This episode is brought to you by 7or9 heels — an innovative brand that’s dedicated to making more comfortable high heels for women. Our podcast was invited to participate in their brand campaign with the theme “from pain to joy.” In this episode, we discuss the feminist awakening of female protagonists — specifically Harley Quinn and Black Widow. In the context of Hollywood’s movie-making industrial complex, paired with the awakening of the female consciousness, these two have evolved and became beloved characters that suit the female audience’s requirements. From the design of their storylines to their motives, to the clothes they wear when fighting — everything reflects the current gender dynamics, and we dive right into this discourse. Listen till the end for an Easter egg about our hosts’ fashion ideals. Our EditorValerie Support UsPlease consider supporting us on Patreon (in USD, suitable for listeners who live in the U.S.): https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs. Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in RMB)：https://afdian.net/p/e0a54e82ebd111e9bd2d52540025c377Read MoreCheck out 7or9 heels: https://7or9.com/Collaborate with UsPlease reach out to us at loudmurmursfm@gmail.com for any business inquiries. Find Loud Murmurs in the iTunes podcast store, Google Play, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts (e.g. Pocket Casts, Overcast)! Please subscribe, enjoy, and feel free to drop us a note and leave us a review. RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/258327.rss Itunes: https://apple.co/2VAVf0Z Google play: goo.gl/KjRYPN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IWNuRB Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=544416&refid=stpr Pocket Cast: http://pca.st/nLid Overcast: https://bit.ly/2SL7MNJ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)

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S4 E25 The self-awakening of Harley Quinn and Black Widow

[Episode theme]In this episode, we talk about the latest Marvel blockbuster, “Shang-Chi: legend of the ten rings.” At the time of publishing, Shang-Chi has become the first pandemic film to gross over $200M at the box office. We dive deep into what we love and appreciate about this film — the various styles of fight scenes, Tony Leung, care paid to language and dialect. And where we find the movie to be falling short — the ambiguity of Taluo, the tired narratives when it comes to womanhood, motherhood, and a woman’s role in the marriage. [Timecode]1:19 — Guest intro and first impressions 8:00 — How Marvel creates an “anti-hero” the audience loves (Wenwu) 15: 00 — Are the Chinese dialogue and dialects in this film legit?26: 24 — The references of Wuxia style in this film, and a smart appropriating of Chinese fantasy elements  32: 21 — Awkwafina is the first female Asian character whose main use is to be a getaway driver (we dig) 34: 11 — Is the story of Taluo holding up under scrutiny? What are the weaknesses of world-building in this film, when compared with “Black Panther”? Do we need this type of ambiguity in geography and history? Do we need an Asian “Wakanda”? 49: 00 — Marvel commoditized the identity movement of Asian Americans but did not dig deep into their stories in this film 51: 20 — The movie’s polite but ultimately inadequate nod to feminism 56: 16 — Are we tired of the same old narrative of a woman sacrificing herself for a relationship 59: 00 — As a part of the Chinese audience, how should we understand cultural creations that belong to Chinese Americans? [Guest introduction] Frankie: Chinese American illustrator  Kao: Host of the podcast “Overcooked” https://overcooked.typlog.io/ [Audio editor]Joshua Odgen-Davis[Be our sponsor]Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in USD, suitable for listeners who live in the U.S.): https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs. Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in RMB)：https://afdian.net/p/e0a54e82ebd111e9bd2d52540025c377【Links & resources】越烤越糊https://overcooked.typlog.io/清醒梦播客救母那集https://hekukaixin.com/2021/05/22/%e6%b8%85%e9%86%92%e6%a2%a6-e18%ef%bd%9c%e4%b8%ad%e5%9b%bd%e6%96%87%e5%8c%96%e7%9a%84%e6%95%91%e6%af%8d%e4%bc%a0%e8%af%b4/【Business collab】Please reach out to us at loudmurmursfm@gmail.com for any business inquiries. 【Listen to LMM】Find Loud Murmurs in the iTunes podcast store, Google Play, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts (e.g. Pocket Casts, Overcast)! Please subscribe, enjoy, and feel free to drop us a note and leave us a review. RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/258327.rss Itunes: https://apple.co/2VAVf0Z Google play: goo.gl/KjRYPN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IWNuRB Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=544416&refid=stpr Pocket Cast: Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)

