Pop Culture Roundtable: Hollywood feeds into 'burnout culture' with workplace thrillers and series based on real-life CEO flops

<p>Bad entrepreneurs abound on new streaming series like “The Dropout,” “WeCrashed” and “Super Pumped," feeding into our culture's fascination with doomed CEOs. Plus, our stir-crazy age seeks escapism in dark, twisted shows like the workplace thriller “Severance,” the high school drama “Euphoria,” and a slew of horror series. And Pixar’s animated “Turning Red” is led by Oscar winner Domee Shi, the first woman and first Asian woman filmmaker to direct a feature for the studio.</p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.wellesley.edu/americanstudies/facstaff/jeffries" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Jeffries</a></strong>, dean of academic affairs and professor of American studies at Wellesley College</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/faculty/linda_liu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linda Liu</a></strong>, lecturer of sociology at UMass Boston, who specializes in cinema, media, and cultural studies</p>