In this episode Andrew stops by to talk about a crazy episode of Kamen Rider X: Starfish Hitler. We also discuss childhood war time propaganda shorts,  the difference in dealing with death in Japanese television and North American programming and much much more. Be Warned the shorts contained have some incredible racists elements if that's not something you'd like to see please do not watch them. Also--the short entitled "Keep Your Mouth Shut" contains flashing images--if you are photosensitive please steer clear of watching this short,  Education for Death: https://spec.lib.miamioh.edu/longform/readyones/ Tokio Jokio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy9rGAO-qfc Meet King Joe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-6YQQ779YM Keep Your Mouth Shut: (photosensitive alert for this short) https://www.nfb.ca/film/keep_your_mouth_shut/ Caninabis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc60ZuGwseA Sources: https://kamenrider.fandom.com/wiki/Starfish-Hitler https://dangerousminds.net/comments/meet_starfish_hitler_the_weirdest_japanese_tv_supervillain_of_1970s https://www.bl.uk/world-war-one/articles/childrens-experiences-and-propaganda WATCHING TELEVISION: THE SHORTCAKE STRATEGY:TOM ENGELHART  Children Talking Television: The Making of Television Literacy By David Buckingham, David Buckingham University of London in, David Professor Buckingham

This week the always incredible Sophie joins me to discuss depictions of pregnancy and television as we explore the I Love Lucy classic episode Lucy is Enceinte.

After a really dark last episode I'm joined by Andrew and Valeska to hopefully bring a little light to your life with discussion about a holiday classic. 

This week we are back with a bang with a near 2 HOUR episode--featuring Adam Norton The Spaceman Lawyer me to discuss the Designing Women episode: Killing All the Right People--the AIDS epidemic,  COVID and how governmental negligence always impacts the LGBTIQ+ community greater. We also debate whether anyone has ever had their mind changed by a television program before---and much, much, much MORE.  REFERENCES: That Lindsay Ellis video essay on Rent: https://youtu.be/q0qfFbtIj5w "Policing Desire: Pornography, AIDS and the Media" by Simon Watney "And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS epidemic" by Randy Shilts https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/07/opinion/senator-helms-s-callousness-toward-aids-victims.html https://apnews.com/65c596e0514c81b20536d9cbf33c066f https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2020/03/24/the-unique-impact-of-coronavirus-on-uk-lgbt-community-will-disproportionally-affect-them/#5c40f1c3b401 https://www.thetrevorproject.org/2020/04/03/implications-of-covid-19-for-lgbtq-youth-mental-health-and-suicide-prevention/ https://lgbt.foundation/coronavirus/impact https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5802250/ https://www.hrc.org/realmikepence https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/03/02/how-mike-pence-made-indianas-hiv-outbreak-worse-118648 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taft%E2%80%93Hartley_Act https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3945417/

Hi--Little bit of a shorter preshow episode to get us back after taking November off. I discuss the next episode and a few future episodes soon to be released as well as some exciting news for the feed. Take a few minutes and join me won't you? References: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/health-equity/race-ethnicity.html

This week it's Halloween and here to make it a little spooky I have Andrew Roebuck with me to discuss the  last 80s Garfield anthology cartoon Garfield and his 9 Lives. We also get into scary programming for kids, the appeal of Garfield, corporate mascots and we watch some incredibly terrifying animated shorts sure to make your Halloween frightening. Enjoy! You can follow Andrew on twitter: @winemovienerd And also check out his podcasts: Milkshakes and Mimosas a Riverdale Podcast and Triassic Park a podcast for dinosaur films prior to the release of Jurassic Park You can also check out Andrew' audio production website for all of your audio engineering needs at: https://www.roebuckaudiocasting.net/ Shorts: Foxed by James Stewart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHsu6ufDfYo The Sandman by Paul Berry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hz3QB31K_c Alma by Rodrigo Blaas: https://vimeo.com/4749536 The Mysterious Stranger from The Adventures of Mark Twain by Will Vinton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpaRouocBes References: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249939111_Television_News_and_Fear_A_Child_Survey Children and the Discourse of Fear David L. Altheide First published: 22 December 2011 Children Talk Horror Videos: Reading as a Social Performance Gemma MossFirst Published August 1, 1993 Research Article The Impact of “Scary” TV and Film on Children’s Internalizing Emotions: A Meta-Analysis Laura J. Pearce & Andy P. Field School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK Adolescents’ Fright Reactions to Television and Films by Joanne Cantor and  Sandra Reilly 

