{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 2 - Reconsidering Billy Francis Kopeke","description":"In this week's episode of the Branded in the 80s podcast I take a minute to talk about finding new perspectives on the pop culture that we know and love so much that it's started to lose some of its luster.&amp;nbsp; To this effect I reconsider the character of Billy Francis Kopeke from the 1988 Penny Marshall film Big.&amp;nbsp; After viewing the alternate director's cut of the film Kopeke becomes a much more nuanced character that not only has an expanded story, but it's one that changes the tone and overall theme of the film.&amp;nbsp; If you'd like to chat, you can find me on twitter or instagram at @smurfwreck, or you can send me an e-mail to smurfwreck@gmail.com. ","author_name":"Branded in the 80s Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/brandedinthe80s.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4466142\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/4466142"}