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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Read, Watched, Podcapped: Children’s literature and the ‘Avengers’ franchise

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“Overdue” celebrates Children’s Book Week, while “The Bechdel Cast” delves into the “Avengers” franchise as the series comes to an end.
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Sunday, April 28, 2019

Read, Watched, Podcapped: Sticking to familiar territory, ‘Overdue’ begins new fantasy series, while ‘The Bechdel Cast’ tackles another rom-com

Both podcasts stick to familiar genres this week — “Overdue” reads the first novel in another fantasy series, while “The Bechdel Cast” covers a lesser known romantic comedy.
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Sunday, April 21, 2019

Read, Watched, Podcapped: ‘Overdue’ lacks usual zeal, ‘The Bechdel Cast’ on another rom-com

Our podcasts this week cover media that span time and space between them. “Overdue” explores the origin of the time travel plot, while “The Bechdel Cast” covers a famous romantic comedy with Seattle misleadingly in its name. “Overdue” Taking a huge step away from last week’s vampire romance coverage, Craig
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Friday, April 12, 2019
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Read, watched, podcapped: ‘Overdue’ finishes ‘The Twilight Saga,’ ‘The Bechdel Cast’ art and artist

“Overdue” finishes out their coverage of “The Twilight Saga” with its final book, while “The Bechdel Cast” explores the horror of “Rosemary’s Baby.”
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Friday, April 5, 2019

Read, Watched, Podcapped: ‘Overdue’ discusses time travel, while ‘The Bechdel Cast’ delves into underwater world of Princess Ariel

“Overdue” tackles what is arguably Kurt Vonnegut’s most popular novel, while “The Bechdel Cast” dives into the world of a well-known Disney fairy tale.
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Sunday, March 17, 2019

Read, Watched, Podcapped: Personal lives take the lead in ‘Overdue,’ while ‘The Bechdel Cast’ tackle makeover trope

From pregnancy guides to a famous fashion industry comedy, our podcasts cover a lot of ground in this week of podcapping. “Overdue” reveals a surprise book Craig and Andrew have been alluding to for weeks, while “The Bechdel Cast” spends an extra long episode delving into the details of “The Devil Wears Prada.”
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Friday, March 8, 2019
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Read, Watched, Podcapped: ‘Overdue’ discuss the King legacy of horror, ‘The Bechdel Cast’ addresses issues of beloved teen film

Horror fiction is practically synonymous with one very well known writer: Stephen King. Writing horror apparently runs in the family, as this week’s author, Joe Hill — real name: Joseph Hillstrom King — is actually Stephen King’s son.
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Saturday, March 2, 2019

Read, Watched, Podcapped: ‘Overdue’ struggles with problematic authorship, ‘The Bechdel Cast’ discusses mediocre women

This week in podcapping, “Overdue” delves into the difficult dynamic of a problematic writer producing entertaining literature, while “The Bechdel Cast” discusses the role of mediocrity in women’s representation.
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Friday, February 22, 2019
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Read, Watched, Podcapped: ‘Overdue’ dives into self-help genre as ‘The Bechdel Cast’ tackles queer representation

Both podcasts dip into new territory this week, as “Overdue” covers the rare self-help book and “The Bechdel Cast” discusses a film that, also in rare fashion, is actually pretty sufficient in its representation of women.
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Thursday, September 27, 2018

The Daily Californian’s guide to the best literature, film and music podcasts

With The Daily Californian’s arts & entertainment department coming out with a new podcast, “Popcorn Paperback,” in October, there’s no time like the present to examine the world of podcasts. Here is the Daily Cal’s guide to some of the best arts podcasts you’ve been missing out on.
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