Michael and Us: Rorschach Tests
'In The Loop' and the Culture of Spin
February 14, 2022
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February 14, 2022
Michael and Us: Rorschach Tests
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<p>What happens when the UK's Minister for International Development accidentally calls an inevitable war "unforeseeable"? We discuss Armando Iannucci's beloved political satire IN THE LOOP (2009) and what it says about the culture of spin in U.K. politics. PLUS: further developments in the Canadian trucker protest, and thoughts on that most important institution of all: the Oscars.</p><br /><p>Mayor Ed Koch's movie review show - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl1C-jPg7L4nsHg6EVgAXvQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl1C-jPg7L4nsHg6EVgAXvQ</a></p><br /><p>Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.</p>
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