RIP 2021 and "Don't Look Up"
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New year, new pod!
\\u201cSame pod, though\\u2026\\u201d
0:00 \\u2013 We discuss various New Year\\u2019s Day soups and East Asian black beans.
7:50 \\u2013 Many influential writers died at the end of 2021. We explore the legacies of Joan Didion, bell hooks, and historian Jonathan Spence.\\xa0
44:40 \\u2013 Why is the Netflix climate change film, \\u201cDon\\u2019t Look Up,\\u201d so polarizing? Written by Adam McKay and Bernie pal David Sirota, and starring basically all of Hollywood, it has inspired a lot of commentary. Is it a good leftist film? Is it funny? Effective? What about its portrayal of the media and academia? (Check out these think-pieces from \\u201cMoney on the Left\\u201d and Current Affairs.)
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