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PMP#86: What Irish Means w/ Black 47’s Larry Kirwan

March 23, 2021 by Mark Leave a Comment

Another St. Patrick's Day has passed, and this one probably without a lot of green-beer-at-the-pub-action. Let's talk about what sort of representation of Ireland we were supposed to get out of all that merriment, as it's certainly not akin to the stern, very religious ceremonies that we the growing-up experience of our guest Larry, who's written books, plays and many songs … [Read more...] about PMP#86: What Irish Means w/ Black 47’s Larry Kirwan

PMP#60: Manga 101 w/ Deborah Shamoon

September 16, 2020 by Mark Leave a Comment

One of our goals on Pretty Much Pop has been to look into not just our favorite creators and genres but into things that get a lot of buzz but which we really don't know anything about. Manga is a great example of a "look what these crazy kids are into today" kind of area for many (older) Americans. Deborah Shamoon, an American who teaches Japanese studies at the National … [Read more...] about PMP#60: Manga 101 w/ Deborah Shamoon

PMP#43: The Korean Wave w/ Suzie Oh

May 12, 2020 by Mark 1 Comment

We're seeing a lot of Korean media in American popular culture nowadays, what with Parasite winning the Oscar for best picture and K-Pop and K-Dramas finding an increasing American cult following. This is not an accident: The Korean government has as an explicit goal the growth of "soft power" through exported cultural products. This Korean Wave (Hallyu) was aimed foremost at … [Read more...] about PMP#43: The Korean Wave w/ Suzie Oh

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