Episode 048: Videodrome

Prepare for pure depravity in the form of David Cronenberg’s iconic VIDEODROME. Is this movie an 80s throwback or is it much, much deeper? Lucas and Joe will be scanning the signals for all this and more!

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Videodrome IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086541/
Essays on Videodrome: 
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/337-videodrome-make-mine-cronenberg?srsltid=AfmBOooiyEJwk6MUN6idHQmoJw6AIYU-GsUiLDtI-JUpxNTij_TeE3Z-

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/04/videodrome-at-40-david-cronenberg-singular-tech-horror-remains-relevant

https://www.scifimoviezone.com/videodrome01.shtml#:~:text=Max%20Renn%20(James%20Woods)%20is,station%20specializing%20in%20sensationalistic%20programming.

Violence in Digital/Electronic Media:
1996- https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/media-violence-does-not-cause-societal-violence-violence-opposing
2007 - https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(07)00391-6/fulltext
2013 - https://www.apa.org/topics/video-games/violence-harmful-effects
2021 - https://news.griffith.edu.au/2021/11/26/violent-media-not-responsible-for-aggression/
VeryWell Mind 2023 - https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-impact-of-violent-media-on-mental-health-5270512

Mass Shootings:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081
https://www.cnn.com/us/mass-shootings-vs-past-years-dg

Online Radicalization and Violence:
https://www.adl.org/resources/report/murder-and-extremism-united-states-2022
https://www.gao.gov/blog/online-extremism-growing-problem-whats-being-done-about-it
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/08/nx-s1-5321082/school-shootings-radicalization
https://www.youtube.com/@torscabinetofcuriosities/videos