In episode 4 of “Frequencies,” Michael J. Johnson ruminates on our current golden age of science fiction on television, and talks a bit more about some of the shows he is watching. He then does a spoiler-free review of the film “Straight Outta Compton.” Finally, he embarks on the first of what is to be many rants about creators rights.

SoundCloud link to the podcast episode

ITunes link to the podcast

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Here are links for the items I discussed:

Mr. Robot

The Whispers

Fear The Walking Dead

Straight Outta Compton

The latest kerfuffle on creator's rights is the subject of my rant at the end. Here are some sources for you:

The original NYT piece

Salon's awesome rebuttal

The article I referenced on the musical 99%

Another excellent rebuttal

And here's another!

Bonus: "Sleeping Through A Revolution" - Something of a critique on digital utopianism