Ep. 2: How Does a Wild Robot Talk About Climate Change?
An episode of the How Did You Get That? Podcast podcast, hosted by How Did You Get That? Podcast, titled "Ep. 2: How Does a Wild Robot Talk About Climate Change?" was published on March 4, 2025 and runs 44 minutes.
March 4, 2025 ·44m · How Did You Get That? Podcast
Summary
How does a robot who is raising a goose talk about climate change? In this episode, we watch the movie The Wild Robot and discuss its environmental themes and how its subtle nature it can drive conversations around climate change. We also discuss other major themes and how by understanding who the source of the message is through media literacy, we can become a more active audience rather than passive. Media Source:Brown, P., & Atwater, K. (2021). The Wild Robot. Findaway.Sanders, C. (Director). (2024). The Wild Robot [Film]. DreamWorks Animation. Drewxdeficit TikTok account: https://www.tiktok.com/@drewxdeficit?_t=ZP-8uPL6ZQdsY2&_r=1Citations:Burke, K. (1969). A rhetoric of motives. Burkley, CA: University California Press.Giaccardi, S., Rogers, A., & Rosenthal, E. L. (2022, October 17). A glaring absence: The climate crisis is virtually nonexistent in Scripted Entertainment. https://sustainability.usc.edu/2022/10/17/a-glaring-absence-the-climate-crisis-is-virtually-nonexistent-in-scripted-entertainment/Hoffner, C. A., & Cohen, E. L. (2014). Portrayal of mental illness on the TV series Monk: Presumed influence and consequences of exposure. Health Communication, 30(10), 1046–1054. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2014.917840Scharrer, E., & Ramasubramanian, S.(2015). Intervening in the media’s influence on stereotypes of race and ethnicity: The role of media literacy education. Journal of Social Issues, 71(1), 171–185. doi:10.1111/josi.12103Stamps, D. L., & Sahlman, J. (2021).Audiences’ mediated contact with Black characters in scripted television and support for racialized social issues. Communication Studies, 72(5), 834-849. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2021.1975140
Episode Description
How does a robot who is raising a goose talk about climate change? In this episode, we watch the movie The Wild Robot and discuss its environmental themes and how its subtle nature it can drive conversations around climate change. We also discuss other major themes and how by understanding who the source of the message is through media literacy, we can become a more active audience rather than passive.
Media Source:
Brown, P., & Atwater, K. (2021). The Wild Robot. Findaway.
Sanders, C. (Director). (2024). The Wild Robot [Film]. DreamWorks Animation.
Drewxdeficit TikTok account: https://www.tiktok.com/@drewxdeficit?_t=ZP-8uPL6ZQdsY2&_r=1
Citations:
Burke, K. (1969). A rhetoric of motives. Burkley, CA: University California Press.
Giaccardi, S., Rogers, A., & Rosenthal, E. L. (2022, October 17). A glaring absence: The climate crisis is virtually nonexistent in Scripted Entertainment. https://sustainability.usc.edu/2022/10/17/a-glaring-absence-the-climate-crisis-is-virtually-nonexistent-in-scripted-entertainment/Hoffner, C. A., & Cohen, E. L. (2014). Portrayal of mental illness on the TV series Monk: Presumed influence and consequences of exposure. Health Communication, 30(10), 1046–1054. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2014.917840
Scharrer, E., & Ramasubramanian, S.(2015). Intervening in the media’s influence on stereotypes of race and ethnicity: The role of media literacy education. Journal of Social Issues, 71(1), 171–185. doi:10.1111/josi.12103
Stamps, D. L., & Sahlman, J. (2021).Audiences’ mediated contact with Black characters in scripted television and support for racialized social issues. Communication Studies, 72(5), 834-849. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2021.1975140
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