S4 E24 Becoming Shang-Chi: An Asian Superhero Origin Story

In this ambitious three-part series, we want to talk about time travel through some of our favorites ---- Tenet, Loki, and Interstellar. As viewers, we experience movies frame by frame; as human beings, we experience time through the relentless one-way time arrow. Through subverting our familiar narrative structures and disrupting causality, time travel can raise important questions about the universe we live in and its physical rules.Time Code2:07 A cool anecdote about Chien-Shiung Wu, the female Chinese-American particle and experimental physicist7:14 Our third category of time travel stories, as presented in Interstellar 11:16 Fascinating understandings of time and space that came from the elegant principles of Special Relativity19:00 "High-dimensional creatures" in pop culture and in religion21:10 The inherent tragedy in time -- Eternalism vs. Presentism26:48 The sincerity and fragility of "Interstellar" -- is Sci-fi telling us to be more afraid to face our own vulnerabilities than exploring the end of the universe?Our GuestShelly Shi - Ph.D. candidate in UCSD, with research interest in Philosophy of PhysicsEdited ByValerie ChenSupport UsPlease consider supporting us on Patreon (in USD, suitable for listeners who live in the U.S.): https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs. Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in RMB)：https://afdian.net/p/e0a54e82ebd111e9bd2d52540025c377Business collabPlease reach out to us at loudmurmursfm@gmail.com for any business inquiries. Listen to LMMFind Loud Murmurs in the iTunes podcast store, Google Play, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts (e.g. Pocket Casts, Overcast)! Please subscribe, enjoy, and feel free to drop us a note and leave us a review. RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/258327.rss Itunes: https://apple.co/2VAVf0Z Google play: goo.gl/KjRYPN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IWNuRB Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=544416&refid=stpr Pocket Cast: http://pca.st/nLid Overcast: https://bit.ly/2SL7MNJ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)

S4 E23 Time Travel Part III: The Tender Relativity of Interstellar

In this ambitious three-part series, we want to talk about time travel through some of our favorites ---- Tenet, Loki, and Interstellar. As viewers, we experience movies frame by frame; as human beings, we experience time through the relentless one-way time arrow. Through subverting our familiar narrative structures and disrupting causality, time travel can raise important questions about the universe we live in and its physical rules.Time Code1:43 So what is “philosophy of physics”?4:35 Time travel as a genre, and our first category of time travel stories as represented in Tenet 7:19 The logic of "traveling through time" and "changing the past"12:23 The Closed Time Loop in Tenet16:47 "bUt wHat aBouT FReE WiLl"22:10 The symmetry of Protagonist’s journey and Time Reversal Symmetry ---- where did the Arrow of Time come from anyways? ?Our GuestShelly Shi - Ph.D. candidate in UCSD, with research interest in Philosophy of PhysicsEdited ByValerie ChenSupport UsPlease consider supporting us on Patreon (in USD, suitable for listeners who live in the U.S.): https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs. Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in RMB)：https://afdian.net/p/e0a54e82ebd111e9bd2d52540025c377Business collabPlease reach out to us at loudmurmursfm@gmail.com for any business inquiries. Listen to LMMFind Loud Murmurs in the iTunes podcast store, Google Play, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts (e.g. Pocket Casts, Overcast)! Please subscribe, enjoy, and feel free to drop us a note and leave us a review. RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/258327.rss Itunes: https://apple.co/2VAVf0Z Google play: goo.gl/KjRYPN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IWNuRB Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=544416&refid=stpr Pocket Cast: http://pca.st/nLid Overcast: https://bit.ly/2SL7MNJ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)

