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76. The Babadook (w/ Libby Hill)

76. The Babadook (w/ Libby Hill)

FromCows in the field


76. The Babadook (w/ Libby Hill)

FromCows in the field

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Length:
74 minutes
Released:
Nov 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Is it a bad book or the Ba-Ba-Doo-Doo-Doooooook?? We chat with Libby Hill (The Wrap) about Jennifer Kent's painful and potent allegory about grief, anxiety, depression, parenting... you know -- the BIG STUFF. We discuss how the imagery of the Babadook conveys enveloping dread, and ongoing struggles with our own Babadooks. We talk about being a caregiver without a support system, and how community and friendship can help someone out of a dark place. We also laugh and cry and talk about moms and children and the Babadook's metafictional role as a queer icon. 

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Released:
Nov 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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A movie podcast inspired by a Werner Herzog quote, “We have to articulate ourselves, otherwise we would be cows in the field.” Hosted by Justin Khoo (professor of philosophy at MIT) and Laura Khoo (art historian turned fundraiser).