• Primetime

  • By: Vox
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Primetime

By: Vox
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  • Dig into the hidden history of television with Vox's critic-at-large, Emily VanDerWerff. Each season, we explore the tragic, comedic, and occasionally world-changing stories that have marked a medium that's dominated the global conversation for the last 75 years. First up: TV's relationship with the presidency, featuring deep dives into The West Wing, 24, Veep, and more. Produced by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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  • Introducing Primetime

    Introducing Primetime
    Apr 29 2019
    Welcome to Primetime, a podcast about the power of television and how it affects and reflects our culture. In the first season, host Todd VanDerWerff, Vox’s critic at large, explores the American presidency on TV: stories about how presidents have used TV to further their political ambitions, and how TV has used the presidency to achieve its own goals. From Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network, Primetime premieres Thursday, May 9. Subscribe to the show for free in your favorite podcast app. Music: Restive by Anthony W. Mawer Rue Montclare by Joe Henson, Alexis Leon Smith, and Reinould Willem Rutger Ford Falcon Hood (Tight) by Podington Bear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 mins
  • Why Washington can't escape The West Wing

    Why Washington can't escape The West Wing
    May 9 2019
    When The West Wing was on the air, during the Clinton and Bush years, a lot of liberal viewers were pining for a Democratic president with a strong sense of right and wrong — someone like President Bartlet. His fictional administration made for great entertainment, an idealistic vision of what politics could be. But the show’s idealism was decidedly white — and mostly male. It also obscured a very real partisan divide. Music credits:  Voyage (a) by Jon Lorca and Peter James Quiney Primetime Theme Music by Brandon McFarland  A Most Quiet Season by Richard Bone Hot Air Balloon by Jon Lorca and Peter James Quiney Two Dollar Token by Warmbody (from Blue Dot Sessions) Rue Montclare (a) by Joe Henson, Alexis Leon Smith, and Reinould Willem Rutger Ford Soothe by Bodytonic (from Blue Dot Sessions) Constructions (B) by John Devereaux Night Time Adventure by John Lorca and Peter James Quiney When in the West by Landsman Duets (from Blue Dot Sessions) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • 24's twisted relationship with the war on terror

    24's twisted relationship with the war on terror
    May 16 2019
    24 premiered less than two months after the 9/11 terror attacks. That timing — and the show’s subject matter — affected the way a lot of important people, at the highest levels of United States government, think about terrorism, torture, and America’s role in the world.  Music credits: “Pythagoras” by Podington Bear“24 Theme” by Sean Callery“Going Forward Looking Back” by Podington Bear“Ongoing View (C)" by Laurent Dury“Voyage (A)” by Jon Lorca and Peter James Quiney“New Connection” by Bob Bradley and Thomas Richard Balmforth“A Most Quiet Season” by Richard Bone“Two Dollar Token” by Warmbody (from Blue Dot Sessions)“Soothe” by Bodytonic (from Blue Dot Sessions)“Primetime Theme” by Brandon McFarland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    23 mins

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