Across The Aisle

ATA Is This America?

ATA discuss American culture, race relations, hip hop, the party scene, art, and weight of responsibility through the lens of the new Childish Gambino song and video "this is America"

ATA - Hip Hop and Punk Rock

Zak leads a conversation trying to figure out the connection between these two genres of music that seem very different on their surface but have deep connections. we are joined again by Steven and delve into music history, cultural representation, pop music, technology, tupac worship, the commodification of subcultures and lot of =our personal taste in music and where it came from.

ATA. What you remember.

ATA is joined by improve comedian Rachel once again. This time, we discuss the fallibility of memory though personal stories. We share times our memory has failed us, times we swear certain events happened, and how technology is effecting the memory process...or at least thats how I remember it.

ATA - Fandom, Nostalgia, and Identity.

ATA is joined by comic and writer Rachel Lazore to explore nerd culture and fandom though their personal experiences. A spiral path through the forest including harry potter, the x-men and dragon ball z. They discuss identity formation, sexist marketing, and nostalgia while being slightly uneasy over the explosion of nerd culture - making fandom transform from refuge to valuable culture capital.

ATA - Liberal arts and rethinking education

ATA discusses the history, development and future of the liberal arts degree. They go over their own college experiences that range from applying, to dropped out, to attending, to graduated.