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179: Stuart Halls Encoding/Decoding and Breaking Bad as Full House meets Spaghetti Western (Madeline Grace)

Ben Boyce Season 1 Episode 179

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On this episode I introduce Stuart Hall's theory of encoding/decoding in media, and Maddy and I talk about Breaking Bad, black tar versus "China White" heroin, geographical differences in drug use, the truth of addiction versus the spectacle, patriarchy and how Breaking Bad's Walt becomes the most toxic version of it possible, and lots more. 

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