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Episode Synopsis
There is no better way to enjoy all the fun of an election year than by watching a political satire mockumentary film from 1992 called Bob Roberts. Written by, directed by, and starring a young Tim Robbins, this one swings for the fences to skewer American political dysfunction. The film follows a rich, white businessman with no moral compass who is running for the Senate, a man who uses the extreme right wing demagogue playbook to steamroll his way into the hearts and minds of a feeble-minded electorate eager to go back to family values, no drugs, and no freeloaders… or something. Plus, he sings some bouncy folk music about how the leftists are destroying our country. Was Bob Roberts a scarily prescient film? Or have we always been stuck in this doom loop? You be the judge.
Watch the full movie here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iZbT_izZ20
Some More News explaining why right wing comedy isn’t very good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSXKzPOcYDU&pp=ygUgc29tZSBtb3JlIG5ld3MgcmlnaHQgd2luZyBjb21lZHk%3D
And here’s the movie “Feed”! We found it!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjd-A2HNnNw
0:00 - Intros
6:45 - Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (Netflix)
10:40 - Watching YouTube without ads (PC + VPN + AdBlock Pro)
15:45 - Bands that have Songs named after them on Albums named after them:
Talk Talk, Big Country, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Bad Company, Tin Machine, Living In A Box, Bo Diddley, Porno for Pyros, New Kids On The Block, Icehouse, Meat Puppets, Dog Police
24:49 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
38:30 - Mrs. Doubtfire (Broadway touring company)
49:00 - Bob Roberts
Watch the full movie here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iZbT_izZ20
Some More News explaining why right wing comedy isn’t very good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSXKzPOcYDU&pp=ygUgc29tZSBtb3JlIG5ld3MgcmlnaHQgd2luZyBjb21lZHk%3D
And here’s the movie “Feed”! We found it!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjd-A2HNnNw
0:00 - Intros
6:45 - Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (Netflix)
10:40 - Watching YouTube without ads (PC + VPN + AdBlock Pro)
15:45 - Bands that have Songs named after them on Albums named after them:
Talk Talk, Big Country, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Bad Company, Tin Machine, Living In A Box, Bo Diddley, Porno for Pyros, New Kids On The Block, Icehouse, Meat Puppets, Dog Police
24:49 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
38:30 - Mrs. Doubtfire (Broadway touring company)
49:00 - Bob Roberts
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