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Michael and Us

Luke Savage and Will Sloan

A podcast about culture, politics, and our crumbling world. Hosted by Luke Savage and Will Sloan. Exclusive subscriber-only episodes: https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus/overview

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00:47:35

#567 - Requiem for a Joker

Michael and Us ·

2024/10/21

Five years after Joker because an era-defining cultural phenomenon, its sequel, JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX (2024), is the biggest flop of the year. We sifted through the wreckage to find a purposely abrasive object, and are split on its effectiveness.Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/c/michaelandus TORONTO - See Luke speak at Progressive Publics: A Symposium Connecting Scholarship & Independent Media, November 8 -

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00:02:06

PREVIEW - #566 - When Crime Gets Too Criminal

Michael and Us ·

2024/10/17

Is crime a disease? And have we possibly found the cure? We're always up for a right-wing action movie on this podcast, so it was about time we got to the irresistible Sylvester Stallone vehicle COBRA (1986).

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01:12:01

#565 - Morbid Symptoms

Michael and Us ·

2024/10/10

First, Will reports on visiting that most American of landmarks, Graceland. Then, we take the temperature of the U.S. presidential election in its waning days, and learn some interesting facts about the "Canadian Victims of Communism" memorial. Finally, we discuss I'M FROM HOLLYWOOD (1989), a documentary about one of the greatest pieces of performance art of all time: the Andy Kaufman/Jerry Lawler wrestling feud.Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week -

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01:04:27

#564 - The Bill Gates Problem (w/ Tim Schwab)

Michael and Us ·

2024/10/07

The new Netflix documentary WHAT'S NEXT: THE FUTURE WITH BILL GATES (2024) positions the Microsoft founder as "one of the good billionaires." But what are the limits to his brand of philanthropy? And how neutral and objective are these documentaries on the big streaming platforms? Luke welcomes Tim Schwab (author of The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire) to discuss why he declined to participate in the documentary, and what he uncovered about its making. Buy The

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00:05:25

PREVIEW - #563 - Mulholland Drive, Part 2

Michael and Us ·

2024/10/07

In the exciting conclusion of our discussion of David Lynch's MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001), Betty becomes Diane and fantasy merges with reality... or perhaps "reality" and "fantasy" are never whole extricable? PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/posts/563-mulholland-2-113260819

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01:05:39

#562 - Springtime in the Hague

Michael and Us ·

2024/09/28

Movies can transport us to strange and wonderful dreamworld, including a world where a UK Prime Minister faces real risk of arrest from the International Court of Justice. From director Roman Polanski comes the greatest movie ever made about pesky extradition treaties: THE GHOST WRITER (2010).Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week: https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus Guy Maddin retrospective in LA -

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00:06:16

PREVIEW - #561 - Mulholland Drive, Part 1

Michael and Us ·

2024/09/25

Hollywood produces dreams on an industrial scale, but it also feeds our own dreams back to us. And no movie has ever understood Hollywood better than David Lynch's MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001). In the first of a two-part discussion, we dissect David Lynch's masterpiece. PLUS: The hallmarks of bad conservative, left-wing, and liberal writing, as seen through the lens of one Mr. Jordan Peterson.PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/posts/112719438

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00:55:04

#560 - Carpe Diem

Michael and Us ·

2024/09/20

First we saw him bring whimsy to the medical sector in Patch Adams... then we saw him make the army wacky in Good Morning Vietnam... now, we reach the conclusion of our "Robin Williams Trilogy" by going back to his mightiest-ever battle against the forces of fuddy-duddiness: DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989). PLUS: A spectre is haunting Europe... the spectre of centre-left capitulation to the far-right. Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus See Luke

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00:01:25

PREVIEW - #559 - Dead and Loving It

Michael and Us ·

2024/09/16

What if we appified death? What if we commodified grieving? In David Cronenberg's new film THE SHROUDS (2024), entrepreneurialism comes for the hereafter. PLUS: Reflections on the Trump-Harris debate. PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/posts/559-dead-and-it-112172037

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01:05:49

#558 - From Jysk with Love w/ Luke Lebrun

Michael and Us ·

2024/09/15

Is it ethical for a journalist to also act as a spy for a foreign government? We consider the far-fetched claims of one of Canada's worst journalists, Adam Zivo. PLUS: In this very special episode, we catch up on some news items of Canadian interest, including the declining polling for Justin Trudeau's liberals, and the rising number of far-right Canadian influencers. Follow us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus "This National Post Columnist Says He

