Join hosts Lily Yasuda and Michael Wolfe as they examine the social, political, and ideological agendas of the films that define pop culture.

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This week: Climate justice, doomerism and pay-to-play Christianity. Tangents include Game of Thrones, ambiguous endings, plus how to engage with critical media.Show notes:Paul Schrader explains the ending of First Reformed<a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2018/05/first-reformed-ending-explained-paul-schrader-1201970200/" rel="nofollow">https://www.indiewire.com/2018/05/first-reformed-ending-explained-paul-schrader-1201970200/</a>Why Is Hollywood So Scared of Climate Change?<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/movies/hollywood-climate-change.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/movies/hollywood-climate-change.html</a>The big lie we’re told about climate change is that it’s our own fault<a href="https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/10/11/17963772/climate-change-global-warming-natural-disasters" rel="nofollow">https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/10/11/17963772/climate-change-global-warming-natural-disasters</a> Theme Music:RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: <a href="https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean" rel="nofollow">https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean</a>License: <a href="https://filmmusic.io/standard-license" rel="nofollow">https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</a>

First Reformed

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This week: Toxic nerd culture, fragile masculinity and how Michael Scott made misogyny cool again. Show notes:The Adorkable Misogyny of The Big Bang Theory <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3-hOigoxHs" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3-hOigoxHs</a> Theme Music:RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: <a href="https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean" rel="nofollow">https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean</a>License: <a href="https://filmmusic.io/standard-license" rel="nofollow">https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</a>

The 40 Year-Old Virgin

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This week: Insiders, outsiders, and Hollywood’s romanticized self-reflection. Tangents include grilled cheese sandwiches, the starving artist, and why Ryan Gosling probably shouldn’t have “saved” jazz.  SHOW NOTES:Ira Glass on Creativity - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHrmKL2XKcE" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHrmKL2XKcE</a> Theme Music:RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: <a href="https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean" rel="nofollow">https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean</a>License: <a href="https://filmmusic.io/standard-license" rel="nofollow">https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</a>

La La Land

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This week: White guy nihilism and the battle to “elevate” superhero movies. Tangents include THE SIXTH SENSE, anti-political politics and Lily’s hypothetical Twitter presence. Show notes:The fight over Joker and the new movie’s “dangerous” message, explained<a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/9/18/20860890/joker-movie-controversy-incel-sjw" rel="nofollow">https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/9/18/20860890/joker-movie-controversy-incel-sjw</a>Boots Riley&#39;s Comments<a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/joker-boots-riley-1202194606/" rel="nofollow">https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/joker-boots-riley-1202194606/</a>Todd Phillips explains JOKER<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-b2THmH1aE" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-b2THmH1aE</a> Theme Music:RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: <a href="https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean" rel="nofollow">https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean</a>License: <a href="https://filmmusic.io/standard-license" rel="nofollow">https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</a>

Joker

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This week: Tarantino’s savior complex, revisionist history, Eli Roth’s sex appeal, and the problem with the capital “H” Holocaust. Show notes:Caryn James BBC Article-<a href="https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190815-why-inglourious-basterds-is-quentin-tarantinos-masterpiece" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190815-why-inglourious-basterds-is-quentin-tarantinos-masterpiece</a>Article Summarizing &#34;The Holocaust Industry&#34; by Norman Finkelstein<a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/norman-finkelstein-holocaust-industry-reparations-ta-nehisi-coates" rel="nofollow">https://inthesetimes.com/article/norman-finkelstein-holocaust-industry-reparations-ta-nehisi-coates</a> Theme Music:RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: <a href="https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean" rel="nofollow">https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean</a>License: <a href="https://filmmusic.io/standard-license" rel="nofollow">https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</a>

Inglourious Basterds

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Welcome to Blockbusted! This week: Nora Ephron, platonic romance, the creation of the “high maintenance” woman, plus a piping hot slice of whatever Meg’s having.  Shownotes:&#34;The Quiet Cruelty of When Harry Met Sally&#34; by Megan Garber - <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/07/when-harry-met-sally-and-the-high-maintenance-woman/594382/" rel="nofollow">https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/07/when-harry-met-sally-and-the-high-maintenance-woman/594382/</a> Theme Music:RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: <a href="https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean" rel="nofollow">https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean</a>License: <a href="https://filmmusic.io/standard-license" rel="nofollow">https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</a>

When Harry Met Sally

A podcast about how the movies we love shape the world as we know it.

Join hosts Lily Yasuda and Michael Wolfe as they examine the social, political, and ideological agendas of the films that define pop culture.