Ep. 1 - A Theory of Online Theories (GUEST: James Poniewozik from The New York TImes)

Summary: In the very first episode of Gen Pop, Joanna and David are joined by James Poniewozik from the NYTimes to discuss online theorizing and whether it's hurting television. Support this podcast at patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com Subscribe to this show via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1183001461&mt=2&ls=1 Subscribe via RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:272776774/sounds.rss Read James' piece about Westworld: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/14/arts/television/westworld-a-show-thats-amazing-but-not-necessarily-good.html?_r=0 Other pieces about theorizing: http://io9.gizmodo.com/if-youre-focused-on-solving-westworlds-mysteries-youre-1789616674 https://theringer.com/the-internet-is-spoiling-tv-f8ccfeda74a4#.o8gjksb7d http://www.vox.com/culture/2016/12/2/13813118/westworld-fan-theories-mr-robot All music is used under Creative Commons from freemusicarchive.org: Intro music - "RSPN" by Blank Kytt from the album "Heavy, Crazy, Serious" Interval music - "I'm Going for a Coffee" by Lee Rosevere from the album "Music for Podcasts 3" Ending music - "Enthusiast" by Tours from the album "Enthusiast"