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HAPPY ELECTION DAY! Please go vote and go vote for the good guys. HOPEFULLY this turns out well, but we got a fantastic guest, someone I've been wanting to talk to for a long time: New York Times columnist and moviewatcher extraordinaire Jamelle Bouie! Jamelle, in addition to his writing work, hosts the Unclear and Present Danger podcast with John Ganz, where they delve into the world of 90s post-Cold War thrillers. So I had him come on to discuss one of the great Jack Ryan movies as well as one of our favorite underrated directors in Andrew Davis. Was super fun! Hope you enjoy please go follow Jamelle:

https://jamellebouie.net/
https://www.nytimes.com/column/jamelle-bouie
https://www.patreon.com/unclearpod

CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:31 Election Predictions
00:22:25 Andrew Davis and Action Cinema
00:32:59 Tommy Lee Jones
00:39:59 Arnold
00:56:01 American Political Discourse
01:12:52 Early 90s Movies
01:20:07 Art, Politics, and Subversion

RIO PODDO continues with the second of the CORE WESTERNS, which is, of course, John Ford's landmark 1939 film Stagecoach. Really happy to have discussed this one! We talk a lot about it + Ford's outsize influence on the Western genre. Follow Michael here:

https://linktr.ee/sharkeyflor

CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Introduction to Stagecoach and Its Significance
00:07:24 Class Relations
00:19:18 The Myth of American Unity
00:39:21 Redemption Arcs
00:53:57 The Politics of John Ford and John Wayne
01:18:14 Race and Class
01:29:00 Recommendations and close

Was so fun to talk with ODETTE ALDRICH, who made an absolutely INCREDIBLE movie that is hopefully playing near you ASAP. Really excited for people to see this one, I loved it! It is playing at LES CAVES ST SABIN in Paris, France on October 16th at 2300 local time, I am so jealous I don't get to go to a medieval night club and see this. One day though!! Follow the movie and stuff here:

https://www.ransomwaremovie.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ransomware.mov/
https://www.instagram.com/odette4ldrich/
https://www.tiktok.com/@scrambledeggluvr

CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Introduction to Odette Aldrich and Her Work
00:06:29 The Modern Monster
00:21:27 Gaming and Cinema
00:39:32 Alienation and the Immigrant Experience
00:58:13 Video Games
01:05:03 Vaporwave and Digital Art
01:24:22 Influences
01:40:31 Recommendations

DADS GOING CRAZY! This was a fun episode, apologies as always for talking WAY too much because when listening back I was like "DANG I wanted to hear from Tiff more!". She really is excellent and has great writing + videos, follow her her:

tiffchat.substack.com
tiktok.com/@tiffchat
https://www.instagram.com/tiffchat1/

CHAPTERS
00:01:18 Introduction to Tiffany and Her Work
00:07:02 Brecht
00:15:59 Dissatisfied Dads
00:26:20 Death of a Salesman and Its Adaptations
00:33:57 The Illusion of Productivity in Tech
00:45:44 Discontent in Work
00:56:58 Masculinity
01:01:05 The American Frontier and the Quest for Meaning
01:16:50 Women
01:32:53 Societal Expectations

RIO PODDO is a new series with me and Michael aka Sharkeyflor in which we're gonna go through WESTERNS. Think of it as like a lil miniseries on a specific subgenre. Planning on doing more of these, let us know what you think! Follow Michael here:

https://linktr.ee/sharkeyflor

Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction to Rio Poddo
00:11:09 Kleos: The Ancient Concept of Glory
00:19:58 Themes of Violence and Redemption
00:35:14 Fences and Doorways: The Symbolism in Shane
00:42:30 Colonization and the Settler Playbook
00:49:34 The Fight Against Big Banks
01:00:06 The Myth of the Noble Warrior
01:06:08 Cold War Paranoia and Allegories in Shane
01:13:42 John Ford, John Wayne, and the Evolution of Westerns
01:20:20 Alienation and Pride
01:35:32 The Kid
01:52:42 Modern Film Criticism
01:57:53 Looking ahead: Stagecoach