Kristin Wiig returns to Studio 8H to host for the fifth time and did not disappoint. We discuss resolving gender pay gaps in sports with the TBS March Madness Cold Open, the overlap of fitness and identity with the horror trailer Pilates, and the double edged sword of gamifying reality with Jumanji. Readings include resources on gender pay gap, history of fitness culture, and how games promote individual agency.
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Readings
Corsbie-Massay, C. L. P. (2020). 20th century media and the American psyche: A strange love. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/20th-Century-Media-and-the-American-Psyche-A-Strange-Love/LPreeCorsbie-Massay/p/book/9781138572102
Johnson, M. (2023). Adorning bodies: meaning, evolution, and beauty in humans and animals. Bloomsbury Publishing. https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/adorning-bodies-9781350104259/
Male vs Female Professional Sports Salary Comparison (2023). https://online.adelphi.edu/articles/male-female-sports-salary/
Nguyen, C. T. (2020). Games: Agency as art. Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/games-9780190052089
Petrzela, N. M. (2022). Fit nation: the gains and pains of America’s exercise obsession. University of Chicago Press. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/F/bo184287097.html
Petrzela, N. M. (2024). How Joseph Pilates Started Today’s Mind-Body Boutique Craze Nearly 100 Years Ago. https://www.wellandgood.com/how-joseph-pilates-started-todays-mind-body-boutique-craze-nearly-100-years-ago/
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