Meme-ocracy
Join college students and friends, Karla and Abby, as they explore the world of memes and how they shape modern politics. From Pepe the Frog to Michael Bloomberg to Communist Twitter to Russia's meme-ing of U.S. elections, your hosts will take you on a meme-ified journey across the political spectrum. Contact: memeocracypodcast@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/meme_ocracy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meme_ocracy/
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Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
For this upcoming Halloween, we decided to cover the conspiratorial memes surrounding the Bohemian Grove Club. The club is a secret society that brings together all the richest and most powerful people in the country to party in the redwood forest...and dance around a giant Owl Shrine? Could there something more sinister go on?
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Facemasks are our new reality, but we can't ignore the confounding controversy surrounding them. This simple facial covering used to prevent transmission of the coronavirus has turned into a contentious political disagreement split by party lines. Instead of being an issue about life and death, the conversation has become dominated by freedom and choice as a constitutional right.
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
This week we're talking Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This seemingly mundane video game has been influenced by politics since it came out. And most recently, the Biden and Harris presidential campaign has dipped their toe in digital campaigning through this game.
Music is from: https://steviasphere.bandcamp.com/album/collectathon
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
This week we're talking bout FBI memes. Specifically, those that joke about us ordinary citizens being monitored by our own special FBI agent. Tune in to hear us chat about whether these memes spread awareness about government surveillance, or if they just perpetuate fear amongst the public.
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Have you ever heard someone referred to as a Karen and thought: who is Karen? her name isn't Karen? What does this mean? Where did it come from? Well look no further, today we will answer all of these questions!
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
What's up with Goya? This week we explore the controversy between Goya and the Trump Administration, specifically the memes that have sprouted since.
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Tune in to learn about the children's book side character turned symbol of resistance... The Manny. We talk about how this meme came about and its implications for the Black Lives Matter movement, and chat with Mount Holyoke College politics professor Adam Hilton about what memes and social media can do to social movements.
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
This week we're talking about Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo. How did a box office flop from 1984 become a decentralized anarchist/libertarian movement?
TW: Discussions of racism and racial violence
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
In this week's episode of Meme-ocracy, Abby and Karla discuss the rise and fall of the infamous Pepe the Frog. How did we go from sharing a chill stoner frog on social media to declaring him a hate symbol?
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Join college students and friends Karla and Abby to learn about different memes and how they are shaping modern day politics on the Internet.