))
[Unlocked] It's a Damn Documentary! (feat. James)
Manage episode 400098114 series 3507734
Content provided by Josiah Sutton. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Josiah Sutton or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
This is an unlocked episode from the Fruitless Patreon, originally published 1/12/2024. Enjoy!
James (@cigarette_liker) joins Josiah to talk about Idiocracy (2006). Yes, it's a eugenicist movie. Yes, it is a product of the smug, upper class liberalism of the Bush years, and it was popular during the resurgence of that sentiment during the Trump years. But what does it mean now? And is it funny?
Follow today's guest on Twitter @cigarette_liker and on Bluesky @cigaretteliker
References
- Idiocracy (2006), directed by Mike Judge.
- Office Space (1999), directed by Mike Judge.
- Mike Judge on Info Wars, video from YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khTqmN2Lths.
- Terry Crews, io9 on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHZfcltOFPc.
- "The Jock/Creep Theory of Fascism" John Ganz in Unpopular Front, https://www.unpopularfront.news/p/the-jockcreep-theory-of-fascism.
- "How Idiocracy Perpetuates Itself," Rod Dreher in the American Conservative, 2014, https://www.theamericanconservative.com/how-idiocracy-perpetuates-itself.
- "I Loathe Every Person...," https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-loathe-every-person-i-see-on-the-street-r-crumb-comic.
- Starship Troopers (1997), directed by Paul Veerhoeven.
- Team America: World Police (2004), directed by Trey Parker.
- Benny's Video (1992), directed by Michael Haneke.
Music by SHADE08 & Hansiii
66 episodes
Share
