We begin with a rundown of recent events, from the Coronation to the CNN Trump town hall to the Liberal Party of Canada's recent convention, before discussing the beloved comedy GALAXY QUEST (1999). We situate the film's satire in the context of 1999-era fan culture, and hash over our own respective histories with the Star Trek franchise. PLUS: a dive into a young Tucker Carlson's journalism.Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.
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Folge vom 17.05.2023Michael and Us: By Grapthar's Hammer
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Folge vom 15.05.2023Behind the News: Cop City Primer w/ Micah HerskindMichaela Chen of Foxglove discusses efforts to unionize the exploited workers who moderate content on social media. Micah Herskind, author of an article for Scalawag, "This Is the Atlanta Way: A Primer on Cop City," talks about the history and political economy behind the massive planned police training center.Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive here.
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Folge vom 13.05.2023Dig: Trans Children w/ Jules Gill-PetersonFeaturing Jules Gill-Peterson on Histories of the Transgender Child. Amid this right-wing reaction, a discussion of the history of trans medicine and trans children—and also trans politics more generally.Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDigRegister for Socialism 2023 at socialismconference.org. Register before July 7 for the early bird discount rate!Subscribe to n+1 at nplusonemag.com/thedig. Enter THEDIG at checkout.
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Folge vom 10.05.2023Michael and Us: A Populist Dracula"A soy-banter Nicolas Cage Dracula movie" was too enticing a pitch to pass up, so we hit up our local multiplex to see RENFIELD (2023). PLUS: Do conservatives need "a populist Dracula"? At least one right-wing outlet thinks so!Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.