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Abolish Arkham
by Abolish Arkham
We're imagining a Gotham without police, prisons, and perhaps even Batman. By challenging traditional systems of punishment, we imagine stories rooted in resilience over retribution and justice over punishment. Keep up with the show wherever you listen to your podcasts. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @abolish_arkham!Opening song: "How Could Anybody" by Open Mike Eagle
Episodes
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Holy Night, Batman!
IT'S A CHRISTMAS EPISODE, Y'ALL! That means- Keaton's Greetings to you, and you, and you, and YOU! We're headed deep into the sewers beneath Gotham City to uncover not only the Christmas spirit, but the dirty politics that keep billionaires on top and penguins on the bottom. 30 years ago, Tim...
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State v. Harley Quinn
Come one, come all to the wonderful world of the one and only Harley Quinn! Although Harley might have started out as a sidekick to her former paramour, The Joker, she's cemented herself in the spotlight of the DC canon. Formerly Harleen Quinzel (that's "Dr." Harleen Quinzel to you, puddin'!),...
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"Heads I win, tails you go to jail"
We're back and badder than ever! Dakotah and Yuuki come face to face with Gotham’s legal system, taking a deep dive into the psyche of the handsome district attorney Harvey “Apollo” Dent, also known as Two Face. Dakotah walks us through the (immense) power district attorneys have in our criminal...
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Criminalizing the "Criminally Insane"
The time has come to address our namesake- Arkham Asylum! We're taking a look under the hood of the Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane as an "alternative" to Gotham's prison, Blackgate Penitentiary. Yuuki takes us through what they "learned" about from Arkham Asylum (2009) and…
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Batman's #OneRule
One episode about Batman just wasn't enough! This week we dive deeper into Batman's #OneRule and hear Yuuki's take on The Batman (2022). We discuss why Batman doesn't kill*, Batman's cop origins, and you might even hear Yuuki's impression of Paul Dano as The Riddler. *Except when he does. Outro:...
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Where Batman Begins
This week, we formally welcome Yuuki Nishida as a host of Abolish Arkham! Do you know how Dakotah and Yuuki met? Tune in to hear the origin stories of both Abolish Arkham and Batman himself. We discuss how Batman came to be, his ties to the police, and why Gotham is the perfect ground zero for...
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The Podcast Gotham Deserves
**Premiere Episode** If we can’t imagine our world without police and prisons, what about fictional ones? Abolish Arkham examines the role of the legal system within popular superhero narratives. Superheroes often work alongside police officers to incapacitate villains - whether it be through...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We're imagining a Gotham without police, prisons, and perhaps even Batman. By challenging traditional systems of punishment, we imagine stories rooted in resilience over retribution and justice over punishment. Keep up with the show wherever you listen to your podcasts. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @abolish_arkham!Opening song: "How Could Anybody" by Open Mike Eagle
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Abolish Arkham
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We're imagining a Gotham without police, prisons, and perhaps even Batman. By challenging traditional systems of punishment, we imagine stories rooted in resilience over retribution and justice over punishment. Keep up with the show wherever you listen to your podcasts. Find us on Twitter and...
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