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00:02:49

PREVIEW - #557 - Demonstrated Social Impact Initiatives

Michael and Us ·

2024/09/09

Our Superdelegate patron tier voted for us to discuss GARDEN STATE (2004), a millennial touchstone that may or may not have "aged well." We discuss Manic Pixie Dream Girls, whether or not the Shins are "cringe," and our own lost youths.PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/posts/111698763

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00:53:16

#556 - The Void Soys Back

Michael and Us ·

2024/09/04

What if a movie about a corporate merger became the most popular movie of the year? Friends, you don't have to imagine it. We discuss DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE (2024) and ponder the question that Vulture asked: "Is Shawn Levy the Future of Populist Filmmaking?"Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus

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00:06:08

PREVIEW - #555 - The Love Guru (w/ Russ Finkelstein)

Michael and Us ·

2024/08/31

At long last, we tackle the question: What, exactly, is love? Will welcomes his old j-school colleague Russ Finkelstein to discuss his documentary LOOKING FOR LOVE (2018), which offers a hair-raising glimpse into the wild world of "international marriage agencies" that connect heartsick American men with women from the Global South. PLUS: Russ shares stories from deep inside the dark heart of corporate media.PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/posts/111164366

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00:05:33

PREVIEW - #554 - Studio Sucky, Part 12: What Kind Of...

Michael and Us ·

2024/08/31

We finally reach the GRAND FINALE of our STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP odyssey, arriving at Episode 22, "What Kind of Day Has It Been"... but we're left with more questions than answers. Folks... what ever happened to the Macau Deal??? PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/posts/554-studio-sucky-110898593

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00:46:34

#553 - Bottled Time

Michael and Us ·

2024/08/22

A Democratic National Convention takes place against a backdrop of protests against American imperial atrocities overseas... that's right, we're travelling back in time to 1968 with Haskell Wexler's MEDIUM COOL (1969). PLUS: So, have you heard about the DNC?Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus "This National Post Columnist Says He Spied for a Foreign Intelligence Agency" by Luke LeBrun -

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00:04:32

PREVIEW - #552 - Battle for the Dinosaur Hour

Michael and Us ·

2024/08/20

Whenever we need a pick-me-up, we return to one of our favourite topics: THE DINOSAUR HOUR, John Cleese's baffling chat show for Britain's right-wing GB News network. In the two episodes we watched today, Cleese opines on creativity, then welcomes his good friend Rob Schneider (!) for an agonizing hourlong chat. PLUS: What happens to the Republican Party after Trump? And checking in on Aaron Sorkin.PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/posts/110427266

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00:53:25

#551 - Shore Leave

Michael and Us ·

2024/08/15

During the 2012 election cycle, Pauly Shore went to Washington to take the temperature on American and Her Problems. His resulting comedy special, PAULY SHORE'S PAULY-TICS (2012), accidentally foreshadows some of the bad vibes of the years to come. PLUS: We chart one Oscar blogger's evolution from #StillWithHer to MAGA.Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus

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00:04:21

PREVIEW - #550 - Studio Sucky, Part 12: Two Cathedrals

Michael and Us ·

2024/08/11

In the penultimate episode of STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP, "K&R Part 3," Aaron Sorkin wrestles with the memory of Bill Maher being cancelled after 9/11, and asks why a just and merciful god even needs you to pray to Him. Aaron Sorkin is saving some of his best stuff for last! PLUS: Checking in on the God's Not Dead franchise and the comedy career of Chris Cillizza.PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/posts/109920511

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00:56:10

#549 - Death of the Iron Age Cafe

Michael and Us ·

2024/08/09

Tony Buba chronicled the decline of his hometown of Braddock, Pennsylvania in a series of acclaimed documentaries that elevated him to national notoriety. But in the extraordinary documentary/fiction hybrid LIGHTNING OVER BRADDOCK: A RUST BOWL FANTASY (1988), he asks what it means when his success is tied to so many people's poverty.Tony Buba's films are hard to find on streaming, so why not just get this Blu-Ray? You'll be glad you did -

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00:03:28

PREVIEW - #548 - Studio Sucky, Part 11 - The Karl...

Michael and Us ·

2024/08/06

As STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP continues its slow descent, Aaron Sorkin continues to drift away from TV sketch-comedy and back to what he knows. Episode 20, "K&R Part 2," sees the gang lashing out at journalism while also making a tortured defense of... the White House Press Secretary?PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/posts/548-studio-sucky-109590201

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