About this episode

The episode discusses the concept of fascism in the context of American society and its representation in popular science fiction works.

The audio player is at the bottom of this webpage so scroll to the bottom to listen to the show.Concurrent news: https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/bruce-springsteens-streets-minneapolis-anti-ice-protest-song-hits-no-1-rcna256711 Working definitions: About Fascism: Websites that rate how our nation-states are doing: Website that evaluates your political biases https://www.politicalcompass.org Science Fiction and Fascism SciFi Thoughts Fascism Model The following table is a model […]

People in this episode

Host: Lancer Kind

Topics covered

• Fascism
• Science Fiction
• Political Bias
• Cultural Analysis
• Media Critique

Keywords

• Fascism
• Star Trek
• Star Wars
• Blade Runner
• The Man in the High Castle
• Political Compass
• Cultural Critique

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NBC News, Political Compass

Books & works: Star Trek, Star Wars, Blade Runner, The Man in the High Castle

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