Tag: Power
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S50 E14: Lady Gaga

We discuss the power of satire in the Trump, Musk and Rubio Meeting Cold Open, satirizing masculinity and power in Weekend Update: Lord Gaga on His Unwavering Support for His Wife Lady Gaga, the manic pixie dream girl and commodity feminism in Mascara Commercial, and language and power in No More Slay.
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S49 E11: Ayo Edebiri

We discuss the importance of civic engagement and accountability in Why’d You Say It, the ironic inclusion of power in satire in the CNN Town Hall South Carolina Cold Open, and the absurdities of (and opportunities associated with disrupting) white supremacy and normativity in Trivia Quest and People’s Court – Bad Hair Day.
