Consider This for Comfort
Consider This for Comfort
Podcast Description
It’s finally Friday and you’ve made it to your couch with a glass of wine and pick up your remote. What are you turning on? Consider This for Comfort breaks down why your favorite comfort TV shows are your favorite comfort TV shows. Welcome to your guide through the rich tapestry of our favorite shows, why they hold a special place in our hearts and what they say about our society and culture. Raised by MTV and Nigerian immigrants, Eteng Ettah sits down with creatives, writers and more to break down your fav shows and so much more!
Season 1 episodes drop every Wednesday this fall.
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Content Themes
The show discusses themes such as the emotional resonance of comfort TV, societal reflections through television, and cultural impacts of various shows, with examples including breakdowns of High Maintenance's urban life, This Is Us's exploration of feelings during COVID, and Veep's commentary on politics.
You’ve finally made it to your couch with a glass of wine and pick up your remote. What are you turning on? Maybe it’s a show with a character you love to hate. Maybe it’s a storyline that feels just like your life, or the life you wish you had. Maybe it’s a theme song stuck in your head, or a catchphrase you still quote. That’s comfort TV.
The award-winning podcast, Consider This for Comfort, is your guide to that world and what it says about our society and culture. This is where the comfort show you never knew you needed meets new perspectives on the biggest cultural topics we’re all wrestling with right now.
Raised by MTV and West African immigrants, Eteng Ettah sits down with creatives, writers and more to recommend and break down TV and culture for you.
Season 5 episodes air every Wednesday this fall.
Brooklyn-based comedian and podcast host Amelia Ritthaler joins Eteng to dive into Bridgerton and why we can’t look away. We get into why the show sparks so many conversations about modern dating, the power of gossip, and what our obsession with the ton says about what we’re looking for in romance right now.
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