S4 E21 Time Travel Part I: Tenet’s Unhinged Arrow of Time

[Episode theme]We talk about Netflix’s “The Chair” with two female professors, about the show’s portrayal of female allyship, discrimination against faculty of color, the debate over free speech on the American campus, and why we think the show missed the mark. [Timecode]2:00 Our first impression of the show3:40 What is it like to be a mother and a college professor in the show vs IRL6:20 In just six episodes, this show attempts to capture the complexity of contemporary U.S. campus politics 10:30 Our issues: an over-simplistic portrayal of students demands, an unrealistic solution to Yaz’s stalling career 13:20 Anachronism in the plotline: some depictions are outdated18:30 Entering one room filled with whiteness — our PTSD and imposter syndrome24:45 Why is Bill the most authentic, and the fullest character in a show about Ji-yoon? Why do we keep loving and forgiving “Bills”?29:05 Ji-Yoon obsession with perfectionism and assimilation reveals our society’s double standard towards scholars of color 34:30 Ji-Yoon and Bill’s on-screen chemistry, and real-life examples 39:40 Allyship between female professors in universities 41:50 Joan’s conflicted relationship with feminism 56:25 The cruel, blatant ageism in the show  1:01:10 The role of university administration in the show vs. IRL[Host]Afra & Juan Qian[Guest introduction]Yuan Yuan: Recently graduated from Yale with her Ph.D in philosophy, now teaches at NYU-ShanghaiEileen Chow: Associate Professor of the Practice in Chinese and Japanese Cultural Studies at Duke University[Audio editor]Joshua [Be our sponsor]Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in USD, suitable for listeners who live in the U.S.): https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs. Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in RMB)：https://afdian.net/p/e0a54e82ebd111e9bd2d52540025c377【Business collab】Please reach out to us at loudmurmursfm@gmail.com for any business inquiries. 【Listen to LMM】Find Loud Murmurs in the iTunes podcast store, Google Play, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts (e.g. Pocket Casts, Overcast)! Please subscribe, enjoy, and feel free to drop us a note and leave us a review. RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/258327.rss Itunes: https://apple.co/2VAVf0Z Google play: goo.gl/KjRYPN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IWNuRB Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=544416&refid=stpr Pocket Cast: http://pca.st/nLid Overcast: https://bit.ly/2SL7MNJ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)

S4 E20 The Chair: More broke than woke

[Episode theme]RGB has left us for a year. At this moment, when the Texas abortion law diminishes her political legacy, we re-upload this episode we recorded the second day she passed away. In this episode, we looked back at Ginsberg’s life, as well as the many landmark cases she participated in. We know history is composed of light and shade, the future is blur and fragile. But people like Ginsburg paddled through the countercurrent. And we want to make her struggle more visible. [Content]-How we learned of RBG’s death and how we processed the news-What RBG means to each of us personally -Ginsburg’s greatest contributions to women’s rights -Why the soft-spoken justice became an unlikely pop culture icon in her last years-How did the 2018 documentary R.B.G and the 2019 film “On the Basis of Sex” tell her story?-Why is her death politically significant? What does it mean for our future in the U.S. [Be our sponsor]Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in USD, suitable for listeners who live in the U.S.): https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs. Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in RMB)：https://afdian.net/p/e0a54e82ebd111e9bd2d52540025c377【Links & resources】2019 “On the Basis of Sex”https://www.focusfeatures.com/on-the-basis-of-sex2018 documentary: R.B.G https://www.rbgmovie.com/Notorious R.B.G:https://notoriousrbg.tumblr.com/Nina Totenberg on the death of RBG: https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/100306972/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-champion-of-gender-equality-dies-at-87 【Business collab】Please reach out to us at loudmurmursfm@gmail.com for any business inquiries. 【Listen to LMM】Find Loud Murmurs in the iTunes podcast store, Google Play, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts (e.g. Pocket Casts, Overcast)! Please subscribe, enjoy, and feel free to drop us a note and leave us a review. RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/258327.rss Itunes: https://apple.co/2VAVf0Z Google play: goo.gl/KjRYPN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IWNuRB Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=544416&refid=stpr Pocket Cast: http://pca.st/nLid Overcast: https://bit.ly/2SL7MNJ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)

