Naomi Haverland

It's that Meaning What Movie Club time again, folks. This month we're discussing the 1991 cops-and-robbers-who-are-also-surfers blockbuster Point Break. Not without its flaws, this is a surprisingly complex (and surprisingly progressive thriller) that even the acting chops of early-90s Keanu couldn't sink.

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Meaning What is a product of it's no sam studios

Created by Mason Hershenow

Produced by Sean Ang and Christopher Scott McNeill

Edited by Christopher Scott McNeill

Mixed by Mason Hershenow

Original music by Mason Hershenow

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Welcome to a special preview episode of our Patreon-only podcast The Subscription Show! Enjoy and we'll see you again on Thursday for our regularly scheduled programing. 

This month we saw our podcast break out internationally. And by "internationally" I mean just in India. And by "our podcast" I mean specifically our episode about Moonlight. You know what, just listen to the episode. You'll see what I mean.

Other topics include Space Bezos and Jackass: The Movie: The New One

If you would like access to more content like this while simultaneously funding our promising expansion into the international podcasting market, consider joining our Patreon!

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Original music by Mason Hershenow, with special contributions this episode by Sean Ang and Christopher Scott McNeill.

This week we're looking at secret agents in cinema. From the genre-defining silliness of Sean Connery's James Bond to the shaky-cam-defining realism of Matt Damon's Jason Borne, we discuss how the films defined politics and masculinity for generations, and how new generations are beginning to redefine the genre in return.

If you would like to help make future commentary on Pierce Brosnan's bowties possible, join our Patreon! for as little as $3/month, you'll help keep this podcast going and get even more content in return. Patreon.com/meaningwhatpod

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Meaning What is a product of it's no sam studios

Created by Mason Hershenow

Produced by Sean Ang and Christopher Scott McNeill

Edited by Christopher Scott McNeill

Mixed by Mason Hershenow

Original music by Mason Hershenow

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This week, we discuss the tenuous relationship between the Western fine art market and the People's Republic of China. We cover the Old Summer Palace bronze heads, why westerners find it easy to love Ai Weiwei, and the Second Opium War because global conflict was the most popular means of art collecting in 19th century Europe.

For more on the sacking of the Summer Palace, its bronze heads, and the theft of Looty the dog, listen to this excellent 99% Invisible episode.

If you would like to help fund Mason's one-man war against government-backed global art theft, join our Patreon! for as little as $3/month, you'll help keep this podcast going and get even more content in return. Patreon.com/meaningwhatpod

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Meaning What is a product of it's no sam studios

Created by Mason Hershenow

Produced by Sean Ang and Christopher Scott McNeill

Edited by Christopher Scott McNeill

Mixed by Mason Hershenow

Original music by Mason Hershenow

Advertising provided by Voxnest

This week we discuss one of the United States' first fine art movements—the Hudson River School—and it's inextricable relationship with Manifest Destiny. We also discuss the legacy of these two ideas in American art, and Mason rants some more about Ansel Adams. A good time is had by all.

And if you want to keep the good time going, consider joining our Patreon. There you'll find bonus content of all kinds, and be directly contributing to Mason's mission to dethrone Ansel Adams once and for all. Patreon.com/meaningwhatpod

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Meaning What is a product of it's no sam studios

Created by Mason Hershenow

Produced by Sean Ang and Christopher Scott McNeill

Edited by Christopher Scott McNeill

Mixed by Mason Hershenow

Original music by Mason Hershenow

Advertising provided by Voxnest

In his special segment Play Up, Meaning What producer and co-host Christopher Scott McNeill explores unique and innovative storytelling in video games. This month, Chris has a message about his recent experience video games and the future of the segment.

Click here to donate to the McNeill's GoFundMe.

We have a Patreon, and are on Instagram and Twitter. Call to action!

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Play Up is a product of it's no sam studios

Created, written, and hosted by Christopher Scott McNeill

Produced Christopher S. McNeill, with help from Mason Hershenow and Sean Ang

Edited by Christopher S. McNeill

Mixed by Mason Hershenow

Theme music: "CopyLoop" by Mason Hershenow

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Last month we were removed from Apple Podcasts without warning or meaningful explanation. What followed was a short-lived tour through some of the reasons why turning everything into a subscription platform and expecting Big Tech to solve all our problems are two of the stupidest ideas man kind has ever had.

We have a Patreon! Help us in our mission to break the capitalist cycle gripping our education and our souls through the only effective tool you have access to: money. Patreon.com/meaningwhatpod

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Meaning What is a product of it's no sam studios

Created by Mason Hershenow

Produced by Sean Ang and Christopher Scott McNeill

Edited by Christopher Scott McNeill

Mixed by Mason Hershenow

Original music by Mason Hershenow

Advertising provided by Voxnest

For the Pride Month edition of the Meaning What Movie Club, we watched Shane Black's 2005 dark comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. It's not a perfect film, but it does feature arguably the first favorable depiction of a gay man in an American action movie: Val Kilmer's delightfully blunt LA private eye "Gay" Perry.

Look, this movie is a mess but its fun and it'll make you miss Robert Downey Jr. before Kevin Feige built a media empire on top of him.

We have a Patreon! Help us break even, get stuff in return, something something content creator economy go now! Patreon.com/meaningwhatpod

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Meaning What is a product of it's no sam studios

Created by Mason Hershenow

Produced by Sean Ang and Christopher Scott McNeill

Edited by Christopher Scott McNeill

Mixed by Mason Hershenow

Original music by Mason Hershenow

Advertising provided by Voxnest

This episode contains mature content.

Last week saw us briefly booted from Apple Podcasts (more on that later), so here is the episode we were going to put out on 6/17 but didn't get to for various reason.

On today's episode, join the crew of the ISS Optimism as they embark on their most dangerous mission yet. With their captain incapacitated and their shuttle down behind enemy lines, will these four intrepid individuals finally uncover the dark secrets of the Crystal Void?

If you'd like to read the rules of Lasers & Feelings (or play a game yourself), you can download the rules for free here.

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Meaning What presents: Pirates of the Crystal Void

Written and directed by Mason Hershenow, based on Lasers & Feelings by John Harper

Starring 

Kim McMasters as Martia Roundhouse

David Cox as CLOUD E.O.

Christopher Scott McNeill as Tex Bramble

Sean Ang as Crystal Beth

And Mason Hershenow as everyone else

Produced by Sean Ang and Chris McNeill

Edited by Chris McNeill

Mix, Sound Design, and additional editing by Mason Hershenow

Meaning What is a product of it’s no sam studios

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This episode contains explicit content that is meant for neither work nor children.

It's Pride Month, round two! This week, Mason and Sean are discussing the history of censorship of LGBTQ+ art from Robert Mapplethorpe (NSFW link) to now, and what that history can tell us about the evolution of American fine art and culture as a whole. We all discuss moral panic, religion in legislation, and deceased Republican Senator Jesse Helms. Mason rants about capitalism, Sean tries to advance the Gay Agenda, and we make an honest attempt at organically pitching our Patreon. There's something here for everyone.

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Meaning What is a product of it's no sam studios

Created by Mason Hershenow

Produced by Sean Ang and Christopher Scott McNeill

Edited and mixed by Mason Hershenow

Original music by Mason Hershenow