J & M PODCAST - Episode 4 - 9th DEC 2020 J&M PODCAST

J & M PODCAST EPISODE 4

Among quite a lot of swearing and occasional trigger words (content warning!) other topics include…. 

The Vanishing (1988)

Greek tragedy

Hannibal

Katy Perry

Porn

Uber / Only Fans

Amazon + bullying the market (+ Covid + 1920s = spiralling depression that led to WWII)

Welcome - National Lost & Found Day

Lockdown / Work chat / Dettol campaign

Berlin guy

Talking / Listening

Berlin guy

James's gay scene experience

Alexis brings dinner

South Park criticism

Team America

Why even vote? = propaganda

British government’s Covid response = same

Recycling / Green energy costs = deliberately try to deter people

Has satire ever helped?

Apathy as political weapon

Defeat / FOMO / seeing only other people’s success leads to apathy

#metoo

Alt Right / BLM / 2011 London riots

Tim Heidecker

Both sides have the same crisis

Cultural Marxism / Conspiracy / Adorno

Bug men / Normies / Cultural alienation

The Alt Right are victims of a conspiracy created by the rich power elite

2011 / 2012 - welfare attacked / sanctions / Daily Mail

The rise of right wing amidst austerity / UKIP / Brexit / bankers

BBC: establishment approved satire

Edgy sketch show where Blair, Bush and Trump are murdered

Sam Hyde / Tim Heidecker / Adult Swim

Moby

Ableton / 80s electronic music / Depeche Mode

Youtube

We’re in hell / Contrapoints / Philosophy Tube / Hbomberguy

Donkey Kong charity stream / Graham Linehan

Dolly Parton’s boobs / Gays

Boke Back Mountain

Tropes

WAP

Philadelphia / audience surrogate / dated homophobic opinions

Black man used as flawed character (so white people don’t have to feel guilt)

Loose lips… / Gayness / GLYNI

Tropes / Brokeback Mountain

Farts

Gayness in Marvel / Snowflake / Cancelled / Safe Space

James discovers recliner on chair

Marvel going woke / ID Pol / Representation / Think of the children

Patronising / Woke Brands

Big rant from James about Black Panther

Everyone should reject Disney

Queer people who love Disney

Intellectual property land grab

Jonny Sword in Space!

Power at its ugliest levels - giving value to things

Trash / Bug men (call back)

Representation again: End capitalism

What are parents meant to do?

Exploitation: He-Man / Star Wars

Tim Minchin: We don’t have free will

We can apply discipline to overwhelm the forces we’re not in control of

Saving money on beans at Curley’s….

Fart.