Best Garret Castleberry Podcasts (2025)

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Internship Interview Series: "Social Media Coordinator" with Kaetlen Schier 24:07

3d ago24:07

24:07

Winding down this month's Internship Interview Series, host Garret Castleberry visits with junior Kaetlen Schier, a student athlete "thriving in the chaos" of work-life balance. Kaetlen talks about the value available when students seek internships that align with areas of passion and/or study;; in this instance interning with a men's semi-pro voll…

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Internship Interview Series: "Multimedia Ministry" with Brady Allen 17:25

6d ago17:25

17:25

Rounding the corner with May's Internship Interview Series, host Garret Castleberry connects with junior Brady Allen, a missions-minded media production specialist interning in areas that connect lighting, audio, and multimedia production in cooperation with a multi-campus ministry organization. This May, Special Topics in Media is proud to recogni…

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Internship Interview Series: "Social Media Videography" with Jared Hinkle 23:24

11d ago23:24

23:24

Continuing May's Internship Interview Series, host Garret Castleberry connects with sophomore Jared Hinkle, a burgeoning videographer and social media coordinator affiliated with Major League Fishing who travels the country by day while casting lines that deepen his social media imprint by night. This May, Special Topics in Media is proud to recogn…

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Internship Interview Series: "Public Speaking" with Annabeth Fehrle 24:45

22d ago24:45

24:45

Diving deeper into May's Internship Interview Series, host Garret Castleberry sits down with graduating senior, MACU Women's Volleyball player, and recipient of the 2024-25 Media Production Award, Annabeth Fehrle. Annabeth discusses her passion for public speaking and how it translates into and out of the classroom. This May, Special Topics in Medi…

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Internship Interview Series: "JV Collegiate Coaching" with Jordan Smith 19:25

26d ago19:25

19:25

Kicking off May's Internship Interview Series, host Garret Castleberry sits down with graduating senior, MACU Men's Baseball Pitcher, and recipient of the 2024-25 Communication Award Jordan Smith to discuss his transition from collegiate student athlete to junior varsity assistant coach. This May, Special Topics in Media is proud to recognize colle…

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Internship Interview Series - The Teaser! 6:23

1M ago6:23

6:23

This May, Special Topics in Media is proud to recognize students demonstrating excellence through participating in internship partnership this year. Throughout the month we will spotlight one-on-one sit-downs with current and graduating students in the Media Production and Communication program at MACU. Host: Garret Castleberry Producers: Garret Ca…

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"College Unpacked" Author Interview with J Hall 52:37

1M ago52:37

52:37

Celebrating independent bookstore week, Special Topics in Media host Garret Castleberry sits down with indie book store aficionado, universal book lover, and nonfiction author J Hall to discuss the release of his newest book College Unpacked: A Practical Guide to Choosing, Preparing For, and Excelling in College. The book provides a user-friendly g…

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Vinylthon Month Special: Vinyl on Film Countdown! 1:08:49

1M ago1:08:49

1:08:49

Vinylthon month is here! Which raises a fun question: How does vinyl intersect with other mass mediums? To connect the dots between vinyl and film history, Scott McMurry joins Special Topics in Media for a discussion about films that capitalize on the music craze. Celebrate "Vinylthon" by tuning in to the nonprofit event this April, or consider sup…

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Vinylthon Month Special: What is Vinyl? 27:13

2M ago27:13

27:13

Vinylthon month is here! Which raises an important question: What exactly IS Vinyl? To deepen listener appreciation for Vinylthon month, Scott McMurry joins Special Topics in Media for a discussion about what distinguishes vinyl from other forms of physically reproduced media. Celebrate "Vinylthon" by tuning in to the nonprofit event this April, or…

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Vinylthon Month is Here! What is Vinylthon? (Interview: Tim Craig) 44:32

2M ago44:32

44:32

Vinylthon month is here! Which raises an important question...What IS Vinylthon? Joining us to discuss "Vinylthon" and more, Dr. Tim Craig (Warner University) joins Special Topics in Media for a discussion about the origins of Vinylthon, grassroots growth of this musical movement, and the ways in which it continues to diversify its programming stra…

