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Pop Culture Roundtable: Hollywood feeds into 'burnout culture' with workplace thrillers and series based on real-life CEO flops

2022/3/21
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Under the Radar Podcast

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Bad entrepreneurs abound on new streaming series like “The Dropout,” “WeCrashed” and “Super Pumped," feeding into our culture's fascination with doomed CEOs. Plus, our stir-crazy age seeks escapism in dark, twisted shows like the workplace thriller “Severance,” the high school drama “Euphoria,” and a slew of horror series. And Pixar’s animated “Turning Red” is led by Oscar winner Domee Shi, the first woman and first Asian woman filmmaker to direct a feature for the studio.

Guests:

Michael Jeffries), dean of academic affairs and professor of American studies at Wellesley College

Linda Liu), lecturer of sociology at UMass Boston, who specializes in cinema, media, and cultural studies