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Episode 41 - Slacker (1990)
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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Jan 14, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
This episode could've been two hours, because holy cow does Richard Linklater's breakthrough indie comedy provoke a lot of thought about the nature of work, generational angst, conspiratorial thinking, religion and pop culture, and whether withdrawing in disgust is not the same as apathy. For Dennis this was a trip down memory lane into his own Gen X youth, for Mary this was a real excavation of a lot of ideas, all wrapped up in a funny, thoughtful package. Also, yeah, getting the "explicit" tag just because of a music cue we use.
Released:
Jan 14, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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