Latest episodes
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S03E01// Why the Oscars still matter
Everyone is wrong – the Oscars are still relevant. Maren and Alex are back and kicking off season 3 in style! In this episode they explain why the Oscars, as… Read more
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S02E12// Emma Stone & Poor Things
Maren and Alex ask why everyone is raving about Emma Stone’s performance as Bella Baxter in Yorgos Lanthimos’s new film Poor Things and why its success is so hard to… Read more
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S2E11// Vibe Check with Jacob Elordi
In this episode, Maren and Alex analyse why vibes are gaining such prominence when it comes to understanding culture. Is story is getting lost as a casualty in a culture… Read more
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S2E10// Ridley Scott’s Napoleon
In this episode, Maren and Alex ask why so many historians are upset with Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, explore the different requirements of artistic and historical representations, and ask what the… Read more
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S2E09// Maestro, Live! from the Battle of Ideas, ft Timandra Harkness
A very special episode, live from the Battle of Ideas, discussing the meaning of performance and “cultural cosplay”! In this first ever live episode of Performance Anxiety, Maren and Alex… Read more
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S2E08// Unhappy Christmas from Marks and Spencer
Maren and Alex analyse why so many people hated the Marks and Spencer Christmas advert by examining the meaning of each performer, look at why Christmas adverts are such a… Read more
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S2E07// How creative is The Creator?
In this episode, which ranges from Stanislavsky to Futurama, Maren and Alex ask: how creative is The Creator? What do actors inherit as part of an acting dynasty? What do… Read more
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S2E06// What kind of film is Oppenheimer?
Maren and Alex ask if Oppenheimer is a biopic or something more complicated? Why does Christopher Nolan want to tell this story, and how does he do it? Why was… Read more
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S2E05// Is the Barbie movie really about Ken?
Is Barbie about a culture war? Is it feminist? Or is it actually about Ken? And what is Kenergy anyway? In this episode Maren and Alex discuss the Barbie movie… Read more