This podcast features Dr. Bond Benton and Dr. Daniela Paterka-Benton, a dynamic research duo at the intersection of media, popular culture, cross-cultural communication, and transnational crimes.
The Dis! Enchanted Life
Flipping the script is a popular media literacy technique that reframes the ageless "happily ever after" fairy tale. This podcast episode features Rapunzel (Susan Hagen) from the irreverent musical comedy "Disenchanted!"
Celebrity and Digital Culture
Dr. Hugh Curnutt talks about his current research examining the impact of mobile technologies and self-authored media content on contemporary celebrity and the political economy of digital labor.
Disorder-ly Conduct: Gaming as an Addiction?
October is Health Literacy Month. So it seems appropriate to title this podcast episode, "Disorder-ly Conduct: Is Gamer Addiction a Thing?" To loiter with me around this question is my colleague, Dr. Christopher McKinley, who specializes in health communication and media effects in examining the role that messages play in shaping individual’s health perceptions and behaviors.
Instagram Influencers & Hidden Disclosure
This C+MRC podcast episode features student research associates that studied Instagram influencers and hidden disclosure as part of their Investigative Research Methods course. They found that the industry could use regulation and guidelines.
