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PREVIEW - Krypton Had Its Chance Ep. 2 - Batman v Superman and true love with Linh Lu Mar 19, 2021

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This is a podcast about true love and a clash of titans. My life partner Linh Lu joins me to discuss one of the most important films in my life and the love of DC Comics that helped bring us together.

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105 - Nomadland with Will Sloan and Luke Savage: put me on the Turner Classic Movies cloud and leave me there Mar 17, 2021

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Who will win Oscar? Will Sloan and Luke Savage of the wonderful Michael and Us podcast join me to discuss Chloé Zhao's Nomadland. We also workshop some potentially viral takes and peruse reviews from the average Joes on the Internet Movie Database.
ReComradations
Will: Wanda, dir. Barbara Loden (1970)
Luke: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World , dir. Peter Weir (2003)
Evan: [1] Lost Themes III - Life After Death by John Carpenter [2] Loveless, dir. Andrey Zvyagintsev (2017)

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PREVIEW - Krypton Had Its Chance: Man of Steel Revisited Mar 11, 2021

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Join me on a personal and political revisit of Zack Snyder's polarizing superhero epic from 2013, Man of Steel. This is the first in a Patreon-exclusive series that will revisit the Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, and Joss Whedon's Justice League in the lead-up to Zack Snyder's Justice League.
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104 - WandaVision with KB Harwood & @brodeep: Sokovian-American Excellence Mar 10, 2021

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WandaVision is the first Disney+ show from Marvel Studios and everyone is gathered around the water-cooler discussing their favourite theories. Was the show good or interesting? KB Harwood and @brodeep join me for this long-form conversation on the show.
Everyone is Beautiful and No One is Horny by RS Benedict | Blood Knife
ReComradations
Evan: Minding the Gap, dir. Bing Liu (2018)
KB: [1] Superstore [2] Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
Taz: [1] The Legend of Beavis (YouTube) [2] What If? Vol. 2

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103 - Promising Young Woman with German Villegas & Veronika Ilich: Doomsday for Soft Bois Mar 03, 2021

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***content warning for conversations regarding sexual violence throughout the episode***
German Villeagas and Veronika Ilich from the Modern Manhood podcast's Cold Takes join me to discuss Emerald Fennell's much-praised rape-revenge thriller Promising Young Woman starring Carrey Mulligan. We talk about the film's representations of rape culture, the virtues and pitfalls of Cassie's vigilante justice, and explore the film's controversial ending.
We also get into a Washington Post article that both downplays sexual assault and compares it to Capitol Riot hysteria. Great!
Discussed in the episode:

On The Disempowerment of Promising Young Woman by Mary Beth McAndrews | Roger Ebert.com
Biden wants unity and justice. Watching 'Promising Young Woman' could help. | Washington Post

ReComradations
German: Hades from Supergiant Games
Veronika: Taking time on weekends for having elaborate breakfasts
Evan: [1] Dead Cells from Motion Twin [2] Elle, dir. Paul Verhoeven (2016)

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PREVIEW - Adam Curtis CANCELLED??!? [not clickbait] Feb 26, 2021

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Andrew McWhinney, podcast producer for Negation Magazine, joins me to give the Official Socialist Critique of interesting British man Adam Curtis' new documentary series Can't Get You Out of My Head: An Emotional History of the Modern World.
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102 - Judas and the Black Messiah with Shima Robinson: COINTEL Pros Feb 24, 2021

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Spoken word poet and activist Shima Robinson joins me this week to discuss Shaka King's new film Judas and the Black Messiah, which focuses on the relationship between Illinois Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton and the FBI informant Bill O'Neal. We talk about the performances, Fred Hampton's work, COINTELPRO, the film's representation of the Black Panther Party, and activist hero worship.
ReComradations:
Shima: [1] The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, dir. Göran Olsson (2011) [2] Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present by Robyn Maynard
Evan: [1] Nov. 19, 1969: Members of the Black Panthers visit U of A | Edmonton Journal [2] Le samouraï, dir. Jean-Pierre Melville (1967) [3] Andrei Rublev, dir. Andrei Tarkovsky (1966)

Check out Shima's website for her spoken word poetry, some video content, and her book.
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PREVIEW - Dark Mature Winx Club with Victoria Dee Feb 19, 2021

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Genocide. Torture. Fashion.

These are the ingredients that make Fate: The Winx Saga work. Returning guest Victoria DeJong joins me to discuss this dark reimagining of Winx Club, airing on Netflix now. Outside of discussing the themes and characters, we rank the characters of Fate based on hotness, and determine our Winx personalities thanks to Buzzfeed. This show has the most gender of all time.
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Interview: Preserving Worlds with Derek Murphy and Mitchell Zemil Feb 16, 2021

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Derek Murphy and Mitchell Zemil are the creators of Preserving Worlds: a Means TV original series on the preservation of online games and an exploration of the communities formed around them.
We have a conversation about the making of the show, capitalism, marginalization, and online communities, and potential future instalments of the series.

Watch Preserving Worlds for free right now on YouTube and Means TV. If you subscribe to Means TV, you get all six Bonus Expeditions.
Check out the website for ways to access the games featured in the series
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PREVIEW - The Expanse Season Five with Androids and Assets Feb 13, 2021

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Steven and Marshall from the Androids and Assets podcast join me to discuss the fifth season of Amazon Prime's The Expanse. This season, the show deals with questions of revolutionary violence through Marco Inaros and the Free Navy's attacks against the inner planets of Earth and Mars. In this episode, we discuss how the show illustrates exploitation, revolution, and violence. Prepare for Jokerfication.
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