The official podcast of the Netflix film, “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, is hosted and narrated by Krista Smith. The series features conversations devoted to the significance of events in 1968 and the trial, and the parallels with what’s happening in America today, as well as discussions with Sorkin and the actors and creative minds that realized the world of the film.
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”Hollywood Remixed” is a topical, diversity-focused podcast from The Hollywood Reporter, hosted by Rebecca Sun. Each episode will be dedicated to a single theme – a type of character or story that has been traditionally underrepresented or misrepresented in pop culture – and feature an expert co-host as well as a special guest whose latest work exemplifies a new breakthrough in representation. We’ll revisit groundbreaking classics and introduce listeners to hidden gems, in order to better un ...
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Watching Watchmen, a podcast from The LOST Boys recapping and theorising about HBO's Watchmen series.
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Logan Browning – “From School Daze to Dear White People: The Different World of Black College Narratives”
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In honor of Dear White People, whose fourth and final season is now available on Netflix, star Logan Browning joins the show (35:05) to talk about how the series has represented a diverse range of perspectives and backgrounds among its student body, and also to share a little bit about her own college journey. THR culture writer Evan Nicole Brown a…
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Justin Chon – “Documenting the Undocumented”
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This week we're discussing undocumented immigrant narratives with two very special guests. Pulitzer-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, the founder of the media advocacy nonprofit Define American, joins us as the ideal expert who can speak both to the experience of living in this country without documentation as well as to the significance of m…
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Asia Kate Dillon – “Beyond the Binary”
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This week we'll be learning about non-binary gender identity and exploring how film and TV represent characters that are neither exclusively male or female. This episode is inspired by Billions star Asia Kate Dillon, who will join us in the latter half of the show (57:23) to talk about their groundbreaking character, how they approach their roles a…
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Simu Liu - "(Not) Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting"
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This week's theme is a special twofer: We're tackling the martial artist stereotype, and its close relationship to portrayals of Asian masculinity in Western pop culture. Our special guest is none other than Simu Liu (48:33), star of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, out exclusively in theaters on Sept. 3. To kick off this episode, I've in…
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – “Horror Noire”
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Candyman star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II joins the show (47:34) to discuss how the franchise’s first all-Black creative team updated the horror classic to tell stories about how American society makes monsters of Black men and other truths about the structural violence of gentrification. THR contributor Richard Newby also joins Hollywood Remixed to walk…
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Marlee Matlin on ‘CODA’ and Authentic Deaf Portrayals
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In the second season premiere, “Amplifying Deaf Representation,” Marlee Matlin joins the show (1:01:13) to share about her unparalleled career as a deaf actor, from her Oscar-winning screen debut in 1986’s Children of a Lesser God to her latest performance as the mother of a hearing daughter in writer-director Sian Heder’s family drama CODA, which …
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In this special episode, host and narrator Krista Smith presents conversations with three individuals intimately acquainted with the events surrounding “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and its aftermath. They include actor Troy Garity, the son of Tom Hayden (played in the film by Eddie Redmayne) who was a leader of the Students for a Democratic Society…
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Writer-director Aaron Sorkin returns to the series to reflect on the journey of his career. He discusses his singular talent for dialogue, what draws him to a story, his affinity for a courtroom scene, and why he still feels vulnerable despite all of his success. He also talks about the influence of legendary screenwriter William Goldman, as well a…
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In this episode, four members of the film’s creative team share their experience working on the film. They include Phedon Papamichael (Nebraska, Ford vs. Ferrari), the Director of Photography; Shane Valentino (Nocturnal Animals, Straight Outta Compton), the Production Designer; Susan Lyall (Molly’s Game, Money Monster), the Costume Designer; and Al…
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Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong, Yahya Abdul Mateen II, Eddie Redmayne, and John Carroll Lynch join the series to discuss their experience working on “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” The actors share their preparation for their roles, what it was like working with each other and with writer-director Aaron Sorkin, what they wanted to ensure they captu…
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MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell, the author of “Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics,” joins the series to provide his insights on the mood of the nation in 1968, the stakes at the Democratic National Convention, and how Americans viewed the violence that erupted in Chicago as well as the trial that followe…
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In this episode, listeners will hear from Jill Wine-Banks, a former Watergate Special Prosecutor, General Counsel of the Army, and the author of “The Watergate Girl”; Maya Wiley, a New York City mayoral candidate, university professor at The New School in New York City, and a long-time racial justice attorney; and Danny Greenberg, co-editor of the …
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In this inaugural episode of “The Trial of the Chicago 7” podcast, Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin joins host Krista Smith to discuss the journey of the film. He reflects back on his first meeting with Steven Spielberg about the project, and he shares some of the challenges the film faced on its path to getting made. He discusses the powerful par…
