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  <title>Episode 53: The Rambo Franchise Part II with Dr. Ted Preston</title>
  <description>&amp;amp;nbsp; On This month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, Dr. Ted Preston Philosophy Professor at Rio Hondo College and the Host conclude their two-part discussion on John Rambo and The Rambo Franchise. Listen to Part I&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; Here in Part II The Host and Dr. Preston conclude their discussion on &amp;quot;The politics of The Rambo Franchise&amp;quot; asking the question &amp;quot;What makes Rambo, Rambo?&amp;quot; Before diving into the masculine representation of the iconic character, then looking into the franchise's legacy and its overall cultural relevance. Enjoy!&amp;amp;nbsp; Production Notes: Intro: 0:00-2:55  &amp;quot;Previously on&amp;amp;nbsp;The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast&amp;amp;nbsp;  The Politics of the Rambo Franchise Part II (2:56-33:18)  Rambo I-V &amp;quot;Becoming Less Rambo&amp;quot; Rambo is Presented as always right&amp;amp;nbsp; Shifting to the political right&amp;amp;nbsp; Stallone and Reagan (Rambo III) The political messages of Last Blood Political Co-opting of &amp;quot;the Rambo image&amp;quot; Response to Pop Culture shifting to the left Rambo as &amp;quot;Militainment&amp;quot;  Social Analysis 33:19-89:54  Rewatches and Niostalgia&amp;amp;nbsp; Dr. Preston's perfect pitch for Rambo: Last Blood/New Blood The Sociologist's Dojo's&amp;amp;nbsp;review of Last Blood &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; John Rambo as a cultural icon&amp;amp;nbsp; Rambo and Masculinity (a political Strongman) Aging and Legacy&amp;amp;nbsp;  Outtro: 89:55-96:46  Film Franchise Rankings and Thoughts on a possible &amp;quot;Rambo: New Blood&amp;quot; film. Dr. Preston's Next Episode&amp;amp;nbsp; Upcoming Episodes and Essays&amp;amp;nbsp;  Links  The Last Action Heroes&amp;amp;nbsp;by Nick de Semlyen&amp;amp;nbsp; Regan and Rambo article&amp;amp;nbsp;LA Times (1985)&amp;amp;nbsp; Rambo Politics from Regan&amp;amp;nbsp;to Trump by Bonnie Honig&amp;amp;nbsp; First Blood&amp;amp;nbsp;by David Morrel&amp;amp;nbsp; How Slyvester Stalone's Rrambo became a symbol for Right Wing Politics- Esquire&amp;amp;nbsp;  </description>
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