[Revist] S3 E19 We lost RBG last year, and this year her legacy is in jeopardy

[Episode theme]This episode is a part of “RM conquers the podcast universe series”, a series by ten Chinese podcasts, each taking one episode from the latest season of Rick and Morty. In this episode, we discussed the 8th episode of Season 5 of “Rick and Morty.” This episode reveals the history between Rick and his dear friend Birdperson. In this “Inception” parody, Rick dives into Birdperson’s memory to rescue his consciousness. We talked about the epitome of the characters, and why we are so underwhelmed by season 5 overall, which is stacked with predictable tropes and a derivative of previous seasons.[Timecode]2:50 Our first reactions 5:34 A summary of episode 87:07 Birdperson vs. Klara in Klara and the Sun9:58 Birdperson as a manifestation of classic heroism20:26 Why is Season 5 underwhelming to long-term RM fans? Too many old tropes?23:58 Are we abusing the usage of nihilism? 27:00 Sci-fi as a genre represents backward ideologies toward race over time30:35 The Southparkanization of RM - from an apolitical stance to awkward injection of political discussions 39:00 The meta-humor and its toxicity[Guest introduction]Wei Ye: an anthropologist who lives in Minnesota; co-creator of TyingKnots, an independent group committed to introducing anthropological perspectives, studies, and engagements to the Chinese-speaking public.Daniel: a data scientist, a cinephile, and a cyber dumpster diver.[Audio editor]Lu XiaoniaoHehe[Be our sponsor]Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in USD, suitable for listeners who live in the U.S.): https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs. Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in RMB)：https://afdian.net/p/e0a54e82ebd111e9bd2d52540025c377【Business collab】Please reach out to us at loudmurmursfm@gmail.com for any business inquiries. 【Listen to LMM】Find Loud Murmurs in the iTunes podcast store, Google Play, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts (e.g. Pocket Casts, Overcast)! Please subscribe, enjoy, and feel free to drop us a note and leave us a review. RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/258327.rss Itunes: https://apple.co/2VAVf0Z Google play: goo.gl/KjRYPN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IWNuRB Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=544416&refid=stpr Pocket Cast: http://pca.st/nLid Overcast: https://bit.ly/2SL7MNJ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)

S4 E19 In the self-repeating season 5 of Rick and Morty, predictable tropes overload

On August 13, 2021, Britney Spears&apos; father, Jamie Spears, announced that he is stepping aside as Britney Spears’ conservator. This news comes after a social media movement known under the hashtag #FreeBritney. According to her testimony to a Los Angeles judge, Britney Spears has been drugged, compelled to work against her will, and prevented from removing her birth control device under the conservatorship. In the meantime, she was able to release four albums, hold a global tour, and run a successful Las Vegas residency for four years. How did a world-renowned superstar become a prisoner of a structure set up by her family to protect her? In this episode, we reflect on Britney’s career, what we owe her as a society that tolerated casual misogyny and ignored her pleas for help. We also ask ourselves the uncomfortable question: how many more young women are currently left in the prison of society&apos;s cruel and omnipresent scrutiny? What role are we playing in this? 02:00 - Introduction to “Framing Britney” and “Britney Spears’ Conservatorship Nightmare”06:50 - What does Britney Spears mean to us — millennials who grew up in China? What do we owe Britney? 14:30 - Britney’s journey from a small town girl to international stardom 19:00 - American society’s attitude towards sex in late 1990s and early 2000s26:00 - Britney’s marriage and her very public experience with motherhood 29:00 - How did Britney go “insane”? 32:20 - How did Britney get into a conservatorship? What was the motivation?41:00 - How did #FreeBritney become an actual social media movement? Why now? Why is it the perfect movement for 2021? 47:00 - How many more young women have we put in a prison of “omnipresent surveillance”?54:00 - Why so many celebrity teenage girls struggle to grow into women under the public’s omnipresent judging eyes[Audio editor]Joshua Ogden-Davis[Be our sponsor]Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in USD, suitable for listeners who live in the U.S.):  Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in RMB)：[Links & resources]Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Nightmare by Ronan Farrow and Jia TolentinoFraming Britney Spears by Samantha Stark[Business collab]Please reach out to us at loudmurmursfm@gmail.com for any business inquiries. [Listen to LMM]Find Loud Murmurs in the iTunes podcast store, Google Play, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts (e.g. Pocket Casts, Overcast)! Please subscribe, enjoy, and feel free to drop us a note and leave us a review. RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/258327.rss Itunes: https://apple.co/2VAVf0Z Google play: goo.gl/KjRYPN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IWNuRB Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=544416&refid=stpr Pocket Cast: http://pca.st/nLid Overcast: https://bit.ly/2SL7MNJ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)

