Podcasts TV Criticism Is Dead Reservation Dogs, Rutherford Falls, and Ted Lasso discourse

Reservation Dogs, Rutherford Falls, and Ted Lasso discourse

Published: Aug. 31, 2021, 9 a.m.

We discuss Reservation Dogs and Rutherford Falls, two recent shows that present very different contemporary Native stories.

04:07 Reservation Dogs, streaming on FX on Hulu, is about a ragtag group of Native teens striving to escape their rural Oklahoma hometown.

28:26 Rutherford Falls, streaming on Peacock, is about a white man and a Native woman whose friendship is tested by a conflict going back centuries.

40:46 Plus, culture notes about what it is about Ted Lasso season 2 that has struck a nerve in broader culture. Here is a smart piece about the whole thing by Alison Herman of the Ringer:

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