38 - Man of the Year (feat. Luke Savage)
Luke Savage (Michael and Us, Jacobin) joins the lads for some minor election fraud as they cover Barry Levinson’s 2006 political satire//thriller/rom-com/centrist fever dream: Man of the Year. Topics include the movie’s tonal whiplash, Laura Linney’s bafflingly committed performance, and the hollowness of centrist ideology as reflected through Robin Williams doing fart jokes.
Michael and Us: https://open.spotify.com/show/44Uwr3yMXRlqE5Elh5KuL9?si=f74aa9293f6a4a9c
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A Link to Luke’s Book The Dead Center: https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/the-dead-center/
The “Stars and Strife” episode of Chapo Trap House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95FwFqqgvhE
The NYC Pinball Championships:
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Theme by Brendan Dalton
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# Tonal WhiplashA term used to describe a sudden and jarring shift in tone within a film or narrative, which is a central discussion point in this episode regarding 'Man of the Year'.