Inside the Box: The TV History Podcast

Inside the Box: The TV History Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 94: Sticking with the Stars You Know: Memory Bubbles, Persistent Nostalgia, and Dead Celebrities
November 17, 2021

This week Jonathan works through some ideas relating to the potential for "time travel" through the ability to live within memory bubbles thanks to curated content, persistent nostalgia thanks to cert

Episode 93: John Belushi Documentary and Forgotten History
November 04, 2021

This week join Jonathan as he asks, "Why a new documentary on John Belushi in 2020?" when his story seems to have been told often and long, long, ago. He also uses the documentary to define and apply

Episode 92: Sports Docs and Binge Watching with Dr. Emil Steiner
October 21, 2021

This week Jonathan sits down with Rowan's Dr. Emil Steiner to discuss his research on binge watching and how it connects to sports documentaries. If you've already listened to our episode (Ep. 90) on

Episode 91: The Conjectural Bruce Lee with Dr. Brian Hu
October 07, 2021

This week Jonathan sits down with San Diego State University's Dr. Brian Hu about his article, "Bruce Lee" after Bruce Lee: A Life in Conjectures. Then in the second half of the interview Jonathan ask

Episode 90: Sports Documentaries & Nostalgia with Dr. Branden Buehler
September 23, 2021

This week Jonathan sits down with Seton Hall's Dr. Branden Buehler to discuss the recent spate of sports documentaries and where these films intersect and engage with nostalgia. We make connections ba

Episode 89: NFL Films & NFL Network with Travis Vogan
September 09, 2021

Inside the Box is back with an all-new limited episode season! We kick things off in conversation with sports media scholar, Dr. Travis Vogan to discuss his book Keepers of the Flame: NFL Films and th

Episode 88: Trailer for Our New Season
August 19, 2021

In this 7min. preview, Jonathan welcomes you and explains what to expect from the return of Inside the Box: The TV History Podcast during its new limited-episode season.

Episode 91: Interview with Paula Finn & Ken Estin (Part II)
November 29, 2018

Andrew and Steve sit down with Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Ken Estin,whose TV resume includes Taxi, Cheers, The Tracey Ullman Show, and The Tortellis. Interestingly, through his work on Tracey Ullman,

Episode 90: Couldn’t Stay Away: Interview with Paula Finn & Ken Estin (Part I)
November 15, 2018

Andrew and Steve sit down with author Paula Finn to discuss her new book, Sitcom Writers Talk Shop: Behind the Scenes with Carl Reiner, Norman Lear, and Other Geniuses of TV Comedy.  Finn is the daughter of Herbert Finn,

Episode 89: Unexpected Endings
July 11, 2018

Happy Trails.   Inside the Box: The TV History Podcast is taking a hiatus. It will either be really long, or perhaps permanent. Jonathan explains why, discusses the show’s highlights, thanks Andrew and Steve,