Growlery
All about having fun with critical thinking and promoting the educational value in the books, movies, video games, albums, and other media artifacts this crazy world produces. Because there's always more to the everyday media we consume or are banned from consuming than meets the eye.
Episodes
42 episodes
The Priory of the Orange Tree with Theys, Gays, and Bookworm Babes Part 1
Hello! This episode is from the Theys, Gays, and Bookworm Babes podcast where I had the honor of having a conversation with Marz and Hanna on The Priory of the Orange Tree. Thank you to Marz and Hanna for allowing me to share this! This is Part...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:05:39
Shame and Shame Resilience with Murder Bot (Murderbot Diaries: Artificial Condition)
Oh the dreaded feelings of shame ....Well, Today's episode is all about shame and how Murderbot in Artificial Condition, in my opinion demonstrates shame and the journey to build shame resilience as explained by Dr. Brene Brown. Hope you enjoy ...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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47:06
GASP and a Crash Course on Nihilism (2015, Indie Game)
This episode may have no value but that's just the value of nihilism. (Gotta work on my jokes) Today's episode talks about a piece of obscure minor 2015 Steam history with the indie game Gasp by Dark Day Interactive and how the philosophy of ni...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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43:32
Worldbuilding in The Left Hand Of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin, 1969)
HELLO! Gosh so sorry for my absence but thank you for your patience. Today's episode covers the worldbuilding within the scifi masterpiece The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin and some of the history surrounding when the book was publ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:11:57
Dredge (2023, Indie Game) and Lovecraftian Horror
WELLL....this episode is late on June 1st but let me tell you this episode gave me a big rabbit hole of research that I didn't expect and still has me questioning a lot but thank you for you patience. However, today's episode will be covering j...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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33:44
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1992, Film): Vampires, Cheerleaders and Camp
We are going back to 1992 for a retrospective look at the The Buffy Vampire Slayer film (not the TV series) I am talking about the things I felt make this film unique and the some of the things that make this film leaving me wanting more....
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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51:34
Citizen Sleeper: Value in a Precarious Future (Indie Game, 2022)
Hello and thank you for your patience on this episode! Today we are talking about precarity, how insecurity is a method of social control and most of all in a precarious world how do we find value and community? Using Citizen Sleeper as a guide...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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48:10
Checkpoint 1: Quick chat on Books and Announcements for May
Indie game Citizen Sleeper episode is coming out next week! I promise, in the meantime I put in a more causal type episode that I am calling a check point that covers my favorite book I've read in the past four months and one that didn't quite ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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28:59
Kamikaze Girls: Frilly Dresses, Unlikely Friendships and Attachment Theory
Sorry about all the noise and the delay! But today's episode is talking about the 2002 light novel Kamikaze Girls by Novala Takemoto and translated by Akemi Wegmuller. This discussion talks about attachment theory and how it relates to the frie...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:09:49
Garl the Warrior Cook and the Sea of Stars (Sea of Stars, Indie Game 2023)
Today we are talking about my favorite character within the Indie Game Sea of Stars from Sabotage Studios release in 2023. Join me in this appreciation for Garl the Warrior Cook with the biggest heart any adventurer needs. We talk about his cha...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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52:52
Lady Luck: Crimedom's Most Beautiful Enemy (Quality Comics 1940s)
In today's episode we are going to talk about a not so known superhero from the 1940's, and that is Lady Luck. We will talk a bit about mythology and the history of Brenda Banks and Lady Luck's impact! So hope you enjoy and don't forget to the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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44:47
Having a Garbage Day in 3 Acts (Donut County, 2018, Indie Game)
Hello and welcome to the first episode of March! Spring is almost here and what better way to start this month with a breakdown of the 3 Act Story Structure with in the 2018 indie game Donut County, the power of friendship and Raccoons conspiri...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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44:04
The Silence of the Lambs (1991): A Romance?
Hello and Welcome to today's discussion on is The Silence of the Lambs a romance? We will be talking about the background of the film and the ways in which Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter may have a bit of a toxic romance...maybe.... I'll ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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53:12
Lies of P (Indie Game, 2023) Freud's Uncanny and the Puppets
Wow! It has been a wild couple of weeks for me but I hope you are doing well, and you don't mind a light discussion on Freud's concept of The Uncanny and its relation to Lies of P for today's episode. Also I edited most of this episode in...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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43:34
The Cell (Film, 2000): Vulnerability, Weightlessness and Fantastic Costumes
Into the mind of a serial killer with Jennifer Lopez and Vince Vaughn! Todays episode is just going over the thoughts I have about the film the good and the opportunities the film has and just an overall appreciation for the c...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:00:24
The Game of Unpacking (2021), Mindfulness, and Nostalgia
Welcome to the 1st episode of Season 2 of the Growlery. Today's discussion is on the media artifact of Unpacking an indie Game developed by Witch Beam and how it is a game of practicing mindfulness and cathartic nostalgia. And there's a new cre...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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42:41
Looking Back on Season 1 and Preview of Season 2
Hello! Welcome to the end of Season 1 and to the first season wrap-up episode. I am going back through all my episodes and talking about the lessons I've learned and reflecting on what I want to improve on in the next season. Also there i...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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47:44
Censored: A Visit From St. Nicholas - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Welcome to the Growlery's first Holiday/ Winter Aesthetic Special. Today's episode covers the 1823 poem A Visit From St. Nicholas, the ongoing debate of who wrote the poem and a publisher that censored Santa! Hope you are well and enjoy t...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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36:33
Banned Book: This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson
This Book is Gay is a young adult nonfiction book by Juno Dawson. In the Untied States it has been ranked as the 9th most banned book of the 2022 - 2023 school year. This episode explores why and some of my favorite parts. Next Up...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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45:14
Black Friday(2021 film) and Holiday Shoppers
Today's episode is a all about the history of why the day after Thanksgiving (in America) is called Black Friday and a look at how the Horror Comedy from 2021 Black Friday turns this Capitalist Holiday into an absurd horrific experience. Stay S...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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33:06
Banned Book: SOLD by Patricia McCormick
The 2006 book Sold, by Patricia McCormick, is a powerful and emotional story based off of 3 years of research she conducted—looking in to the lives of Nepalese girls and tragic realities of human trafficking. Today's episode talks about what th...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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44:59
A Brief History of La Llorona and La Pucullén
Today’s episode covers a brief history of tracing the origins and development of the legend of La Llorona from Mexican folklore and La Pucullén from Chilean folklore. This is the start of my research into these folkloric figures, and hope you e...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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46:16
Banned Book: Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
Is Mike Munoz the ne ew Holden Caulfield? The book Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison is 7th in the most banned book of 2022 according to the American Library Association. This episode will include my response to its banning and an exploration on if M...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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56:50
A Conversation with Sarah De Leon Part 2
Today’s episode is Part 2 of an amazing conversation with Writer, Producer, Performer and soon-to-be Director, Sarah de Leon also known as Sweet Serendipity and Robin O’Hart. We are talking about her creative journey, mental health, the impact ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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59:03
A Conversation with Sarah De Leon: Part 1
Today’s episode is Part 1 of an amazing conversation with Writer, Producer, Performer and soon-to-be Director, Sarah de Leon also known as Sweet Serendipity and Robin O’Hart. We are talking about her creative journey, mental health, the impact ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:39:05