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Film Listology: The Recalibration Countdown (#107-76) 1:31:44

2M ago1:31:44

1:31:44

The time has come. In this "Recalibration Preview", Special Topics in Media examines the data sets that feed into the tabulation process defining the "Film Listology" methodology. Cohost Scott McMurry provides listeners with the clearest explanation yet for how the math works to determine placement in the Super Index ranking for culturally signific…

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Film Listology: Recalibration Preview! 32:31

3M ago32:31

32:31

The time has come. In this "Recalibration Preview", Special Topics in Media examines the data sets that feed into the tabulation process defining the "Film Listology" methodology. Cohost Scott McMurry provides listeners with the clearest explanation yet for how the math works to determine placement in the Super Index ranking for culturally signific…

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Film Listology: #76 - A Streetcar Named Desire 1:05:29

3M ago1:05:29

1:05:29

In the "Film Listology" entry to Special Topics in Media, hosts Garret Castleberry and Scott McMurry evaluate the legacy of Elia Kazan's adaptation of the Tennessee Williams literary stageplay of the same name, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). Boasting a pair of explosive performances by Vivian Leigh (Gone With the Wind) and Marlon Brando (The Godf…

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Film Listology: #77 - Metropolis 1:21:08

3M ago1:21:08

1:21:08

This week in our "Film Listology" season of Special Topics in Media, Garret Castleberry and Scott McMurry explore the innovation and influence of Fritz Lang's 1927 science fiction silent film Metropolis. Can silent cinema maintain high cultural significance in an age of immersive media and high definition spectacle? The dialogic duo wrestle with th…

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Film Listology: #78 - The Dark Knight 1:10:45

3M ago1:10:45

1:10:45

Continuing the "Film Listology" seasons of Special Topics, the dialogic duo strategize the placement of the #78 film on the Super Index(TM), Christopher Nolan's 4-quadrant blockbuster released by Warner Bros. in 2008, The Dark Knight. The middle act to Nolan's Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight won praise among audiences and critics, and became a zeit…

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Film Listology: #79 - Amadeus 1:06:19

4M ago1:06:19

1:06:19

In this "Film Listology" episode, hosts Garret Castleberry and Scott McMurry compose an argument both for and against reading the 1985 Academy Award winner for Best Picture as culturally significant to the history of film. Directed by Milos Forman and released in 1984, Amadeus posits a lavish period biopic about the famed composer Wolfgang Amadeus …

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Film Listology: #80 - WALL*E 38:12

4M ago38:12

38:12

In this episode, hosts Garret Castleberry and Scott McMurry assess the cultural significance of the 2008 Pixar Animated feature film WALL*E. Directed by Andrew Stanton and released to wide critical acclaim, WALL*E centers on a labor robot fascinated by the haunting reveries of the now-vanished human civilization. WALL*E imaginatively embodies quali…

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Film Listology, Reveal Episode! #80-76 54:10

4M ago54:10

54:10

In our January RETURN to the Film Listology experiment, Scott McMurry reveals the next five films currently ranked by the analytics super index. What movies emerge as the Dialogic Duo debut the #80-76 entries? Should each of these be canonized in the Top 100, or is the data scheme exhibiting flaws in its matrix? Screen these film classic all month …

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Future Shock Voices: Michael Harris (Author, Come With Me If You Want to Live) 1:17:20

5M ago1:17:20

1:17:20

In a world where science fiction breeds serious introspection... In this episode, host Garret Castleberry connects with science fiction film and media scholar Michael Harris to discuss his book Come With Me If You Want to Live: The Future as Foretold in Classic Sci-Fi Films (Roman & Littlefield). Commemorating the book's one-year anniversary releas…

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Future Shock Voices: Keith M. Johnston (Author, Science Fiction Film: A Critical Introduction) 1:26:45

