Tag: Politics
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S51 E06 Glen Powell
Luvell explores how “AI Photos” taps into concerns about AI ethics, memory, and “enshittification,” Charisse praises “Norwegian Movie” for illustrating cultivation theory and how media shapes perceptions of entire cultures, and Chuck highlights “Bob Army” for its choreography, queer slang, and playful stereotypes.
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S51 E01: Bad Bunny
In this season premiere episode hosted by Bad Bunny on October 4, 2025, we discuss the Pete Hegseth Cold Open and satirizing authoritarianism.
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S50 E0: PREGAME
Charisse, Luvell, and Chuck get together before the premiere of SNL Season 50 to talk about hopes, dreams, and fears for the new season.
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S50 E19: Walton Goggins
We discuss the construction of slapstick with A Guy Who Just Walked into a Spiderweb on Trump’s Tariffs and the complexity of racial representation in The Movie Guy on Upcoming Summer Blockbusters, as well as the humor potential of revealing intimate spaces in Boss’s Bathroom, A Dan Bulla Short.
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S50 E17: Jon Hamm
We discuss satirizing socioeconomic inequality in Check to Check Business News, civil disobedience with Emil Wakim on American Patriotism, and the complexity of roasting and comedy writing via Guess! The Correct! Answer!, Gay Parents, and The White Potus.
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S50 E16: Jack Black
We discuss the implications of the call-and-response-gone-wrong in Ego Nwodim on the WHCD, ethical non-monogamy in Making Love, the potential of framing to disrupt collective memory in Times Square Kiss, and The First Play through multiple lens.
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S50 E15: Mikey Madison
We discuss punching down and missed opportunities as well as the art of waiting in Big Dumb Line, reboot culture in Please Don’t Destroy – Mikey Madison is Squidward, and the dynamics of inside jokes with Devon Walker Shares His Morning Routine.
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S50 E12: Timothée Chalamet
Fan favorites like SmokeCheddaThaAssGetta and Tiny Horse were absent In Chalamet’s third time hosting. We discuss Johnson’s ability to impersonate Trump’s haughty cruelty in Founding Fathers Cold Open, the role of AI in interpersonal relationships in AI Software, and the power of intra Black conversations in Giselle, A Concerned Businesswoman.
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S50 E11: Dave Chappelle
We discuss Chappelle’s progressively classic Stand-Up Monologue and political aesthetics, journalism’s struggle in the current communication environment with MSNBC social Coverage Cold Open, and the power of ambiguity and backstory in Evacuation Alert. We are joined in the virtual studio by friend of the pod, Chuck Hayward for an exciting conversation about Chappelle’s trajectory.
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S50 E09: Chris Rock
Chris Rock anchors a largely forgettable episode, interlaced with a few showstopping bangers. We talk about impactful lines from Rock’s Opening Monologue, fan fictionalizing the 2022 Oscars Slap in Simpsons Christmas Gift, as well as racial memory and application with Grandpa’s Magic Car and Mall Santas.
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