Best podcasts of the week: what does the bloodsucking saga Twilight tell us about society?
by Alexi Duggins, Hannah Verdier and Hollie Richardso from Technology | The Guardian on (#5VGQQ)
The Obamas-backed podcast The Big Hit Show dives deep into the hit vampire tales, and the misogynistic hatred its female fans receive. Plus: trickster psychics are exposed
The Big Hit Show
Twilight is stupid; if you like it, you're also stupid." Why is there so much vitriol towards female Twihards? (Spoiler: misogyny.) In the first run of a series unpicking pop culture's biggest moments - from the Obamas' media company - Alex Pappademas starts by dissecting the wildly popular tale of teenage vampire love - and what the reactions to it say about us. Even if you're not a fan, he raises some great questions. Hollie Richardson