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The Sympathizer
Manage episode 417487195 series 3460327
On this episode, we check out the new HBO series THE SYMPATHIZER, the prestige TV adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize winning novel about a North Vietnamese spy embedded in the South Vietnamese secret police, who is tasked with keeping tabs on his colleagues as they settle in America as refugees after the fall of Saigon. Along the way, he has to deal with microaggressions from all sides as he tries to reconcile his own identity as a spy, friend, and sometimes Hollywood consultant.
What's Popping? - The Contestant, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, News Tower, Top Chef
Follow our hosts:
- Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh
- Jess Ju - @jessjutweets
- Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous
Follow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclub
Part of the Potluck Podcast Collective
Produced by HappyEcstatic Media
200 episodes
Manage episode 417487195 series 3460327
On this episode, we check out the new HBO series THE SYMPATHIZER, the prestige TV adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize winning novel about a North Vietnamese spy embedded in the South Vietnamese secret police, who is tasked with keeping tabs on his colleagues as they settle in America as refugees after the fall of Saigon. Along the way, he has to deal with microaggressions from all sides as he tries to reconcile his own identity as a spy, friend, and sometimes Hollywood consultant.
What's Popping? - The Contestant, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, News Tower, Top Chef
Follow our hosts:
- Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh
- Jess Ju - @jessjutweets
- Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous
Follow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclub
Part of the Potluck Podcast Collective
Produced by HappyEcstatic Media
200 episodes
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