Media Mothership
Media Mothership
Media Mothership explores how media can shape our understanding of the world through interviews and discussions with content makers, critical thinkers and forensic fans of movies, TV shows, video games, etc. Host Dr Craig Norris discusses the latest news, absurdities and trends in modern media and culture.Follow the podcast:
Media Mothership 10 September 2026
56:09
From GTA 6 to Viral Cows
From GTA 6 and Netflix to Silent Hill’s 1990s technological horror, a controversial Robin Hood comparison and a viral Chinese cow cartoon becoming a blockbuster, we explore how games, movies, memes and audiences are increasingly shaping one another. Episode details here: https://mediamothership.au…
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From GTA 6 to Viral Cows.
Media Mothership 3 September 2026
56:48
Beyond Grand Theft Auto: When Games Become Culture.
A look at how Grand Theft Auto has grown beyond being a controversial videogame into a major cultural space. From Shakespeare performed inside GTA Online and governments studying its players, to GTA 6 becoming a global media event, we explore what GTA tells us about games, culture, technology and t…
51:12
Media Mothership 27 August 2026
59:59
Making It, Selling It, Burying It.
This week on Media Mothership, we look at Steam's winner-takes-most economy, books being bought as AI training material, Australia's bizarre Halloween: The Game classification decision, and the unlikely resurrection of Coyote vs. Acme. Then we head into a Star Wars commentary track and ask who real…
41:43
What Our Digital Habits Say About Us
Why do players quicksave 1,400 times? Why are people returning to Assassin's Creed Odyssey because of a movie? And why are AI scammers becoming better at earning our trust than humans? We unpack the latest stories from gaming, film and digital culture to explore what they reveal about the changing …
52:32
Media Mothership 20 August 2026
53:01
Media Mothership 13 August 2026
55:06
Media Mothership 6 August 2026
57:45