S4 E18 Framing and Freeing Britney Spears

In this episode, our hosts Izzy, Diaodiao and Ina, joined by our guest Alex Lawyer, dive into HBO’s new limited series, “Mare of Easttown.” We dissect character arcs and plot points to dig deeper into the real story: the story of a blue-collar mostly-white community that’s plagued by the opioid crisis.  What we discussed2:27 First impressions, potential spoiler warning 05:30 What makes this show a good thriller? Entertaining plot points, can spur in-depth discussions around social issues, and framing the thriller within familial and community relationships8:57 The show is actually a career-oriented show that focuses on Mare, her role as detective and the glue that brings the town together14:09 The deeper social issue: how the opioid crisis impacted Easttown15:43 Society’s reaction/policies to the opioid crisis, progressing from “war on drugs” to seeing it as a public health issue 22:25 “Hillbilly Elegy”, “Tight Rope”, and social darwinism27:58 Opioid crisis in China 32:54 There’s no real “big bad” in this show 34:42 Easttown as an example of a swing town/county and the lack of politics in the show39:12 What’s the verdict? (spoiler alert, we discuss the ending of the show)Our EditorZhang QuanSupport UsPlease consider supporting us on Patreon (in USD, suitable for listeners who live in the U.S.): https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs. Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in RMB)：https://afdian.net/p/e0a54e82ebd111e9bd2d52540025c377Read MoreTightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope, by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunnCollaborate with UsPlease reach out to us at loudmurmursfm@gmail.com for any business inquiries. Find Loud Murmurs in the iTunes podcast store, Google Play, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts (e.g. Pocket Casts, Overcast)! Please subscribe, enjoy, and feel free to drop us a note and leave us a review. RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/258327.rss Itunes: https://apple.co/2VAVf0Z Google play: goo.gl/KjRYPN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IWNuRB Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=544416&refid=stpr Pocket Cast: http://pca.st/nLid Overcast: https://bit.ly/2SL7MNJ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)

S4 E17 Mare of Easttown: A Small-town Nightmare beyond the Murder

In this episode, we talk about film "In the Heights" — a film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda&apos;s 2008 Tony Award-winning musical — with our friends from podcast 城市罐头. We mused on a few galactic questions: What exactly is gentrification? Why should we care, and how do we understand it in a Chinese context? Is commercializing the culture of a community the way to protect it? Why does this film feel lacking in 2021? 02:53 Introduction to the film 07:21 What is gentrification, and why should we pay attention to it?14:00 Why is gentrification considered as a “foreign” concept to Chinese people?19:58 Gentrification in the context of Chinese urban development25:03 For a community struggling with gentrification, is commercializing its culture a feasible solution? 33:05 “Selective blackouts” and environmental racism38:55 How do you design a good community? Can you? 45:56 Is getting out of the ethnic enclave a symbol of progress? 48:15 The common pitfall of films adapted from musicals54:50 Casting controversyGuests：Xiao Wang and Yao, hosts of 城市罐头 — A podcast about consumer culture, city life and urban planning.Hosts: Diaodiao, Izzy, InaEdited by: Valerie ChenPlease consider supporting us on Patreon (in USD, suitable for listeners who live in the U.S.): https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs. Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in RMB)：https://afdian.net/p/e0a54e82ebd111e9bd2d52540025c377Please reach out to us at loudmurmursfm@gmail.com for any business inquiries. 【Listen to LMM】Find Loud Murmurs in the iTunes podcast store, Google Play, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts (e.g. Pocket Casts, Overcast)! Please subscribe, enjoy, and feel free to drop us a note and leave us a review. RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/258327.rss Itunes: https://apple.co/2VAVf0Z Google play: goo.gl/KjRYPN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IWNuRB Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=544416&refid=stpr Pocket Cast: http://pca.st/nLid Overcast: https://bit.ly/2SL7MNJ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)

S4E16: Loud Murmurs x UrbanCan: “In the Heights” — Glossy Dreams In A Disappearing Community

