The Culture Crew Discusses Network (1976) and the Media Malaise

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This bonus episode is part of our Patreon podcast. C. Derick Varn, P.H. Higgins, and Shalon Van Tine--the crew of the last few episodes of Former People--come together to talk Sidney Lumet and "Paddy" Chayefsky's 1976 classic Network.   P.H. Higgins is a co-host of the Radical Thoughts Podcast and part of the Former People editorial crew.  He is also a regular partner in crime with Varn.    Shalon Van Tine is a Ph.D. candidate in American cultural and intellectual history at Ohio University, part of the Former People editorial crew, and a co-writer with Varn on a project about Christopher Lasch.  She is also one of Varn's closest friends.   You know who Varn is.


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Host: C. Derick Varn
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Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.
Intro Video Design: Jason Myles

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Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.
Intro Video Design: Jason Myles
Art Design: Corn and C. Derick Varn

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