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Occupy Gotham

Dec 5, 2023
The podcast discusses the political themes in The Dark Knight Rises, the similarities between the film and the Occupy movement, the origin of superheroes and villains in comics, the unintentional creation of supervillains, the role of superheroes and the police, the parallels and differences between Occupy and the French Revolution, and conspiracy theories surrounding CERN and Alistair Crowley.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Analyzing The Dark Knight Rises' Political Themes
01:39 • 11min
3
Analyzing Predictive Programming and Conservative Media Analysis
12:28 • 4min
4
The Dark Knight Rises and the Occupy Movement
16:37 • 6min
5
The Origin and Characteristics of Superheroes and Villains
23:04 • 16min
6
The unintentional creation of supervillains and the influence of advertising
39:07 • 4min
7
The Role of Superheroes and the Police
42:51 • 20min
8
The Parallels and Differences: Occupy and the French Revolution
01:02:31 • 10min
9
Conspiracy Theories, Alistair Crowley, and Batman Returns
01:12:04 • 4min