31. "Work/Shoot" Postmortem

Mario Sanders, PhD Candidate in SIU's School of Communication Studies, slides over to the guest seat this episode to talk about his show in the Kleinau. Work/Shoot is a performance that utilizes both work (fiction) and shoot (reality) elements of professional wrestling to discuss masculinity and grief, while simultaneously using autoethnographic reflections on masculinity and grief to illuminate aspects of professional wrestling. Faculty member Justin Young fills in for hosting duties.