5M ago1:26:45

1:26:45

In a world where science fiction breeds serious discussion... In this episode, host Garret Castleberry connects with science fiction film and media scholar Keith M. Johnston to discuss his book Science Fiction Film: A Critical Introduction (Bloomsbury Press). Commemorating the book's ten-...to fifteen-year anniversary, the author discusses his rese…

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Future Shock Film: Student Roundtable, Part 2 38:39

5M ago38:39

38:39

In a world where free speech converges with film studies, one group of students fight the pandemic and enter the "forbidden zone" whereby their thoughts on Future Shock Cinema enter the public sphere. In "Part 2" of our student roundtable, we sit down with the second group of classmates to discuss their reaction to the future shock course, our film…

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Future Shock Film: Student Roundtable 57:51

6M ago57:51

57:51

In a world where free speech converges with film studies, one group of students fight the pandemic and enter the "forbidden zone" whereby their thoughts on Future Shock Cinema enter the public sphere. We sit down with students from the class immediately following our final course screening to discuss their reaction to the future shock course, our f…

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Future Shock Film: Arrival (2016) 45:23

6M ago45:23

45:23

In a world where language gains new meaning, Special Topics looks back at a film that imagines forward to a point in which "first contact" with extraterrestrial life posits the unexpected arrival of the future. In this entrant to our "Future Shock" season, we examine 2016's Arrival. Twenty-first century sci-fi auteur Denis Villeneuve directs this a…

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Future Shock Film: Tenet (2020) 2:04:25

6M ago2:04:25

2:04:25

In a world where time marches forward...and backward, one protagonist stands between an open future and an open war on the past. John David Washington stars in the mind-bending blockbuster that never was, Tenet (2020). Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Tenet posits a world where the laws of physics both conceal and reveal ways in which the…

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Future Shock Film: Oblivion (2013) 1:00:59

6M ago1:00:59

1:00:59

In a world where science fiction spectacle overwhelms science fiction narrative, one team emerges from deep space to confront the uncanny moviegoing valley. Amidst a career pivot from grounded dramas and espionage action films, global superstar Tom Cruise reinvented his career with a series of strategic choices increasingly oriented around the scie…

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Future Shock Film: I Am Legend (2007) 1:04:04

6M ago1:04:04

1:04:04

In a world where society suffers the consequences of global biological contamination, one individual survives as the bridge between our recognizable past and an undetermined future. Box office superstar Will Smith stretches his action-comedy comfort zone to anchor I Am Legend, which was released in 2007 and directed by Francis Lawrence. Smith stars…

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Future Shock Film: Greenland (2020) 1:04:02

7M ago1:04:02

1:04:02

In a world where extinction events pose an imminent threat, one family enacts their survivalist instincts in a desperate ploy to stay alive. From director Ric Roman Waugh and starring his frequent leading man counterpart Gerard Butler, Greenland fell out of theatrical wide-release in 2020 when it ran up against the real-world threat in the COVID-19…

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Future Shock Sound Bite: Literature Review 18:45

7M ago18:45

18:45

In this interlude "Future Shock Sound Bite", host Garret Castleberry briefly overviews key academic scholarship selected to accompany the educational approach to studying future shock science fiction film. Future Shock sound bites will function as complementary additions to the episodic Special Topics film analysis episodes. These supplemental mini…

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Future Shock Film, Interlude 28:40

7M ago28:40

28:40

In a world where future shock seemed certain to wind down, one professor will rise from the ashes to teach it again. And bring pizza! In this "Interlude" to the Special Topics in Media season three focus on "Future Shock Film", host Garret Castleberry welcomes Scott McMurry to unveil the films selected for the latest iteration of the Future Shock S…

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Communicating Fears in Film: "Beetlejuice"..."Beetlejuice Beetlejuice"! 1:24:37

7M ago1:24:37

1:24:37

October is upon us! With scary movie season under way we continue our "Communicating Fears in Film" spotlight theme. Host Garret Castleberry is joined by Kyle Hammonds to analyze the spooky movie hall-of-fame fan-favorite, 1988's Beetlejuice, and its juggernaut legacy sequel in 2024's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Each movie is directed by Tim Burton an…

