The Macademia Nuts

TV & Film Education Society & Culture

David Morris, Ph.D.; Alec Tefertiller, Ph.D., & Lindsey Maxwell, Ph.D.

The Macademia Nuts

Dr. Alec Tefertiller

Dr. Lindsey Maxwell

Dr. David L. Morris II

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Podcast Details

We’re media academics who chat about pop culture, media industries, news, and pretty much all things media

Episodes

101 episodes

Episode 0100: The 100th Episode Extravaganza

S4 • E100 • 70:50 • Jun 11, 2025
Episode 0099: Walton Goggins Is a National Treasure

S4 • E99 • 67:25 • Jun 4, 2025
Episode 0098: The Nuts Are Your Huckleberry

S4 • E98 • 59:30 • May 28, 2025
Episode 0097: The Podcast is Now Tenured

S4 • E97 • 52:42 • May 14, 2025
Episode 0096: Children’s Television is Now Just YouTube

S4 • E96 • 61:49 • Apr 1, 2025
Episode 0095: Live from Academia, It’s Some Nuts

S4 • E95 • 57:52 • Mar 31, 2025
Episode 0094: In Love with the 90s

S4 • E94 • 67:32 • Mar 30, 2025
Episode 0093: Survivor, Celebrity Weddings, and More Celebrity Reality

S4 • E93 • 70:10 • Mar 3, 2025
Episode 0092: Somehow More Taylor Swift and Other Hot Goss

S4 • E92 • 69:17 • Mar 2, 2025
Episode 0091: The Nuts are still seeking NIL deals

S4 • E91 • 77:22 • Jan 22, 2025
Episode 0090: The Nuts Decide to Launch Their Own MemeCoin

S3 • E90 • 69:44 • Dec 19, 2024
Episode 0089: Buffering Jake Paul and Hot Frosty

S3 • E89 • 55:57 • Dec 8, 2024
Episode 0088: Yellowstone, Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, and other streaming disasters

S3 • E88 • 60:23 • Dec 4, 2024
Episode 0087: Lying to your children and national elections

S3 • E87 • 59:05 • Dec 1, 2024
Episode 0086: Vegetarianism, Halloween, and fraudulent loans

S3 • E86 • 68:39 • Nov 27, 2024
Episode 0085: Lindsey attempts to watch all the scary movies

S3 • E85 • 64:08 • Nov 25, 2024
Episode 0084: Alabama football and other disasters

S3 • E84 • 74:50 • Oct 16, 2024
Episode 0083: Michelin Stars and Social Media Check Fraud

S3 • E83 • 58:18 • Sep 17, 2024
Episode 0082: Chimps and YouTube Controversies

S3 • E82 • 52:07 • Sep 15, 2024
Episode 0081: Great Media Scholars and Breakdancers

S3 • E81 • 56:46 • Sep 13, 2024
Episode 0080: Twisters and other Pole Vaulting Incidents

S3 • E80 • 60:56 • Sep 11, 2024
Episode 0079: Hawk Tuah and Other Summer Adventures

S3 • E79 • 64:54 • Aug 7, 2024
Episode 0078: Fast-Forwarding the Saucy Scenes in Bridgerton

S3 • E78 • 85:52 • Jun 26, 2024
Episode 0077: Rate My Macademia Nut and Summer Box Office Predictions

S3 • E77 • 78:13 • Jun 25, 2024
Episode 0076: Hell Freezes Over as Netflix is Set to Stream NFL Football

S3 • E76 • 71:11 • Jun 24, 2024
Episode 0075: Horse Petting at the Kentucky Derby, Live on Netflix

S3 • E75 • 79:29 • May 16, 2024
Episode 0074: The Tortured Podcasters Department

S3 • E74 • 76:39 • May 3, 2024
Episode 0073: We’ve Got the Indiana Fever

S3 • E73 • 76:45 • May 1, 2024
Episode 0072: The One Where David Snacks and Lindsey's See Time

S3 • E72 • 77:15 • Apr 22, 2024
Episode 0071: This Episode is a Bit of a Bummer

S3 • E71 • 62:51 • Apr 3, 2024
Episode 0070: This Episode was 85 Hours of the Sopranos in the Making

S3 • E70 • 41:52 • Apr 2, 2024
Episode 0069: Madame Web and Stanley Cups

S3 • E69 • 75:38 • Feb 28, 2024
Episode 0068: The Taylor Bowl

S3 • E68 • 71:46 • Feb 21, 2024
Episode 0067: The Grammys and Other American Nightmares

