uh, so probably message us on Twitch or Sinner. Send SMS on our mobile phone number 0488811707 Altra to keep an eye on the message screen. I'm your host, Craig. Age. UX academic, joined by Karen Academic Ashley, PhD student. Hey, ash.
I tried both names out there. They felt good.
Yeah, I'm glad they came across well noticably.
Semi. They worked. I said the name you responded to the name. I cheat.
Yeah, I'm like a dog. It's like the Pavlov like Shaker Bell.
Excellent. Well, we're all here. I feel like I should say mission accomplished already.
Yep, we're done. Time to go home.
I'm I'm hoping we're going to peak too early.
Titled What's the What's the title of the functions?
Gosh, popular culture and theory.
So it could be. A pretty solid first year unit popular culture in theory.
I right, I think that's how I base everything offers.
I just think like academic, how do I word this title in the drier sounding way?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Some weird code bfj 102 colon poppy collagen.
Terry Okay I'm trademark thing this for a future subjects.
This will be. Their first broadcast, I think on Edge though.
So this is this is kind of academic podcast.
Yeah. Yeah. So for sort of like, I guess high school to first, second year sort of academic level.
Yes. Yes, I'll. I'll happily come in and and do a guest lecture.
Ohh, they can find me on blue Sky, which is the the Twitch clone which is better.
Ohh sorry, not Twitch Twitter clone which is better.
Otherwise, yeah, actually Rominger blue sky. Otherwise just email me, I checked my emails.
Like you, Taz, Ashley or bingo.
Yeah. Just say, Ashley, our main guy at UTAS.
And and my cosplay, all that sort of stuff.
Buying. I I have the OK proved accreditation. I haven't got any sort of. I haven't done anything.
And that are you not classified anything at?
Well, so far you've not started that classification journey hands on yet.
No hands on, no looking at films or anything.
Ohh or even that I mean you have to go really blue yet.
So yeah, there's probably references to violence in some of mine, so for some of the examples.
Like if we. We obviously there's a legal things, but I don't think that's.
Certainly, if we're talking do do we wanna to push it to the M rating now?
Or ohh no no no. Let's just know what.
The criteria is sort of. I would say without.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. So any explanations?
Yeah, I won't go in any any further than that because we will be pushing into it. Sorry.
Yes. So even just referencing it can bring it into it.
Amazing academic. Year I've been reading all these works, so yeah.
What I could and couldn't say, so I wanted to critique that. So that's an aside.
Ohh that'd be that would be fun and challenging.
Welcome to popular culture and theory.
Pardon. Ohh, Latrobe university, yeah.
Yeah. Yeah, for that. OK. So pushing forward.
So you may be wondering what is the point of this podcast?
Fine and incoming going into third year year.
Space, surely? Have you ever. Done. Any humanities or social science units yet?
So far I don't think I have. I think they've mostly been within the ICT space.
Like, do you recall any like, do, do they talk about Tron when they're explaining computing?
Sorry, I'm trying to think of a really dated early 80s film that had computing in it.
Ohh OK ohh. No, I know. I don't think they did.
Any other references? Other references owed the references new offence are is a very broad question.
Yes. Yeah, yeah. And well, I guess I guess you're looking for entry points.
I mean, listening to that, I hate it so much, but just that that entire thing because.
Your make now the impostor syndrome is an issue, but I do think you know, I mean if.
Alright, well, let's, let's. Let's put it into action then.
Which characters? Evie. Again, that's the ones.
Not a ball, but a fluffy like dog creature.
I mean, they're all the same, I guess in terms of, but the semiotics of it is the car.
So as I'm okay yeah. So the Starlight symbol.
Yeah. Yeah, you've got a couple seconds.
It's just I I tried to pronounce it correctly and his name is so difficult to pronounce.
It is so difficult does this year.
Ferdinand discussed this with her.
I realised my question is probably a really awful because. I I'm thinking more the composts that.
Cause you're signifier, signified, signifier the physical themes.
There we go. Yeah, you stop spoiling my podcast.
Consulate. Yes, but you're right.
So the star isn't the sign, but is the star the signifier?
That that, that will be the signifier and the signified is the meaning that will take from that.
And potentially no, and potentially people could argue about what it is.
So we'll try to keep it simple.
Yeah, basically the attribute of, yes. They can draw from again.
OI was talking these algebraic period. Now see you the questions come.
Yes, I make sure you check that. Out.
I I think I understand that don't mean. That was a lot Tom pack. Yeah.
Well, I guess why doesn't matter. Ohh, I love those black and white.
Yes, broadly, I guess we need to accept that a Monty Python is still popular today.
The racial politics, some of the goodies actually still.
A dominant rating and preferred reading.
Yeah, there's many different names for the same thing.
To. But people say, yeah, it it worse than Morbius. You catch Morbius any of the men were.
I caught the memes, but I didn't. Catch the film itself.
The Craven off hit failed all of our guys are dead.
8. It would be so impactful, like if it was silent and like that whole scene.
A teacher and and this is something you had first hand experience of. The confusion with.
This is a signifier is the physical thing, the, the, the.
Yeah. So the word cocaine them.
I think I think we could probably get out that Arnie cannot speak Russian.
Well, I think that that like ratio shows a very signified signifier.
So, and then the signified is depending on where you are in Hobart, just keep going. Um ohh if you.
Ashley does not represent edges.
Or can you do a rolling stop? I think a rolling stops rolling.
I'm fairly certain you give give us.
A rolling it. Is it's the stop sign.
Ohh, that's actually really interesting.
Ohh, we're gonna have all the. How would tips here and not yeah.
What does that mean? You're you're indicating to go over a lane or you're pulling out.
And and if you get it wrong. It's bad news.
I would strongly suggest that and not just because it would probably give me more work, but yeah.
Yeah, well, there's also that.
Really, I've never seen that. Wow.
Because you're directing where the claims guy.
And you can find out more about Media mother ship on YouTube or Twitch or on the website or on edgeradio.org.uk. Uh Ashley's work is up on your own web page, do you? Want it for me then?
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