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Jason Vest
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Professor, Procrastinator, Cubs Fan, Octavia Butler Stan, Doctor Who Maniac, Star Trek Whisperer, Founder & Publisher of The Vestibule (via Substack)

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I’m pleased to announce that The Vestibule Podcast’s Episode #219 (“Bravura New World”), a review of Star Trek: Picard Season 2’s second episode (“Penance”), is now available via The Vestibule.

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Episode #219: Bravura New World
“Penance” demands exactly that from Star Trek: Picard’s leading man.
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July 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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I’m pleased to announce that “Rebel with a Cause,” my review of Richard Wolfe’s 2009 book “Renegade: The Making of a President,” is now available via The Vestibule.

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Rebel with a Cause: Barack Obama’s Unfinished Presidency
Retro Book Review (#3) of Richard Wolffe's Renegade: The Making of a President
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May 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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I’m pleased to announce that The Vestibule Podcast’s Episode #218 (“Seeing Is Believing”), a review of Star Trek: Picard Season 2’s premiere episode (“The Star Gazer”), is now available via The Vestibule.

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Episode #218: Seeing Is Believing
“The Star Gazer” helps Star Trek: Picard avoid the sophomore slump.
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May 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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I’m pleased to announce that “Dreams Deferred and Deserved,” my review of Barack Obama’s 1995 book “Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance,” is now available via The Vestibule.

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Dreams Deferred and Deserved: Barack Obama’s Unfinished Candidacy
Retro Book Review (#2) of Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
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April 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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I’m pleased to announce that “Reel Nativism: American Indians on the Big and Small Screens,” my essay discussing the question “What Do Depictions of Native Americans in Film and Television Suggest about American Culture?,” is now available via The Vestibule.

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Reel Nativism: American Indians on the Big and Small Screens
Enduring Question #3 (of 3)
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March 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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I’m pleased to announce that “Pop Goes the Easel: Art and Entertainment in the Digital Age,” my essay discussing the question “Is Popular Culture Art or Entertainment?,” is now available via The Vestibule.

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Pop Goes the Easel: Art and Entertainment in the Digital Age
Enduring Question #2 (of 3)
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February 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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I’m pleased to announce that “Out of the Twilight Zone: American Television Comes of Age,” my essay discussing the question “Was There Ever a Golden Age of Television?,” is now available via The Vestibule.

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Out of the Twilight Zone: American Television Comes of Age
Enduring Questions #1 (of 3)
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February 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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I’m pleased to announce that The Vestibule Podcast’s Episode #217 (“Blowhards, Best Buds, & Big Bads”), a review of Doctor Who Series 12’s 2021 New Year’s Day Special (“Revolution of the Daleks”), is now available via The Vestibule.

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Episode #217: Blowhards, Best Buds, & Big Bads
“Revolution of the Daleks” rings in the new year as only Doctor Who can.
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January 31, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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I’m pleased to announce that “Murder Most Full,” my essay commemorating Homicide: Life on the Street’s streaming debut on Peacock, is now available via The Vestibule.

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Murder Most Full
Homicide: Life on the Street returns to television after 25 years.
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January 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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I’m pleased to announce that The Vestibule Podcast’s Episode #216 (“The Re-Writer’s Tale”), a review of Doctor Who Series 12’s tenth episode (“The Timeless Children”), is now available via The Vestibule.

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Episode #216: The Re-Writer's Tale
"The Timeless Children" changes everything we thought we knew about Doctor Who.
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December 11, 2024 at 6:08 AM
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I’m pleased to announce that “Best of Enemies,” my review of Doctor Who’s 2019 New Year’s Day Special (“Resolution”), is now available via The Vestibule.

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Best of Enemies
"Resolution" inaugurates a new Doctor Who tradition by resurrecting the franchise's best-known nemesis.
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December 2, 2024 at 4:41 AM
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I’m pleased to announce that “The Last Battle,” my review of Doctor Who Series 11’s tenth episode—and season finale—(“The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos”), is now available via The Vestibule.