S3 • E67 • 64:05 • Feb 14, 2024
Episode 0066: This Episode is Smooth Like Butter

S3 • E66 • 77:10 • Feb 12, 2024
Episode 0065: Video Games, Peacock, and Amy Winehouse vs. Taylor Swift

S3 • E65 • 68:16 • Jan 23, 2024
Episode 0064: A Whole Lot of Bad Viewing - We Watch So You Don’t Have To

S3 • E64 • 71:31 • Jan 16, 2024
Episode 0063: The 2023 Holiday Special featuring an Excel Sheet of Netflix Data

S2 • E63 • 82:02 • Dec 27, 2023
Episode 0062: Alec Apologizes to Everyone but the College Football Playoff Committee

S2 • E62 • 70:55 • Dec 20, 2023
Episode 0061: We Watched Love Has Won So You Don’t Have To.

S2 • E61 • 89:36 • Dec 15, 2023
Episode 0060: Hollywood Is Back in Business, but the MCU Is Not

S2 • E60 • 61:09 • Nov 17, 2023
Episode 0059: It’s Lindsey, B*@#h!

S2 • E59 • 76:15 • Nov 16, 2023
Episode 0058: The Spooky Halloween Episode of Scary Movies and Paw Patrol

S2 • E58 • 66:17 • Nov 14, 2023
Episode 0057: Taylor and Kelce, the Tooth Fairy, and Other Lies We Tell Children

S2 • E57 • 69:55 • Oct 24, 2023
Episode 0056: Buzz Lightyear and Taylor Swift Are in the Same Universe

S2 • E56 • 74:53 • Oct 11, 2023
Episode 0055: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and Other Parasocial Relationships

S2 • E55 • 81:59 • Oct 2, 2023
Episode 0054: Celebrity apologies and the Cocaine Animal Cinematic Universe

S2 • E54 • 80:58 • Sep 28, 2023
Episode 0053: Charter Spectrum, Disney, and Live Bears on Campus

S2 • E53 • 83:20 • Sep 18, 2023
Episode 0052: Taylor Swift and Burning Man

S2 • E52 • 75:52 • Sep 6, 2023
Episode 0051: The Nuts Circle Back

S2 • E51 • 77:54 • Aug 31, 2023
Episode 0050: 50th Episode Extravaganza with Oppenheimer and The Bear

S2 • E50 • 69:02 • Aug 30, 2023
Episode 0049: The Macademia Nuts Jump the Shark

S2 • E49 • 90:52 • Jul 14, 2023
Episode 0048: The Titanic Sub, Pixar, and Other Tragedies

S2 • E48 • 90:13 • Jul 14, 2023
Episode 0047: Tom Hanks is Overrated

S2 • E47 • 80:00 • Jun 22, 2023
Episode 0046: Disney is Not Okay

S2 • E46 • 69:40 • Jun 8, 2023
Episode 0045: Cryptozoology and the Cleopatra Controversy

S2 • E45 • 70:55 • May 25, 2023
Episode 0044: King Charles, the Writer’s Strike, and McConaughey

S2 • E44 • 60:29 • May 15, 2023
Episode 0043: Spoiled Beef

S2 • E43 • 76:35 • May 3, 2023
Episode 0042: Super Macademia Nuts Bros.

S2 • E42 • 58:58 • May 2, 2023
Episode 0041: Just the Two of Us or the Last of Us

S2 • E41 • 57:12 • May 1, 2023
Episode 0040: Can you outlast this episode about Outlast?

S2 • E40 • 64:03 • Apr 30, 2023
Episode 0039: The Oscars, DCU, Tex-Mex, and Other Slap Fights

S2 • E39 • 59:32 • Apr 30, 2023
Episode 0038: If You Think Streaming is in Trouble, You Should See the Oscars

S2 • E38 • 84:45 • Mar 20, 2023
Episode 0037: Alec Lost to the Woods

S2 • E37 • 62:29 • Mar 17, 2023
Episode 0036: From the ashes of the PAC12 comes … PACple!

S2 • E36 • 73:43 • Mar 8, 2023
Episode 0035: You’re on Mute and Other COVID-19 Innovations

S2 • E35 • 78:54 • Mar 1, 2023
Episode 0034: The Big Game and Other Trademarks We Can’t Say By Name.

