#108: Characters Matter with Matt Grizzard

Matt Grizzard is a communication scholar who studies how people relate to characters in entertainment media as a sign of how much they enjoy one story versus another. A guiding framework behind this work is " affective disposition theory ." What is that? Well, listen to the episode! We talk about this theory, how it helps us understand people's reactions to what happens to characters in media, and what it means for the importance of entertainment in our everyday experience. For a transcript of this episode, visit this episode's page at: Learn more about Opinion Science at and follow @OpinionSciPod on Twitter.

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#108: Characters Matter with Matt Grizzard is an episode from Opinion Science by Andy Luttrell.

This episode is 57:23 long.

This episode was published on Jun 2, 2025.

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