(S2, E9) Steven Seagal, For Some Reason
This week on Pop Culture Boner, we’re asking the very important question - just what the hell is wrong with Steven Seagal? The answer is a lot of of things - largely an over-inflated sense of his own importance. So today, we’re talking a fun look at kung fu movies, American action cinema, Buddhism and the peaceful art of aikido.
Some references:
Steven Seagal (Wikipedia)
Aikido (Wikipedia)
Dorje Shugden (2010) - The People’s Princess – Yabshi Pan Rinzinwangmo
Marcus Errico (E! Online, 1997) - Steven Seagal Named Buddhist Holy Man
Daniel Martin (The Journal of Popular Culture, 51.6, 2018) - The Americanization of the Hong Kong Kung Fu Hero: Orientalism and Social Class in Marvel Comics’ Iron Fist.
You can download a full transcript here.