Chinese pop star Kris Wu is facing a #MeToo storm, after 18-year-old Du Meizhu accused him of pressuring young women into having sex. Wu has denied the accusations but he the accusations have triggered widespread public outcry. In light of this news, we want to re-share our earlier episode about the 2019 movie “Bombshell” and two books that started the “MeToo movement” around the world.The week we recorded this episode, the verdict of the Weinstein trial had just come out and some say it is ushering in a new legal era in how we treat sexual harassment cases. We want to use “Bombshell” as a way into talking about what has changed, what hasn’t and what we can do to empower each other and push back against the logic (and normalization) of sexual harassment in career settings. Links：https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-aggressive-overtures-to-sexual-assault-harvey-weinsteins-accusers-tell-their-storieshttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/08/books/review/she-said-jodi-kantor-megan-twohey.htmlhttps://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-espionage/the-black-cube-chronicles-the-private-investigatorshttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/12/23/bombshell-and-the-perils-of-topicalityRSS Link for Surplus Value:https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/surplusvalue-918834/episodes/051-53769331 Promo：Find Loud Murmurs in the iTunes podcast store, Google Play, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts (e.g. Pocket Casts, Overcast)! Please subscribe, enjoy, and feel free to drop us a note and leave us a review. RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/258327.rss Itunes: https://apple.co/2VAVf0Z Google play: goo.gl/KjRYPN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IWNuRB Pocket Cast: http://pca.st/nLid Overcast: https://bit.ly/2SL7MNJ Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)

[Revisit] S3 E4: The “Weinstein” bombshell — is “MeToo” going too far?

[Episode theme]This is a special episode. Afra went to the two-week-long Shanghai International Film Festival and talks to our friends Xiaoran and Yaqin about their experiences. In 2021, the success of this event alone feels like a rare victory for Chinese cinephiles.[Timecode]2:28 Why did we go to the Shanghai International Film Festival? 7:50 The cinephile community in Shanghai 16:10 How do hardcore movie lovers make the most out of these festivals? 27:25 Why do we still need film festivals? The human connections created through a shared love of cinema are irreplaceable.39:04 Our favorite films at this year’s SIFF.51:28 Is SIFF accessible to people with disabilities? How can it improve?[Guest introduction]Chen Xiaoran: Founder of DirecTubeYu Yaqin: Film critic [Audio editor]Josh Ogden-Davis [Highlights]Taking you on a journey through audio to the 2021 Shanghai International Film Festival.[Be our sponsor]Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in USD, suitable for listeners who live in the U.S.): https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs. Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in RMB)：https://afdian.net/p/e0a54e82ebd111e9bd2d52540025c377【Links & resources】DirecTube: https://directubedotcn.wordpress.com/ Yaqin’s articles on FIRST Film Festival: https://www.allnow.com/post/5f281ca0d47fa200018d9c0c 【Business collab】Please reach out to us at loudmurmursfm@gmail.com for any business inquiries. 【Listen to LMM】Find Loud Murmurs in the iTunes podcast store, Google Play, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts (e.g. Pocket Casts, Overcast)! Please subscribe, enjoy, and feel free to drop us a note and leave us a review. RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/258327.rss Itunes: https://apple.co/2VAVf0Z Google play: goo.gl/KjRYPN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IWNuRB Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=544416&refid=stpr Pocket Cast: http://pca.st/nLid Overcast: https://bit.ly/2SL7MNJ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)

S4 E15 Audio postcards from the Shanghai International Film Festival

In light of the recent re-screening of Lord of the Rings, we chatted with physicist Cheng Yangyang and LOTR superfan Wenjin about this classic work that we had the privilege to grow up with. We talked about the exiled human king, re-examined the orcs, and mused on the revenge of the ents. We also talked about how the work inspired us, and how we, as diasporas, see ourselves in the wandering steps of Aragorn’s self-inflicted exile -- the act of “dying just a little”.2:44 Our first experience with LOTR10:29 Resetting myself after the apocalyptic 2020 by re-watching LOTR20:15 Is it still worth it to talk about race in LOTR in 2021?35:38 The Isengard flood and the revenge of nature41:10 Aragorn - the orphan raised on a foreign land50:00 The 2021 rescreening and the icy 1-star reviewsOur GuestsCheng Yangyang (@yangyang_cheng): Particle physicist, writer, and postdoctoral fellow at Yale Law School.Wenjin (@norloth): Host of the podcast "托尔金的树叶", illustrator, and LOTR superfan.Links & ResourcesSome of Us Did Not Die by Yangyang ChengAudio editorZiyi: a documentarian, podcaster & football loverPlease consider supporting us on Patreon (in USD) or AFD (in RMB), and please reach out to us at loudmurmursfm@gmail.com for any business inquiries. Find Loud Murmurs in the iTunes podcast store, Google Play, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts (e.g. Pocket Casts, Overcast)! Please subscribe, enjoy, and feel free to drop us a note and leave us a review. RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/258327.rss Itunes: https://apple.co/2VAVf0Z Google play: goo.gl/KjRYPN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IWNuRB Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=544416&refid=stpr Pocket Cast: http://pca.st/nLid Overcast: https://bit.ly/2SL7MNJ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)

