No more heroes anymore: The splintering and vanishing of media

Episode 482,   Sep 03, 05:22 AM

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Once upon a time, everyone knew who Steve McQueen was. These days, it's difficult to find a current Hollywood star, or musician, or comedian, that everyone knows.

In this week's podcast, Christian Cawley and James McLean go beyond Doctor Who to discuss personalities and media, and how household names and popular genres have all but vanished, their successors splintering into niches and sub-cultures.

Meanwhile, the Patreon-only section explores the phenomenon of disappearing media formats and their return as premium items.

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