Michael and Us: Back to Brunch
A podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world. Hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage. With Biden's victory all but confirmed, we discuss the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election: the narratives being spun to explain the results,
November 7, 2020
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November 7, 2020
Michael and Us: Back to Brunch
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Michael and Us: Back to Brunch
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<p>A podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world. Hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.</p><p>With Biden's victory all but confirmed, we discuss the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election: the narratives being spun to explain the results, Trump's response, why four years of Biden/McConnell will almost certainly be bad, and why there still may be cause of optimism. Then we discuss a movie for times like this: Charlie Chaplin's career-destroying anti-capitalist black MONSIEUR VERDOUX (1947), a film that told America, "Things are bad, and have always been bad."</p>
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