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Simon Bacon - Horror Scholar, Part 2 (Future Folk Horror/Communicating Fears Crossover) 42:21

7M ago42:21

42:21

In this crossover episode, the Special Topics October spotlight series on "Communicating Fears in Film" continues with Part 2 of our conversation with horror scholar Simon Bacon, editor and contributor of the anthology Future Folk Horror: Contemporary Anxieties and Possible Futures (Lexington Books, 2023). Host Garret Castleberry explores movements…

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Simon Bacon - Horror Scholar (Future Folk Horror/Communicating Fears Crossover) 33:58

7M ago33:58

33:58

The Special Topics "Communicating Fears in Film" theme RETURNS with a 2-week limited engagement this October! First up, we transition from our Future Shock Film focus on Terry Gilliam's The Zero Theorem to an interview with the editor of the horror criticism anthology Future Folk Horror: Contemporary Anxieties and Possible Futures, horror scholar S…

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Future Shock Film: The Zero Theorem (2013) 1:02:50

8M ago1:02:50

1:02:50

In a world where the search for cataclysmic equations unlock universal truths, one dystopian data analyst faces apocalyptic existential crisis. Completing his unofficial dystopian tryptic, famed director Terry Gilliam (Brazil, 12 Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) posits a dystopian digital future in which corporate monoculture accelerates it…

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Future Shock Film: Roundtable Reflection 1:15:34

8M ago1:15:34

1:15:34

In a world where free speech converges with film studies, one group of students fight the pandemic and enter the "forbidden zone" whereby their thoughts on Future Shock Cinema enter the public sphere. Following the accelerated film class Special Topics in Media Studies, course designer and primary instructor Garret Castleberry is joined by a handfu…

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Future Shock Film: The Hunger Games (2012) 1:41:42

8M ago1:41:42

1:41:42

In a world where civil war long ago reshaped the Americas as we know them, the "Districts" of Panem grow restless in a fixed resource economy. Their only raison d'tre to be satiated by the annual games in which they embrace a lottery system that places their youth in mortal combat. Directed by Gary Ross and released in 2012, with a superstar perfor…

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Future Shock Film: Minority Report (2002) 1:28:39

8M ago1:28:39

1:28:39

In a world where free will routinely faces interruption from government intervention, one agent faces the crossroads between duty to the status quo and revelatory transformation. Directed by Steven Spielberg, released in 2002, and starring global superstar Tom Cruise, Minority Report provided excitement for audiences while still adhering to the sci…

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Future Shock Film: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) 1:44:29

8M ago1:44:29

1:44:29

In a world where ecological effects from advanced climate change force key shifts in social conditions, humankind enters a new age forged by the advent of AI companionship. In this episode, our Future Shock season burrows deeper into the frail space between humanity and technology. Hosts Garret Castleberry and Scott McMurry examine director Steven …

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Future Shock Film: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) 1:26:41

9M ago1:26:41

1:26:41

In a world where resource scarcity leads to ravaging globals wars, societal remnants scavenge post-apocalyptic wastelands in search of fuels to sustain what little remains of civilization. Somewhere between projected future failures and unreliable mythic narrators emerges the chainmetal capper to Mel Gipson's star-making role of "Mad" Max Rockatans…

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Future Shock Sound Bite: Literature Overview 18:27

9M ago18:27

18:27

In this inaugural "Future Shock Sound Bite", host Garret Castleberry briefly overviews key academic scholarship selected to accompany the educational approach to studying future shock science fiction film. Future Shock sound bites will function as complementary additions to the episodic Special Topics film analysis episodes. These supplemental mini…

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Future Shock Film: Soylent Green (1973) 1:08:54

9M ago1:08:54

1:08:54

In a world where rapid overpopulation leads to accelerated resource scarcity, near-future police detective Thorn (an icy Charlton Heston) investigates a murder that involves an upper-class power player, an escort with limited social mobility, and an increasing sense of sociopolitical conspiracy. Featuring an unnerving supporting role (and final scr…

