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Michael and Us Luke Savage and Will Sloan, Jacobin
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A podcast about culture, politics, and our crumbling world. Hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.
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#545 - It's Joever (w/ Branko Marcetic)
It's a politics-only episode, because we've got a big subject: it's time to say goodbye to your favorite American president, Joe Biden. We welcome back Branko Marcetic to tally #46's success and failures, and do a vibe-check on the Democratic Party following the ouster of its standard-bearer. PLUS: Branko reports on the Republican National Convention.
"Joe Biden Wanted This" by Branko Marcetic - https://jacobin.com/2024/07/biden-2024-dropout-gaza-legacy
"How Joe Biden Became a Steadfast Israel Defender" by Branko Marcetic - https://jacobin.com/2024/07/joe-biden-israel-support-history
"Never Forget How Many Times the Liberal Establishment Saved Biden’s Arse" by Luke Savage - https://novaramedia.com/2024/07/23/never-forget-how-many-times-the-liberal-establishment-saved-bidens-ass/
"Why Biden finally quit" - https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/21/why-biden-dropped-out-00170106 -
PREVIEW - #544 - A History of the Mondo Movie
Banned in 16 countries! So sickening it can only be real! In this special documentary episode Will goes on a journey through the history of the Mondo movie, from MONDO CANE to FACES OF DEATH and beyond.
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#543 - Exit Through the Gift Shop
In 2005, the Clinton family's own foundation created a DVD compilation of times when Bill and Hillary brought the funny. We discuss A TIME TO LAUGH: THE CLINTONS' HUMOR (2005), and glean a little bit of insight into how the former First Family view themselves. PLUS: From an assassination attempt of the former U.S. president to a coup attempt on the current one, we've got a lot of news to catch up on.
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PREVIEW - #542 - Studio Sucky, Part 9: Miss America Pulitzer Prize
What do you do when you're stuck in that limbo period before your poorly-rated show has been cancelled? For Aaron Sorkin, you work through your feelings in your art. This week we discuss Episode 18 of STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP, "Breaking News."
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#541 - The Act of Killing
Social media has been full of smiling genocidiers lately, so it's a good time to revisit THE ACT OF KILLING (2012). Joshua Oppenheimer's experimental documentary about the legacy of the Indonesian mass killings asks: What would it take to prick a mass murderer's conscience? And how does violence linger in the human soul? PLUS: So, have you heard about this guy Joe Biden?
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"The 'Liberal World Order' Was Built In Blood" by Vincent Bevins - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/opinion/sunday/united-states-cold-war.html -
#540 - Power and Illusion
In Akira Kurosawa's KAGEMUSHA (1980), a lowly thief is recruited to impersonate a feudal warlord, and he almost gets away with it. This mighty epic gives us opportunity to ponder the role of illusion in maintaining power, and whether or not a lie will always be exposed. PLUS: Recapping the U.K. election, and hey, have you heard about this Joe Biden character?
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Customer Reviews
Michael, Can You Hear Me?
The best film podcast, despite (because?) they actually talk a lot more about Jerry Lewis than Michael Moore. And recently, Aaron Sorkin. Canada’s best boys. Be sure to check out the legendary Star Wars IX review.
An Excellent Resource
For one to understand the neo-liberal mind, one must understand that it is defined both by their ideology, and the total vacuum of ideology created by its ubiquity.
Michael and Us illuminates both these. A podcast exposing the terrifying grimaces of the ghouls of capital and their foot soldiers in the culture war- posters- as well as the great propagandists- Hollywood producers churning out pre-satiric political comedies.
But the shadows they shine this podcast pokes- the forgotten C tier cinema of capital- and the cobwebs of lies that captures the good ol’ North American multiplex frequenter- that’s where we learn the most. For there is a tao of liberalism, and there is a void, and the void is a thing in of itself.
Here’s hoping Michael Moore finally goes on, and they can get him to watch an anti-thesis.
Will put words to feelings you haven’t been able to
Lost count of how many times I’ve said “thank you!” out loud after Micheal & Us articulates some ambient political feeling I haven’t been quite able to put into words.