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The Last Battle
Series 11's finale forces the Thirteenth Doctor to reckon with old foes and new challenges.
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November 25, 2024 at 3:30 AM
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I’m pleased to announce that “When Worlds Elide,” my review of Doctor Who Series 11’s ninth episode (“It Takes You Away”), is now available via The Vestibule.

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When Worlds Elide
"It Takes You Away" is a touching, if flawed, meditation upon grief, loneliness, and love.
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November 18, 2024 at 12:44 PM
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I’m pleased to announce that “Witchy Women,” my review of Doctor Who Series 11’s eighth episode (“The Witchfinders”), is now available via The Vestibule.

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Witchy Women
Despite its imperfections, "The Witchfinders" offers barrels of Doctor Who fun.
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November 8, 2024 at 10:16 PM
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I’m pleased to announce that “Special Delivery?,” my review of Doctor Who Series 11’s seventh episode (“Kerblam!”), is now available via The Vestibule.

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Special Delivery?
Good performances can't stop "Kerblam's" political satire from missing its mark.
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October 30, 2024 at 7:19 AM
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I’m pleased to announce that The Vestibule Podcast’s Episode #215 (“On the Precipice””), a review of Doctor Who Series 12’s ninth episode (“Ascension of the Cybermen”), is now available via The Vestibule.

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Episode #215: On the Precipice
As Series 12 nears its end, Doctor Who journeys into bleakness.
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October 19, 2024 at 6:39 AM
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I’m pleased to announce that “Brexit by Any Other Name,” my review of Doctor Who Series 11’s sixth episode (“Demons of the Punjab”), is now available via The Vestibule.

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Brexit by Any Other Name
Vinay Patel's "Demons of the Punjab" hits all the right notes.
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October 10, 2024 at 7:55 AM
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I’m pleased to announce that “Births and Rebirths,” my review of Doctor Who Series 11’s fifth episode (“The Tsuranga Conundrum”), is now available via The Vestibule.

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Births and Rebirths
"The Tsuranga Conundrum" is an imperfect, yet entertaining statement about the equality of all creatures (great and small).
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October 3, 2024 at 2:01 AM
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I’m pleased to announce that The Vestibule Podcast’s Episode #214 (“Monster Mashup”), a review of Doctor Who Series 12’s eighth episode (“The Haunting of Villa Diodati”), is now available via The Vestibule.

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Episode #214: Monster Mash(up)
Doctor Who goes Gothic on the night Frankenstein was born.
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September 26, 2024 at 10:21 AM
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I’m pleased to announce that “Spider Night,” my review of Doctor Who Series 11’s fourth episode (“Arachnids in the UK”), is now available via The Vestibule.

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Spider Night
"Arachnids in the UK" makes a better case for itself than you've heard.
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September 23, 2024 at 12:49 AM
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I’m pleased to announce that “The Marvelous Mrs. Parks,” my review of Doctor Who Series 11’s third episode (“Rosa”), is now available via The Vestibule.

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The Marvelous Mrs. Parks
"Rosa" is an instant Doctor Who classic and an undeniable franchise triumph, with asterisks.
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September 16, 2024 at 9:53 AM
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I’m pleased to announce that “Off to the Races,” my review of Doctor Who Series 11’s second episode (“The Ghost Monument”), is now available via The Vestibule.

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Off to the Races
With "The Ghost Monument," Doctor Who bounds into a new era by recalling past adventures and previous glories.
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August 27, 2024 at 5:28 AM
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I’m pleased to announce that The Vestibule Podcast’s Episode #213 (“Whispers in the Dark”), a review of Doctor Who Series 12’s seventh episode (“Can You Hear Me?”), is now available via The Vestibule.

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Episode #213: Whispers in the Dark
“Can You Hear Me?” gives voice to unspoken terrors and unexpected kindnesses.
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August 7, 2024 at 11:32 PM
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I’m pleased to announce that “The Right Stuff,” my mega-essay commemorating the 35th anniversary of Spike Lee’s masterpiece Do the Right Thing, is now available via The Vestibule.

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The Right Stuff
Even 35 years after its premiere, Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing remains a bracing and intelligent masterpiece.
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July 23, 2024 at 11:11 PM