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Future Shock Film, Prologue 44:16

9M ago44:16

44:16

In a world where film podcasts stagnate along the information super highway, two hosts stand between humankind's filmic past and the futurist projections anticipated by the fading star of a dying mass medium. Special Topics in Media presents "Future Shock Science Fiction", a time loop season set in the past, produced in the present, projecting towa…

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2024 Summer Movie Season Super-Pod, Part 2! 49:43

9M ago49:43

49:43

Labor Day Weekend marks to social and cultural end point to summertime for many people in the U.S. With this season of change upon us, the voices at Special Topics in Media bid a fond farewell in the most cinematic way we can--talking about this year's Summer Movie Season! Kyle Hammonds joins host Garret Castleberry for an in media res discussion a…

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2024 Summer Movie Season Super-Pod, Part 1! 51:14

9M ago51:14

51:14

As the Summer Season winds down, and people everywhere return from vacation to head back to work, school, and everywhere in-between, Special Topics winds back this year's clock to revisit the best (and worst?) of the 2024 Summer Movie Season. Host Garret Castleberry is joined by Kyle Hammonds for an abbreviated retrospect of the summer that was (an…

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Film Listology: #81 - 8 1/2 1:15:14

9M ago1:15:14

1:15:14

Winding down the categorical "80s" in our "Film Listology" season of Special Topics in Media, hosts Garret Castleberry and Scott McMurry demonstrate intellectual strengths but maybe also foreign film limitations in their evaluation of the Federico Fellini mid-life masterpiece, 8 1/2 (1963). A bold expression of cinematic self-reflection situated al…

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Film Listology: #82 - Laura 50:12

10M ago50:12

50:12

In this episode, we resume our "Film Listology" countdown with #82 on the Listology Super Index, a second film to emerge on the list from director Otto Preminger, 1944's Laura. A fulfilling cross between film noir and melodrama, Laura features Gene Tierney in a role that combines presence versus absence to suggest a liminal pot-boiling who dunnit? …

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100th Episode Monologue! 24:57

10M ago24:57

24:57

This month Special Topics in Media celebrates its 100th episode with a monologue progress report that details the successful vision of the program, reviewing its epistemological tenets, while peaking ahead as the show begins continues its edutainment mission. Hosts: Garret Castleberry Producers: Garret Castleberry, Will McMurry (Audio Engineer), Al…

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Film Listology: #83 - Back to the Future 1:15:40

10M ago1:15:40

1:15:40

In this episode, our Special Topics "Film Listology" focus captures the spirit of summer movie popcorn fun with the 1985 time-travel comedy classic from director Robert Zemeckis, Back to the Future. Released from Universal Pictures and co-produced by Amblin Entertainment, Back to the Future situates a cultural moment in time torn between the "me-ge…

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Film Listology: #84 - The General 35:00

10M ago35:00

35:00

In this episode, the Special Topics focus on Film Listology chugs forward with an examination of Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman's Civil War-set action-adventure-comedy, The General (1926). Considered by Keaton among his favorite features, The General hybridizes genres in a time before many film genres had yet to emerge as distinctive storytelling…

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Film Listology: #85 - Once Upon a Time in the West 43:20

11M ago43:20

43:20

In this episode, hosts Garret and Scott weigh the artistic beauty of Sergio Leone's 1968 masterpiece Once Upon a Time in the West, and compare it against the film's lower profile as a pop culture artifact. Do fewer distribution opportunities help protect the film as a critical darling, or is relegating it to cult status a precursor to a short lifes…

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Film Listology, Reveal Episode! #85-81 42:15

11M ago42:15

42:15

In our July RETURN to the Film Listology experiment, Scott McMurry reveals the next five films currently ranked by the analytics super index. What movies emerge as the Dialogic Duo debate the #85-81? Should each of these be canonized in the Top 100, or is the data scheme exhibiting flaws in its matrix? Screen these film classic all month long and c…

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