{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c1c762cca573391479832cb/5dd8db50de444bad79c0bd8e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Not All Heroes Wear Capes ~ with Van Connor","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5c1c762cca573391479832cb/1574495816642-470048d927b584f82878cdc0f32c34e5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>For this episode I'm joined by a very dear friend, the wonderful Van Connor: London-based film critic and all-around pop culture aficionado.</p><p><br></p><p>We get to chatting about male role models in film and television media, the changing personas of super heroes, action heroes, James Bond, men's sexuality on screen, and how media influences the way men relate to themselves.</p><p><br></p><p>As well as working as a film critic for BBC Radio and talkRADIO, Van also hosts <a href=\"http://pod.link/OffScreen\" target=\"_blank\">OffScreen</a> - the self-proclaimed “ultimate seven day movie guide” - every Friday on podcast platforms and is the writer and creator of animated film review web series<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_B9sykGmBZn35DF061bI6A\" target=\"_blank\"> Memovies</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://pod.link/OffScreen\" target=\"_blank\">http://pod.link/OffScreen</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_B9sykGmBZn35DF061bI6A\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_B9sykGmBZn35DF061bI6A</a></p><p><br></p><p>music courtesy of Aaron Handford</p>","author_name":"Melina Cassidy"}