Episode 015, Battle Royale

Show Notes Contributors Megan Dennis is a Junior studying English Education from Los Angeles, CA. Ranyia Sinegar is a Junior studying Psychology with a double concentration in Biology & PublicHealth from Houston, TX. Angel Gallow is a Junior studying Accounting from Baton Rouge, LA. Alexia Rodriguez is a Junior studying Continue reading

Episode 014, The Purge

Show Notes Contributors Nyah Herbert is a junior Biology Major at Xavier University of Louisiana. After I completemy undergrad years, I plan on becoming a parasitologist. Samariah Speed is a senior at Xavier University of Louisiana who is a Biology majorwith a minor in Chemistry and Spanish. After I complete Continue reading

Episode 013, Snowpiercer

Show Notes Contributors Damose Ituah Ayo Mckinney is a Junior psychology major with theology and history minors from Memphis, TN. Valerie Nguyen is a junior majoring in Biology Premed from New Orleans, LA. Amaris Shaffer is a Psychology major and Sociology minor at Xavier University of Louisiana, from Chicago, Illinois. Continue reading

Episode 012, Planet of the Apes

Show Notes Contributors Robert Daniels is a senior studying Computer Science at Xavier University of Louisiana. He is originally from Jacksonville, FL. Janelle Davis is a senior Public Health Sciences pre-med major from PG County, Maryland. She plans to pursue a career as a pediatrician. Katerra Mitchell: is a junior Continue reading

Episode 011, The Lottery

Jaylan Brown Diana Vo Chelsea Fuller Zakia Payne Show Notes Contributors Jaylan Brown is a Senior Chemistry Pre-Medicine major from Jackson, MS with plans to pursue aMasters in Health Administration after graduating from Xavier. Diana Vo is a Junior Biology Pre-Medicine major from New Orleans, LA with plans to pursue Continue reading

Episode 9: The Hunger Games

In this episode, we talk about the film The Hunger Games and discuss the dystopian aspects that contributed to the overall theme of the dystopian film. Some of those dystopian elements were trackers, totalitarian government, and wealth was near the capitol whereas poverty existed farthest away. We also cover topics such as governmental control and share our reactions to the film. In terms of dystopia, we break apart the film in terms of what happened in the film and compared them to current nation and world events such as the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading

Episode 6: Equilibrium

In this episode, we will discuss how the film Equilibrium displays traits of a dystopian society while comparing and contrasting George Orwell’s novel 1984. Equilibrium can be analyzed and broken down into three categories: government, interpersonal relationships, and consciousness/autonomy. Continue reading

Episode 5: Ready Player One

Ready player one is a movie about a boy named Wade living in a futuristic society in the year 2045 that is overcome by technology, poverty, and chaos. Everyone in society spends their days in a virtual reality game trying to escape into a new reality unlike their own. In this podcast episode, we discuss some dystopian elements that are present in Ready Player One from escapism/poverty to technology/governmental abuse of power. We also discuss how those dystopian elements relate to the contemporary world. Continue reading