S4 E14 Rewatching “Lord of the Rings”: To die just a little

[Episode theme]This episode is the edited version of Afra and Izzy’s interview with Xiaochu, screenwriter of the popular Chinese wuxia fantasy “Word of Honor.” We talked about why the show is well-received outside China, her experience studying and trying to make it as a producer in the movie industry in LA, and her understanding of the characters Zhou Zishu and Wen Kexing. There’s also a Q&A with three fans of the show at the end and Xiaochu’s special English message to fans overseas. Listen till the end! [Timecode]1:38 How do you feel about the popularity of “Word of Honor” overseas? Did you expect this? 5:54 Xiaochu originally wanted to become a producer and studied film in Los Angeles. What made you decide to go back to China after graduation?8:39 Why does this show appeal to so many women? How do the two main characters challenge gender norms?11:08 Xiaochu’s thought process for writing the in-depth character profile for Zhou Zishu in the early stages of writing the show  12:36 Xiaochu talks about the parodies and reactions to “Word of Honor” on the internet15:49 What’s her favorite TV show these days?17:38 If she were a character in the world of wuxia, what kind of character would she be? 20:00 Is “Word of Honor” a show that pushes back against workism? 22:30 Female characters in “Word of Honor” 25:36 The relationship between Cao Weining and Guo Xiang 28:28 What’s the one thing Xiaochu insists on keeping intact for the story, despite pressure from others 31: 08 Xiaochu: my mother is the biggest fan of internet reaction to WoH 32:38 How does WoH overcome the barrier of language and culture and appeal to overseas audience 35:16 How does Zhou Zishu reconcile with his initial rebellion against authority and his return to order towards the end of the story?38: 30 Which scenes or plots didn’t make it into the show? Does Xiaochu want to write out what their life is like after the finale? [Guest introduction]Xiaochu: screenwriter of “Word of Honor” [Audio editor]Izzy[Highlights]Xiaochu: “Personally I’m a totally helpless believer of love, so it means the world to me to see my expression to be heard, to be seen, to be answered by people from so many different cultural backgrounds.” [Be our sponsor]Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in USD, suitable for listeners who live in the U.S.): https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs. Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in RMB)：https://afdian.net/p/e0a54e82ebd111e9bd2d52540025c377【Links & resources】Our previous episode on “Word of Honor” https://www.buzzsprout.com/258327/8435030-s4-e7-word-of-honor-a-beautiful-queer-fantasy-for-straight-eyes Boys Keep Flirting With Each Other on Chinese TV But Never Fall in Love by Viola Zhou https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k95mg/boys-love-drama-china-tv-untamed-lgbtq  【Business collab】Please reach out to us at loudmurmursfm@gmail.com for any business inquiries. 【Listen to LMM】Find Loud Murmurs in the iTunes podcast store, Google Play, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts (e.g. Pocket Casts, Overcast)! Please subscribe, enjoy, and feSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)

S4 E13 “I’m a helpless believer in love” — A conversation with “Word of Honor” screenwriter Xiaochu

Loud Murmurs is a podcast dedicated to a thoroughly modern interpretation of pop culture, brought to you by four bilingual and multicultural women (and their friends) who are (unapologetically) loud and have lots of opinions. In our episodes, we'll discuss movies, television, and everything in between. Oh, one more thing: it’s in Chinese.《小声喧哗》，Loud Murmurs, 是一档由几个当代青年一起讨论美国流行文化、电影、电视剧的播客。《小声喧哗》想和你分享对“视与听”最纯粹的热爱，也想和你聊聊银幕背后的文化、社会以及时事。影评家罗杰·伊伯特曾说，一部好的电影能让你在两小时中忘记自己的社保号码以及车停在了哪里。在冗余的网络信息和纷乱的日程中，《小声喧哗》开启一场值得加入和聆听的谈话。

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