172: Mermaids, Media and ‘Splash’ (Myth Movie Night)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We all need a little bit of escapism in times like this, so we’re taking a voyage under the seas to examine the Tom Hanks movie Splash, and how we see mermaids in media. We also ask the very important question: How would a mermaid ride a dolphin? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Media mentioned in this episode:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634438/the-mermaid-the-witch-and-the-sea-by-maggie-tokuda-hall/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Maggie Tokuda-Hall</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Deep/Rivers-Solomon/9781534439863"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Deep</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">by Rivers Solomon</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.miragrant.com/books/into-the-drowning-deep/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Into the Drowning Deep</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">by Mira Grant</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://muse.jhu.edu/article/680309"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Surgical Humanization in H. C. Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid”</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Lori Yamato</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://tabletoppotluck.libsyn.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tabletop Potluck</span></a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of Covid19, drowning, eugenics, NSFW discussions about fish people, accidental death, intense weather, colonialism, homophobia, misogyny, ableism, and enslavement. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendation</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This week,