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Serious Fun

Take a journey into the frivolous with 'Serious Fun', a podcast by UWGB Communication and Information Science professor Bryan Carr. Hear from the scholars, professionals, and fans that interpret and c... Read more

Ranked #1

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Episode 34: War Crimes, Brought to You By Mountain Dew (w/ Eric Morgan)

Episode 34: War Crimes, Brought to You By Mountain Dew (w/ Eric Morgan)

In 2013, the Red Cross issued a statement calling on the video game industry to reconsider how it presented war and war ... Read more

11 Dec 2019

39mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 31: Martha's Merry(?) Murderbots (w/ Martha Wells)

Episode 31: Martha's Merry(?) Murderbots (w/ Martha Wells)

This week, Bryan sits down with Hugo and Nebula award-winning science-fiction and fantasy author Martha Wells to talk ab... Read more

14 Oct 2019

51mins

Ranked #3

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Episode 33: Anyone Can Wear the Mask (w/ Marena Bridges & Ryan Martin)

Episode 33: Anyone Can Wear the Mask (w/ Marena Bridges & Ryan Martin)

Serious Fun wraps up Brown County Library Comic-Con 2019 with the third of its shows recorded live at the event! This we... Read more

28 Oct 2019

53mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 35: What Does Star Wars Mean to You?

Episode 35: What Does Star Wars Mean to You?

It's a very special Life Day gift - a special documentary episode about Star Wars! For the final Serious Fun of 2019, Br... Read more

20 Dec 2019

31mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 30: Oh Mae Goodness! (w/ Gene Ha)

Episode 30: Oh Mae Goodness! (w/ Gene Ha)

Serious Fun makes its return to the Brown County Library Comic-Con in the first of a trio of shows recorded live at the ... Read more

7 Oct 2019

48mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 29: What We Watched On Our Summer Vacation (w/ Patty Williamson)

Episode 29: What We Watched On Our Summer Vacation (w/ Patty Williamson)

If you missed Serious Fun, good news - it's back! If you didn't - I'm very sorry! But this is the first new Serious Fun ... Read more

27 Aug 2019

1hr 28mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 28: Higher, Further, Faster (w/ J. Richard Stevens)

Episode 28: Higher, Further, Faster (w/ J. Richard Stevens)

It only took them eleven years but finally a female hero is frontlining a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie! This week Bry... Read more

11 Mar 2019

1hr 20mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 27: BlacKkKlansman Film Discussion (w/ Vince Lowery & more!)

Episode 27: BlacKkKlansman Film Discussion (w/ Vince Lowery & more!)

This special episode of Serious Fun is a recording of a February 27, 2019 discussion of the film "BlacKkKlansman" featur... Read more

8 Mar 2019

1hr 35mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 26: Grappling With Storytelling (w/ Lan Pitts)

Episode 26: Grappling With Storytelling (w/ Lan Pitts)

Professional wrestling and comics are perhaps two of the purest art forms known to humanity, and much like the proverbia... Read more

15 Jan 2019

1hr 21mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 24: Fanimes of Animes (w/Ntxhee Yee Thao & Jayke Huempfner)

Episode 24: Fanimes of Animes (w/Ntxhee Yee Thao & Jayke Huempfner)

After a brief and largely unplanned hiatus, Serious Fun is back! This time around, Dr. Carr talks to representatives fro... Read more

13 Dec 2018

59mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 20: There's Always Room For Art (w/ Carli Ihde)

Episode 20: There's Always Room For Art (w/ Carli Ihde)

The first of our three-episode series LIVE (to tape) from Brown County Library Comic-Con is here! Bryan sits down with l... Read more

1 Oct 2018

59mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 16: A Panel on Panels (w/Kristen Radtke & Mistaloo Meff)

Episode 16: A Panel on Panels (w/Kristen Radtke & Mistaloo Meff)

Live from UntitledTown 2018, Bryan moderates a panel with "Imagine Wanting Only This" author & art director and New ... Read more

23 Apr 2018

1hr 7mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 15: Credit Where Credit Is Due (w/Rebecca Nesvet, Kris Coulter, & Michelle McQuade Dewhirst)

Episode 15: Credit Where Credit Is Due (w/Rebecca Nesvet, Kris Coulter, & Michelle McQuade Dewhirst)

The Serious Fun Women's History Month series concludes with a celebration of the unsung and underappreciated women in po... Read more

6 Apr 2018

1hr 3mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 14: Our Bodies, Our Culture (w/ Jana Fogaca, Kwynn Cartner, Alison Gates & Christine Smith)

Episode 14: Our Bodies, Our Culture (w/ Jana Fogaca, Kwynn Cartner, Alison Gates & Christine Smith)

Our special Women's History Month series continues with a discussion of gender issues and body image in popular culture,... Read more

Ranked #15

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Episode 9: The "Good War" (w/ Clif Ganyard)

Episode 9: The "Good War" (w/ Clif Ganyard)

This week, Bryan talks with UWGB Associate Provost and historian Clif Ganyard about pop culture's ongoing fascination wi... Read more

1 Nov 2017

1hr 7mins

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