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How Do You Like It So Far? is back! We\u2019re excited to bring you a whole new slate of stimulating conversations with authors, activists, and scholars as we consider the role of pop culture during the pandemic this season. \n\nThis week, Henry and Colin kick off the season with a look back at a wildly eventful summer away from the podcast, which featured not only the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also renewed movements against systemic racism in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, natural disasters wreaking havoc across the country, and a divisive political climate in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election. We examine the accessibility disparities that come with online learning and how pedagogy will function in the new environment, both for younger students and for higher education. We also discuss how online communities are beginning to emerge as primary gathering spaces, following the models of online gaming and fandom communities. Then, Colin and Henry discuss how the pandemic has affected the type of media being produced in 2020 \u2014 while cinema and television are less prevalent, lower-tech media have the potential to become more meaningful. We also consider the state of politics today as both parties have wrapped up their national conventions, and conflict continues to harm the U.S. Postal Service and Census Bureau counts. Finally, we explore what reconciliation might look like for a divided America, and what we need to do differently to ensure America doesn\u2019t fail as an experiment of democracy. Check out the notes for more information on everything we talked about and Henry\u2019s recommendations from the show!\n\nMusic: \u201cIn Time\u201d by Dylan Emmett and \u201cSpaceship\u201d by Lesion X. \n\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\nIn Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmet\nSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeats\nCreative Commons \u2014 Attribution 3.0 Unported \u2014 CC BY 3.0\nFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumental\nFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceship\nMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q\n\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013