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Item Research recast(ed): Following up with Dr. Josh Toth(2022) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Toth, JoshToday we got to dive back into the wide world of cinema with our Episode 15 guest, Dr. Josh Toth. We will explore an interesting approach to hospitality as we get all the spoilers on Francis Ford Coppola’s vampire movie - Twixt. And of course - we get reactions on the new Matrix movie too!Item Research recast(ed): S1E15 - That's so meta with Dr. Josh Toth(2022) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Toth, JoshToday we talk a lot about the Matrix and Bob Dylan as we explore metafiction, truth and postmodernism through movies, films and even some music. Here to guide us, is Dr. Josh Toth, an Associate Professor of English at MacEwan University, whose work focuses on literary theory, film studies and contemporary American literature. Dr. Toth is particularly interested in books and movies that play with our expectations and force us to reconsider how we see the world and ourselves. A lover of books, he is also an author of books, including his two most recent: Truth and Metafiction: Plasticity and Renewal in American Narrative; and Stranger America: A Narrative Ethics of Exclusion, both of which we will discuss today.Item Research recast(ed): S2E4 - Hip hop and the Urdu Ghazal, with Sara Grewal(2022) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Grewal, SaraToday we sat down with Dr. Sara Grewal, to learn about the Urdu ghazal, the politics of hip hop and the importance of language. You can find Sara on Instagram and Twitter at @litmasterg. You can also learn more about her community work by visiting the Punjabi Community Health Services website. This episode is packed with extra to explore, like Ghazals you can check out by Parveen Shakir, Jagjit, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Sara also shares a bit of a hip hop song with a poignant message, so if you’d like to hear the whole thing go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub4jPZzSBe0.