This episode I recap some of my conversation with Valeska about Degrassi and the importance of realistic teenage dramatic depictions. I also read more of the incredible 2012 Walrus article by Emily Landau Teenage Dreams. Talk about Simulacra and Simulation some more and introduce next weeks spooky Halloween episode with Andrew Roebuck. Join me won't you? Theme song by the incredibly talented Lynda Starr @LyndaStarrMusic References: Teenage Dreams: https://thewalrus.ca/teenage-dreams/ Simulacra And Simulation. Ann Arbor : University Of Michigan Press, 1994. Print Canadians Television; Text and Context  publiched by WilFrid Laurier University Valeska  Twitter: @bitchcraftTO https://Anatomyofascream.com https://Holpublishing.com/shop

This week the brilliant Valeska Griffiths joins the show to discuss an episode of Degrassi High: It Creeps, Feminist Horror, Teenage high school drama and the effect on expectations, impacts of consumerism and growth, LSD use,  Ewan McGregor's penis and much much more. Please follow Valeksa on twitter @BitchcraftTO Also check out  Anatomyofascream.com https://www.salemhorror.com/lectures Also you can reach the podcast:  Email:  [email protected] Twitter: @themadnessbox  Theme song by the great Lynda Starr Twitter: @LyndaStarrMusic Some references for this episode: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/degrassi Canadians Television; Text and Context  published by WilFrid Laurier University Simulacra and Simulation (The Body, In Theory: Histories of Cultural Materialism) by Jean Baudrillard https://thewalrus.ca/teenage-dreams/ Media and the American Child by George Comstock

After a week off to fix some technical issues we are back breaking down some stuff from Saved by the Bell and letting you in on what's next week as well as email reading and responding.  Any feedback or concerns or questions please email mail@ momentsinmadness.com or send me a tweet @themadnessbox happy to read whatever you have to say. You can follow Luke Crum on Twitter @CrummyLuke also check out Cinepub Podcast where ever you find podcast Theme song by the phenomenal Lynda Starr @Lyndastarrmusic on twitter Some sources: https://www.funnyordie.com/zack-morris-is-trash https://www.eonline.com/news/166397/30-shocking-saved-by-the-bell-secrets-revealed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Child_Actor%27s_Bill Behind the Bell: behind the scenes of Saved by the Bell by Dustin Diamond https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/watching-gender https://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2212/Media-Influence-on-Children.html

Luke Crum comes on board to talk a very special episode about friendship--Saved by The Bell: The Rockumentary. It wouldn't be Moments in Madness though if we weren't also talking about a bunch of tangential issues as well-- the morality of  child stardom and child labor,  Saved by The Bell and toxic masculinity, the infamous now disavowed Dustin Diamond tell all book, whether we think Zach Attack is the worst band in television history--the answer is yes---- and much, much, much more. You can follow Luke Crum on Twitter @CrummyLuke also check out Cinepub Podcast where ever you find podcasts You can send us mail at [email protected] or follow us on twitter @themadnessbox. Theme song by the phenomenal Lynda Starr @Lyndastarrmusic on twitter Some References: https://www.funnyordie.com/zack-morris-is-trash https://www.eonline.com/news/166397/30-shocking-saved-by-the-bell-secrets-revealed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Child_Actor%27s_Bill Behind the Bell: behind the scenes of Saved by the Bell by Dustin Diamond https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/watching-gender https://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2212/Media-Influence-on-Children.html