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Podcast: The Colin McEnroe Show
Episode: Read after watching: How episode recaps became part of our TV experience
Description: This hour we discuss episode recaps and why we need them. We talk about why they're so popular, what makes them useful, and what their prevalence can tell us about the current TV landscape. Plus, we learn about why we have trouble remembering all the TV we watch, and we take a look at the evolution of the “previously on” television recap sequence. GUESTS: Dr. Wilma Bainbridge: Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at The University of Chicago. Alison Herman: Television critic for The Ringer Genevieve Koski: Senior TV Editor for New York Magazine Jason Mittel...