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Aaron Lanton, Keith Dennie, and Tim Molloy look at pop culture through a racial lens, focusing on the low-key things some people might miss to discuss their deeper meanings.
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Low Key Aaron Lanton

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.6 • 26 Ratings

Aaron Lanton, Keith Dennie, and Tim Molloy look at pop culture through a racial lens, focusing on the low-key things some people might miss to discuss their deeper meanings.
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    Seeing Both Sides With The Sympathizer

    Seeing Both Sides With The Sympathizer

    In keeping we the two sides seen by the protagonist of The Sympathizer, we offer the second of our two episodes this week.
    The Sympathizer is a brilliant absurdist nightmare. Marlon Brando fans may be especially intrigued.

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    • 44 min
    The Last Baby Reindeer Podcast

    The Last Baby Reindeer Podcast

    Enjoy two back-to-back episodes — one about Baby Reindeer and one about The Sympathizer — because Tim forgot to post Baby Reindeer. In this episode, we talk about missed connections, stalkings, empathy. and low-key helpful small-town cops.
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    • 43 min
    Unlocked, unlocked

    Unlocked, unlocked

    What happens when you give jail inmates more control over their lives?
    Let's poor some hooch, light up some coffee cigarettes, and talk about Netflix's Unlocked: A Jail Experiment.

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    • 43 min
    3 Body Talk

    3 Body Talk

    This episode, your pod pals Keith, Aaron and Tim talk about Netflix's the Three Body Problem, how the Game of Thrones guys love killing everyone you love, and how weird it is when supermodels are cast as cops and EMTs.
    We like the Three Body Problem, based on the novel by Liu Cixin that Tim is not sophisticated enough to understand.


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    • 51 min
    X-Men 97 Can Save Us All

    X-Men 97 Can Save Us All

    In this episode we talk about our love of the brilliant X-Men 97, dream re-cast the 2000 X-Men movie, and pitch the greatest comic-book story that will never, ever be made.
    We also imagine a solution to the Logan-Scott-Jean love triangle, talk about past great animated shows, and envision a plan for world peace inspired by Magneto.
    Come to me, my X-Men (fans).
    P.S. Tim was wrong about X-Men #168 being the first issue he ever bought. It was #185.

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    • 53 min
    Netflix's Damsel Models Itself After Grendel

    Netflix's Damsel Models Itself After Grendel

    Netflix's Damsel flips the typical woman captured by beast narrative on its head, and lets the women take the lead but is it successful? Aaron and Keith talk about Millie Bobby Brown's performance as a fantasy heroine, why Damsel might have the best dragon CGI ever, and the oddness of so many reviewers focusing on gender while completely missing the impactful Grendel parallels for the main antagonist.
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    • 38 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
26 Ratings

26 Ratings

grenda:D ,

Great job

I appreciate the amount of research they do before a show. I enjoy learning more about the backgrounds of actors or the shows themselves. Keep it up! Thank you!

mayostard ,

Thoughtful discussions of pop culture

Love these guys. They delve deep on interesting topics and aren't afraid to get into philosophy, politics, and the way our culture interacts with the world we live in.

Mz Clark ,

Love this podcast. Feels like I’m just “hangin with the boys”

So friggin fun. The spider-man ep was what brought me here, but the chemistry between the hosts is what kept me listening! Love the analysis and convo! A++

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