Thirst Aid Kit: No Chill With Yahya and Simu
For a long time, it\u2019s felt like superpowers only went to lantern-jawed white men\u2026 but if we urge you to consider two up-and-coming Thirst Objects: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II \u2014 who started his comic book adaptation career as a villain in Aquaman before donning the blue paint of Watchmen\u2019s Dr Manhattan \u2014 and Simu Liu, who went from Toronto car rental outfit in Kim\u2019s Convenience to \u201cmaster of kung fu\u201d Shang-Chi in the upcoming Marvel movie. Sure, representation matters etc but it\u2019s important to note that these two are tall drinks of water and we want several sips.\nSlate Plus members get a bonus segment on Thirst Aid Kit each week.\xa0Sign up now\xa0to listen and support our show.\nIn this week\u2019s Slate Plus, we\u2019re joined by multi-hyphenate award-winning author and editor Roxane Gay, tackling Channing Tatum in \u2018Explain Yourself\u2019... Roxane is working on a couple projects with Channing, and the thing is, we\u2019re already kinda onboard, so it\u2019s more of a \u2018tell us more\u201d than \u201ctell us why.\u201d It\u2019s a good time.\nFollow us on Twitter @ThirstAidKit. Our music is by Tanya Morgan. You can find show notes, gifs and so much more on our Tumblr at thirstaidkitpodcast.tumblr.com. Remember, you can send us your own (short) drabbles by emailing thirstaidkit@slate.com.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices