e255. The Mystery of the Disappearing Media!

If you’re the kind of person that listens to our show, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard about the whole fiasco where Warner Brothers-Discovery cancelled and vaulted an essentially completed Batgirl movie so that it would never see the light of day. You’re probably also aware that in their cost-cutting measures they’ve yanked a ton of other stuff from the HBOMax streaming service. And chances are that you are already pretty mad about it. But of course, we aren’t going to leave it there. Naturally, this isn’t the first case of disappearing media, and unfortunately it probably won’t be the last. On today’s show, Hannah, Wayne, Mav and Monica get together to talk about the history of disappearing media, its causes, its cultural effects, and the complexities of both archival research and storage. Join us for a discussion that is probably a lot more complicated than it initially appears and then let us know your thoughts in the comments below. Citations and Links: * This episode’s Call for Comments * Cardenio by William Shakespeare * “The rise and fall of the Great Library of Alexandria” by Tom Garlinghouse * “Maria Anna Mozart: The Family’s First Prodigy” by Elizabeth Rusch * Episode 22 of our show * Episode 117 of our show * Thank you to Maximilian’s thoughtForm Music for our theme * Follow Hannah on Twitter: @hannahleerogers * Follow Mav on Twitter: @chrismaverick * Follow Monica on Instagram: @monicamarvelous * Follow Wayne on Instagram: @tetroc2017 * Follow us on Twitter: @voxpopcast * Follow us on Instagram: @voxpopcast * Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/voxpopcast * Subscribe to our YouTube channel * Make sure you subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever podcasts are found and please leave us a review!