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Wesley Morris and J Wortham are working it out in this weekly show about culture in the broadest sense. That means television, film, books, music — but also the culture of work, dating, the internet and how those all fit together.
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This week, Wesley and Jenna meet for breakfast to talk through their conflicting feelings about the new film “When the Bough Breaks,” the No. 2 film in America — she loved it, he not so much. They also decode the inherent racism of the sharing economy and bring in dance writer Shanti Crawford to review the moves we watched during the U.S. Open.
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In this inaugural episode, Wesley and Jenna work through their feelings about America's reaction to Colin Kaepernick and Leslie Jones, take a romantic stroll through Central Park, and talk to Tika Sumpter of "Southside With You" about the art of the first date.
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The first episode of Still Processing will drop on Thursday, Sept. 8, and Wesley and Jenna will be back every Thursday after that. Here’s a quick taste of what’s to come.
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The American anthem is indeed very beautiful, but there are serious competitors out there: La Marseillaise, the Brazilian national anthem...😉
Absolutely...this is not just art. These movies have without a doubt influenced the world view of each of their respective generations.
What a fantastic, and deeply nuanced conversation about race and Disney. I so appreciate this insight -- I can say diversity matters, but without that actual diversity's existence, I'm still blind to the inequities that Black and brown people endure. Thank you to this show for helping me see more clearly.
I've been waiting to listen to this episode till I saw the movie Promising Young Woman, which left me with a mixed salad bag of feelings. The discussion here really helped me identify and place some of the righteous not versus horror versus personal discomfort, so I really appreciated that the hosts choose to parse such a complex film. However, I'm extremely surprised there was no mention of Redemption -- not as an intangible and vague concept; nor as an ideal virtue to try to capture; not even as the specific character who represented it in the form of shame. That's a bit disappointing, since I felt one of the biggest themes of the movie was personality responsibility, consequences, and ultimately, forgiveness (or the lack thereof). Cassie went into the final confrontation fully aware she would likely die -- maybe even seeking death. Going out as a martyr allowed her to feel heroic, as though she finally had a way to "save" Nina and simultaneously redeem her inability to help her all
So glad this show returned -- and wow what a strong episode right out the gate! Interesting discussion for all people regardless of skin color. I appreciate them sharing this insightful conversation with us.
Thank you so much for sharing your processing and keeping us grounded💕
Never seen people complain so much about bullshit and bring up the past and use rare cases of police brutality to say “look America hates blacks, give us money and jobs for shit that happened two hundred years ago!”
I recently found this podcast and I have enjoyed listening to a few episodes already. Thanks for sharing your views.
Omg please dont leave us now. My goodness. Will you be back?
listening to this on June 14. The irony of what protest has become right now! Can't wait to hear from Still Processing and their most current podcast, gotta catch up!
I understood vegetable cutters.. so until the song came up, I was in a totally different page... lol
so fun
I love you guys! I loved this episode. I finished watching the "Joe Exotic" series and always dig your insights and perspective on pop culture, and its and historical and social relevance and implications. I understand you're mixed feelings about the series being posed as entertainment. As a documentary filmmaker myself, a main draw for me is the fact that life is often stranger than fiction. and the importance of making the characters humans, is to understand why they made the choices they mafe in life that God sent them to the place where we meet them on the screen. It's always a challenge and a fine line between exoticizing a person and exposing the underlined compelling truth - deeper insight into the rationale of their life. Of course, bias always plays a role, both for the filmmaker and the audience. That's what allows it to live as a form of art through storytelling. I think the upside of this is, as you mentioned, is that we, the viewers of this series, will never think about
I'm catching up on eps I missed thru year, so I'm listening in Dec. What an unexpected, beautiful message to hear this holiday season! TY for this gift.
In relation to the “Straws” episode I was 1000% expecting Wesley to say “so the obvious solution is to all join a union” which is the correct answer. Yes - institutions need to change. But who’s going to force them to change by withdrawing their labour until they do? Unionised workers.
I love jlo's resurgence
I absolutely love you guys thank you both for the laughter and the knowledge
This is seriously the best podcast in my life right now.
Another fantastic podcast! P.S. Still Processing needs a Twitter handle so evangelists like myself can tweet & retweet links to every episode.
I swear, I listen to this episode at least once per week. It's amazing.