S2 • E34 • 68:56 • Feb 21, 2023
Episode 0033: Controversies in Oscar Nominations, AMC Ticket Prices, and Hot Dogs

S2 • E33 • 79:48 • Feb 10, 2023
Episode 0032: Everything, Everywhere, and all the Oscar Nominations

S2 • E32 • 65:25 • Feb 6, 2023
Episode 0031: When Eddie Murphy Says It’s Funny, It’s Funny

S2 • E31 • 82:06 • Jan 15, 2023
Episode 0030: We defeated the ChatGPT AI!

S1 • E30 • 70:44 • Dec 19, 2022
Episode 0029: The Way of Water, or Feeling Like You Are Drowning at the End of the Semester

S1 • E29 • 61:13 • Dec 12, 2022
Episode 0028: The Nickelback of Academic Podcasts

S1 • E28 • 74:39 • Nov 28, 2022
Episode 0027: A Recipe for Christmas starring Taylor Swift and the Macademia Nut

S1 • E27 • 48:38 • Nov 14, 2022
Episode 0026: Quentin Tarantino’s “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”

S1 • E26 • 70:37 • Nov 11, 2022
Episode 0025: Is Straight-to-Streaming the New Straight-to-VHS?

S1 • E25 • 62:40 • Oct 10, 2022
Episode 0024: Churn and Burn: The Streaming Wars Heat Up, Along with the Weather

S1 • E24 • 61:40 • Oct 7, 2022
Episode 0023: God Save the King and Roll Tide

S1 • E23 • 72:23 • Sep 20, 2022
Episode 0022: We Apologize for the Fandom Research We Have Yet to Conduct

S1 • E22 • 73:18 • Sep 7, 2022
Episode 0021: New Year, New Semester, New Conversations

S1 • E21 • 67:53 • Sep 2, 2022
Episode 0020: AEJMC Recap - Generation X and Tomato Soup

S1 • E20 • 84:05 • Aug 14, 2022
Episode 0019: Disney Clamshell VHS Cases and Other Controversies

S1 • E19 • 88:26 • Aug 1, 2022
Episode 0018: Spoiled Stranger Things - Vol. 2

S1 • E18 • 60:44 • Jul 30, 2022
Episode 0017: There’s No Difference Between Football Fans and Star Wars Fans, Right?

S1 • E17 • 98:05 • Jul 18, 2022
Episode 0016: We Interrupt Your Binge-Watch for a Word from Our Sponsor

S1 • E16 • 74:34 • Jul 16, 2022
Episode 0015: Phone Home, You Should

S1 • E15 • 74:16 • Jun 20, 2022
Episode 0014: A Spoiler-Filled Stranger Things Discussion

S1 • E14 • 74:30 • Jun 14, 2022
Episode 0013: Intense Synth Music Intensifies, and Nobody is Innocent

S1 • E13 • 78:02 • Jun 9, 2022
Episode 0012: Dr. Ellie Sattler’s Unlikely Academic Career and Movies That Can Do No Wrong

S1 • E12 • 65:47 • Jun 1, 2022
Episode 0011: Minus one Alec, the Bipod, Academic Retreats, The Northman, and Conference acceptances

S1 • E11 • 56:49 • May 23, 2022
Episode 0010: Call Me, James Cameron … We Need to Talk about Screen Time

S1 • E10 • 62:08 • May 11, 2022
Episode 0006: Elon Musk is Bruce Wayne, and Long Movies are Just Short Series

S1 • E6 • 64:03 • May 9, 2022
Episode 0007: Warner Bros. Discovery, Bennifer, and Other Awkwardly Named Media Properties

S1 • E7 • 70:43 • May 9, 2022
Episode 0008: More Warner Bros. Discovery and the Future of Our Streaming Addictions

S1 • E8 • 66:13 • May 9, 2022
Episode 0009: The Downfall of Netflix, Democracy, and Our Emotions While Watching The Land Before Time

S1 • E9 • 51:46 • May 9, 2022
Episode 0004: Cons and Fools - Inventing Anna, Multi-Level Marketing, and Jackass

S1 • E4 • 62:48 • May 3, 2022
Episode 0005: The Oscars Episode

S1 • E5 • 73:14 • May 3, 2022
Episode 0001: Acting Awards and Award-Winning Student Media

S1 • E1 • 54:29 • May 3, 2022
Episode 0002: The Golden Age of McConaughey … and Television

S1 • E2 • 53:16 • May 3, 2022
Episode 0003: Pete Davidson, Chip and Joanna, Batman, and Red Pandas

S1 • E3 • 69:50 • May 3, 2022
Pilot Episode - A Podcast Takes Flight

S1 • E1 • 64:57 • Apr 11, 2022