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Stephanie Beatriz – "Nine-Nine Characters but a Latina (Usually) Ain't One"
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In the first season finale of Hollywood Remixed, the Rebeccas turn the spotlight on the most disproportionately underrepresented onscreen demographic: Latinas. While they constitute about 20 percent of American women in real life, on television they represent 7 percent of women with dialogue (and just 2.8 percent of speaking characters overall). Fi…
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EP 9: "See How They Fly" – Watching Watchmen
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Onscreen, outer space is often packed with imaginative characters that come in literally all colors – but how does real-life racial diversity factor into these stories? In the seventh episode of Hollywood Remixed, the Rebeccas explore the way sci-fi has dealt with race, from actors of color being caricatured or tokenized in supporting roles to the …
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In a year that has seen critical acclaim for the coming-of-age film The Peanut Butter Falcon, starring former Special Olympics athlete Zack Gottsagen, Hollywood is learning that there is a place in the industry for people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This hasn't always been the case – although the CDC estimates that more…
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EP 8: "A God Walks Into Abar" – Watching Watchmen
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Jack & Jacob dive into Watchmen, episode 8... and, oh boys, it's another amazing one. PSA: If you haven't, then watch through the credits of the episode before listening!Di Jack & Jacob
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Marja-Lewis Ryan - “Generation Q: Talking TV Lesbian Evolution with the Showrunner of the New L Word”
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Lesbian representation on television has come a long way since TV’s first same-sex kiss between two women, on a 1991 episode of NBC’s L.A. Law. Just look at Ellen DeGeneres in 1997, whose simultaneous sitcom and real-life coming-out made headlines around the globe (including the cover of Time magazine), and Ellen in 2019, TV’s ruling daytime queen …
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EP 7: "An Almost Religious Awe" w/ Kambole Campbell
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Jack & Jacob are joined this week by Kambole Campbell to discuss episode 7, "An Almost Religious Awe" – and it's another stellar episode from Damon and the writers!Di Jack & Jacob
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Jack speaks to Damon Lindelof about Watchmen episode 6, going into detail on *that* Hooded Justice revael. Jack's also joined by Kambole Campbell, who will be appearing on episode 7 with Jack & Jacob.Di Jack & Jacob
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Lorene Scafaria – "Exposing Hollywood's Stripper Tropes with the Director of Hustlers"
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Strippers and exotic dancers have been a rite of passage on many a major actress' filmography, from Joanne Woodward (in 1963's The Stripper) to Jennifer Aniston (in 2013's We're the Millers). But most of these portrayals tend to depict the profession as a last resort for desperate women – or simply an excuse to ogle a movie star in compromising pos…
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Watching Watchmen tackle the flashback origins episode, "This Extraordinary Being". And what an extraordinary episode that was indeed...Di Jack & Jacob
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Pop culture has traditionally not been kind to nerds in general – they're usually the butt of the joke, considered romantically undesirable and portrayed as social misfits. And black nerds – both onscreen and in real life – often contend with an additional misperception: the insinuation or accusation that, by dint of their interests, hobbies or aca…
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The boys delve into episode five, "Little Fear of Lightning," in which we see how Looking Glass became Looking Glass.Di Jack & Jacob
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While the news media has created a narrative that often characterizes black men as absentee or deadbeat from the household (statistics dispute this narrative), film and television have, over the years, created many memorable — and very present — father figures. In this week's episode, The Rebeccas will revisit some of the best African American fath…
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Jack & Jacob tackle Watchmen episode 4, whoch heavily features the news and terrifying character Lady Trieu. Follow along with us @WatchmenBoys on Twitter!Di Jack & Jacob
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EP 3: Regina King interview – Watching Watchmen by Jack & JacobDi Jack & Jacob
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Although Asian men have existed in Western cinema since Sessue Hayakawa in the silent era, they have often been maligned as geeks, Fu Manchus – and sometimes annoying neighbors in yellowface. The Rebeccas trace the lineage of Asian male actors in Hollywood, from Bruce Lee’s enduring (and even posthumous) struggle to be taken seriously as a leading …
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Watching Watchmen delves into Episosde 3, "She Was Killed by Space Junk", which introduces Silk Spectre II into the fold. We analyse, theories and all that good stuff. Follow along @WatchmenBoys on Twitter.Di Jack & Jacob
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Watching Watchmen meets with Regina King once again to discuss some of the revelations seen in Watchmen's second episode!Di Jack & Jacob
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Watching Watchmen dives into Watchmen episode 2, "Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship". And, in the words of Angela Abar herself: "What the f**k?!" Following along with us on Twitter, @WatchmenBoysDi Jack & Jacob
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Watching Watchmen caught up with Angela Abar herself, Regina King, to discuss the first episode of Watchmen! Listen to the full thing here – and follow along with us @WatchmenBoys on Twitter.Di Jack & Jacob
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EP 1: "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" – Watching Watchmen
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Welcom to the Watching Watchmen podcast, in which Jack & Jacob, also known as The LOST Boys, delve into the very first episode of Damon Lindelof's new TV show, Watchmen. Season 1, episode 1 – "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice"Di Jack & Jacob
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Welcome to Watching Watchmen, the new podcast from The LOST Boys, recapping and theorising about Damon Lindleof's new show, Watchmen. The number one stop for all your Watchmen needs. Follow along @WatchmenBoys on Twitter.Di Jack & Jacob
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