Tag: serious fun
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New “Serious Fun” Illuminates the Dark Side of Pop Culture Villains
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Baddies! Miscreants! Ne’er-do-wells! Whatever you call them, where would pop culture be without villains? In this final installment of three live episodes recorded at Brown County Library Pop Con, Bryan Carr sits down with Drs. Jaye Case, Clif Ganyard, and Justin Kavlie to discuss all things villainy. What makes a good villain? What do villains…
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New “Serious Fun” Gets in the Ring with HWE Wrestlers
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It’s another high-flying episode of Serious Fun, live from the 2025 Brown County Library Pop Con! In the first-ever “Wrestler Wroundtable”, Dr. Bryan Carr (COMM, ITADS, WGSS) is joined by four pro wrestlers from local promotion Hybrid Wrestling Entertainment – Josie “Ice Box” Valentine, “Marvelous” Ethen Matthews, Sam Eli and Kujo “The Mad Dog Of…
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New “Serious Fun” Talks Life and Cartoons with Lucy Knisley
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In the first of three live Serious Fun broadcasts from the 2025 Brown County Library Pop Con, bestselling cartoonist and author behind books like Woe: A Housecat’s Story of Despair, Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, and the latest in her Peapod Farms series Sugar Shack Lucy Knisley sits down with Dr. Bryan Carr (COMM/ITADS/WGSS)…
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Brown County Library Pop Con Returns October 4th!
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The Brown County Library Pop Con™ is back and bigger than ever – Saturday, October 4th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Central Library branch in Green Bay! This free, family-friendly event is open to everyone and promises a unique and fun experience for all – where else will you see college professors,…
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New “Serious Fun” Covers The History of Video Game Football
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It’s NFL Draft week and that means football is on the collective mind here in Green Bay – so what better time to talk about the history of video game football and the role it’s played in the popular presentation and consciousness of the sport? As part of the Brown County Library’s Football Fan-O-Rama, Dr.…
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New “Serious Fun” Talks Indie Wrestling With HWE General Manager TJ Bowles
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Independent pro wrestling is an experience that is part sports spectacle, part collaborative community theater, and wholly unique. This week on Serious Fun, Dr. Bryan Carr (COMM/ITADS) sits down with TJ Bowles, long-time pro wrestling referee and General Manager of the Green Bay-based independent promotion Hybrid Wrestling Entertainment, to talk about what goes into a…
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New Serious Fun talks Steve Ditko with Dr. Zack Kruse
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The first episode of a brand new era for Serious Fun, now under the banner of Good CAHSS Productions, is available for your consideration! Steve Ditko is one of the most important comics creators of all time, having co-created enduring characters like Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and The Question, but he is also one of the…
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Final Live “Serious Fun” From Brown County Library Pop Con Explores Famous Fictional Duos
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Friends, Foes, and Frenemies – “Serious Fun” Explores the Greatest Duos in Pop Culture The final of three live Serious Fun episodes from the 2024 Brown County Library Pop Con™ is now live! This week, Dr. Carr is joined by his colleagues Dr. Vallari Chandna (Professor of Management, Cofrin School of Business), Anup Nair (Assistant…
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“Smile” – Brown County Library Pop Con Is Saturday, October 5th!
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Pop over to the Brown County Library this weekend for the Brown County Library Pop Con! This free event is open to the public and takes place Saturday, October 5th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. This year best-selling and award-winning author and artist Raina Telgemeier (Smile, Guts, Ghosts) will be the special guest of…