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Since the beginning, one of the functions of the podcast has been to reevaluate people, ideas, and cultural phenomena that were important to us when we were younger. And so, we finally get to Woody Allen. We discuss how the allegations against him have impacted how we view his work, and explore the implications of his "whatever works" philosophy. We also watch one of his best and darkest films, CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS (1989), and debate its vision of morality in a godless universe. PLUS: Ed Markey defeats Joe Kennedy, and one of our hosts pines for the Jerry Lewis Telethon.

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PREVIEW - #169 - Deconstructing Woody

Taking calls in the basement yall...
// The Debates // 2016 Went Wild // Zoom School // Live Performance Is A Communal Experience // Your Not Binging The Office On My Time // Did You See That Guy Breathing // Bryans Not A Lambo Guy // Salt Life Everything // Leftist Community Center // Bryan The Caramello Guy // Is Anybody Gonna Check Me Out Up Here? // How To Get A Good Grade // Not Getting Co // 

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Bryan The Caramello Guy

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By popular demand, we tackle the Russophobic kitsch of INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (2008), examining how the franchise's uncritical perspective on old-fashioned entertainment leads to an uncritical acceptance of its values. PLUS: fiery hot takes on Trump's tax returns and the first Biden/Trump presidential debate.

PREVIEW - #173 - Cold Warrior

Basement show yall...
// Emmy Award Winning Debate // 2012 Mindset // Life Is Suffering // A Sweet Naive Soul // Trickster Energy // 110lb Bryan // Job Interview Lying Tips // Patio Clothes // A Good Weakness // Tee Ball Team Catcher // A Perfect Dismount // Changing The Relationship // 

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Job Interview Lying Tips

What does it mean to be "America's Critic"? What does it take to be the most powerful critic the world has ever known? Several months back we discussed "Siskel & Ebert," but now we turn our attention specifically to Roger Ebert, the Pulitzer-winner who may forever be America's best-known film critic. We watch the Ebert documentary LIFE ITSELF (2014), and ponder the movie's questionable assertion that "He did not get caught up in certain ideologies of what cinema should be." PLUS: why are liberals sending thoughts and prayers to the president?

NOTE: As a special experiment for the month of October 2020, we will be posting two episodes per week - one free, one Patreon-exclusive. Like the show and want more? Go to https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus.

Episode #152 ("Rule of Thumb" Part 1) - https://soundcloud.com/michael-and-us/152-rule-of-thumb

"Roger Ebert's Zero-Star Movies" by Will Sloan - https://hazlitt.net/feature/roger-eberts-zero-star-movies

#174 - Rule of Thumb, Part II

ABCD call in show yall...
// Bryans Sick Poll Number // How To Deal With Parents While Transitioning // Lots Of Correction // How Do I Keep Talking // 17 Times Stronger Weed // Baseball Card For 2001 Grand am // Bougie Zoo People // Some Of Us Are Very Powerful // National Lawyers Guild // What Bryan Hates About Ghosts // Just Pay Attention // Waiting Room Shows // College During Corona // $185 A Month // I’m From New York // Anything That's Successful Makes Me Feel Good // Movie Recommendations // Shudder // Cost Cutting Measures // Good Deed Street Fight Shirt // Boundaries Of The Box //           

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ABCD Call In Show - October 2020

A former prickly TV personality tries to become a better man... a former president tries to refine his brand... on the pilot episode of the stupefyingly dull Netflix talk show MY NEXT GUEST NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION... WITH DAVID LETTERMAN (2018), the onetime innovator of late night is joined by Barack Obama for a gruelling conversation. PLUS: batten down the hatches for Ron Howard's "Hillbilly Elegy."

#178 - The Lame Show with David Letterman

And introducing, on lead vocals, guitar and bass...it’s Mr. Billy Corgan. Yes we’re talking through the legendary frontman and sole consistent member of gen x rock titans Smashing Pumpkins, a person who is constantly portrayed as either alt-rock’s greatest villain or saint, depending on who you’re asking. And today we’re joined by Struggle Sessions Leslie Lee III to dive into some of Mr. Corgan’s most intimate thoughts and feelings about his life and career through the best access we have...his mid-2000’s LiveJournal called simply “BillyBlog”.

Check out Struggle Session at sesh.plus

Songs
Smashing Pumpkins - Zero
Smashing Pumpkins - Nothing and Everything (Live on Pulse 1988)
Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
Smashing Pumpkins - For Martha
Smashing Pumpkins - Transmission (Live, featuring Peter Hook)
Billy Corgan - Take Me Out to the Ball Game

And Introducing

#81 BILLY CORGAN! (ft. Leslie Lee III)

We travel to Lumberton to plumb the dark depths of David Lynch's BLUE VELVET (1986), in which good and evil are forces that are intertwined - and not a strict dichotomy. We discuss how critics then and now have received the film's provocations, and our own relationships to Lynch's work. PLUS:  red states vs blue states, Joe Biden's cabinet, and Tim Allen's discovery of Marxism.

#185 - Red and Blue

And introducing, from Iceland, our NATO ally to the north, it’s BJORK. The most famous musician from the isolated northern island, Bjork has built an incredible career and international  fame from her unique voice and genre-exploring, endlessly idiosyncratic music. And today we’ll be exploring all things Bjork from her coffee table book BJORK and a 2004 Bjork New Yorker story called “Bjork’s Saga”.

Songs in Order:

CarlosAndres90 - Army of Me (YouTube FL Studio cover)
Bjork - Ruby Baby
Recordings of Bjork at age 11:  https://www.openculture.com/2014/09/the-album-bjork-recorded-as-an-11-year-old.html
KUKL - Dismembered
The Sugarcubes - Birthday
Bjork - Human Behavior
Bjork - Army of Me
Bjork - Alarm Call

#82 BJÖRK!

Andrew, Lucy, and Theo are joined by journalist Jim Malo to talk about Australia's (alleged) war crimes in Afghanistan, our dipshit media's response to those war crimes, and China using those war crimes to own Australia on Twitter.
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EPISODE 177: Lifetime Bitch Award

Bonus Episodes

EPISODE 177: Lifetime Bitch Award (Feat. Jim Malo)

Zero Books publishing manager Doug Lain talks to us about getting censored by the Youtube algorithm bot and how we grapple with free speech as leftists on the internet. We go on to talk about how this plays into the overall ideological movement of socialism, the end of history/end of ideology, and then someone brings up a twitter account that it is illegal to type out loud and we start yappin' about free speech and comics and crap. Enjoy

DOUG LAIN/ZERO BOOKS
https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyoQK-mZXr2ws4C0nXGCH1w
https://douglaslain.substack.com/p/why-did-youtube-censor-us
https://youtu.be/2c5_hVUHp5o
https://www.patreon.com/zerobooks

MERCH
poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com

PATREON
Patreon.com/PODDAMNAMERICA

Howdy I'm the Sherrif of Youtube w/ Doug Lain

molly o'brien from And Introducing... and InfiniteCast comes on to talk about the intricacies of meaning of whether you wanted to make out with will turner or jack sparrow
follow her @missmollymary & @andintropod
https://soundcloud.com/and-intro-pod
https://soundcloud.com/infinite-cast

outro: https://youtu.be/GI6CfKcMhjY

https://www.patreon.com/generationloss

110 // Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

A podcast about culture, politics, and our crumbling world. Hosted by Luke Savage and Will Sloan.

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#178 - The Lame Show with David Letterman

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