International Object Podcast 78: The Mecca

K Sawyer Paul and Rich Thomas compare Wrestlemania to Mecca, pilgrimages, the hanging Wrestlemania sign, and all the religious complications that go with it. K Sawyer recounts his experience at Wrestlemania X8, and the crystallizing moment that was Hulk Hogan’s entrance at the Skydome.

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Date

March 27, 2013

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International Object Podcast 79: WresFest This week, Richard H Thomas and K Sawyer Paul talk about Wrestlemania as an emergent arts festival, with third-party hangers-on like Wrestlecon and

Previously

International Object Podcast 77: Famous enough not to have to do the Nutcracker This week, Rich and Kyle continue their Wrestlemania series, this time tackling the idea of the tentpole show. Is Wrestlemania enough to sustain